Ensuring smooth travel of Indians abroad a priority, says S Jaishankar
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has said that facilitating hassle-free travelling of Indian nationals abroad with regard to vaccination is a top priority of his ministry.
Rajouri grenade attack: BJP leader undergoes surgery, 7-month old shifted to Jammu
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:15 pm
Jammu/UNI: Hours after a two-year-old child was killed and six of a family were injured in a grenade attack, the seriously injured BJP leader underwent a major surgery while his seven-month-old daughter was referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.
Twitter interfering in our political process: Rahul Gandhi slams social media giant
Aug 13, 2021, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi Friday ripped apart Twitter, which has locked his account over a photograph showing the family of a nine-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Delhi.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, IED detected and defused in Pulwama
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces averted a major tragedy after they defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by militants in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday.
Melinda Pavek takes over as U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Melinda Pavek has become the Consul General of the United States of America in Kolkata, succeeding Patti Hoffman.
Jammu and Kashmir grenade blast: Minor killed, BJP leader injured in Rajouri
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:21 pm
Jammu/UNI: A minor child was reportedly killed while a Bhartiya Janata Party leader and his family members suffered injuries in a grenade blast on Thursday evening in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed in encounter by SF in Kulgam, operation continues
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed in an encounter by security forces in the south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Friday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) K Vijay Kumar said.
Aug 13, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan met virtually as part of regular Quad consultations to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien has eight counter questions for govt after 8-minister presser
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a special press conference was held by eight Union Ministers to slam the opposition parties over their "violent behaviour" during the monsoon session of the Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brian on Thursday countered the accusations stating they have a "strong case".
Muslim man assaulted, paraded through street in UP's Kanpur, daughter begs for mercy
Aug 13, 2021, at 03:54 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A 45-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was paraded through a street, assaulted and made to chant "Jai Shri Ram" slogans on Wednesday, media reports said.
Oppns' violent behaviour in Parliament scripts dark chapter in history, they must apologise: Govt
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Parliament was adjourned abruptly two days before the scheduled closure, the Union government on Thursday released a statement slamming the 'deplorable actions by opposition Members of Parliament (MPs)' which it feels 'have become a norm.'
Assam showers awards on boxer Lovlina Borgohain, to name a road after her
Aug 13, 2021, at 01:24 am
Guwahati/UNI: It was raining rewards for Assam’s Lovlina Borgohain as she arrived in her home state on Thursday after securing the bronze medal in boxing at Tokyo Olympics.
AAP seeks extension of deadline to ascertain oxygen deaths, demands formation of probe committee
Aug 13, 2021, at 12:50 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia informed on Thursday that the Delhi government has written a letter to the Centre stating the deadline given to the union territory is insufficient to determine the fatalities that occurred due to the lack of oxygen.
Maharashtra man dies as blade of his self-constructed helicopter hits his head in trial run
Aug 13, 2021, at 12:24 am
Yavatmal/IBNS: A 29-year-old man was killed after the helicopter he was making developed a snag and one of its blades broke off and hit his head during a trial run in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra.
In favour of Opposition unity but should not be taken for granted: TMC after skipping protest march
Aug 13, 2021, at 12:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday said it should not be "taken for granted" after skipping an Opposition meeting, but stressed that the Opposition was united, as it slammed the government over bulldozing bills in the just concluded Monsoon Session.
Aug 12, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the extension of the ongoing Covid19-induced restrictions in the state till Aug 31 with some additional relaxations.
Concerned about deteriorating situation in Afghanistan: MEA
Aug 12, 2021, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India Thursday expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where Taliban is taking control of the ground through assaults following the withdrawal of troops by the United States.
Anti-Modi activist Saket Gokhale joins TMC
Aug 12, 2021, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Activist and former journalist Saket Gokhale, a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Thursday.
Outsiders were brought in to manhandle Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 12, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday alleged that the outsiders were brought in to manhandle opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
Twitter locks Congress' micro-blogging site handle
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday said its account on microblogging site Twitter was locked by the social media giant.
Himachal Pradesh: Death toll rises to 13 in Kinnaur landslide
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Shimla/UNI: The death toll rose to 13 while two sustained severe injuries after a landslide struck five vehicles in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, Deputy commissioner Kinnaur Abid Husain Sadik and district Emergency operation Centre Kinnaur said in a statement on Thursday.
BJP to hold Jan Ashirwad Yatra to introduce new ministers to people
Aug 12, 2021, at 06:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to hold a massive rally that will cut across 22 states starting Aug 16 to introduce the new central ministers to the people.
Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd to invest in USA's Ambri Inc
Aug 12, 2021, at 05:28 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), along with strategic investors Paulson & Co. Inc. and Bill Gates, and a few other investors, has announced an investment of $144 million in Ambri Inc, an energy storage company based in Massachusetts, USA.
PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi attend Speaker Om Birla's meeting after Lok Sabha session ends abruptly
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were on Wednesday present at a meeting of all political parties' leaders called by Speaker Om Birla at his room in Parliament after the monsoon session ended this morning, two days early.
'Withdraw farm laws': Amarinder Singh meets PM Modi on farm laws
Aug 12, 2021, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to withdraw the controversial farm laws, against which farmers have been protesting for a year.
Jantar Mantar rally: BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay arrested over 'anti-Muslim slogans' gets bail
Aug 12, 2021, at 03:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Supreme Court lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Upadhyay, who was arrested over "anti-Muslim slogans" allegedly raised at a Delhi rally, was granted bail Wednesday.
Himachal landslide leaves 11 dead, around 25-30 missing as vehicles trapped under debris
Aug 12, 2021, at 02:21 am
Kinnaur/IBNS: At least 11 people have died and around 30 missing after a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur on Wednesday afternoon left several vehicles buried under debris.
Maharashtra Govt allows hotels, restaurants to remain open till 10 PM
Aug 12, 2021, at 01:09 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday granted permission for operations of hotels and restaurants till 10 PM in the state.
Four NSCN-KYA militants nabbed with arms and ammunition along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Guwahati: Security forces apprehended four militants of NSCN-KYA and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
Kinnaur landslide: Four bodies recovered, 25 still missing
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Shimla: At least four people died as a landslide hit Negalsari near Bhavnagar area at the Hindustan-Tibet National Highway here on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.