Chinese troops are an anxious group: Indian Army officers recall

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:56 am

New Delhi:  Psychological profiling of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers of China as done by Indian Army both officially and informally has shown a sad picture of China’s Army, media reports said.

China encroaches Nepali lands as opposition lawmakers demand its reclamation

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:43 am

Kathmandu: Nepal might be engaged in a conflict with India over its new map, but the Himalayan nation is itself facing land dispute as China has encroached at least 28 hectares of Nepali land spread across four districts of Humla, Rasuwa, Sankhuwasabha and Sindhupalchok, media reports said.

Maharashtra: Thane crosses 30,000 corona cases

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:12 am

Thane/UNI:  With addition of 1,345 new corona positive cases here in a single day on Sunday, the district's tally surged to 30,289, the reports from the district headquarters said.

Bihar: Seven injured in cooking gas cylinder explosion

Jun 29, 2020, at 08:30 am

Sheohar/UNI: Seven people were injured when cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house at Sarwarpur village under Tariyani police station area in the district on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Three terrorists killed in encounter in Anantnag

Jun 29, 2020, at 08:23 am

Srinagar/IBNS: At least three terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday,  officials said.

J&K: After orders to stock LPG for two months and vacating schools for army, political parties demand clarification

Jun 29, 2020, at 01:22 am

Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that government orders about stocking LPG cylinders and vacating school buildings for security forces are creating panic in Kashmir, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said ‘unfortunately after all the lies last year even if the government explains these orders, hardly any of us will take the assurances at face value’.

Meetings organized in India to topple my government, alleges Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli

Jun 28, 2020, at 07:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid heightened tensions between the two nations in recent times, Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli on Sunday alleged that meetings are being organized in India to topple his government.

Maharashtra lockdown won’t be lifted after June 30, says CM Uddhav Thackeray

Jun 28, 2020, at 06:03 pm

Pune/UNI:  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday ruled out lifting the lockdown in the state which continues to grapple with a huge surge in COVID-19 cases.

India, Japan hold joint naval exercise in Indian Ocean amid stand-off with China

Jun 28, 2020, at 05:42 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India and Japan on Saturday held a joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean involving two naval ships each from both the countries, said a media report.

No community transmission of coronavirus in Delhi, says Amit Shah : Report

Jun 28, 2020, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said Delhi has not reached community transmission stage of the novel coronavirus.

China violated Panchsheel agreement several times: Tibetan Youth Congress chief

Jun 28, 2020, at 03:48 pm

New Delhi: A senior Tibetan leader has accused China of betraying India on several occasions despite having signed the Panchsheel Agreement in 1954.

Zomato employees burn official t-shirts to protest against bloody face off at Ladakh

Jun 28, 2020, at 03:16 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Some Zomato employees in the city on Saturday tore and burnt their official t-shirts to protest against the killing of 20 Indian soldiers by the Chinese army during a bloody face off at LAC in Ladakh's Galwan Valley two weeks ago, media reports said.

PM Modi remembers predecessor Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary

Jun 28, 2020, at 01:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered his predecessor Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary.

Assam floods: 4.63 lakh people of 21 districts affected, death toll rises to 18

Jun 28, 2020, at 12:49 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam worsened on Saturday as nearly 4.63 lakh people of 21 districts got affected and the same claimed two more lives.

Soldiers gave befitting reply to those who eyed Indian territory in Ladakh: PM Modi

Jun 28, 2020, at 12:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India has given a befitting response to those who dared to eye encroaching her territory in Ladakh.

Coronavirus: 12-hour night curfew and weekend lockdown start in Assam

Jun 28, 2020, at 10:46 am

Guwahati/IBNS: In view of a sharp spike in COVID-19 positive cases, the 12-hour night curfew has been imposed in Assam from 7 pm on Saturday.

Cow vigilante killed in Madhya Pradesh, murder caught on camera

Jun 28, 2020, at 09:07 am

Bhopal/IBNS: A 35-year-old man related to a cow vigilante group in Madhya Pradesh was attacked with sharp-edged weapons and then shot dead by a group of men in Hoshangabad district, police said on Saturday.

Maharashtra: Two brothers arrested for murdering another sibling

Jun 28, 2020, at 08:32 am

Palghar/UNI: Two brothers from Valiv of Vasai in Maharashtra have been arrested by the district rural police on the alleged charges of murder of another sibling, police said on Saturday.

nCoV: West Bengal registers 521 fresh cases, 13 deaths, tally at 16,711

Jun 28, 2020, at 12:07 am

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal on Saturday recorded 521 confirmed Covid-19  cases, taking the tally to 16,711, while the toll jacked up to 629 with 13 more deaths.

Three KLF terrorists nabbed by Delhi Police Special Cell

Jun 27, 2020, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Police Special Cell has unearthed a module of Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF) and nabbed its three supporters, sources said on Saturday.

ED questions Cong leader Ahmed Patel in Sterling Biotech case

Jun 27, 2020, at 11:34 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday  questioned senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel here and recorded  his statement under PMLA in connection with Rs 14,500 crore Sterling-Biotech case, the probe agency officials said here.

Covid-19: Karnataka Govt cuts down working days to 5; clamps complete lockdown on Sundays

Jun 27, 2020, at 11:21 pm

Bengaluru/ UNI: Alarmed by the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, the state government on Saturday decided to reduce the working days from six days to five days a week and clamp lockdown on every Sunday from next week.

Administration on alert after locust swarms reach Gurugram, outside of Delhi

Jun 27, 2020, at 10:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The locust swarms reached Gurugram and the outskirts of Delhi on Saturday.  People noticed huge clusters of locusts covering the skies of Delhi and Gurugram and captured the crop eating pests in their cameras.

Boy expresses deep desire to live like woman, handed over to transgender social activist for his care

Jun 27, 2020, at 09:19 pm

Malappuram/UNI: A 17-year-old boy, who had approached the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) here expressing his deep desire to live like a woman for the rest of his life, has been handed over to a transgender social activist for his care and protection for one month.

Father-son duo custodial deaths : DMK threatens to move court for CBI probe

Jun 27, 2020, at 08:55 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Opposition DMK today urged the Tamil Nadu government to ensure a fair probe into the custodial deaths of the father-son duo--Jayaraj and Bennicks--allegedly due to police excesses at Sathankulam in Tuticorin district failing which it would move the Court demanding a CBI probe into it.

Field Marshal Manekshaw remembered on his 12th death anniversary

Jun 27, 2020, at 08:29 pm

Chennai/UNI: Floral tributes were paid to Field Marshal Manekshaw on the occasion of his 12th death anniversary today.

TN records highest 3,713 new COVID-19 positive cases, 68 fatalities, death toll goes past 1,000-mark

Jun 27, 2020, at 08:07 pm

Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu recorded its highest-ever daily spike in the number of novel coronavirus infections, after 3,713 people diagnosed positive on Saturday, pushing the cumulative tally to 78,335, while another record single-day high of 68 fatalities took the State's total death toll to 1,025.

Prasar Bharati threatens to cancel PTI's subscription over Chinese envoy interview: Report

Jun 27, 2020, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Close on the heels of a PTI interview of the Chinese ambassador in India where he squarely blamed India for the deadly Galwan Valley face-off,  state broadcaster Prasar Bharati has threatened to cancel the subscription of Press Trust of India (PTI) accusing the news agency of reporting "not in national interest".

Security forces nab four ULFA-I militants along with arms, ammunition in Arunachal Pradesh

Jun 27, 2020, at 04:31 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces apprehended four hardcore militants of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang and Tirap district.

Film Director Ali Akbar says he is threatened for his new film '1921'

Jun 27, 2020, at 04:29 pm

Kozhikode/UNI: Noted Film Director Ali Akbar claimed that there was threat to his life as he received threatening calls and abuses over phone from unknown persons for his new film , '1921'.