Ludhiana: 7 of family burnt alive as shanty catches fire
Apr 20, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Ludhiana/UNI: Seven members of a family, including a couple and their five children, were burnt alive in a fire that broke out in their shanty near Tajpur dump in this industrial town on Wednesday morning.
Ceasefire with three Naga groups extended for 1 yr
Apr 20, 2022, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Ceasefire agreements with three Naga groups have been extended for another year, the Home Ministry said on Wednesday.
JCBs fall silent as soon as Supreme Court stays demolition drive in Jahangirpuri
Apr 20, 2022, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Over an hour after a major anti-encroachment demolition drive was taken up by the civic body in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered status quo and stayed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation action.
Airlines operated over 3 lakh Vande Bharat flights, carried 3.15 cr passengers: Centre
Apr 20, 2022, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi: Domestic airlines such as Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet together carried 3.15 crore passengers under Vande Bharat Mission launched after Covid pandemic hit the world in early 2020 forcing suspension of regular international flights.
New Delhi: Jahangirpuri awaits bulldozers days after violence
Apr 20, 2022, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: Amid rising mercury in the national capital a nearly 1000-metre stretch in violence-hit Jahangirpuri is awaiting an anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday leading to a surge in police presence in the northwest district.
WHO chief Tedros meets Narendra Modi
Apr 20, 2022, at 03:00 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus at Jamnagar on Tuesday.
GRSE docks large survey vessel at RBD on the eve of 63rd Raising Day
Apr 20, 2022, at 07:18 am
Kolkata: State-owned warship builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) undertook the docking of 110 metre long Large Survey Vessel ‘Sandhayak’ at Dock No 2 of its Rajabagan Dockyard (RBD) Unit.
IAF test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi fighter jet, achieves 'direct hit'
Apr 20, 2022, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard.
'Always a delight': PM Modi on meeting WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus in Gujarat
Apr 20, 2022, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus at Gujarat's Jamnagar on Tuesday.
Apr 20, 2022, at 05:34 am
Kokrajhar/IBNS: Two cattle smugglers were killed and four police personnel injured in a gunfight between police and suspected extremists in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Monday night, police said.
Yogi Adityanath issues orders on religious processions after clashes in Delhi
Apr 20, 2022, at 05:15 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has chaired a law-and-order review meeting, issuing a set of directions in the wake of the recent clashes in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area.
Telangana police arrest TRS leader's son for alleged kidnap, gangrape of woman for 2 days
Apr 20, 2022, at 03:43 am
Suryapet/Telangana: The Telangana Police have arrested two people including the son of a local Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader over an alleged kidnap and gang-rape of a 20-year-old woman in Kodad town of Suryapet.
Delhi's Jahangirpuri violence: 5 accused charged under stringent National Security Act
Apr 20, 2022, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Five of the accused arrested in connection with the clashes at Delhi's Jahangirpuri on Saturday have been charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), which allows detention for up to a year without any charge.
Active terrorist groups are like monsoon mushrooms: J&K DGP Singh
Apr 20, 2022, at 12:27 am
Srinagar: Claiming that the present situation is quite normal, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh on Tuesday termed active terrorist groups as monsoon mushrooms stating that they have no existence.
IMF commends steps taken by Sri Lanka
Apr 19, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Colombo/UNI/Xinhua: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the steps already taken by Sri Lanka to stabilise its economy, the Finance Ministry said in a press release Tuesday.
Parts of Kashmir lashed by rain
Apr 19, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Parts of the Kashmir Valley experienced rainfall Tuesday, resulting in a slight drop in temperature and disrupting normal life.
Prashant Kishor meets Congress president Sonia Gandhi
Apr 19, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: Political strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress President Sonia Gandhi for a third time on Tuesday, days after he presented a roadmap for the Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Apr 19, 2022, at 10:20 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato processing plant at Diyodar, Banaskantha district, built at a cost of over Rs. 600 crores, today.
Apr 19, 2022, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman had a bilateral meeting with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank (IMF-WB) Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen to visit India on Apr 24
Apr 19, 2022, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi: President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen will be on an official visit to India on 24-25 April 2022.
PM Modi's presence in Bengal Global Business Summit uncertain: Reports
Apr 19, 2022, at 07:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence at the inauguration of the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit on Wednesday is uncertain, various media reports said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Assam on Apr 23
Apr 19, 2022, at 06:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Assam on Apr 23.
Those who dine with Chinese musn't guide BJP: Union Minister Anurag Thakur slams Congress
Apr 19, 2022, at 05:51 pm
Shimla/UNI: Union Minister Anurag Thakur has lashed out at the Congress and its leaders for offering unsolicited advice to the BJP regarding various affairs of the State, saying "those who drink soup with Chinese officials shouldn't try to guide ruling party leaders on how to do their jobs".
Apr 19, 2022, at 03:06 pm
Kupwara: Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 10 pistols, during a search operation in frontier Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday.
WHO chief Tedros arrives in India, says he is grateful for the 'warm welcome'
Apr 19, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Rajkot: WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus thanked PM Narendra Modi-led government for the 'warm welcome' he received as he arrived in India.
Karnataka seer accuses Basavraj Bommai govt of taking 30 pct cut from grants for mutts
Apr 19, 2022, at 06:19 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Brewing more trouble for the Karnataka government, a Lingayat seer has accused Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's administration of taking a 30 per cent cut from the grants set aside for the welfare and development of mutts.
Sonia Gandhi holds Congress key meet, Prashant Kishor's proposal for 2024 election on agenda
Apr 19, 2022, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is holding a key meeting with a select group of party members to discuss the proposal of poll strategist Prashant Kishor for the revival of the party and its plan for the 2024 general elections.
Procession that led to Delhi's Jahangirpuri violence held without permission: Police
Apr 19, 2022, at 02:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The procession, which resulted in violent clashes in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday, was taken out without permission, the police said on Monday.
Railway Protection Force personnel killed in fresh terror attack in Kashmir's Pulwama
Apr 19, 2022, at 02:03 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In a fresh terror attack, two personnel of the Railway Protection Force were shot at by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday.
Two youths drown in a waterfall along Nagaon-Karbi Anglong border
Apr 19, 2022, at 01:04 am
Guwahati: Two youths died after drowning in a waterfall in Assam’s Nagaon district on Sunday evening.