Assam Pradesh Congress slams JP Nadda over his political tourists remark
Jun 30, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora condemned the statement of BJP President JP Nadda that members of Congress party are 'political tourists' and said that such a remark for the opposition party is not expected from the senior party leader of the country.
Maldives ruling party defends ‘India First’ policy amid growing domestic pushback
Jun 30, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Male: Amid growing voices of protest over the Maldives' close ties with India, the Maldives ruling party had defended the country’s ‘India First’ policy, calling it "necessary" for the Indian Ocean archipelago’s national security.
Doing well now: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty who fell ill after getting fake COVID-19 vaccine
Jun 30, 2021, at 08:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty, who fell ill after getting a fake COVID-19 vaccine at a camp here, has recovered from the ailment.
Delhi: Four killed in LPG cylinder blast in Shahdara
Jun 30, 2021, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Four people died while a person sustained burn injuries after a LPG cylinder exploded at a house in Farsh Bazar area of Shahdara, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said on Wednesday.
Supreme Court asks Centre to compensate families of COVID-19 victims
Jun 30, 2021, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to pay compensation to the families of COVID-19 victims and said that the onus of deciding the amount lies with the government.
Anti-COVID-19 lockdown in Puducherry extended till July 15
Jun 30, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Puducherry/UNI: The anti-COVID-19 lockdown in Puducherry has been extended till July 15 by giving more relaxations.
Kashmir: Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in Kulgam
Jun 30, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday.
2,500 tins of molasses stored for making illicit liquor destroyed in Assam's Merapani area
Jun 30, 2021, at 07:17 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A joint team of Excise and Food Safety personnel raided a godown and destroyed molasses (lali gur) at Ramnagar, Merapani in Golaghat district along the Assam-Nagaland inter-state border in Golaghat district on Tuesday.
Jun 30, 2021, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has zeroed in on the system and technology to neutralise the "rogue drones" and a massive, comprehensive counter-drone policy would be implemented shortly to avoid terror attacks like the one on Sunday at Air Force Station Jammu.
Brazil suspends $324 million contract to buy Bharat Biotech's Covaxin doses
Jun 30, 2021, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Brazil has announced the suspension of the $324 million contract to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, media reports said.
Assam: Properties worth several lakh of rupees gutted in massive fire in Dibrugarh
Jun 30, 2021, at 05:59 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Properties worth several lakh of rupees were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Tuesday night.
Former HC judge and chief Lokayukta Shambhu Nath Srivastava joins as Chief of IFUNA
Jun 30, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New DelhiI/IBNS: Justice (Retd.) Shambhu Nath Srivastava, a former judge of Allahabad High Court and former chief Lokayukta of Chhattisgarh, has been appointed as the Chairman of Indian Federation of United Nations Associations (IFUNA).
Jammu and Kashmir: Drones spotted hovering over Military Station, Air Force Signal
Jun 30, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Jammu/UNI: For the third consecutive day, the Army troops on Wednesday spotted flying objects hovering over Military Station and Air Force signal here.
Fourth case lodged against Twitter over content on child pornography
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An FIR has been registered against Twitter in Delhi on the issue of child pornography, the fourth case against the social media giant amid a massive row with the government.
Supreme Court to take CA exams postponement matter tomorrow
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court has said that it will pass an order in the matter relating to the postponement of CA Exams-2021 on Wednesday.
India attempting to use FATF for political reasons: Pakistan Foreign Minister
Jun 30, 2021, at 01:58 am
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has accused India of attempting to use the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for political purposes but claimed his nation would foil such nefarious designs.
450 Indian nationals stranded in Pakistan return home
Jun 30, 2021, at 01:54 am
More than 450 Indian nationals, stranded in Pakistan due to the closure of borders owing to the spread of Covid-19, have returned home through the Wagah border.
COVID-19: Schools, educational institutes to remain shut in Jammu and Kashmir till July 15
Jun 30, 2021, at 01:47 am
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced all schools and coaching centres will remain closed in the union territory till July 15 amid COVID -19 crisis.
Jun 30, 2021, at 01:26 am
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has voiced his concern that the world is witnessing a dangerous trend of an increase in the number of children being recruited and involved in terrorism-related activities.
Kolkata: NHRC team investigating post-poll violence allegedly attacked in Jadavpur
Jun 30, 2021, at 12:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visiting West Bengal to probe the incidents of post-poll violence in the state was allegedly heckled by locals while it was checking ground reality in southern Kolkata's Jadavpur area on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.
Ex- Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati terms setting up of Ambedkar memorial 'drama', UP government hits back
Jun 29, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over laying of foundation stone for Dr Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre in Lucknow, saying it is a 'drama' ahead of the 2022 assembly polls.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 drug peddlers arrested in Budgam, huge cache of contraband recovered
Jun 29, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Tuesday arrested three drug peddlers, including two non-locals, and recovered huge cache of contraband from them in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visits Bangladesh
Jun 29, 2021, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff was invited by his counterpart Air Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan BUP, nswc, fawc, psc, GD (P), Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force to review the Passing Out Parade and Commissioning Ceremony at Bangladesh Air Force Academy (BAFA) in Jashore on 28 June 2021, on the occasion of ‘President Parade 2021’.
Monsoon session of Indian Parliament to start from July 19
Jun 29, 2021, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to start from July 19 and conclude on August 13, sources said on Tuesday.
Arvind Kejriwal promises free electricity up to 300 units if AAP wins in Punjab
Jun 29, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In the same model which he followed during Delhi elections in 2020, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised uninterrupted power, free electricity up to 300 units and waiver on previous bills if his party captures power in Punjab due to be polled early next year.
Russia's Rosatom begins construction of Kudankulam NPP Unit 5 in India
Jun 29, 2021, at 07:13 pm
An official ceremony dedicated to the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the fifth nuclear power unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu with Russian collaboration was held on Tuesday, marking another milestone in civil nuclear cooperation between the two countries.
Kashmir: Top LeT commander killed in Srinagar encounter
Jun 29, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Nadeem Abrar and a Pakistani terrorist were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Parimpora area, a police spokesman said here on Tuesday.
MHA hands over Jammu drone attack case to NIA
Jun 29, 2021, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Ministry on Tuesday handed over the Jammu air base drone attack case to the National Investigation Agency ((NIA).
Alleged abduction and forced conversion of Sikh girls in Jammu Kashmir sparks massive protests
Jun 29, 2021, at 05:20 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The alleged abduction and forced conversion of two Sikh girls in Jammu and Kashmir, followed by their marriage to the men of another community, has triggered a massive uproar, with Sikh groups staging protests in the Union Territory and the national capital Delhi.
Jun 29, 2021, at 04:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After her party boss Mamata Banerjee called Jagdeep Dhankhar a "corrupt man", Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Mahua Moitra has accused the controversial West Bengal Governor of being the "beneficiary of illegal residential land allotment".