Mizoram: Drugs worth Rs 57 lakh seized, two persons held
Feb 24, 2021, at 09:38 pm
Aizawl/IBNS: Troops of Assam Rifles had seized huge quantities of heroin worth over Rs 57 lakh in Mizoram.
Amit Shah to visit poll-bound Assam tomorrow
Feb 24, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Assam on February 25.
Bengal: Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwari, Tollywood celebrities join Trinamool Congress
Feb 24, 2021, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwari and several Tollywood celebrities joined West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress on Wednesday.
Bomb attack on West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain: Bangladeshi national held in Murshidabad
Feb 24, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday arrested a Bangladeshi national allegedly involved in Nimtita railway station blast in Murshidabad that left at least 26 people, including state minister Jakir Hossain, seriously injured,, sources said.
Gujarat, Narendra Modi won't rule Bengal: Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP
Feb 24, 2021, at 08:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Giving fuel to the insider-outsider debate in poll-bound West Bengal once again, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the state won't be run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while speaking at a rally in Hooghly.
Feb 24, 2021, at 06:42 pm
Mathura/UNI: Seven people travelling in a SUV were crushed to death after an oil tanker collided under Naujheel police station on the Yamuna Expressway on late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.
Agriculture sector to get more share of budget component: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Sinha
Feb 24, 2021, at 06:19 pm
Srinagar: Agriculture sector will get more share of the Jammu and Kashmir’s budget component in future.
Jammu and Kashmir: As train chugs after 11 months, travellers cheer up
Feb 24, 2021, at 06:16 pm
Srinagar: The partial resumption of train service on the 137-kilometre Baramulla-Banihal rail line on Monday cheered up the travellers.
India permits use of airspace by Imran Khan's special aircraft while flying to Sri Lanka
Feb 24, 2021, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi:India gave permission to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's special aircraft to use the country’s airspace while flying to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, media reports said.
West Bengal: Cricketer Manoj Tiwari to join Trinamool Congress today
Feb 24, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwari is set to join West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress on Wednesday.
Mamata Banerjee to hold rally in Hooghly on same ground today where Modi visited Monday
Feb 24, 2021, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a counter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a public meeting on the same ground, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart addressed a crowd a couple of days ago, on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: 45 people including five employees of a hostel tested positive for coronavirus in Latur
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 45 students, including five employees of a hostel, tested positive for coronavirus in Latur city of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state on Tuesday , said Latur district health officer Dr Laxman Deshmukh.
Canada negotiating with India’s Serum Institute for more AstraZeneca vaccines: Minister
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada is negotiating with the Serum Institute of India to obtain additional doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said.
Bengal BJP leader Rakesh Singh arrested in narcotics case
Feb 24, 2021, at 04:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Police on Tuesday night arrested BJP leader Rakesh Singh from Galsi area in East Burdwan district of West Bengal in connection with a narcotic case registered with New Alipore Police Station of Kolkata, reports said.
Priyanka Gandhi stops speech in UP's Mathura after rape survivor's mother raises slogans
Feb 24, 2021, at 04:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday stopped mid-speech at a farmers' meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura when a rape survivor's mother in the crowd started shouting slogans demanding justice.
Annual training camp of 60 Assam Girls Battalion NCC commence in Guwahati
Feb 24, 2021, at 03:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: 60 Assam Girls Battalion NCC, a part of NCC Group Headquarters, commenced their week-long Annual Training Camp at South Point School, Guwahati on Tuesday.
1040 militants of five outfits surrender before Assam CM in Guwahati
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:58 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A total of 1040 militants of five different outfits based in Assam’s Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday laid down their arms in Guwahati.
Sarbananda Sonowal hails contributions of women SHGs towards making Assam self-reliant
Feb 24, 2021, at 02:46 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking forward the state government’s initiatives for boosting the industrial ecosystem, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation of an Industrial Park and permanent campus for ITI, Sootea at Jamugurihat in Sonitpur district on Tuesday.
R-Day violence: Court sends Deep Sidhu to 14-day judicial custody
Feb 24, 2021, at 01:40 am
New Delhi/UNI: A local court on Tuesday sent Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu to 14-day judicial custody in a case related to the violence that broke out at the Red Fort during the farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day.
BJP will not stake claim to form govt in Puducherry, says party leader Saminathan
Feb 24, 2021, at 01:18 am
Puducherry/UNI: A day after the Congress-DMK alliance government fell in Puduchery, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced that it would not stake claim to form the government as it did not want to come to power through short cuts.
Toolkit incident: Shantanu Muluk moves Delhi court for anticipatory bail
Feb 24, 2021, at 12:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: Engineer Shantanu Muluk, who is accused along with Bengaluru-based climate activist Disha Ravi and lawyer Nikita Jacob in the toolkit case, on Tuesday moved a Delhi court, seeking anticipatory bail.
Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind:S Jaishankar
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind.
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Pakistani wives of surrendered Kashmiri militants, who came here under J&K government’s rehabilitation policy via Nepal, on Tuesday protested in the summer capital, Srinagar, demanding travel document so that they can go back to their home country or deportation.
Karnataka government orders probe into Chikkaballapur blast case: CM BS Yediyurappa
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has ordered a probe into the incident of the Chikkaballapur blast in which six persons were killed and three injured.
US looking to ink pact on health with India
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Joe Biden administration is looking to sign an "overarching" Memorandum of Understanding on health cooperation with India.
Toolkit case: Delhi court grants bail to Disha Ravi
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested in connection with the farmers' protest toolkit case linked to the Republic Day violence, was granted bail on Tuesday.
India, Mauritius sign Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi: India and Mauritius officials have signed economic cooperation and partnership agreement on Monday.
BJP set for sweep in Gujarat municipal polls as counting of votes underway
Feb 23, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Ahmedabad/IBNS: The country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to sweep the civic polls in six municipal corporations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat as the counting of votes are underway.
Red Fort violence: Delhi Police arrest farmer leader among 2 from Jammu
Feb 23, 2021, at 08:28 pm
Jammu/UNI: A team of Delhi Police in assistance with Jammu Police have arrested one farmer leader among two persons for their alleged involvement in Red Fort violence incident of January 26 tractor parade, police sources here said on Tuesday.
Coal scam case: CBI quizzes Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Naroola
Feb 23, 2021, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday quizzed Trinamool Congress MP and West Bengal Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Naroola in connection with the coal scam case.