Quad nations to kick-off phase 1 of MALABAR 2021
Aug 27, 2021, at 02:04 am
Washington/IBNS: The Maritime forces of Quad countries- Australia, Japan, India, and the United States began phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea on Thursday.
Kolkata fake Covid vaccination case: Chargesheet filed against Debanjan Deb, 7 others
Aug 27, 2021, at 01:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two months after busting a fake Covid-19 vaccination drive, the Kolkata Police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in a local court at Alipore naming the key accused in the case, Debanjan Deb, and seven others, officials said.
No figure given on Indians stuck in Afghanistan, opposition says after meet
Aug 27, 2021, at 01:41 am
New Delhi/UNI: As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar briefed leaders on the Afghanistan situation, oppositions said the government did not share any figures on how many Indians are stuck in Afghanistan, sources said.
India only invested in the people of Afghanistan, Jaishankar tells opposition
Aug 27, 2021, at 01:19 am
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said that India's investment in Afghanistan was only on the Afghan people and was sure that it would get full value of its investment in Afghanistan, according to media reports.
Guwahati Police operation in Manipur lead to the arrest of drug trafficking accused
Aug 27, 2021, at 12:20 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a daring operation, a team of Guwahati city police along with Manipur police have been able to arrest and bring back to Assam a very important linkman of a Manipur based drug trafficking network that was trying to spread its tentacles in Guwahati.
Bengal CID nabs 2 with suspected radioactive material Californium near Kolkata airport
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday morning arrested two men with suspected radioactive material Californium near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport (NSCBI/CCU) in Kolkata, officials said.
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Chandigarh:The Congress has issued an ultimatum to new Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu to dismiss his advisers after a fresh wave of opposition emerged against Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh in the Punjab unit of the party
Indian Naval Ship Shakti delivers 100 tons of Oxygen to Sri Lanka
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Colombo: Supporting Sri Lanka's fight against COVID-19, Indian Naval Ship Shakti arrived in Colombo on 22 August 2021 with 100 tons (5 containers) of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) from Visakhapatnam.
'Evacuating Indians immediate priority': Govt briefs opposition on Afghanistan situation
Aug 26, 2021, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi: The Centre has told the 31 opposition parties attending an all party meeting on the situation in Afghanistan that its immediate priority is the evacuation of all Indians stranded in the conflict-racked country.
Govt approves 9 judges, including 3 women, for Supreme Court
Aug 26, 2021, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has approved the names of all the nine judges recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the top court.
Rahul Gandhi calls rise in COVID-19 cases 'worrying', takes dig at Modi govt
Aug 26, 2021, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised concerns about the surging COVID-19 cases in the country and termed it 'worrying”, taking a dig at the Modi government.
EAM S Jaishankar briefs party leaders on Afghanistan issue
Aug 26, 2021, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed floor leaders from different parties on the pot-boiling situation in Afghanistan.
Kolkata: Veteran elocutionist Gouri Ghosh passes away
Aug 26, 2021, at 06:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bengali language elocutionist Gouri Ghosh passed away in a private hospital here Thursday morning, reports said.
India condemns terror attack on military convoy in Mali
Aug 26, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a convoy of the Malian Armed Forces on Aug 19 in the Mopti region in Mali that resulted in the killing of 15 soldiers.
TMC delegation to meet ECI today, likely to request for bypolls in West Bengal
Aug 26, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) here Thursday with a likely request for the conduction of the pending bypolls in West Bengal.
Young woman gangraped, boyfriend attacked near Mysore, no arrests made yet: Reports
Aug 26, 2021, at 06:00 am
Mysore/IBNS: A young woman was allegedly gangraped and her boyfriend was beaten up at Chamundi Hills, a forest that is a popular tourist spot and has a much-visited temple on the outskirts of Mysore.
MiG 21 fighter aircraft of IAF crashes in Rajasthan's Barmer, pilot ejected out safe
Aug 26, 2021, at 03:37 am
Barmer/IBNS: A MiG 21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (AIF) crashed at Barmer in Rajasthan during a training mission on Wednesday.
Rakul Preet, Rana Daggubati among others summoned in drugs case
Aug 26, 2021, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Top actors Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati and 10 others will be questioned in a four-year-old drug case, media reports said.
Amid Narayan Rane arrest row Uddhav Thackeray's old dig at Yogi Adityanath goes viral
Aug 26, 2021, at 01:44 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the arrest row of Union Minister Narayan Rane, a 2018 comment by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray against his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath has resurfaced on social media.
Rajasthan:Mig 21 crashes in Barmer
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Mig 21 Bison of the Indian Air Force crashed over Barmer in Rajasthan on Wednesday.
Meghalaya CM inaugurates facilitation centre at Mendipathar railway station
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:05 am
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated the Mendipathar Facilitation Centre at Mendipathar Railway Station in North Garo Hills in presence of Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three drug peddlers were arrested with cache of contraband in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday.
Three persons held with six pistols in Nagaland’s Tuensang
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Guwahati: Nagaland police arrested three persons and recovered six pistols from them in Tuensang district.
Punjab:Class 10 girl gangraped in Hoshiarpur village
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Hoshiarpur/UNI: A student of tenth standard was gang raped by four persons.
Himanta Biswa Sarma says Assam police keeping a watch on Taliban sympathizers
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the Assam police are keeping a watch on Taliban sympathizers in the state.
India, Russia decide to form permanent bilateral channel to discuss Afghanistan crisis
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Moscow/New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently interacted when both the leaders decided to 'form a permanent bilateral channel' for consultations on the issues arising in Afghanistan from the Taliban takeover of the country.
Assam: Four coaches of Saraighat Special express derailed at Chaygaon
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Guwahati: Four coaches of Guwahati-Howrah Special Express were derailed near Chaygaon railway station in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district on Wednesday.
Urdu speaking men barge into Kabul office; take away Afghan passports with Indian visas
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul/New Delhi: Indian security agencies handling immigration are on red alert after several unidentified Urdu-speaking men barged into an office in Kabul issuing Indian visas on behalf of the Indian mission in Afghanistan and seized un-estimated numbers of Afghan passports with stamped Indian visas, according to media reports.
Afghan nationals to get only e-visa, says Home Ministry
Aug 25, 2021, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: All Afghan nationals will henceforth only be provided e-visas to travel to India, the Home Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Narayan Rane's arrest justified but police custody not necessary: Court
Aug 25, 2021, at 07:35 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The court, which granted union minister Narayan Rane bail late last night, said his arrest was "justified" though police custody was "not necessary", media reports said.