Jyotiraditya Scindia takes charge as Minister of Civil Aviation
Jul 10, 2021, at 04:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hardeep S Puri, former Minister of Civil Aviation and incumbent Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, handed over the charge of office of Minister of Civil Aviation to Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia here on Friday.
PM Modi reviews preparations for facilitation of India’s contingent at Tokyo 2020
Jul 10, 2021, at 01:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed preparations for facilitation of India’s contingent at Tokyo-2020.
Rail Cargo movement between India and Nepal gets a big boost
Jul 10, 2021, at 01:40 am
New Delhi: Rail Transportation between India and Nepal got a major boost on Friday with coming into force of authorization to all cargo train operators to utilize the Indian railway network to carry all containers bound for Nepal whether bilateral freight between Indian and Nepal or third country freight from Indian ports to Nepal.
Punjab CM sanctions Rs 380 cr to tackle possible third wave of Covid-19
Jul 10, 2021, at 01:00 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday approved Rs 380 crore to be spent by the Health and Medical Education departments in preparing for a possible third wave of the Covid pandemic.
Rajnath Singh congratulates Israeli Defence Minister on assuming office
Jul 09, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Lt Gen (Res) Benjamin Gantz and congratulated him on assuming office.
Deploy IoT to track performance and functioning of oxygen plants: PM Modi to officials
Jul 09, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directed the officials to deploy advanced technology such as Internet of Things (IoT) to track performance and functioning of oxygen plants at a local and national level.
Won't enforce new policy till data protection bill is passed: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
Jul 09, 2021, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Messaging application WhatsApp on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it won't enforce its new policy until the Personal Data Protection Bill comes into force, media reports said.
Burhan Wani death anniversary: Mir Junaid visits south Kashmir, discusses nationalism with people
Jul 09, 2021, at 07:12 pm
Srinagar: Mir Junaid, president of Jammu Kashmir Workers Party, on Thursday visited South Kashmir for holding public meetings where he spoke on the issue of nationalism on a day when Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani was neutralized a few years back.
PM Modi's review meeting on availability of oxygen underway
Jul 09, 2021, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently chairing a high-level meeting to review the availability and augmentation of medical Oxygen across the country with all stakeholders.
PM Modi to hold review meeting on medical oxygen availability today
Jul 09, 2021, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Friday hold a high-level meeting on medical oxygen availability in hospitals of the country, to better prepare ahead of the COVID-19 third wave predicted by doctors, media reports said.
Countless people praying: PM Modi wishes speedy recovery of Kalyan Singh
Jul 09, 2021, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday prayed for a speedy recovery of ailing former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Kalyan Singh, who was admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital in Lucknow earlier this week.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter underway between security forces , terrorists in Kulgam
Jul 09, 2021, at 02:32 pm
Srinagar: An encounter is currently underway between security forces and militants in the south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Friday, police said on Friday.
No space for complacency in handling COVID situation: PM Modi tells new ministers
Jul 09, 2021, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Council of Ministers and told them that there is no space for complacency in regards to the COVID situation in the country.
2 Pakistan terrorists killed, 2 soldiers martyred in J&K encounter along LoC
Jul 09, 2021, at 04:40 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Two Pakistani terrorists were shot dead in an encounter along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports quoting defence spokesperson said on Thursday.
Ahead of UP rural polls video emerges showing a woman's saree being pulled by two men
Jul 09, 2021, at 03:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a disturbing viral video that emerged in social media on Thursday, a woman in Uttar Pradesh could be seen manhandled with her saree being pulled by two men as nominations were filed for local polls.
Centre announces COVID-19 emergency package worth 23,123 Crore a day after Cabinet revamp
Jul 09, 2021, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday announced a new emergency package called 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package: Phase-II' worth Rs. 23,123 crore to tackle the pandemic situation in the country.
Special court dismisses corruption charge against Karnataka CM Yediyurappa
Jul 09, 2021, at 01:14 am
Bengaluru/UNI: A special court here on Thursday rejected a complaint of alleged corruption against Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and eight others.
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:27 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Bengaluru Police has arrested 12 people, 11 of them Bangladeshis, in connection with the brutal gangrape and torture case of a woman from Bangladesh, which had come to light after a video of the incident went viral last May, triggering widespread outrage.
Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir welcome minorities from Islamic neighbours to settle with them
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:18 am
Srinagar: The Sikh community in India's Jammu and Kashmir region are welcoming Hindus and Sikhs from the neighbouring Islamic nations to settle with them in the valley post the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the repeal of Article 370.
Kolkata man kills wife suspecting adultery, later surrenders to police
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A middle-aged man on Thursday reportedly killed his wife as he suspected her to be having an extra-marital affair and later surrendered to the local police in north Kolkata's Chitpur.
Kolkata Police form SIT to probe alleged gang-rape and robbery case in Garden Reach
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two days after a 26-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and robbed by a few unidentified miscreants at her residence in Kolkata's Garden Reach, the city police on Thursday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the matter, officials said.
ED summons seven Bengal IPS officials in coal scam
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:00 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday summoned seven senior IPS officials with the Bengal cadre in connection with its ongoing probe into a busted illegal coal mining and smuggling scam, officials said.
Troops foil infiltration bid, neutralise Pakistani terrorist along LoC in Rajouri: Army
Jul 08, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Jammu/UNI: The Army on Thursday said that alert troops have successfully foiled an infiltration bid by neutralising one terrorist and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition including one Ak-47 rifle and hand grenades along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi riots: SC refuses to quash Delhi Assembly's summons to Facebook VP
Jul 08, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by Facebook India Vice President and MD Ajit Mohan and others challenging the summons issued by Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony committee for failing to appear before it as a witness in connection with the north-east Delhi riots matter.
Jul 08, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has allowed Facebook to remain silent on questions on the issues of law and order which are the domain of the Central government while asking the social media giant to appear before the Delhi Assembly panel in 2020 riots probe, media reports said.
PM Modi to chair meetings of cabinet, council of ministers meetings today
Jul 08, 2021, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair meetings of the Union Cabinet and Council of Ministers on Thursday, a day after the mega reshuffle of the Cabinet.
Jul 08, 2021, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to thirteen prisoners who started their 14 to 22 year stretches in the Agra jail despite proving their juvenility at the time of offence.
'No legal protection if Centre acts over non-compliance' : Delhi High Court warns Twitter
Jul 08, 2021, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court Thursday told Twitter that it would not enjoy legal protection if it failed to comply with India's new information technology rules, adding that it cannot take as long as it wants to ensure compliance.
New IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Twitter 'law of the land is supreme'
Jul 08, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: New IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has signalled to Twitter that it must do all it takes to abide by the new IT rules emphasising that the "law of the land is supreme", after taking charge of the office from his predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Anurag Thakur takes charge as Information and Broadcasting Minister
Jul 08, 2021, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Anurag Thakur on Thursday assumed charge as Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting.