Rahul Gandhi urges Goan voters to give majority to Congress in assembly polls
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:45 am
Panaji/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged the electorates in Goa to vote for the party so that it could win at least 30-35 seats and form a majority government.
BSF catches 6 Pakistani fishermen from the creek area in Gujarat
Feb 12, 2022, at 12:22 am
Ahmedabad/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday apprehended six illegal infiltrating Pakistani fishermen from the Haraminala Creek area in the coastal marshy area of Kutch district in Gujarat during an intensive operation.
Cop killed, 3 wounded in Jammu Kashmir grenade attack
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A policeman was killed and three colleagues were wounded in a grenade attack in Kashmir on Friday afternoon, official sources said.
Hijab issue being dragged unnecessarily: BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Patna/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar unit President Sanjay Jaiswal said on Friday that some vested interest people have unnecessarily dragged and complicated the Karnataka Hijab issue.
Quad condemns 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks, stress on free, open Indo-Pacific
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: The Quad countries on Friday reiterated their condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks, and stressed that Afghan territory should not be used for terrorism, and spoke in favour of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
India does not follow a policy of sanctions: EAM S Jaishankar on Myanmar
Feb 11, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: In the backdrop of western countries slapping sanctions on Myanmar, India on Friday said it does not follow a policy of sanctions and that it has some very specific concerns regarding Myanmar which guide New Delhi's thinking, especially since the two countries share a land border.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two women hurt in Srinagar knife attack
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:40 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two girls were injured in a knife attack in Srinagar on Friday, police said.
Assam Rifles apprehend two PLA terrorists in Manipur
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Guwahati: In two separate operations with Manipur Police, Keithelmanbi and Loktak Battalions of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) apprehended two PLA terrorists in Imphal, Manipur.
BJP got tremendous support in first phase of UP polls: PM Modi
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:04 pm
Almora/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the BJP received tremendous support in the first phase polling in Uttar Pradesh, as he sought the 'blessings' of people of Uttarakhand at a rally there.
Arvind Kejriwal appeals to Goans to vote for AAP
Feb 11, 2022, at 06:40 pm
Panaji/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to the electorates of Goa to give one chance to the Aam Aam Party (AAP) to serve the state and the people.
Karnataka hijab row: No urgent hearing, says Supreme Court
Feb 11, 2022, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to urgently hear a Muslim girl's plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's order of allowing educational institutions to open but without religious clothing on campus until its final judgement, amid the row over ban on hijab in schools and colleges in the southern state.
S Jaishankar joins Quad partners for fourth meeting in Melbourne
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday joined his compatriots from the other Quad countries of Japan, Australia and the US for the fourth meeting in Melbourne, with focus on the Indo-Pacific.
India records 58,077 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 58,077 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Gurugram: Two die as roof of building collapses
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Gurugram: The roof of a building collapsed in Haryana's Gurugram area on Thursday which left at least two people dead, UNI reported.
PM Modi to address high-level segment of One Ocean Summit tomorrow
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of the One Ocean Summit at 2:30 PM through a video message on Friday.
Karnataka hijab row: Schools for classes Classes 9, 10 to reopen from Monday
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:31 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Schools for classes 9 and 10 will reopen in Karnataka from Monday, the state government has announced, three days after it ordered a shut down amid a row over wearing hijab by students.
India Vision Institute hosts VARS 2022 conference, prioritises policy for safer roads
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Large-scale social organisations India Vision Institute (IVI), Sightsavers India and VisionSpring on Thursday kicked off VARS 2022 with an emphasis on correlating vision and road safety and the need for inclusion of a primary target in the national road safety policy.
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:51 am
Toronto/IBNS: High Commission of India in Ottawa has issued an advisory for the Indian citizens in Canada and ones planning travel to Canada.
Lakhimpur Kheri case: After bail to Ashish Mishra, farmer who lost son says 'no hope now'
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:37 am
Lucknow/IBNS: After the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, the farmer who lost his son in the incident said he lost all hope.
First phase of UP assembly polls sees 60.17 pct voters' turnout today, slightly lower than 2017
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:24 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The first of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly election witnessed a 60.17 per cent voters' turnout on Thursday.
Manipur assembly election dates revised, polling will now be held on Feb 28 and March 5
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The voting dates of the two-phased Manipur Assembly elections have been changed, the Election Commission announced Thursday.
Centre revises Covid guidelines for international arrivals, no home quarantines
Feb 11, 2022, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Thursday revised its COVID-19 guidelines for international arrivals, removing the category of 'at risk' countries, which was introduced in the wake of the Omicron variant's spread, and also recommending self-monitoring of 14 days for any symptoms against the current seven days of home quarantine.
Opposition leaders slam Yogi Adityanath over 'Kerala-Kashmir' remark ahead of UP 1st phase polls
Feb 11, 2022, at 01:13 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders from other parties on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his caution to the voters that the state will "become Kashmir, Kerala and Bengal if they make a mistake".
JK: Navin Choudhary chairs meeting on promotion of commercial horticulture
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Principal Secretary of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department Navin Kumar Choudhary Tuesday chaired a meeting for the promotion of commercial floriculture in Jammu and Kashmir.
SKUAST-K bags two startup awards at IIT Jammu competition
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir's (SKUAST-Ks) student Ahmer Bashir Shah won first prize for his startup idea of converting human hair into organic fertiliser in a contest organised by IIT Jammu.
PM-JAY SEHAT scheme: ‘All ration card holders of Srinagar to get Golden Cards’
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: In order to ensure every citizen of Srinagar District is provided a Golden Card which entitles them to benefits under the PM-JAY SEHAT scheme, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammed Aijaz Asad Monday chaired a meeting.
Avoid hijab till case is decided: Karnataka HC
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief to petitioners seeking admission into classrooms wearing hijab in colleges and adjourned hearing on the hijab row to Monday.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ajay Mishra's son gets bail
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra who is the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which occurred on Oct 3.
Vote BJP for free vaccine, riot-free Uttar Pradesh: PM Modi
Feb 10, 2022, at 10:51 pm
Saharanpur/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to vote for the BJP to ensure that everyone continues to get free anti-COVID-19 vaccine and so that the country's most populous state remains riot-free.
CBI summons TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
Feb 10, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with its ongoing probe into a cattle smuggling case, officials said.