CBI takes over probe into alleged Assam Rifles recruitment scam
Dec 29, 2021, at 05:49 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case in connection with an alleged recruitment scam in Assam Rifles in Assam’s Jorhat district.
Rewind 2021: Hits and misses in India's political cauldron
Dec 29, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Indian politics is always on boil and 2021 was no stranger to this phenomenon. As the year draws to a close, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh rewinds the events of last 12 months
Manipur: Bomb blast hits Imphal
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:37 pm
Imphal/UNI: A powerful IED blast caused damages in the Telipati area of this capital city of Manipur in the wee hours on Wednesday, police said.
Delhi junior doctors to continue stir over college allotments despite assurances by Health Minister
Dec 29, 2021, at 04:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Junior doctors in Delhi, who are protesting against the delay in college allotments after the NEET postgraduate exam, on Tuesday said they will continue their agitation despite assurances from Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya a day after their face-off with the police.
Jammu and Kashmir: First Model CS Centre inaugurated at Chattergam
Dec 29, 2021, at 04:00 am
Budgam: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today inaugurated a first of its kind model Common Service Centre (CSC) in Kashmir at Panchayat Halqa Rawatpora in Chattergam area.
Jammu and Kashmir: CJ e-inaugurates apps for HC, subordinate judiciary
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:55 am
Jammu: Chief Justice of High Court (HC), Justice Pankaj Mithal Monday e-inaugurated ‘e-Filing application’ for the HC and ‘Employees’ Record Management System application’ for the subordinate judiciary.
Jammu and Kashmir: First village level Soil Testing Laboratory to come up in Srinagar
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:51 am
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad, Monday chaired a meeting of District Level Executive Committee (DLEC) in his Office chamber, here.
Jammu and Kashmir: Sikh delegation calls on DC Srinagar
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:49 am
Srinagar: A delegation of members of Sikh Community called on Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad in his office chamber here on today.
Jammu and Kashmir: NIT Srinagar hosts second OLIC meeting
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:46 am
New York: The Official Language Implementation Committee (OLIC) on Monday held its quarterly meeting at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar to review the progress report of Hindi language on the campus.
Punjab: Only fully vaccinated people allowed in public places from Jan 15
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:11 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Amid the Omicron fear, the Punjab Government has banned unvaccinated people from public places in the state from Jan 15 onwards.
PM Modi's security upgraded with new Mercedes car boasting highest armoured protection
Dec 29, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a major security upgrade with a new car which has enhanced protection features. His vehicle happens to be the latest version of Mercedes Maybach that boasts of highest armoured protection.
Naxals carry out explosion in Chhattisgarh, injures two
Dec 29, 2021, at 01:19 am
Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh/UNI: Two employees of a Bhilai Steel Plant contractor were injured by a Naxal improvised explosive device detonation on Tuesday in Khodgaon mine area 16 km from here, police said.
West Bengal: Firhad Hakim becomes KMC Mayor for second successive term
Dec 28, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Minister for Transport and Housing Firhad Hakim was on Tuesday sworn in as the Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the second consecutive term.
Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia joins BJP
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Amritsar: Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
PM Narendra Modi becomes first passenger of Kanpur Metro
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Kanpur: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday boarded the first Kanpur Metro train after the service was launched by him in the poll-bound state.
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:08 pm
Kanpur: Narendra Modi attended the 54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur on Tuesday and issued digital degrees through in-house blockchain-driven technology.
Arvind Kejriwal asks people in Delhi to wear masks amid rising COVID-19 cases
Dec 28, 2021, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked people in the national capital not to stir out of their home without a face mask amid rising cases of Covid-19, failing which he warned that markets will be shut in the city.
Dec 28, 2021, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi used the party's 137th foundation day on Tuesday to launch a blistering attack on the Modi government, calling it "autocratic" and accusing it of attempting to destroy the country's "composite culture".
Congress laid democracy's foundation: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 28, 2021, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it was his party which sowed the seeds of democracy in India.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien, former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro test COVID-19 positive
Dec 28, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, Derek O'Brien and Luizinho Faleiro, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Congress flag falls while being unfurled on foundation day
Dec 28, 2021, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress faced an embarrassing situation on Tuesday as it celebrated its Foundation Day program, after its flag fell from the pole while being unfurled by party president Sonia Gandhi here on Tuesday.
Sikhs for Justice member arrested in Germany for Ludhiana blast
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: German authorities have arrested Jaswinder Singh Multani, member of a pro-Khalistani group 'Sikhs for Justice', for his alleged involvement in Ludhiana court complex blast that happened last week, said highly placed sources on Tuesday.
Vikram Misri, ex-envoy to China, becomes new deputy National Security Advisor
Dec 28, 2021, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's former ambassador to China, Vikram Misri, has been appointed as the deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat.
Moderate earthquake hits Kashmir
Dec 28, 2021, at 05:09 am
Srinagar/UNI: A moderate intensity earthquake jolted parts of Kashmir on Monday evening, officials said.
India Army rescue over thousand tourists stuck after snowfall in Sikkim's Nathu La
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Army has rescued more than thousand tourists on Christmas Day, who were stuck in the upper reaches of East Sikkim in Nathu La Area following heavy snowfall.
Construction of Pandu Ship repair facility in Guwahati to start from May 2022: Sarbananda Sonowal
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:10 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal met with the top officials of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Cochin Shipyard Limited & IIT, Madras to review the progress on the Pandu Ship repair facility in Guwahati on Monday.
Missionaries of Charity debunks Mamata tweet, says 'none of its bank accounts was frozen by MHA'
Dec 28, 2021, at 02:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After the Central government, the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) too on Monday evening clarified that "none of its bank accounts had been frozen by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs", debunking the tweet by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and others claiming so on the micro-blogging site.
Two insurgents apprehended in Manipur, arms-ammunition recovered
Dec 28, 2021, at 01:52 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In two separate operations, Mantripukhri, Keithelmanbi and Phundrei Battalions of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) in joint operations with Manipur police apprehended two insurgents of UNLF and KCP (N) in Imphal East and Kakching district on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh ranks at the bottom of Niti Aayog's Health Index, Kerala tops the chart
Dec 28, 2021, at 01:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: Uttar Pradesh has ranked the lowest on Niti Aayog's Health Index while Kerala topped the chart in terms of overall performance.
No Missionaries of Charity (MoC) bank account frozen, says Centre after Mamata claims so in tweet
Dec 28, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had accused the BJP-led Central government of "freezing" all the bank accounts of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity (MoC), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday evening claimed it did not freeze any account of the charity founded by the late Nobel Peace laureate. The MoC also later issued a statement denying any freezing of their accounts.