Indian origin cult leader convicted of rape dies in prison
Apr 10, 2022, at 07:00 am
London: An Indian-origin man who ran a clandestine extremist Maoist cult and was imprisoned for 23 years for multiple sexual assault cases six years ago died in jail, media reports said.
UP Polls: Congress wanted to form alliance with BSP with Mayawati as CM
Apr 10, 2022, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed BSF chief Mayawati for not responding to his party's offer of forming an alliance for UP polls with her as the chief minister candidate, media reports said.
Apr 10, 2022, at 04:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Weather Department's Twitter handle was hacked Saturday evening and efforts were made to restore it, media reports said.
Govt has no plans to privatise Indian Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Apr 10, 2022, at 01:07 am
New Delhi: Union Railway Minister has said the government has no plans to privatise the Indian Railways and stressed that there is a need for the sector to absorb the latest technologies to meet customer aspirations, especially in terms of safety and comfort.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police arrests 2 LeT militant associates
Apr 09, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Srinagar: Security forces have arrested two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district.
Ram Navami: Modi to address 14th Foundation Day celebration at Umiya Mata Temple
Apr 09, 2022, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi: On the occasion of Ram Navami, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 14th Foundation Day celebration at Umiya Mata Temple at Gathila, Junagadh in Gujarat on Apr 10 at 1 PM via video conferencing.
Indian banana, baby corn get market access in Canada
Apr 09, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi: The negotiations between National Plant Protection Organisations of India and Canada on market access for Indian Banana and Baby corn resulted in Canadian market access for these commodities.
MHA lists Hafees Saeed's son Talha as terrorist
Apr 09, 2022, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday issued a notification identifying Talha Saeed, son of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Hafeez Saeed, as a terrorist.
UP: 60.92% votes polled for 27 seats of Legislative Council till 12 noon
Apr 09, 2022, at 07:36 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Polling continued at a brisk pace with 60.92% of 1,20,657 votes being polled for 27 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council till 12 noon, here on Saturday.
Jal Jeevan Mission giving new impetus to country's development: PM Modi
Apr 09, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is giving a new pace to the country's development.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath's office Twitter handle hacked
Apr 09, 2022, at 06:00 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh government and security agencies went into high alert late last night when the Twitter account of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) was hacked, officials informed on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Local LeT terrorist killed in gunfight ith security forces
Apr 09, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead a local militant in a gun battle in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Gunfight begins between terrorists, security forces in Anantnag and Kulgam
Apr 09, 2022, at 02:14 pm
Srinagar: Two anti-militancy operations are underway in south Kashmir's Anantnag and Kulgam districts, officials said.
'Foreign donations not an absolute right': Supreme Court upholds amendments to FRA provisions
Apr 09, 2022, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a huge relief to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of certain amendments to the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, which came into effect in September 2020.
Assam CM directs DCs to recruit Grade IV staff for new schools in tea gardens
Apr 09, 2022, at 03:06 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday held a video conference with the Deputy Commissioners of seventeen districts of the state to review the progress for the formal inauguration of the Academic Year at the 97 newly established model schools at tea garden areas by the State Government.
'New trend of govt maligning judges unfortunate': Chief Justice NV Ramana
Apr 09, 2022, at 02:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday termed the new trend of "government maligning judges", in case judgments are not in their favour, as unfortunate.
India, Kenya host second Foreign Office Consultations
Apr 08, 2022, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi: The second round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Kenya were held on Apr 8 in New Delhi, the Ministry Of External Affairs said on Friday.
Ex-militant of NSCN-KYA lynched by villagers in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding
Apr 08, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Longding: An ex-militant of NSCN-KYA was lynched by angry villagers in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district.
DRDO successfully flight-tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology off Odisha coast
Apr 08, 2022, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Apr 8, 2022.
India, Bangladesh officials monitor progress of railway projects to strengthen cooperation
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:59 pm
Indian envoy in Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami and Railway Minister of the country Nurul Islam Sujon on Wednesday jointly inspected the progress of Akhaura-Agartala and Akhaura-Laksam railway projects.
Jammu and Kashmir: Electricity finally reaches Saddal village, people express happiness
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi: A small village in Jammu and Kashmir finally got rid of darkness on Wednesday when electricity, under the Central Government’s ‘Untied Grants Scheme’, reached the place.
India to fund NRs. 70.87 million for school and health post buildings in Nepal's Darchula
Apr 08, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/Kathmandu: The Embassy of India in Kathmandu and Nepal's Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration have signed three Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Darchula's Duhun Rural Municipality, Naugad Rural Municipality and Dhading's Galchhi Rural Municipality for separate projects.
Karnataka: Four Bengaluru schools receive bomb threats through e-mail
Apr 08, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Bengaluru: Four schools here received bomb threats through email on Friday, triggering panic.
CBI arrests four accused in probe into Rampurhat arson
Apr 08, 2022, at 07:24 pm
Mumbai/Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested four accused from Mumbai in an ongoing investigation of a case related to a brutal incident at Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
Calcutta HC directs CBI to probe TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh's murder
Apr 08, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh along with the Bogtui massacre in which nine people were burnt alive on March 21 in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Supreme Court to hear Vyapam whistleblower plea on Monday
Apr 08, 2022, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Vyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai approached the Supreme Court on Friday after the Madhya Pradesh High Court vacated its order for protection from his arrest related to an FIR on a paper leak case.
Hindu priest in Uttar Pradesh caught in video giving rape threat to Muslim women
Apr 08, 2022, at 05:47 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: A Hindu priest in Uttar Pradesh was heard in a video giving rape threat to Muslim women while addressing a gathering in Sitapur district, media reports said.
Construction of 3 crore houses completed: PM Modi
Apr 08, 2022, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that more than three crore houses have been constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna.
Shashi Tharoor's chat with Supriya Sule in Lok Sabha triggers memes, Congress MP responds
Apr 08, 2022, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A video capturing Congress MP Shashi Tharoor chatting with his colleague from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Supriya Sule, in the Lok Sabha while former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was speaking went viral on social media triggering innumerable memes.
Abhishek Banerjee targets Modi over Madhya Pradesh journalist 'stripping' incident
Apr 08, 2022, at 04:02 pm
Kolkata/Bhopal/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over an alleged incident where a journalist was stripped to underwear after he had covered a protest against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in Madhya Pradesh.