SC slams WB Police for summoning Delhi resident who criticised Mamata govt on Facebook over lockdown
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has slammed the West Bengal Police for summoning a Delhi resident, who had criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in a Facebook post over the enforcement of anti-Covid-19 lockdown, media reports said.
Will help other countries in enhancing storage capacities for Covid-19 vaccine delivery: India
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday announced that India will help all the countries in enhancing their cold chain and storage capacities for the delivery of vaccines to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vande Bharat Mission crosses 2 million mark: India
Oct 30, 2020, at 02:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As on Thursday, 20.55 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission viz. Air India, private and foreign carriers, chartered flights, naval ships and land border crossings, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
Mehbooba Mufti trying to create unrest, arrest her: J&K BJP unit
Oct 30, 2020, at 01:34 am
Srinagar/UNI: Alleging that former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was trying to create an atmosphere for another unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in the valley demanded her arrest on Thursday.
Pakistani Minister admits Pulwama attack on Indian soldiers, later changes tack
Oct 30, 2020, at 12:22 am
Islamabad/New Delhi/IBNS: Embarrassing his Prime Minister Imran Khan, who tries to internationalise the Jammu and Kashmir issue, a Pakistani Minister on Thursday admitted the country's attack on Indian soldiers in Pulwama in 2019, only to change tack following an uproar in the assembly.
Oct 29, 2020, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee administration over the law and order situation in the eastern state as he went to Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Jammu and Kashmir: Army, police bust terror hideout in Poonch
Oct 29, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Srinagar: The police and the army conducted a joint operation on Wednesday when they busted a terrorist hideout in Kalaban forest area of Mendhar Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Fully geared up to meet challenges of winter: J&K Admin
Oct 29, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Srinagar: An online webinar on winter weather patterns, experiences and initiative for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh was organized by Institution of Engineers India, JK State Centre, Srinagar and National Institute of Disaster Management, in collaboration with Divisional Administration Kashmir and Divisional Administration Ladakh.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Sinha inaugurates Water Sports Centre at Nehru Park
Oct 29, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday inaugurated Water Sports Centre under PMDP scheme at Nehru Park, Dal Lake.
Mayawati ready to support BJP to defeat former ally SP
Oct 29, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: In a new political development in Uttar Pradesh, which steers the national politics, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday said her outfit will even back the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to defeat its former ally Samajwadi Party (SP).
Former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel, infected with Covid-19, passes away at 92
Oct 29, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Gandhinagar/IBNS: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel, who had tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, passed away on Thursday, media reports said.
French teacher beheading: India 'deplores' personal attacks on Emmanuel Macron
Oct 29, 2020, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has deplored the personal attacks on French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been accused of Islamophobia by several Muslim nations for his actions in the aftermath of the killing of a French teacher, who was beheaded for showing a caricature of founder of Islam Prophet Muhammad to his students.
West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar to meet Amit Shah today
Oct 29, 2020, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Governor of poll-bound West Bengal, will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital Delhi on Thursday.
Karan Johar's Dharma Production asked to apologise for littering in Goa
Oct 29, 2020, at 07:49 am
Panaji/IBNS: The Goa government on Wednesday asked filmmaker Karan Johar's Dharma Productions to apologise for littering at a village in the state, or pay a fine, said media reports.
BJP appoints Vanathi Srinivasan as party's Mahila Morcha chief
Oct 29, 2020, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed Vanathi Srinivasan as party's women's wing chief.
Rhea Chakraborty's FIR against Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters 'vitiated': CBI
Oct 29, 2020, at 06:03 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The CBI on Wednesday opposed the FIR filed against Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters on Rhea Chakraborty's complaint terming it "vitiated and bad in law" in the High Court, said media reports.
JEE (Mains) topper in Assam arrested for allegedly using proxy in exam
Oct 29, 2020, at 06:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The topper of the Joint Entrance Exam (Mains) in Assam, his father and three others have been arrested for allegedly using a proxy to write the engineering entrance test papers on behalf of the candidate, the Guwahati Police informed on Wednesday.
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for Covid-19
Oct 29, 2020, at 05:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday informed that she has tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.
ED arrests suspended IAS officer in Kerala gold smuggling case
Oct 29, 2020, at 05:12 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the gold smuggling case.
55 pc voting recorded in the first phase of Assembly polls in 71 constituencies of Bihar concludes
Oct 29, 2020, at 04:54 am
Patna/IBNS/UNI: Polling in the seventy-one assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase ended on Wednesday peacefully without any major incident or EVM glitch.
No international passenger flights till Nov 30 : DGCA
Oct 29, 2020, at 02:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The international scheduled commercial passenger flights will continue to remain suspended till November 30 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said today.
Twitter's defence on geotagging Leh in China 'inadequate': Parliament panel
Oct 29, 2020, at 01:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The parliamentary Joint Committee examining the Personal Data Protection Bill has said Twitter's explanation on showing Ladakh as a part of China is inadequate, amounting to criminal offence, said media reports.
Shun path of terrorism and surrender: Lieutenant General BS Raju urges youth in J&K
Oct 28, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant General BS Raju of General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps has urged youth of Jammu and Kashmir to shun the path of terrorism and surrender.
Militants now willing to lay down arms, says Kashmir range IGP
Oct 28, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Describing the surrender of militants even during live encounter as a welcome trend, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar on Wednesday said this year eight ultras laid down their arms and ammunition, including five this month.
Terror funding case: NIA raids multiple locations across Kashmir, Bengaluru
Oct 28, 2020, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids at ten locations in Kashmir and one in Bengaluru, including the premises of Non Government Organisations (NGOs) and Trusts, in connection with a terror funding investigation.
Jammu and Kashmir encounter: Two Jaish militants killed
Oct 28, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants, including a foreigner, were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on Tuesday night in the central Kashmir district of Badgam, official sources said on Wednesday.
Assam: Oil tanker breaks bridge railings, falls into Brahmaputra river, 1 killed
Oct 28, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: One person was killed and another injured after an oil tanker fell into river Brahmaputra by smashing through a bridge railings in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Wednesday.
Man injured in wild bear attack in Manipur’s Chandel district
Oct 28, 2020, at 08:51 pm
Imphal/IBNS: A man was injured after a wild bear attacked him in Manipur’s Chandel district.
Vigilance Awareness week initiated by BSF Guwahati Frontier
Oct 28, 2020, at 08:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier has initiated a week-long Vigilance Awareness Week at Patgaon, Guwahati and all its Units/Sectors under command from October 27 to November 2, on the direction of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) New Delhi.
Assam CM Sonowal holds meeting with education and health officials on school reopening
Oct 28, 2020, at 08:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with the officials of education, health etc. departments at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on reopening of schools, which have been closed for more than seven months due to COVID-19 pandemic.