AIUDF’s lone Hindu MLA joins BJP
Sep 02, 2021, at 02:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The lone Hindu MLA of Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party on Wednesday.
India to participate in military exercise in Russia
Sep 02, 2021, at 12:48 am
New Delhi/UNI: A 200-personnel contingent of the Indian Army will participate in Exercise Zapad 2021, a multinational military drill to be held at Nizhniy, Russia from Sept 3 to 16, an official statement said on Wednesday.
Sep 01, 2021, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched the web portal for registration of units under the 'New Central Sector Scheme' for Industrial Development of Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing in New Delhi.
Sep 01, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet before a special court in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into the Narada sting case, officials said.
Afghan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any other country: Shringla
Sep 01, 2021, at 10:15 pm
New York: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said the territory of Afghanistan should not be used to threaten, attack any country or to shelter, finance or train terrorists.
EAM Jaishankar to visit Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark from Sept 2-5
Sep 01, 2021, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the three European Union countries of Slovenia, Croatia and Denmark from Sept 2-5.
Coal scam case: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira likely to skip ED summons today
Sep 01, 2021, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Naroola Banerjee is likely to skip the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the coal scam case.
Terror group Al-Qaeda hails US exit from Afghanistan, claims 'enemies of Islam' in Kashmir too
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Terror group Al-Qaeda on Tuesday expressed jubilation over the US exit from Afghanistan, saying it proved that "jihad is the only way that leads to victory and empowerment” and wished the same for Kashmir besides some other places like Palestine.
As nine judges take oath, Supreme Court has four women sitting judges
Sep 01, 2021, at 04:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nine new judges took the oath of office as Supreme Court judges on Tuesday.
'Looks nice to me': Amarinder Singh contradicts Rahul Gandhi on Jallianwala Bagh renovation
Sep 01, 2021, at 02:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday supported the renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh for which the Centre has been facing flak from the oppositions and historians on social media.
Indian naval ship departs for Bangladesh to deliver medical supplies
Sep 01, 2021, at 12:44 am
New Delhi/Dhaka: Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Savitri departed Visakhapatnam on 30 August 2021 and is enroute to Chittagong, Bangladesh to support the ongoing efforts of the Bangladesh military and government agencies in combating the ongoing wave of the Covid pandemic in their country.
BrahMos missiles to be manufactured in Lucknow, says Rajnath Singh
Sep 01, 2021, at 12:22 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh's capital, Lucknow, will be the manufacturing hub of the state-of-the-art next-generation range of BrahMos missiles, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday, according to media reports.
India talks to Taliban in Doha, issue of Indians stranded in Afghanistan discussed
Sep 01, 2021, at 12:15 am
New Delhi: In the first official contact with the Taliban, the group which is set to form a government in Afghanistan, a meeting took place on Tuesday between the Indian Ambassador to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, and the Head of Taliban's Political Office in Doha, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai.
Jammu and Kashmir: Janmashtami procession taken out in Srinagar after 2 years
Aug 31, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Srinagar: After a gap of two years, Kashmiri Pandits took out a Janmashtami procession to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna here on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Conference on Nanotechnology for better living to be held at NIT Srinagar
Aug 31, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar: Around 300 participants are expected to attend 7th edition of the biennial International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living (NBL-21) at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar.
Aug 31, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered realty firm Supertech to pull down the 40-storeyed twin towers in its Emerald Court Project in Noida over grave violation of building rules, according to media reports.
Jammu and Kashmir: BSF jawan found dead in Rajouri
Aug 31, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Jammu/UNI: A jawan of Border Security Force was on Tuesday found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Setting an example for others, Kulgam village shows the way forward
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Kulgam: An inspiring initiative by the inhabitants of Supar, a small village located about 8 kilometers from Kulgam town and known for its apple orchards, is perhaps worth to be emulated by others.
Punjab: Radicalised militant held, two Chinese-made hand grenades seized
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Chandigarh/Tarn Taran/UNI: With the arrest of a highly radicalised operative, linked with foreign-based terrorist entities, Punjab Police thwarted another possible terrorist attack in the border state.
BJP MLA from Bagdah Biswajit Das joins back TMC
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Homecoming in West Bengal politics continues as BJP MLA from Bagdah assembly constituency, Biswajit Das, on Tuesday rejoined Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after BJP's Bishnupur MLA Tanmoy Ghosh had returned to the TMC.
High-level group formed by Modi focussing on India's interests in Afghanistan
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A high-level group has been formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to monitor the situation in Afghanistan, focusing on India's priorities and ensuring that Afghanistan's soil is not used for terrorism against India, said media reports.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's mother COVID-19 positive, hospitalised
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian skipper and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's mother, Nirupa Ganguly, tested positive for COVID-19 Monday late night, reports said.
India was in continuous touch with UNSC members over Afghanistan resolution: Sources
Aug 31, 2021, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has been in continuous touch over the last few days with key members of the UN Security Council over the resolution on Afghanistan, and the issue was the subject of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and high-level official contacts with other members, sources said on Tuesday.
Congress continues attack on Modi govt over sale of national assets
Aug 31, 2021, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress continued its attack on the Modi government against the plan to sell national assets, and party leaders will hold press conferences in Goa and Puducherry on Tuesday as a part of a series of conferences being held over the monetisation plan of the union government.
Modifications in Jallianwala Bagh an insult to martyrs: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi
Aug 31, 2021, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday slammed the government over the new light and sound show and other modifications at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of a massacre in which over 1,000 people died 102 years ago, after several netizens criticized it.
Jacqueline Fernandez, quizzed by ED in money laundering case, was victim of racket: Reports
Aug 31, 2021, at 04:29 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez was a victim of a 200-crore racket, several media reports claimed after she was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the money laundering case.
Mysuru gang-rape: One more accused arrested
Aug 31, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: One more accused in the Mysuru gang-rape case has been arrested by the police Monday night.
'Martyrs insulted': Historians, politicians slam Modi govt over Jallianwala bagh renovation
Aug 31, 2021, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The renovation of Jallianwala Bagh, where more than 1,000 Hindus and Sikhs died 102 years ago, has paved the way for new outrage and criticism against the present government on social media.
After Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, six terror groups infiltrated J&K: Reports
Aug 31, 2021, at 02:33 am
Srinagar/IBNS: At least six groups of terrorists have infiltrated the Kashmir valley after the US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan, media reports said.
ED questions actor Jacqueline Fernandez 'as witness' in money laundering probe
Aug 31, 2021, at 01:23 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez was on Monday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate as a witness in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.