India climbs up six slots and now placed at 61st rank as per Network Readiness Index 2022
Nov 20, 2022, at 12:16 am
New Delhi: India has improved its position by six slots and is now placed at 61st rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2022 (NRI 2022) report released recently.
Jean-Noel Barrot praises India's UPI payment method
Nov 19, 2022, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi: French Minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications, Jean-Noel Barrot, has praised India’s UPI payment method and said that both India and France have collaborated for ages in the technology domain adding that both the countries can learn more from one another.
US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro visits India
Nov 19, 2022, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi: Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of Navy, US is on a five-day official visit to India from 17-21 Nov 22.
Viral video showing jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain taking massage triggers AAP-BJP fight
Nov 19, 2022, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A viral video showing jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain taking a massage has sparked a verbal fight between the city's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress chief Kharge pays homage to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary
Nov 19, 2022, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday paid homage to former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.
Calcutta High Court picks CBI official DIG Shenvi to probe SSC scam
Nov 19, 2022, at 08:17 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Friday picked CBI official DIG Ashwin Shenvi to head the newly reconstituted CBI Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged teachers recruitment scam in government-aided schools across West Bengal, court sources said on Saturday.
Kashmir: Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in Nowshera
Nov 19, 2022, at 08:13 pm
Jammu/UNI: The Army troops on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid and eliminated one terrorist along the Line of Control in Naushera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
NITES asks Centre to probe into Amazon layoffs
Nov 19, 2022, at 08:09 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has submitted a petition requesting the central government and state labour authorities to conduct an inquiry regarding the unethical and illegal layoffs via email sent to employees by Amazon.
Arunachal Pradesh: PM Modi inaugurates Donyi Polo Airport
Nov 19, 2022, at 07:28 pm
Itanagar/UNI: Giving a big boost to the connectivity sector in the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’ at Hollongi, 15 km away from this state capital.
Kashmir: Searches underway to probe threats by militants to journalists
Nov 19, 2022, at 05:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The Jammu and Kashmir Police are carrying out searches at multiple locations in Kashmir in connection with the threat issued by the militants to journalists recently.
Telangana police summon top BJP leader BL Santosh over BJP's attempt 'to buy' KCR's party MLAs
Nov 19, 2022, at 05:40 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana Police has summoned top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BL Santhosh over his party's alleged attempts to "buy" four MLAs from Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), now renamed as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
Nov 19, 2022, at 05:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Investigations have revealed that the victim of the sensational Delhi murder, Shraddha Walkar, had WhatsApp conversations and Instagram chats with friends and co-workers two years ago saying how she was once beaten badly by her boyfriend Aaftab Ameen Poonawala, who is now charged with having killed her and chopping her body into 35 pieces, media reports said.
Delhi Police arrests 'honey-trapped' MEA driver for espionage
Nov 19, 2022, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police Friday arrested a driver working with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for allegedly spying and passing on confidential information to a person in Pakistan, media reports said.
Russia-India friendship has withstood test of time: Russia's Consul Gen Alexi M Idamkin
Nov 19, 2022, at 04:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Russia's Consul General in Kolkata Alexi M Idamkin Friday said the mutual trust and amicability between Russia and India have not diminished in recent times and the friendship has withstood the test of time.
Congress, Shiv Sena have different opinions about Savarkar, no effect on coalition: Jairam Ramesh
Nov 19, 2022, at 02:13 am
Shegaon (Maharashtra)/IBNS/UNI: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) media department head Jairam Ramesh on Friday explained that Shiv Sena and Congress, which are constituent parties of Maha Vikas Aghadi, have different views on VD Savarkar and that it will not have any effect on the coalition.
Uttar Pradesh: Man who allegedly pushed girlfriend to death shot at by police in encounter
Nov 19, 2022, at 01:54 am
Lucknow: A man, whose 17-year-old girlfriend died after he allegedly pushed her from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Lucknow, has been arrested after being shot in the leg by the police during an encounter on Friday, reported media.
Letter threatens Rahul Gandhi, warns of serial blasts
Nov 18, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh Police commenced an investigation on Friday into a handwritten letter that threatens erstwhile Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former chief minister Kamal Nath besides warning that bomb blasts would rip through various locations in this city, which is the state’s commercial capital.
Chinese growth story is facing a serious headwind
Nov 18, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Beijing: China’s exports fell by 0.3% in October 2022 from a year ago in dollar terms, missing analysts’ expectations for a decent increase.
Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Yatra
Nov 18, 2022, at 10:05 pm
Shegaon/Nagpur: India's 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson, Tushar Gandhi on Friday joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' at Shegaon in Maharashtra's Buldhana district.
Nov 18, 2022, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi/Riyadh: The Indian High Commission in Saudi Arabia has welcomed the decision taken by the country's government to exempt Indian nationals from submitting a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) to obtain a visa for the country.
Must impose cost on countries supporting terrorism: PM Modi
Nov 18, 2022, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Proxy wars are dangerous and violent and there must be cost imposed on countries that support terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday launching a blistering attack on Pakistan while addressing 'No Money for Terror' Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing here.
Delhi murder: Aftab Ameen Poonawala burnt Shraddha Walkar's face after killing her, says report
Nov 18, 2022, at 05:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The accused in the sensational Delhi murder, Aftab Ameen Poonawala, burnt his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar's face after allegedly strangulating her and chopping the body into 35 pieces to rule out the possibility of identification, Delhi Police sources have revealed to the media.
Enforcement Directorate chief's tenure extended for third time
Nov 18, 2022, at 05:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Enforcement Directorate chief SK Mishra has received another year-long extension, his third in the position.
Gurugram categorises 11 foreign dog breeds as 'dangerous', bans them
Nov 18, 2022, at 04:42 am
Gurugram: In the wake of several dog attacks in Gurugram, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) to ban 11 foreign dog breeds, media reports said.
Massive fire breaks out at SSKM hospital's CT scan building, no casualty so far
Nov 18, 2022, at 04:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out in Kolkata's SSKM hospital on Thursday night.
Ex-bureaucrat CV Ananda Bose appointed Bengal Governor
Nov 18, 2022, at 03:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former bureaucrat CV Ananda Bose has been appointed the regular Governor of West Bengal.
Centre challenges release of convicts in Rajiv Gandhi case by Supreme Court
Nov 18, 2022, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A week after the Supreme Court ordered the release of six people who were convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, the Centre Thursday requested the court to review its decision.
Nov 18, 2022, at 01:37 am
Ranchi/UNI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked the Enforcement Directorate to refrain from making sensational revelations saying "reckless statements" not only tarnish the reputation of concerned state departments and personnel but the image of the state.
Gyanvapi: Plea for daily worship not barred by any act
Nov 18, 2022, at 01:25 am
Varanasi/UNI: A Varanasi court on Thursday said the plea filed seeking daily permission to 'worshipping' of the Shivling-like structure inside the Gyanvapi Mosque was not barred by any act and hence it is maintainable while rejecting the application moved by the Masajid Intezamia Committee under Order 7 Rule 11 of the CPC (Code of Civil Procedure).
Assam Police arrests 44-year-old man for murdering and attempting to rape a minor girl
Nov 18, 2022, at 12:58 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Police arrested a 42-year-old man for murdering and attempting to rape a 14-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Sonitpur district.