BJP leader Vishwajit Rane meets Goa Governor amid suspense over next CM
Mar 13, 2022, at 06:11 am
BJP's Vishwajit Rane, who is tipped to be the next chief minister of Goa, met the state's Governor on Saturday.
Major fire breaks out in Kolkata tannery, firefighting ops underway
Mar 13, 2022, at 03:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out in a tannery at Meher Ali Lane under Tangra Police Station limits in Kolkata on Saturday evening.
Gandhis won't step down in CWC meet tomorrow: Congress
Mar 13, 2022, at 02:22 am
Ahead of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting to be held tomorrow following party's poor show in the Assembly polls recently held in five sates, the party has categorically rejected speculations that the Gandhis - Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - are going to resign at its top decision-making body, media reports said.
Kolkata metro's East-West services to remain suspended from Mar 15 to 17
Mar 13, 2022, at 01:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata metro's East-West services will remain suspended for three days in the next week, according to an official release.
Mar 13, 2022, at 01:10 am
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India Saturday announced the schedule of by-elections to one parliamentary constituency in West Bengal and four assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and West Bengal.
Assembly Polls disaster: Congress Working Committee to meet tomorrow
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet here on Sunday, days after the party put up a poor show in the Assembly polls held in several Indian states in recent days, sources told UNI.
Delhi: Shanty fire leaves seven people dead
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi: Seven people including two minors were killed on Saturday when a fire engulfed a shanty in Gokulpuri area here, prompting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to announce Rs 10 lakh compensation to families of every adult and Rs 5 lakh for every minor who died.
Odisha: Several injured as BJD MLA rams car into crowd in Khurda, thrashed by irate mob
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Banapur: In a grim reminder of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh, BJD MLA from Odisha's Chilika, Prasanta Kumar Jagadev, rammed his car into crowd at Banapur in Khurda district on Saturday morning.
Bangladeshi national killed in Kolkata guest house fire
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata: A Bangladeshi woman died and two others, including another Bangladeshi national, were injured in a fire that broke out in a guest house at Mirza Ghalib Street (Free School Street) in central Kolkata in the early hours of Saturday.
Bangladesh: 12th Foundation Day of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) celebrated in Dhaka
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:24 pm
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Vikram K. Doraiswami inaugurated the event with the lighting of a ceremonial lamp.
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:02 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma instructed the Chief Secretary of the state government to direct all state government’s departments to dispose off pending applications before April 15 this year.
Mar 12, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated a building of Rashtriya Raksha University to the nation and delivered its first Convocation address at Ahmedabad.
Mar 12, 2022, at 08:43 pm
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann on Saturday met Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday morning and submitted his claim to form the government in the state.
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba thanks Modi for helping in evacuating his nationals from war-hit Ukraine
Mar 12, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for helping his country to repatriate its citizens who were stranded in war-hit Ukraine.
India, China talk on disengagement in Ladakh for 12 hours
Mar 12, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi: India and China discussed disengagement in remaining friction areas of eastern Ladakh for over 12 hours on Friday, a top defence official told UNI on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Four terrorists, including a Pakistani national, killed in encounter
Mar 12, 2022, at 02:45 pm
Sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir, second killing in 48 hours
Mar 12, 2022, at 05:39 am
Srinagar/UNI: Militants shot dead a sarpanch in Kashmir on Friday evening, the second such killing in the last 48 hours.
'Spend maximum time in your constituencies': Bhagwant Mann tells AAP MLAs in Punjab
Mar 12, 2022, at 05:03 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: In his first directions to the newly elected MLA's in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief minister-elect Bhagwant Mann said on Friday asked them to spend maximum time in their constituencies instead of being in the capital Chandigarh and not to hanker for cabinet berths.
After Congress poll debacle, 'dissident' leaders meet
Mar 12, 2022, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the miserable performance of Congress in the five states which went for assembly polls, "dissident" leaders met at senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's home on Friday evening.
Yogi Adityanath resigns, gears up to form govt for second term
Mar 12, 2022, at 02:28 am
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday handed over his resignation to Governor Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhawan and with this, the tenure of the government ended.
Technical snag caused accidental missile fire in Pakistan: India
Mar 12, 2022, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Friday acknowledged that a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile in Pakistan.
AAI takes first step to make Srinagar's airport disabled friendly
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:33 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Travel for persons with disabilities would get easier at the Srinagar International Airport as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recently set-up a help desk where assistance with sign language is made available for persons with communication barriers.
Principal Sec discusses modalities with IFAD for developing Kashmir's agriculture
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:30 am
Jammu/IBNS: Principal Secretary for Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Navin Kumar Choudhary on Thursday discussed modalities for development of agriculture and its allied sectors in Jammu and Kashmir with a team of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and NABARD.
Kashmir University's VC flags off girl students contingent for snow skiing course
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:23 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A contingent of girl students from University of Kashmir and its affiliated colleges was flagged off for a skiing course in Gulmarg as part of the varsity’s celebrations of International Women’s Day.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashes near LoC, one pilot dies
Mar 11, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Srinagar: A pilot was killed and another was injured after an Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez Sector in Kashmir on Friday, defence officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistani among 3 militants killed in Kashmir
Mar 11, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead three militants, including a Pakistani national, in two separate encounters in Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.
Ukraine Crisis: S Jaishankar appreciates Operation Ganga
Mar 11, 2022, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday appreciated Operation Ganga which was launched by the Indian government to evacuate Indian citizens from war-hit Ukraine.
Indian Army chopper crashes in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 11, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Srinagar: An Army chopper crashed in Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday, officials said.
All regional parties should be united: Mamata Banerjee after Congress' disastrous election result
Mar 11, 2022, at 09:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday once again pitched in the idea of a unity of all regional parties after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victory in four states and Congress' disastrous poll performance.
Evacuated Indian students from Ukraine's Sumy reach Delhi
Mar 11, 2022, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi: One more flight carrying 242 Indians evacuated from Ukraine landed in Delhi on Friday.