RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das tests COVID-19 positive
Oct 26, 2020, at 12:24 am
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Installation of Smart Meters in Jammu, Srinagar to begin by Nov 15
Oct 26, 2020, at 12:18 am
Srinagar/UNI: The installation of Smart Meters would commence from November 15 in Jammu and Srinagar, Project Implementing Agency (PIA), RECPDCL said on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Gulmarg receives snowfall
Oct 25, 2020, at 11:55 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The world famous ski resort of Gulmarg and other upper reaches in the Kashmir valley experienced snowfall Sunday afternoon resulting in more chill forcing people to wear warms cloth.
Vijaya Dashami Rally: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat targets China
Oct 25, 2020, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday addressed the group's Vijaya Dasami rally where he said India needs to grow bigger than China in terms of power and scope.
Want Indo-China border tension to end: Rajnath Singh after 'Shastra Puja'
Oct 25, 2020, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India wants peace along the border with China but also assured countrymen that Indian soldiers won't let anyone take away an inch of land.
Light a lamp for soldiers during festive times: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
Oct 25, 2020, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed his monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat' where he said that India firmly stands with the soldiers and security forces while urging countrymen to light a lamp for them amid celebrations of festivals during the pandemic.
Security forces seize huge quantity of liquor in Nagaland
Oct 25, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As part of the ongoing crackdown by security forces to prevent illegal activities in Nagaland, security forces have seized IMFL in Gen A Orchid Colony in Wokha.
Not how you talk about friends: Joe Biden slams Donald Trump for calling India 'filthy'
Oct 25, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Washington/IBNS: White House challenger Joe Biden has slammed President Donald Trump for calling India 'filthy' just days before the US presidential elections.
Broadcasters' body slams unethical reporting; urges govt to withdraw CBI probe in TRP scam
Oct 25, 2020, at 07:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Broadcasters' Association (NBA) has expressed serious concern at the open-ended FIR registered by the UP police against the media for alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation and urged the government to immediately withdraw the case referred to CBI.
Death toll in fireworks factory explosion rises to 7
Oct 25, 2020, at 06:03 am
Madurai/UNI: The death toll in an explosion at a private fireworks factory in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district rose to seven with two more workers succumbing to burn injuries at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) here on Saturday.
Oct 25, 2020, at 04:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Jammu Kashmir's special status under Article 370 of the constitution will not be restored, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Saturday, directly negating People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti's call for a fresh push on the matter amid the coming together of regional parties of the state under Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
Oct 25, 2020, at 02:47 am
New Delhi/UNI: Hitting out at the BJP for attacking him and the Congress on the incident of rape in Hoshiarpur in Punjab, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that unlike the government of Uttar Pradesh, governments in Rajasthan and Punjab did not deny the rape incidents nor did they block the course of justice.
Oct 25, 2020, at 02:05 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which is the formation of all major regional parties of Jammu and Kashmir, aiming to restore its former status and power, will use the flag of the erstwhile state, said media reports.
BSF Guwahati Frontier apprehend one Bangladeshi smuggler and rescue 34 cattle heads
Oct 25, 2020, at 12:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier apprehended one Bangladeshi cattle smuggler and rescued 34 cattle heads from the bordering areas of Districts Coochbehar (West Bengal), Dhubri and South Salmara (Assam) on Friday night.
Oct 24, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party President Mir Junaid has lashed out at the local newspapers that did not report the events that took place in Srinagar on Oct 22 to mark the 'Black Day' of Pakistan's brutal invasion of Kashmir on this day in 1947.
India continues to maintain active cases below 7 lakh for the second day
Oct 24, 2020, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi: India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. The active cases are less than 7 lakh for the second consecutive day and stand at 6,80,680.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates three key projects in Gujarat
Oct 24, 2020, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 3 key projects in Gujarat on Saturday through video conferencing.
Jal Shakti Ministry reviews progress of implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in J&K
Oct 24, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Srinagar: Children are the future of every nation and to provide safe water and improved hygiene is essential for their growth and holistic development.
Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis tests Covid-19 positive, in isolation
Oct 24, 2020, at 08:32 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Sopore
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Baramulla/UNI: The security forces on Saturday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, official sources said.
Weeks after Nabanna Abhiyan, West Bengal BJP dissolves BJYM district committees
Oct 24, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a surprising move with months to go for the state polls, the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday dissolved all its Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district committees and its respective presidents till further notice.
NSCN (K-Nikki) cadre nabbed in Kohima
Oct 24, 2020, at 06:54 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The security forces in a joint operation with Police have apprehended a cadre of NSCN (K-Nikki) near 2K Hotel, Officer Colony, Kohima in Nagaland.
Just like his father, Chirag Paswan says he won't leave PM Modi's side till last breath
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:30 am
Patna/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday said he would not send Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to jail but he would have the irregularities in the "Saat Nishchay" scheme investigated and anyone guilty would be sent to jail even if it is Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Will set record straight, Amazon says after refusing to appear before parliamentary committee
Oct 24, 2020, at 05:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after it was reported that Amazon had refused to appear before a joint parliamentary committee looking into the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, the e-commerce giant released a statement on Friday evening claiming that its position "may have been misconstrued" and that it would work with the committee to "set the record straight".
Oct 24, 2020, at 04:52 am
Chennai/New Delhi/PatnaIBNS: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Friday slammed BJP and its ally AIADMK for promising free Covid-19 vaccine in its Bihar election manifesto and a similar promise made by the latter in Tamil Nadu, said media reports. Others in the opposition, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena laeder Sanjay Raut, also came down heavily on BJP's assurance of "free-vaccine".
Manipur: CBI registers case against a senior accountant in disproportionate assets case
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:22 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a Senior Accountant, working in the office of Accountant General, Imphal in Manipur for possession of alleged disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 58,75,321.
13 persons lost lives due to road accidents in Goa in Sept 2020: Report
Oct 24, 2020, at 01:46 am
Panaji/UNI: As many as 13 people lost their lives in different road accidents in September this year in Goa.
'Look at India. The air is filthy': Trump shifts blame on climate change in presidential debate
Oct 24, 2020, at 01:32 am
Washington/New Delhi/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump called out India, China and Russia for pumping "filthy" air in the environment while taking on Democrat rival Joe Biden's, attacking him for his views on tackling climate change and defending his own walk out from the Paris accord.
Protest against Pakistani aggression: Black Day observed in different cities across the globe
Oct 24, 2020, at 12:06 am
New Delhi: Black Day was observed in different parts of the world on Thursday.
Shergarhi Complex to be turned into cultural centre: LG Manoj Sinha
Oct 24, 2020, at 12:03 am
Srinagar: Speaking during an event at SKICC, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced that the Shergarhi Complex in Srinagar would be turned into a cultural centre.