Bengal: Veteran TMC leader Tapas Roy set to quit party, says 'hurt' by Mamata's silence on ED raids
Mar 04, 2024, at 06:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what could be a jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Tapas Roy is on Monday set to quit his party as well as the MLA post ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Mar 04, 2024, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled MPs and MLAs are not immune from prosecution in cases pertaining to receiving bribes for votes or speech, overruling the 1998 Narasimha Rao verdict, media reports said.
Arvind Kejriwal agrees to appear before ED in Delhi excise policy case
Mar 04, 2024, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After receiving eighth summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has agreed to appear before the central probe agency for quizzing in the excise policy case, media reports said.
Stage set for agricultural renaissance: Kisan Melas unveiled
Mar 04, 2024, at 03:18 pm
As March unfolds its vibrant hues, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) embarks on a mission to ignite agricultural innovation and prosperity across the state. Seven ‘kisan melas’ are slated to grace various corners of Punjab, heralding a new era of agricultural augmentation and holistic rural development.
Puri police detain nine non-Hindus after they enter Jagannath temple
Mar 04, 2024, at 03:03 pm
Puri Simhadwar police on Sunday detained nine non-Hindu persons who allegedly entered Sri Jagannath temple in this pilgrim town of Odisha.
PM Narendra Modi contributes Rs. 2000 to BJP fund ahead of Lok Sabha polls, urges all to donate
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:35 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday donated Rs. 2000 as a 'party fund' to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and urged countrymen to do so ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign on Tuesday to join politics
Mar 04, 2024, at 01:50 am
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who had ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal last year, on Sunday said that he will resign from his position on March 5.
Three members of a family commit suicide in Odisha
Mar 04, 2024, at 01:35 am
In a shocking incident, at least three members of a Bengali family, including their father, mother, and 27-year-old mentally challenged son, committed suicide on Saturday night at Rajendranagar under the Talachua Marine Police Station.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates describes Statue of Unity as an 'engineering marvel'
Mar 04, 2024, at 12:55 am
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently visited the Statue of Statue of Unity in Gujarat and described it as an 'engineering marvel'.
Woman, paramour arrested for husband's murder in Uttar Pradesh
Mar 04, 2024, at 12:30 am
A woman, along with her paramour, was arrested for her husband's murder in Baraut area of Baghpat district here in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, a police officer said here.
Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha launches new start-up policy
Mar 04, 2024, at 12:21 am
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday launched the much-awaited 'New Jammu & Kashmir Start-up Policy- 2024-27' here at the Avinya Startup Summit.
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan asserted on Sunday that the Karachi-bound vessel intercepted by Indian agencies in Mumbai was transporting "commercial" merchandise, not machinery intended for a nuclear programme.
Six foreign nationals arrested for looting passerby in Punjab's Phagwara
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:15 pm
The Phagwara police, headed by SP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, succeeded in arresting six foreign national girls on the charges of looting passersby.
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:03 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday received a jolt after its candidate from West Bengal's politically crucial Asansol seat, Pawan Singh, opted out of Lok Sabha polls, just a day after his name was announced in the saffron brigade's first list.
Ex-Union Minister and BJP MP Harsh Vardhan quits politics
Mar 03, 2024, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and current BJP MP Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said he was quitting politics, a day after his name did not feature in BJP’s first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Indian Navy sailor goes missing from ship, massive search launched to trace him
Mar 03, 2024, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi: An Indian Navy sailor has been declared missing from a naval vessel since February 27, prompting a massive search operations to locate him.
DDA demolishes Rs 400 cr farmhouse earlier owned by liquor baron Ponty Chadha
Mar 03, 2024, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Friday demolished a 10-acre farmhouse valued at nearly Rs 400 crore, owned earlier by the late liquor tycoon Ponty Chadha, also known as Gurdeep Singh, media reports said.
Mar 03, 2024, at 07:34 pm
Bharatiya Janata Party's Asansol candidate Pawan Singh on Sunday said he will not be able to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
NCW condemns gangrape of Spanish tourist in Jharkhand
Mar 03, 2024, at 06:58 pm
The National Commission for Women on Sunday condemned the gangrape of a Spanish tourist in Jharkhand's Dumka region.
Bar association seeks action against Google for spreading false information about PM Modi
Mar 03, 2024, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The All-India Bar Association (AIBA) has written to Narendra Modi, seeking stringent penal action against tech giant Google, alleging an attempt to tarnish the image of the Prime Minister.
BJP fields Ravi Kishan from UP's Gorakhpur
Mar 03, 2024, at 05:57 pm
Gorakhpur/IBNS: Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded him from Gorakhpur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, a seat he has held since the 2019 elections.
PM Modi to visit Tamil Nadu for second time in 5 days tomorrow
Mar 03, 2024, at 02:09 pm
Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Five days after his visit to Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the state again on Monday.
Lok Sabha 2024: Jayant Chaudhary's Rashtriya Lok Dal formally joins NDA
Mar 03, 2024, at 06:38 am
New Delhi: As the BJP released its initial roster of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which it heads received a significant boost as Jayant Chaudhary's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) officially joined the coalition.
Spanish woman, on bike tour with partner, gangraped by 7 men in Jharkhand's Dumka
Mar 03, 2024, at 04:54 am
Dumka (Jharkhand): A Spanish woman was gang-raped in Jharkhand’s Dumka late Friday night while she was travelling with her husband on a motorcycle, media reports said.
Mar 03, 2024, at 03:55 am
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is set to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Guna in Madhya Pradesh, the constituency he lost to the BJP in 2019.
PFI leader, accused of murdering RSS worker, arrested in South Africa after 8 yrs
Mar 03, 2024, at 03:14 am
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Mohammed Gaus Niyazi, a prime target for the agency, in South Africa, accused of the murder of an RSS leader.
India intercepts Pakistan-bound ship in Mumbai port on suspicion of carrying nuclear cargo: Report
Mar 03, 2024, at 02:32 am
Mumbai: Security agencies halted a ship bound for Karachi from China at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai over suspicions of carrying a dual-use consignment potentially linked to Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programme, a media report said.
Bansuri Swaraj, Sushma Swaraj's daughter, to make poll debut in 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Mar 03, 2024, at 02:10 am
New Delhi: Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of former external affairs minister and BJP leader late Sushma Swaraj, is all set to enter the political arena with the upcoming elections, representing the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat.
Mar 03, 2024, at 12:41 am
Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu in the presence of Adm R Hari Kumar the, Chief of the Naval Staff on Mar 6.
BJP names first list of 195 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi to contest from Varanasi
Mar 03, 2024, at 12:33 am
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday unveiled its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.