'Demand unbiased, speedy probe in cattle smuggling case': TMC after Anubrata Mondal's arrest
Aug 12, 2022, at 02:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday demanded an "unbiased and speedy probe'" in the cattle smuggling case as it reiterated its claim of "zero tolerance towards corruption" in the wake of party leader Anubrata Mondal's arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the case.
'As if we didn't honour flag before': Mehbooba Mufti
Aug 12, 2022, at 01:33 am
Srinagar/UNI: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying they have not just politicised the Indian flag but also hijacked it as if Indians didn’t honour the flag before.
Crimea airbase badly damaged, satellite images display
Aug 11, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Crimea/UNI: Satellite images show extensive damage and destroyed Russian warplanes at a Crimea airbase following explosions earlier this week, media reports said.
Congress announces fresh protests against price hike
Aug 11, 2022, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday announced the next round of protests against price rise, including “Mehangai Chaupal” in all assembly constituencies from Aug 17 to 23, and a rally on August 28 at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan.
Himachal rain: 2 women killed in Kullu house collapse
Aug 11, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Kullu/UNI: Two women aged 60 and 16 were crushed to death as a house collapsed and debris fell on them in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district amid heavy rain early Thursday, according to official sources.
PM Modi celebrates Raksha Bandhan with young girls
Aug 11, 2022, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday celebrated Rakshabandhan with young girls at his residence.
Will Nitish Kumar's breakup with BJP help rainbow Opposition or puncture anti-Modi club?
Aug 11, 2022, at 07:26 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was basking in the glory of winning back control over Maharashtra politics, had a deja vu moment Tuesday after it lost the key eastern Indian state of Bihar, courtesy Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's yet another political somersault. Only this time the saffron camp was the casualty.
Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as India's 14th Vice President
Aug 11, 2022, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar took oath as the 14th Vice President of India Thursday.
Aug 11, 2022, at 05:30 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex Thursday rallied 563 points at 59,380.88 in the opening session as buying was seen across the board.
CBI arrests Mamata's aide Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:41 pm
Kolkata/Bolpur/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday arrested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's right-hand man and Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with the cattle smuggling case, media reports said.
Kashmir: Three soldiers killed in Army camp attack, two terrorists shot dead
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:11 pm
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: Three soldiers were killed in action in a terrorist attack at the Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri Thursday early morning, media reports said.
FIRs against Nupur Sharma be transferred, clubbed for probe to Delhi Police: Supreme Court
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its order said that since it has already taken cognizance of the serious threat to the life and security of the petitioner, suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, it directs that all the FIRs against her shall be transferred and clubbed for the investigation to Delhi police.
CBI arrests former SSC advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha, chairman Ashok Saha in Bengal
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:02 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested former School Service Commission (SSC) advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha and former SSC chairman Ashok Saha in connection with the West Bengal teaching staff recruitment scam.
Justice UU Lalit appointed as 49th Chief Justice of India: Here's all you need to know
Aug 11, 2022, at 02:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) with President Droupadi Murmu signing his warrant of appointment.
3 LeT militants killed in Kashmir gun battle
Aug 11, 2022, at 01:26 am
Srinagar/UNI: In a major success, security forces shot dead three militants, including the alleged killer of Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat and woman artist Amreen Bhat, in an encounter in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
Ship with Ukrainian grain arrives in Albania
Aug 11, 2022, at 12:10 am
Belgrade/UNI: A vessel loaded with 6,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat arrived in the Albanian port of Durres on Wednesday, as per media reports.
Well marked low pressure to trigger heavy rain in Odisha: CEC
Aug 11, 2022, at 12:03 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha will experience moderate to dense rainfall and precipitation varying between heavy to very heavy at a few places over next few days due to a fresh low pressure area expected to form over north Bay of Bengal on Aug. 13.
China launches 16 new satellites
Aug 10, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Taiyuan/IBNS: China on Wednesday launched 16 new satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in the northern province of Shanxi.
Karnataka: FIR against Hindu outfit chief
Aug 10, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Bengaluru: Police have registered an FIR against Vishwa Sanatan Parishad (VSP) President S Bhaskaran for his alleged provocative speech calling for the demolition of an Idgah wall.
Jammu and Kashmir: Army jawan shoots self to death
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Jammu: An Army jawan on Wednesday morning allegedly shot himself to death with his service rifle in Miran Sahib area here in the city outskirts.
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:17 pm
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike in Kabul on 31 July, and his killing marks the biggest blow to the terrorist group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Jammu and Kashmir: Drug peddler held
Aug 10, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said it has booked a drug peddler under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act after recovering charas like substance from him in Sopore.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time
Aug 10, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the record eighth time Wednesday.
Aug 10, 2022, at 05:52 pm
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike in Kabul on 31 July, and his killing marks the biggest blow to the terrorist group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tests COVID-19 positive
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said she has tested COVID-19 positive.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces recover IED from Pulwama
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Srinagar: Security forces averted a major tragedy on Wednesday morning when they recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ,weighing approximately 25-30 Kilos, in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister today
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Patna: Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday, marking a major development in the political paradigm of the state.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 LeT terrorists trapped in Budgam, encounter underway
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Budgam: Three terrorists, supposedly belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, are trapped in an encounter that is underway in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
Centre considers adoption of common charging standard for phones & tabs
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:43 am
The government is exploring the adoption of a common charger for a variety of electronic devices and a meeting has been called to discuss the matter with mobile manufacturers and sector-specific organisations, media reports said.
West Bengal: 9 dead in govt bus-autorickshaw collision in Birbhum
Aug 10, 2022, at 04:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least nine people, including eight women, were killed in a head-on collision between a state-run bus and an autorickshaw in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday evening.