Assam assembly polls: EC seizes cash, liquor and other items worth Rs 31.81 crore
Mar 13, 2021, at 03:18 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Under the supervision of the Election Commission of India, round the clock vigilance has been maintained to enforce expenditure monitoring directions of ECI, in a bid to ensure a free, fair and safe election in Assam.
Mamata Banerjee discharged from hospital, doctors say CM responded well to treatment
Mar 13, 2021, at 02:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Friday discharged from hospital, two days after she was injured in Nandigram during her campaign trail ahead of the Assembly elections.
Arvind Kejriwal slams BJP, Cong for opposing installation of 500 flag masts across Delhi
Mar 13, 2021, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed the BJP and Congress for opposing various initiatives announced by the Delhi government, such as installing 500 flag masts across Delhi and free pilgrimage to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya for elders.
CBI summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife's relatives in illegal coal mining case
Mar 13, 2021, at 01:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has served a notice to two relatives of Trinamool Congress (AITC) Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife, Rujira Naroola Banerjee, in connection with its ongoing probe into an illegal coal mining case, officials said on Friday.
TMC's Partha Chatterjee, Madan Mitra summoned in different chit fund cases
Mar 13, 2021, at 12:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Weeks ahead of the West Bengal assembly election, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday summoned state minister and Trinamool Congress (AITC/TMC)'s secretary-general, Partha Chatterjee, in connection with ICore chit fund scam while former Bengal minister Madan Mitra on the same day received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Saradha ponzi fund case, sources said.
Cambodian leaders takes shot of India-made Covid-19 vaccine
Mar 12, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Phnom Penh: Several Cambodian leaders have taken a shot of AstraZeneca's 'Made-in-India' CoviShield COVID-19 vaccines.
NIA files charge-sheet against ISI agent in Visakhapatnam espionage case
Mar 12, 2021, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The national anti –terror probe agency NIA on Friday said that it has filed its first supplementary charge sheet against an ISI operative in the Visakhapatnam espionage case.
Billboards put up in Canada thanking PM Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines
Mar 12, 2021, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi: Thanking PM Narendra Modi, billboards have been put up in the Greater Toronto area for providing COVID-19 vaccines to Canada.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
Mar 12, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad and inaugurated the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
Mar 12, 2021, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi: Some Indian states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a surge in the COVID daily cases.
Trinamool Congress delegation meets EC, demands high level probe into Mamata injury incident
Mar 12, 2021, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A six-member Trinamool Congress delegation Friday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) here and ordered a high level probe into the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal's Nandigram.
BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari files nomination from Bengal Poll epicentre Nandigram
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Hadia/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari Friday filed his nomination from the Nandigram constituency, which has turned out to be the epicentre of the West Bengal elections 2021.
India planning to buy US armed drones to counter China, Pakistan: Reports
Mar 12, 2021, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government is planning to buy 30 armed drones from the U.S. to boost its sea and land defenses as tensions persist with neighbors China and Pakistan, media reports said.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari to file nomination from Bengal Poll epicentre Nandigram today
Mar 12, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Haldia/IBNS: Holding a roadshow, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari will Friday file his nomination from the Nandigram constituency, which has turned out to be the epicentre of the West Bengal elections 2021.
PM Narendra Modi to attend first Quad leaders' virtual summit today
Mar 12, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will be participating, along with Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga and President of U.S.A. Joseph R. Biden, in the first Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, being held virtually on Friday, officials said.
Bangladesh tour: Narendra Modi to visit Orakandi temples on March 27
Mar 12, 2021, at 03:04 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting two temples in Gopalgonj and Satkhira during his visit to Bangladesh in March as part of Bangladesh’s Golden jubilee celebrations of independence.
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:21 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, officials said.
Delhi man killed in firing at brother's birthday party in farmhouse
Mar 12, 2021, at 05:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 36-year-old man was killed in Southwest Delhi on Wednesday night when a stray bullet from a gun fired amidst celebration struck him in the chest, said reports.
'Full of insinuations': Poll body on TMC's letter over Mamata Banerjee protection
Mar 12, 2021, at 02:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission on Thursday reacted sharply to the allegations by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party that it had failed to provide protection to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was injured on Wednesday while campaigning in Nandigram.
Congress launches its 5 guarantee yatra in Assam
Mar 12, 2021, at 12:22 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Congress on Thursday launched its ‘Congressor 5 Guarantee’ Yatra in poll-bound Assam.
Bengal: At least 7 dead, 15 injured in collision between SUV and auto-rickshaw in Murshidabad
Mar 12, 2021, at 12:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least seven people were killed and 15 others were seriously injured as a speeding SUV reportedly collided with an auto-rickshaw on National Highway 34 near Dhola More area under Suti Police Station limits in Murshidabad district of West Bengal at around 1 pm. on Thursday.
Mamata Injury: Trinamool Parliamentary delegation to meet EC in Delhi tomorrow
Mar 12, 2021, at 12:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress Parliamentary delegation comprising six MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will meet the Election Commission Friday over the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Birulia in Nandigram.
Ravneet Singh Bittu becomes new leader of opposition in Parliament
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader and Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu has been appointed the leader of opposition for the ongoing budget session in place of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Bengal polls: Modi, Amit Shah to campaign for BJP next week, Mithun Chakraborty may join too
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to campaign the entire next week in West Bengal to boost the prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates, while actor-turned politician Mithun Chakraborty may participate in a roadshow at poll epicentre Nandigram.
Jammu and Kashmir: KU VC urges active involvement of students in pro-environment campaigns
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad Wednesday urged students to be at the forefront of environment protection campaigns for better outcomes and greater impact on the ground.
CUK holds seminar on 'Women in Leadership'
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Srinagar: Department of Students Welfare (DSW) in collaboration with the Women Empowerment Cell (WEC) of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Wednesday organised a seminar “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future In A Covid-19 World,” at the Green Campus here.
Nitishwar reviews progress on Smart City projects of Srinagar, Jammu cities
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Srinagar: Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Nitishwar Kumar today reviewed the progress on various projects of Jammu Smart City limited (JSCL) and Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) here at Raj Bhavan.
Jammu and Kashmir: GAD orders digitization of move office records
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Srinagar: General Administration Department (GAD) today ordered digitization of records and files of move offices outside the Civil Secretariat.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2400 PCBs distributed among entrepreneurs
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Srinagar: The Department of Agriculture Kashmir today distributed Pasteurised Compost Bags (PCBs) to the mushroom growers/entrepreneurs of district Srinagar and Budgam at Integrated Mushroom Development Centre (IMDC) Lalmandi, here.
Maharashtra: Nagpur to go under Covid-19 lockdown for 7 days as cases jump
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government has decided to clamp a week-long lockdown Nagpur from March 15 to March 21 to arrest the rise in coronavirus cases.