Mamata govt in West Bengal to table anti-farm laws resolution in assembly today
Jan 28, 2021, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal will on Thursday table a resolution against the Centre's new contentious farm laws in the state assembly.
'India won't tolerate insult of tricolour, all the culprits will be punished' : Prakash Javadekar
Jan 28, 2021, at 07:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has condemned the violence at the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day against the three contentious farm laws and promised that the culprits will be punished soon.
Farmers' rally violence: Actor Deep Sidhu under scanner for 'provoking tension'
Jan 28, 2021, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the clashes at the farmers' tractor rally in the national capital, Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu's role has come under the scanner for allegedly provoking an escalation of violence. The farmers' bodies drawing flak for the movement turning violent and ugly on the Republic Day are also defending themselves by shifting the blame on the actor and claiming that he was with BJP.
Farmers suspend march to parliament on Budget day
Jan 28, 2021, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers protesting the three controversial farm laws have cancelled their march to parliament on Monday, when the government will table the annual budget, after their massive tractor rally descended into violence on Tuesday.
Supreme Court refuses 'Tandav' team protection against arrest
Jan 28, 2021, at 04:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to provide protection against arrest to the team of Amazon Prime's original web series 'Tandav' after at least three FIRs were filed in Uttar Pradesh over the content which allegedly "insults the Hindu gods and goddesses."
Delhi police arrest 19, lodge 25 FIRs over violent clashes at farmers' tractor rally
Jan 28, 2021, at 03:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nineteen people have been arrested and more than 25 cases were registered a day after violence erupted during farmers' tractor rally in the national capital on Tuesday, the Delhi Police said. FIRs were filed against at least 10 farmer leaders including Rakesh Tikait and Yogendra Yadav for inciting violence during the tractor rally.
Tractor rally violence: Farmer died of accident injuries, confirms postmortem report
Jan 28, 2021, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A farmer, who participated in yesterday's tractor rally in the national capital, died in Delhi's ITO area due to injuries when his tractor hit the police barricades and overturned and not from police firing as claimed by his fellow protesters, according to postmortem report, Uttar Pradesh Police said.
Centre extends Covid 19 guidelines till Feb 28
Jan 28, 2021, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Wednesday extended the Covid-19 guidelines till February 28.
Jammu and Kashmir: Panchayat officials, locals celebrate Republic Day in Kupwara
Jan 28, 2021, at 12:25 am
Kupwara: Locals and panchayat officials of Langate tehsil at Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district joined to celebrate Republic Day on Tuesday.
Jan 28, 2021, at 12:17 am
New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) unfurled a 131-feet-high tricolour along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu district as a part of the Republic day celebration on Tuesday.
Assam: Four die as boat capsizes in Brahmaputra
Jan 28, 2021, at 12:00 am
Guwahati: At least four people died after a boat capsized in river Brahmaputra in Assam’s Jorhat district on Wednesday.
Nepal: Indian Embassy in Kathmandu observes Republic Day
Jan 27, 2021, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi: The 72nd Republic Day of India was celebrated at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu on Jan 26.
Jan 27, 2021, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) have withdrawn from the farmers' protest, a day after New Delhi witnessed violence during a tractor march on Republic Day.
PM Narendra Modi to address WEF’s Davos Dialogue tomorrow
Jan 27, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the World Economic Forum’s Davos Dialogue on Jan 28 via video conferencing, officials said.
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa wishes India on Republic Day
Jan 27, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa greeted Indian government on Tuesday on Republic Day.
COVID-19: Russia lifts travel restrictions on travellers from India, three other nations
Jan 27, 2021, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi: The Russian government has lifted the restriction imposed on travellers from India, Finland, Vietnam and Qatar due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INLD MLA Abhay Chautala quits over farm laws
Jan 27, 2021, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi/Chandigarh/UNI: Indian National Lok Dal legislator Abhay Singh Chautala on Wednesday tendered his resignation from the Haryana Assembly over the three recently enacted farm laws.
New Hindu temple to open in Dubai during Diwali next year
Jan 27, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Dubai: The new Hindu temple in Dubai's Jebel Ali region will be opened up for worshippers during Diwali next year, media reports said.
Delhi Riots was aimed at tarnishing image of farmers: HD Kumaraswamy
Jan 27, 2021, at 09:10 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Former Karnataka chief minister and JDS leader H D Kumarswamy on Wednesday alleged that anti-social elements indulged in violence to defame the name of farmers who were peacefully agitating since last more than 50 days.
Supreme Court puts Bombay HC's controversial order on groping of minor on hold
Jan 27, 2021, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday put the Bombay High Court's controversial order not considering groping of minor without "skin-to-skin contact" a sexual assault, on hold, media reports said.
Congress-AIUDF hits back at Home Minister Amit Shah over illegal immigrants issue
Jan 27, 2021, at 06:54 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Opposition Congress and Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) have lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that, BJP-led government has facilitated and welcomed infiltrators to Assam.
Assam Congress MLA Jamal Uddin Ahmed dies at 66
Jan 27, 2021, at 06:26 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Congress MLA from Badarpur assembly constituency in Assam’s Karimganj district Jamal Uddin Ahmd died on Tuesday night.
Late Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's former aide Sasikala released from jail
Jan 27, 2021, at 05:58 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's former aide VK Sasikala, who was imprisoned in a corruption case, was released from a Bengaluru jail on Wednesday, media reports said.
Protests against farm laws: Farmer leaders to hold talk with protesters day after violence
Jan 27, 2021, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmer leaders will on Wednesday hold talks with the protesters, a day after the tractor rally took a violent turn in the national capital, media reports said.
Late Jayalalithaa's former aide Sasikala to be freed from jail today
Jan 27, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's former aide VK Sasikala will be freed after spending four years in jail in a corruption case, media reports said.
Kashmir: Youth injured by gunmen succumbs in Srinagar hospital
Jan 27, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 24-year-old youth who was shot at and critically wounded by unidentified gunmen in the city outskirts on Dec 1, succumbed in the hospital on Wednesday, official sources said.
Tractor rally violence: Sunny Deol dissociates himself from Deep Sidhu again
Jan 27, 2021, at 04:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Punjab's Gurdaspur BJP MP Sunny Deol on Tuesday once again clarified that he has no connection with actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu.
Additional security forces in Delhi after farmers' protest turns violent
Jan 27, 2021, at 04:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Additional paramilitary forces will be positioned in Delhi after farmers' protest turned violent on Tuesday with many protesters entering the iconic Red Fort.
Jan 27, 2021, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death of a farmer at Delhi's ITO amid violence during today's tractor rally was caused by police firing claimed farmers at the site but a footage of the incident showed the casualty resulted as the victim's tractor rammed into yellow Delhi Police barricades and oveturned.
Centre's insensitive attitude towards farmers caused violence in Delhi: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 27, 2021, at 02:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blamed the central government for the violence that erupted in the national capital during the tractor rally by the protesting farmers against the three contentious farm laws.