Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee joins TMC
Jul 05, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former President late Pranab Mukherjee’s son and ex-Lok Sabha MP, Abhijit Mukherjee, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here on Monday.
Jul 05, 2021, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the CoWin Global Conclave as India offered the CoWIN platform as a digital public good to the world to combat COVID19.
Jammu and Kashmir: JKWP President Mir Junaid conducts south Kashmir tour
Jul 05, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Anantnag:Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid on Sunday conducted a tour of south Kashmir region in the Kashmir valley along with a number of grassroots representatives which include DDCs, BDCs, Sarpanchs, Panchs and Corporators.
Elgar Parishad case: Accused Stan Swamy passes away
Jul 05, 2021, at 08:44 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, who was an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists link case, passed away on Monday.
Gauhati High Court slams Mizoram government for restrictions on un-vaccinated people
Jul 05, 2021, at 08:31 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Gauhati High Court has slammed the Mizoram government for its fresh COVID-19 related Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and said that, the restrictions imposed by the Mizoram government on movement and work of the un-vaccinated people are arbitrary and violation of the Constitution of India.
Fake COVID vaccination camp: BJP holds protest march in Kolkata, scuffles with police
Jul 05, 2021, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The BJP on Monday scuffled with the police while holding a protest match here against a recently busted fake COVID-19 vaccination drive carried out by a person who impersonated as an IAS officer in Kolkata.
Jul 05, 2021, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two Trinamool Congress parliamentarians on Monday met with President Ram Nath Kovind and demanded an "immediate resignation" of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta "on grounds of gross misconduct and impropriety".
Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress leader Abhijit Mukherjee likely to join TMC today
Jul 05, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former President late Pranab Mukherjee's son and ex-Lok Sabha MP Abhijit Mukherjee is likely to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here on Monday.
Delhi's Lajpat Nagar central market shut down for flouting COVID-19 norms
Jul 05, 2021, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Lajpat Nagar central market in the national capital Delhi has been shut down till further notice for flouting the COVID-19 norms, media reports said.
No dominance of Hindus or Muslims, but Indians: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Jul 05, 2021, at 04:58 pm
Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has batted for an inclusive society where there can't be dominance of any community but Indians.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina gifts 2600 kg mangoes to Indian PM Modi
Jul 05, 2021, at 12:43 pm
New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent 2,600 kg of mangoes as a gift for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Covid19: Kejriwal demands Bharat Ratna for Indian doctors, writes to PM
Jul 05, 2021, at 03:21 am
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, for doctors and health care workers who worked at the forefront in the fight against Covid pandemic.
Religious minority community agreed to curb population growth in state : Assam CM
Jul 05, 2021, at 02:54 am
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma participated in an interactive session ‘Alaap-Alochana - empowering the religious minorities’ with the intellectuals and leading citizens of the indigenous Muslim community of the state and said that they had all agreed that population growth in some parts of the state has posed a real threat for the development of Assam.
'Challenge accepted': Adityanth's retort after Owaisi vows to oust BJP govt in 2022 UP polls
Jul 05, 2021, at 02:37 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has accepted the challenge thrown at him by Muslim leader Asaduddin Owaisi who has vowed to stop BJP from forming the next government in Uttar Pradesh which is going to polls next year.
Maldivian man arrested for threatening to bomb Indian embassy in Male
Jul 05, 2021, at 02:30 am
Male: Maldivian authorities have arrested a 42-year-old man who had allegedly threatened to bomb the Indian embassy in the capital Male. Security arrangements near the embassy compound were beefed up following the incident.
Pushkar Singh Dhami elected as Uttarakhand CM
Jul 04, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Use, possession, transport of drones banned in Srinagar
Jul 04, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The authorities on Sunday banned the use, possession, sale, storage and transportation of drones in the summer capital, Srinagar.
Sikh delegation from Kashmir meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Jul 04, 2021, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Days after the reports of alleged Sikh girls being abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, a delegation of All Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee – Kashmir met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Sunday.
Lakshadweep administration refuses entry of Congress MPs citing law and order situation, Covid
Jul 04, 2021, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lakshadweep administration has refused to allow the visit of a group of Congress MPs - Hibi Eden, TN Prathpan, CR Rakesh Sharma - citing a police report that says it might instigate violent agitations, which is part of planned effort to ruin the peace, according to a media report.
Delhi govt allows sports complexes, stadiums to reopen from tomorrow, multiplexes to remain shut
Jul 04, 2021, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As Delhi entered the sixth phase of relaxing Covid curbs, the Arvind Kejriwal government allowed the reopening of stadiums and sports complexes but without spectators.
Ravi Shankar Prasad praises Google, Facebook for compliance with new Indian IT rules
Jul 04, 2021, at 07:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said removal of offensive posts by social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Google in pursuance of the new IT rules is a "big step towards transparency".
BJP sweeps UP local body polls, Samajwadi Party bites dust
Jul 04, 2021, at 06:15 am
Prayagraj/IBNS: BJP registered a massive victory in local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, dealing a crushing blow to Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
ED raids 6 locations in UP and Delhi over alleged forced religious conversion
Jul 04, 2021, at 05:29 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids in six locations across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in connection with a case of "forced religious conversion" and recovered several incriminating documents, the probe agency said.
PHDCCI Kashmir holds webinar on future of cold chain in J&K
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:36 am
Srinagar/IBNS: PHDCCI J&K Chapter organized an awareness webinar on “Future of Cold Chain in J&K focusing on the Challenges, Trends, Opportunities and the Way Forward in Setting Up Cold Chain Infrastructure" in the UT of J&K.
Speed up development work, ensure 100 per cent vaccination coverage: JK Lt. Governor advisor
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:34 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday visited Handwara sub-division of frontier Kupwara district during which he carried out series of inspections of various developmental works and also directed the administration to ensure timely payment to labourers under the MGNERGA scheme.
Fresh seroprevalence study begins in Kashmir
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:31 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Following the recommendations of the government's Advisory Committee action plan, this year’s first seroprevalence survey would be conducted in Kashmir for tackling the possible third Covid-19 wave.
Mughal Road, Sinthan Road to be opened for general public from July 5: J&K LG
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:26 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha, Thursday issued directions to open the Mughal Road and Sinthan Road would be thrown open for the general public from July 5.
J&K Govt ramping up infrastructure, child care to tackle possible 3rd Covid wave
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:22 am
Srinagar/IBNS: High Court, district and subordinate courts and tribunals in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh shall resume physical hearing of cases from July 5.
Responsive, action-oriented policies will make difference: Jammu and Kashmir’s LG
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:16 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor (LG), Manoj Sinha Thursday attended a two-day regional conference on “Replication of Good Governance Practices” at SKICC, Srinagar, in presence of Union MoS, PMO, Ministry of DONER, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh.
Five J&K doctors felicitated as COVID warriors by Indian Medical Association on Doctors Day
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:11 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Doctors Day which is celebrated on 1st July every year nationally, commemorating birth & death anniversary of Dr BC Roy, Bharat Ratna and ex-Chief Minister West Bengal.