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Jammu and Kashmir: Biometric attendance system implementation improves attendance of teachers in govt schools significantly

Sep 05, 2022, at 12:07 am

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is trying to take several measures to improve the teaching and learning system in the UTs education sector.

Indian LS Speaker Om Birla unveils Swami Vivekananda's statue in Mexico

Sep 04, 2022, at 11:22 pm

New Delhi:  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday unveiled the statue of Swami Vivekananada  at Autonomous University of State of Hidalgo in Mexico.

Ex-Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry dies in road mishap

Sep 04, 2022, at 10:40 pm

Mumbai: Ex-Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Sunday.

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina says India 'tested' friend, thanks Modi govt for help during Covid, Ukraine war

Sep 04, 2022, at 10:38 pm

Dhaka: Ahead of her visit to India Monday (Sept 5), Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheik Hasina thanked Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi for evacuating stranded Bangladeshi students from eastern Europe following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, media reports said.

India to get 5,000 tons of Hilsa from Bangladesh on Durga Puja

Sep 04, 2022, at 09:08 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh is planning to export 5000 tons of Hilsa fish to India on the occasion of Durga Puja.

Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to launch new party in Jammu rally today

Sep 04, 2022, at 05:48 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Ghulam Nabi Azad is set to start his new political innings Sunday with the reported launch of a new political party at a rally in Jammu, a week after he quit the Congress with a massive attack on the Gandhis.

ISRO successfully tests IAD technology to land future missions in Mars, Venus

Sep 04, 2022, at 01:12 pm

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested the Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) which will facilitate landing payloads on Mars or Venus in the future.

Cleric acting as Pak spy held in Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar

Sep 04, 2022, at 12:53 pm

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police along with other security agencies on Saturday arrested a man spying for Pakistan in the Kishtwar district.

Mir Junaid calls on the J&K Governor, discusses national and regional issues.

Sep 04, 2022, at 07:03 am

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Workers Party chief Mir Junaid Saturday during a meeting with Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that there was a need to encourage non-dynastic, youth participation in politics.

Tribal girl raped and murdered by Muslim man in Jharkhand's Dumka: Report

Sep 04, 2022, at 06:09 am

A 14-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped and murdered by a Muslim man in Jharkhand's Dumka, media reports said, adding that her body was found hanging from a tree by the locals Friday morning.

BJP will shrink to 50 seats in 2024 LS polls if Opposition unites: Nitish Kumar

Sep 04, 2022, at 05:23 am

BJP will shrink to 50 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if all the opposition unites, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Saturday. "I am working for that," he added but dodged questions on his likely national role.

West Bengal STF arrests terrorists with suspected jihadi links

Sep 04, 2022, at 02:53 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two persons suspected to have jihadi links who were in touch with terror operatives and involved in highly radicalised covert activities.

NSA Ajit Doval reviews security in Mumbai

Sep 03, 2022, at 11:58 pm

Mumbai: In the wake of threat messages to Mumbai Police from a Pakistani number threatening a 26/11-like attack in the city and recently, a boat carrying three AK-47 rifles and live cartridges was found in Raigad, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday held a series of meetings here and reportedly discussed the state’s preparedness to face any eventuality.

Indian High Commissioner to SL hands over Maitri Buddha statue to President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sep 03, 2022, at 11:13 pm

Colombo: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay has handed over a statue of Maitri Buddha brought from India to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said on Saturday.

Abu Dhabi hosts 14th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting, S Jaishankar attends

Sep 03, 2022, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi: The 14th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Foreign Minister of UAE Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Sheikh Hasina to visit India on Sept 5, scheduled to meet President Murmu, PM Modi

Sep 03, 2022, at 11:02 pm

Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India on Sept 5 after a gap of three years.

India moving towards becoming global power, says Russian envoy who attended INS Vikrant commissioning

Sep 03, 2022, at 10:22 pm

Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov has appreciated India's move of commissioning  INS Vikrant and said the country is moving fastly towards becoming a self-reliant and major global power.

Nitish Kumar to leave for New Delhi on Sep 5, slams BJP for Manipur defection of JD(U)

Sep 03, 2022, at 10:18 pm

Patna: In a bid to forge opposition unity to counter BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will leave for New Delhi on Sept 5 and sharply criticised the saffron party for engineering defection in JD(U) MLAs of Manipur.

Assam: Three die in accident

Sep 03, 2022, at 06:54 pm

Guwahati/UNI: Three members of a family were killed in a road accident in Assam’s Sootea.

Thousands of people in the country are capable of becoming PM: Sushil Kumar Modi

Sep 03, 2022, at 06:37 pm

Patna/UNI: Brushing aside the claims for making Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the next Prime Minister of the country, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi Friday said that thousands of people in the country of 130 crore population are capable of becoming PM.

Jolt to Nitish as five JD(U) members join BJP in Manipur

Sep 03, 2022, at 06:34 pm

Imphal/UNI: In a jolt to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, five JD(U) members have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday.

Nora Fatehi quizzed by Delhi Police in Rs. 200-cr extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar

Sep 03, 2022, at 04:53 pm

Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi was Friday quizzed by the economic offences wing of the Delhi Police in a Rs. 200-crore extortion case involving jailed conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: LeT's 'hybrid' militant arrested in Sopore

Sep 03, 2022, at 03:18 pm

Srinagar: Security forces arrested a “hybrid” militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Sopore sub-district of Jammu and Kashmir on late Friday, police said.

'Not coal scam, it's home minister scam; Amit Shah biggest Pappu': Abhishek Banerjee after ED questioning

Sep 03, 2022, at 04:54 am

Kolkata/IBNS: As Abhishek Banerjee faced questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the coal scam case Friday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah claiming it to be a "home minister" created one.

Reports reveal nine Indian firms fell prey to Chinese hackers in 2021

Sep 03, 2022, at 02:57 am

New Delhi: A recent research has revealed that at least nine Indian organisations fell prey to persistent cyber attacks by a state-sponsored Chinese hacker group in 2021.

Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru, accused of rape, gets 4-day police custody

Sep 03, 2022, at 02:47 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: The chief of Karanataka's Murugha Math, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of rape charges and arrested Thursday, has been sent to police custody for four days by a local court.

Double-engine govt has benefitted Karnataka: PM Modi in Mangaluru

Sep 03, 2022, at 01:56 am

Mangaluru/UNI: Spelling out the benefits accruing to Karnataka due to the double-engine government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Rs 3800 crore proposed projects that were inaugurated will increase the ease of living and employment in the state.

Haryana: Woman thrown out of running train for resisting sex assualt; child found alone in coach

Sep 03, 2022, at 01:32 am

Fatehabad: A 30-year-old woman was killed after being thrown out of a running train for resisting a sex assault by a copassenger in Haryana's Fatehabad, media reports said.

Bengal: CBI arrests TMC-ruled Halisahar Municipality chairman in chit fund case, recovers huge cash

Sep 03, 2022, at 01:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out a raid at the premise of TMC leader and Halisahar Municipality's chairman, Raju Sahani, in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas in connection with its ongoing probe into a chit fund scam, and recovered a huge amount of cash from the location, officials said.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays the foundation stone of development projects worth around Rs 3800 crores in Mangaluru

Sep 02, 2022, at 11:02 pm

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of mechanization and industrialisation projects worth around Rs 3800 crores in Mangaluru on Friday.