Maharashtra: 11 killed as bus catches fire after accident in Nashik
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:56 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Eleven people were killed and 21 others injured when a private passenger bus rammed into a truck and caught fire in Maharashtra's Nashik Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi discusses 'infusion' of RSS-BJP ideologies in education
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Mandya/UNI: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi had an interaction with a group of educationists at Nagamangala who discussed the infusion of RSS-BJP ideologies into the education system which is "poisoning" future generations, "undermining" the tolerant and secular fabric of India.
CBI files chargesheet against TMC strongman Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with the cattle smuggling case, media reports said.
Indian Government approves creation of Weapon Systems branch in Indian Air Force
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi: In a historic step for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Government has approved the creation of a new branch, called the Weapon Systems (WS) branch.
New Zealand PM Ardern invites Narendra Modi to visit her nation
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:57 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has invited her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to visit her nation.
Narendra Modi appreciates arrival of record number of tourists in Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 08, 2022, at 04:53 pm
Srinagar/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated that Jammu and Kashmir received 16.2 million tourists this year.
Maharashtra: Road mishap in Nashik leaves 11 dead
Oct 08, 2022, at 02:58 pm
Nashik: At least 11 people, including a child died, after a Mumbai-bound bus caught fire in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Oct 08, 2022, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The United States has asked its citizens to exercise "increased caution" while travelling to India owing to "crime and terrorism" and advised them not to travel to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Land for job scam: CBI files chargesheet against 16 including Lalu Yadav, wife Rabri Devi
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:28 am
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet in the alleged job scam during Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav's tenure as Railway Minister in the Congress-led UPA government, media reports said.
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:20 am
New Delhi: A day after abstaining from voting against China on the issue of alleged human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims at the UN Human Rights Council, India on Friday said that the abstention is in line with its position that country-specific resolutions are never helpful and dialogue is the only way to resolve such matters.
Vande Bharat Express hits cow, a day after it rammed into a herd of buffaloes
Oct 08, 2022, at 04:24 am
A day after hitting a herd of buffaloes, Vande Bharat Express hit a cow on the Gandhinagar-Mumbai route on Friday near Anand station in Gujarat.
Kamal Haasan sparks row by saying 'Raja Raja Chola wasn't a Hindu king'
Oct 08, 2022, at 04:09 am
Chennai/IBNS: Veteran actor-politician Kamal Haasan Friday landed in a controversy after he backed national award-winning Tamil director Vetrimaaran's claim that Raja Raja Chola wasn't a Hindu king.
Eknath Shinde quit voluntarily, can't claim Sena symbol: Uddhav Thackeray to EC panel
Oct 08, 2022, at 03:31 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In a battle for who gets the Shiv Sena party name and symbol, former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray Friday told the Election Commission that the faction led by Eknath Shinde cannot claim the bow-and-arrow symbol as they had "voluntarily quit the party".
China-India relation still not normal: Indian govt
Oct 08, 2022, at 02:39 am
New Delhi: The situation in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is still not normal despite last month's disengagement of troops from the critical Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said Friday.
Not correct to call situation at eastern Ladakh normal: MEA
Oct 08, 2022, at 01:23 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Friday said that it would not be correct to call the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh normal and a complete sequence of disengagement and de-escalation is required to restore normalcy at the border.
Hyderabad to host India's first Formula E race in February
Oct 07, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Hyderabad E-Prix, the first ever Formula E race in India, will take place at Necklace Road on Feb. 10 - Feb 11 next year.
Gyanvapi row: Order on carbon dating deferred
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Varanasi: The District Judge on Friday deferred its order on whether to allow carbon dating and other scientific investigation of Hindu symbols, including a Shivling-like structure, as it sought some clarification from the plaintiff.
Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir soon to get reservation for jobs, education
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Srinagar: In a first, the Indian government has announced that the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir will soon get reservation in education and jobs as Scheduled Tribe (ST).
Navratri festival celebrated with great fervour in Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Srinagar: Jammu witnessed massive Navratri celebration this year with a large number of devotees participating in the annual Hindu festival.
Jammu and Kashmir: Oukhoo is emerging as India’s ‘Pencil Village’
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Pulwama: Pulwama region of Jammu and Kashmir is fast emerging as the pencil district of the country as 70 per cent of slates are produced from this district and sent to pencil manufacturing companies.
Karnataka: 4 held for praying in madrasa in Bidar
Oct 07, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Bidar: Police on Friday said they have arrested four people for barging into a madrasa and performing prayers on the premises on October 5 here in Karnataka.
India counters UK Home Secy's claim over Visa overstayers
Oct 07, 2022, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not worked well, India said it had taken action on all cases which were raised under the agreement, media reports said.
Oct 07, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Ramdas Athawale on Friday said that development and peace in Jammu and Kashmir is the top priority of the Prime Minister Modi led government which is evident now with the visit of lakhs of tourists this year and the beginning of investment processes in thousands of crores in different sectors in Jammu and Kashmir for the welfare of the people.
Medicos on strike in Himachal Pradesh
Oct 07, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: Health services in all parts of Himachal Pradesh were hampered Friday as members of the HP Medical Officers Association observed a one-and-half-hour strike to protest against the non-acceptance of their demands.
Assam: Three people killed in road accident near Guwahati
Oct 07, 2022, at 05:52 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Three people have been killed in a fatal road accident at Sonapur area near Guwahati in Assam.
Liquor policy case: ED raids 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab, Hyderabad
Oct 07, 2022, at 04:56 pm
Thirty-five locations across the national capital Delhi, its neighbour Punjab and south Indian city Hyderabad were raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday morning in connection with the alleged money laundering case linked to the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy, media reports said.
India condemns North Korea's recent ballistic missile test
Oct 07, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/Geneva: India has condemned the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea over Japan and said that these moves affect the peace and security of the region and beyond.
Oct 07, 2022, at 02:56 pm
Hyderabad: A day after a mob participating in a procession for Dusseha allegedly broke into the historic Mahmud Gawan Masjid and Madrasa at Bidar in Karnataka, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged that the BJP is promoting such activity only to demean Mulsim.
India was requested to press Russians to ensure safety of nuclear power plant in Ukraine: Jaishankar
Oct 07, 2022, at 08:05 am
India has acted on a request to press Russia to ensure the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which was near the fighting zone during the ongoing Ukraine War, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said.
India abstains from voting in UN human rights body's resolution on Sri Lanka
Oct 07, 2022, at 05:59 am
Geneva/United Nations: India abstained from voting on a resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.