Unlock 4 guidelines: Centre allows metro services from Sept 7, social events permitted
Aug 30, 2020, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's metro services will resume in September after months since the beginning of anti-Covid-19 lockdown, giving a sigh of relief to lakhs of office-goers in several major cities of the country.
Unlock 4 guidelines: Metro services to resume from Sept 7
Aug 30, 2020, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Metro services will resume from Sept 7 as the central government on Saturday issued guidelines for Unlock 4.0 which will begin from 1st of the next month.
Jharkhand: BJP's Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj placed in quarantine
Aug 30, 2020, at 12:12 am
Giridih/UNI: BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj was on Saturday quarantined in Shanti Bhawan of this district.
Covid-19 patient commits suicide by jumping from hospital building
Aug 29, 2020, at 11:21 pm
Eluru/UNI: A Coronavirus positive patient committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of hospital building here on Saturday.
UP: Allahabad HC refuses to allow Muharram processions
Aug 29, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Prayagraj/UNI: Allahabad High Court on Saturday rejected petitions seeking permission to allow Muharram procession and burial of Tazias in Uttar Pradesh.
Complaint filed against BJP MP Maneka Gandhi in UP's Sultanpur
Aug 29, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Sultanpur/UNI: A complaint has been registered against former Union Minister and Sultanpur seat MP Maneka Gandhi over her controversial statement in the District Additional Sessions Judge MP, MLA court on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: BSF detects tunnel along Indo-Pak International border in Samba
Aug 29, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Jammu/UNI: Alert troops of BSF on Saturday foiled a nefarious design of Pakistan to infiltrate terrorists into Indian boundary, after a tunnel dug from their side was detected by the security forces along International Border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Uttar Pradesh: Woman, son drown in Bhadohi
Aug 29, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Bhadohi/UNI: A woman and her son drowned in a pond in the Arjunpur village of the Chauri area in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh: Two killed in separate incidents
Aug 29, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Mahoba/UNI: Two people were killed while six others sustained injuries in separate road accidents here, police said on Saturday.
Union Minister Shripad Naik recovering steadily: Health Department Official
Aug 29, 2020, at 07:38 pm
Panaji/UNI: Union Minister of State for Defence and AYUSH (Independent Charge) Shripad Naik is recovering steadily, according to a health department official.
Bombay High Court rejects Bhima Koregaon accused Sudha Bharadwaj's bail plea on health grounds
Aug 29, 2020, at 07:36 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court has rejected the interim bail plea of lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj—an accused in Elgar Parishad - Bhima Koregaon case—who had sought relief amid Covid-19 pandemic, said media reports.
Anti-Covid-19 lockdown back in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal
Aug 29, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Fresh lockdown has been imposed for eight days in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal following a spike in the Covid-19 cases, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
West Bengal gives letter to Rail Board Chairman regarding resumption of train services
Aug 29, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has written to the Railway Board Chairman with a request to restart Metro Railway services and suburban train services during unlock 4.0.
Kashmir: Militant thanks troops for allowing to surrender during Shopian encounter
Aug 29, 2020, at 07:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant has thanked the troops for allowing him to surrender during an encounter in south Kashmir district of Shopian, where four Al-Badr militants, including a former policeman turned commander, were killed on Friday.
Aug 29, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a swipe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who a couple of days ago called Novel Coronavirus pandemic an "act of God" that has affected the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Jammu and Kashmir: JeM hideout busted, incriminating material recovered in Tral
Aug 29, 2020, at 02:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Jash-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant hideout was busted and incriminating material was recovered at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police official said here on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three militants killed, 1 jawan injured in Pulwama encounter
Aug 29, 2020, at 02:05 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three militants were killed and a jawan was injured in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Saturday.
Amarinder Singh self isolates after meeting Covid-19 positive MLAs in assembly session
Aug 29, 2020, at 05:48 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has gone into 7-day home quarantine after he met two MLAs in the state assembly, who later tested positive for coronavirus, a senior state official said.
'Don't hide behind RBI': SC raps Centre over inaction on loan moratorium interest waivers
Aug 29, 2020, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday rebuked the government for not actively addressing the issue of interest accrual during the six-month loan moratorium period, said media reports.
Govt must listen to students' voices on holding NEET-JEE exams: Sonia Gandhi
Aug 29, 2020, at 04:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the government should listen to the concerns and voices of students over holding national entrance examinations for engineering and medical courses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
4 terrorists killed in J&K's Shopian encounter, one surrenders to security forces
Aug 29, 2020, at 04:00 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The fierce encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian left four terrorists killed and one of them surrendered to the security forces in a rare incident on Friday.
Congress MP from Tamil Nadu H Vasanthakumar dies of Covid-19
Aug 29, 2020, at 03:35 am
Chennai/IBNS: Congress MP from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari, H Vasanthakumar died of Covid-19 on Friday.
Pakistan Army is financing jihad from Afghanistan to Kashmir: activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Aug 29, 2020, at 03:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Army is financing 'jihad' from Afghanistan to the Kashmir Valley for the past four decades, said activist Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza.
CBI interrogates Rhea Chakraborty in Sushant Singh Rajput's case
Aug 29, 2020, at 02:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who is the prime accused in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, is being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for over nine hours now.
Kartarpur Corridor: Survey team from Pakistan visits India side for building bridge
Aug 29, 2020, at 01:11 am
Amritsar: A joint survey with the Pakistan delegation on Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur corridor project for the part to be constructed on the Pakistan side has been conducted on Thursday, media reports said.
Punjab Police nab drugs smugglers in Phillaur
Aug 29, 2020, at 01:02 am
Phillaur/UNI: The Phillaur Police Friday succeeded to nab four drugs smugglers and recovered drugs, cash and phones from him.
COVID-19: Lockdown hits Northeast Frontier Railway earnings
Aug 29, 2020, at 12:15 am
Guwahati/UNI: The revenue of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decreased due to non-running of regular passenger trains since the beginning of the nationwide lockdown from end of March owing to COVID-19 pandemic.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed in Shopian encounter
Aug 28, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Friday afternoon, a police spokesman said.
BSF foils major cattle smuggling attempts in Meghalaya, recover 43 cattle heads
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) have foiled a major cattle smuggling attempt in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
Maharashtra govt to consult universities, students on implementing SC order about JEE-NEET
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Minister for Higher & Technical Education Uday R Samant on Friday said that state government will consult universities and students and then decide how to go about implementing the SC order on holding the JEE-NEET examinations.