Himanta Biswa Sarma attends ceremonial take-over of Pratima Pandey Baruah's residence by Assam govt
Jan 03, 2023, at 01:59 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday visited Gauripur town in Dhubri district to attend the ceremonial handing over of the authority of 'Hawa Mahal' to the state government, built by Prabhat Chandra Baruah of the Gauripur royal family, and which was the residence of late Pratima Pandey Baruah, the doyen of Goalparia folk music, for its restoration and conversion into a museum.
Supreme Court to hear UP govt's appeal over OBC quota row on Jan 4
Jan 03, 2023, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court has said that on Jan 4 it will hear the appeal filed by the Uttar Pradesh government against the Allahabad High Court’s order to stay OBC (Other Backward Classes) quota in local polls in the state.
Mamata Banerjee launches a new campaign Didir Suraksha Kavach campaign
Jan 03, 2023, at 12:09 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a new campaign ‘Didi'r Suraksha Kavach’ for her party ahead of the Panchayat polls scheduled to be held in April this year.
Mamata Banerjee launches a new campaign ‘Didi'r Suraksha Kavach’
Jan 03, 2023, at 12:08 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a new campaign ‘Didi'r Suraksha Kavach’ for her party ahead of the Panchayat polls scheduled to be held in April this year.
Jan 02, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Rajouri: People, who stay in far off places in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, have expressed happiness to the Centre-led BJP government for providing road connectivity up to their residential houses near the Pirpanjal Mountain ranges.
Ensure ICUs remain functional, no shortage of medicines: Yogi Adityanath
Jan 02, 2023, at 08:28 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed that the deployment of specialist doctors, functioning of medical equipment and proper availability of paramedical staff should be thoroughly scrutinized in all the hospitals under the Health Department or Medical Education Department.
Mamata launches TMC's new outreach campaign, online app ahead of Bengal panchayat polls
Jan 02, 2023, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s new mass outreach campaign and an online app to reach out to the maximum number of voters ahead of the upcoming panchayat elections in the state.
Kashmir: Blast near firing site in Rajouri, child dies, five injured
Jan 02, 2023, at 08:16 pm
Jammu/UNI: A blast near the site of a firing incident took place on Monday in which five persons suffered injuries while a minor was killed in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Blast occurs near firing site in Rajouri, child dies
Jan 02, 2023, at 07:52 pm
Jammu: A blast near the site of firing incident took place on Monday in which five persons suffered injuries while a minor was killed in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
SC's demonetisation verdict: 'Accept the verdict but...,' says Congress' Chidambaram
Jan 02, 2023, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Finance Minister and Congress veteran, P Chidambaram, has accepted the Supreme Court's judgement favouring the Centre's demonetisation move but also noted the minority judgement's pointing out the "illegality and irregularity" in the step.
Supreme Court's demonetisation verdict a 'message for the Opposition': Amit Malviya
Jan 02, 2023, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court's verdict favouring the Modi government's 2016 demonetisation move was a "message for the opposition not to lean on the judiciary to settle political scores", said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s national executive member Amit Malviya on Monday.
Supreme Court backs Modi government's demonetisation move
Jan 02, 2023, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday backed the Narendra Modi government's controversial 2016 demonetisation move, in a setback for the opposition parties that have been targeting the Centre over the step for years.
Ahead of Bengal panchayat polls, Mamata Banerjee to launch TMC's new campaign today
Jan 02, 2023, at 04:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In the backdrop of the massive corruption allegations on various fronts, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Monday launch her party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s new campaign ahead of the crucial panchayat polls in the state.
Assam: Barak Museum and Library hosts two-day-long Barak Cultural Festival
Jan 02, 2023, at 04:15 pm
Jiribam: Barak Museum and Library in Assam recently organized the two-day-long Barak Cultural Festival 2022 at Barak Museum Complex in Bantarapur.
Arunachal Pradesh: Rural Mart supported by NABARD inaugurated
Jan 02, 2023, at 03:52 pm
Palin: NABARD General Manager Partho Saha recently inaugurated the rural mart supported by the NABARD in Palin region of Arunachal Pradesh.
Delhi woman dragged by car: NCW seeks probe whether victim was sexually assaulted
Jan 02, 2023, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women has written to the Delhi Police Commissioner over the death of a woman who was killed after being hit by a car and dragged for nearly seven kilometres in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two killed, 4 injured in mysterious firing in Rajouri
Jan 02, 2023, at 03:49 am
Jammu: Two persons were killed and four others injured in an incident of mysterious firing on Sunday in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Andhra Pradesh: 3 die in stampede at Chandrababu Naidu's event
Jan 02, 2023, at 02:53 am
Guntur: Close on the heels of a stampede at Kandukur town in Nellore district four days ago in which 8 persons killed in Chandrababu Naidu’s road-show, in a similar stampede incident, three women were killed and two injured after Naidu addressed them here on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Boy injured in grenade blast in Srinagar, arms recovered in Kupwara
Jan 02, 2023, at 02:43 am
Srinagar: A civilian was injured in a grenade blast in Srinagar’s old city on Sunday evening, police said.
Jharkhand govt's decision on Sammed Shikharji: Jain community members demonstrate in New Delhi
Jan 02, 2023, at 01:34 am
New Delhi: Several Jain community members demonstrated in New Delhi on Sunday against the Jharkhand government's decision to declare Sammed Shikharji as a tourist spot.
Jammu and Kashmir: Rifle snatched from a CRPF man in Pulwama
Jan 01, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Srinagar: A suspected militant snatched a rifle from a Central Reserve Police Force in Jammu and Kashmir Pulwama district, official sources said.
Nashik: One dies as fire breaks out at factory
Jan 01, 2023, at 11:17 pm
Nashik: At least one person died and 19 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a factory in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Sunday, media reports said.
Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of IAF’s Western Air Command
Jan 01, 2023, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on 01 January 2023, according to an IAF press communique.
Odisha: Russian man, thought to be missing, detained by GRP for questioning
Jan 01, 2023, at 09:25 pm
Bhubaneswar: The missing Russian man, who was being searched by the Odisha Police, after being spotted at the Bhubaneswar railway station, has been detained by Government Railway Police (GRP).
Jan 01, 2023, at 05:58 pm
Nainital (Uttarakhand): Thousands of families living in the unauthorised colonies near Haldwani railway station will have to vacate their homes following a Uttarakhand High Court ruling, media reports said.
Haryana sports minister Sandeep Singh faces harassment case after coach's complaint
Jan 01, 2023, at 05:50 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Chandigarh Police Sunday registered a sexual harassment and criminal intimidation case against Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh, based on a complaint by a junior athletics coach on Friday.
Two killed, 13 injured in old age home fire in South Delhi
Jan 01, 2023, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A fire at the old age home in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash II killed two inmates and injured 13 others, media reports said.
Jan 01, 2023, at 03:15 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday referred to Amruta Fadnavis' 'father of new India' remark to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked what the "new father of new India has done for the nation?"
Flashback 2022: The Year That Was
Jan 01, 2023, at 07:29 am
The world is ringing into the New Year under the shadow of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, though the year that passed was a positive one in terms of battling the virus amid more coverage of vaccination and reopening of business and travel worldwide. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back at some of the major events of the year:
After IT minister's warning over wrong map of India, WhatsApp deletes tweet, apologizes
Jan 01, 2023, at 05:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Union IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s subtle warning, messaging platform WhatsApp deleted a graphic, posted on its Twitter handle, that showed an incorrect map of India and issued an apology.