Private train operations in India to begin by April 2023: Railways

Jul 02, 2020, at 06:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people with a huge number of them belonging to the poverty level, is all set to embrace private train operations within three years from now on.

Postal ballots for Coronavirus patients, elderly people to cast votes in India

Jul 02, 2020, at 06:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a major change brought in the electoral system by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, people above 65 years of age and those infected with Novel Coronavirus have been allowed to avail postal ballots to cast their votes, media reports said.

7 more persons die due to COVID-19, death toll rises to 111 in J&K

Jul 02, 2020, at 05:11 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 111 in the Union Territory of J&K with seven more persons succumbing due to the virus since Wednesday evening.

E-rickshaw destroyed, driver killed in suspected battery explosion in West Bengal's Malda

Jul 02, 2020, at 03:51 pm

Malda/IBNS: A running e-rickshaw (popularly known as Toto) was completely destroyed and its driver's body was ripped into pieces after a suspicious powerful explosion rocked the three-wheeler at Ghorapir area under English Bazar Police Station limits in Malda district of West Bengal on Wednesday evening, reports said.

Covid-19 test report delayed, Kolkata family compelled to store patient's body in freezer

Jul 02, 2020, at 02:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After getting stuck in Covid-19 protocols, a family in north Kolkata was forced to store a 71-year-old patient's body in an ice-cream freezer at home for two days, until his Novel Coronavirus test report had arrived, reports said.

'People will suffer like demonetisation': TMC MP Nusrat Jahan differs with Mamata over TikTok ban

Jul 02, 2020, at 01:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Nusrat Jahan has said the Narendra Modi government's banning of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok will lead people to suffer, giving a reaction which is completely opposite to that of her party chief Mamata Banerjee.

Thane: MLA tests Covid-19 positive

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Thane/UNI: A 55-year-old woman MLA was tested positive for Covid-19 becoming the fourth legislator to contract the contagion in this district, informed her husband on Thursday.

Jayaraj-Bennix custodial deaths: 5 cops arrested, murder charges slapped

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:18 pm

Thoothukudi/UNI: The Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) police arrested five suspended police personnel of Sathankulam police station, including the Inspector and two Sub-Inspectors (SI) in connection with the custodial deaths of a father-son duo after slapping murder charges against them.

Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, Indian Army retaliates

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:58 am

Jammu/UNI/IBNS: Pakistan troops on Thursday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 6-lakh mark, just 50000 cases behind Russia

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday crossed the 6-lakh mark in terms of the total number of coronavirus cases, now roughly being 50,000 cases behind Russia.

Chinese intrusion in India: Tibetan leaders demonstrate in Toronto

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:45 pm

Toronto:  The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress members demonstrated outside the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to show their solidarity with India over the recent intrusion of Chinese forces in Galwan Valley.

Slight improvement in Assam flood situation, 1.49 million people affected, death toll surges to 33

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:10 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The overall flood situation in Assam showed a slight improvement on Wednesday with many rivers flowing below danger level mark at many places in the state.

COVID-19: West Bengal reports 611 fresh infections, 15 more fatalities; active cases near 6000-mark

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 611 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, the total Covid-19 tally in West Bengal has reached 19170, including 5959 active cases, 683 deaths and 12528 discharges, reports said on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: Cop arrested after being levied with murder charge

Jul 01, 2020, at 10:45 pm

Chennai/IBNS: The Crime Branch of Tamil Nadu has arrested Sub Inspector Raghu Ganesh on murder charge in connection with the custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Bennix, who were tortured by police at the Sathankulam police station in Thoothukudi.

Imran Khan to dial Oli to fish in the troubled waters of India-Nepal conflict over new map

Jul 01, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Islamabad/Kathmandu/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to lend a helping hand to Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as he faces increased pressure within his Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to step down after blaming India for a rebellion in his party, said a Hindustan Times report.

Groom dead, over 100 infected with COVID-19 after wedding in Bihar

Jul 01, 2020, at 10:08 pm

Patna/IBNS: More than 100 people in Bihar have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after attending a wedding followed by the funeral of the groom who reportedly tied the knot while being infected with the contagion.

US lauds India's decision to ban 59 Chinese Apps

Jul 01, 2020, at 08:59 pm

Washington/IBNS: The United States has welcomed India's decision to block 59 apps with Chinese links stating that it would boost up the Asian country's security and integrity.

Priyanka Gandhi asked to vacate govt bungalow in Delhi by Aug 1

Jul 01, 2020, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been served a notice by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs asking the Congress leader to vacate her government bungalow in Delhi by August 1.

Indian government names nine Khalistani terrorists in designated terror list

Jul 01, 2020, at 07:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday designated nine Khalistani terrorists in terror list under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act.

Guwahati AIR news broadcaster completes non-stop 100 days news bulletin reading

Jul 01, 2020, at 06:57 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: During the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a news reader of All India Radio in Guwahati station has created history by completing non-stop 100 days of his duty hours without any break or off from his duty.

Amid India-China tension, Narendra Modi perhaps deletes Weibo

Jul 01, 2020, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: With tension between India and China escalating in recent times, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday deleted  his account on Chinese social media app Weibo.

Chinese companies to be kept out of highway projects, MSME sector, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari : Report

Jul 01, 2020, at 06:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the ban on 59 Chinese apps, India has decided to bar Chinese companies from highway projects directly and through joint ventures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said, reported the media.

Sec 144 imposed in Mumbai

Jul 01, 2020, at 06:03 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The city police on Wednesday imposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) following the spike in Covid-19 cases in the financial capital of the country.

Tamil Nadu: Six killed, multiple injured in boiler explosion in Neyveli lignite plant

Jul 01, 2020, at 05:43 pm

Neyveli/IBNS: At least six persons were killed and 16 others seriously injured in a boiler explosion at NLC India Limited (NLCIL) lignite plant in Tamil Nadu's Neyveli on Wednesday morning, reports said.

Mukul Rohtagi refuses to represent Chinese app Tik-Tok

Jul 01, 2020, at 04:49 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi on Wednesday refused to appear for Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and challenge the ban imposed by the Centre on it.

11 suspected terrorists detained in Uzbekistan

Jul 01, 2020, at 04:47 pm

Tashkent/Xinhua: Uzbekistan's law enforcement bodies have detained 11 suspected members of the Islamist militant group Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, the Uzbek Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Coronavirus: Karnataka High Court to go online

Jul 01, 2020, at 04:36 pm

Bengaluru/UNI:  Faced with increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the State Capital, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice A S Okha has decided the Court to function online.

Uttar Pradesh: Minor held for raping 4-year-old girl

Jul 01, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Kushinagar/UNI: A minor boy has been arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl here in Vishunpura area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police sources said on Wednesday.

Police officer dismissed for gang-raping a minor tribal girl in Odisha

Jul 01, 2020, at 04:28 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha Director General of Police Abhay today dismissed former Biramitrapur Police Station IIC Anand Chandra Majhi from service for his alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a minor tribal girl at Biramitrapur Police Station area in Sundergarh district and then forcing her to undergo abortion.

India, Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners, fishermen

Jul 01, 2020, at 04:27 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their respective custodies.