Suspected Maoists gun down a villager for destroying forest

Mar 19, 2023, at 12:16 am

Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoists have shot dead a villager at Laxmanpur village in the Raighar region of Nabarangpur district on Friday on the charge of destroying forest.

Narendra Modi, Sheikh Hasina inaugurate India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

Mar 19, 2023, at 12:11 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Saturday jointly inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP) today in a virtual mode.

Three die in Mumbai-Pune Highway as tanker hits car, overturns

Mar 19, 2023, at 12:03 am

Pune: Three people died on the spot while four others were seriously injured near Khopoli ghat on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway when a tanker rammed into two cars and overturned in the opposite direction.

Traffic authorities and private organisations are working hard to reduce traffic accidents in Kashmir

Mar 18, 2023, at 11:25 pm

Srinagar: To prevent road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir, many efforts are being made at the government and private level to prevent these accidents.

Blood is thicker than water, says S Jaishankar on India-Sri Lanka relationship

Mar 18, 2023, at 10:51 pm

New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said it is natural that India will stand by Sri Lanka during difficult times as 'blood is thicker than water'.

Narendra Modi, Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline shortly

Mar 18, 2023, at 10:37 pm

New Delhi/Dhaka: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline on Saturday via video conferencing, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed.

Droupadi Murmu speaks to new Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel, discusses ways of strengthening bilateral relationships between neighbours

Mar 18, 2023, at 08:52 pm

Kathmandu/New Delhi: Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Friday spoke with her Nepali counterpart Ram Chandra Paudel and congratulated him on assuming the office.

Trinamool Congress needs to introspect: Saayoni Ghosh after apologising to Mamata Banerjee

Mar 18, 2023, at 08:30 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee held a closed door meeting with her party members on Friday in a bid to course correct in the backdrop of the Sagardighi bypoll setback and ahead of the panchayat elections.

Kashmir: Pulwama operation called off as militants escape

Mar 18, 2023, at 07:46 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces have called off an operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district as the militants who engaged forces in a brief gunfight managed to escape, officials said on Saturday.

PMNAM to be conducted in over 200 districts on Mar 20

Mar 18, 2023, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi/UNI: As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to boost career opportunities for India’s youth under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) would conduct the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) on March 20, 2023, in over 200 districts across the country.

Kashmir: SIA conducts searches in terror funding case

Mar 18, 2023, at 06:19 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The Jammu and Kashmir’s Police's State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday carried out searches at several places in Kashmir in a terror funding case, officials said.

Tripura: CPI-M-Cong alleges TIPRA Motha spoils their prospect, Pradyot feels reverse

Mar 18, 2023, at 05:51 pm

Agartala/UNI: When CPI-M and Congress said the victory of BJP in the Tripura assembly election because of TIPRA Motha candidates, the latter party chairman and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman claimed the reverse saying BJP could have won around 50 seats in the 60 -members assembly if Motha was not in the fray.

West Bengal: DA protesters go on digital strike mounting pressure on Mamata govt

Mar 18, 2023, at 05:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In an escalation of the protests against the Trinamool Congress government, state employees who have been demanding a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) went on a digital strike on Saturday.

Bengal recruitment scam: Actor Bonny Sengupta returns money received from Kuntal Ghosh to ED

Mar 18, 2023, at 06:41 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood actor Bonny Sengupta, who admitted to accepting Rs 40 lakh from expelled and arrested youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh for purchasing a vehicle, has returned the amount to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the multi-crore recruitment scam in Bengal.

Rajasthan govt announces 19 new districts ahead of polls this year, opposition BJP calls it 'political move'

Mar 18, 2023, at 05:58 am

Jaipur/IBNS: The Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government Friday announced it will create 19 new districts and three more divisional headquarters to serve the needs of people who live far away from the divisional headquarters.

Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata; both agree on new front without Congress

Mar 18, 2023, at 03:20 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata in what is seen as a strategy for these two parties to stay aloof from the Congress-led opposition ahead of the 2024 general elections.

Locals welcome Jammu and Kashmir administration's public outreach programmes

Mar 18, 2023, at 12:33 am

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has launched several public outreach programmes to address and resolve the problems of the people by visiting them.

India continues to help crisis-hit Sri Lanka, distributes ration

Mar 18, 2023, at 12:09 am

India, under its  'Neighbourhood First' policy, has once again approached to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka as New Delhi distributed ration  in Kalmunai.

Arunachal Pradesh: CRPF donates mini library to government secondary school in Rijo

Mar 18, 2023, at 12:01 am

Daporijo: The 138 Bn CRPF recently donated a mini library to the government secondary school (GSS) in Rijo in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh as part the force’s civic action programme.

Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar due to Cyclone Freddy

Mar 17, 2023, at 11:15 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi has expressed sadness over the loss of lives due to Cyclone Freddy which hit Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.

SCO Meeting in New Delhi: India invites Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

Mar 17, 2023, at 11:09 pm

New Delhi: India has invited Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to attend the  Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in New Delhi next month, media reports said.

Delhi Court extends ED custody of Manish Sisodia by 5 days

Mar 17, 2023, at 10:37 pm

New Delhi: A Delhi Special Court after hearing arguments on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate and Defence Counsel allowed five more days ED custody of Delhi's Former Deputy CM and AAP Leader Manish Sisodia who was arrested on allegations of corruption in Delhi Excise policy case.

Congress people are the new Mughals: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:08 pm

Belagavi/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Congress people are the new Mughals who are working to weaken India.

Tripura: Veteran BJP MLA alleges factionalism within party

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:04 pm

Agartala/UNI: The governing BJP in Tripura has continued been suffering from factional squabble even after winning the assembly election for the second term, as veteran saffron leader MLA and former minister Ramprasad Paul on Friday alleged a conspiracy hatched against him to ruin his career.

Arunachal Pradesh: Lt Col Reddy from Telangana dies in Army helicopter crash

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:01 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Lt Col Vuppala Vinay Bhanu Reddy from Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District of Telangana, died in an Army helicopter crash near Mandala in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath orders inquiry into Sambhal incident, announces ex-gratia

Mar 17, 2023, at 05:59 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday ordered an inquiry into the cold storage accident at Chandausi area of Sambhal district and has announced financial assistance to the kin of the deceased, an official spokesman said here.

Uttar Pradesh: Six killed in cold storage incident in Sambhal, rescue continues

Mar 17, 2023, at 05:56 pm

Sambhal/UNI: Six people have died thus far and 11 people have been admitted to the hospital during the rescue operation after the chamber of a cold storage collapsed in Chandausi area of Sambhal district here in Uttar Pradesh, a senior officer said here on Friday.

Fire at Secunderabad swapnalok complex kills 6, 7 rescued

Mar 17, 2023, at 05:40 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: As many as six people, including four girls, died and seven rescued after a major fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial Swapnalok complex in Secunderabad on Thursday night.

Expect Australia to take action: India on pro-Khalistani elements forcing closure of Brisbane consulate

Mar 17, 2023, at 01:04 pm

New Delhi: India on Thursday said that it expects the Australian authorities to take action against those who forced India’s honorary consulate in Brisbane to shut down temporarily and ensure such incidents are not repeated in future, after pro-Khalistani supporters blocked the entrance to the Brisbane consulate.

UP cold storage roof collapse: Two dead, 10 rescued

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:45 am

Sambhal (UP)/UNI: Two people were killed, whereas 10 others have been rescued even as several others are still feared trapped under the debris after the roof of a chamber of cold storage collapsed in the Chandausi area of Sambhal district here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police sources said here.