Jammu and Kashmir: Killer of bank manager among 2 LeT militants shot dead during gun battle
Jun 15, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including the alleged killer of a bank manager, during an overnight gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said on Wednesday.
Basavaraj Bommai breaks down at film screening '777 Charlie', calls it 'must-watch'
Jun 15, 2022, at 06:09 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai broke down at a screening of the film "777 Charlie" on Monday and called it a 'must-watch'.
ED questions Rahul Gandhi for 10 hours on Day 2, summons him again tomorrow
Jun 15, 2022, at 04:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been asked to appear again on Wednesday before the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper.
Jun 15, 2022, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has claimed to have lost his memory due to the effect of Covid-19 during questioning in connection with the money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has informed the trial court.
PM Modi inaugurates Jal Bhushan Building, Gallery of Revolutionaries at Mumbai Raj Bhawan
Jun 15, 2022, at 01:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Jal Bhushan Building and Gallery of Revolutionaries at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Agniveers: India clears new scheme for future-ready Armed Forces recruitment
Jun 15, 2022, at 12:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a transformative reform, the Indian cabinet on Tuesday cleared ‘AGNIPATH’, a scheme for recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces under which the future-ready, disciplined soldiers- to be known as Agniveers- will serve for four years in all three Services.
Jun 15, 2022, at 12:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar in the national capital ahead of the Opposition's key meeting over the upcoming Presidential election.
Jun 14, 2022, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for signing of an agreement between the Government of India and the United Nations on a ‘Way Finding Application’ to be used in the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG).
Somali army kills 12 al-Shabab militants
Jun 14, 2022, at 10:25 pm
Mogadishu/UNI/Xinhua: Somali National Army (SNA) said its forces killed 12 al-Shabab terrorists during security operations conducted in several locations in the past 24 hours in the Hiraan region, central part of the country.
Nagaland: Three arrested for killing Great Indian Hornbill bird
Jun 14, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Kohima/UNI: Following the circulation of a video on social media of a Great Indian Hornbill bird being tortured before being killed in Wokha district of Nagaland, police have arrested three persons in connection to killing of protected wildlife.
Jun 14, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Amritsar/IBNS: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to install the portrait of the former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassin and suicide bomber Dilawar Singh in the central Sikh museum of the Golden Temple, media reports said.
After 2-year gap due to Covid-19, Snana Yatra rituals at Snana Mandap in Puri Srimandir performed
Jun 14, 2022, at 08:03 pm
Puri/IBNS: After a gap of two years owing to Covid-19, people have thronged at the Snana Mandap in Puri Srimandir for the Snana Yatra, media reports said.
Cabinet clears ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces. The scheme is titled Agnipath.
PM Modi to chair first ever National Conference of Chief Secretaries
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the First National Conference of Chief Secretaries at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on June 16 and 17.
Jammu and Kashmir: Killed terrorists wanted to attack Amarnath Yatra
Jun 14, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said the three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), including the two killed overnight encounter here, were ordered by their Pakistan-based handlers to target the upcoming Amarnath Yatra.
PM Modi in Mission Mode, directs 10 lakh govt jobs in next 1.5 years
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In a major move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday instructed 10 lakh employment by the central government in the next one and a half years, the PMO said.
ED questions Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case for second straight day, Congress protests
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The second straight day of questioning of top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering scam is underway Tuesday, amid the unrelenting protests by the members of the grand old party.
Actor Siddhanth Kapoor, arrested in drug case, released on bail
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:59 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Indian actor Siddhanth Kapoor, who was arrested for allegedly consuming drugs at a party in Bengaluru a day ago, was released on bail Tuesday, media reports said.
Two militants, including a Pakistani national, gunned down by Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:32 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police have gunned down two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT), including a Pakistani national, during an encounter in Bemina area of Srinagar on Monday night.
Bribery case: 2 NHAI officials among 5 arrested by CBI
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Guwahati: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested an Accounts Officer & Junior Accounts Officer, both of Regional Office, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Dispur, Guwahati (Assam) and three employees, including Executive Director of a private company based at Gurugram (Haryana), in an alleged bribery of Rs. 4 lakh.
Chhattisgarh: Bijapur: Violent Upsurge
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:19 pm
On May 4, 2022, the dead body of one person was recovered from the Modakpal Police Station limits in Bijapur District. In the evening of May 3, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted two persons – Satyam Pulse and Bhima – from Guddipal village under the Usoor Block (administrative division) and later, after holding a 'Jan Adalat' (People's/Kangaroo Court organized by the Maoists), stabbed Satyam Pulse to death. Bhima, however, was released.
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:15 pm
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has declared an indefinite ceasefire. A TTP statement issued on June 2 reads,
Prophet Row: Malaysian hacking group launches series of cyber attacks on India
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:09 am
Following former BJP leader Nupur Sharma's remarks on Prophet Mohammed, hacktivist group DragonForce has launched a series of cyber attacks against the Indian government, reported media.
Prince Andrew sidelined at traditional ceremony after 'family decision'
Jun 14, 2022, at 06:34 am
London: Queen Elizabeth II's second son, Prince Andrew, who has been linked to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein, did not take part in a traditional ceremony, after a "family decision", Buckingham Palace said.
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:37 am
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left the Enforcement Directorate's headquarters in central Delhi after nine hours of questioning in connection with a money laundering case linked to the media outlet National Herald.
Indian fishing community members demonstrate against WTO's proposal to curb subsidies
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:24 am
Fishing community members from different coastal regions of the country demonstrated against the World Trade Organization (WTO) proposal to curb fishery subsidies on Sunday.
Bengal Assembly passes Bill seeking Mamata Banerjee to be chancellor of state-run varsities
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:56 am
Kolkata/UNI: The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed a bill by a majority vote that seeks to replace Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the chancellor of all state-run universities.
Hate speeches bulldoze constitutional ethos, those in power must act responsibly: Delhi HC
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Monday turned down the plea of CPM's Brinda Karat to allow an FIR against BJP lawmakers Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma over alleged hate speech delivered in 2020 during nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
On Prophet row, Bangladesh minister says India's 'internal matter': Report
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:21 am
Dhaka: The row over the remarks of two former BJP leaders on Prophet Mohammed is an internal matter of India, a senior minister of Bangladesh has said, adding that the matter hasn't gathered attention in the country unlike other Muslim nations, media reported.
'Grateful': BJP's Varun Gandhi tells AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi for sharing jobs data
Jun 14, 2022, at 01:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit Varun Gandhi on Monday thanked AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Twitter for mentioning employment data revealing that over 60 lakh sanctioned central and state government posts lie vacant even as the unemployment is high in India.