Colombia: 62-year-old Gustavo Petro declares victory in presidential election
Jun 20, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Sputnik: Colombian leftist candidate Gustavo Petro, 62, a former guerrilla and ex-mayor of the capital city Bogota, has declared his victory in the presidential election.
Jun 20, 2022, at 09:42 pm
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research and laid the foundation stone for Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital at IISc Bengaluru.
Tourists stranded in cable car stuck in HP's Parwanoo; rescue ops underway
Jun 20, 2022, at 09:03 pm
At least eight tourists are stranded in a cable car in Himachal Pradesh's Parwanoo following a technical snag. Another cable car has been deployed to evacuate the stranded tourist, media reports said.
Punjab Haryana Court upholds minor Muslim girl's marriage
Jun 20, 2022, at 08:25 pm
Chandigarh: A single-judge bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a Muslim girl can marry after attaining the age of 16 of her own free will, media reports said.
Agnipath protests: Police sound high alert in Karnataka as PM Modi visits state
Jun 20, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have sounded high alert following warnings from intelligence agencies that anti-Agnipath protests might break out during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rallies in Karnataka.
Jun 20, 2022, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Monday issued notification for ‘Agniveers’ under the recently announced Agnipath recruitment schemes.
Jammu and Kashmir: Thousands of devotees join Urs-e-Mubarak of Hazrat- e- Zati Shahwali in Kupwara
Jun 20, 2022, at 07:43 pm
Srinagar: Thousands of devotees, which included men, women and children, participated in the annual Urs-e-Mubarak of Hazrat- e- Zati Shahwali (RA) Drugmulla village of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara town on Monday.
Industrialist Anand Mahindra, 'saddened' by Agnipath violence, makes offer for Agniveers
Jun 20, 2022, at 06:11 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid nationwide violent protests against the Centre's new army recruitment scheme Agnipath, industrialist Anand Mahindra has offered employment to "trained, capable young people".
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles visits India
Jun 20, 2022, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles will be on a four-day visit to India starting Monday.
Agnipath row: States brace for Bharat Bandh today, security beefed up in several cities
Jun 20, 2022, at 02:38 pm
New Delhi: Some groups have called for a nationwide strike on Monday to protest against the Centre's Agnipath scheme which has already triggered violent protests in different states since the plan was announced last week.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists killed during encounter in Kupwara
Jun 20, 2022, at 02:26 pm
Srinagar: At least two terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Kupwara district, taking the death toll of militants to four, an official said on Monday morning.
Jun 20, 2022, at 04:42 am
New Delhi: The Indian government has decided to grant e-emergency visas to over 100 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus on ‘priority' basis, a day after a gurdwara in Afghanistan capital Kabul was attacked by ISIS terrorists on Saturday, media reports said.
National Herald Case: Congress changes protest strategy; to demonstrate at Jantar Mantar
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:55 am
New Delhi: The Congress has decided to protest at the Jantar Mantar instead of the streets as Rahul Gandhi is going to make his fourth appearance at the Enforcement Directorate's office, media reports said.
PM to visit Karnataka on 20th and 21st June
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:18 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on 20th and 21st June where he will inaugurate and lay the foundations stones of various projects.
India-Bangladesh leaders participate in seventh round of JCC
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:15 am
New Delhi: The seventh round of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) was held in New Delhi on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistani terrorist among four killed in encounters
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:05 am
Srinagar: Four millitants, including a suspected Pakistani belonging to the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terror outfit, were killed in the ongoing twin anti terror operations in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
Bengaluru Nidaghatta Section of NH-275 to cut travel time from 3 hrs to 90 mins: Nitin Gadkari
Jun 20, 2022, at 12:49 am
New Delhi: The six-laning of Bengaluru Nidaghatta Section of NH-275 is expected to cut down the present travel time of 3 hours to 90 minutes and reduce traffic congestion, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said Sunday.
PM dedicates Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project to nation in New Delhi
Jun 19, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New Delhu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday dedicated to the nation the main tunnel and five underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project in New Delhi.
Jun 19, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi: A media briefing by the Army, Navy and Air Force Sunday tried to clear the doubt and job security concerns over the new tour of duty 'Agnipath' programme and explained why this scheme is necessary for mass recruitment to the Indian armed forces.
Bird hit led to Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight's emergency landing in Patna, say airline, DGCA
Jun 19, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/Patna: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has corroborated the version of private carrier SpiceJet that a bird hit led to the emergency landing of its flight at Bihta Airforce Station in Patna after its left wing caught fire on Sunday.
Agnipath protests: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Army, Navy, Air Force chiefs second time
Jun 19, 2022, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force again on Sunday amid ongoing protests over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, media reported.
Delhi bound SpiceJet flight catches fire soon after taking off from Patna, lands safely
Jun 19, 2022, at 07:35 pm
Patna: Delhi bound SG 725 Patna Delhi SpiceJet flight caught fire soon after its take off from Jayaprakash Narayan International airport Patna at 12 o' clock on Sunday. The cause of the fire was bird-hit, confirmed the airline and the DGCA.
Jun 19, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Kabul: Sikh community members saved and removed the holy Guru Granth Sahib from the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul which was attacked by terrorists on Saturday.
Assam: Indian Army rescues more than 3000 flood-hit people
Jun 19, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The Indian Army is carrying out relief operations in flood-hit Assam in a massive way and so far has rescued more than three thousand affected people in the state.
Jun 19, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday attended a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka and said 'unanimous support' is needed to stand beside the neighbouring nation in their difficult times.
'Agnipath' protests continue even after Centre announces new steps to address protesters' concerns
Jun 19, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the Centre's steps to address the concerns over the 'Agnipath' defence recruitment scheme, protests in several states continue with the job aspirants demanding a rollback of the scheme.
Rahul Gandhi urges party workers not to celebrate his birthday amid Agnipath protests
Jun 19, 2022, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed to party workers and well-wishers not to celebrate his birthday on Sunday in view of the ongoing protests by the youth across several states.
Farooq Abdullah turns down opposition's presidential candidate proposal
Jun 19, 2022, at 04:09 am
New Delhi: National Conference Party chairperson and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has turned down the proposal to be the joint candidate of the opposition in the upcoming presidential election.
Arsonists have no place in the armed forces, says top army official: Report
Jun 19, 2022, at 03:05 am
New Delhi: Arsonists have no place in the armed forces, a top army official who has been a driving force in the new tour of duty 'Agnipath' programme said Saturday as various parts of India continued to reel under violent protests by armed forces aspirants.
Agnipath protest: Train services suspended in Bihar today and tomorrow
Jun 19, 2022, at 01:59 am
Patna: Train services were stopped in Bihar till 8 pm on Saturday and will be suspended again between 4 am and 8 pm on Sunday as the state continues to boil under the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, media reports said.