'Twitter hacked,' claims Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, files FIR
May 22, 2022, at 02:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Saturday filed an FIR stating that his Twitter account was hacked.
Jammu tunnel cave-in: 10 bodies recovered after 36-hr rescue ops
May 22, 2022, at 07:49 am
Jammu: Bodies of 10 workers have been recovered from the site of the tunnel collapse after a 36-hour long rescue operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, media reported, citing officials.
US Consul General in Kolkata reminds role of every segment of society to prevent human trafficking
May 22, 2022, at 05:36 am
Kolkata: Human trafficking cannot be solved by one country alone as all groups ranging from the government to NGOs, judiciary and police must come together to fight the menace, said US Counsul General Melinda Pavek here on Friday.
Kolkata: Two rowing players die while training due to thunderstorm
May 22, 2022, at 05:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two rowing players died after their boat was hit by a thunderstorm which was accompanied by a heavy downpour in Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar Saturday, media reports said.
US special coordinator for Tibet meets Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala
May 22, 2022, at 05:21 am
Dharamshala, India: The US special coordinator for Tibetan affairs Uzra Zeya met spiritual leader Dalai Lama in the Indian hilly city of Dharamshala on Thursday.
Angry mob sets police station on fire after alleged custodial death
May 22, 2022, at 05:17 am
Nagaon (Assam): A police station in the Nagaon area of Assam was set on fire by an irate mob alleging that a man has been killed in custody, according to media reports.
May 22, 2022, at 03:52 am
New Delhi: Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep, who had responded strongly to his Bollywood peer Ajay Devgan's comments on Hindi, setting off a fresh debate on the supremacy of the language, Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the importance of all Indian languages.
May 22, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kolkata: A leader of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC), who unsuccessfully contested the West Bengal assembly polls in 2021, has turned out to be a Bangladeshi national after a court hearing on Friday, media reports said.
May 22, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi: Foreign minsiter S Jaishankar has hit back at Rahul Gandhi, who quoting some unnamed European bureaucrats, commented that the Indian Foreign Service has completely changed and become arrogant.
Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha calls on youth to eliminate terror from UT
May 22, 2022, at 12:03 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said terrorism is the gravest threat to peace and prosperity as he called on the youth to actively isolate organisations and individuals "giving shelter and support to enemy of humanity".
Won't forget meet with Deaflympics champions: PM Modi
May 21, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday interacted with the Indian contingent for Deaflympics and said he will never forget the interaction with the champions who brought pride and glory for India.
Centre committed to bringing peace and development to North-East: Shah
May 21, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Itanagar/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday reiterated that the Centre was committed to bringing peace and development in North Eastern states, while asserting that the Narendra Modi-led dispensation was working to make the region "peaceful and free from controversies".
May 21, 2022, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: Delhi University's History professor Ratan Lal, who was arrested on Friday night over his social media post that has questioned the claims of a Shivling inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, has been granted bail.
S Jaishankar congratulates new French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna
May 21, 2022, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated Catherine Colonna, France's ambassador to Britain, on being appointed as the new Foreign Minister of France, and said he looks forward to working with her.
Jammu and Kashmir: Kashmiri Pandits protest to seek justice for Rahul Bhat
May 21, 2022, at 08:40 pm
Srinagar: A day after J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha appealed for patience, Kashmiri Pandits hit streets in many parts of the Valley to seek justice for Rahul Bhat and immediate relocation.
Delhi, adjoining area to get rains
May 21, 2022, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After rainfall last night, Delhi got some respite from the scorching heat, with the Meteorological Department saying that temperature in the city on Saturday is likely to settle around 39 degrees Celsius.
Congress fighting against polarisation: Rahul Gandhi
May 21, 2022, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who has been accusing the ruling BJP of doing 'divisive' politics, Saturday said the grand old party was fighting against 'polarisation'.
Recruitment scam case: CBI summons West Bengal Minister Paresh Adhikari for third time in a row
May 21, 2022, at 06:32 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The CBI Saturday summoned West Bengal junior Education Minister Paresh Chandra Adhikari for the third time consecutively in relation to the alleged irregularity in the appointment of his daughter in a government-aided school.
May 21, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Paying homage to his late father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary, Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi called him a visionary leader, whose policies, he claimed, have helped to shape modern India.
Delhi University's History professor arrested over his post on Gyanvapi mosque
May 21, 2022, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A History professor of the Delhi University was arrested Friday night over his social media post that has questioned the claims of a Shivling inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, media reports said.
J&K: LG Manoj Sinha monitors Ramban tunnel rescue op
May 21, 2022, at 03:51 am
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is constantly monitoring the situation in Ramban where nine people are still feared trapped in the debris of an under-construction tunnel that collapsed a day back.
Parts of Delhi, Gurgaon receive heavy rains today
May 21, 2022, at 02:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains in parts of Delhi on Friday provided much-needed relief to the sweltering heat in the national capital.
Indrani Mukerjea, accused of murdering daughter, leaves jail after 6.5 years
May 21, 2022, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indrani Mukerjea, the former media executive accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, was released on bail Friday, two days after the Supreme Court's order.
Gyanvapi mosque case will be heard by 'more experienced' UP judge, orders Supreme Court
May 21, 2022, at 12:40 am
Varanasi/IBNS: Claims of Hindu relics being found inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque will be heard by a "more experienced" judge in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court ordered on Friday.
Bhagwant Mann to launch Mohalla Clinics in Punjab on Aug 15
May 20, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced that 75 Mohalla Clinics will be launched in the first phase on the 75th Independence Day, that is Aug 15 as part of efforts to provide excellent medical care in the state.
Road rage case: Navjot Singh Sidhu surrenders in Patiala court
May 20, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Patiala: Cricketer-turned-politician and former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu surrendered in Patiala court on Friday in a road rage case of 1988 causing the death of a person.
Ministers, officials take stock damages in landslides in Dima Hasao
May 20, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Dima Hasao: A important meeting was held at Circuit House, Haflong in Assam's Dima Hasao district in presence of Hills Area Development & Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan, Power & Tourism Minister Bimal Bora along with MLA Dima Hasao, Chairperson DHAC, Principal Secretary DHAC, Deputy Commissioner, Dima Hasao and all the line departments officials.
BRO conducts final break through blast of Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh
May 20, 2022, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi: Border Road Organisation (BRO) conducted final “break through blast” to mark the successful completion of excavation work of the Nechiphu Tunnel, in Arunachal Pradesh on May 20, 2022.
Assam Police launched the Digital Literacy program nationally from Guwahati in association with Meta
May 20, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Guwahati: With an aim to create a safer online environment, Meta has partnered with Assam Police to launch a Digital Literacy and Awareness program for adolescents and youth in Assam at Royal Global University in Guwahati on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara, militant killed
May 20, 2022, at 08:29 pm
Srinagar: The Indian Army on Friday foiled an infiltration bid by killing a militant in Jammu and Kashmir's frontier Kupwara district, sources in the security establishment said.