Dec 01, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore on Dec 4, 2021 at 1 PM.
Petrol now cheaper in Delhi as Kejriwal govt reduces VAT
Dec 01, 2021, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The price of petrol in Delhi will now be cheaper as the city government on Wednesday reduced the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 30 percent to 19.40%.
Delhi air quality remains in very poor category
Dec 01, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the “very poor ” category on Wednesday morning, as the air quality index recorded 349 according to India Meteorological department (IMD).
Cyclonic storm to hit coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A cyclonic storm is likely to hit coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh following the formation of a low-pressure area in the next 12 hours over the Andaman Sea, the India Meteorological Department, or IMD said.
Congress joins hands with Vijai Sardesai's party in Goa, upsets TMC
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Panaji/IBNS: In a new political equation, the Congress has stitched an alliance with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) in the run up to the 2022 state elections, stunning the emergent Trinamool Congress (TMC).
FIR against 49 including Facebook owner Zuckerberg for indecent remarks against Akhilesh
Dec 01, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Kannauj/UNI: On the orders of the court, an FIR has been registered against 49 people, including Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg for posting indecent remarks against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, officials said here on Wednesday.
Fire breaks out in a room inside Parliament House
Dec 01, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A fire broke out inside a room of the Parliament House here on Wednesday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir: JeM commander Yasir Parray killed during Pulwama encounter
Dec 01, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Srinagar: Two key terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama region on Wednesday, police said.
Mamata Banerjee meets Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut in Mumbai
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:40 am
Mumbai/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on an expansion mode for her party, on Tuesday evening met Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray and senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
Air India pilot unions threaten industrial action from Dec 1 over pay cut and unmet demands
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:30 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Around 1,000 pilots of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) have threatened “industrial action” from December 1 if the “illegal pay cut of 55 percent” and “plethora of longstanding disinvestment issues” are not addressed within three days by Air India, media reports said.
7-day institutional quarantine for international travellers from 'at-risk' nations in Maharashtra
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:15 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced that all international passengers arriving from "at-risk" countries will have to undergo a mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine and take RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 thrice - on the second, fourth, and seventh days after arrival, reports said.
India summons Pakistan official over model's photoshoot at Kartarpur Sahib
Dec 01, 2021, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires to convey deep concerns over the incident of "desecration of the sanctity of Gurdwara Shri Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur" by a Pakistani model and a clothing brand.
Mumbai to be hit by heavy rains tomorrow, cyclonic storm in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh: IMD
Dec 01, 2021, at 03:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mumbai is likely to face heavy rains along with Palghar and Thane in Maharashtra, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast.
Cost of international flights skyrocket amid Omicron scare: Report
Dec 01, 2021, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: International airfares are likely to zoom at least two to three times more than what used to be before the Covid-19 pandemic depending on where a person wants to fly from Delhi, media reports said.
Up to 6 hrs wait in Delhi airport for travellers from 'at risk' countries: Report
Dec 01, 2021, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Passengers travelling from countries where Omicron has been detected may have to wait at the Delhi Airport for up to six hours while their RT-PCR tests come out, according to media reports.
Admiral R Hari Kumar takes over as new Navy Chief
Dec 01, 2021, at 01:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: Admiral R Hari Kumar took charge as the 25th Chief of the Naval Staff on Tuesday, succeeding Admiral Karambir Singh, who retires toTuesday after a service of over forty one years in the Indian Navy.
Five security personnel injured in road mishap in Manipur’s Noney
Dec 01, 2021, at 12:21 am
Guwahati: At least five security personnel were injured after an escort vehicle of the convoy of Manipur BJP president met with an accident in Noney district on Tuesday.
No Mamata-Uddhav meeting in Mumbai owing to Maharashtra CM's health condition
Nov 30, 2021, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata/Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is not meeting his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on the latter's Mumbai tour owing to the Shiv Sena chief's health condition.
BSP will fight UP polls alone: Mayawati
Nov 30, 2021, at 07:38 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Reiterating that her party will go alone in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the Centre as well as the State government for conspiring to weaken the reservation system.
Vijay Mallya contempt case: Supreme Court to hear arguments on quantum of sentence
Nov 30, 2021, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will hear the arguments at 2 pm on the quantum of sentence against fugitive businessman and liquor baron Vijay Mallya, in connection with a contempt case.
Centre asks states and UTs to ramp up COVID-19 testing amid Omicron scare
Nov 30, 2021, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has asked 36 states and union territories to ramp up COVID-19 testing in the backdrop of the emergence of a new coronavirus variant, Omicron, in the world, media reports said.
PM Modi to inaugurate ‘InFinity Forum’ on Dec 3
Nov 30, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘InFinity Forum’, a thought leadership Forum on FinTech on Dec 3 via video conferencing, a statement said on Tuesday.
Opposition MPs' suspension won't be revoked: Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the suspension of Opposition MPs won't be revoked as the parliamentarians "haven't expressed remorse", media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee to visit Mumbai for three days starting tomorrow
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be on a three-day visit to Mumbai from Tuesday, during which she is scheduled to meet Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar and her Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray.
AASU leader killed in mob attack in Assam’s Jorhat town, 6 arrested
Nov 30, 2021, at 02:36 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a shocking incident, a leader of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) was killed in a mob attack following an alleged road accident in Assam’s Jorhat town on Monday.
Nov 30, 2021, at 01:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: Ban on entry of trucks in the National Capital Territory of Delhi has been extended exempting essential, CNG and electric-run trucks till Dec 7 while the restrictions on construction and demolition activities continue till further orders, Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced in a press briefing on Monday.
Kashmir: Rohit Kansal asks officers to make public services accessible
Nov 30, 2021, at 12:58 am
Pulwama/IBNS: Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD) and Information Department, Rohit Kansal, Sunday asked officers to make public services accessible.
Farmers stage protest in Srinagar, seeking repeal of land transfer order to CRPF
Nov 30, 2021, at 12:57 am
Srinagar/UNI: Farmers of South Kashmir's Pulwama on Monday staged a protest demonstration at Press Enclave on Residency road here against the "transfer of land" for establishing a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp.
Assam CM Himanta Sarma launches construction works of Majuli-Jorhat bridge
Nov 30, 2021, at 12:27 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday ceremonially launched construction works of the 8.25 km Majuli-Jorhat Bridge including immediate approaches over river Brahmaputra on NH 715K at Dakshinpat in Majuli district.
Police recover huge cache of arms belonging to UNLF in Manipur’s Thoubal
Nov 30, 2021, at 12:16 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Manipur police recovered a large stash of weapons including 15 AK series rifles in Thoubal district.