Hardoi: UP man beheads daughter after being upset over her relationship
Mar 04, 2021, at 05:59 am
Lucknow/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a man from a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi was seen walking down the road with the severed head of his 17-year-old daughter.
Santhali actor Birbaha Hansda joins Trinamool Congress
Mar 04, 2021, at 03:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Birbaha Hansda who is a well-known Santhali actress, joined the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in presence of party Secretary-General Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: VK Sasikala quits politics ahead of assembly polls
Mar 04, 2021, at 03:24 am
Chennai/IBNS: Sacked AIADMK chief VK Sasikala, who was released from jail last January, has announced her exit from public life ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
Employment bill to ensure 75 pc share for Haryana youth in private jobs: Dushyant Chautala
Mar 04, 2021, at 02:29 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Taking a big step towards providing employment to the youth of the Haryana, the state government would begin a massive employment campaign from next month following the bill ensuring 75 per cent jobs to the Haryana youths in the private sector, was given assent by the Governor on Tuesday.
SC directs Centre to form committee for disposal of cheque bounce cases
Mar 04, 2021, at 01:55 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to constitute a committee for disposal of cheque bounce cases, which form 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the backlog in trial courts and a sizeable chunk of the pile-up in High Courts.
Omar Abdullah welcomes Indo-Pak renewed engagement on J&K
Mar 04, 2021, at 01:21 am
Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the renewed bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan after a long hiatus, saying the changed understanding of both the neighbouring countries with respect to Jammu and Kashmir will act as a forerunner of peace and prosperity in the region.
Arunachal govt to build model villages along LAC
Mar 04, 2021, at 12:24 am
Itanagar/UNI: In a major move, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to build three ‘Model’ villages along the international borders rpt border (LAC) on a pilot basis.
IAF ChiefRKS Bhadauria on two-day visit to Sri Lanka
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria arrived at Colombo on Wednesday on an invitation from Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF).
'Views different from govt not sedition': SC dismisses PIL against Farooq Abdullah
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for making statements against the scrapping of Article 370.
Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigns over sexual harassment charges
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday tendered his resignation after a video showing him in a compromising situation with a woman, surfaced in the media.
Mar 03, 2021, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and French Republic in the field of renewable energy cooperation.
Jammu and Kashmir: Hizbul Mujahideen hideout busted in Tral
Mar 03, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Wednesday busted a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) hideout in the forest area of Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls, AIADMK, DMK intensify seat sharing parleys with allies
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:32 pm
Chennai/UNI: The two Dravidian majors--the ruling AIADMK and the main Opposition DMK--continued their seat sharing talks with their respective allies for the upcoming assembly elections as the hectic parleys held so far remained inconclusive with some of their allies.
LG calls for outcome-based education system in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 03, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today emphasised on imparting outcome-based education in educational institutions to bridge the gap between available human capital and industry requirements.
Hathras shooting case: Rs one lakh reward announced on main accused
Mar 03, 2021, at 08:29 pm
Hathras/UNI: Two days after a man was shot dead for a complaint against her daughter's harassment, police announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the main accused Gaurav Songra in the Nojalpur village in the Sasni area here on Wednesday.
Toolkit case: Delhi court to hear activist-lawyer Nikita Jacob's bail plea on Mar 9
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Patiala House court in Delhi on Tuesday said that it would hear anticipatory bail plea of social activist and lawyer Nikita Jacob in the toolkit case on March 9.
MCD bypolls: Setback for BJP as AAP wins 4 out of 5 municipal wards
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday emerged victorious on four out of five municipal wards while Congress won one ward in the MCD bypolls in Delhi.
IT dept raids residences of Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, Vikas Bahl
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Income Tax department Wednesday reportedly raided the residences of filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikash Bahl and leading Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu.
Jammu and Kashmir: IUST holds its maiden Convocation
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:16 pm
Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora on Monday held its maiden convocation at SKICC here, after 15 years of its establishment. J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chancellor of the University, presided over the Convocation and conferred the degrees to the students.
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Srinagar: Giving a major push towards transforming Srinagar into a more vibrant and modern city, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated and laid foundation stones for scores of public utilities and developmental projects worth Rs 26.6 crore being carried out under the prestigious Srinagar Smart City Project.
Tollywood actor Sayantika Banerjee joins Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal
Mar 03, 2021, at 06:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor Sayantika Banerjee Wednesday joined the Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal, which is set to witness star-studded assembly elections this summer.
Union Secy Tourism reviews functioning of tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 03, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Srinagar: Union Secretary Tourism, Arvind Singh who is on a 2-day visit to Kashmir on Monday reviewed the overall status of the tourism sector and the various tourism promotional activities being undertaken by the J&K Tourism Department to attract travellers to the region.
It was a mistake: Rahul Gandhi on 1975 emergency
Mar 03, 2021, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the emergency declared by late PM Indira Gandhi from 1975 to 1977 was a 'mistake'.
'He is against Punjab': Man stops Ajay Devgn's car in Mumbai
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:40 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ajay Devgn's car was stopped in Mumbai for around 15 minutes on Tuesday by a man who was apparently upset with the actor's tweet last month backing the Centre over the farmers' issues after international pop icon Rihanna tweeted in support of them.
Mar 03, 2021, at 04:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali film actress Nusrat Jahan on Tuesday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the increasing number of violent crimes against women in his state.
NIA takes over probe into bomb attack on West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain
Mar 03, 2021, at 04:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Nearly 13 days after West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain was seriously injured in a bomb attack at Nimtita railway station in Murshidabad, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday took over the probe into the case, officials said.
'Misunderstood': Ghulam Nabi Azad clarifies after praising PM Modi
Mar 03, 2021, at 03:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not go well within his party, sources close to him asserted that he had been "misunderstood", said media reports.
TMC MLA, former Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari joins BJP
Mar 03, 2021, at 01:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (MLA) from Pandaveswar and former Asansol Mayor, Jitendra Tiwari, on Tuesday joined the BJP during the party's West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh's rally in Hooghly.
Will bring law to nullify CAA in Assam if voted to power: Priyanka Gandhi
Mar 03, 2021, at 01:28 am
Tezpur/UNI: Slamming the ruling BJP government for imposing CAA, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said her party will bring a law to nullify the Citizenship Amendment Act if voted to power in Assam.
Delhi Assembly's Budget session to commence from March 8
Mar 03, 2021, at 01:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Budget session of the Delhi Assembly will commence from March 8, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.