JK people celebrate Lohri across Chenab Valley
Jan 15, 2022, at 12:33 am
Bhaderwah/IBNS: Lohri festival was celebrated on Thursday in Chenab Valley with grandeur despite having received heavy snowfall.
Piyush Goyal urges Global Venture Capital Funds to focus on Startups from Tier 2 and 3 cities
Jan 14, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal has called upon the Global Venture Capital (VC) Funds to focus more on Startups from Tier 2 and 3 cities.
Several BJP rebels join Samajwadi Party ahead of UP Assembly polls, Akhilesh Yadav smells victory
Jan 14, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Former Uttar Pradesh Ministers Swami Prasad Maurya and Dharam Singh Saini and MLAs Bhagwati Sagar, Vinay Shakya, Roshan Lal Verma, Mukesh Verma and Brajesh Kumar Prajapati -- all of who quit the BJP -- and Apna Dal MLA Chaudhary Amar Singh on Friday joined the Samajwadi Party.
Court acquits Bishop Franco Mulakkal in nun's sexual abuse case
Jan 14, 2022, at 09:58 pm
Kottayam/UNI: The District Additional Sessions Court here on Friday acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun sexual abuse case.
PM Modi to interact with Startups tomorrow
Jan 14, 2022, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Startups on Jan 15 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.
New Delhi: IED found in flower market
Jan 14, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which was stuffed in a bag, was found in east Delhi’s Ghazipur flower market on Friday.
S Jaishankar discusses COVID-19 situation, Quad with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa
Jan 14, 2022, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his Japanese counterpart Hayashi Yoshimasa during which the two discussed the Covid situation, travel facilitation and the Quad among other issues.
Railway Minister inspects accident site of Bikaner-Guwahati Express train
Jan 14, 2022, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that a statutory inquiry has been ordered into the derailment of Bikaner-Guwahati Express in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on Thursday.
NDTV journalist Kamal Khan dies of heart attack
Jan 14, 2022, at 06:58 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Renowned TV reporter Kamal Khan died after a massive heart attack on early Friday morning.
Talks with India positive despite no breakthrough: Chinese media
Jan 14, 2022, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The 14th round of India-China Corps Commander level meeting has "shown positive signs as both sides agree on efforts to maintain stability... even if differences remain and no concrete breakthrough was made", is how the Chinese media has described the just ended session.
Bengal train accident: Toll climbs to 9, 36 injured; Railway Minister reaches site
Jan 14, 2022, at 04:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The toll in the train accident that occurred a day ago in West Bengal's Maynaguri has climbed to nine while 36 injured people are in hospital, media reports said.
At least six dead, over 50 injured in Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derailment in Bengal
Jan 14, 2022, at 03:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least six people died and over 50 were injured as the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed near West Bengal's Maynaguri on Thursday evening, officials said.
'Intensify vaccination, ensure momentum of economy': PM Modi tells states on Omicron spread
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a comprehensive high-level meeting with state chief ministers and Lt. governors of union territories to review the COVID-19 situation amid the Omicon variant's spread and vaccination progress.
Courts to go virtual in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
Jan 14, 2022, at 01:24 am
Srinagar/UNI: Amid alarming surge in Covid-19 and Omicron Variant cases, the Chief Justice of High Courts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have directed that the hearing and filing of cases in the Union Territories and other subordinate courts and tribunals shall be conducted through virtual mode.
Bikaner-Guwahati Express derails in West Bengal, several feared dead
Jan 13, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Several were feared dead as multiple coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derailed near Maynaguri in West Bengal on Thursday.
Arvind Kejriwal pitches Bhagwat Mann's name for AAP's Punjab CM face
Jan 13, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday sought suggestions from voters on the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in Punjab, saying while he wanted Bhagwat Mann to take the top job, the latter wanted the people of the state to decide the issue.
Ittira Davis made Ujjivan Small Finance MD, CEO
Jan 13, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank on Thursday said it has received RBI's approval for the appointment of Ittira Davis as its new Managing Director and CEO for a period of one year.
Working on challenges with govt: Musk updates India Tesla launch
Jan 13, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Austin (Texas)/UNI: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has said his company is working through a lot of challenges with the Indian government to launch its cars.
UP Polls: Third minister quits Yogi government
Jan 13, 2022, at 10:05 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Minister of State Dharam Singh Saini on Thursday became the third Minister to resign from the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, dealing a blow to the BJP ahead of Assembly elections. He sent his resignation to Governor Anandiben Patel.
Congress announces first list for UP assembly polls
Jan 13, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The mother of the Unnao rape victim, tribal activist from Sonbhadra Ram Raj Gond, Asha workers and grassroot activists feature in the first list of 125 candidates the Congress on Thursday announced for the Uttar Pradesh elections.
UP Polls: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra fields Unnao rape victim's mother as Congress candidate
Jan 13, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday announced the name of 2017 Unnao rape victim's mother as the Congress candidate from a seat in Uttar Pradesh, which is due to go to polls from the next month.
BJP's crisis in UP deepens as 7th MLA quits party ahead of polls
Jan 13, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Deepening the crisis in the saffron brigade in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs including a minister have deserted the ruling camp in three days with barely a few weeks to go for the next assembly elections.
Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee differ over COVID-19 restrictions in West Bengal
Jan 13, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The difference of opinion between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew parliamentarian Abhishek Banerjee has been caught over the restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread in the eastern state.
South Kashmir operation called off
Jan 13, 2022, at 05:47 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces have called off the anti militancy operation in south Kashmir’s Kulgam that was launched on Wednesday evening and which left a policeman and a Pakistani militant dead, officials said on Thursday.
UP polls 2022: ECI to set the ball rolling from tomorrow
Jan 13, 2022, at 05:43 pm
Lucknow /UNI: With political parties grappling in selecting candidates for the 403 assembly seats in the state, the Election Commission of India(ECI) is prepared to set the ball rolling for the 7- phase crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh from Friday, it was announced on Thursday.
India, China discuss border standoff for 13 hours
Jan 13, 2022, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The 14th round of military talks between India and China which started at 9:30 am on Wednesday concluded by 10:30 pm, officials informed on Thursday.
Kashmir: JeM terrorist, cop killed in Kulgam encounter
Jan 13, 2022, at 06:47 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist and a policeman were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday, the police said.
'Omicron is not common cold': Centre counters top epidemiologist
Jan 13, 2022, at 05:12 am
Assam govt to procure unsold stock of traditional handloom items from indigenous weavers
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:42 am
Guwahati/IBNS: With a view to providing relief to handloom weavers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, the Assam government will procure unsold stock of traditional handloom items from indigenous weavers of the state through ARTFED and AGMC Limited.
Amit Shah likely to seal agreement on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:28 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to seal the agreement on the inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya in six out of 12 disputed areas ahead of Meghalay’s 50th statehood day celebration on Jan 21.