PM Modi holds meeting to review India's Covid vaccination strategy
Nov 21, 2020, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top officials including those from the centre's think-tank NITI Aayog on India's strategy for developing a COVID-19 vaccine and the way forward.
Delhi riots: Umar Khalid's judicial custody extended till Nov 23
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Friday extended the judicial custody of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in connection with cases related to north east Delhi riots that broke out in February this year, said media reports.
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:23 am
New Delhi/Kathmandu/IBNS: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will meet Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli on November 26 as scheduled earlier during his two-day visit to the Himalayan nation to strengthen people-to-people cooperation between the two neighbours, said a media report.
After Kapil Sibal's remarks, Sonia Gandhi names 4 'dissenters' as members to key panels
Nov 21, 2020, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Kapil Sibal made remarks raising doubts on the leadership of Congress following the party's debacle in the recently held Bihar elections, president Sonia Gandhi has included four members of the 'dissenting camp' in three committees set up to keep her informed on matters relating to national security, foreign affairs and the economy.
67th All India Cooperative week concludes in Shillong
Nov 21, 2020, at 02:07 am
Shillong/IBNS: The week-long celebration of the 67th All India Cooperative Week culminated on Friday at Yojana Bhavan, Main Secretariat in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong.
Nov 21, 2020, at 01:53 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra government is mulling temporary suspension of trains and flights from Delhi in view of the spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital, said media reports.
Congress urges postponement of local body elections in Arunachal
Nov 21, 2020, at 01:49 am
Itanagar/UNI: Opposition Congress in Arunachal Pradesh which has been vehemently opposing State Election Commission's (SEC) decision to hold the Panchayat and Municipal polls simultaneously on Dec 22 amid Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday urged the Commission for postponement of the same till the arrival of the vaccine.
Article 370 is not sub judice, no power on Earth can bring it back: BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Claiming that the matter involving revocation of Article 370 is not sub judice, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday said that no power on earth can bring it back.
Jammu and Kashmir: DG BSF flags off special cycle expedition
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:21 pm
Srinagar: Rakesh Asthana, Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), recently flagged off a special cycle expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
PM Narendra Modi, his Bhutanese counterpart launch RuPay Phase 2 in Bhutan
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering on Friday virtually launched Phase-2 of the RuPay card allowing Bhutanese card holders access to RuPay network in India.
Virtual Meet: Outreach programme connects international buyers with J&K saffron producers
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: The Consulate General of India, New York in association with the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO) and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) recently organized a virtual conference to connect international buyers with saffron buyers of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, IED found near mosque in Kulgam defused
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Friday averted a major tragedy when they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted near a mosque in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, official sources said.
Two Mizoram districts awarded Swachhata Puraskar
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Aizawl/IBNS : Among 20 districts selected from across the country, two districts from Mizoram named Kolasib and Serchhip were awarded Swachhata Puraskar award in the function organized to observe World Toilet Day 2020 by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti on Thursday.
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Congress party is now playing very dirty politics in the country from Jammu & Kashmir to Assam and it has now become a big threat to the nation.
COVID-19: Haryana closes all schools till Nov 30
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana government on Friday announced closure of all government and private schools in the state till November 30 as dozens of students in some schools were found infected with Covid-19.
Assam Rifles officials conduct COVID-19 awareness camp in Nagaland’s Peren
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Kohima/IBNS: Jalukie Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) recently conducted a COVID-19 awareness campaign at Old Chalkot village in Nagaland’s Peren district.
Centre declares roads connecting Majuli as National Highway
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Guwahati/IBNS : The centre has declared the roads connecting the existing National Highway-715 near Jorhat with Kamalabari Ghat in Majuli in Assam as National Highways (NH) 715K under National Highways Act, 1956.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij becomes first volunteer of Covaxin third phase trial
Nov 20, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday became the first volunteer for the third phase trial of potential Covaxin vaccine against COVID-19 as he was administered the dose at Civil Hospital, Ambala.
Nov 20, 2020, at 09:18 pm
Srinagar: Indian security forces have gunned down four terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group during a gunfight near Nagrota town in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Mayawati receives jolt as prominent BSP faces join SP in Etawah
Nov 20, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Etawah/UNI: In what may have come as a shocker, many leaders of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have recently joined the Samajwadi Party as fresh trouble for party honcho Mayawati.
Kashmir: Militants escape after brief encounter in Pulwama
Nov 20, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces called off Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) as militants escaped after a brief encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said on Friday.
Forward Bloc objects to Congress' initiative for alliance with Leftists
Nov 20, 2020, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The possibility of a 'Third Front' comprising the Congress and the Left Front eyeing the Bengal Assembly elections has received a jolt with the Forward Bloc (FB) objecting to forming any such alliance.
Prez Ram Nath Kovind urges people to celebrate Chhath puja with caution
Nov 20, 2020, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted the people on the occasion of Chhath Puja and urged them to take a pledge to conserve nature and celebrate the festival keeping Covid-19 pandemic in mind.
Uttar Pradesh: Road mishap leaves 14 killed in Pratapgarh
Nov 20, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Pratapgarh: A road mishap in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh area on Thursday left 14 people, including six children, dead, media reports said on Friday.
30.90 lakhs Indians repatriated through Vande Bharat Mission so far: MEA
Nov 20, 2020, at 05:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Phase 8 of Vande Bharat Mission, which was made operational from Nov 1, repatriated 30.90 lakhs Indians so far through different modes, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
India lodges protest against Pakistan’s 'continued support to cross border terrorism'
Nov 20, 2020, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday said it strongly protested Pakistan’s "continued support to cross border terrorist infiltration into India."
Vijay Mallya's extradition stalled due to 'confidential legal issue': India
Nov 20, 2020, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya's extradition to India is being stalled due to "confidential legal issue", the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
Sarbanada Sonowal inaugurates World Heritage Week in Assam's Sivasagar
Nov 20, 2020, at 04:49 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that historical monuments and antiquities are the symbols of the art, culture and people of a state.
Assam: Bodoland People’s Front MP, one sitting MLA to join BJP on Nov 22
Nov 20, 2020, at 04:43 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The lone MP of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) and one of its sitting MLA are all set to join BJP.
Nov 20, 2020, at 04:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for global investment in India claiming that the country has a wide range of opportunities in mobility and innovation sectors among others while addressing the Bloomberg New Economic Forum.