Sikhs in North America: Debunking the Khalistan myth and embracing reality
Feb 13, 2024, at 08:45 pm
The specter of “Khalistan,” an independent Sikh homeland, occasionally rears its head, often painted as a widespread movement within the Sikh community.
Border Security Forces intercept drone and heroin in Punjab’s border villages
Feb 13, 2024, at 08:40 pm
In a series of proactive measures, the Border Security Force (BSF) and local police in Punjab have intercepted illicit activities along the international border, seizing both a drone and a significant quantity of heroin in separate incidents near border villages.
Bihar: Nandkishor Yadav of BJP files nomination for Assembly Speaker post
Feb 13, 2024, at 07:52 pm
Patna/UNI: Senior BJP leader Nandkishor Yadav filed his nomination paper for the post of Bihar Assembly Speaker on Tuesday.
Farmers' protest 2.0: Police fire tear gas, several injured in Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border
Feb 13, 2024, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd as thousands of farmers gathered at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border in the second leg of their protests against the central government, media reports said.
ED begins fresh raids in Bengal ration scam
Feb 13, 2024, at 07:15 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday began raids afresh in at least six places in and around this city in relation to the alleged ration scam (Public Distribution System -PDS), official sources confirmed.
Farmers' march: Delhi govt rejects Centre’s request to convert Bawana Stadium into jail
Feb 13, 2024, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government has denied permission to the Central government to convert Bawana Stadium into a temporary jail in view of the farmers' march to the national capital on Tuesday.
Farmers' protest: Delhi-Noida and Delhi-Ghaziabad roads face traffic jams
Feb 13, 2024, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi-Noida and Delhi-Ghaziabad roads are hit with traffic jams due to the planned farmers' protests, media reports said.
Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan joins BJP a day after quitting Congress
Feb 13, 2024, at 07:06 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inducted former Congress leader Ashok Chavan to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai on Tuesday.
MEA to co-host Usanas Foundation's International Conference on universal friend India's global role
Feb 13, 2024, at 06:06 pm
Udaipur/IBNS: Udaipur-based geopolitics and foreign policy think tank Usanas Foundation will organise its third annual flagship conference "Maharana Pratap Annual Geopolitics Dialogue 2024'' on the theme of “Navigating the Turbulence, Turmoil and Uncertainty: Defining Vishwamitra India’s Role”.
PM Modi departs for his visits to UAE and Qatar
Feb 13, 2024, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday departed for a two-nation visit to the UAE and Qatar.
Feb 13, 2024, at 06:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Farmer leaders who met Union ministers in Chandigarh for over five hours alleged that the government was not sincere about the talks as protesters set out tractor-trolleys from different parts of Punjab for their march to Delhi.
Delhi Court grants Manish Sisodia 3-day bail to attend his niece's marriage
Feb 13, 2024, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi Court on Monday granted three-day interim bail to Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia for attending his niece’s marriage on February 14.
Sonia Gandhi to Rajya Sabha, Priyanka likely to debut from Rae Bareli LS seat
Feb 13, 2024, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress's Sonia Gandhi is likely to move from the Lok Sabha elections owing to her health conditions, thereby, handing the baton to daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, media reports said.
Police impose Section 144 in Delhi ahead of Farmers March
Feb 12, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Ahead of the farmers' call for a march to Delhi on February 13, the police on Monday imposed Section 144 under CrPC across the national capital until March 12, effective from today, to maintain public order and tranquillity.
From Golden Triangle to Darknet: India’s war on drugs
Feb 12, 2024, at 10:54 pm
The burgeoning narcotics trade is not just a social malaise but a multifaceted menace with deep-seated ramifications for national security and international peace. India, a nation with a rich cultural heritage and booming economic prospects, finds itself ensnared in the throes of this global predicament, grappling with the dual role of being a major market and a transit point in the international drug trafficking route.
Feb 12, 2024, at 10:44 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met visiting ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on Monday when the Indian leader discussed with him the country's 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'.
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande to embark on US trip tomorrow
Feb 12, 2024, at 10:30 pm
General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), embarks on a significant official tour to the United States of America from February 13 to February 16.
Suvendu Adhikari, five other BJP MLAs suspended from West Bengal Assembly
Feb 12, 2024, at 10:26 pm
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and five other BJP MLAs were suspended for the remaining budget session of the West Bengal Assembly on Monday by Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay, official sources said.
Bengal Guv Ananda Bose expresses concern over situation in Sandeshkhali
Feb 12, 2024, at 10:21 pm
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured the people of this trouble-torn area, especially the women, that he was with them and would do whatever could be done to alleviate their "sufferings", official sources said.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Supreme Court extends interim bail of Ashish Mishra
Feb 12, 2024, at 10:17 pm
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, which claimed eight lives.
Nitish Kumar-led government wins vote of confidence in Bihar Assembly amid opposition walkout
Feb 12, 2024, at 09:42 pm
CM Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar won the vote of confidence in the Assembly on Monday.
India's UPI services now available in Sri Lanka, Mauritius
Feb 12, 2024, at 08:13 pm
India's promising Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024) in the virtual presence of PM Narendra Modi.
Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, likely to join BJP
Feb 12, 2024, at 07:42 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In another jolt to the grand old party, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan quit Congress on Monday.
Feb 12, 2024, at 06:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose reached West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, where local women resorted to violent protests against absconding Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh last week, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar-BJP combine set to win Bihar floor test
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:54 pm
Patna/IBNS: The Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) alliance is set to win the Bihar floor test on Monday, days after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took another political somersault in the eastern state of India.
Dev likely to contest from West Bengal's Ghatal in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film superstar-parliamentarian Dev is likely to contest from his present Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal for his third term in the upcoming General Elections.
In big win for Indian diplomacy, Qatar releases eight Navy veterans jailed over spying charges
Feb 12, 2024, at 02:52 pm
Eight Indian Navy veterans, who were in prison in Qatar over spying allegations and even at one point sentenced to death, have been released by the Arab country, the Indian government confirmed on Monday. The release is seen as a big diplomtic victory of India and Prime Minister Modi who supposedly personally intervened to secure their freedom.
Feb 12, 2024, at 07:56 am
Agartala: Tension gripped Tripura after tribals backed by the Tripura Students Federation (TSF) threatened to block the National Highway and Railway services from Monday for an indefinite period.
Former CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar arrested over Sandeshkhali violence case in West Bengal
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:40 am
Police on Sunday arrested former CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar, accused of fomenting violence at Sandeshkhali in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
Feb 12, 2024, at 12:44 am
Jhabua (MP): Launching a blistering attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the party is “trapped in the quicksand of its sins, and the more it struggles to emerge, the more it will sink.”