Maharashtra: 45 people including five employees of a hostel tested positive for coronavirus in Latur
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 45 students, including five employees of a hostel, tested positive for coronavirus in Latur city of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state on Tuesday , said Latur district health officer Dr Laxman Deshmukh.
Canada negotiating with India’s Serum Institute for more AstraZeneca vaccines: Minister
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada is negotiating with the Serum Institute of India to obtain additional doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said.
Bengal BJP leader Rakesh Singh arrested in narcotics case
Feb 24, 2021, at 04:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Police on Tuesday night arrested BJP leader Rakesh Singh from Galsi area in East Burdwan district of West Bengal in connection with a narcotic case registered with New Alipore Police Station of Kolkata, reports said.
Priyanka Gandhi stops speech in UP's Mathura after rape survivor's mother raises slogans
Feb 24, 2021, at 04:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday stopped mid-speech at a farmers' meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura when a rape survivor's mother in the crowd started shouting slogans demanding justice.
Annual training camp of 60 Assam Girls Battalion NCC commence in Guwahati
Feb 24, 2021, at 03:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: 60 Assam Girls Battalion NCC, a part of NCC Group Headquarters, commenced their week-long Annual Training Camp at South Point School, Guwahati on Tuesday.
1040 militants of five outfits surrender before Assam CM in Guwahati
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:58 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A total of 1040 militants of five different outfits based in Assam’s Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday laid down their arms in Guwahati.
Sarbananda Sonowal hails contributions of women SHGs towards making Assam self-reliant
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:46 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking forward the state government’s initiatives for boosting the industrial ecosystem, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation of an Industrial Park and permanent campus for ITI, Sootea at Jamugurihat in Sonitpur district on Tuesday.
R-Day violence: Court sends Deep Sidhu to 14-day judicial custody
Feb 24, 2021, at 01:40 am
New Delhi/UNI: A local court on Tuesday sent Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu to 14-day judicial custody in a case related to the violence that broke out at the Red Fort during the farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day.
BJP will not stake claim to form govt in Puducherry, says party leader Saminathan
Feb 24, 2021, at 01:18 am
Puducherry/UNI: A day after the Congress-DMK alliance government fell in Puduchery, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced that it would not stake claim to form the government as it did not want to come to power through short cuts.
Toolkit incident: Shantanu Muluk moves Delhi court for anticipatory bail
Feb 24, 2021, at 12:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: Engineer Shantanu Muluk, who is accused along with Bengaluru-based climate activist Disha Ravi and lawyer Nikita Jacob in the toolkit case, on Tuesday moved a Delhi court, seeking anticipatory bail.
Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind:S Jaishankar
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind.
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Pakistani wives of surrendered Kashmiri militants, who came here under J&K government’s rehabilitation policy via Nepal, on Tuesday protested in the summer capital, Srinagar, demanding travel document so that they can go back to their home country or deportation.
Karnataka government orders probe into Chikkaballapur blast case: CM BS Yediyurappa
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has ordered a probe into the incident of the Chikkaballapur blast in which six persons were killed and three injured.
US looking to ink pact on health with India
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Joe Biden administration is looking to sign an "overarching" Memorandum of Understanding on health cooperation with India.
Toolkit case: Delhi court grants bail to Disha Ravi
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested in connection with the farmers' protest toolkit case linked to the Republic Day violence, was granted bail on Tuesday.
India, Mauritius sign Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi: India and Mauritius officials have signed economic cooperation and partnership agreement on Monday.
BJP set for sweep in Gujarat municipal polls as counting of votes underway
Feb 23, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Ahmedabad/IBNS: The country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to sweep the civic polls in six municipal corporations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat as the counting of votes are underway.
Red Fort violence: Delhi Police arrest farmer leader among 2 from Jammu
Feb 23, 2021, at 08:28 pm
Jammu/UNI: A team of Delhi Police in assistance with Jammu Police have arrested one farmer leader among two persons for their alleged involvement in Red Fort violence incident of January 26 tractor parade, police sources here said on Tuesday.
Coal scam case: CBI quizzes Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Naroola
Feb 23, 2021, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday quizzed Trinamool Congress MP and West Bengal Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Naroola in connection with the coal scam case.
Coal scam case: CBI at Abhishek Banerjee's residence to quiz his wife Rujira Naroola
Feb 23, 2021, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday reached Trinamool Congress MP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee's residence in south Kolkata to quiz his wife Rujira Naroola in connection with the coal scam case.
Fighting COVID-19: Nepal receives second shipment of 1 million vaccine doses from India
Feb 23, 2021, at 06:20 am
Kathmandu: Nepal on Sunday received one million doses of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines from India, showcasing the strong bond shared between the two neighbours.
Jammu and Kashmir: Devotees observe Urs of Sufi Hazrat Ahmad Parry Sahab in Srinagar
Feb 23, 2021, at 06:04 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar celebrated Urs of Sufi saint Hazrat Ahmad Parry Sahab on Saturday.
I-T raids on Congress MLA's office in Madhya Pradesh unearth over Rs 450 crore in undisclosed income
Feb 23, 2021, at 06:02 am
Bhopal/IBNS : The Income Tax department today raided the office premises of a Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh and recovered more than Rs 460 crore in undisclosed income, said media reports.
Derek O'Brien counters PM Modi's speech in Bengal with 'fact-checks'
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in West Bengal's Hoogly, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien presented a fact-check of the same rebutting all accusations levelled against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government.
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:54 am
Srinagar: The Horticulture department in the Poonch district is providing fruit saplings at subsidised rates to farmers to boost fruit plantation under various schemes of the department.
Jammu and Kashmir: More than 400 girls participate in recruitment drive
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:50 am
Srinagar: More than 400 girls participated in the recruitment drive organised in Kathua region of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday for the appointment of Special Police Officers (SPOs),media reports said.
Educate in language we speak, understand: Language experts
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:35 am
Srinagar: Kashmiri poets, young artists and language activists have gone hi-tech to preserve and promote Kashmirilanguage and also “sing songs of their own”.
Jammu and Kashmir:Lt Governor Manoj Sinha calls for early adoption of NEP-2020
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:30 am
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Sunday called for initiating necessary steps facilitating early adoptionof New Education Policy-2020.
Jammu and Kashmir: Handicrafts department showcases artifacts, designs at Pahalgam Winter Carnival
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:22 am
Srinagar: The Handicrafts & Handloom Department Kashmir showcased its products, designs and livedemonstration at its stalls at Pahalgam winter carnival.
Kashmir train service resuming today
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:18 am
Srinagar: As the train service in Kashmir is resuming on Monday after almost 11 months of suspension owing toCovid-19, the Railways conducted a 137-km “dry run” between Baramulla-Banihal on Sunday.