Several insurgency groups of NE involved in illegal narcotics trade: Assam DGP
Mar 05, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Thursday said that several insurgency groups in the North-Eastern region are involved in illegal narcotics trade in the region.
Mar 05, 2020, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday termed Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan's recent statement on Delhi riots "factually incorrect and driven by his own political agenda".
7 Congress MPs suspended for rest of Budget session for unruly behaviour
Mar 05, 2020, at 04:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven Congress MPs were on Thursday suspended for the rest of the Budget session due to their unruly behaviour over the demand to discuss the deadly Delhi violence in Parliament, media reports said.
Delhi violence: Expelled AAP councillor Tahir Hussain arrested
Mar 05, 2020, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Expelled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Md. Tahir Hussain was on Thursday arrested in connection with the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the deadly Delhi violence, media reports said.
Nirbahya rapists to hang on March 20
Mar 05, 2020, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The four men convicted of raping and murdering 23-year-old physiotherapy intern Nirbhaya in Dec 2012 will be now hanged at 5.30 am on March 20, a Delhi court ordered today, said media reports.
Delhi violence: Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain set to surrender before court
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Md. Tahir Hussain, who has been alleged to have played a role in the deadly Delhi violence, has filed a plea to surrender before the court, media reports said.
Delhi violence: New video shows police were attacked, pelted with stones
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time the Delhi Police are heavily criticised for their role in the violence at the national capital, a new video which has emerged showed how the cops were brutally attacked and beaten by the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters, media reports said.
Confronted with new challenges: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan as 29 Coronavirus cases found in India
Mar 05, 2020, at 01:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As 29 people in India are infected by the deadly novel Coronavirus, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the country was confronted with new challenges, media reports said.
Suicide attempt partially halts Kolkata metro service
Mar 05, 2020, at 12:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A suicide attempt during the peak office hours partially affected Kolkata's north-south metro services on Thursday, reports said.
Maharashtra: BJP suspends two leaders for supporting anti-CAA resolution
Mar 05, 2020, at 10:50 am
Aurangabad/Maharashtra/UNI: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) state president Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday suspended party leaders Vinod Borade, President of the Municipal Council of Selu in Parbhani district and vice president Balasaheb Rokade of Palam Nagar Parishad for anti party activities.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Budgam
Mar 05, 2020, at 10:42 am
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Thursday launched fresh Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the central Kashmir district of Budgam, where a brief encounter took place on Wednesday evening.
Paytm employee tests positive with Coronavirus in Gurgaon
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Paytm employee, who returned from Italy recently, is the latest victim of the deadly Coronavirus, leading the e-wallet company to shutdown its Gurgaon office for two days.
J&K administration lifts off internet ban in Kashmir after 7 months, allows social media access
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The administration has finally decided to lift off the ban on broadband internet services in the Kashmir Valley after seven months while providing access to social media as well.
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Assam minister slams Mamata Banerjee, asks her to campaign in Bangladesh, not in West Bengal
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to campaign in Bangladesh, not in West Bengal.
SPO, civilian killed, cop injured in Sopore militant attack
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A Special Police Officer (SPO) and a civilian were killed and a police constable injured when militants attacked a police party in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, official sources said.
RPF seize unaccounted cash, gold ornaments hidden in 10 cartoons in Guwahati railway station
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized at least 10 cartoons loaded with cash and gold-silver ornaments at Guwahati railway station on Tuesday evening.
Mar 04, 2020, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ramnath Kovind have cancelled their 'Holi Milan' gatherings citing experts advise to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus.
COVID-19: Doctors association sounds alert in Kashmir
Mar 04, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Claiming that 28 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday asked health authorities in Kashmir to prepare for contingencies.
AAP not to celebrate Holi in wake of Delhi violence
Mar 04, 2020, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that he, along with the Aam Aadmi Party MLAs, will not celebrate the festival of colours - Holi this time, in wake of the violence that hit the North East areas of the national capital, recently.
Six family members of infected Delhi man and wife of Italian tourist test positive for coronavirus
Mar 04, 2020, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Six family members of the Delhi based man, and the wife of the Italian tourist, who had tested positive for novel coronavirus, have been also infected by the deadly virus, Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
2012 Delhi gangrape: Govt moves plea for issuance of fresh death warrants
Mar 04, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A Delhi Court, on Wednesday, after hearing an application for issuance of fresh death of warrants in 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case, issued notice to all the four convicts.
Cabinet nod to allow NRIs to own 100 pc stake in national carrier Air India
Mar 04, 2020, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: To allow foreign investment up to 100 per cent in Air India by NRIs, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amending the extant FDI policy to permit foreign investment in the disinvestment-bound national carrier through automatic route.
CAA: Supreme Court transfers hate speech cases to Delhi HC
Mar 04, 2020, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the CAA riot-related petitions be transferred to the Delhi HC which will hear it on Friday.
Mar 04, 2020, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said a state-level task force has been constituted to control the situation arising due to novel coronavirus and hoped that people of Delhi will fight the virus successfully just as they overcame dengue.
Rahul Gandhi leads Cong delegation to riot-hit areas
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is on Wednesday leading a delegation of the Congress to riot-hit areas in north-east Delhi, where 48 people have been killed and more than 200 injured.
Nirbhaya case: President Kovind rejects convict Pawan Gupta's mercy plea
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Kovind on Wednesday rejected the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, Pawan Gupta, media reports said.
SC asks Delhi HC to hear pleas on Delhi violence, hate speeches on Friday
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for the Centre which had sought more time, the Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to hear on Friday the pleas related to the deadly Delhi violence and the hate speeches made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, media reports said.
Curfew lifted partially in Shillong
Mar 04, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Shillong/UNI: Curfew has been relaxed partially in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong with no reports of any fresh violence from parts of the city on Wednesday, an official said.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 28, 15 Italian tourists tested positive
Mar 04, 2020, at 01:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With 15 Italian tourists testing positive in COVID-19, the number of total cases of Coronavirus in India jumped to 28 on Wednesday, media reports said.
Ruckus over Delhi violence: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Mar 04, 2020, at 12:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday over the issue of Delhi violence with the Opposition insisting on immediate discussion on the matter and the government saying that it would be taken up after Holi.