No more Sunday curfew in Madhya Pradesh as Covid situation improves
Jun 27, 2021, at 12:32 pm
Bhopal/ IBNS: The Madhya Pradesh government on has announced relaxation in Covid-induced curfew on Sundays, following improvements in the coronavirus situation in the state.
Youth returns after spending months in Pak jail
Jun 27, 2021, at 07:39 am
Damoh (MP)/UNI: The otherwise-nondescript Pati Shishpur village bore a festive look on Saturday when one of its residents returned after spending nearly 20 months in Pakistani custody.
Zydus Cadila Covid-19 vaccine for 12-18 to be available soon: Centre to SC
Jun 27, 2021, at 06:17 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that a new coronavirus vaccine developed by Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila will be available for the population in the age group 12 to 18 years, according to media reports.
Mumbai to continue under 'Level 3' restrictions despite fall in Covid-19 cases
Jun 27, 2021, at 05:40 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai will continue to remain under Level 3 of the Maharashtra government's phased unlock plan, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said.
Tamil Nadu extends Lockdown till July 5
Jun 27, 2021, at 05:09 am
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government has extended the Covid-19 induced restrictions in the state till July 5 while easing restrictions in some districts.
Prime Minister chairs review meeting on Covid-19 vaccination drive
Jun 27, 2021, at 02:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting of Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country amid the fears of a third wave of infection as cases of Delta Plus variant of the virus are being reported.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three civilians injured in grenade attack on CRPF in Srinagar
Jun 27, 2021, at 12:26 am
Srinagar/UNI: At least three civilians, comprising a woman, were on Saturday injured in a grenade attack by militants in the summer capital, Srinagar.
Jun 27, 2021, at 12:15 am
Srinagar: Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General DP Pandey on Friday said no infiltration has been recorded along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in the last six months.
PM Narendra Modi reviews Ayodhya development plan
Jun 27, 2021, at 12:06 am
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi reviewed the development plan for Ayodhya. UP Government officials made a presentation which encompassed various aspects of Ayodhya’s development.
Jammu and Kashmir: LeT terrorist surrenders during Shopian encounter
Jun 26, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Srinagar: At least one terrorist died while another surrendered during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian region on Friday.
Jun 26, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that it would be foolish to expect that the current BJP regime at the Centre would return Article 370, former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday said they didn’t mention anything during the 'All Party Meeting' chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that was outside the agenda of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
Three killed, others hospitalized as wild bear attacks villagers in Garhwa
Jun 26, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Garhwa/UNI: As many as three men lost their lives and three others, including a woman, who sustained serious injuries after they came under the attack of a wild bear, in the forest located in Barkol village under the Bargad block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
Jammu and Kashmir: NIA files chargesheet against 7 TuM ultras in Poonch conspiracy case
Jun 26, 2021, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said that it has filed a charge sheet against seven terrorists of proscribed organisation Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) before a special Jammu court in connection with the Poonch conspiracy case of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jun 26, 2021, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi: Indian Navy and Indian Air Force deployed their arsenal of both Russian and Western-made aircraft during joint exercises centered around the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Indian Ocean to “build on the high-calibre integration” between the two nations, according to the US Indo-Pacific Command (PACOM).
Olympic-bound sportspersons are the real heroes, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, June 26 : Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju reiterated that India’s Olympic-bound athletes are national heroes and urged the people to extend support to these players in the same way they follow cricketers in the country.
Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari writes to Centre seeking CBI probe into fake COVID vaccination drive
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: BJP leader and West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan demanding an investigation by a Central agency into the recently busted fake Covid-19 vaccination drive in Kolkata, reports said on Saturday.
Maharashtra: BJP stages protest over OBC quota issue in Nagpur
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Nagpur/UNI: The Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation is turning into a hot political issue in Maharashtra as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday staged a 'Rasta Roko Andolan' (road blockade) in Nagpur and across state to press the demand to provide justice to the community.
Central BJP leaders mulling change in Karnataka leadership
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:29 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The central Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have reportedly decided to replace Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa against whom some of the party MLAs expressed resentment during the visit of BJP national secretary Arun Singh, recently.
Can we work if our fight over oxygen done? Arvind Kejriwal's COVID-19 third wave message to Centre
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressed his wish to join hands with the Centre to take steps to tackle the third COVID-19 wave, amid a bitter tussle between the city government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the oxygen crisis.
Actor Payal Rohatgi arrested for allegedly abusing residential society chairman
Jun 26, 2021, at 06:58 pm
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Bollywood actor Payal Rohatgi has been arrested for allegedly abusing the chairman of the residential society where she lives in Ahmedabad, media reports said.
Kashmir: Youth forum organises conference on 'Philosophy of Sufism' in Budgam
Jun 26, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Budgam: The Jammu and Kashmir Youth Development Forum (JKYDF) has organised a one day conference on "Philosophy of Sufism" at Town Hall Budgam which was attended by people from all walks of life.
TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake COVID-19 vaccine in Kolkata
Jun 26, 2021, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty on Saturday fell ill days after she was jabbed with a fake anti-COVID-19 vaccine at a camp in Kolkata, source told IBNS.
UP: Two die after consuming spurious liquor in Etah
Jun 26, 2021, at 03:59 pm
Etah/UNI: Two people died after drinking spurious alcohol in Bishnupur, Jamalpur Durjan village under Jalasher police station area in the district, police said on Saturday.
Third body retrieved by Navy divers from coal pit in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills
Jun 26, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Guwahati: The Indian Navy divers on Friday evening retrieved the third body from a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where at least five labourers were trapped since May 30.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reviews Covid-19 situation, vaccination status through video conference
Jun 26, 2021, at 05:23 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reviewed the Civod-19 situation and vaccination status in the state through a video conference with the DCs, SPs and district health officials from his office at Janata Bhawan on Friday.
Shashi Tharoor too faces Twitter lockout after he posts for Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jun 26, 2021, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said his Twitter account too was briefly locked out after he posted an explainer on why Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was blocked from posting from his handle.
Man shot inside bank by security guard for not wearing face mask in UP's Bareilly
Jun 26, 2021, at 05:09 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A customer was shot and injured by a security guard inside a bank after an argument over not wearing a face mask escalated in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district.
Can't leave Congress out of alternative front to fight BJP: Sharad Pawar
Jun 26, 2021, at 04:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has said the Congress cannot be left out of any alternative front to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Jun 26, 2021, at 02:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Leaders of West Bengal's opposition parties demanded a proper investigation into the recently unearthed 'fake' Covid-19 vaccination drive in Kolkata by an independent probe agency after several images of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and lawmakers with the alleged vaccination fraudster Debanjan Deb, who had impersonated as an IAS officer, were found in social networking sites.
Indian consulate in Toronto urges diaspora to register in Global Pravasi Rishta portal
Jun 26, 2021, at 02:24 am
Toronto: The Indian consulate in Toronto is urging the Indian diaspora in Canada to register at the portal launched by the Indian External Affairs ministry last December for connecting Indians scattered across the globe.