MK Stalin's DMK sweeps Tamil Nadu local body polls
Oct 13, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's DMK has swept the local body elections in nine newly-formed districts, which were created for administrative convenience and demands from common people, media reports said.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to observe Vijayadashmi event sans chief guest
Oct 13, 2021, at 03:33 pm
Nagpur/UNI; The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) this year also decided to celebrate the Vijayadashami event without any chief guest due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
India-China border talks fail: PLA runs tank drills on Indian border
Oct 13, 2021, at 04:52 am
The Chinese army put tank regiments through their paces near the Indian border days after talks between the two nations failed, media reports said.
Navjot Sidhu to meet senior Congress leaders in Delhi for discussing 'organisational matters'
Oct 13, 2021, at 03:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu will be in Delhi Thursday to meet senior Congress leaders and discuss "organisational matters".
Domestic airlines can operate passenger flights without capacity curbs: Centre
Oct 13, 2021, at 02:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Domestic airlines can now operate passenger flights without capacity restrictions, the Civil Aviation Ministry said Tuesday.
MoS for Communications Devusinh Chauhan visits IIT-G
Oct 13, 2021, at 02:45 am
Guwahati: Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan visited Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati on Monday.
Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates ‘Anna Mahotsav’ in Assam’s Nalbari
Oct 13, 2021, at 02:06 am
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the ‘Anna Mahotsav’ in which he distributed free ration under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKY) at a programme held at Nalbari.
Oct 13, 2021, at 01:46 am
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi participated virtually in the G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan on Tuesday where he emphasized the need for the international community to ensure that people of the country have immediate and unhindered access to humanitarian assistance.
Ensuring Afghan territory is not used for supporting terrorism a priority: S Jaishankar
Oct 13, 2021, at 01:10 am
Nur Sultan/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the developments in Afghanistan have generated understandable concern in the region and beyond, and ensuring that Afghan territory is not used for supporting terrorism is a priority.
Pakistani terrorist arrested from Delhi
Oct 12, 2021, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Pakistani terrorist, residing here in disguise of an Indian national, has been arrested from an East Delhi locality, police said Tuesday.
Kashmir: Another encounter erupts between security forces, militants in Shopian
Oct 12, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Hours after a gunfight that left three militants dead, a fresh gunfight erupted in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three terrorists killed during Shopian encounter
Oct 12, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Srinagar: Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba, including one who was involved in the killing of a street hawker from Bihar, were killed in an overnight gunfight in south Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
BJP holds key meet on Lakhimpur Kheri incident ahead of UP Assembly polls
Oct 12, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a four-hour long meet in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election next year in the backdrop of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
S Jaishankar calls on Kyrgyz president, Afghanistan discussed
Oct 12, 2021, at 05:08 am
Bishkek/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov during which they discussed expanding the bilateral economic and development partnership and also exchanged assessments on Afghanistan.
Amit Shah meets cabinet colleagues over coal shortage, power outage concerns
Oct 12, 2021, at 02:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met his cabinet colleagues in charge of the coal and power ministries amid concerns of an electricity shortage in many parts of the country due to inadequate supplies of coal.
Congress calls PM "Mounendra Modi" for his silence over Lakhimpur Kheri violence
Oct 12, 2021, at 01:15 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Ahead of the silent protest demanding immediate dismissal of MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy Monday addressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Mounendra Modi" for his "stoic silence" over the issue.
Lakhimpur violence protest: Maharashtra bandh ends peacefully, with only sporadic incidents reported
Oct 12, 2021, at 12:38 am
Mumbai/UNI: Barring a few untoward incidents in the state, the day-long Maharashtra bandh ended by and large peacefully on Monday, with the leaders of ruling parties terming the protest as being widely successful.
Jammu and Kashmir: Poonch gunfight continues, spreads to Rajouri woods
Oct 12, 2021, at 12:26 am
Jammu/UNI: After a brief lull and intermittent firing, a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district that claimed lives of five soldiers on Monday, stretched deep into forested areas of Rajouri district as the security forces managed to establish fresh contact with the hiding militants.
Lakhimpur violence case: Ashish Mishra remanded to 3-day police custody
Oct 11, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Lakhimpur Kheri/UNI: Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son, Ashish Mishra was remanded to police custody for three days by a local court here on Monday in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
PM Narendra Modi launches Indian Space Association
Oct 11, 2021, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi launched Indian Space Association (ISpA) today via video conferencing.
Chhattisgarh: Narayanpur: Unbridled Distress
Oct 11, 2021, at 10:53 pm
On October 8, 2021, an Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) trooper was injured after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at him in Kohkameta village in Narayanpur District. Sundarraj Pattilingam, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar Range, disclosed that the incident took place at around 3 pm [IST] when the trooper belonging to ITBP's 53rd battalion was on duty at the mobile check post in front his unit's camp in Kohkameta village.
IS-KP vs Taliban: Escalating Rivalry
Oct 11, 2021, at 10:50 pm
On October 8, 2021, at least 47 persons, including 46 Hazara Shia worshipers, were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive device among worshippers in the Sayyidabad Mosque in the Khanabad Bandar area of Kunduz city, the provincial capital of Kunduz. Another 140 persons were injured in the attack. Later, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed the incident and named Muhammad al-Uyghuri as the bomber. The bomber belongs to the Uygur community that traditionally inhabits the Xinjiang Province of China. The IS-KP release claimed the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their alleged willingness to expel Uyghurs to meet China’s demands.
Mumbai: SRK's son Aryan Khan moves session court for bail hearing on Oct 13
Oct 11, 2021, at 09:38 pm
Mumbai/UNI:Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, arrested on October 3, following a raid by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at an international terminal for a Mumbai-Goa cruise, on Monday moved for a bail before the sessions court challenging the magistrate court order which had denied him freedom, on Friday last.
Aryan Khan targeted because of his 'surname': Mehbooba Mufti
Oct 11, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday came out in open support of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, who has been named as an accused in an alleged rave party on a luxury cruise ship and arrested by the NCB on October 3.
Kashmir: JCO, 4 Army Jawans killed in Poonch encounter
Oct 11, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Jammu/UNI: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and four soldiers were killed Monday in an encounter between security forces and heavily armed terrorists in Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jolt to BJP as Uttarakhand Minister Yashpal Arya, son join Congress
Oct 11, 2021, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In an apparent jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uttarakhand Minister and Dalit leader Yashpal Arya and his son Sanjiv Arya, a Nainital MLA, quit the saffron outfit and joined Congress Monday.
Oct 11, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The 13th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China could not bring any further resolutions for disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army said, even as the two sides agreed to maintain 'stability' on ground.
Solidarity with farmers: Maharashtra statewide 'Bandh' starts on positive note
Oct 11, 2021, at 03:30 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra statewide ‘Bandh’ called on Monday by state ruling parties to condemn the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh commenced on a positive note.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed in Kashmir; one policeman injured, say police
Oct 11, 2021, at 02:54 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant who was involved in a recent civilian killing was among the two militants killed in two separate encounters in Bandipora and Anantnag districts of Kashmir, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police's SOG team nabs suspect for ‘spying’ near vital locations
Oct 11, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Jammu/UNI: The Special Operation Group of Jammu Police have detained one suspected person "spying" near vital installations in Gandhi Nagar area here, Police sources on Monday.