Calcutta HC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging Nandigram result next on Aug 12
Jul 14, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will hear West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging the poll results in Nandigram, where she has lost to rival from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Suvendu Adhikari, next on Aug 12.
Kashmir: Pak LeT commander among three militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Jul 14, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including a Pakistani commander, were killed by security forces in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday, police said.
Arvind Kejriwal promises 300 units of free electricity to Goa as state polls next year
Jul 14, 2021, at 06:06 pm
Panaji/IBNS: After Punjab and Uttarakhand, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal has now promised big to people of Goa, which will be polled next year, on power consumption.
Why Kanwar Yatra during COVID-19? Supreme Court asks UP govt
Jul 14, 2021, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to allow Kanwar Yatra from the next week amid COVID-19, media reports said.
Calcutta HC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea against Nandigram result today
Jul 14, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will Wednesday hear West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging the poll results in Nandigram, where she has lost to rival from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Suvendu Adhikari.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan LeT commander among three militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a Pakistani commander, were killed by security forces in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir: BSF troops shot at drone in Arnia Sector
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:54 pm
Jammu/UNI: Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) shot at a drone in Arnia Sector along the International Border (IB) in Jammu district and pushed it back to the Pakistani territory.
Jammu and Kashmir: IED defused in Kulgam
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Alert security forces detected and defused a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed by security forces in Pulwama encounter
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two unidentified militants were killed by security forces in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday, police said.
Fully vaccinated people no longer need to carry COVID negative report on arrival at Mumbai
Jul 14, 2021, at 06:15 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Passengers flying to Maharashtra's capital Mumbai, who have received both shots of COVID-19 vaccine, will no longer need to carry negative RT-PCR test reports, the government announced on Tuesday.
'Can't play with people's lives,' Uttarakhand CM says cancelling Kanwar Yatra
Jul 14, 2021, at 04:12 am
Dehradun/IBNS: Uttarakhand has cancelled this year's Kanwar Yatra due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prashant Kishor meets Gandhis over Punjab Congress row, sparks speculation about 'bigger strategy'
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday as the party faces infighting in Punjab, ahead of polls next year.
1 killed, 9 feared trapped in landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra dist
Jul 14, 2021, at 12:16 am
Shimla/IBNS: One person died and nine others are still feared trapped beneath the debris in a landslide on Monday in Kangra district's Boh valley in Himachal Pradesh
PM Narendra Modi interacts with Chief Ministers of the North-Eastern states on COVID-19 situation
Jul 13, 2021, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with Chief Ministers of the North-Eastern states on COVID-19 situation.
India to soon get National Maritime Security Coordinator to ensure maritime and coastal security
Jul 13, 2021, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India is finally getting its long due National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) who will act as an interface between the civilian and military maritime domain.
Jul 13, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill 2021 in the Assam assembly on the first day of budget session, seeking to bring in a cow protection law in the state on the lines of similar legislations in BJP ruled states like Uttar Pradesh.
India should have done much better during COVID-19 second wave: Gautam Adani
Jul 13, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Businessman Gautam Adani has said India, which was devastated by COVID-19 second wave, should have performed better in tackling the crisis, besides cautioning people from falling prey to "voices that demoralise our nation".
Delhi gets monsoon season after long delay
Jul 13, 2021, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After a delay of over 15 days, the South West Monsoon finally arrived in the national capital on Tuesday morning with several parts of the city experiencing heavy rains, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Delhi runs out of Covishield, many vaccination centres to be shut tomorrow
Jul 13, 2021, at 06:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Several government-run vaccination centres in Delhi will be closed on Tuesday as the national capital has exhausted its Covishield COVID-19 vaccine stock, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday.
Mehul Choksi granted bail in Dominica, can now travel to Antigua for medical treatment
Jul 13, 2021, at 04:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, arrested and jailed in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica since May 23 for illegal entry, was granted bail by a court there on medical grounds, media reports said on Monday.
Congress to replace Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as Lok Sabha leader: Reports
Jul 13, 2021, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be replaced as the party's leader in the Lok Sabha and a couple of members of G23, the dissenters who wrote an explosive letter to President Sonia Gandhi last year, are contenders for the post, media reports said.
Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine effective against new Coronavirus variants, say developers
Jul 13, 2021, at 01:24 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is effective against new coronavirus variant, developer Gamaleya Research Center and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday.
SC to hear next week plea against Twitter for 'Islamophobic content'
Jul 13, 2021, at 12:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday gave a week’s time to a petitioner to study the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 on his plea seeking action on 'Islamophobic content' in Twitter.
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 16 NH projects in Manipur for Rs 4148 crore
Jul 13, 2021, at 12:35 am
Imphal: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 16 National Highway Projects in Manipur with an investment of Rs 4,148 crore covering total length of 298 kms.
Jammu and Kashmir: Truck driver with pistol, grenades held
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu Police on Sunday ended a smuggling attempt of weapons and explosives as the security personnel seized a pistol and two hand grenades from a truck driver in the city.
Twitter blocks new account of Belarusian activist Protasevich
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Minsk/UNI/Sputnik: The new Twitter account of Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition activist whose removal from a Ryanair commercial steel bird caused widespread controversy, was blocked on Monday, despite claims that he manages the account unsupervised from under house arrest.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Lucknow from July 14
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary and in charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be on a four-day visit to Lucknow from July 14.
Jammu and Kashmir: NIA conducts raids for 2nd straight day
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids for the second successive day on Monday in south Kashmir district of Anantnag in connection with a case related to circulation of propaganda materials by ISIS.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla
Jul 12, 2021, at 09:22 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Two drug peddlers were arrested and brown sugar and poppy straw recovered in this north Kashmir.
CID takes over probe into mysterious death of Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari's bodyguard
Jul 12, 2021, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday took over the probe into the mysterious death of state's Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari's security personnel Suvabrata Chakraborty, officials said.