Narada case: CBI withdraws plea in Supreme Court following scathing remark
May 26, 2021, at 12:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday withdrew its petition in the Supreme Court filed against the Calcutta High Court’s order of house arrest of three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders including two West Bengal ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor.
Jammu and Kashmr: VC SKUAST-K reviews progress of World Bank-funded IDP project
May 25, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir held a meeting to review the progress of the World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) awarded for the institutional development of the university in 2019.
DM Jammu orders partial relaxation in corona curfew
May 25, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Srinagar: District Magistrate Jammu Anshul Garg Sunday accorded partial relaxation in corona curfew restrictions by permitting all activities and movements in the district as per the guidelines.
Cabinet approves Opening of a new Consulate General of India in Addu City
May 25, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the opening of a new Consulate General of India in Addu City, Maldives in 2021.
Testing, vaccination mantra to fight COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha
May 25, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday addressed the people of Jammu and Kashmir through a video message, in which he sought active participation from various stakeholders to complement government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
May 25, 2021, at 09:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Tuesday launched a search operation in the hills of high-profile Gupkar areas in the summer capital, Srinagar, after suspicious movement was observed, official sources said.
Anil Deshmukh case: ED raids Sagar Bhatewar's residence in Nagpur
May 25, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Nagpur/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at the residence of Maharashtra former Home Minister Amit Deshmukh's close aide, Sagar Bhatewar.
Chandrababu Naidu takes strong objection over arrest of ex-TDP MLA, other party leaders
May 25, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Telugu Desam Party National President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday took strong objection to the registering of 'illegal cases and arrest' of party former legislator B C Janardhan Reddy and leaders in Kurnool district.
Cyclone Yaas: Odisha evacuates 60,000 people till 10 am, makes accommodation for 7.5 lakh people
May 25, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Over 60,000 people were evacuated by 1000 hours today from the vulnerable areas of coastal Odisha as severe cyclonic storm Yaas over Bay of Bengal further intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and likely to move further close to Chandbali- Dhamra port.
CBI chief selection: CJI NV Ramana's citation of law puts two govt choices out of race
May 25, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana's citation of a particular law has kept two central government choices out of the race for the next Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director's post, media reports said.
Tribal man killed by villagers in suspected witch-hunting case in Assam’s Baksa district
May 25, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a gruesome incident, a 50-year-old tribal man was beaten to death by a group of villagers in a suspected case of witch-hunting in Assam’s Baksa district.
COVID-19 infected Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's health condition worsens, hospitalised
May 25, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Tuesday hospitalised after his health condition worsened.
Toolkit row: Congress slams Delhi Police's 'cowardly raid' on Twitter offices, targets BJP
May 25, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has sharply reacted to the Delhi Police's raids on offices of the micro-blogging site Twitter alleging such an attempt has "exposed lameduck attempts to hide the fraudulent toolkit by BJP leaders".
Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi accused in PNB scam missing in Antigua
May 25, 2021, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the Rs. 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, went missing in the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, media reports said.
Cases of black fungus are around 500 in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
May 25, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the cases of black fungus disease in the national capital are around 500.
Tamil Nadu govt writes to Centre seeking ban on 'The Family Man 2' release
May 25, 2021, at 06:06 am
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday wrote to the Centre seeking an immediate ban on the release of The Family Man 2 web series on Amazon Prime OTT platform across the country.
'Covid second wave is China's viral war on India': Kailash Vijayvargiya
May 25, 2021, at 05:43 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday said the devastating second wave of Covid-19, creating havoc in India, is China's "viral war" against the country.
3 names shortlisted for CBI chief's post at PM-led panel meet, Congress protests
May 25, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A meeting to select the new Central Bureau of India (CBI) chief was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house on Monday evening with Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Leader of the Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in attendance.
Delhi Police visits Twitter India offices over 'Congress toolkit' row
May 25, 2021, at 04:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Police teams on Monday evening visited Twitter India's offices after serving notice to the microblogging site in a row over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra's tweet on an alleged "Congress toolkit" being marked as "manipulated media".
Cyclone Yaas: 8 NDRF teams from Guwahati leave for rescue operations in Bengal, Odisha
May 25, 2021, at 02:56 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the latest advisory of IMD, eight teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Guwahati were airlifted to Odisha for search and rescue operations in view of impending Cyclonic Yaas in Bay of Bangal.
Haryana on the brink of overcoming the severity of the second Covid wave
May 25, 2021, at 02:16 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana is fast inching towards tiding over the severity of the second wave of Covid-19 as the recovery rate has almost touched 94 percent.
Cricketers Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya send a new batch of oxygen concentrators to Covid-19 centres
May 25, 2021, at 02:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Indian cricketers Hardik and Krunal Pandya on Monday dispatched the new batch of oxygen concentrators to Covid centres dealing with the unprecedented health crisis, to help India fight against the deadly virus.
Jammu and Kashmir: Baker found dead under mysterious circumstances in Srinagar
May 25, 2021, at 01:58 am
Srinagar/UNI: Panic gripped downtown Srinagar when a baker was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Monday, official sources said.
Yaas Cyclone to cause heavy rainfall in Jharkhand too, MET sounds red alert for Southern districts
May 25, 2021, at 01:21 am
Ranchi/UNI: The Super Cyclone Yaas is likely to heavily drench the Jharkhand over the next four days from May 25-28 with districts located in the southern areas likely to witness the maximum fury.
Cyclone Yaas: Amit Shah interacts with CMs, LG over preparedness
May 24, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a review meeting, through video conferencing on Monday with the Chief Ministers of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh and the Lt. Governor of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, to assess their preparedness and that of Central Ministries and agencies concerned, to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone ‘Yaas’, which is forming in the Bay of Bengal.
India and Israel sign a three-year work program for cooperation in Agriculture
May 24, 2021, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi: Taking forward the ever-growing partnership in agriculture between Israel and India, the two governments have agreed to enhance their cooperation in agriculture and signed a three-year work program agreement for development in Agriculture cooperation, while affirming the ever-growing bilateral partnership and recognizing the centrality of agriculture and water sectors in the bilateral relationship.
Arvind Kejriwal visits Mayapuri oxygen depot to inspect consignment of cylinders received from China
May 24, 2021, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday visited the oxygen depot in Mayapuri, which has been prepared to store the consignment of the oxygen cylinders received from China.
Narada case: Calcutta High Court to resume hearing on Wednesday
May 24, 2021, at 08:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court will on Wednesday resume hearing on the Narada case, in which two West Bengal Ministers, a popular lawmaker and a former Kolkata Mayor are under house arrest.
Pfizer, Moderna won't sell vaccines to states, will deal with Centre: Arvind Kejriwal
May 24, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government's approach to US pharmaceutical giants, Pfizer and Modern, for anti-COVID-19 vaccine shots went unsuccessful as they would only deal with the Centre and not any state.
Centre seeks adjournment of petitions on same-sex marriage in Delhi HC
May 24, 2021, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Monday sought an adjournment of petitions on same-sex marriage in the Delhi High Court, citing there were more urgent matters to be heard at a time the country is dealing with COVID-19, media reports said.