Punjab: Polling for 117 assembly seats begins
Feb 20, 2022, at 02:24 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab began voting to elect representatives for all the 117 Assembly constituencies in this border state on Sunday morning.
Feb 20, 2022, at 08:20 am
Ottawa: The Indian High Commission in Candian capital Ottawa has issued an advisory for Indian students affected by the notice of closure of three institutions run by Rising Phoenix International Inc amid the ongoing protests in Canada, news agency ANI reported.
Bengal student leader dies after being allegedly pushed from roof by 'cops', local police denies
Feb 20, 2022, at 06:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A student of Kolkata's Aliah University, who was one of the faces of anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests in the city two years ago, died after being pushed off the roof of his own house on Friday midnight allegedly by four people who introduced themselves as policemen.
Assam: Forest department rescues pangolin
Feb 20, 2022, at 05:56 am
Guwahati/IBNS: An Indian pangolin was rescued by North Kamrup Forest Division, Rangia with the help of WCCB, Guwahati on Saturday.
SP will face tough challenge in 3rd phase: Yogi
Feb 20, 2022, at 02:42 am
Lucknow/UNI: Unlike the first two phases of elections in western Uttar Pradesh and Rohilkhand that were largely defined by the Muslim-Jat equation, the areas going to polls on Sunday are diverse in their demographic realities.
Feb 19, 2022, at 11:52 pm
There was ample reason this past week to recall the title of the Commentary of 08-01-2021 – Nepal’s self-centered political leadership has repeatedly failed its people – and conclude that the situation has, expectedly yet regrettably, not changed much one year down the line.
Sri Lanka Navy personnel arrest 6 Indian fishermen
Feb 19, 2022, at 10:19 pm
Nagapattinam/UNI: Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday arrested six Indian fishermen and confiscated their dhow allegedly for poaching in its territorial waters.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates municipal solid waste based Gobar-Dhan plant in Indore
Feb 19, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi/Indore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in Indore on Saturday through video conferencing.
PM Narendra Modi meets Afghanistan Sikh-Hindu delegation, earns praise for enacting CAA
Feb 19, 2022, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met members of the Sikh-Hindu delegation from Afghanistan at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg earlier on Saturday when the group prasied him for enacting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Haiti remains in ‘acute political and institutional crisis’, Security Council hears
Feb 19, 2022, at 08:37 pm
New York: Despite some signs of progress in ending the political, economic and humanitarian crisis that has worsened across Haiti since the assassination of its president last year, the situation there remains “fraught and highly polarized”, the UN envoy to the country told the Security Council on Friday.
Will examine AAP's alleged ties with separatists, Amit Shah assures Punjab CM Channi
Feb 19, 2022, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday assured Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi that he himself will get the matter of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) having alleged links with pro Khalistan outfit SFJ examined and that no one will be allowed to play with the unity and integrity of the country.
New age revolution: PM Modi flags off 100 kisan drones
Feb 19, 2022, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In a special drive aimed at helping farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns flying to spray pesticides and other stuff at farms across India.
Stalin claims to win all 21 corporations as Tamil Nadu urban local body polls underway
Feb 19, 2022, at 06:34 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has claimed his party DMK and its allies will win all 21 urban local bodies where elections are underway on Saturday, media reports said.
Huge quantity of drugs, ganja seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong
Feb 19, 2022, at 06:07 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Karbi Anglong district police of Assam seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs and ganja in two separate operations and arrested five persons.
Senior journalist Ravish Tiwari dies at 41
Feb 19, 2022, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Veteran journalist and Indian Express national bureau chief, Ravish Tiwari, has passed away, the news was confirmed on Twitter by fellow journalist Vikas Bhadauria on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 1 terrorist killed in Shopian encounter
Feb 19, 2022, at 03:48 pm
Shopian: At least one terrorist was killed during an ecunter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian region on Friday, officials said.
Narendra Modi pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Feb 19, 2022, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti.
PM Modi to inaugurate municipal solid waste based Gobar-Dhan plant in Indore today
Feb 19, 2022, at 02:52 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in Indore on Feb 19 at 1 PM through video conferencing.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter breaks out between security forces, terrorists in Shopian
Feb 19, 2022, at 02:31 pm
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday, officials said.
'Rs 1706 cr disbursed among farmers under PM-Kisan scheme in J&K'
Feb 19, 2022, at 05:00 am
Srinagar: In Jammu and Kashmir Rs 1706 crore has been disbursed among over 10 lakh farmers under the PM- Kisan scheme to give a boost to the farming community and agriculture sector which is the main driving force of UT's economy.
Jammu and Kashmir: Public interaction meeting held at Magam
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:57 am
Srinagar: As a part of public outreach programme and to strengthen police-public relationship, a joint interaction meeting was facilitated by Police and Civil administration at Municipal Conference Hall Magam, a police spokesman said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Commissioner Secy reviews functioning of Floriculture Deptt
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:55 am
Srinagar: Commissioner Secretary, Parks Gardens and Floriculture, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, chaired an extensive review meeting regarding the working of Floriculture Department here today.
Topper Talib brings laurels to Lolab
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:51 am
Kupwara: Talib Nabi Lone of the Sogam area of Lolab has brought laurels to north Kashmir’s Kupwara district by securing the first position in the 10th class examination.
Ex-NIA officer arrested over leaking information to Lashkar-e-Taiba
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested its former investigator, an IPS officer, for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Jammu and Kashmir: CS reviews functioning of Geology and Mining department
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:21 am
Srinagar: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting to review the functioning and progress of the Geology and Mining Department.
'India was not born in 1947': PM Modi tells Sikh leaders
Feb 19, 2022, at 03:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India was not born in 1947, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interaction with senior Sikh leaders at his home in Delhi on Friday ahead of the Punjab assembly election.
Mamata Banerjee reappoints nephew Abhishek Banerjee as TMC national gen secy after reported rift
Feb 19, 2022, at 02:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After two weeks of reported infighting and alleged scar in the relationship between Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo on Friday not only backed the latter but also restored his number two status in the party.
PM Modi hosts Sikh leaders ahead of Punjab polls
Feb 18, 2022, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met some Sikh leaders from across the country who praised him for taking action on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and for building the Kartarpur corridor with Pakistan.
India, Armenian officials hold Foreign Office Consultations
Feb 18, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi: The 9th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) between India and Armenia was held in virtual format on 18 February 2022.
Karnataka: FIR filed against hijab-wearing students for violating prohibitory orders
Feb 18, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Bengaluru: Karnataka police on Friday lodged an FIR against hijab-wearing female students for violating prohibitory orders in Tumakuru district.