Taj Mahal and Agra Fort to reopen from Sept 21
Sep 08, 2020, at 05:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The iconic Taj Mahal and Agra Fort will reopen for tourists from Sept 21, District Magistrate of Agra Prabhu N Singh announced on Monday.
Ex-ICICI Bank CEO's husband Deepak Kochhar arrested in money laundering case
Sep 08, 2020, at 05:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested businessman Deepak Kochhar, who is the husband of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, in connection with an alleged money laundering deal between the bank and Videocon Group.
Supertanker MT New Diamond catches fire again: Indian Navy
Sep 08, 2020, at 03:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A second fire broke out on the fully loaded supertanker MT New Diamond, that was ablaze just a few days ago off the coast of Sri Lanka, the Indian Navy said on Monday.
Do not have details of any message from Indian Army to PLA about five missing Arunachal youth: China
Sep 08, 2020, at 01:32 am
New Delhi/UNI: China on Monday said that it does not have any details about any message by the Indian Army to the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) about five missing youths who had been abducted by PLA from Arunachal Pradesh on Sept 4.
Rhea Chakraborty files police complaint against Sushant Singh's sister over forged prescription
Sep 08, 2020, at 01:06 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Rhea Chakraborty has lodged a police complaint against Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh in connection with a bogus medical prescription allegedly to help the actor buy anxiety medication that cannot be prescribed by a doctor electronically, said media reports.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu suggests inclusion of milk in mid-day meal scheme
Sep 07, 2020, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday suggested that milk could be given either as part of breakfast or the mid-day meal in order to improve the nutritional levels of children.
West Bengal: BJP women's wing worker shot at, TMC accused
Sep 07, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A worker of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s women's wing was shot at in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday.
As COVID-19 lockdown eases Lucknow Metro resumes operation
Sep 07, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Lucknow metro resumed operations from Monday.
SBI's plan to implement VRS scheme is cruel: P Chidambaram
Sep 07, 2020, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Criticising the plan by the State bank of India to implement a VRS scheme as an ‘economy measure’, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that at a time when the economy has collapsed and jobs are scarce, the decision by the SBI is cruel.
Jharkhand: Woman commits suicide, husband dies of heart attack in Dhanbad
Sep 07, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Dhanbad/UNI: A woman committed suicide under Dhansar Police Station area of this district following which her husband died off cardiac arrest.
India successfully tests hypersonic vehicle
Sep 07, 2020, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful launch of indigenously developed hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV).
Nagaland: Security forces seize contrabands worth Rs 1.44 crore
Sep 07, 2020, at 08:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a major blow to the nefarious activities of inimical elements, security forces seized a major consignment of contraband moving from Manipur to Dimapur.
Government's intervention, influence in NEP 2020 should be minimal: PM Modi
Sep 07, 2020, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the National Education Policy 2020 was key to fulfil the nation's aspirations but government's intervention and influence should be minimal in this.
Sushant death case: Narcotics Control Bureau's questioning of Rhea Chakraborty underway
Sep 07, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s questioning of actress Rhea Chakraborty for the probe into the drug angle surrounding the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput is underway on Monday, media reports said.
Kashmir: Man electrocuted to death
Sep 07, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A man died due to electrocution in the border area of Karnah in the north Kashmir district of Kupwara, official sources said on Monday.
Maharashtra: Young woman, elderly man commit suicide in Jalgaon
Sep 07, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Jalgaon/UNI: Two people, including a young woman and old man, allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves at separate incidents in the city.
Maharashtra: Motorcyclist injured in road accident in Nanded
Sep 07, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Nanded/UNI: A youth was seriously injured after a car rammed into his motorcycle in Ardhapur tehsil of the district.
IED detected, defused in north Kashmir
Sep 07, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Alert security forces on Monday averted a major tragedy when they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on Sopore-Kupwara road in north Kashmir, official sources said.
Kolkata: Fire at Narkeldanga; 50 shanties gutted
Sep 07, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A massive fire broke out at Chhagalpatty of Narkeldanga in the eastern part of the city this morning, reducing to ashes at least 50 shanties.
COVID-19: Delhi Metro service resumes today after 169 days
Sep 07, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Maintaining social distancing and other essential norms to avoid COVID-19 spread, Delhi Metro service resumed in selected cities across India on Monday.
Congress MP Deepender Hooda tests +ve for COVID-19
Sep 07, 2020, at 03:50 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader and MP Deepender Singh Hooda tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
All flight tickets booked for travel between March 23 to May 5 will be fully refunded: DGCA to SC
Sep 07, 2020, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told the Supreme Court that on Sunday that the passengers who bought tickets in domestic and international airlines between March 25 and May 5, 2020, which fell in the first two phases of lockdown, will be fully refunded, said a media report.
Ehsanullah Ehsan claims Pakistan Army, ISI used terror outfits to target Indian, US forces
Sep 07, 2020, at 02:18 am
Former Pakistani Taliban spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan has claimed that Pakistan Army and the spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) took the help of various terror groups to target Indian and US forces.
PNB Scam: Nirav Modi to face trial for extradition in London court from tomorrow
Sep 07, 2020, at 01:52 am
London/IBNS: The five-day extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi to face charges of financial crimes committed in India is scheduled to begin from Monday and continue till September 11 in the Westminster Magistrates Court here, said an HT report.
Sep 07, 2020, at 01:47 am
Mumbai/UNI: Rhea Chakraborty, prime accused in the drugs angle linked to Hindi cinema actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, was interrogated by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for nearly six hours on Sunday and will be questioned again on Monday.
Sep 07, 2020, at 01:38 am
Itanagar/UNI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday informed that the Indian Army has already sent hotline message to counterpart People’s Liberation of Army (PLA) in connection with the reports regarding five youths reportedly abducted by the Chinese Army from Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district.
Sep 07, 2020, at 01:32 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has allegedly received a call from a gang member of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim threatening to blow up his private residence in suburban Bandra.
Jharkhand: Shibu Soren tests negative for Coronavirus
Sep 07, 2020, at 12:11 am
Ranchi/UNI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha supremo Shibu Soren has tested negative for Coronavirus after which he was discharged on Sunday from the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
BSF seizes 2kg kg heroin from India-Pakistan border
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:48 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: Border Security Force officials thwarted an attempt of Pakistani smugglers to push four packets of contraband suspected to be heroin weighing 500 gm each from the Indo-Pak border.
Ambulance driver rapes Covid-19 patient on way to hospital in Kerala
Sep 06, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A Covid-19 patient was raped by an ambulance driver in Pathanamthitta district in central Kerala late on Saturday night, media reports said.