BREAKING: Bihar Polls to be held in three phases from Oct 28, results on Nov 10
Sep 25, 2020, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Bihar polls will be held in three phases from Oct 28 to Nov 7, announced the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday.
Drug Probe: Rakul Preet Singh appears before NCB
Sep 25, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian actor Rakul Preet Singh on Friday appeared before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as she has been summoned by the probe agency in connection with the drug angle related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Bihar Assembly Elections: Polling date to be announced today
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:23 pm
New Delhi: The Election Commission is expected to announce the polling date for the Bihar Assembly elections on Friday.
'Continuing its spurious narrative': India slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir issue at CICA meet
Sep 25, 2020, at 06:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan misused another forum by continuing its spurious narrative about India, stated India exercising its 'Right to Reply' at the virtual special ministerial meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures (CICA) in Asia.
PM Modi to virtually interact with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sept 26
Sep 25, 2020, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A virtual bilateral summit is scheduled to be held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sept 26, that will be hosted by India.
Cross-border terrorism key challenge for SAARC: Jaishankar
Sep 25, 2020, at 05:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Cross-border terrorism is one of the main challenges that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should eliminate to establish lasting peace and security in the region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
Sep 25, 2020, at 04:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday said the way forward to resolve the conflicts with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two countries, is to avoid misunderstandings and refrain from unilaterally changing the status quo.
15.42 lakh Indians repatriated so far through Vande Bharat Mission: MEA
Sep 25, 2020, at 04:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Minsitry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that 15.42 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission so far.
Manish Sisodia, hospitalised with Covid-19 infection, has dengue too
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who was admitted to hospital a day ago after having tested positive for Covid-19, also has dengue, officials said on Thursday.
Villagers helping Indian Army in their fight against China by providing supply
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:04 am
Ladakh: Indian villagers are daring to travel the difficult path of the Himalayas to reach the top and provide supplies to the Indian Army engaged in a standoff with Chinese troops in a bid to safeguard their village from coming under Chinese control, according to a report by The Guardian.
NIA raids 30 locations across Bengaluru in connection with last month's riots
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:52 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided 30 locations in connection with its investigation in riots that ravaged the Karnataka capital last month, said media reports.
No Durga Puja carnival in Kolkata due to Covid-19 this year: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:22 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said people of her state will have to give the Durga Puja carnival a miss this year, owing to the Covid-19 situation.
Delhi recovered from second wave of Covid-19 early September: Kejriwal
Sep 25, 2020, at 01:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the capital has overcome the second wave of Covid-19 early September when cases crossed 4,000 every day.
Gunmen kill advocate in Srinagar's outskirts
Sep 25, 2020, at 01:23 am
Srinagar/UNI: Unidentified gunmen shot dead an advocate in the outskirts of Srinagar on Thursday evening, official sources said.
Bombay HC adjourns Rhea Chakraborty's bail plea till Sept 29
Sep 25, 2020, at 12:20 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the bail plea of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty, who have been arrested in connection with the drug angle related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, till Sept 29, media reports said.
Farmers hit streets, call for bandh protesting against India's new farm bills
Sep 24, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Chandigarh/Amritsar/IBNS: Several farmers' organisations called for a nationwide bandh (strike) on Sept 25 as the protests against the two new farm bills- passed by the Narendra Modi government earlier this week- intensified in Punjab, Haryana and other parts of the South Asian country on Thursday, media reports said.
Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan fly back to Mumbai, a day after NCB summon
Sep 24, 2020, at 09:39 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Deepika Padukone and Sara Ali Khan have flown back to Mumbai from Goa a day after they were summoned by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the widening drug probe related to the unnatural death of Sushant Singh Rajput, said media reports.
Delhi Riots: Congress' Salman Khurshid named in chargesheet
Sep 24, 2020, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been named in the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in the case related to riots which took place in the national capital earlier this year, media reports said.
Not received NCB summons, says Rakul Preet Singh in Drug Probe
Sep 24, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian actor Rakul Preet Singh has denied receiving any summons from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with the drug probe initiated with the WhatsApp messages retrieved from the phone of Rhea Chakraborty, who is the prime accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
Second accused in rifle snatching case arrested in Kashmir's Pulwama
Sep 24, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police claimed to have arrested a second accused in a rifle snatching case from a guard of Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JKB) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama last week, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Kashmir: One killed, two injured in Kupwara road accident
Sep 24, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Srinagar/UNI: One person was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Thursday, official sources said.
NIA conduct raid in Srinagar in case related to former Dy SP Davinder Singh
Sep 24, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted raid in Srinagar outskirts in connection with former Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) Davinder Singh, who was arrested in January while helping two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), including a top commander, pass the security checks.
Militants injure CRPF jawan in central Kashmir
Sep 24, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was critically wounded on Thursday morning by militants in the central Kashmir district of Budgam, where a Block Development Council (BDC) chairman was shot dead by gunmen last night.
Kashmir: Militant killed in Pulwama encounter, operation continues
Sep 24, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed by security forces in an encounter during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Thursday, a police spokesman said.
President should return farm bills passed unconstitutionally: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Sep 24, 2020, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS Amid ongoing protests and Parliament boycott by the Oppositions over the Farm Bills passed by the Narendra Modi government, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap faces rape charge after actress files complaint
Sep 24, 2020, at 04:59 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Mumbai Police have registered a rape case against Anurag Kashyap based on the complaint of an actress who had accused the filmmaker of forcing himself on her in a tweet on Saturday.
BSF seizes 118 cattles along Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya
Sep 24, 2020, at 04:22 am
Shillong/IBNS: With the easing of lockdown, the state of Meghalaya witnessed a sharp increase in cattle smuggling through the porous Bangladesh border which is reflected in the seizures made by alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops during past few days despite harsh weather condition and the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic.
Junior Railway Minister Suresh Angadi dies of Covid-19
Sep 24, 2020, at 04:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Junior Railway Minister Suresh Angadi passed away on Wednesday night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. The 65-year-old minister was undergoing treatment for Novel Coronavirus.
Focus on testing, tracing, treatment: PM Modi urges CMs of seven states
Sep 24, 2020, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with Chief Ministers of seven states via video conferencing where he emphasized the need to increase focus on "effective testing, tracing, treatment and surveillance" to bring the coronavirus outbreak in the country under control.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt launches ISD scheme to boost establishment of sheep, goat units
Sep 24, 2020, at 02:07 am
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday launched Integrated Sheep Development (ISD) scheme 2020-21 to promote the establishment of sheep and goat units in the Union Territory with the formal announcement of a dedicated allocation of Rs 10 crore under CAPEX for the establishment of these units.