Mamata sweeps Bengal civic polls decimating Opposition, Hamro Party springs surprise in Darjeeling
Mar 02, 2022, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maintaining its absolute dominance in the state politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday swept the violence-marred polls held in 108 civic bodies, wiping out all key opposition parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had won 77 assembly seats in less than a year ago.
Mar 02, 2022, at 06:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Within a year after emerging as the only legitimate opposition party in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday turned out as the biggest casualty in the violence-marred Sunday civic polls, losing its stronghold Darjeeling, failing to wrest power in its key leader Suvendu Adhikari's bastion Contai and state president Sukanta Majumdar's Balurghat.
PM Modi emphasises on use of technology for 'ease of living'
Mar 02, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday emphasised on the maximum use of technology for 'ease of living' as he asserted that it is a medium to empower people of the country.
West Bengal: TMC set for clean sweep in violence-marred polls to 108 civic bodies
Mar 02, 2022, at 04:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maintaining its absolute dominance in the political spectrum of West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set for a clean sweep in 108 civic bodies where elections were held on Sunday.
Operation Ganga: Six more flights depart for India with 1,377 Indians
Mar 02, 2022, at 03:34 pm
Kyiv/New Delhi: Six flights have departed for India in the last 24 hours, carrying back 1,377 more Indian nationals from war-hit Ukraine as part of Operation Ganga, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.
West Bengal Municipal Election: Counting of votes underway
Mar 02, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Kolkata: Counting of votes for the West Bengal Municipal Election began on Wednesday morning under a massive security blanket, sources said.
Indian embassy in Ukraine shuts down after attempts to evacuate citizens from Kyiv
Mar 02, 2022, at 06:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian embassy in Ukraine's capital Kyiv has shut down and the Ambassador and the staff are moving to the western part of the country, media reports quoting sources have said.
Indian student from Karnataka killed in Kharkiv on 6th day of Russia-Ukraine war
Mar 02, 2022, at 04:52 am
A 21-year-old Indian student from the southern state of Karnataka was killed during a shelling in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, on the sixth day of the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv.
26 flights over next 3 days to evacuate stranded Indians from war-hit Ukraine: Centre
Mar 02, 2022, at 04:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India will operate 26 flights over the next three days to fly back Indian citizens who have moved from Ukraine to neighbouring countries, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla informed reporters on Tuesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on the country's evacuation efforts called 'Operation Ganga'.
PM Modi speaks to father of Indian student killed in Kharkiv
Mar 02, 2022, at 02:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the father of Naveen Gyanagoudar, the Indian student, who was killed in Russian shelling in Kharkiv city of Ukraine.
Kashmir LG thanks PM Modi for highlighting lake preservation efforts
Mar 01, 2022, at 11:59 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the efforts of Srinagar district administration in restoring Gil Sar and Khushal Sar lakes of the city.
JK: Herath to be celebrated with religious fervour today
Mar 01, 2022, at 11:50 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Maha Shivratri, locally known as ‘Herath’, is being celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Kacha Badam: Internet sensation Bhuban Badyakar injured as he meets accident while learning to drive
Mar 01, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata: Bhuban Badyakar, the singer of Kacha Badam song that went viral on the social media, was injured as he met with an accident while trying to learn driving at his native village in West Bengal's Birbhum district, media reports said.
Ilker Ayci declines Air India top job offer, confirms Tata Sons
Mar 01, 2022, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi: Former Turkish Airlines Chairman Ilker Ayci, who had recently been appointed by Tata Sons to lead Air India as CEO & MD, has declined the offer.
Assam Rifles recover huge quantity of explosives in Mizoram
Mar 01, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Aizawl: In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, Lunglei Battalion of Headquarter 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered Explosive and war like stores and apprehended two individuals at Siaha district on Feb 27.
As many as 145 people from Assam still stranded in Ukraine
Mar 01, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Guwahati: As many as 145 more people from Assam are still stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
Ukraine Crisis: India student, who went to buy food, killed in shelling in Kharkiv
Mar 01, 2022, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi: Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagoudar, an Indian student from Karnataka, was killed in shelling in Kharkiv when he stepped out of the safety of a metro station to buy food in the war zone in eastern Ukraine today, UNI reported.
Rahul Gandhi condoles death of Indian student in Ukraine
Mar 01, 2022, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of an Indian student in an intense shelling in Kharkiv amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
Mar 01, 2022, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi: As many as 182 Indian citizens from Ukraine have been brought back to India, by the seventh evacuation flight as part of Government of India’s Operation Ganga, officials said on Tuesday.
Russia-Ukraine war: One Indian student killed in Kharkiv, MEA confirms
Mar 01, 2022, at 08:47 pm
One Indian student has been killed in an intense shelling in Kharkiv amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.
Indian embassy in Ukraine advises all stranded nationals to leave Kyiv 'urgently' today
Mar 01, 2022, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian embassy in Ukraine has issued a fresh advisory asking all its nationals including the students stuck in the war-torn country to leave Kyiv immediately.
Mar 01, 2022, at 06:29 pm
Voicing deep concern over the deteriorating situation in war-torn Ukraine, India at the UN General Assembly reiterated its call for an immediate end to the violence and hostilities and also welcomed the holding of talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
PM Modi chairs meeting to review Ukraine crisis, first relief material to be dispatched tomorrow
Mar 01, 2022, at 05:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting, his second on Monday, to review the ongoing efforts under Operation Ganga to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.
PM Modi holds third-high level meeting on Ukraine crisis in 24 hrs: Reports
Mar 01, 2022, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting to discuss the situation in war-hit Ukraine, the third one in 24 hours, reports said.
Over 78 per cent voters' turnout recorded in Manipur polls amid incidents of stray violence
Mar 01, 2022, at 01:31 am
Imphal/UNI: Manipur recorded a heavy voter turnout with close to 80 per cent polling, which continued two hours after the scheduled timing amid reports of stray violence in round one of the state Assembly election covering 38 constituencies on Monday.
Indian Embassy in Kyiv advises Indians not to exhibit aggressive behaviour at railway stations
Mar 01, 2022, at 12:01 am
Kyiv/New Delhi: With weekend curfew lifted in Ukraine, the Indian embassy in Kyiv on Monday asked students to move to the western part of the country, and also advised students to remain composed and “especially not to exhibit aggressive behavior while at the railway stations”.
Gilgit-Baltistan: 'Final Annexation' Accelerated
Feb 28, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad has accelerated the process of imposing a provisional-provincial status on Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistani media reports claim that between February 7-14, 2022, a number of meetings were held among the stakeholders, in Islamabad. During these meetings, the draft of the “26th Constitutional Amendment Bill” was discussed.
Feb 28, 2022, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi: Officials from India and the European Union (EU) discussed ‘EU-India Connectivity Partnership and the EU’s Global Gateway Strategy’ during a virtual event, which was held to mark the celebration of India’s 75 years of Independence.
Indian Army organizes volleyball tournament in Assam’s Baksa
Feb 28, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Guwahati: To reaffirm its commitment towards fostering peace and to provide an mimpetus to the sporting talents in the region of lower Assam, Indian Army organised Invictus Inter Club Volleyball Tournament at Baganpara in Assam's Baksa district.
Mamata offers 'unconditional support' to PM Modi over India's stand on Russia-Ukraine war
Feb 28, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Keeping the political differences aside, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday offered an "unconditional support" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India's stand on the war between Russia and Ukraine.