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Farmers block highways to protest alleged lathi-charge in Haryana

Aug 29, 2021, at 01:27 am

Amritsar/IBNS: Farmers blocked multiple roads across Haryana on Saturday to protest against an alleged lathi-charge on fellow farmers while they were demonstrating during a meeting led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Karnal district, according to media reports.

Plan afoot to make Jammu and Kashmir skill capital of country: LG Manoj Sinha

Aug 29, 2021, at 01:09 am

  Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today laid the foundation stone for the 700- bed Mega Boys’ Hostel of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar through virtual mode.

Bangladesh Biman flight flies to Dhaka 11 hours after emergency landing in Nagpur, pilot critical

Aug 28, 2021, at 10:53 pm

Nagpur/UNI: The Dhaka-bound Bangladesh flight which had to make emergency landing at Nagpur Airport, left for the destination with the stranded passengers 11 hours later, though its pilot, who had suffered a cardiac attack mid-air, is still critical and undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, sources said here on Saturday.

Domestic violence case: Delhi court orders singer Honey Singh to appear before it on September 3

Aug 28, 2021, at 10:48 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi court on Saturday ordered singer Honey Singh to appear before it on September 3 in connection with a domestic violence case filed by his wife Shalini.

Jammu and Kashmir: 50 enthusiasts participate in Tourism's Kite Flying event

Aug 28, 2021, at 10:44 pm

Jammu/UNI: As many as 50 enthusiasts on Saturday participated in Kite Flying event organised by the Directorate of Jammu Tourism as a part of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" on glorious 75 years of Independence.

BJP can't fight us politically so using agencies: Mamata after ED summons Abhishek Banerjee in coal scam case

Aug 28, 2021, at 10:31 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Accusing the saffron party of vindictive politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was unable to fight her Trinamool Congress (TMC) politically so using agencies, hours after Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned her nephew Abhishek Banerjee and his wife in a coal scam case.

Mizoram: Four including three siblings died in water tank due to asphyxiation in Kolasib

Aug 28, 2021, at 08:42 pm

Aizawl/IBNS: In a tragic incident four persons including three brothers died due to asphyxiation in Mizoram's Kolasib district.

Coal scam case: ED summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, wife Rujira

Aug 28, 2021, at 08:38 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, his wife Rujira Naroola Banerjee, and two senior Bengal cadre IPS officials in connection with its ongoing probe into a busted illegal coal mining and smuggling case.

PM Jan Dhan Yojana transformed India's development trajectory: Modi

Aug 28, 2021, at 08:20 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Expressing happiness on completion of seven years of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the scheme has forever transformed India's development trajectory.

Mysuru gangrape case: 5 arrested, sixth accused on the run

Aug 28, 2021, at 07:22 pm

Mysuru/IBNS: Five people have been arrested in connection with the gangrape incident which occurred in Mysuru, the Karnataka Police said Saturday, media reports said.

Multi-layered security arrangements in Ayodhya for President's visit

Aug 28, 2021, at 06:24 pm

Ayodhya/UNI: The religious city of Ayodhya has turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the proposed visit of President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday.

No terror incident in India by sea route after Mumbai 2008 due to augmentation of security capabilities: Rajnath Singh

Aug 28, 2021, at 05:57 pm

Chennai/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the country witnessed no terror incident via sea route after the Mumbai 2008 attack due to augmentation of the security capabilities.

JEM members released from Afghan prisons by Taliban now rejoin group, plan to attack India: Report

Aug 28, 2021, at 05:48 am

Kabul: Information gathered by security agencies reveals that nearly 100 members of banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who were released from Afghan prisons by the Taliban, have joined back the outfit which is planning to carry out fresh attacks in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said on Friday.

Tension escalates again along Assam-Mizoram border, Mizo miscreants try to stop road construction work in Cachar

Aug 28, 2021, at 04:50 am

Silchar/IBNS: Tension escalated again along Assam-Mizoram border after some miscreants from Mizoram side had tried to stop an ongoing road construction in Assam’s Cachar district along the inter-state border.

Afghans arriving in India will get six months visa: MEA

Aug 28, 2021, at 04:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Afghans arriving in India will get a visa for six months and the government "will take it" from there, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Friday.

Around 20 Indians along with Afghan Sikhs and Hindus unable to reach Kabul airport: MEA

Aug 28, 2021, at 12:28 am

New Delhi/UNI: Around 20 Indian nationals along with some Afghan Sikhs and Hindus were trying to reach Kabul airport on Aug 25 but faced difficulty in reaching the airport, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

Jharkhand: Minor girl found hanging inside home in Palamu

Aug 27, 2021, at 11:32 pm

Daltonganj/UNI: Minor daughter of a JAP jawan committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house located at Joga village under Untari Police Station area of the Palamu district.

Maharashtra: Woman stabbed to death in Jalgaon

Aug 27, 2021, at 11:16 pm

Jalgaon/UNI: A vegetable seller woman was stabbed to death with a sharp weapon at Tuljamata Nagar area of Rameshwar Colony here on Friday.

COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir: Friday prayers not allowed in Jamia Masjid, Hazratbal, other shrines

Aug 27, 2021, at 11:11 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Friday prayers remained suspended for the third successive week at historic Jamia Masjid in the downtown, Assar-e-Shareif Hazratbal and some others famous shrines in Kashmir valley to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

Assam Rifles assists in clearing a major landslide in Nagaland's Kiphire

Aug 27, 2021, at 08:20 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Kiphire Battalion of Assam Rifles under Spear Corps assisted the Public Works Department, Pungro from Aug 18 to 25 in clearing a major landslide at Pungro- Longkhimong Village, Kiphire district, Nagaland.

Chhattisgarh crisis: Bhupesh Baghel to meet Rahul Gandhi today

Aug 27, 2021, at 07:37 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will meet former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Thursday as the political crisis deepened in the state.

Malwinder Mali quits as Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu’s advisor

Aug 27, 2021, at 07:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Advisor to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, Malwinder Singh Mali, on Thursday said he “withdrew his consent to giving advice” to him.

Dr Kafeel Khan gets relief from Allahabad HC in hate speech case

Aug 27, 2021, at 07:20 pm

Prayagraj/UNI: The Allahabad High Court has given relief to Dr. Kafeel Ahmed Khan of BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur due to technical flaw on the chargesheet filed against him in a hate speech case during CAA/NRC protest in Aligarh in 2019.

Kashmir: Three LeT OGWs arrested in Kupwara; arms & ammunition recovered

Aug 27, 2021, at 07:16 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested for their alleged involvement in a grenade attack on a CRPF camp in north Kashmir district of Kupwara.

Sonu Sood meets Arvind Kejriwal, becomes brand ambassador of Delhi govt's Desh Ke Mentors programme

Aug 27, 2021, at 04:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Delhi government's Desh Ke Mentors programme, said the city's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday.

Suspected DNLA militants kill five persons, torch five trucks in Assam’s Dima Hasao

Aug 27, 2021, at 03:46 pm

Guwahati: Suspected militants of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) killed five people and burnt down five trucks in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Thursday night.

India 'strongly' condemns Kabul twin blasts killing US troops, civilians

Aug 27, 2021, at 06:17 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India has 'strongly' condemned the twin bomb blasts in the war-torn Afghanistan's Kabul on Thursday which left several killed including children, civilians and US service members among others.

Ministry of Civil Aviation notifies liberalised Drone Rules, 2021

Aug 27, 2021, at 05:42 am

New Delhi,/IBNS: The Indian Government on Thursday decided to repeal the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Rules, 2021 and replace the same with the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021.

Amid Chhattisgarh Congress crisis, CM Bhupesh Baghel to meet Rahul Gandhi tomorrow

Aug 27, 2021, at 05:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will meet Rahul Gandhi for the second time this week amid a crisis within the Congress party in the state.

Supreme Court orders immediate transfer of former Unitech directors from Tihar to Mumbai jails

Aug 27, 2021, at 04:16 am

Delhi: Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, former directors of realty firm Unitech, will be immediately transferred from Tihar Jail to Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail and Taloja Central Jail, the Supreme Court ordered today.