Arvind Kejriwal, Amit Shah meet to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi

Jun 14, 2020, at 12:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are holding a meeting on Sunday to review the coronavirus situation in the national capital.

India says Nepal Parliament's clearing of revised map 'not tenable'

Jun 14, 2020, at 11:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After Nepal's Parliament voted on Saturday on a constitutional amendment bill in a special session to revise the country's map, which includes some parts India claims as its own, the Ministry of External Affairs has said the same is not tenable.

Uttar Pradesh Police reveals mystery behind 'fitness freak ghost' in spooky viral video

Jun 14, 2020, at 12:47 am

Jhansi/IBNS: The cops in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi have unearthed the mystery surrounding a viral video showing gym equipment moving eerily in an empty park.

Youth stabbed to death in Guwahati, five arrested

Jun 13, 2020, at 10:26 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam police has arrested five persons for allegedly murdering a youth in Noonmati area of Guwahati on Friday.

Assam: Unexplained tremors force over 1000 people of three villages near Baghjan to leave their homes

Jun 13, 2020, at 08:44 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: After the fire incident of the gas well of Baghjan oil field in Assam’s Tinsukia district, many villagers living nearby were forced to leave their homes following unexplained tremors in the area in the last two-three days.

Kolkata traffic constable succumbs to COVID-19, second fatality in city police force

Jun 13, 2020, at 08:06 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police reported its second Covid-19 fatality as a 48-year-old constable posted at Sealdah Traffic Guard succumbed to the infection on Saturday.

Strategists come together to brainstorm on rethinking India’s ‘One China Policy’

Jun 13, 2020, at 06:55 pm

New Delhi: Amidst the high tension across the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh region, prominent Indian strategic experts in a recent webinar have agreed that  there is a need for India to build up its own capabilities to counter China on all fronts, and not only along the border.

SAIL's 40 employees, including Chairman, test coronavirus positive

Jun 13, 2020, at 06:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  Around 40 employees of Steel Authority of India (SAIL), including its chairman and a clutch of executive directors, have tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.

Nepal Parliament passes revised map which includes Indian territories

Jun 13, 2020, at 05:56 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS: Kathmandu/IBNS: Amid an ongoing tension between Nepal and India, the Himalayan country's Parliament on Saturday voted on a constitutional amendment bill to update the country's map which includes territories that India claims as its own.  

Rajasthan: Robbery attempt foiled, 3 held in Ajmer

Jun 13, 2020, at 05:14 pm

Ajmer/UNI: The Beawar police has foiled an attempt robbery of around Rs 18 lakhs by arresting three people.

Situation along India-China border is under control: Army Chief MM Naravane

Jun 13, 2020, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi/Dehradun, Jun 13 (UNI) In the wake of border stalemate between India and China in Eastern Ladakh, Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said the situation along India’s borders with China “is under control” and the two nations were engaged in “series of talks”.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi on Sunday

Jun 13, 2020, at 04:57 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will hold a meeting with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Delhi Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in view of the pandemic situation in the national capital on Sunday at 1100 hrs.

Kashmir: CASO by security forces underway in Pulwama

Jun 13, 2020, at 01:27 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) by security forces was underway in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Saturday, official sources said.

Maharashtra: Naxals kill man in Gadchiroli

Jun 13, 2020, at 12:45 pm

Nagpur/IBNS: Naxals allegedly killed a man in Etapalli tehsil of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, police said.

Rahul Gandhi jibes at Centre's lockdown strategy to stem Covid-19 spread

Jun 13, 2020, at 12:23 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Continuing his attack on the Narendra Modi government over the handling of the Covid-19 crisis, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a potshot at the Centre's lockdown strategy by sharing a Coronavirus graph of the fourth-phase of the restrictions in which the country saw a rise in numbers.

HD Deve Gowda back in Parliament as all Karnataka Rajya Sabha candidates elected unopposed

Jun 13, 2020, at 11:37 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda will be back in Parliament as he along with three other candidates from Karnataka for the Rajya Sabha polls were elected unopposed last evening.

Jammu and Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, IED defused

Jun 13, 2020, at 09:04 am

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy when they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists killed during encounter in Kulgam

Jun 13, 2020, at 08:26 am

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

Eastern Ladakh: India, China hold another Major General-level talks

Jun 13, 2020, at 12:03 am

New Delhi/ UNI: In the wake of ongoing border row in Eastern Ladakh, India and China on Friday held talks again at Major General-level to end the impasse.

PM Modi to interact with state chief ministers via video conferencing on June 16 and 17

Jun 12, 2020, at 11:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of states through video conferencing on June 16 and 17.

Delhi Gate cemetery may soon run out of burial space as Covid death toll continues to rise in the national capital: Reports

Jun 12, 2020, at 11:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: With a steady rise in the number of coronavirus deaths, the authorities are worried that the New Cemetery for Mohammedans near ITO at Delhi Gate may soon fall short of burial space, said a media report.

India crosses grim milestone of registering 3 lakh COVID-19 cases

Jun 12, 2020, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After surpassing the United Kingdom in the global ranking of worst-hit coronavirus nations, India on Friday recorded another grim milestone of crossing 3 lakh cases of the highly contagious virus.

No coercive action against pvt companies who failed to pay wages during lockdown period: SC

Jun 12, 2020, at 10:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The private companies who did not pay wages during the lockdown period cannot be subjected to coercive action till the end of July, the Supreme Court said Friday, said media reports.

Centre clarifies on restrictions for night traffic movements under Unlock 1.0

Jun 12, 2020, at 09:15 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Centre on Friday clarified that the restriction imposed under the new guidelines during 'Unlock 1.0' for movement of people between 9 PM to 5 AM was not applicable to the persons travelling to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and flights.

Beware Delhi: BJP MP Gautam Gambhir hits out at Arvind Kejriwal over Covid situation

Jun 12, 2020, at 09:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir on Friday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the Covid-19 situation in the national capital asking the residents of the union territory to be "beware".

COVID-19: West Bengal reports highest single-day spike of 476 cases, tally crosses 10,000-mark

Jun 12, 2020, at 08:06 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Friday recorded its biggest spike of Covid-19 cases with 476 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 10244, including 5587 active cases, 451 deaths and 4206 discharges.

SC blasts Delhi over 'horrendous', 'horrific', 'pathetic' Covid situation, seeks 3 other states' responses too

Jun 12, 2020, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi government over the "horrendous, horrific and pathetic" Covid-19 situation in the national capital besides terming the situation in three other states- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal- as "grim", media reports said.

SC grants 3 days to FM, RBI to decide on moratorium period interest

Jun 12, 2020, at 06:32 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Finance Ministry and RBI officials to hold a joint meeting within three days to decide whether interest incurred on EMIs during the moratorium period can be charged by banks or not.

Woman killed, 2 others injured in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Uri

Jun 12, 2020, at 06:27 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A woman was killed and two others were injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in border town of Uri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Friday.

1 killed, 2 injured as Nepal police opens firing near border area in Bihar's Sitamarhi

Jun 12, 2020, at 04:20 pm

Sitamarhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing border dispute with India, at least one Indian was killed and two others were injured after Nepal police opened fire on them at the Indo-Nepal border near Sitamarhi district in Bihar on Friday, officials said, the media reported.