Sep 06, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted a protection from arrest to the West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, in connection with five cases against him which are currently under investigation.
Hindu-Muslim harmony during Kisan Mahapanchayat appreciable step: BSP chief Mayawati
Sep 06, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati has targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party and Congress on the backdrop of Kisan Mahapanchayat held in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday.
Hetero receives emergency use nod by DCGI for Covid drug Tocilizumab
Sep 06, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Hetero, the Hyderabad-based pharma major, announced on Monday that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued approval for restricted use, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the generic version of Tocilizumab in India.
Large number of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 52 lakh seized in Mizoram
Sep 06, 2021, at 08:41 pm
Aizawl/IBNS: Troops of Assam Rifles have seized a large number of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 52 lakh in Mizoram’s Champhai district.
Assam reopens schools, colleges after 4 months
Sep 06, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After a gap of four months, the schools, colleges, universities in Assam were reopened on Monday in a phased manner.
NEET will not be postponed: Supreme Court
Sep 06, 2021, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Monday ruled against the postponing of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET UG 2021 to a date post the declaration of the CBSE examination results, media reports said.
IISER Bhopal researchers sequence genome of medical herb Giloy
Sep 06, 2021, at 08:35 pm
BHOPAL/IBNS: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal scientists have sequenced the Genome of Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia), a plant with medicinal properties.
Farmers are 'determined', 'fearless': Congress MP Rahul Gandhi
Sep 06, 2021, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A day after agitating farmers held a 'Mahapanchayat' in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday threw his weight behind the farmers, saying they are 'fearless' and 'determined'.
TB Alliance and Lupin enter into commercial agreement for anti-TB drug Pretomanid
Sep 06, 2021, at 07:54 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Non-profit drug developer, TB Alliance has granted Mumbai-based drug major Lupin Limited Lupin, a non-exclusive license to manufacture the anti-TB drug Pretomanid, as part of the three-drug 'BPaL' regimen.
Shiv Sena disagrees with Javed Akhtar's comparison between RSS and Taliban
Sep 06, 2021, at 07:49 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s former ally Shiv Sena has opposed poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar's drawing a parallel between Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and insurgent group Taliban which has recently invaded Afghanistan.
Coal scam: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee faces ED interrogation in Delhi
Sep 06, 2021, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is quizzing Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at its Delhi office in connection with the ongoing probe into an illegal coal mining and smuggling case, officials said.
Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari skips CID summon in his bodyguard's mysterious death case
Sep 06, 2021, at 06:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Monday skipped state Criminal Investigation Department (CID)'s summon in connection with the mysterious death of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA's security personnel Suvabrata Chakraborty, officials said.
ED issues lookout notice against Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case
Sep 06, 2021, at 05:39 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a lookout notice against NCP leader and former home minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh in connection with a Rs 100 crore money laundering case.
171 children admitted in govt hosp in UP's Prayagraj with viral fever, chronic diseases: Official
Sep 06, 2021, at 04:33 am
Prayagraj/IBNS: More than 170 children have been admitted to Motilal Nehru Hospital of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh with chronic diseases and viral fevers like pneumonia and encephalitiss which require oxygen support, according to media reports.
More than Rs 27,000 recovered from COVID violators in Kashmir
Sep 06, 2021, at 04:24 am
Srinagar/UNI: Over Rs 27000 were recovered from 355 persons for violating COVID Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in the Kashmir valley during the past 24 hours.
Tokyo Paralympics will always have special place in Indian sports history: Narendra Modi
Sep 06, 2021, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Tokyo Paralympics will always have a special place in the history of Indian sports and will motivate generations of athletes to pursue sports.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee travels to Delhi to attend ED's summon in illegal coal mining case
Sep 06, 2021, at 01:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday evening left for Delhi to join the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s investigation into an illegal coal mining and smuggling scam.
Indian Army launches CASO in Poonch
Sep 05, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Jammu/UNI: Army on specific inputs on Sunday launched cordon and search operation in the bordering Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Jammu likely next week
Sep 05, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Jammu/UNI: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Jammu next week.
No link with Panchajanya article accusing Infosys of antinational motive: RSS
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has distanced itself from an article published in its mouthpiece Panchajanya that asked whether an anti-national conspiracy could be behind the technical glitches on India's tax-filing websites handled by Indian IT company Infosys Ltd.
41 Assam Rifles felicitates students in Nagaland’s Kiphire
Sep 05, 2021, at 06:21 pm
Kohima/IBNS : The 41 Assam Rifles, Kiphire in Nagaland organised a felicitation programme for the students who were selected to study at Sainik School, Punglwa for the year 2021- 2022 on Saturday at Kiphire.
Nagaland government signs MoU with 9 skilled unemployed women for production activities
Sep 05, 2021, at 05:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Directorate of Women Resource Development of Nagaland government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 9 Skilled Unemployed Women for taking up collaborative programmes and production activities under Apparels & Accessories Programme of Transformative Livelihood Intervention Project of the Department for a period of 2 years on a ‘Pay –Per- Production’ basis on Sept 3.
Two drugs peddlers held with huge quantity of opium in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap
Sep 05, 2021, at 05:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces apprehended two drug peddlers and seized huge quantities of opium in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district.
Sep 05, 2021, at 05:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An accused person in connection with the killing of a degree student was injured in police firing after he tried to escape custody on Saturday in Assam’s Dhemaji district.
Punjab: BJP takes jibe at Akali Dal after farmers disrupt Sukhbir Singh Badal's event
Sep 05, 2021, at 07:55 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab BJP has taken a jibe at former NDA ally, Shiromani Akali Dal, over a farmers' protest during an event organised by the regional party two days ago.
Javed Akhtar's films won't be screened unless he apologises to RSS: BJP spokesperson
Sep 05, 2021, at 06:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Writer lyricist Javed Akhtar's movies won't be allowed to be screened unless he apologises to the functionaries of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), who were compared to the Taliban by him, BJP spokesperson Ram Kadam said today, according to media reports.
Videos show separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani's body wrapped in Pak flag; J&K Police registers case
Sep 05, 2021, at 05:49 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Several videos have surfaced showing the body of separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani wrapped in the Pakistani flag before Jammu and Kashmir Police took custody and gave him a quiet burial, according to media reports.
Bengal CID summons BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in his bodyguard's mysterious death case
Sep 05, 2021, at 04:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Saturday summoned BJP's Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari in connection with the probe into the mysterious death of Adhikari's security personnel Suvabrata Chakraborty, officials said.
BSF launches a special coordinated drill against drones in Punjab's Jalandhar
Sep 05, 2021, at 03:44 am
Jalandhar/UNI: Troops of the Border Security Force launched a special coordinated drill to target the enemy-controlled drones in the area of responsibility of the Ferozepur sector Friday night.
Amritsar Smart City's 'RAAHI' project gets second place in country
Sep 05, 2021, at 03:24 am
Amritsar/UNI: The "RAAHI" (Rejuvenation of Auto-rickshaws in Amritsar through Holistic Intervention) project of the Smart City Mission to improve public transport and reduce pollution in the city has got second place in the country for successfully completed the maturation phase of the project.