Merkel calls for restricting spyware sales to countries without supervision
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Moscow/SPUTNIK/IBNS: It is necessary to restrict spyware sales to countries that don’t have necessary supervision, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, amid the scandal with Israeli system Pegasus.
US Secty Blinken to meet PM Modi; Afghanistan, Indo Pacific and Quad to top the agenda
Jul 22, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi on July 27-28 with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indo-Pacific and vaccines on top of the agenda, according to media reports.
Parliament heads for another stormy day as Opposition readies to corner govt
Jul 22, 2021, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The third day of the Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to be stormy again with Opposition leaders set to put the government in the dock over alleged snooping, Covid-19, farmers' stirs and a host of other issues.
Rajya Sabha adjourned twice amid Opposition ruckus
Jul 22, 2021, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned twice on Thursday following fervent protests by the Opposition over Pegasus spyware controversy and Income Tax raids on Dainik Bhaskar newspaper group.
Farmers' protests: Security tightened at Jantar Mantar
Jul 22, 2021, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Security at Jantar Mantar has been tightened ahead of farmers' stir demanding revocation of three controversial farm laws.
IT raids in Dainik Bhaskar Group, one UP channel offices
Jul 22, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Income Tax raids are being conducted in offices of Dainik Bhaskar Group as well as a channel in Uttar Pradesh Thursday morning, media reports said.
'Will probe any credible misuse of technology': NSO maker Pegasus
Jul 22, 2021, at 05:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel's NSO, which developed the spyware Pegasus used for snooping on politicians, journalists, judiciary officials and activists, on Wednesday said it will no longer respond to media inquiries.
Jul 22, 2021, at 04:23 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa urged colleagues and party workers to not indulge in 'any protest or indiscipline' act amid pressure over his exit rumours after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.
Pornography shooting at Madh Island bungalow led to Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra's arrest
Jul 22, 2021, at 03:31 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Businessman and Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra was arrested following an investigation of an alleged porn shoot inside a bungalow near Mumbai earlier this year, the police has said.
Congress urges Meghalaya govt to be 'serious enough' on land disputes with Assam
Jul 22, 2021, at 02:07 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya’s opposition Congress on Wednesday said that disputes in new areas along the Meghalaya-Assam boundary is a “dangerous trend” and urged the National People’s Party (NPP)-led government to be “serious enough” in dealing with this inter-state dispute.
DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously developed MPATGM for minimum range
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi: In a major boost towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat and strengthening of Indian Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on Wednesday.
DRDO successfully flight-tests surface-to-air missile Akash-NG
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a surface-to-air Missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday.
CAA-NRC is not against Muslim citizens of India : RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Guwahati: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said CAA-NRC has nothing to do with Muslim citizens of India.
Assam CM reviews proposed project for elevated corridor at KNP
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma took a review of the proposed elevated corridor at the NH-37 stretch of Kaziranga National Park from Jakhalabandha to Bokakhat with officials of Environment & Forest and PWD (Building & NH) Departments at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.
Indian Army, BSF exchange sweets with Pak counterparts on Eid along IB, LoC
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Jammu/UNI: Indian Army and BSF on Wednesday exchanged sweets with Pakistani counterparts along international border and the Line of Control across Jammu region to mark Eid celebrations.
Optimus submits interim result of phase III clinical trials for Molnupiravir capsules
Jul 21, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Optimus Pharma on Wednesday said that it has submitted the interim result of phase III clinical trials for orally administered Molnupiravir capsules on patients with mild covid infection.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma takes part in cycle rally ‘Go for Glory Lovlina’ in Guwahati
Jul 21, 2021, at 08:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Wednesday organized a cycle rally to support, motivate and wish luck to Lovlina Borgohain, the lone competitor from the state to take part in the Tokyo Olympics.
BJP is high-loaded virus party: Mamata Banerjee
Jul 21, 2021, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a scathing attack on the country's ruling party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a "high-loaded virus party".
Rahul, Kejriwal spreading lies: BJP on Centre's 'no death due to oxygen shortage' statement in Parl
Jul 21, 2021, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday accused key opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal for "spreading lies" over a statement where the Centre said no death due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of COVID-19 was reported by any state or union territory.
PM Modi greets people on Eid-ul-Adha
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
Mamata Banerjee to reach out to other states through Martyrs' Day rally today
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to expand her party beyond West Bengal, state Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday get her message on Martyrs' Day rally across other states, mostly ruled by her arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Kerala's first transgender Radio Jockey Anannya Kumari found dead
Jul 21, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Kochi/UNI: Kerala's first transgender Radio Jockey Anannya Kumari was found dead in her flat at Edappally here on Tuesday.
Maharashtra: Three including film producer arrested for sex racket
Jul 21, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Thane/UNI: The Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police arrested three persons including a film producer for alleged sex trade the police said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra: Governor wishes people on Bakri Eid
Jul 21, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday greeted the people of Maharashtra on the occasion of Bakri Eid (Eid Ul Zuha).
Amarinder Singh won't meet Navjot Singh Sidhu without apology, says CM's media strategist
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amarinder Singh will not meet his bitter rival Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is now the new Congress chief in Punjab until the latter apologises for his social media attacks on the Punjab Chief Minister.
Pegasus used to collapse our govt in Karnataka, alleges Congress
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Phone numbers linked to the Janata Dal Secular (JDS)-Congress government in Karnataka were possible targets for surveillance in 2019, when the ruling coalition collapsed and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power, the Wire has said in the latest revelations in connection with Israeli spyware "Pegasus" row.
Kolkata: Massive fire breaks out at Maheshtala sanitizer factory, firefighting ops underway
Jul 20, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A major fire broke out at a sanitizer factory at Dakghar area in Maheshtala in Kolkata's neighboring South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday, reports said.
Jul 20, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, had claimed that he had all the details of phone calls made by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to senior cops, state police on Tuesday registered a suo moto FIR against Adhikari, officials said.
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Srinagar: As many as 14 boys, who were all set to join the terror ranks, were counselled and handed over to their parents in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag region by the UT authorities.
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Guwahati: People of Assam’s Dima Hasao district are yet to get good road communication even after decades-long wait as there has been no sign of sincerity or responsibility in completing the much publicized East-West corridor from Porbandar to Silchar which runs through Dima Hasao.