India, Mexico hold 6th round of Foreign Office Consultations
Jun 30, 2022, at 07:05 pm
Mexico City/New Delhi/UNI: India and Mexico held the sixth round of Foreign Office Consultations during which they reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and signed an agreement between ISRO and the Mexican Space Agency focused on crop monitoring and drought.
Monsoon arrives in Delhi, rainfall lashes national capital and its adjoining areas
Jun 30, 2022, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The India Meteorological Department has announced the onset of the southwest monsoon over Delhi following which rainfall lashed the city and its adjoining areas Thursday morning.
Uddhav Thackeray out. Is Devendra Fadnavis on way for third stint as Maharashtra CM?
Jun 30, 2022, at 06:06 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis is undoubtedly eyeing a third stint as the Maharashtra Chief Minister after Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray resigned ending a long political drama in the western state Wednesday night.
Uddhav Thackeray backstabbed by rebel Shiv Sena MLAs: Sanjay Raut
Jun 30, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut Thursday tweeted implying that former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was virtually stabbed in the back with a dagger.
Manipur landslide kills two, many reported missing
Jun 30, 2022, at 04:22 pm
Imphal/UNI: A massive landslide that occurred Wednesday midnight in Noney district killed two Territorial Army (TA) personnel, rescued thirteen people, and 20 remained missing.
Senior IPS officer Vivek Phansalkar to take over as Mumbai's new police commissioner
Jun 30, 2022, at 05:50 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Senior IPS officer Vivek Phansalkar has been appointed as the new Mumbai police commissioner.
Jun 30, 2022, at 05:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday held that the present West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC), headed by the ruling TMC MLA Nirmal Maji, is an illegal body and it is running unlawfully.
Bengal Governor asks Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her 'jihad against BJP' remark
Jun 30, 2022, at 05:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking the CM to withdraw her "jihad against the BJP" remark.
SC stays court order to summon Home Ministry officials over plea against Mukesh Ambani's Z+ security
Jun 30, 2022, at 04:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed an order of the Tripura High Court to summon Home Ministry officials over a plea against central security cover provided to Mukesh Ambani and his family.
Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Maharashtra chief minister after Supreme Court allows floor test
Jun 30, 2022, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned on Wednesday, minutes after the Supreme Court allowed the floor test to prove his government's majority.
Maharashtra govt renames Aurangabad, Osmanabad and Navi Mumbai airport amid rebellion
Jun 30, 2022, at 02:43 am
Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Even as the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government is facing a challenge to prove its majority amid a rebellion by Eknath Shinde and his team, the state's Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval for the renaming of two cities in the Marathwada region-- Aurangabad and Osmanabad -- as Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively.
Supreme Court hears crucial plea by Uddhav Thackeray against Guv's floor test order
Jun 30, 2022, at 02:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court is hearing Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's plea against an order by the governor to prove his majority Thursday.
J&K: Two terrorists shot dead during gunfight in Kulgam
Jun 30, 2022, at 01:06 am
Srinagar/UNI: A day ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, security forces shot dead two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said.
Udaipur Tailor Killing: Pakistan link emerges
Jun 30, 2022, at 12:04 am
Udiapur: Investigations into the murder of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan' Udaipur has found that the two suspected killers in the case had links with Karachi-based Sunni Islamist organization Dawat-e-Islami.
Vice President election to take place on Aug 6
Jun 30, 2022, at 12:02 am
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced that the election for the Vice President of India will be held on Aug 6.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed during operation with security forces in Kulgam
Jun 29, 2022, at 11:59 pm
Kulgam: At least one terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam region on Wednesday, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir Police arrest hybrid militant, recovers huge cache of arms and ammunition
Jun 29, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police, in a joint operation with security forces, claimed to have arrested a hybrid militant of banned Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, busted a hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Bandipora on Wednesday.
NIA re-registers Udaipur tailor murder case
Jun 29, 2022, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday re-registered a case in connection with the killing of a tailor in Udaipur who had praised a former BJP spokesperson whose comments on Prophet Mohammad triggered widespread condemnation.
India successfully test-fires high speed expendable aerial target Abhyas
Jun 29, 2022, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Abhyas– High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on June 29, 2022.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha flags off first batch of 4,890 pilgrims for Amarnath Yatra
Jun 29, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Jammu: After two years, the first batch of 4,890 Amarnath pilgrims was on early Wednesday flagged off by Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
NIA to probe Udaipur tailor murder case: Home Ministry
Jun 29, 2022, at 09:00 pm
Udaipur/New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the killing of a tailor in Udaipur in Rajasthan apparently to avenge his support to a former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma whose remarks on the Prophet Mohammad were widely condemned.
Delhi court sends Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to four-day police custody
Jun 29, 2022, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to four-day police custody
Maharashtra: Conduct floor test in 48 hours, Governor asks MVA govt
Jun 29, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari Wednesday asked the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to prove its majority by conducting the floor test in the next 48 hours.
Maharashtra politics: Shiv Sena MLAs may move to Goa ahead of floor test
Jun 29, 2022, at 07:08 pm
Panaji: Ahead of the floor test to be held in the Maharashtra assembly on Thursday, Shiv Sena MLAs may come to this coastal state on Wednesday.
PM Modi to unveil Bosch India's largest campus outside Europe in Bengaluru
Jun 29, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to unveil Bosch India's largest campus outside Europe at Adugodi on Thursday, marking the German company's 100 years in the South Asian nation.
Delhi: Fire breaks out at a factory in Mangolpuri
Jun 29, 2022, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: A medium category fire broke out at a factory in Delhi's Mangolpuri industrial area in the wee hours of Wednesday, as per media reports.
Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan condemn murder of young tailor in Udaipur
Jun 29, 2022, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Kerala, Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan have condemned the killing of a young tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur that has triggered shock across the country.
Opposition's Prez poll nominee Yashwant Sinha to meet Kerala MLAs, MPs
Jun 29, 2022, at 04:32 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Combined Opposition candidate for the upcoming Presidential election Yashwant Sinha will meet MPs and MLAs here as a part of kicking off his election campaign from Kerala Wednesday.
Jun 29, 2022, at 04:08 pm
The recent meeting between Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau at the G7 Summit in Germany triggered speculations that the relationship between the two nations is once again improving. IBNS correspondent Suman Das interacted with Indian Consul General in Toronto Apoorva Srivastava recently to understand the various issues that connect India and Canada intrinsically. Excerpts:
SIM card vendor booked by anti-terrorism unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police
Jun 29, 2022, at 02:06 pm
Srinagar: J&K State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday booked a SIM card vendor in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.