Pakistan: SC ruling on deputy speaker’s action
Apr 05, 2022, at 08:14 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has asked the petitioners comprising the joint opposition parties to explain to the Supreme Court how the Apr 3 ruling by the national assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri on the no-confidence resolution against the prime minister was illegal, Dawn reported on Tuesday.
Congress' revival important for democracy, society: Sonia Gandhi
Apr 05, 2022, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Slamming the ruling BJP for activating and carrying on a divisive and polarising path in the country's politics, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said revival of the grand old party is not just important for the party itself, but also for the society at large and the Indian democracy.
Apr 05, 2022, at 06:48 pm
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Months ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections, late Congress leader Ahmed Patel's son Faisal Patel has expressed his frustration over his party's top brass saying he is "tired of waiting around" and hence "keeping options open".
Maharashtra BJP leader offers free of cost loudspeakers in temples to counter Azaan
Apr 05, 2022, at 06:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohit Kamboj has offered free of cost loudspeakers to all who intend to install them in temples to counter loudspeakers in mosques.
Uttarakhand woman transfers all property to Rahul Gandhi
Apr 05, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A senior Indian citizen from Uttarakhand has transferred all her property to Congress top leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi.
Sonia Gandhi calls for 'unity at all levels' in Congress
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a message to the rebel leaders, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday called for a "unity at all levels" within her party, which has suffered yet another round of disappointing election run last month.
Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar, who joined TMC in 2021, switches to AAP
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar, who had joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2021, on Monday switched to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Apr 05, 2022, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah has come out in support of her niece and CPI-M candidate from West Bengal's Ballygunge constituency, Saira Shah Halim, who is taking on turncoat Babul Supriyo fielded by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
PM Modi congratulates Indian musician Ricky Kej on winning Grammy Award
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian music composer, Ricky Kej, on winning the Grammy Award for his album Divine Tides.
J&K: Kashmiri Pandit shot at in fourth terrorist attack in 24 hours
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:08 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A shopkeeper in Kashmir's Shopian district was shot at on Monday evening, in the fourth terrorist attack in the Valley in the last 24 hours.
Apr 05, 2022, at 04:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday spoke over the incident that took place at Aliah University in Kolkata, where the Vice-Chancellor was abused and heckled by an expelled student leader of Trinamool Congress, stating that the police have taken action in the matter.
Meat shops in Delhi to be shut during Navratri: South, East Delhi Mayors
Apr 05, 2022, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Meat shops in Delhi would be shut down during the "auspicious period of Navratri devoted to Goddess Durga", the South Delhi Municipal Corporation announced on Monday.
PM Modi speaks with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett, discusses Ukraine crisis
Apr 05, 2022, at 01:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the telephone with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on Monday.
Hijab-insisting teachers in Karnataka exempted from exam duty
Apr 05, 2022, at 01:11 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh on Monday said some educational management has decided not to force hijab-insisting teachers to take up exam duty.
53 airports are included under Krishi Udan Scheme
Apr 05, 2022, at 12:58 am
New Delhi: Krishi Udan Scheme was launched in August, 2020 on international and national routes to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products so that it improves their value realization.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed, infiltration bid foiled in Naushera
Apr 04, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Jammu: Alert troops of the Indian Army on Monday neutralised one terrorist and foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Arunachal Pradesh: Enduring Challenges
Apr 04, 2022, at 11:48 pm
On March 20, 2022, two militants of the Isak Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) were killed and another one was injured in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Old Kolagaon area near Khonsa in the Tirap District. Following the gunfight, one militant was arrested and arms and ammunition, including one AK 56 rifle with a magazine, one Carbine, one Pistol, a large stockpile of ammunition and other materials were recovered from the site.
Northeast: AFSPA - Shrinking Scope
Apr 04, 2022, at 11:11 pm
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in a release dated March 31, 2022, announced now AFSPA [Armed Forces Special Powers Act] is being removed with effect from 01.04.2022 [April 1, 2022] completely from 23 districts and partially from 1 district of Assam.
Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF man killed, another wounded in Srinagar attack
Apr 04, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another was wounded in a militant attack in Srinagar's city centre on Monday afternoon, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 CRPF men injured in Srinagar
Apr 04, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Srinagar: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were wounded in a militant attack in Srinagar's city centre on Monday afternoon, official sources told UNI.
Modi congratulates Viktor Orbán over Parliamentary elections victory
Apr 04, 2022, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated his counterpart Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on his victory in the Parliamentary elections in Hungary.
9-day bike expedition ‘North East on Wheels’ to start from Apr 9
Apr 04, 2022, at 08:46 pm
Golaghat/IBNS: To mark the 75th year of the country’s Independence, the Amazing Namaste Foundation has organized a Pan-North East Bike expedition - 'North East on Wheels' from Apr 9 to 17.
Man arrested with pistol in Assam’s Golaghat
Apr 04, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Golaghat/IBNS: In a joint operation, Assam Rifles and police recovered a 9 mm pistol along with ammunition and apprehended a person in Assam’s Golaghat district along Assam-Nagaland border on Sunday night.
Narendra Modi congratulates Hungarian PM on his electoral win
Apr 04, 2022, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his newly elected Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, on his victory in the Parliamentary elections in Hungary.
Lakhimpur violence accused Ashish Mishra not a flight risk: Yogi govt tells Supreme Court
Apr 04, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Lucknow/New Delhi/IBNS: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday told the Supreme Court that Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, an accused in the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, is not a "flight risk", media reports said.
YS Jagan Reddy launches 13 new districts of Andhra Pradesh
Apr 04, 2022, at 05:29 pm
Amaravati/IBNS: Giving a further push to decentralisation of developmental schemes, Andhra Pradesh, a south Indian state, added 13 new districts effective from Monday, media reports said.
Expelled TMC student leader arrested for abusing, heckling Aliah University V-C
Apr 04, 2022, at 04:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal police on Sunday arrested the expelled student leader from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) for abusing and heckling the Vice Chancellor of Aliah University, hours after facing flak from the Opposition as well as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Jammu and Kashmir: Arms and ammo made in Pak, China recovered in Poonch
Apr 04, 2022, at 04:05 pm
Srinagar: Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition made in Pakistan and China near the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials informed on Monday.
Drugs worth Rs 3 crore seized in Assam’s Jagiroad
Apr 04, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Guwahati: Police seized drugs worth around Rs 3 crore and apprehended three persons in Assam’s Morigaon district.
Jammu and Kashmir LG pays obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi
Apr 04, 2022, at 04:36 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday paid obeisance at the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and released a bhajan and web-series on the Goddess at the SMVD Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra.