Indian students, who were stranded in Sumy, to return home tonight
Mar 09, 2022, at 02:39 pm
New Delhi/Kyiv: Indian students, who were stranded in Sumy region of war-hit Ukraine are expected to arrive in India tonight on flights under Operation Ganga.
Chandrima Bhattacharya gets Bengal finance ministry in Mamata cabinet rejig
Mar 09, 2022, at 04:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made minor changes to her cabinet by reallocating some portfolios and giving Chandrima Bhattacharya full charge of the finance department.
NRI thanks Hyderabad Police for nabbing laptop thief on the run
Mar 09, 2022, at 03:45 am
An NRI who returned to India after 15 years has said that he received the best news ever while still in India, from the Hyderabad police when they recovered his expensive Macbook Pro from a man who had absconded with it.
'Who's paying for exit polls?' Akhilesh Yadav questions BJP win prediction in UP, claims EVM thefts
Mar 09, 2022, at 02:55 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stolen from a counting centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi just two days before the counting of votes, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Tuesday, claiming there is video proof of the theft.
All Indian students stranded in Sumy moved out, says MEA
Mar 09, 2022, at 01:39 am
New Delhi/Kyiv/UNI: All Indian students stranded in Sumy were on Tuesday moved out of the eastern Ukrainian city and are en-route to the central city of Poltava, the MEA said.
How girls of today can become the women of tomorrow
Mar 09, 2022, at 12:30 am
Since childhood, AbhaKumari (21) wanted to study and don the police uniform – making a mark for herself as ‘Lady Dabangg’.
India to restart regular international flights operation from Mar 27
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday announced that all bans on international commercial flights due to COVID-19 crisis will be lifted from Mar 27.
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi: Under ‘Operation Ganga’ to rescue Indian citizens from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, 410 Indians have been airlifted on Tuesday by 2 special civilian flights from Suceava.
India-China border talks to be held on March 11
Mar 08, 2022, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: India and China mutually decided to hold the 15th round of Corps Commander level talks to resolve the friction areas in Eastern Ladakh on March 11, official sources said on Tuesday, adding that recent statements by both sides are "encouraging and positive".
Ahead of poll results, Congress sends feelers to AAP, TMC in Goa
Mar 08, 2022, at 09:03 pm
Panaji/IBNS: Three days ahead of the assembly election results in Goa, the Congress has changed its stance by making them open to a post-poll alliance with other parties to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from assuming power in the coastal state.
Mamata Banerjee warns TMC leaders hobnobbing with Independent civic poll winners
Mar 08, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday gave a warning to all Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders who are keeping close ties with Independent civic poll winners amid reports of infighting in various districts.
Former BJP leader Jay Prakash Majumdar joins TMC
Mar 08, 2022, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jay Prakash Majumdar on Tuesday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), significantly a day after meeting rebel saffron party MP Locket Chatterjee.
Efforts made to keep Nari Shakti ahead in development journey: PM Modi on Women's Day
Mar 08, 2022, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Saluting the women on International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that many efforts have been made to keep the country's Nari Shakti at the forefront of India's development journey.
UNSC: India voices deep concern that safe corridor for Indians in Sumy did not materialise
Mar 08, 2022, at 03:15 pm
United Nations/New Delhi: India at the UN Security Council voiced deep concern that despite its repeated urgings to both Russia and Ukraine, the safe corridor for Indian students stranded in Sumy did not materialise.
Evacuation of 700 Indian students stuck in Ukraine's Sumy on hold again
Mar 08, 2022, at 03:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The evacuation of around 700 Indian students stranded in battle-hit Ukraine's Sumy was put on hold again Monday as Ukraine vetoed the Russian idea of a humanitarian corridor from three of its cities to Russia and Belarus.
Airline firms seek to raise fares as aviation fuel price increase again in March: Report
Mar 08, 2022, at 03:00 am
Airline companies in India have once again requested the civil aviation ministry to raise caps on domestic fares, owing to the sharp rise in prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the last two months and over expected high crude oil prices with no end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in sight.
Assembly elections 2022: AAP to sweep Punjab, BJP likely to retain UP, Exit Polls say
Mar 08, 2022, at 02:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to sweep Punjab polls while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will retain Uttar Pradesh, exit polls predicted on Monday as voting for assembly elections in five states concluded, which is seen as the semi-final ahead of the 2024 national polls.
54.18 pct polling witnessed in UP's last phase of assembly election till 5 pm
Mar 08, 2022, at 01:37 am
Lucknow/UNI: An estimated 54.18 per cent out of 2.06 crore voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm for 54 seats, spread over nine districts in the seventh, and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday.
Ex-NSE CEO Chitra Ramakrishna sent to 7-day CBI custody
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:56 am
A Special CBI Court on Monday sent former Chief Executive Officer of the National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramakrishna to a seven-day CBI custody in connection with the NSE co-location case.
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:38 am
New Delhi: Under ‘Operation Ganga’ to rescue Indian citizens, 1314 Indians have been airlifted on Monday by 7 special civilian flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries.
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:35 am
At least 57 worshippers were killed and 197 injured on March 4, 2022, when a suicide attacker detonated himself inside an Imambargah (Shia place of worship), during Friday prayers, in the Koocha Risaldar area of Peshawar, the Provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Subsequently, the death toll increased to 62 as five of the injured died on March 5.
Police arrest top Maoist leader Kanchan Da in Assam's Cachar district
Mar 07, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Guwahati: Assam police have arrested top Maoist leader Kanchan Da and one of his aide in Cachar district.
Mar 07, 2022, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they discussed the evolving situation in Ukraine.
Nagaland government calls consultative meeting on Mar 9 to discuss Naga Peace process
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Kohima/IBNS: The Nagaland government has called a consultative meeting on Mar 9 at State Banquet Hall, Chief Minister's Residential complex, Kohima to discuss the Naga Peace process, ULB election.
Police recover 297 grams of heroin from Tripura bound car in Assam’s Karimganj district, two held
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:40 pm
Karimganj/IBNS: Police seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs and arrested two persons from Ashimganj area under Patharkandi police station in Assam’s Karimganj district on Sunday.
Assam Rifles recover a huge cache of weapons in Manipur
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:36 pm
Tamenglong/IBNS: Tamenglong Battalion under the aegis of 22sect/Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Kahulong village in Manipur's Tamenglong district.
Indian students studying medicine in China fear losing degree cancellation
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several Indian students studying medicine in various educational institutions in China are fearing cancellation of their degrees if they don't return to the South Asian country before Jun 2022, media reports said.
Mar 07, 2022, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and sought his continued support in the ongoing efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Sumy, where a ceasefire had been announced by Russia earlier in the day.
Death toll in Srinagar blast rises to 2
Mar 07, 2022, at 06:29 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 20-year-old girl who was critically injured at Hari Singh High Street Market blast in Srinagar succumbed to her injuries in Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital taking the death toll to two on Monday, officials said.
BSF shoots down Pakistan drone
Mar 07, 2022, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: BSF foiled yet another smuggling bid from Pakistani side by shooting down a quadcopter in Punjab's Ferozepur sector early Monday and recovered approximately 4.17 kgs of contraband.