Bengal assembly election: Full bench of ECI arrives in Kolkata tomorrow to review poll preparedness
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In order to assess the preparedness in connection with the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, will be arriving in Kolkata on Wednesday (Jan 20) on a three-day visit, officials said.
Assam CM distributes financial aids to surrendered NDFB militants
Jan 20, 2021, at 01:18 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the distribution of financial aids to surrendered members of militant organisation NDFB at a function held at GMCH auditorium in the city.
Gujarat: 40 arrested in Ayodhya Ram Temple fund collection violence
Jan 20, 2021, at 12:32 am
Ahmedabad/IBNS: At least 40 people have been arrested in connection with violence that broke out on Sunday in Gujarat's Kutch district during a procession to collect funds for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, leaving allegedly one man dead and several others injured, including policemen, said media reports.
Scrapping farm laws only solution, says senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that repealing the three controversial farm laws was the only solution to resolve the ongoing farmers protests in the outskirts of the National Capital.
IAS backdoor entry claim for Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter found false in fact check
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rumours that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter passed the IAS examinations without even appearing in the highly competitive test, have been proved wrong by a fact-check into social media claims by AFP Fact Check.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in border villages of 3 districts
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Jammu/UNI: Security forces on Tuesday launched cordon and search operation (CASO) in three border district of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three CRPF personnel among 4 injured
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Anantnag/UNI: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a driver of an oil tanker were injured in a road accident on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Tuesday, official sources said.
West Bengal: Clash erupts between TMC, BJP workers in Khejuri hours before Suvendu Adhikari's rally
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Several BJP workers were injured in a clash with Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists at Khejuri in East Medinipur district of West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, hours before TMC-turned-BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's rally, reports said.
Amit Shah says 2020 was year of challenges for Delhi Police
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that 2020 was a year of challenges for Delhi Police which they faced successfully.
National security reduced to TRP tamasha that benefits BJP, creates false narrative: Mehbooba Mufti
Jan 19, 2021, at 07:05 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Lashing out at the central government over leaked conversation between Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta about Balakot strikes in 2019, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that national security and issues of monumental importance have been reduced to a TRP tamasha that benefits BJP and creates false narratives.
Kashmir: Three CRPF personnel among 4 injured in highway accident
Jan 19, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Anantnag/UNI: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a driver of an oil tanker were injured in a road accident on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Tuesday, official sources said.
Masterstroke or nervousness? Mamata Banerjee's surprising Nandigram candidature stuns all
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Almost catching the Opposition off-guard on Monday afternoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took the reign of her party Trinamool Congress' fight against one of her former trusted soldiers Suvendu Adhikari, who is now a saffron leader, in Nandigram, setting the tone of the 2021 summer West Bengal polls.
Cancer Institute pioneer Dr. V Shanta passes away
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Chennai/UNI: Doyen of cancer care and Adyar Cancer Institute Chairperson and renowned oncologist Dr V Shanta died at a private hospital early this morning.
Jammu and Kashmir: One-stop centre set up in Srinagar to help women in distress
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:26 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir authority has opened a one-stop centre to help women in distress in Srinagar city.
10th round of talks between farmers' unions and Centre postponed
Jan 19, 2021, at 07:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The tenth round of talks between the Centre and the agitating farmers have been postponed by one day to January 20, media reports said.
Startup India International Summit: Narendra Modi listens journey of Nepali businessman
Jan 19, 2021, at 06:15 am
Kathmandu/New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi attended the Startup India International Summit when he heard the journey of a Nepali company on Saturday.
China built village in disputed region of Arunachal Pradesh : Report
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Exclusive satellite images have shown China has built a new village comprising 101 homes in the disputed area of Arunachal Pradesh, approximately 4.5 km within the Indian territory of the de facto border, reported NDTV.
Pakistan still instigates youth from Kashmir Valley: Indian Army official
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:50 am
Srinagar: A senior Army official has said Pakistan still attempts to instigate youth from Kashmir Valley into terrorism by various means.
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:29 am
New Delhi: General Officer Commanding Northern Command Lieutenant-General Yogesh Kumar Joshi has appreciated the Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 and said the measure and improvement in governance helped in restoring the faith of Jammu and Kashmir residents in government institutions.
Digvijaya Singh donates Rs. 1.11 lakh for Ram Temple with an appeal to PM Modi
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:12 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has donated Rs. 1.11 lakhs for the construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya with an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the detailed statement of the collection be made public.
Vijay Mallya's extradition delayed over legal complications in UK , govt tells SC
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Legal complications, which cannot be revealed due to their confidential nature, involving the extradition of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom (UK), are delaying his extradition to India, the ministry of external affairs has said in a Supreme Court filing, said media reports.
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he would defeat Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram by 50,000 votes or quit politics, hours after the West Bengal Chief Minister surprised all by announcing her candidature for the 2021 assembly polls.
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari's mega roadshow 'attacked' allegedly by TMC workers
Jan 19, 2021, at 12:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after Trinamool Congress (AITC) supremo Mamata Banerjee announced to contest from rebel Suvendu Adhikari's "home-turf" Nandigram constituency in the upcoming Bengal assembly election, an Adhikari-led BJP roadshow in southern Kolkata was attacked allegedly by TMC activists on Monday evening, reports said.
Jan 18, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have busted a terror module by arresting two operatives of banned Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit with cache of arms and ammunition in Ramban district.
Users are free to remove WhatsApp if concerned about their data: Delhi High Court
Jan 18, 2021, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Monday remarked that WhatsApp is a private app and the users are free to remove the application from their phone and move to another platform if they are not agreeing with its terms and conditions while hearing a petition against the messaging apps' new privacy policy.
Farmers' Republic Day tractor rally in Delhi to be decided by police: SC
Jan 18, 2021, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday asserted that the police is the 'first authority' to decide whether protesting farmers can be granted entry into the national capital or not while hearing an application by the Delhi Police seeking injunction against farmers' unions from causing any disruption to the Republic Day celebrations in the national capital.
'Matter of law and order': Supreme Court on farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day
Jan 18, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Passing the buck to the Delhi Police, the Supreme Court on Monday said the national capital's administration would decide on how to handle the farmers' tractor rally, scheduled to be held on India's Republic Day on Jan 26.
Mamata Banerjee to contest 2021 Bengal polls from Nandigram
Jan 18, 2021, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what could lead to a face-to-face fight with the Adhikari family, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced she would contest from the Nandigram constituency, which is still relevant in the state politics.
Bengal: Trinamool Congress men get Covid-19 vaccine shots meant for health workers
Jan 18, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bizarre scene in the politically-charged state West Bengal, several ruling Trinamool Congress members were found getting inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines which were meant solely for the health workers.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to hold roadshow in Mamata Banerjee's den South Kolkata
Jan 18, 2021, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari will hold a roadshow in the backyard of his former party's chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's backyard, south Kolkata.