West Bengal shares details of Amphan damages of over Rs. 1 lakh crore with IMCT
Jun 06, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Saturday shared with the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) the details of the damages worth Rs. 1,02,442 crore caused due to super cyclone Amphan that has left a trail of devastation in the eastern state.
FIR against Delhi's Ganga Ram Hospital for violating Covid-19 rules
Jun 06, 2020, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A First Information Report (FIR) was on Saturday filed against a hospital in the national capital on the basis of the complaint lodged by the Delhi government for allegedly violating the Covid-19 rules, media reports said.
Jyotiraditya Scindia removes 'BJP' from Twitter bio, triggers speculations
Jun 06, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has reportedly removed the name of his outfit "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)" from the bio of his Twitter handle, leading to a widespread speculation over his switching sides in politics.
Ahead of 2021 assembly elections Mamata Banerjee warns party against corruption and infighting
Jun 06, 2020, at 06:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has told her party to refrain from discriminating against coronavirus pandemic and Cyclone Amphan affected people based on political affiliation and corruption in the state's public distribution system.
Assam: Two police constables arrested for beating a 51-year-old man to death
Jun 06, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Guwahati: TwoAssam police constables have arrested on charge of brutally beating a51-year-old man to death.
Contraband drugs worthRs 8.50 crore seized in Manipur’s MorehÂ
Jun 06, 2020, at 05:41 pm
Guwahati: Thetroops of Assam Rifles and Manipur police have seized contraband drugs worthover Rs 8.50 crore in Manipur’s Moreh area along Indo-Myanmar border in last 72hours.
Jun 06, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Bilaspur: After the nation was left shocked following death of a pregnant elephant that was fed pineapple stuffed with explosives, another such incident has now been reported from Himachal Pradesh where a pregnant cow was fed explosive covered in wheat flour, media reports said.
India, China addressing current situation in border areas, refrain from speculations: Indian Army
Jun 06, 2020, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Amid the ongoing high-level military talks between two nations, the Indian Army on Saturday said the officials of India and China were engaged through established military and diplomatic channels to address the current situation in the border areas of Eastern Ladakh.
Govt to set up Task Force to examine matters pertaining to age of motherhood
Jun 06, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre has decided to set up a Task Force to examine matters pertaining to age of motherhood, imperatives of lowering MMR, improvement of nutritional levels and related issues.
Jun 06, 2020, at 02:19 pm
Former Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has said that at a time when the US is faltering and the world is facing the COVID-19 crisis, Chinese President Xi Jinping is carrying out a campaign to take over major international institutions like the World Health Organization and the United Nations.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal's mother dies
Jun 06, 2020, at 02:01 pm
Pune/UNI: Senior BJP leader Chandrakanta Goyal, mother of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, passed away at her residence in Mumbai last night. She was 88.
Odisha registers highest ever spike of 173 covid positive cases, tally surged to 2781
Jun 06, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha today registered highest ever spike in covid cases as 173 new infections were detected during the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 2781.
Jun 06, 2020, at 12:20 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Air India is taking international bookings to ferry stranded passengers in India to destinations in the US, UK, Canada and Europe under the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission.
Jun 06, 2020, at 09:21 am
Malappuram/UNI: A case has been registered against former Union Minister and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Friday, on the charge of making provocative comments in the social media in connection with the killing of a pregnant wild elephant in Silent Valley forests at Palakkad recently.
Markaz management deliberately ignored police directions on coronavirus situation: Centre tells SC
Jun 05, 2020, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Markaz mosque that organised the Tablighi Jamaat at Delhi's Nizamuddin area in March ignored directions from the government despite being informed of the situation arising from coronavirus spread, the Central government told the Supreme Court on Friday, said media reports
Bengal's political cauldron boils again as Mamata and BJP fish in Covid waters
Jun 05, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The pandemic Novel Coronavirus and super cyclone Amphan may have claimed several lives in West Bengal but served some political agendas to two political foes in the state, Mamata Banerjee-led ruling Trinamool Congress and rising opposition the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Amid rising COVID-19 cases Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt over 'failed lockdown'
Jun 05, 2020, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government for not being able to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, which is on a continuous rise in the country despite a nearly 70-day lockdown.
SC seeks Centre's response on capping COVID-19 treatment cost in pvt hospitals
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Central government on a PIL for capping the cost of treatment of COVID-19 patients in private hospitals.
Never asked to remove PM: Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP criticism
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has slammed the state unit of BJP for engaging in politics at a time when the state is struggling to overcome the coronavirus crisis and the destruction caused by Cyclone Amphan.
COVID-19: West Bengal reports highest single-day spike, total cases cross 4000-mark
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 427 new patients of novel coronavirus reported in past 24 hours, West Bengal on Friday saw the highest-ever single-day spike in infections while the total number of confirmed cases in the state has jumped to 7303, including 4025 active cases.
Priyanka Gandhi slams Yogi Adityanath govt over farmer's suicide
Jun 05, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government after a sugarcane farmer committed suicide in the state over his pending dues.
Jun 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm
Guwahati, June 5 : Closeon the heels of the landslide induced death in Barak Valley region on Tuesdaylast and to bring in mechanism to avert such accidents from occurring in thefuture, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday directed the DeputyCommissioners (DCs) of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts to constitutelandslide monitoring and response team at the revenue circle level.
Rahul Shrivastava appointed as India's next envoy to Romania
Jun 05, 2020, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rahul Shrivastava has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Romania, Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
Amid pandemic, superstition rises as women in Jharkhand worship 'Corona Mai'
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Human beings have raised themselves from deepest crises and scaled new heights of development and progress, however, on the other hand, difficult times also lead to superstitions and social and religious evils among the people.
SpiceJet pilot robbed in Delhi
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A SpiceJet pilot was robbed at gun point and injured with a knife after his vehicle was intercepted at the IIT fly-over by some unknown bike-borne miscreants.
CBI books Delhi based firms for allegedly duping Union Bank of Rs 53 crore
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked two Delhi based firms and its directors, unknown others for allegedly duping the Union Bank of Rs 53 crore.
Kerala: Woman gang-raped, four including her husband nabbed
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Police on Friday nabbed four persons including the husband of a woman in connection with her gang-rape at Kandinakulam in this district.
Op Kalakote: Terrorist killed, Pak-made mine, ammunition seized
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Jammu/UNI: The Kalakote operation was called off in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, after the elimination of an unidentified terrorist and recovery of large quantity of arms and ammunition, including Pakistan-made anti-personnel mines.
High-powered central team begins surveying Amphan-hit areas in West Bengal
Jun 05, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A high-powered central team on Friday began surveying the impact and damages, especially in the two contiguous districts of South and North 24 Parganas, caused on the people and property by the super cyclone Amphan, in which at least 98 people were killed and left trails of destruction on May 20, official sources said.
Karnataka govt permits plying of buses, autos during night curfew
Jun 05, 2020, at 01:43 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka government has permitted transport services to operate during the curfew hours between 9 pm and 5 am across the state with an immediate effect.