Security forces seize 8.79 kg gold and 8000 kg opium seeds worth Rs 51.80 crore in Manipur
Jun 09, 2021, at 05:00 pm
Imphal: Security forces seized a large quantity of gold biscuits worth Rs 4.30 crore in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district.
Farmers' Protest: Rakesh Tikait to meet Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, who is spearheading the farmers' protest in the borders of Delhi, will on Wednesday meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here.
Monsoon session of Parliament to start from July
Jun 09, 2021, at 07:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The monsoon session of Parliament will start in July and the parliamentary committees are likely to commence their functioning from June 16, according to media reports.
UP: 16 killed, 10 injured in bus-tempo collision
Jun 09, 2021, at 06:52 am
Kanpur/UNI: At least 16 people were killed and 10 others were critically injured in a collision between a private bus and a tempo in Sachendi area in the outskirts of Kanpur city on Tuesday night.
Covid19: Indian airline pilots demands 'frontline worker' status
Jun 09, 2021, at 06:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A body of India's airline pilots has demanded frontline worker status be given to its members, citing 17 pandemic related deaths in the segment.
Markets open after weekend curfew in Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:31 am
Srinagar: After two days of weekend Corona curfew, shops and other business establishments reopened on Monday across Kashmir and traffic plied on roads.
Jammu and Kashmir gets 9 more oxygen plants from Germany
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:27 am
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Government received a fresh consignment of 9 Medical Oxygen Generation Plants at the Srinagar Airport today.
Mahatma Gandhi's great granddaughter sentenced to 7 yrs jail in fraud case in South Africa
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:20 am
Durban/IBNS: Mahatma Gandhi's great granddaughter, Ashish Lata Ramgobin, has been sentenced to seven year imprisonment by a court in South Africa in a 6 million rand fraud case, according to media reports.
Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar to visit Kuwait
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:31 am
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Kuwait on June 9-11 at the invitation of Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Kuwait. This will be his first visit to Kuwait as the foreign minister.
Goa Congress demands judicial probe into deaths from March 2020 onwards, Covid handling by BJP govt
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:15 am
Panaji/UNI: The Goa Congress on Tuesday demanded a judicial inquiry into the total coronavirus deaths in the state since March 2020 and overall handling of Covid-19 pandemic by the government.
Puducherry Govt to introduce home delivery of liquor
Jun 09, 2021, at 01:42 am
Fire on fifth floor of Apeejay House in Kolkata's Park Street, no casualties
Jun 09, 2021, at 01:35 am
Kolkata/UNI: A fire broke out in the fifth floor of the Apeejay House in Kolkata's Park Street on Tuesday.
Massive fire breaks out near Jammu's Vaishno Devi shrine
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Katra, J&K/IBNS: A major fire broke out at a building near the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra on Tuesday.
Arrested wrestler Sushil Kumar demands special diet inside jail
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi: Wrestler Sushil Kumar, who was arrested in connection with the murder of a fellow wrestler, has demanded protein supplements, exercise bands and a special diet inside the jail as he is preparing to represent the country in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
Delhi records 316 fresh COVID-19 cases, 41 deaths
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi registered 316 cases of COVID-19 and 41 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said here on Tuesday.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets Amit Shah, discusses recent attack on party cadres in West Bengal
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: West Bengal BJP leader and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence here.
Delhi riot case: HC grants bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha for clearing BA exams
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court has granted interim custody bail to student activist and Delhi riots accused Asif Iqbal Tanha to enable him to study and clear his three backlog BA examinations papers.
Maratha reservation: Uddhav Thackeray requests Modi to lift 50 per cent ceiling on quota
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lift the 50 per cent ceiling on quota to allow the Maratha community to avail reservations, media reports said.
BJP slams CMs for taking 'U-turn' on COVID-19 vaccination policy
Jun 08, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed several Indian Chief Ministers for their flip-flops over the anti-COVID-19 vaccination policy ever since the inoculation drive began earlier this year.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at TMC MLA Madan Mitra's Bhawanipur residence, no casualties
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A minor fire broke out at the house of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra in south Kolkata's Bhawanipur on Tuesday morning.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to meet PM Modi today, to discuss Maratha reservation
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will hold a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss a number of issues including the Maratha reservation, media reports said.
Linking passport with vaccination certificate mandatory for people travelling abroad
Jun 08, 2021, at 07:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: People going abroad for education, jobs or as part of Toyko Olympics contingent will have to link their passports to CoWIN vaccination certificates and they can also get the second dose of vaccine after 28 days, the Centre said on Monday while issuing new vaccination guidelines.
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Mumbai shuts down due to lack of funds
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:46 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Hyatt Regency, one of Mumbai's top 5-star hotels, will shut operations "until further notice" due to constrained finances as the hotel authorities said they have no money to pay salaries, said media reports.
J&K performs well in NITI Aayog’s SDG Index
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:35 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir have performed well in the NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) India Index 2020-21, which was released by the National Institution for Transforming India recently.
Army organises medical-cum-veterinary camp in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:31 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Army organised a medical-cum-veterinary camp in Kotlari, a remote village of Mawar valley of Kupwara on Saturday.
R P Thakur visits JKI Joinery Unit, Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:29 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, Ranjan Prakash Thakur today visited Government Joinery Mills of Jammu Kashmir Industries (JKI) Ltd. located at Pampore and took stock of the unit's functioning.
Kashmir: ‘Adopt Shopian/Ganderbal model to attain 100% vaccination’
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:26 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting regarding the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Kashmir division at Divisional Covid-19 Control Room Kashmir.
CUK holds webinar on ‘World Environment Day’ in Kashmir
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:15 am
Srinagar/IBNS: To commemorate World Environment Day, the Department of Kashmiri in collaboration with the Directorate of Students Welfare (DSW), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised a webinar “Quran and Environment,” on Saturday.
Speakers at NIT Srinagar advocate minimal usage of plastic
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:13 am
Srinagar/Kashmir: The National Institute of Technology, Srinagar on Saturday celebrated World Environment Day, with the theme being ‘Science and Climate Change’ in which speakers vowed to minimise the usage of plastic, polythene and highlighted global climate change and its adverse impacts.
West Bengal: 20 killed in lightning strike in three districts, PM Modi announces compensation
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:06 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 20 people were killed and 14 others were seriously injured after being struck by lightning in three districts of West Bengal on Monday evening, reports said.