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UP Crime: Girl attacks septuagenarian with chili powder to resist molestation bid

Jun 29, 2020, at 05:21 pm

Pratapgarh/UNI:  A girl attacked a 70-year old lecherous man with chili powder to resist his molestation bid in Pure Banshi village of the Lalganj Kotwali area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Monday.

Odisha: School teacher sent to jail for killing wife for dowry

Jun 29, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Kendrapara/UNI:  Police today arrested a government-run primary school teacher under Aul police station on the charge of killing his wife for dowry.

Supreme Court flays Centre on visa cancellation of 900 Nizamuddin Markaz visitors

Jun 29, 2020, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi, Jun 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to find out whether any orders for cancellation of Visa have been issued by the state authorities for those, who attended a religious congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz, organised by Tablighi Jamaat in the month of March.

Delhi to start ‘Plasma Bank’; Kejriwal urges nCoV survivors to donate

Jun 29, 2020, at 04:51 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Delhi government has decided to start a ‘Plasma Bank’ in the capital for the treatment of Corona patients and urged Covid-19 recovered patients to save lives by donating their plasma.

Lockdown extension not recommended: Tamil Nadu Medical panel

Jun 29, 2020, at 04:35 pm

Chennai/UNI: Amid rising corona cases, which has crossed 80,000-mark in Tamil Nadu, the expert medical committee today held a review meeting with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and said it does not recommend extension of lockdown in the state beyond June 30.

Maharashtra extends COVID-19 lockdown till July 31

Jun 29, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government on Monday announced extension of lockdown to avoid spread of COVID-19 till July 31.

Doda ‘militancy-free’ after Hizbul commander killed in Anantnag encounter: J&K Police

Jun 29, 2020, at 03:39 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Police on Monday said that the Doda district in Jammu region has become ‘militancy- free’ after the last surviving militant was killed along with two others in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir district of Anantnag.

BSF official apprehend 8 cattle smugglers with nine cattle heads along Indo-Bangladesh border

Jun 29, 2020, at 03:17 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel apprehended eight cattle smugglers along with nine cattle heads in Assam South Salmara Mankachar district along Indo-Bangladesh border.

Delhi to create India's first plasma bank for Covid-19 treatment: Arvind Kejriwal

Jun 29, 2020, at 01:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced his government will create India's first plasma bank to treat people infected with the pandemic Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.

Nagaland: Total lockdown in Peren district from Jun 30, state's Covid-19 tally surges to 434

Jun 29, 2020, at 11:37 am

Guwahati/IBNS:  In view of a sharp spike in Covid-19 positive cases, the Nagaland government has imposed a total lockdown in Peren district from Jun 30 to Jul 5.

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.