Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata Banerjee eyes massive win, BJP and Left struggle
Oct 03, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, is set to storm into the assembly with a massive victory in Bhabanipur bypoll as her leads continue to amplify with every round of vote counting.
Trinamool Congress going ahead in all three bypolls in Bengal
Oct 03, 2021, at 05:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The ruling Trinamool Congress is marching ahead in all the three Assembly constituencies of Bhabanipur, Jangipur and Samshergunj counting for which began at 8 AM this morning.
Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata takes comfortable lead in early rounds of counting
Oct 03, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, took a comfortable lead of over 12,000 votes in initial rounds of counting of votes polled in the Bhabanipur byelection, which was held on Oct 30.
Oct 03, 2021, at 06:54 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided a rave party onboard a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai and detained several people, according to media reports.
Oct 03, 2021, at 06:06 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has alleged that those responsible for resolving crisis in the state Congress covered their failure with preposterous lies.
Nitin Gadkari has shown how power can be used for development: Sharad Pawar
Oct 03, 2021, at 03:40 am
Ahmednagar/IBNS: NCP chief Sharad Pawar has praised Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for utilizing power conferred on him by his office effectively to carry out development.
Assam Congress MLA detained by police for communal remarks over Dholpur eviction drive
Oct 03, 2021, at 02:54 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Police on Saturday have detained Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed for his provocative and communal remarks on the martyrs of the Assam movement.
Civilian shot dead by militants in Srinagar
Oct 03, 2021, at 02:44 am
Srinagar/UNI: A civilian was shot dead by militants in Srinagar, official sources said Saturday.
Foreign secy Shringla to call on Sri Lankan President, Prime Minister during visit
Oct 03, 2021, at 02:18 am
Colomb/New Delhi/UNI: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla who is undertaking a four-day official visit to Sri Lanka from Saturday, will call on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and also visit Kandy, Trincomalee, and Jaffna during his stay.
Poll panel bars Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Kumar Paras from using LJP symbol
Oct 03, 2021, at 02:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: As the dispute between Chirag Paswan and Pashupati Kumar Paras continues over the presidentship of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred both the groups from using the name of the party and its symbol ‘bungalow’.
'Those glorifying Nathuram Godse should be named and shamed': BJP MP Varun Gandhi
Oct 03, 2021, at 01:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: BJP MP Varun Gandhi has slammed the people who hailed Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse on the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
Indian contingent departs for Sri Lanka joint exercise Mitra Shakti 21
Oct 03, 2021, at 12:11 am
New Delhi: The 8th Edition of India Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise Mitra Shakti will be conducted at Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka from Oct 4 to 15.
PM Modi interacts with Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis on Jal Jeevan Mission
Oct 03, 2021, at 12:08 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis on Jal Jeevan Mission on Saturday through video conference.
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi urges Railways to withdraw cases against farmers
Oct 02, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday urged the Chairman, Railway Board to withdraw the cases registered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) against the members of Kissan organizations.
Post or no post, will stand by Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Oct 02, 2021, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi: Politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday said he will continue to support Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi even if he is not given a post.
BSF trains border dwellers in Jammu of drone activities to sound alert
Oct 02, 2021, at 09:44 pm
Jammu/UNI: While the security agencies are framing comprehensive strategies to deal with the ever-increasing threats from drones from the Pakistan side, Jammu based Border Security Force (BSF) have started training civilians living near the border to sound timely alert about drone activities, officials said on Saturday.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee aerially surveys flood-affected districts
Oct 02, 2021, at 07:48 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday embarked upon an aerial survey of the submerged areas as nearly 2.2 million people in six South Bengal districts and their neighbourhood have been severely affected following discharge of water from four dams, including DVC.
DMK functionary and former MLA Veerapandi Raja dies of heart attack on his birthday
Oct 02, 2021, at 06:03 pm
Salem/UNI: In a tragic incident, ruling DMK functionary and former Tamil Nadu MLA Veerapandi Raja died on the day of his birthday following a cardiac arrest on Saturday morning.
PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri on birth anniversaries
Oct 02, 2021, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary.
Dr Arun Kumar Mehta reviews work on major road projects in J&K
Oct 02, 2021, at 04:02 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Chief Secretary J&K, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of various road projects in Jammu and Kashmir under execution in the different schemes of union territory and central governments.
Will protest outside BJP MLAs' homes tomorrow over paddy procurement: Farmer leader
Oct 02, 2021, at 03:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Farmers will protest outside the homes of MLAs in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Haryana and the headquarters of the district collectorate in Punjab to mount pressure for starting paddy procurement on time, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait tweeted Friday evening.
390 grievances related to migrant properties redressed in Srinagar
Oct 02, 2021, at 03:27 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In order to address the grievances related to migrant properties filed by the Kashmiri migrants in different categories, the district administration of Srinagar has actively attempted utilizing the Online Grievance Portal to solve migrant issues.
Rajiv Bansal takes charge as Secy of Ministry of Civil Aviation
Oct 02, 2021, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajiv Bansal has assumed the charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Prez Ram Nath Kovind, VP Venkaiah Naidu greet nation on Gandhi Jayanti eve
Oct 02, 2021, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind greeted countrymen on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti and paid his tributes to the Father of the Nation.
Flood-like situation in south Bengal districts, Mamata Banerjee accuses DVC
Oct 02, 2021, at 01:21 am
Kolkata/UNI: With the spectre of flood looming large on six south Bengal districts following heavy torrents, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of discharging water without prior information to the state.
Captured Pakistani LeT terrorist asks handlers to take him home
Oct 02, 2021, at 01:20 am
Uri/IBNS: A Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, who was caught by the India Army during a live encounter in Uri sector, has asked his handlers in the neighbouring nation to take him back to his mother.
Developments in Afghanistan will have 'very, very significant consequences': S Jaishankar
Oct 02, 2021, at 01:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India was not taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal US and Taliban inked last year but the following developments in Afghanistan will have "very, very significant consequences" for the region and beyond, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, according to media reports.
Punjab CM Channi meets PM Modi, asks to repeal farm laws
Oct 02, 2021, at 12:48 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and urged him to repeal the farm laws.
Oct 02, 2021, at 12:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: With the UK failing to give recognition to India’s CoWIN vaccination certification, India on Friday decided to slap reciprocal measures on all UK nationals arriving from Britain from Oct 4, including mandatory Covid-19 RT-PCR testing before and after arrival and 10 days quarantine.
14 Myanmar nationals arrested at Imphal airport with fake Aadhaar cards
Oct 01, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Imphal: At least 14 Myanmar nationals, including a woman, were arrested by security personnel at Imphal airport in Manipur on Thursday while they allegedly tried to board a Delhi-bound flight by using fake Aadhaar cards.