West Bengal: Major fire breaks out in paint factory
Jan 01, 2022, at 09:21 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A major fire on Saturday reduced to ashes a paint factory at Kaikhali near Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International airport here.
India, Pakistan exchange prisoners list
Jan 01, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: India and Pakistan on Saturday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody.
Landslide buries mining vehicles in Haryana, several feared trapped
Jan 01, 2022, at 06:42 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Several people are feared trapped as a landslide buried about a dozen vehicles in Haryana's Bhiwani district on Saturday.
PM Modi to release 10th installment under PM-KISAN scheme today
Jan 01, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 10th installment of financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme at 12:30 PM today via video-conferencing.
Yatra resumed after tragedy: Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
Jan 01, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Jammu/UNI: The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Katra in Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Saturday, hours after a pre-dawn stampede left 12 pilgrims dead and 15 others injured.
Four workers die, 2 injured in cracker unit blast in Tamil Nadu
Jan 01, 2022, at 05:52 pm
Virudhunagar/UNI: Four workers were killed and two others seriously injured in an explosion in a private fireworks factory at Mettupatti village near Sivakasi in this district on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 12 die during stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
Jan 01, 2022, at 02:26 pm
Jammu: At least 12 pilgrims were killed and 13 others injured early Saturday morning in a stampede at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine situated in Trikuta Hills of Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jan 01, 2022, at 06:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Five ex-chiefs of staff of armed forces and over a hundred other people including veterans, bureaucrats, and prominent citizens have written to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding "open call of the genocide of Indian Muslims" at various events, the most recent being in Uttarakhand's Haridwar.
Tamil Nadu imposes new restrictions as Covid cases surge
Jan 01, 2022, at 04:07 am
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu on Friday imposed fresh restrictions in the state till Jan 31, 2022, amid a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases.
Congress was the root of terrorism and corruption: Yogi Adityanath
Jan 01, 2022, at 02:24 am
Raebareli/UNI: Terming Congress as the root of terrorism, extremism, communal riots and corruption, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is working towards the overall development of Raebareli and 'sweeping out' negativity along with Congress.
Punjab CM Channi announces Rs 15 cr police welfare fund, finance for 250 service vehicles
Jan 01, 2022, at 12:50 am
Jalandhar/UNI: In a New Year bonanza for the Punjab Police personnel, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Friday announced a slew of incentives for the cops.
CBI arrests five, including NHAI officer in a bribery case
Jan 01, 2022, at 12:38 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday arrested five people, including Bengaluru Regional Officer of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), in connection with an alleged bribery case of Rs 20 lakh.
Narendra Modi to visit Meerut on Jan 2
Dec 31, 2021, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Meerut on Jan 2 and lay the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University at around 1 PM.
Police seize 1,200 cartons of illegal liquor in Assam’s Biswanath
Dec 31, 2021, at 07:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police seized 1200 cartons of illegal liquor worth several lakh of rupees and apprehended a person in Assam’s Biswanath district on Friday morning.
Nagaland tribal body, organizations, political group express anguish over extension of AFSPA
Dec 31, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Many tribal groups, civil society organizations, political groups of Nagaland have expressed anguish after the Ministry of Home Affairs extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for a period of another six months in the state.
Punjab: NIA to probe Ludhiana blast case
Dec 31, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe into the recent Ludhiana blast case, which is suspected to be part of a larger cross-border conspiracy to disturb peace in Punjab ahead of assembly polls, sources in the intelligence set-up said on Friday.
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for over COVID-19 vaccination
Dec 31, 2021, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday criticized the central government for allegedly missing the target of administering both the doses of the COVID-19 vaccination to the adult population by Dec 31.
Setback for BJP in Karnataka as Congress wins urban local body polls
Dec 31, 2021, at 05:00 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a setback for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress has won more seats than the saffron camp in the recent urban local body polls in Karnataka, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three terrorists killed during encounter in Srinagar outskirts
Dec 31, 2021, at 02:30 pm
Srinagar: Three terrorists, including a one local who was allegedly part of the attack on the police bus at Zewan, were killed and four other security men were injured in an encounter on Srinagar outskirts at Pantha Chowk, officials said on Friday.
Heavy rains batter Tamil Nadu, electrocutions leave three dead
Dec 31, 2021, at 05:22 am
Chennai/IBNS: A red alert has been issued for four Tamil Nadu districts in view of heavy rainfall in the state.
IPS Vineet Goyal appointed as new Kolkata Police Commissioner
Dec 31, 2021, at 04:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Additional Director General (ADG) of West Bengal Special Task Force (STF), 1994 batch IPS officer Vineet Kumar Goyal, has been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Kolkata Police force, officials said on Thursday.
Dec 31, 2021, at 03:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a bid to help the boozers on the eve of New Year, the administration of Assam’s Biswanath district has taken up an initiative to drop the heavy drinkers home for which the administration has arranged separate vehicles for the purpose.
Bengal: 'Boosted up' Left aims to make understanding with Congress in upcoming civic polls
Dec 31, 2021, at 03:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Buoyant by its reasonable success over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, the Left in West Bengal is aiming to replicate its tested strategy to corner the saffron brigade and ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the upcoming civic polls.
HNLC militant surrenders before BSF in Meghalaya
Dec 31, 2021, at 02:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS : A militant of banned outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Thursday surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) in Meghalaya.
Cold wave sweeps Delhi, Mercury dips to 3.4 degree
Dec 30, 2021, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Cold wave conditions continued to sweep Delhi as the mercury nosedived to 3.4 degrees, four notches below normal on Thursday morning according to the India Meteorological Department.
Sharad Pawar praises key quality in PM Modi's style of working, says Manmohan Singh lacked it
Dec 30, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Pune/IBNS: NCP chief Sharad Pawar has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style of working, underscoring that once he takes up any job, he ensures its completion, media reports said.
Two boys injured in Kolkata blast
Dec 30, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Two boys were injured in a blast near Salt Lake, a posh satellite township of Kolkata, police said on Thursday.
Take immediate steps: Centre to 8 states amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Dec 30, 2021, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has asked eight states to take immediate steps to tackle the fresh spike in coronavirus cases, media reports said.
Omicron threat: Travel restrictions in Kerala from Dec 30 to Jan 2
Dec 30, 2021, at 07:46 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Kerala government has imposed travel restrictions from the night of Dec 30 to Jan 2 in order to control the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Multiplex Association of India requests Delhi govt to reopen cinema halls
Dec 30, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Multiplex Association of India or MAI has requested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to consider reopening of cinema halls at a time stricter curbs are taken to stem the spread of COVID-19 and its variant 'Omicron'.