Flashback 2022: The Year That Was
Jan 01, 2023, at 07:29 am
The world is ringing into the New Year under the shadow of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, though the year that passed was a positive one in terms of battling the virus amid more coverage of vaccination and reopening of business and travel worldwide. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back at some of the major events of the year:
After IT minister's warning over wrong map of India, WhatsApp deletes tweet, apologizes
Jan 01, 2023, at 05:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Union IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s subtle warning, messaging platform WhatsApp deleted a graphic, posted on its Twitter handle, that showed an incorrect map of India and issued an apology.
Suicide by another govt contractor revives corruption allegations against Karnataka govt
Jan 01, 2023, at 04:35 am
Bengaluru: A contractor in Karnataka Tumakuru district, about 70 km from the capital Bengaluru, committed suicide on Thursday, once again triggering allegations of corruption against the Basavaraj Bommai-led government ahead of the big elections next year, media reports said.
Odisha: Mystery deepens as Russian man goes missing after unnatural deaths of two others
Jan 01, 2023, at 03:34 am
Bhubaneswar: Even as the mystery surrounding the deaths of two Russians, including a lawmaker known to be a Putin critic, in an Odisha hotel is waiting to be unravelled, police are searching for another Russian, a self-proclaimed anti-Ukraine War activist, media reported.
9 killed, 32 injured in bus-SUV collision in Gujarat's Navsari
Jan 01, 2023, at 02:26 am
Navsari (Gujarat)/IBNS: As many as nine people were killed and 32 others injured in a collision between a bus and SUV in Gujarat’s Navsari in the wee hours of Saturday, media reports said.
'I consider BJP my guru, they train me on what not to be done': Rahul Gandhi
Dec 31, 2022, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called the ruling party his "guru" as "they train me on what not to be done".
Jammu and Kashmir: Extension wall of house of militant demolished in Anantnag
Dec 31, 2022, at 10:05 pm
Srinagar: An extension wall of the house of a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant believed to be based in Pakistan allegedly built on government land in the Liver Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district was demolished by authorities on Saturday, officials said.
172 militants, including 42 foreign, killed in 93 encounters during 2022, says ADGP Kashmir
Dec 31, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Srinagar: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Saturday said that 172 militants, including 42 foreigners, were killed in 93 successful encounters in the year 2022.
Strong undercurrent against BJP: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Dec 31, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that there is a strong undercurrent against the BJP-led government at the Centre and if the Opposition stands effectively with a vision it will become very difficult for the ruling party to win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Bihar spurious liquor tragedy: Mastermind arrested from Delhi’s Dwarka
Dec 31, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested a man who was allegedly involved in spurious liquor tragedy of Bihar in which several people lost their lives, police said on Saturday.
'Don't watch cricket, didn't know he was Rishabh Pant': Bus driver who rescued star cricketer
Dec 31, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Roorkee/IBNS: The bus driver, who rescued Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant after the latter met with an accident in Roorkee, has said he couldn't recognise the star wicketkeeper-batter on the spot.
Dec 31, 2022, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has once again sent out a strong message to the country's hostile neighbour Pakistan stating New Delhi "won't allow terrorism to force us to the negotiating table".
Amit Shah to flag off public faith rally in poll-bound Tripura on Jan 5
Dec 31, 2022, at 06:34 pm
Agartala/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to flag off an eight-day 'Public Faith Rally' (Jana Biswas Yatra) on the chariot on January 5 in two locations of North and South Tripura by rolling out the chariot aiming to connect the voters ahead of the crucial assembly poll slated for the second week of February.
Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing 'Sweet Revolution'
Dec 31, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir, a region in the country which has a strong history in the world of beekeeping and honey production, is now poised to witness a ‘Sweet Revolution’ through sincere efforts of the administration towards that end, media reports said.
Actor Tunisha Sharma was depressed after breakup with Sheezan Khan: Police tells court
Dec 31, 2022, at 04:14 am
Vasai (Maharashtra)/ IBNS: Actor Tunisha Sharma was depressed after her breakup with co-star Sheezan Khan, who is accused of abetting her suicide, and it was further difficult for her to continue working with him on a show, police have told a local court.
Dec 31, 2022, at 03:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The massive and often violent anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests could have "transformed" the country's political discourse, which is still deftly anchored by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had there been no Covid-19 pandemic, feels Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
Heavy security in Mumbai ahead of New Year's eve celebrations
Dec 31, 2022, at 02:21 am
Mumbai/UNI: Mumbai police have deployed heavy police arrangements across the city ahead of New Year's eve celebrations.
Dec 31, 2022, at 01:53 am
Narsipatnam/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy Friday blamed Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu over the death of eight people at a roadshow organised by his party at Kandukur in Nellore district of the state on Wednesday.
Amit Shah slams Congress, JDS as 'dynastic parties', seeks support for BJP in Karnataka's Mandya
Dec 31, 2022, at 01:12 am
Mandya (Karnataka)/UNI: Terming Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress as dynastic parties and highly corrupt, Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged people to ensure a clean sweep for the party in Mandya district.
Boyfriend of Tunisha was forcing her to convert to Islam, claims mother
Dec 30, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Mumbai: Vanita Sharma – the mother of the late actress Tunisha on Friday claimed that her daughter was under ‘pressure’ to convert to Islam.
Dec 30, 2022, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express, connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 10 residential houses, shops gutted in a massive fire in Anantnag
Dec 30, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Srinagar: At least ten residential houses and some shops were damaged in a devastating fire incident that erupted at Dangerpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, officials said.
Election Commission comes up with RVM to improve migrant workers' voting rights
Dec 30, 2022, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has come up with a prototype Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting (RVM) Machine to improve the voting rights of the migrant workers, media reports said.
Despite his mother's death, PM Narendra Modi carries out official programs in Bengal
Dec 30, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata: Hours after attending his mother's last rites at Gandhinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually flagged off Vande Bharat Express, a superfast train connecting Kolkata with the NJP, the gateway of North Bengal.
BJP provides 24000 jobs in 58 months in Tripura
Dec 30, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Agartala: The BJP-led government in Tripura has already provided 24,033 jobs in its 58 months rule while 17,916 posts have been waiting to be filled up, as the finance department gave concurrence for recruitment, said information minister Sushanta Chowdhury here on Friday.
'Your mother means our mother': Mamata Banerjee to PM Modi condoling Heeraben Modi's demise
Dec 30, 2022, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: "There is no substitute for mother. Your mother is our mother also," said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoling the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi, who passed away at 100 last night.
PM Modi virtually flags off seventh Vande Bharat Express in Kolkata
Dec 30, 2022, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after performing the last rites of his mother Heeraben Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the country's seventh and West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express train in Kolkata.
Dec 30, 2022, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a deja vu of what had happened at Victoria Memorial in 2021, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday refused to take the dais after the "Jai Shree Ram" slogan was raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers upon her arrival at the Howrah Station here during the Vande Bharat Express inauguration.
Dec 30, 2022, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was scheduled to visit West Bengal on Friday and now he will join the scheduled programmes via video conferencing despite the demise of her mother, officials said.
Indian politicians mourn death of PM Narendra Modi's mother
Dec 30, 2022, at 02:37 pm
New Delhi: Top Indian politicians, including President Murmu and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday mourned the death of PM Narendra Modi's mother Heeraba Modi.