West Bengal: Train runs over three gangmen near Kharagpur
Apr 03, 2021, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three gangmen were run over by a speeding express train while working on the tracks between Duan and Balichak railway stations under the Kharagpur (kGP) division in Debra area in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Saturday morning, a spokesperson of the South-Eastern Railway said.
Mamata's own people told me she's looking for 2nd seat, says JP Nadda; TMC hits back
Apr 03, 2021, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda made an explosive statement saying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's own people told him that she was looking for a second seat considering her imminent defeat in state poll epicentre Nandigram.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Sopore
Apr 03, 2021, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Saturday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla.
Karnataka: 23-year-old stabbed for travelling with woman of other religion
Apr 03, 2021, at 05:25 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A 23-year-old man was beaten and stabbed in Mangaluru in the coastal regions of Karnataka on Thursday for travelling on a bus with a young woman from another religion, media reports said.
Apr 03, 2021, at 05:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday called on China to withdraw troops from all friction points in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and asserted that the disengagement alone will ease tension in the border areas.
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma banned from poll campaign over NIA threat to Congress
Apr 03, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/Guwahati: Assam Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours ahead of the third and final phase of the state assembly election, which is due on Tuesday.
Can't rule out possibility of lockdown in Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
Apr 03, 2021, at 04:24 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday did not rule out the possibility of lockdown across the entire state in the view of a surge in the coronavirus cases.
Schools up to class 8 to remain close till Apr 11 amid Covid surge: UP govt
Apr 03, 2021, at 01:09 am
Lucknow/UNI: With a spike in coronavirus cases across the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the closure of all classes from class I to class VIII in the state-run and private school till April 11 and instructed officials to take action against people who do not wear masks in public places.
Indian Army personnel to participate in Exercise Shantir Ogroshena in Bangladesh
Apr 03, 2021, at 12:33 am
New Delhi: Multinational Military Exercise Shantir Ogroshena 2021 (Front Runner of the Peace) will be held at Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and mark glorious 50 years of liberation.
Bengal Polls: Eight guns, 200 bullets seized ahead of 3rd phase
Apr 03, 2021, at 12:07 am
Kolkata/UNI: Police on Friday arrested an alleged underground arms dealer while he was smuggling 8 guns and some 200 bullets from neighbouring Jharkhand into the poll-bound West Bengal.
BJP will win 50 of 60 seats in first two phases of Bengal Assembly polls: Amit Shah
Apr 02, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Sitalkunchi/Kalchini/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday predicted that BJP would win at least 50 seats out of 60 assembly seats which went for polls in the first two phases in West Bengal and also claimed that TMC head and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would face a defeat at Nandigram constituency.
Maharashtra COVID-19 cases surge: 6 pm to 6 am curfew imposed in Pune from tomorrow for 7 days
Apr 02, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Pune/UNI: Timimg of night curfew in Pune district have been revised to 1800 hrs to 0600 hrs from the earlier 2000 hrs-0700 hrs.
Role of PRI's imperative in COVID-19 mitigation: DC Kulgam
Apr 02, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today stated that the role of PRIs is imperative in Covid-19 mitigation.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG approves release of 50% budget outlay
Apr 02, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has approved release of 50% of revenue and capital outlay on 1st day of financial year on Thursday.
Pulwama encounter: Three militants involved in Nowgam attack killed
Apr 02, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three militants, involved in Thursday's attack on BJP leader’s house at Nowgam in Srinagar were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra quarantines herself, cancels Assam tour
Apr 02, 2021, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here on Friday cancelled her upcoming tour to Assam for electioneering as she has quarantined herself after her husband Robert Vadra tested positive for novel Coronavirus.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha interacts with Gujjar-Bakarwal community members
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today held an interactive session with a 70-member delegation of Gujjar-Bakarwal Community at Raj Bhavan, here and got firsthand appraisal of their issues and grievances.
Three militants involved in Nowgam attack killed; 3 arrested; car seized : IGP
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Congratulating security forces for neutralising three militants involved in the Nowgam, Srinagar attack on BJP leaders house in which a policeman was killed, a senior police officer said one of the militants might have entered Kashmir valley from Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (POK) via Nepal recently.
JP Nadda, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign for third phase of Assam polls today
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After completion of the first and second phases of Assam assembly polls, the political parties are now focusing on the third and final phase of polls for 40 constituencies to be held on April 6.
Will Mamata fight PM Modi from Varanasi in 2024? TMC triggers speculation
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After Narendra Modi taunted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her prospects in the Nandigram battle, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has triggered a speculation over its supremo's possible candidature from the Prime Minister's constituency Varanasi in the 2024 General Elections.
You cannot suggest me, I don't belong to your party: Mamata hits back at Modi's Nandigram taunt
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who a day ago taunted the former asking whether she would fight from another seat in the Bengal polls knowing her defeat in Nandigram.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in multi-storey, firefighting underway
Apr 02, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial building in central Kolkata's Lenin Sarani area on Friday afternoon, reports said.
Bengal polls: BJP candidate Deepak Haldar allegedly attacked by TMC, hospitalised
Apr 02, 2021, at 06:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Days before the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls, BJP candidate in Diamond Harbour, Deepak Haldar, was allegedly attacked and assaulted by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign in Parulia's Haridevpur area on Friday morning, reports said.
DMK chief MK Stalin's son-in-law raided by IT officials in Tamil Nadu
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:57 pm
Chennai/IBNS: DMK chief MK Stalin's son-in-law Sabareesan was on Friday raided by Income Tax officials at Chennai in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, media reports said.
Assam: EVMs allegedly found in BJP candidate's car in Patharkandi, Congress furious
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a video which has been trending on Twitter since morning, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were allegedly found in a car of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Assam's Patharkandi, Krishnendu Paul.
PM Narendra Modi to address two public meetings in Kerala on Apr 2
Apr 02, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public meetings for the April 6 Assembly election in Kerala on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter starts between security forces and militants in Pulwama
Apr 02, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A fierce encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Arvind Kejriwal calls emergency meeting amid Covid surge in Delhi
Apr 02, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting at his residence on Friday in the wake of an increase in coronavirus infections in the national capital.
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Chief of Staff, Western Command
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:55 am
Srinagar/UNI: Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh on Thursday took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters in Western Command.
76.76 pct voters' turn out recorded in Assam's second phase polling
Apr 02, 2021, at 04:10 am
Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: The eastern state of Assam recorded a voters turnout of 76.76 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls till the end of the stipulated time that is 6 pm on Thursday.