Mar 01, 2024, at 03:55 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the new Airstrip and St. James Jetty along with six community development projects at the Agalega Island in Mauritius via video conferencing on Thursday.
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:19 pm
Toronto/IBNS: India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma has said while the relationship between Canada and India is too large to fall victim to rumours and efforts are now on to seek an agreeable path, sadly in various circles in this country the disinformation was bought, leading to the worsening bilateral ties between the two nations last year.
DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India over lack of wheelchair after 80-yr-old dies
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:31 am
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for “not having an adequate number of wheelchairs” at Mumbai airport which led to the death of an elderly passenger earlier this month, media reported.
Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.
Crossing the 400-seat mark is people’s slogan: PM Modi
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:37 am
Bhopal/IBNS/UNI: In the context of the next general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday that “the people’s slogan” regarding the National Democratic Alliance crossing the 400-seat mark is being heard all around.
LS polls: MK Stalin's DMK clinches seat-sharing deal with Left in Tamil Nadu
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:28 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu Thursday clinched a seat-sharing agreement with its allies, the two Left parties CPI and CPI(M) for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:13 am
New Delhi: Malayalam actress Lena Thursday said that she has married Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, a Gaganyaan pilot. The news came shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of the four Indian Air Force pilots selected for India's inaugural human space travel mission, Gaganyaan.
No more parole for rape convict Ram Rahim without court's permission
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:59 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised questions over repeated paroles granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is a rape convict and is supposed to be serving 20 years in prison.
NDA now 3 seats short of majority in Rajya Sabha after latest round of polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The BJP-led NDA is just three short seats of majority in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of parliament, after the latest round of polls.
Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joins BJP
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday in the presence of party's state President Sukanta Majumdar and leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.
Petition in SC after 'hasty' demolition in Lucknow post high court's order
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:46 am
New Delhi: A special leave petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the demolition of commercial spaces in Lucknow's Akbar Nagar in a hurry soon after the Allahabad High Court dismissed the pleas of 24 occupants.
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:30 am
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to hear the bail plea of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who managed to evade arrest for 55 days for attacking ED officials and is also the key figure in multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Hours after arrest, TMC suspends its Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs
Feb 29, 2024, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata: Hours after the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman SheikhShahjahan in the Sandeshkhali land-grab and sexual assault case, the party announced its decision to suspend him from its ranks for six years.
Mizoram's 15 small hydro projects generate 38.55 MW of power
Feb 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Aizawl: Mizoram's power landscape has received a significant boost with 15 small hydro-electric power projects contributing to a substantial 38.55 megawatts of power generation, State’s Power and Electricity Minister F. Rodingliana said.
Former Intel India head Avtar Saini killed in Mumbai hit-and-run
Feb 29, 2024, at 10:01 pm
Mumbai: Avtar Saini, the former Intel India head, who played a pivotal role in designing the Pentium processor, died on Wednesday morning following an accident in Navi Mumbai, media reports said.
Kashmir: Police attach 'illegal property' of drug peddler in Baramulla
Feb 29, 2024, at 07:21 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Thursday attached the “illegal property” of a drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Himachal political turmoil: 6 Congress MLAs, who cross-voted in Rajya Sabha polls, disqualified
Feb 29, 2024, at 06:24 pm
Shimla/IBNS: Six Congress MLAs, who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were disqualified by the Assembly Speaker on Thursday, media reports said.
Madhya Pradesh: Accident claims 14 lives
Feb 29, 2024, at 05:47 pm
Dindori/UNI: Fourteen people have died and approximately 20 sustained injuries when a pickup vehicle overturned in a valley in the vicinity of this district’s Badjhar village, police said on Thursday.
Sandeshkhali incident: Arrested TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 10-day police custody
Feb 29, 2024, at 05:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested in connection with a mob attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali, was sent to 10-day police custody by the Basirhat court on Thursday.
TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, main accused in Sandeshkhali case, arrested in North 24 Parganas
Feb 29, 2024, at 01:20 pm
Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of sexual violence and land grab in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village, was arrested on Thursday.
At least 2 killed, several injured after being hit by train in Jharkhand, 3-member team to probe
Feb 29, 2024, at 06:10 am
Ranchi/IBNS/UNI: At least two people lost their lives on Wednesday evening after being hit by a train in Jamtara district of Jharkhand. The incident occurred near Kaljharia, approximately 140 km away from Ranchi.
PM Modi has 2 takeaways from Sachin Tendulkar's Jammu and Kashmir trip. Check out
Feb 29, 2024, at 05:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday shared a post by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar where he praises the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly passes budget by voice vote after 15 BJP MLAs get suspended
Feb 29, 2024, at 04:22 am
Shimla/IBNS: The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, which plunged into a crisis after the party candidate lost the Rajya Sabha poll to the BJP nominee following cross-voting by the ruling party lawmakers, seemingly got a lease of life after the budget was passed in the Assembly on Wednesday amidst a high voltage political drama.
Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi quits party
Feb 29, 2024, at 03:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Advocate and Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi Wednesday resigned from the party with immediate effect and announced he would start a new political innings in two to three days.
Calcutta HC grants permission to Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali tomorrow
Feb 29, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday granted permission to the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali on Thursday.
DMK, Congress should be removed, Tamil Nadu people will teach them a lesson in LS polls: PM Modi
Feb 29, 2024, at 02:15 am
Tirunelveli/IBNS/UNI: Sounding the poll bugle ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and its key ally, the Congress, and said both the parties should be removed and the people of the state would teach them a lesson in the Lok Sabha polls.
PM Narendra Modi unveils India’s first indigenously-built hydrogen-powered ferry
Feb 29, 2024, at 12:33 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated India’s first indigenously developed and built hydrogen fuel cell ferry in Kerala's Kochi city.
India, US review cooperation in counter-terrorism and security domains
Feb 28, 2024, at 11:25 pm
India-U.S. Senior Officials’ Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD) was held in New Delhi on Wednesday when both sides reviewed ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism and security domains
Bombay High Court asks police to investigate molestation of minor boy in Mumbai posh club
Feb 28, 2024, at 11:22 pm
The Bombay High Court has directed the city police to investigate a complaint filed by a father, alleging that his son was sexually assaulted inside a posh club in western suburb of Bandra by one of its staff.
Feb 28, 2024, at 10:58 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday participated in the 10th India-Thailand Joint Commission with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara when the two leaders discussed bilateral ties across multiple sectors including defence, security, tourism and space.