Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, India retaliates
Feb 02, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Tuesday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Nursery admissions to start soon in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 02, 2021, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Admission process for nursery will start soon in the National Capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday.
Former Trinamool Congress MLA Dipak Haldar joins BJP
Feb 02, 2021, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Trinamool Congress MLA from Diamond Harbour Dipak Haldar on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a day after deserting the ruling outfit.
Death of soldier at LoC in Uri ‘non-operational in nature’, circumstances being probed: Indian Army
Feb 02, 2021, at 08:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that the death of a soldier at a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in border town of Uri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla was ‘non-operational in nature’, the Army said that it is investigating the circumstances in which the jawan died.
Parliament: Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid Oppn ruckus over farm laws
Feb 02, 2021, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday were finally adjourned for the day after the Opposition disrupted the business demanding an immediate discussion on the farmers' protest over the new farm laws.
Gandhiji was a human who learnt from failures and mistakes, says great grandson on martyrdom day
Feb 02, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Mahatma Gandhi’s great grandson, Tushar Arun Gandhi, said the Father of the Nation had made mistakes and met with failures and then learnt from them.
Farmers' Protest: Police place barricades, concertina wires at Delhi borders, Opposition slams govt
Feb 02, 2021, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Intensifying the tussle between the farmers and the Narendra Modi government over new farm laws, the Delhi Police on Tuesday placed barricades, concertina wires at the protesting sites along the border of the national capital, drawing sharp criticisms from opposition leaders.
Maharashtra: 12 children administered sanitiser drops instead of polio vaccine
Feb 02, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In a bizarre incident, 12 children below the age of five were administered sanitiser drops instead of polio vaccine in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Monday, media reports said.
Border issue with India won't be linked with bilateral ties, says Chinese official
Feb 02, 2021, at 04:43 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said Beijing will not link the border issue with India with the growth of overall ties with New Delhi.
Israel PM Netanyahu speaks to PM Modi days after minor blast outside embassy in Delhi
Feb 02, 2021, at 05:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for his "government's efforts to safeguard Israeli representatives" after a minor blast occurred outside the country's embassy in the national capital last week.
WB: Diamond Harbour TMC MLA Dipak Haldar resigns from party
Feb 02, 2021, at 04:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two months ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Diamond Harbour constituency, Dipak Haldar, on Monday resigned from the party, alleging that it did not allow him to work for people. He thus joined a long list of TMC leaders who left the party in the poll-bound state.
Farmer leaders call for countrywide 'chhakka jam' protest to block traffic on Saturday
Feb 02, 2021, at 04:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Farmers protesting against the Centre's three contentious agriculture laws have called for a "chhakka jam" protest across the country on Saturday.
Politics has given me opportunity to carry out meaningful work in life: Parliamentarian Manoj Tiwari
Feb 02, 2021, at 02:24 am
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Singer-politician-parliamentarian-actor and icon of Bhojpuri cinema, Manoj Tiwari, feels it is politics that has enabled him to carry out meaningful work in life.
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Sarbananda Sonowal hails Union Budget as development oriented\
Feb 02, 2021, at 01:44 am
Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday described the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as pragmatic, people-friendly and development-oriented.
Union Budget let down like never before: Congress
Feb 02, 2021, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian National Congress (INC) reacted sharply to the Union Budget and slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her \ address, saying that the budget was a let down like never before.
Pakistani wives of ex-Kashmiri militants protest in Srinagar, demand travel document
Feb 01, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Pakistani wives of surrendered Kashmiri militants, who came here under J&K government’s rehabilitation policy via Nepal, on Monday protested in the summer capital, Srinagar, demanding travel document so that they can go back to their home country or deportation.
Indian PM Narendra Modi praises Union Budget
Feb 01, 2021, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Budget this year has a feel of reality and confidence of development and showcases India’s self-belief.
Feb 01, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi: Inclusive development for Aspirational India is one of the pillars on which the Union Budget 2021-22 stands and provide the guiding light for the government to put forth proposals for unorganized workforce especially the migrant workers and labourers.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman hails Team India's historic win in Australia during budget speech
Feb 01, 2021, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday hailed Indian cricket team’s magnificent victory over Australia in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, saying that it epitomises the country's ''unsuppressed thirst to succeed''.
LT GEN CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff
Feb 01, 2021, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi: Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on Feb 1.
Budget will bring several positive changes: Narendra Modi
Feb 01, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday appreciated the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said it has the vision of self-reliance and features every section of the society.
Myanmar crisis: India expresses concern
Feb 01, 2021, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: India on Monday voiced concern over the political situation in Myanmar and said the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld in the country.
Several injured as BJP, TMC supporters clash in Howrah following Amit Shah's Dumurjola virtual rally
Feb 01, 2021, at 03:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least four activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were seriously injured as a clash erupted between the supporters of BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) at Bankra area in Kolkata's neighbouring Howrah city on Sunday evening, hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah's virtual rally at Dumurjola ground, reports said.
Indian Army evacuates five people who were stuck in heavy snow in Sikkim
Feb 01, 2021, at 03:01 am
Guwahati: Indian Army evacuated five people who were stuck in heavy snow in Sikkim.
Indian Army-Meyors celebrate Lha Chhuth festival in Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 01, 2021, at 02:53 am
Guwahati: Troops of Indian Army deployed in Lohit Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, the Eastern most valley of India, celebrated “Lha Chhuth” festival together with the Meyor Tribe on Sunday.
PM Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal on Feb 7
Feb 01, 2021, at 01:27 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on Feb 7, just months ahead of the high-voltage Assembly polls in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three militants aides held, arms and ammunition recovered in Budgam
Feb 01, 2021, at 12:53 am
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested three militant associates’ alongwith arms and ammunition, including two hand grenades and four detonators, in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Jan 31, 2021, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday told a rally in Howrah that the central health scheme Ayushman Bharat will be implemented immediately after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state, as speakers, mostly those who joined the saffron outfit from Trinamool Congress, vowed to take on Mamata Banerjee and make her completely supporter-less by the time polls were held.
Pakistan-sponsored elements and Khalistan sympathisers actively involved in farmers' protest: Report
Jan 31, 2021, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi: The involvement of rogue elements sponsored by Pakistan and so-called sympathisers of the Khalistan movement became evident from the recent violence on the Republic Day in Delhi during farmers' tractor protest rally,media reports said.
Centre allows 100 pct occupancy in theatres from Feb 1
Jan 31, 2021, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has allowed 100 per cent occupancy in cinema halls from Monday in its fresh guidelines released as a part of relaxing restrictions of the coronavirus lockdown.