Jammu and Kashmir: JeM associate arrested in Pulwama

Mar 03, 2021, at 01:00 am

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces arrested an associate of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Bengal: Youth, women likely to be given importance in Trinamool Congress candidate list

Mar 03, 2021, at 12:15 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal is likely to give importance to the young generation and women in its candidate list for the upcoming state polls.

Cyber attacks against India’s power grid: China rejects report

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:51 pm

Beijing: China has refuted reports that Beijing had initiated cyber attacks against India’s power grid resulting in massive power outages.

Ram-Drohi has no place in Bengal: Yogi Adityanath slams Mamata govt

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday called the Trinamool Congress government "Ram-Drohi" stating it has no place in West Bengal, further escalating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

BJP heads towards big victory in Gujarat local polls

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:32 pm

Ahmedabad/IBNS: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is marching towards a big win once again in Gujarat local polls with victory on 2,085 of 8,474 seats across  municipalities that polled on Sunday, establishing a wide gap with next in lead rival Congress.

S Jaishankar interacts with New Zealand Minister Nanaia Mahuta, discuss Indo-Pacific region 

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:25 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday interacted with Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta when the two leaders discussed issues related to the Indo-Pacific region.

COVID-19 vaccine: Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne thanks PM Narendra Modi

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:07 pm

Saint John’s:  Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne has thanked Indian PM Narendra Modi for demonstrating an “act of benevolence, kindness and empathy” by sending 175,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to the Caribbean countries which will help in fighting against COVID-19.

India sending humanitarian assistance to Madagascar

Mar 02, 2021, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi/UNI: In response to the urgent appeal made by Madagascar for international solidarity and assistance to deal with the humanitarian crisis in South of Madagascar due to severe drought, India is sending a consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 tablets of HCQ to Madagascar.

Assam elections: Priyanka Gandhi woos tea garden voters

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:47 pm

Guwahati/UNI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her second day of visit to poll bound Assam today met the tea pluckers and plucked the green leaves at tea gardens in Upper Assam.

Sarada scam: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh reaches ED office following summon

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:35 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Trinamool Congress spokesman Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday appeared before the investigators of the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money trails in the multi-crore rupees Sarada scam.

Sivasagar: Centre stage of Assam politics

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:24 pm

Sivasagar/UNI: The erstwhile seat of Ahom dynasty, Sivasagar, always occupies the centre stage in Assam politics.

Kangana Ranaut moves SC seeking transfer of cases from Mumbai

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, along with her sister Rangoli Chandel, on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of cases pending against them in various Mumbai courts to Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.

Left-Congress-ISF alliance stalemate nears resolution after series of meetings

Mar 02, 2021, at 08:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The stalemate over the United Front alliance is likely to get resolved soon as the Congress and Indian Secular Front (ISF) have agreed on a seat-sharing deal at least in South Bengal.

TMC mouthpiece Kunal Ghosh faces ED interrogation in Saradha scam

Mar 02, 2021, at 08:11 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday quizzed journalist-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) mouthpiece Kunal Ghosh in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, officials said.

Know your facts: Congress' Adhir Chowdhury hits back at rebel Anand Sharma over ISF remark

Mar 02, 2021, at 07:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury has hit back at senior rebel party leader Anand Sharma, who Monday questioned his outfit's alliance with Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF).

Bengal: Deadlock over Left-Congress-ISF alliance continues as Adhir refuses to concede bastion

Mar 02, 2021, at 05:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The deadlock over the alliance between the Left, Congress and Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF), termed as United Front, has failed to get resolved even as the talks to finalise the seat-sharing deal is on.

Seat sharing discussion between BJP and AGP starts

Mar 02, 2021, at 04:08 pm

Guwahati: The maiden discussions on seat sharing between BJP and its ally parties for the assembly polls in Assam have started in Guwahati.

Amarinder Singh appoints Prashant Kishor as 'principal advisor' ahead of 2022 Assembly polls, offers him Cabinet rank

Mar 02, 2021, at 05:37 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has once again roped in political strategist Prashant Kishor to return to power in the Assembly election to be held in 2022.

Congress Vs Congress: Anand Sharma hits out at Adhir Chowdhury over Bengal alliance

Mar 02, 2021, at 03:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday publicly went against the party's West Bengal strategy and said an alliance with the ISF (Indian Secular Front) and similar parties "goes against its core ideology".

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee joins BJP in Kolkata

Mar 02, 2021, at 12:58 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali cine star Srabanti Chatterjee on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a five-star hotel in Kolkata in the presence of party's General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, IT head Amit Malviya, state president Dilip Ghosh and Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta.

SC provides six more months to complete trial in sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep

Mar 02, 2021, at 12:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today extended the time to complete the trial against Malayalam actor Dileep in a sexual assault case of a female actor by six months.

CPI-M, Congress joined BJP in caste politics: Trinamool Congress

Mar 02, 2021, at 12:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed the Left and Congress for allegedly playing caste politics, like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by roping in Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front (ISF) in an alliance for the upcoming West Bengal polls.

RJD will give full support to Mamata Banerjee in Bengal polls: Tejashwi Yadav

Mar 01, 2021, at 11:53 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid rumours of a seat-sharing deal, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav Monday said his party will give full support to Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.

'Will you marry her?' SC's question to rape accused

Mar 01, 2021, at 10:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today asked a government employee if he would marry the girl he has been accused of raping and facing charges under the stringent POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) law.

Covid-19: Bihar govt gives Rs 71 lakh subsidy to distressed weavers

Mar 01, 2021, at 09:21 pm

Patna/UNI: Bihar Industry Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain today said the government has sanctioned Rs 71.20 lakh as subsidy to 712 weavers, who have been affected by the lockdown enforced during COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

Assam elections : Priyanka reaches Assam, visits Kamakhya temple, dances with tea tribe girls

Mar 01, 2021, at 08:53 pm

Guwahati/UNI/IBNS: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Assam today morning on a two-day visit to the poll-bound state.

Mamata Banerjee to meet RJD's Tejashwi Yadav today amid Bengal poll preparations

Mar 01, 2021, at 07:07 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will Monday meet Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, triggering speculation over an alliance between the two parties in the upcoming state polls.

Bengal: Left, Congress to hold meeting today to resolve deadlock over alliance with ISF

Mar 01, 2021, at 05:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Left parties and Congress will Monday hold a meeting to resolve the deadlock occurred over an alliance with Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF) in less than a month the West Bengal polls begin.

Maharashtra: Parents sickness drives man to commit suicide

Mar 01, 2021, at 02:41 pm

Thane/UNI: A 23 year old man from Gayatri Nagar of Nagaon in Bhiwandi committed suicide on Saturday following the illness of both his parents.

PM Narendra Modi gets first jab of nCoV vaccine as India enters second phase of immunisation drive

Mar 01, 2021, at 02:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here to kick-start India’s second phase of the immunisation drive.