Jammu and Kashmir: NIT Srinagar hosts second OLIC meeting
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:46 am
New York: The Official Language Implementation Committee (OLIC) on Monday held its quarterly meeting at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar to review the progress report of Hindi language on the campus.
Punjab: Only fully vaccinated people allowed in public places from Jan 15
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:11 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Amid the Omicron fear, the Punjab Government has banned unvaccinated people from public places in the state from Jan 15 onwards.
PM Modi's security upgraded with new Mercedes car boasting highest armoured protection
Dec 29, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a major security upgrade with a new car which has enhanced protection features. His vehicle happens to be the latest version of Mercedes Maybach that boasts of highest armoured protection.
Naxals carry out explosion in Chhattisgarh, injures two
Dec 29, 2021, at 01:19 am
Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh/UNI: Two employees of a Bhilai Steel Plant contractor were injured by a Naxal improvised explosive device detonation on Tuesday in Khodgaon mine area 16 km from here, police said.
West Bengal: Firhad Hakim becomes KMC Mayor for second successive term
Dec 28, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Minister for Transport and Housing Firhad Hakim was on Tuesday sworn in as the Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the second consecutive term.
Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia joins BJP
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Amritsar: Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
PM Narendra Modi becomes first passenger of Kanpur Metro
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Kanpur: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday boarded the first Kanpur Metro train after the service was launched by him in the poll-bound state.
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:08 pm
Kanpur: Narendra Modi attended the 54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur on Tuesday and issued digital degrees through in-house blockchain-driven technology.
Arvind Kejriwal asks people in Delhi to wear masks amid rising COVID-19 cases
Dec 28, 2021, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked people in the national capital not to stir out of their home without a face mask amid rising cases of Covid-19, failing which he warned that markets will be shut in the city.
Dec 28, 2021, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi used the party's 137th foundation day on Tuesday to launch a blistering attack on the Modi government, calling it "autocratic" and accusing it of attempting to destroy the country's "composite culture".
Congress laid democracy's foundation: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 28, 2021, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it was his party which sowed the seeds of democracy in India.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien, former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro test COVID-19 positive
Dec 28, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, Derek O'Brien and Luizinho Faleiro, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Congress flag falls while being unfurled on foundation day
Dec 28, 2021, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress faced an embarrassing situation on Tuesday as it celebrated its Foundation Day program, after its flag fell from the pole while being unfurled by party president Sonia Gandhi here on Tuesday.
Sikhs for Justice member arrested in Germany for Ludhiana blast
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: German authorities have arrested Jaswinder Singh Multani, member of a pro-Khalistani group 'Sikhs for Justice', for his alleged involvement in Ludhiana court complex blast that happened last week, said highly placed sources on Tuesday.
Vikram Misri, ex-envoy to China, becomes new deputy National Security Advisor
Dec 28, 2021, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's former ambassador to China, Vikram Misri, has been appointed as the deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat.
Moderate earthquake hits Kashmir
Dec 28, 2021, at 05:09 am
Srinagar/UNI: A moderate intensity earthquake jolted parts of Kashmir on Monday evening, officials said.
India Army rescue over thousand tourists stuck after snowfall in Sikkim's Nathu La
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Army has rescued more than thousand tourists on Christmas Day, who were stuck in the upper reaches of East Sikkim in Nathu La Area following heavy snowfall.
Construction of Pandu Ship repair facility in Guwahati to start from May 2022: Sarbananda Sonowal
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:10 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal met with the top officials of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Cochin Shipyard Limited & IIT, Madras to review the progress on the Pandu Ship repair facility in Guwahati on Monday.
Missionaries of Charity debunks Mamata tweet, says 'none of its bank accounts was frozen by MHA'
Dec 28, 2021, at 02:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After the Central government, the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) too on Monday evening clarified that "none of its bank accounts had been frozen by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs", debunking the tweet by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and others claiming so on the micro-blogging site.
Two insurgents apprehended in Manipur, arms-ammunition recovered
Dec 28, 2021, at 01:52 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In two separate operations, Mantripukhri, Keithelmanbi and Phundrei Battalions of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) in joint operations with Manipur police apprehended two insurgents of UNLF and KCP (N) in Imphal East and Kakching district on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh ranks at the bottom of Niti Aayog's Health Index, Kerala tops the chart
Dec 28, 2021, at 01:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: Uttar Pradesh has ranked the lowest on Niti Aayog's Health Index while Kerala topped the chart in terms of overall performance.
No Missionaries of Charity (MoC) bank account frozen, says Centre after Mamata claims so in tweet
Dec 28, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had accused the BJP-led Central government of "freezing" all the bank accounts of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity (MoC), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday evening claimed it did not freeze any account of the charity founded by the late Nobel Peace laureate. The MoC also later issued a statement denying any freezing of their accounts.
Jammu and Kashmir: 51 mm mortar shell found near Paloura, defused
Dec 27, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Jammu/UNI: Police have found one 51 mm mortar shell near Paloura area here in the city outskirts.
AAP stuns BJP in Chandigarh civic polls, wins 14 of 35 seats
Dec 27, 2021, at 11:21 pm
In a major boost ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Punjab early next year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) pulled off a stunning edge over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Chandigarh civic polls, the results of which were declared on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two JeM militant associates arrested in Pulwama, says police
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two militant associates of Jaish-e-Mohammad were arrested in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district , police said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Grenade lobbed on CRPF bunker
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A grande was lobbed on a Central Reserve Police Force bunker in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, a spokesperson said.
Teens can register on CoWIN website for COVID-19 vaccines from Jan 1, 2022
Dec 27, 2021, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Children belonging to the age group 15-18 will be able to register on the CoWIN website from Jan 1, 2022 to book slots for anti-COVID-19 vaccination, media reports said.
Man injured in firing in Assam’s Chirang district along Indo-Bhutan border
Dec 27, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A man was injured after the Forest Protection Force team fired at him in Assam’s Chirang district on Monday.
Assam: Three killed in road accident in Cachar district
Dec 27, 2021, at 07:08 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: At least three people were killed after head-on-collision between a speedy dumper and an auto rickshaw in Assam’s Cachar district.
JD (U) Rajya Sabha MP King Mahendra passes away
Dec 27, 2021, at 07:01 pm
Patna/UNI: Rajya Sabha MP of the ruling JD (U) from Bihar, Mahendra Prasad alias King Mahendra, a pharmaceutical tycoon, died at a hospital in New Delhi on Monday morning. He was 81.