Jul 17, 2021, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia along with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Friday virtually flagged off eight new routes bolstering the aerial connectivity from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Amarinder Singh writes to Sonia Gandhi against Navjot Singh Sidhu's possible promotion plan
Jul 17, 2021, at 04:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Navjot Singh Sidhu met Sonia Gandhi on Friday over the party's infighting in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to the Congress President expressing his reservations on the cricketer-turned-politician's suggested elevation, media reports said.
India, Bangladesh discuss expanding multifaceted cooperation, connectivity, Rohingya issues
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:51 am
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen discussed bilateral and regional connectivity, the vaccine situation, and expanding multifaceted cooperation, while emphasizing on resuming the activities of various joint mechanisms after the Covid scenario improves in both countries, during a meeting on the sidelines of a conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Assam’s first female Finance Minister Ajanta Neog tables Rs 566 crore state budget
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:11 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam’s first female Finance Minister Ajanta Neog on Friday presented a Rs 566 crore state budget for 2021-22 in the assembly, with no new tax proposals.
'Those afraid within the party, run to RSS; we don't need you': Rahul Gandhi's message to dissidents
Jul 17, 2021, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the party needs fearless leaders and those who feel afraid within the party should be shown the door.
Yogi Adityanath govt turned UP into one of ‘leading states’ in country: JP Nadda
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:34 am
Lucknow/UNI: Crediting the Yogi Adityanath government with turning Uttar Pradesh into one of the “leading states” in the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Friday exhorted party leaders and workers to ensure that welfare schemes and programmes reach people.
Supreme Court quashes PIL seeking approval for herbal concoction claimed to cure COVID-19
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation petition that sought directions to allow the supply of a herbal concoction medicine in Andhra Pradesh, which is claimed to "miraculously" cure COVID-19.
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visits Thiruvananthapuram
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, CAS visited Thiruvananthapuram on July 15 and 16 July 2021 for Southern Air Command (SAC) Commanders' Conference.
Corona is not over, pictures of post unlocking behaviour worrisome: PM Modi
Jul 16, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi interacted with CMs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala to discuss Covid related situation.
Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes
Jul 16, 2021, at 07:14 pm
Kandahar/IBNS: India's Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has been killed in clashes between Taliban and government forces in Afghanistan's Kandahar city.
Right to life paramount: SC asks Yogi govt to reconsider decision to hold Kanwar Yatra
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prioritising the lives of people amid COVID-19, the Supreme Court Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision to hold Kanwar Yatra, which has already been called off by its neighbouring state Uttarakhand for the same reason.
Punjab Congress infighting worsens, Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Sonia-Rahul
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Friday met top brass Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi here as the infighting in the party's Punjab unit is far from getting over.
9-year-old Assam boy starts plantation drive to plant 1000 saplings
Jul 16, 2021, at 05:02 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Nine-year-old Abinab Deb was so distressed after hearing and seen news on TV that many people died due to lack of oxygen supply during second wave of COVID-19 pandemic across the country, and the little boy had decided to plant thousands of saplings in his area by aiming to increase oxygen in the atmosphere.
Ganj Basoda tragedy: Toll rises to four
Jul 16, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Vidisha/UNI: Four corpses have been brought out thus far during a rescue and relief operation that progressed on war footing throughout the night in Lal Pathar area on the outskirts of Ganj Basoda tehsil headquarters in Madhya Pradesh, following an alert that about 30 villagers fell into an approximately 30-ft-deep well.
India records 38,949 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 542 deaths
Jul 16, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 38,949 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 542 deaths, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed by security forces in Srinagar encounter
Jul 16, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two unidentified militants were killed by security forces in an encounter in Srinagar on Friday, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir: LeT module busted, three held in Bandipora
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces busted a Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) module and arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWS) of the outfit in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, police said on Friday.
WhatsApp banned 20 lakh Indian accounts between May 15 and June 15
Jul 16, 2021, at 05:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 20 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned between May 15 and June 15 in India to prevent online abuse and keep users safe, the instant messaging platform said on Thursday.
'Appalling apathy': NHRC recommends CBI probe in West Bengal's post-poll violence
Jul 16, 2021, at 03:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Accusing the West Bengal government of 'appalling apathy' towards victims of the post-poll violence, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into "grievous offences like murder and rape".
Army personnel, vegetable seller arrested for spying for ISI: Delhi Police
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:12 am
Delhi/IBNS: Two people, an army man and a vegetable vendor have been arrested under the Official Secrets Act, for allegedly transferring classified documents to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan the Delhi Police Set Thursday.
SC raises concern over sedition law, questions relevance of 'Colonial' era law
Jul 16, 2021, at 01:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised concern over the alleged misuse of the sedition law, questioning the relevance of the colonial-era law which was being used to suppress the freedom struggle.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole calls Sharad Pawar 'remote control' of state's coalition govt
Jul 16, 2021, at 12:27 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In his latest dig at the allies of Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi government, state Congress chief Nana Patole described NCP president Sharad Pawar as "the remote control" of the coalition.
Arvind Kejriwal demands Bharat Ratna for Sunderlal Bahuguna
Jul 16, 2021, at 12:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday demanded the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, for environmentalist and chipko movement pioneer Sunderlal Bahuguna.
Mamata Banerjee to visit Delhi to call President, PM and Opposition leaders
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would visit the national capital to call on some opposition leaders President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi if gets an appointment for the last two during her stay in New Delhi.
Assam could have become another Udta Punjab: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his state was on its way to become Punjab due to increasing use of illicit drugs.
Navjot Sidhu to be appointed Punjab Congress chief: Report
Jul 15, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be appointed the next Congress chief of Punjab as the party tries to reach a formula to end the fierce infighting ahead of the 2021 Punjab assembly polls, said media reports.
Unparalleled: PM Modi praises Yogi Adityanath govt over COVID-19 second wave handling
Jul 15, 2021, at 08:15 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday heaped praises upon Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over its handling of COVID-19 second wave.
Sedition law colonial, why don't you take it off the statute book? SC asks Centre
Jul 15, 2021, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the central government why it does not drop the "colonial" sedition law, which it feels is enormously "misused", media reports said.
Sonmarg in Kashmir closed for day picnickers for next two weekends to prevent COVID resurgence
Jul 15, 2021, at 07:26 pm
Ganderbal: The district administration of Ganderbal on Wednesday barred day picnickers from visiting tourist destination Sonamarg in the central Kashmir district for next two weekends in a bid to prevent a possible COVID-19 resurgence due to heavy tourist influx at the resort of late.
Rise in drowning incidents in Kashmir's Ganderbal prompts issuance of advisory
Jul 15, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Ganderbal: The district administration on Tuesday issued an advisory for people living nearby nallah Sindh and other canals in Ganderbal asking them to avoid bathing in the water bodies and remain extra vigilant.