Eighteen Indian sailors stranded in China set to return on Feb 14: Minister
Feb 10, 2021, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Eighteen Indian sailors stuck in China will return to India on February 14, Ports Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.
MJ Akbar case: Verdict postponed to Feb 17
Feb 10, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred to February 17, the verdict on defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar against sexual harassment charges levelled by journalist Priya Ramani.
Won't return with empty hands this time: Mamata Banerjee to crowd in Malda
Feb 10, 2021, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged people of Malda to vote for the Trinamool Congress, which has not been able to make a dent in the district even during the heydays.
PM Modi to reply on Motion of Thanks at 4 pm in Lok Sabha
Feb 10, 2021, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address at 4 pm on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister's Office said.
BJP leaders feasting in Rath Yatra made by public fund: Mamata Banerjee
Feb 10, 2021, at 07:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lashing out at the saffron party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) men of feasting in the name of Rath Yatra, that has remained as a new political flashpoint in the state.
Kashmir: Alert troops foil infiltration bid at LoC in Uri, kill 1 militant
Feb 10, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: One militant was killed when alert troops foiled yet another infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in north Kashmir district of Baramulla.
Mumbai: Massive fire after cylinder blast in Andheri, four injured
Feb 10, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Mumbai/UNI: A major fire broke out in a storage godown at Yari Road at Andheri West in Mumbai suburb on Wednesday morning after an incident of cylinder blast injuring four people.
Republic Day violence: One more accused arrested
Feb 10, 2021, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi police special on Wednesday said that it has arrested one more person in connection with the Red fort violence on the Republic day.
Supreme Court stays dismantling of INS Viraat
Feb 10, 2021, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat, on a plea by a firm which wanted to convert the ship into a maritime museum and multi-functional adventure centre.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to address twin rallies in Raiganj, Malda today
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an outreach campaign in north Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday address twin rallies in Raiganj and Malda.
We withheld portion of accounts identified in blocking orders by Indian govt: Twitter
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter in its fresh statement on Wednesday said it has withheld the portion of accounts identified in the blocking orders served by the Indian government within the country.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar dials US Secretary Blinken, discusses Indo-Pacific, Myanmar issues
Feb 10, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Washington/UNI: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President Joe Biden, their first conversation after his inauguration, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday held discussion on the Indo-Pacific developments, coup in Myanmar and the Quad cooperation.
Closely monitoring India-China border row: US State Department
Feb 10, 2021, at 02:29 pm
Washington/UNI: The US is closely monitoring the ongoing border disputes between India and China and supports direct dialogue to resolve the issue, US State Department said on Tuesday.
I feel proud of being a Hindustani Muslim: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Feb 10, 2021, at 06:03 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (UNI) The outgoing Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said that he counts himself among those fortunate ones who did not go to Pakistan and felt proud of being a Hindustani Muslim.
Jammu and Kashmir: School students pray for those who lost their live in Uttarakhand glacier burst
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:55 am
Srinagar: Students of a school in Jammu on Monday offered prayers for those who lost their lives in the Uttarakhand glacier burst tragedy.
Govt will not pursue any action against Mahua Moitra over her Parliament remark on ex-CJI
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has decided not to pursue any action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra over her remarks in the Parliament on a former Chief Justice of India.
Karnataka's Rs 500 crore beef industry crippled after assembly passes anti-cow slaughter bill
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:49 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Hit by the anti-cow slaughter law passed by the Karnataka assembly, the beef sellers in Karnataka are struggling to keep their business afloat
GAIL develops Dobhi-Durgapur pipeline in Bengal at cost of Rs. 2400
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian public sector natural gas processor GAIL has developed the 348 km Dobhi-Durgapur natural gas pipeline at a cost of about Rs. 2400 crore, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Haldia recently.
UK and HIDCO honour COVID warriors with zero emission GoZero eBikes
Feb 10, 2021, at 03:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: British Deputy High Commission Kolkata, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (WBHIDCO) and GoZero Mobility UK came together to recognise the efforts of three COVID warriors for the service rendered by them during the pandemic.
Guidelines for regulation of OTT platforms to be implemented soon: Centre
Feb 10, 2021, at 03:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday informed that rules and guidelines related to the regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms are almost ready and will be implemented soon.
Won't allow NPR, NRC to be implemented in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee in Murshidabad
Feb 10, 2021, at 02:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her government won't allow the implementation of the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, while addressing a rally in the Murshidabad district.
Mamata Banerjee acted as barrier to Bengal's developmental activities: BJP chief JP Nadda
Feb 10, 2021, at 02:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Almost in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Speed-Breaker Didi" jibe in 2019, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagar Prakash Nadda on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for acting as a barrier to the development activities in poll-bound West Bengal.
“Sasikala will continue legal battle to regain control over AIADMK,” says TTV Dhinakaran
Feb 10, 2021, at 02:02 am
Chennai/UNI: V.K.Sasikala, former interim General Secretary of AIADMK and close aide of former Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha would continue her legal battle and engage in a democratic way to regain her control over the party said her nephew and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T.T.V.Dhinakaran on Tuesday.
Amit Shah refutes Adhir Ranjan's charge, says 'I didn't sit on Rabindranath Tagore's chair'
Feb 10, 2021, at 01:25 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amit Shah on Tuesday refuted the charge made by Congress Floor Leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury that the Union Home Minister had sat on the chair of poet Rabindranath Tagore during his recent visit to Visva Bharati University in West Bengal.
Feb 10, 2021, at 01:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After nine rounds of military talks of disengagement between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), People's Liberation Army (PLA) is reinforcing heavy military equipment in Tibet, said a Hindustan Times report.
India, Afghanistan sign MoU to construct Lalandar Dam
Feb 09, 2021, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi: A signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] for the construction of the Lalandar [Shatoot] Dam in Afghanistan took place over VTC on 9 February 2021, officials said.
3141 border bunkers coming up in Rajouri, 2636 completed: DC
Feb 09, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Srinagar: District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan on Saturday convened a meeting with the concerned officers of the PWD and RDD to review the progress on the construction of the border bunkers in the district.
All Waqf board records will be digitised by March 2022: Darakshan Andrabi
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Srinagar: Member of the Central Waqf Council and Chairperson of the Waqf Development Committee, UnionMinistry of Minority Affairs, Darakshan Andrabi Saturday said that all Waqf boards in the country wouldbe digitised by March 2022.
Jammu will be preferred tourist destination for religious, heritage tourism: LG Sinha
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday said that government is making concerted efforts to establish Jammu as a preferred tourist destination for religious and heritage tourism.
President Ashraf Ghani and Prime Minister Modi to attend virtual summit on Afghan dam project
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan President Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday hold a virtual summit regarding the Shahtoot dam project.