BMC urges Bombay High Court to dismiss Kangana Ranaut's plea for compensation with costs
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC, the civic body of Mumbai, has told the Bombay High Court that it would be an abuse of the process of law to entertain actor Kangana Ranaut’s plea for Rs 2 crores compensation against the demolition of her Pali Hill property by the Mumbai civic body, said media reports.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces to make country's biggest film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:39 am
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced to build the “biggest” film city of the nation in Gautam Buddh Nagar region.
Pakistan: Daughter of gurdwara granthi abducted, converted to Islam
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:22 am
Islamabad: A minor Sikh girl has been allegedly kidnapped and then converted to Islam in Pakistan, highlighting yet another instance of minority persecution in the south Asian nation.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury concerned over his constituency’s links with terror outfit
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:18 am
Kolkata/UNI: Hours after NIA officials arrested nine terrorists associated with Pakistan-sponsored module of terror group Al-Qaeda, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday expressed grave concern over his constituency’s links with the terror outfit.
Monsoon Session: Three bills related to Labour reforms introduced in Lok Sabha
Sep 19, 2020, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Government on Saturday introduced three Bills -- The Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020; The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and The Code On Social Security, 2020 in Lok Sabha on Saturday.
Assam Rifles assists villagers to repair road in Nagaland’s Peren district
Sep 19, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Kohima/IBNS: Assam Rifles extended their support to local villagers in Nagaland’s Peren district to repair a road.
Jammu And Kashmir: Another youth rescued before joining militancy in Pulwama
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Another youth was rescued before he could join militancy in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police Spokesperson said on Saturday.
Police arrest BJP leader for firing at a youth in Assam's Charaideo district
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have arrested a local BJP leader who allegedly shot at a youth in Assam’s Charaideo district.
Villagers thrash a man for raping a widow in Assam’s Nagaon district
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Guwahati: A group of villagers thrashed a man after he allegedly raped a widow in Assam’s Nagaon district.
RS passes Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha on Saturday passed a law providing for upto five years in jail for those attacking doctors and healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duties.
50 pc discount in water, electricity bills for one year in economic package announced by J&K LG
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:59 pm
Sri Nagar/IBNS: In a major relief to the Covid-hit business sector of Jammu Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday announced a package of Rs 1,350 crore, covering small and medium enterprises, tourism industry, among other sectors.
Chinese woman, Nepalese associate held for paying Indian journalist for sensitive data
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Chinese woman and her Nepalese associate were arrested on Saturday for paying money to a freelance Indian journalist for passing sensitive Defence-related information to Chinese intelligence.
Jammu And Kashmir: Two OGWs of HM, Al-Badr militant outfits arrested in Pulwama
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces in separate operations arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Awantipora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Teenager drowns in Dal Lake in Srinagar
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A teenager died of drowning in the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday, official sources said.
Ex-minister detained by security personnel at Bengaluru Airport
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Bengaluru: The security personnel of the Kempegowda International Airport, had detained former minister Anand Asnotikar, for allegedly carrying a gun in his cabin bag on Saturday.
Sep 19, 2020, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a supplementary charge sheet in the in the Rs 3,727 crore AugustaWestland scam against 15 accused, including key middlemen Christian Michel James and Rajiv Saxena, said media reports on Saturday.
Karnataka drug scandal: Santosh, Akul, Yuvraj appear before CCB
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Actor Santosh Kumar, Kannada anchor Akul Balaji and former Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) corporator Yuvraj R V appeared before the CCB officials on Saturday in connection with the Karnataka drug scandal.
Kashmir: Suspected militants snatch rifle from bank guard in Pulwama
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Suspected militants on Saturday snatched a 12-bore rifle from a guard of Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JKB) branch in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said.
Kashmir: Three armed Lashkar terrorists arrested in Rajouri
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security agencies on Saturday arrested three heavily armed terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
NIA officials arrest 9 Al-Qaeda operatives from West Bengal, Kerala
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:58 pm
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials have arrested nine Al Qaeda terrorists while conducting multiple raids in Kerala’s Ernakulam and West Bengal’s Murshidabad regions.
Army starts disciplinary action against soldiers accused in controversial J&K encounter
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:42 am
Sri Nagar/IBNS: The Indian Army has started disciplinary proceedings under Army Act against the soldiers who were found to exceed powers vested under Armed Forces Special Power Act or AFSPA and acted in contravention of the "Do's and Don'ts of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) approved by the Supreme Court", said an NDTV report.
Locals in Jammu and Kashmir claim communal harmony prevails in the state now
Sep 19, 2020, at 05:17 am
Srinagar: A strong sense of communal harmony and brotherhood prevails in Jammu and Kashmir now, locals said.
China should strictly respect the Line of Actual Control: MEA
Sep 19, 2020, at 04:59 am
New Delhi: India on Thursday said China should strictly respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and “not make further attempts to unilaterally change status quo”.
'In worst possible taste': Shashi Tharoor slams Anurag Thakur's remark on Nehru-Gandhi
Sep 19, 2020, at 04:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur’s comment in the Parliament on the Nehru-Gandhi family and said the speech was delivered in the 'worst possible taste'.
Pakistan has not fulfilled obligations related to ICJ judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: MEA
Sep 19, 2020, at 04:17 am
New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday said Islamabad has failed to fulfill its obligations on the implementation of the ICJ judgment in letter and spirit in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
New Delhi-Beijing conflict: Indian Navy tracks Chinese research vessel in Indian Ocean
Sep 19, 2020, at 03:57 am
New Delhi: Indian Navy warships constantly tracked a Chinese research vessel which entered the Indian Ocean Region last month, an episode which may further trigger the already tense ties between the two nations, media reports said.
India rejects Pakistan’s obsession with territorial aggrandisement: Minister
Sep 19, 2020, at 03:51 am
New Delhi: India on Thursday once again reacted to the new map of the country unveiled by Pakistan and said Islamabad should desist from laying untenable claims to Indian territories.
Sep 19, 2020, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said India wants to maintain normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan.
Covid-19: Haryana issues new guidelines to strengthen home isolation care of patients
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:46 am
Laying emphasis on the significance of improvement of home isolation of COVID-19 patients, Arora said that around 60 to 70 per cent of the corona infected persons are in home isolation thus we need to augment the home isolation policy so that the patients are provided appropriate care and treatment.
German woman found dead in her South Goa flat
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:17 am
Panaji/IBNS: A German woman was found dead in her flat at Canacona in South Goa by her daughter who flew down to Goa to check her mother’s wellbeing after her calls went unanswered over the past few weeks, media reports said.