Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council SL Dharmegowda found dead
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Bangalore: Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Speaker SL Dharmegowda was found dead close to a railway track in Chikkamagaluru region of the state, media reports said.
Turn challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic into opportunities, Venakaiah Naidu tells youth
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday advised youth to turn the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic into opportunities.
Allahabad HC rules in favour of UP interfaith couple
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:26 am
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Monday ruled in favour of an interfaith couple stating that the woman is an adult who "wants to live with her husband" and had the "right to live life on her terms".
Mamata Banerjee cancels Nandigram rally as main organiser Akhil Giri tests Covid-19 positive
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rally, which was scheduled to be held on Jan 7 in Nandigram, has been cancelled as the ruling Trinamool Congress' chief organiser in the constituency, Akhil Giri, has tested Covid-19 positive.
Police, CRPF arrest six Maoists in Jharkhand
Dec 29, 2020, at 01:08 am
Dumka/Giridih/UNI: In a joint operation conducted by police and CRPF, six ultras including three carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh each, have been arrested in Jharkhand.
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has thanked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting him on the recent controversy surrounding his house at Visva Bharati premise in Santiniketan in Birbhum district of the state.
Himanta Biswa Sarma introduces repeal provincialisation of Madrassa bill in Assam assembly
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:29 pm
Guwahati: Assam Education Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled the repeal provincialisation of Madrassa Bill, 2020 in the Assam Legislative Assembly on the first day of the three-day winter session of the state assembly.
Work is on for developing 21st century attractions in Delhi: PM Modi
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that each and every city of the country, big or small, is going to be the hub of India’s economy, however, Delhi, as national capital, should reflect the grandeur of 21st century India that is making its own presence felt in the world.
Vice President Naidu calls for mass media campaign to educate people on single use plastics
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi: M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday called for a mass media campaign to bring behavioural changes in how people dispose of plastic products.
UP crime: Minor raped in Pilibhit
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:05 pm
Pilibhit/UNI: A minor was allegedly raped by a youth who held her hostage in a sugarcane field in the Gajraula area here, police said on Monday.
Terrorism: Jammu police arrest man with grenades, averts terror attack
Dec 28, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu Police have averted major terror attacks in the city by arresting a man with hand grenades from Narwal area here.
Dec 28, 2020, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi: Advising people to stay fit and healthy, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday shared a video on Twitter where he could be seen jogging on a sea beach in Diu.
Kerala: 21-year old Arya Rajendran becomes Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, youngest in India
Dec 28, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A 21-year old Communist leader, named Arya Rajendran, was on Monday appointed as the Mayor of Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram becoming the youngest person to assume the post of any Indian city ever.
Amit Shah unveils late Arun Jaitley's statue in Feroz Shah Kotla
Dec 28, 2020, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday unveiled a statue of former Union Finance Minister late Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla here.
Words being used for farmers are a sin, govt must hear them out: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Dec 28, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said that terming the farmers' movement a 'political conspiracy' is incorrect and the words being used for them are a 'sin'.
PM Modi flags off India's first 'Driverless' metro train in Delhi
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the country's first ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden, via video conferencing at 11 am.
Turkish NGOs' presence in Jammu and Kashmir concerns Indian security agencies
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Turkey-based Islamist charity organisations and Turkish NGOs have made their presence felt in Jammu and Kashmir, especially after the scrapping of Article 370, hinting that a stance has been taken by country's Recep Tayyip Erdogan giving a strong fuel to his anti-Kashmir rhetoric.
Sourav Ganguly, Amit Shah may share stage in Feroz Shah Kotla today
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after meeting West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly is likely to share the stage with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at a programme in Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday, fuelling speculations over his joining in politics.
Indian Army General Naravane leaves for South Korea for strong military ties
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Monday left for South Korea in an effort to enhance military ties between two forces.
Winter session of Assam assembly begins, Madrassa repeal bill to be tabled today
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Guwahati: The three-day winter session of Assam assembly began from Monday with heated arguments from the opposition and by following COVID-19 protocols.
IT department conducts search ops in Guwahati and other places
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Income Tax department has conducted search and survey action in the cases of three leading contractors of north-eastern India on Dec 22.
Narendra Modi remembers Arun Jaitley on birth anniversary
Dec 28, 2020, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi remembered late Union Minister Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary.
Congress to observe 136th anniversary without Rahul Gandhi
Dec 28, 2020, at 07:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: On Congress's 136th anniversary on Monday the party has made elaborate plans to connect with the youth and project itself as a nationalist party while focusing on farmers' protest though Rahul Gandhi will not be present.
DDC elections show the strength of our democracy: PM Modi
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:10 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated the recently conducted District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir and said it wrote a new chapter in the region.
India, Vietnam navies conclude Passex exercise in South China Sea
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:24 am
New Delhi/UNI: Aiming to further deepen the maritime ties between two countries, navies of India and Vietnam on Sunday concluded their two-day Passex exercise in the South China Sea.
Nitish Kumar appoints close aide RCP Singh as JD(U) chief
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:17 am
Patna/IBNS: Rajya Sabha member Ramchandra Prasad Singh was elected the Janata Dal (United) chief by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the national executive meeting chaired by him here.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visits Singhu Border, urges Centre to repeal farm laws
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/UNI: As the farmers' protest against the Centre's three new farm laws at Delhi's periphery entered the 32nd day on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the Union Government to repeal the new farm laws as soon as possible.
Enforcement Directorate summons Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife in PMC Bank fraud case
Dec 28, 2020, at 02:52 am
Mumbai/UNI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's wife, Varsha Raut, for an ongoing investigation in the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank scam case.
Maoist related violences decline significantly in Odisha, says DGP
Dec 28, 2020, at 02:41 am
Cuttack/UNI: The number of Maoist related violence has declined significantly in Odisha, state DGP Abhay said here on Sunday.
Assam: 7 killed, 20 others injured in bus-truck collision in Dhubri
Dec 28, 2020, at 01:43 am
Guwahati/IBNS : At least seven people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries after a passenger bus collided with a truck in Assam’s Dhubri district on Sunday.