Crime in Uttar Pradesh: Woman gang-raped, thrown into canal in Meerut
Jul 20, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Meerut/UNI: A woman was allegedly gang-raped and later thrown into the Gang canal in the Sardhana area by accused, police said here on Monday.
Karnataka: Dalit man stripped, beaten for allegedly touching bike
Jul 20, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Vijayapura/IBNS: In a video which has been trending on internet since Monday morning, a Dalit man was seen pinned to the ground, stipped and beaten for allegedly touching a bike of one who belongs to an upper caste, media reports said.
Jul 20, 2020, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader and advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the court has no jurisdiction in matters related to Speaker (Assembly Speaker) as the Rajasthan High Court on Monday resumed hearing on the pleas filed by Sachin Pilot and his loyalists against the disqualification notices served to them.
Two of gangster Vikas Dubey's accomplices arrested in Kanpur
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Kanpur/UNI: Two of gangster Vikas Dubey's accomplices were arrested here by Kanpur police on Monday.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain recovers from COVID-19, joins work today
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said national capital's health minister Satyendar Kumar Jain has recovered from COVID-19 and will join work on Monday.
Maharashtra fights COVID-19: Lockdown in Thane Dist selectively extended till July 31
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:59 pm
Thane/UNI: The ongoing lockdown in the district (excluding the Corporation limits), which was in force till Sunday night, has now been extended selectively up to July 31, an order issued by district collector Rajesh Narvekar said.
Amid protests, CESC announces to put amounts of April-May billed in June in abeyance
Jul 20, 2020, at 05:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After facing a massive outrage for sending its consumers 'exorbitant' electricity bills amid financial crisis triggered by Covid-19 and resultant lockdown, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group owned power utility, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), on Sunday night announced to keep in abeyance the charges for April and May, which were merged with the bills of June.
West Bengal student gangrape case: Mob goes berserk at Chopra
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:29 am
Chopra/WestBengal/UNI: Irate mob went on a rampage at Sonarpur Gram Panchayat of Chopra town in North Dinajpur district, torching at least three buses and a few police vehicles over the alleged gangrape and murder of a student on Sunday.
Lightnings kill five people and injure seven in West Bengal
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:19 am
Kolkata/UNI: Storms and lightning took five lives and injured seven in three districts of West Bengal, reports coming here today said.
Bihar lightning: 10 killed, Nitish announces compensation
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:32 am
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed deep shock over the deaths of ten people in lightning in seven districts of Bihar and announced compensation of Rs 4 lakhs each to family members of those killed in the incident.
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:02 am
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Sunday violated the ceasefire agreement by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:52 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday alleged that inadequate COVID testing led the State to the serious stage of community spread.
Male calf born to departmental elephant in Kaziranga National Park in Assam
Jul 20, 2020, at 12:32 am
Guwahati/UNI: Amidst the despair caused by the annual floods in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), birth of an elephant calf has brought some reason to rejoice.
60 million people now follows Indian PM Narendra Modi on Twitter
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi remains one of the most followed persons on Twitter and this is evident from the huge number of people 'following' him on the micro-blogging site.
Heavy rain lashes Delhi, house collapses in ITO
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Heavy rains which lashed various parts of Delhi on Sunday morning, resulted in waterlogging and traffic jams in various parts of the city.
Monsoon Session of Parliament likely to begin soon: Venkaiah Naidu
Jul 19, 2020, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government is contemplating to convene Monsoon Session of the Parliament soon as it has recently reached out to the Presiding Officers of both the upper and lower house.
Video sharing website TikTok discontinues negotiations to open HQ in London amid tensions : Reports
Jul 19, 2020, at 09:13 pm
London: The parent company of social media giant TikTok has decided to discontinue negotiations to open its global headquarters in the United Kingdom in the backdrop of deterioration of relations between Beijing and London.
Two dead as heavy rains lash Delhi flooding roads
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two persons died as heavy rains lashed Delhi flooding roads and nearby areas on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Over 27.30 lakh people hit by Assam flood, death toll mounts to 81
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Two more people drowned in floodwaters in Assam on Sunday taking the death toll to 81.
Six killed, 40 injured after Bihar-bound bus hits car on Agra-Lucknow expressway
Jul 19, 2020, at 03:37 pm
Kannau/UNI: At least six passengers were killed and around 40 others injured when a Bihar-bound private bus rammed into a car on Agra-Lucknow expressway on Sunday morning.
Newlywed woman murdered by her husband in Nashik
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:18 pm
Nashik/UNI: A newlywed woman who had been married just a fortnight ago, was allegedly murdered by her husband on suspicion of her character at Phulenagar in Panchavati area of the Nashik city early on Saturday.
New Delhi: Man allegedly hangs himself in Tihar jail
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:02 am
New Delhi/UNI: An inmate of Tihar jail here allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself.
Sikh man abducted by Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan released, India appreciates govt efforts
Jul 19, 2020, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/Kabul: An Afghan Sikh named Nidan Singh Sachdeva who was kidnapped by the Taliban from Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan, nearly a month ago, has been released from captivity, Indian government confirmed on Saturday.
Ceasefire violations: India summons Pakistan Charge d’Affaires
Jul 19, 2020, at 03:22 am
New Delhi: Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission was summoned on Saturday and a strong protest was lodged on the death of three civilians, including a child, in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani forces in the night of 17 July 2020 in Krishna Ghati Sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
Assam flood affects over 27 lakh people, toll rises to 79
Jul 19, 2020, at 03:03 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam is gradually improving as the waters are receding in many parts of the state, but over 27.63 lakh people of 26 districts are still affected in the deluge.
Spike in Covid-19 cases in West Bengal 'cause of concern': Centre
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has expressed concern over the spike in Novel Coronavirus cases in the eastern state of West Bengal.
Rajasthan Congress crisis: Ashok Gehlot claims 2 Bharatiya Tribal Party MLAs' support
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:01 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the ongoing political crisis in the Congress-ruled state Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday claimed the support of two regional party MLAs.
Thane Municipal Corporation orders refund of Rs 27 lakh to Covid-19 patients
Jul 18, 2020, at 11:00 pm
Thane/UNI: Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has ordered a refund of Rs 27 lakh to COVID-19 patients, which was taken by private hospitals.
Rajasthan Crisis: BJP questions Congress on phone tapping; seeks CBI probe into audio tapes released
Jul 18, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the ongoing power tussle in Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has questioned the ruling Congress if the phones of the state leaders are being tapped as case based on the telephonic conversation between BJP leaders has been filed to investigate an alleged conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot government.
Jul 18, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh police have suspended four policemen, including SHO of Jamo police station in Amethi, along with three others after a mother-daughter duo from Amethi allegedly set themselves on fire in front of the UP Assembly in Lucknow's Hazratganj area on Friday, citing police inaction in their complaint.