Assembly Polls disaster: Congress Working Committee to meet tomorrow
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet here on Sunday, days after the party put up a poor show in the Assembly polls held in several Indian states in recent days, sources told UNI.
Delhi: Shanty fire leaves seven people dead
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi: Seven people including two minors were killed on Saturday when a fire engulfed a shanty in Gokulpuri area here, prompting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to announce Rs 10 lakh compensation to families of every adult and Rs 5 lakh for every minor who died.
Odisha: Several injured as BJD MLA rams car into crowd in Khurda, thrashed by irate mob
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Banapur: In a grim reminder of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh, BJD MLA from Odisha's Chilika, Prasanta Kumar Jagadev, rammed his car into crowd at Banapur in Khurda district on Saturday morning.
Bangladeshi national killed in Kolkata guest house fire
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata: A Bangladeshi woman died and two others, including another Bangladeshi national, were injured in a fire that broke out in a guest house at Mirza Ghalib Street (Free School Street) in central Kolkata in the early hours of Saturday.
Bangladesh: 12th Foundation Day of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) celebrated in Dhaka
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:24 pm
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Vikram K. Doraiswami inaugurated the event with the lighting of a ceremonial lamp.
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:02 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma instructed the Chief Secretary of the state government to direct all state government’s departments to dispose off pending applications before April 15 this year.
Mar 12, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated a building of Rashtriya Raksha University to the nation and delivered its first Convocation address at Ahmedabad.
Mar 12, 2022, at 08:43 pm
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann on Saturday met Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday morning and submitted his claim to form the government in the state.
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba thanks Modi for helping in evacuating his nationals from war-hit Ukraine
Mar 12, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for helping his country to repatriate its citizens who were stranded in war-hit Ukraine.
India, China talk on disengagement in Ladakh for 12 hours
Mar 12, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi: India and China discussed disengagement in remaining friction areas of eastern Ladakh for over 12 hours on Friday, a top defence official told UNI on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Four terrorists, including a Pakistani national, killed in encounter
Mar 12, 2022, at 02:45 pm
Sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir, second killing in 48 hours
Mar 12, 2022, at 05:39 am
Srinagar/UNI: Militants shot dead a sarpanch in Kashmir on Friday evening, the second such killing in the last 48 hours.
'Spend maximum time in your constituencies': Bhagwant Mann tells AAP MLAs in Punjab
Mar 12, 2022, at 05:03 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: In his first directions to the newly elected MLA's in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief minister-elect Bhagwant Mann said on Friday asked them to spend maximum time in their constituencies instead of being in the capital Chandigarh and not to hanker for cabinet berths.
After Congress poll debacle, 'dissident' leaders meet
Mar 12, 2022, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the miserable performance of Congress in the five states which went for assembly polls, "dissident" leaders met at senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's home on Friday evening.
Yogi Adityanath resigns, gears up to form govt for second term
Mar 12, 2022, at 02:28 am
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday handed over his resignation to Governor Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhawan and with this, the tenure of the government ended.
Technical snag caused accidental missile fire in Pakistan: India
Mar 12, 2022, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Friday acknowledged that a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile in Pakistan.
AAI takes first step to make Srinagar's airport disabled friendly
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:33 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Travel for persons with disabilities would get easier at the Srinagar International Airport as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recently set-up a help desk where assistance with sign language is made available for persons with communication barriers.
Principal Sec discusses modalities with IFAD for developing Kashmir's agriculture
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:30 am
Jammu/IBNS: Principal Secretary for Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Navin Kumar Choudhary on Thursday discussed modalities for development of agriculture and its allied sectors in Jammu and Kashmir with a team of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and NABARD.
Kashmir University's VC flags off girl students contingent for snow skiing course
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:23 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A contingent of girl students from University of Kashmir and its affiliated colleges was flagged off for a skiing course in Gulmarg as part of the varsity’s celebrations of International Women’s Day.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashes near LoC, one pilot dies
Mar 11, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Srinagar: A pilot was killed and another was injured after an Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez Sector in Kashmir on Friday, defence officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistani among 3 militants killed in Kashmir
Mar 11, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead three militants, including a Pakistani national, in two separate encounters in Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.
Ukraine Crisis: S Jaishankar appreciates Operation Ganga
Mar 11, 2022, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday appreciated Operation Ganga which was launched by the Indian government to evacuate Indian citizens from war-hit Ukraine.
Indian Army chopper crashes in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 11, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Srinagar: An Army chopper crashed in Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday, officials said.
All regional parties should be united: Mamata Banerjee after Congress' disastrous election result
Mar 11, 2022, at 09:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday once again pitched in the idea of a unity of all regional parties after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victory in four states and Congress' disastrous poll performance.
Evacuated Indian students from Ukraine's Sumy reach Delhi
Mar 11, 2022, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi: One more flight carrying 242 Indians evacuated from Ukraine landed in Delhi on Friday.
Mar 11, 2022, at 05:29 pm
Political strategist Prashant Kishor, a critic of the Narendra Modi government, on Friday implied the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s success in four assembly elections this year will have no effect on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
India and China to hold border talks today
Mar 11, 2022, at 01:56 pm
New Delhi: India and China are set to conduct the 15th round of Corps Commander level dialogue on Friday on the Indian side of Chushul Moldo border junction to resolve the balance friction areas in Eastern Ladakh, official sources said.
Change is unavoidable if we need to succeed: Shashi Tharoor on Congress poll debacle
Mar 11, 2022, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the miserable performance of Congress in the five states which went for assembly polls, senior leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said the party cannot avoid change if it wants to revive its fortunes, joining the voices of dissent within the party blaming the leadership.
AAP Punjab win: Bhagwant Mann to take oath in Bhagat Singh's ancestral village
Mar 11, 2022, at 03:37 am
Dhuri/IBNS: After the landslide win of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann Thursday announced that he will take the oath of the office not at the Raj Bhawan but the ceremony will be held at Khatkarkalan in Nawanshahr district, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
BJP workers fulfilled early Holi promise, results decided 2024 outcome: PM Modi after big win
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After a spectacular victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the crucial states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur in the Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who as per the party leaders is the sole reason for such mandates, said BJP workers fulfilled early Holi promise this year and excluded confidence that 2022 results have decided the outcome of 2024 general elections.