India rejects World Press Freedom Index rankings
Jul 22, 2022, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/UNI: The government has rejected the World Press Freedom Index 2022 published by international journalism not-for-profit Reporters Without Borders ranking India at 150th position out of 180 countries.
Jul 22, 2022, at 01:06 am
New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu is leading against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin in the presidential polls having secured 1,349 votes of the 1,886 valid votes cast by MLAs from 10 states counted so far in the second round of counting.
Presidential poll result: Droupadi Murmu ahead of Yashwant Sinha by huge margin
Jul 21, 2022, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: BJP-led NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is ahead of the Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin of votes as the result of the Presidential election is set to be declared Thursday.
National Herald case: ED had nothing to ask Sonia Gandhi post 3 pm, claims Congress
Jul 21, 2022, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has claimed the Enforcement Directorate or ED had nothing to ask its party president Sonia Gandhi post 3 pm despite the veteran politician's offer to stay longer.
TMC to abstain from voting in Vice Presidential election: Abhishek Banerjee
Jul 21, 2022, at 11:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Thursday announced his party will "abstain from the voting process" in the upcoming Vice Presidential election.
India, Namibia ink MoU to introduce African cheetahs into India
Jul 21, 2022, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India and Namibia on Wednesday inked an MoU to introduce African cheetahs into India.
Mamata tears into Modi govt over GST on staple food, LPG price hike at her bellwether annual rally
Jul 21, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Addressing party workers and people from her annual Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday rapped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre on key issues like imposition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on some basic food items, hike of LPG cylinder prices.
Delhi Police busts extortion racket linked to Chinese loan app, 4 held
Jul 21, 2022, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has busted an extortion racket that was being run in collusion with a Chinese loan app and arrested four people.
BJP slams Congress for protesting Sonia Gandhi's questioning by ED
Jul 21, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday slammed Congress party for nationwide protests over Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi's interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged National Herald money laundering case.
Presidential Poll: Droupadi Murmu leads race against Yashwant Sinha
Jul 21, 2022, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi: NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is leading against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the counting of votes of MPs.
BJP using probe agencies as vendetta tools against Opp: Congress
Jul 21, 2022, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday accused the Modi government of unleashing federal probe agencies on the opposition and using them to score in their vendetta against the opposition terming the situation "dangerous" for democracy.
National Herald case: Sonia Gandhi's interrogation starts at ED's Delhi office
Jul 21, 2022, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi reached the Enforcement Directorate office in New Delhi a little after noon for interrogation in the National Herald money laundering case, media reports said.
Fresh batches of pilgrims leave for Amarnath
Jul 21, 2022, at 06:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Fresh batches of more than 7,500 yatries proceeded from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath to pay obeisance there on Wednesday, officials said Thursday.
Sonia Gandhi to appear before ED today, Congress says 'govt unleashing probe agencies on Opposition'
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lashing out at the BJP-led Centre ahead of party chief Sonia Gandhi's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case, the Congress Thursday accused the Modi government of unleashing federal probe agencies on the Opposition and termed it a "dangerous" trend for the democracy.
Presidential poll: Counting of votes gets underway
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The counting of votes for the Presidential poll began at 11 am in Room Number 63 in Parliament House complex on Thursday.
Eyes on 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Mamata's big Martyrs' Day rally today
Jul 21, 2022, at 04:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to set the tone of her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Panchayat polls in her state and the next Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Fire onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, no casualties reported
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A fire broke out on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while operating off the Karnataka coast on Wednesday, the Indian Navy said in a statement.
Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair walks out of Tihar Jail after bail
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court after his arrest last month over what was called a "highly provocative tweet", walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail at 9 pm on Wednesday.
Caught on camera, speeding ambulance loses control, skids into toll booth in Karnataka, kills 4
Jul 21, 2022, at 03:32 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: An ambulance carrying a patient and two attendants lost control and crashed into a toll booth in Karnataka's Udupi district on Wednesday, leaving all three as well as a toll attendant dead.
Ex-Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa cleared of charges in contractor suicide case
Jul 21, 2022, at 02:17 am
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa, who found himself in the middle of a huge controversy following allegations of corruption and an alleged role in the suicide of a contractor, has been given a clean chit by the police after an investigation in the case.
Rajasthan: Youth commits suicide in Udaipur
Jul 21, 2022, at 01:34 am
Udaipur/UNI: A youth committed suicide by hanging himself in the Hiran Magri police station area of Udaipur city in Rajasthan on Wednesday.
Sidhu Moosewala murder: 2 suspects killed in encounter
Jul 20, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Chandigarh: Jagroop Rupa, a gangster involved in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, and another suspect were killed during an encounter with the police in Amritsar district on Wednesday.
WFP chief hails India's food security scheme
Jul 20, 2022, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi: The United Nations World Food Programme’s Executive Director David Beasley met Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal and praised the country for its food security scheme.
West Bengal: Six people die after consuming hooch in Howrah
Jul 20, 2022, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata: At least six people died in Howrah's industrial Ghusuri area on Wednesday after they allegedly consumed locally made brew last night, police and eyewitnesses said.
Jul 20, 2022, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Judicial Cooperation between India and Judicial Service Commission of the Republic of Maldives.
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Min levels serious allegations, offers to quit
Jul 20, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Jal Shakti Dinesh Khatik has offered his resignation alleging large scale irregularities in his department and discrimination against himself as he comes from Dalit community and have dared any probe agency to investigate the allegations he has made.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant associate arrested in Shopian
Jul 20, 2022, at 08:20 pm
Srinagar: Security forces arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential poll
Jul 20, 2022, at 06:16 pm
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe clinched the Presidential election held in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm minutes after they reconvened on the third day of the Monsoon Session on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition MPs over price rise and increase in GST rates.
Kashmir: Militant associate arrested in Shopian
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.