Odisha approaches SC against Andhra Pradesh over Kotia border dispute
Feb 12, 2021, at 01:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: The decades-old border dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh (AP) over Kotia panchayat has once again reached the Supreme Court after Odisha alleged that the AP has taken over certain villages violating the top court's earlier order.
CAA after Covid-19 vaccination or election vaccination? Mamata Banerjee's retort to Amit Shah
Feb 12, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday replied to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has promised the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act after Covid-19 vaccination process, rather with a retort.
Lensman sentenced to life imprisonment in DRDO espionage case
Feb 11, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Balasore/UNI: Additional District Judge (ADJ), Balasore on Thursday convicted former contractual lensman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Ishwara Behera on the charge of espionage and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
CAA will be implemented after Covid-19 vaccination process gets over: Amit Shah
Feb 11, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite massive opposition from the Trinamool Congress, Left and Congress in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reiterated his commitment of implementing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act but only after the Covid-19 vaccination process ends.
Bengal: Left calls 12-hour bandh after its Nabanna march meets violence
Feb 11, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left parties have called a 12-hour bandh in West Bengal after its students and youth leaders met with violence during their march to state secretariat Nabanna with multiple demands.
Social media sites in India have to follow law of the land : Ravi Shankar Prasad
Feb 11, 2021, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Taking a stern stand, the government on Thursday said the social media companies will have to completely abide by the Indian laws or face strict action.
BJP's Rath Yatra not to change CM but situation in Bengal: Amit Shah in Coochbehar
Feb 11, 2021, at 07:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said his party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Rath Yatra is not just to capture power but to change the situation in West Bengal.
India's sustained talks with China led to disengagement along Pangong Lake: Rajnath Singh
Feb 11, 2021, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government's sustained talks with the Chinese counterpart led to a disengagement along the Pangong Lake, which has witnessed border tensions over the last few months.
Tripura HC serves notice to govt for not allowing sacked teachers to hold protest
Feb 11, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Agartala/UNI: The high court of Tripura served notice to the state government after hearing the writ petition on Wednesday against disallowing 10,323 jobless teachers to hold democratic movement seeking their alternative livelihood.
Amit Shah visiting Rajbanshi leader with eye on Assam, West Bengal polls
Feb 11, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a visit to Rajbanshi community leader Ananta Rai in Chirang district of Assam, who is known to yield influence among his followers both in Assam and West Bengal.
Tibetan activist walks from Dharamsala to Nathula as part of ‘March for Freedom’
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:47 pm
Dharamshala: Tibetan peace marcher Tenzin Dhondup has finally reached the destination of his ‘March to Freedom' after completing a distance of over 2300 km.
China is now funding airbase near Gwadar to block oil supply from W Asia to India
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:35 pm
Islamabad: Beijing is now funding the development of the airbase near Gwadar port in Balochistan styled as Gwadar International airport, a move seen as an attempt to contain India's Indian Ocean Region (IOR) strategy, media reports said.
Ukraine eyeing to make defence purchases from India
Feb 11, 2021, at 07:08 am
Bangalore: Ukraine is aiming to procure some military hardware from India, said Yuriv Husyev, General Director of Ukroboronprom, the umbrella corporation of Ukrainian state defence companies.
Afghanistan thanks India for COVID-19 vaccines
Feb 11, 2021, at 06:48 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar has thanked India for sending 5,00,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the nation.
Feb 11, 2021, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Indian government asked Twitter to block 1,178 accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation and provocative content in relation to the farmers' agitation, the microblogging site has said the government’s orders did not go with the Indian laws and it would restrict some accounts within India instead of an outright ban.
India would do best in supplying Covid vaccines to Canada: PM Modi tells Justin Trudeau
Feb 11, 2021, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau that India would do its best to facilitate supplies of Covid vaccines sought by Canada.
BJP MP seeks privilege motion against Mahua Moitra for Parliament speech on ex-CJI
Feb 11, 2021, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra may face privilege motion over her remark against the ex-Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has requested the same despite government's decision to not pursue any action.
Countering PM's 'Andolanjeevi' Rahul Gandhi comes up with new coinage-'crony jeevi'
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has joined the 'Andolanjeevi' (professional protesters) jibe exchange over the protest by farmers against the Centre's agriculture laws with a new coinage from his side.
China seeks 'packaged solution' for India's permanent membership in UNSC
Feb 11, 2021, at 03:26 am
Beijing/IBNS: China has reiterated its stand on India's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) calling for widest possible democratic consultation for the expansion of the UN's top body to protect the interests of all parties.
Ahead of assembly polls, Assam Excise department makes tight vigil to check illegal liquor
Feb 11, 2021, at 03:06 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, the state Excise department has taken steps to obstruct the inflow of smuggled liquor through inter-state and international borders.
Lieutenant General Johnson P Mathew takes over Spear Corps charge
Feb 11, 2021, at 02:59 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Lieutenant General Johnson P Mathew on Wednesday took over the reins of Spear Corps from Lieutenant General RP Kalita.
Khagragarh blast: Prime accused Kausar Ali gets 29 years imprisonment
Feb 11, 2021, at 02:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Kolkata on Wednesday sentenced one of the main accused in the 2014 Khagragarh explosion case, Md. Jahidul Islam alias Kausar Ali alias Bomaru Mizan, to undergo 29 years of imprisonment.
Remote villagers of Manipur construct road with Assam Rifles' assistance
Feb 11, 2021, at 01:38 am
Imphal/IBNS: Amid these tiring times of COVID restrictions, came a new ray of hope from remote rural areas of Tamei Sub Division in Tamenglong district of Manipur where Assam Rifles extended their support to repair the vital Tamei - Dikhuiram road which connects many far-flung villages both in Manipur and Nagaland.
India-Chinese troops begin withdrawal along Pangong Lake: Chinese Defence Ministry
Feb 11, 2021, at 12:20 am
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said frontline troops of both the nations at the southern and northern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake have started 'synchronized and organized disengagement' from Wednesday, media reports said.
Skin-to-skin contact issue: Supreme Court takes into notice NCW plea against Bombay HC verdict
Feb 11, 2021, at 12:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition filed by the National Commission of Women against a recent Bombay High Court verdict l, which stated that groping of minor cannot be considered as a sexual assault if there was no "skin-to-skin contact".
Mumbai: 29-year-old model complains of forceful acting in porn film
Feb 10, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Mumbai/UNI: A 29-year-old model also winner of Jharkhand beauty contest on Wednesday filed a complaint in police stating that she was forced by a lady to act in porn film after which she will get a role in a web series.
Country needs to differentiate between 'Andolankari' and 'Andolanjeevi': Narendra Modi
Feb 10, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi once again used his new political coinage ‘Aandolanjeevi’ (professional protesters) to target the Oppositions and certain group of protesters and said the country needs to differentiate them from 'Andolankari' (protesters).
Jammu and Kashmir: Dachigam National Park arranges food for Hangul amid heavy snowfall
Feb 10, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife department authorities made special arrangements for food for endangered Kashmiri stag in the Dachigam National Park, media reports said.
Feb 10, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Baramulla: The Indian Army recently organized awareness cum demonstration camp on snow avalanches in Baramulla region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Feb 10, 2021, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is building an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' campaign to emerge strongly in the post COVID-19 world order.