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COVID-19: Delhi govt revises Wednesday's health bulletin

Apr 29, 2021, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government on Thursday issued a revised copy of its yesterday's health bulletin, correcting discrepancies in the cumulative figures.

Bengal polls: CPI-M worker dies, two more injured after getting hit by TMC candidate's convoy in Murshidabad

Apr 29, 2021, at 08:17 pm

Murshidabad/WB/IBNS: A CPI-M activist died and two others were seriously injured after a car in the convoy of Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jafikul Islam allegedly knocked them down at Sahabajpur area in Murshidabad's Domkal on Wednesday midnight, hours before the eighth and final phase of Bengal assembly polls.

Rahul Gandhi calls for free Covid-19 vaccination for all

Apr 29, 2021, at 08:15 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded free vaccination for all the citizens of the country and used the meaning of the word 'free' to drive home his point.

Top ULFA-I leader gunned down in Assam’s Bongaigaon

Apr 29, 2021, at 07:09 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: A top leader of ULFA-I gunned down during a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Bongaigaon district on Thursday.

Eastern Army Commander reviews security situation in Nagaland, Manipur

Apr 29, 2021, at 07:06 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, GOC-in-C Eastern Command visited units and formations of Spear Corps and Assam Rifles in Nagaland & Manipur for three days from April 27 to  29.

China maritime action: Japanese PM Suga expresses concern to Modi

Apr 29, 2021, at 05:51 pm

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has voiced 'grave concerns' on  China's aggressive actions in surrounding waters during his telephonic conversation with Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday.

Late poet Shankha Ghosh's wife Pratima Ghosh dies of Covid-19

Apr 29, 2021, at 04:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Eight days after celebrated Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passed away, his wife Pratima Ghosh died of Covid-19 on Thursday.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tests COVID-19 positive 

Apr 29, 2021, at 03:27 pm

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.

West Bengal voting in final phase of Assembly polls 

Apr 29, 2021, at 02:57 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Amid a raging second wave of COVID-19, voting for the eighth and final phase of assembly election in West Bengal began this morning in 35 of the state’s 294 constituencies.

Election Commission deploys 753 coys of Central Forces for final leg of Bengal polls

Apr 29, 2021, at 03:25 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: To ensure a free, fair and peaceful election in 11,860 polling booths spread across 35 assembly constituencies in four districts in the eighth and final phase of West Bengal assembly polls scheduled on Thursday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed 753 companies of Central paramilitary forces along with the state police, officials said. 

Serum Insititute chief Adar Poonwalla to get 'Y-category' security cover

Apr 29, 2021, at 02:26 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Pune-based Serum Institute of India's chief Adar Poonawalla will be provided with 'Y-category' security across the country, media reports said.

Maiden trial of Python-5 air to air missile for India's LCA

Apr 29, 2021, at 01:23 am

Tejas, India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, added the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) in its air-to-air weapons capability on April 27, 2021. Trials were also aimed to validate enhanced capability of already integrated Derby Beyond Visual Range (BVR) AAM on Tejas.

Narendra Modi interacts with Vladimir Putin over evolving COVID-19 situation 

Apr 29, 2021, at 12:25 am

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi Wednesday interacted with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the evolving COVID-19 situation.

COVID victim TMC candidate Kajal Sinha's wife files case of culpable homicide against Dy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain

Apr 29, 2021, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Nandita Sinha, wife of Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Khardaha candidate Kajal Sinha, who had succumbed to Covid-19 days ago, on Wednesday registered a complaint of culpable homicide with Khardah Police Station in North 24 Parganas against Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain and other officials of the poll body, reports said.

COVID second wave: Bengal govt acquires 1367 private hospital beds

Apr 28, 2021, at 11:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government has acquired 1367 beds from 24 privately-run hospitals across the state to tackle the second wave of Covid-19, officials said on Wednesday.

Former Bengal minister Upen Biswas resigns from TMC

Apr 28, 2021, at 11:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day before the eighth and final phase of West Bengal assembly poll, ex-CBI Additional Director and former state minister, Upendra Nath Biswas, on Wednesday resigned from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party showing 'personal reasons', reports said.

Bengal polls: ECI traces out TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, puts him under surveillance again

Apr 28, 2021, at 11:35 pm

Birbhum/West Bengal/IBNS: Nearly two hours after Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal went out of the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s 'eyes', local machineries of the poll body on Wednesday afternoon found the TMC strongman at Tarapith and put him under strict surveillance again, officials said.

Bengal polls: ECI traces out TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, puts him under surveillance again

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:53 pm

Birbhum/West Bengal/IBNS: Nearly two hours after Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal went out of the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s 'eyes', local machineries of the poll body on Wednesday afternoon found the TMC strongman at Tarapith and put him under strict surveillance again, officials said.

Popular Bengali suspense writer Anish Deb dies of Covid-19

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Popular Bengali thriller, horror and suspense writer Anish Deb passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, media reports said.

Intelligence level talks on, but no back-channel dialogue with India: Pakistani minister

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:27 pm

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has admitted that “intelligence level” talks were on with India, but denied reports of back channel dialogue saying a proper dialogue can take place only through the Foreign Office

Maharashtra hospital fire: 4 die in Thane dist

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:21 pm

Thane/UNI: Four patients lost their lives in Prime Criticare Hospital fire at Mumbra in Thane district in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Two-week lockdown begins in Karnataka to curb Covid-19 pandemic

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:14 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: The two-week lockdown to contain the Coronavirus surge across Karnataka began on Tuesday night at 2100 hrs and will be in force till 0600 hrs on May 12.

Former Bengal minister Upen Biswas resigns from TMC

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day before the eighth and final phase of West Bengal assembly poll, ex-CBI Additional Director and former state minister, Upendra Nath Biswas, on Wednesday resigned from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party showing 'personal reasons', reports said.

US says its help to India is not 'transactionalism'

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:02 pm

The US help to India to meet the COVID-19 surge is unconditional and does not expect political favours in return, State Department spokesperson Ned Prince has declared.

Move offices of HoDs to remain functional in Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Govt

Apr 28, 2021, at 09:56 pm

Srinagar: The J&K government Monday said that the offices of the Heads of the Departments which move in full from the winter capital to the summer capital would continue to remain functional both at Srinagar and Jammu.

US now diverting its own vaccine-making materials supply to India

Apr 28, 2021, at 09:54 pm

A senior US official has said that the government was diverting its own supply of COVID-19 vaccine-manufacturing materials to India “as the most effective and rapid step” to help it.

Negative Covid report or two vaccine jabs compulsory for candidates to enter vote counting centres : EC

Apr 28, 2021, at 09:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has made negative Covdi-19 test or two doses of coronavirus vaccine compulsory for the candidates and their agents who want to enter the vote counting halls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.

Covid-19 positive woman flies to Imphal with fake negative report, fined

Apr 28, 2021, at 08:24 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Manipur government has imposed a fine of Rs 2000 to a 21-year-old woman for travelling in a flight with fake Covid-19 negative report.

Assam: Earthquake of 6.7 Richter scale causes widespread damage, no death reported

Apr 28, 2021, at 08:13 pm

Guwahati/UNI: An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 magnitude jolted Assam and adjoining North Eastern states damaged properties, caused cracks in the walls and floors of many buildings and many areas cracks appeared in the land as water seeped from paddy fields.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt over construction of Central Vista project amid Covid-19 crisis

Apr 28, 2021, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the central government over its decision to continue with the construction of Central Vista project at a time the country's health system has crippled over the rise in Covid-19 cases.