Punjab: Engineering students designs solar-powered e-rickshaw

Mar 13, 2022, at 10:37 pm

Amritsar: Students of the Mechanical Engineering Department of Global Group of Institutes have designed a solar-powered e-rickshaw.

Amid Ukraine conflict, PM Modi stresses on making India self-reliant in defence sector

Mar 13, 2022, at 10:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting to review India’s security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Ukraine crisis: Indian govt to temporarily relocate embassy to Poland

Mar 13, 2022, at 10:20 pm

New Delhi: The Indian government on Sunday announced its embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily shifted to Poland amid 'rapidly deteriorating security situation' in the war-hit nation.

Paytm Founder arrested for rash driving, released on bail

Mar 13, 2022, at 08:49 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who was arrested for allegedly hitting the vehicle of a Delhi Police officer, was released on bail, Delhi Police said on Sunday.

WB Bypolls: TMC fields former BJP heavyweights Shatrughan Sinha from Asansol LS seat, Babul Supriyo from Ballygunge assembly segment

Mar 13, 2022, at 07:51 pm

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced the names of erstwhile BJP leaders Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo as candidates for bypolls to Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly seat respectively.

Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann visit Golden Temple, to hold roadshow in Punjab

Mar 13, 2022, at 06:35 pm

Amritsar/IBNS: Punjab chief minister-elect Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal will hold a roadshow in Amritsar on Sunday to celebrate the party's landslide victory in the Punjab assembly polls.

Congress internal election likely to be advanced at CWC meet after poll disaster

Mar 13, 2022, at 04:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After being decimated in five state elections, the Congress's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee or CWC, will meet at 4 pm Sunday and is expected to advance internal elections scheduled in September amid renewed questions about its leadership, reports said.

UP: Yogi's swearing-in after Holi

Mar 13, 2022, at 07:12 am

Lucknow/UNI: The swearing-in of Yogi Adityanath as 23rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is likely to be after Holi with BJP making preparations to make it a grand event.

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath to meet PM Modi on Sunday to discuss new cabinet

Mar 13, 2022, at 07:03 am

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to visit Delhi on Sunday to discuss the new cabinet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.

Kashmir Varsity organises ‘Honour for Women’ function

Mar 13, 2022, at 06:47 am

Ganderbal/IBNS: To commemorate International Women’s Day, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) in association with the United Kingdom-India Edu and Research Initiative (UKIERI) and Voice for Peace and Justice (VFPJ) organised a function  ‘Honour For Women’ at Manasbal Tuesday.

JK: 10th Police Martyrs' Memorial Cricket Tournament concludes

Mar 13, 2022, at 06:45 am

Jammu/IBNS: 10th Police Martyrs’ Memorial Cricket Tournament concluded at Kathua in which Vicky 11 Pathankot lifted the championship trophy.

International Women's Day: Tourism Dept organises all women bike rally in Jammu

Mar 13, 2022, at 06:41 am

Jammu/IBNS: To celebrate International Women’s Day, an all women bike rally was organised by the Directorate of Tourism, Jammu in collaboration with Mission Shakti J&K and Biker Brotherhood motorcycle club.

BJP leader Vishwajit Rane meets Goa Governor amid suspense over next CM

Mar 13, 2022, at 06:11 am

BJP's Vishwajit Rane, who is tipped to be the next chief minister of Goa, met the state's Governor on Saturday.

Major fire breaks out in Kolkata tannery, firefighting ops underway

Mar 13, 2022, at 03:23 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out in a tannery at Meher Ali Lane under Tangra Police Station limits in Kolkata on Saturday evening.

Gandhis won't step down in CWC meet tomorrow: Congress

Mar 13, 2022, at 02:22 am

Ahead of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting to be held tomorrow following party's poor show in the Assembly polls recently held in five sates, the party has categorically rejected speculations that the Gandhis - Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - are going to resign at its top decision-making body, media reports said.

Kolkata metro's East-West services to remain suspended from Mar 15 to 17

Mar 13, 2022, at 01:33 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata metro's East-West services will remain suspended for three days in the next week, according to an official release.

EC announces bypoll dates to Asansol LS seat vacated by Babul Supriyo, 4 assembly constituencies on Apr 12

Mar 13, 2022, at 01:10 am

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India Saturday announced the schedule of by-elections to one parliamentary constituency in West Bengal and four assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and West Bengal.

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.

Ease of Doing Business in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma directs all departments to dispose off pending applications before Apr 15

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.

PM Modi dedicates building of Rashtriya Raksha University to nation and delivers its first Convocation address

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.

AAP leader and CM-designate Bhagwant Mann meets Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit, submits claim to form govt

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.