Maldives thanks India for sending a consignment of 100,000 doses of Covershield
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:04 am
Male: Maldives has thanked Indian for sending a consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines which it will need to fight COVID-19 pandemic in the nation.
Will operationalise India's major defence partner status: Joe Biden's nominee for defence secretary
Jan 22, 2021, at 01:55 am
Washington: Gen (retired) Lloyd Austin, US president Joe Biden’s pick to head the Pentagon, has said he will operationalise India’s “Major Defence Partner” status and build upon the US-India existing strong defence cooperation.
TMC accuses BSF of influencing, threatening voters, complains to Election Commission
Jan 22, 2021, at 01:30 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Months ahead of West Bengal assembly election, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation on Thursday put forward a complaint against the Border Security Force (BSF) before the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sunil Arora, reports said.
BSF Guwahati Frontier hosts welfare meeting for retired-dependents BSF personnel
Jan 22, 2021, at 01:12 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A welfare meeting of retired, dependents and family pensioners of BSF personnel was organized by Border Security Force, Guwahati Frontier on Thursday to ensure speedy redress of the grievances of BSF retirees, dependents and family pensioners belonging to all the seven states of North East region (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura) and Coochbehar district of West Bengal.
Pune: 5 killed in fire at Serum Institute's under-construction facility
Jan 22, 2021, at 12:00 am
Pune/IBNS: At least five people have been killed in the fire which broke out at an under-construction facility of India's biotechnology and pharmaceuticals company Serum Institute of India (SII) here on Thursday.
CBI takes over murder case of Yes Bank executive
Jan 21, 2021, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the probe in the murder case of a Yes Bank Executive, who was murdered five months ago in Gurgaon.
Fire breaks out at Serum Institute's under-construction facility in Pune
Jan 21, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Pune/IBNS: A fire broke out at an under-construction facility of India's biotechnology and pharmaceuticals company Serum Institute of India (SII) here on Thursday.
4 including an NLFT collaborator arrested with Rs 15 Lakh in Tripura
Jan 21, 2021, at 08:19 pm
Agartala/UNI: Police arrested four persons, including a collaborator of banned outfit NLFT with Rs 15 lakh, from Raishyabari market last evening during an alleged deal of extortion between the outfit and contractors of a government project.
About 18 per cent polling recorded in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur in first two hours
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:53 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: About 18 per cent voters cast their votes in the first two hours of the third phase of the polling for the Panchayati Raj elections in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district on Thursday.
Manipur: Schools, colleges from Class 9 to re-open on Jan 27
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The schools and colleges in Manipur from Class 9 and above standards will be reopened on Jan 27.
Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio inaugurates Noklak as its 12th district
Jan 21, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio inaugurated Noklak as the 12th District of Nagaland on Wednesday at public ground Noklak Headquarter in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Y.Patton, Advisor L.Khumo and Advisor H.Haiying.
Farm laws to be put on hold for 1.5 yrs, Centre tells farmers : Report
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the 10th round of talks with farmers Wednesday evening, the Centre has decided to shelve three farm laws for one and a half years and inform the Supreme Court in an affidavit, said a media report.
Dominica PM writes letter to Narendra Modi, seeks COVID-19 vaccines for citizens
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:16 am
Roseau: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi to seek COVID-19 vaccines for his citizens.
Committed to working with Joe Biden: PM Modi tweets after US Presidential inauguration
Jan 21, 2021, at 05:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden after he took oath as the 46th President of the United States.
Tandav controversy: Kangana Ranaut dares Twitter to ban her account
Jan 21, 2021, at 05:09 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has dared Twitter to ban her account after her handle was restricted following a controversial post about Tandav creators.
Excluded persons from NRC in Assam can vote if their names are listed in electoral rolls: EC
Jan 21, 2021, at 03:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday said that the persons whose names were excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in Assam can vote in the Assembly Election in the state if their names are on the electoral rolls.
Jayalalithaa aide V K Sasikala hospitalised
Jan 21, 2021, at 01:25 am
Bengaluru/UNI: V K Sasikala, the close confidante of the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was reportedly admitted to a state-run hospital in the city on complaints of fever and respiratory problems.
Jammu and Kashmir: Bike-scooter rally held to create awareness
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Srinagar: The Government College for Women at Jammu's Gandhi Nagar hosted a bike-scooter rally on Tuesday from Jammu to Katra to create awareness about traffic rules.
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi: Bangladesh government has said India will gift 20 lakh doses of Oxford-Astrazenca Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield) on Jan 21, reflecting the friendly relationship shared between the two nations.
Kalka Mail is now named Netaji Express
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: One of the Indian Railways' oldest and popular trains, the Howrah-Kalka Mail has been renamed as Netaji Express.
Santipur MLA Arindam Bhattacharya joins BJP ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: Another West Bengal MLA has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls which is witnessing a tough battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
Centre, farmers' representatives begin 10th round of talks
Jan 20, 2021, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The tenth round of talks between the Centre and farmers' representatives to end the logjam over the three farm laws began here on Wednesday afternoon.
'Farm law panel has no decision making power. Where is the bias?' Supreme Court slams critics
Jan 20, 2021, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The panel formed to break the deadlock between the farmers' union and the government has no power to take decision on legislations, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said while reprimanding the critics of the committee who have been raising questions over its impartiality since its formation last week, said media reports.
Jan 20, 2021, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi released financial assistance to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in UP under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin through video conference.
West Bengal: Dhupguri road mishap kills at least 14
Jan 20, 2021, at 07:11 pm
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri/IBNS: At least 14 people were killed and 16 others were seriously injured as a stone-laden truck reportedly overturned on two cars after hitting another vehicle at Dhupguri in the Jalpaiguri district of northern West Bengal on Tuesday night.
Jan 20, 2021, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Petrol and diesel prices in the country remained steady on Wednesday after two consecutive days of hike.
Inspired by Mamata's 'spirit', former CAB joint secretary Biswarup Dey joins Trinamool Congress
Jan 20, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former cricket administrator Biswarup Dey on Wednesday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, days after ex-cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla resigned as the state minister.
Gujarat renames dragon fruit as 'Kamalam', CM Vijay Rupani says 'nothing political'
Jan 20, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Gandhinagar/IBNS: The Gujarat government on Tuesday renamed the dragon fruit as "Kamalam" in the state, media reports said.
Assam assembly polls: Congress-AIUDF and 4 other parties form grand alliance to fight against BJP
Jan 20, 2021, at 04:54 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Congress-AIUDF and four other political parties on Tuesday announced to form a grand alliance to fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party in the Assam assembly polls which is scheduled in April-May this year.
World's powerful militaries: India at four beats arch-rival Pakistan hands-down
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:12 am
New Delhi: India once again defeated arch-rival Pakistan as its Army ranked in the fourth place in the list of powerful militaries in the world, six places above its arch enemy across the border.