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5 dead in a chemical factory explosion following fire in Telangana's Sangareddy | 'All jailed AAP leaders will be freed': Sanjay Singh walks out of Tihar after six months | ED files case against TMC leader Mahua Moitra in cash-for-query case | Kathua shootout: Injured Jammu and Kashmir cop succumbs, gangster dead | Odisha BJP vice-president Bhrugu Baxipatra quits party, likely to join BJD | Strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan, buildings damaged | AAP says ED's liquor policy kickback charge in court all 'lies' | 'No vacancy': Union Minister Hardeep Puri responds to Atishi's claim that BJP approached her | 'Changing names does not have an impact': Jaishankar on China's fresh claim over Arunachal Pradesh | BJP will get four more AAP leaders arrested, claims Delhi minister Atishi

Kashmir: Army fires at Pak drone spotted near LoC in Poonch

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:52 pm

Jammu/UNI: Alert Army troops fired at the Pakistan drone hovering close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

Delhi excise policy scam: ED issues eighth summons to Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued an eighth summons to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged excise policy scam.

PM Modi's mega boost for industrial development in Tamil Nadu, launches various projects

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:43 pm

Chennai/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a slew of projects in the southern Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu that would give a major fillip to industrial development in the state.

BJP seeks no-trust vote in Himachal Pradesh after stunning victory in Rajya Sabha polls

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:27 pm

Shimla/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to seek a no-trust vote in Himachal Pradesh after it managed to pull off a stunning victory in the elections to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the hill state.

Indian Navy, NCB seize 3,300 kg of drugs from a ship in major drug bust off Gujarat coast, five Pakistani crew members arrested

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:00 pm

The Indian Army conducted a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday when it seized around 3,300 kg of drugs from a ship near Gujarat's Porbandar.

Centre declares ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ as an 'Unlawful Association' for five years

Feb 28, 2024, at 03:29 pm

The Indian government has declared ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ as an 'Unlawful Association' for a further period of 5 years under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967.

Indian Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane discusses bilateral security issues during India-Germany High Defence Committee meeting

Feb 28, 2024, at 03:09 pm

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane co-chaired the India-Germany High Defence Committee (HDC) meeting in Berlin on 27 Feb 2024 with the State Secretary, German Ministry of Defence Benedikt Zimmer when the two leaders discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues.

Wanted highway robber in police net in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri

Feb 28, 2024, at 02:43 pm

Police on Tuesday nabbed a notorious and most wanted highway robber in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

UP court declares ex-MP Jaya Prada 'absconder', orders arrest

Feb 28, 2024, at 06:03 am

Rampur (UP)/IBNS: A special court in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur declared cine actress and former MP Jaya Prada an 'absconder' on Tuesday in two five-year-old cases related to violation of the model code of conduct, reports said.

Lashkar associate arrested in J&K’s Baramulla

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:49 am

Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: Security forces arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Tuesday.

Amid cross-voting, Congress wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka, BJP gets one

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:21 am

Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Amid reports of cross-voting in the high-pitched electoral battle for the four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka, all three ruling Congress candidates Ajay Maken, Syed Naseer Hussain and GC Chandrashekhar sailed through, while the BJP bagged the remaining seat on Tuesday.

Calcutta HC grants bail to ex-Sandeshkhali CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar, raps govt over his arrest

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:43 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Tuesday granted bail to former Sandeshkhali CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar, who was arrested by the Bengal Police, for his alleged involvement in the violent protests in pockets of the North 24 Parganas district.

BJP wins Rajya Sabha poll in Himachal after 6 Congress MLAs' cross-voting

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:26 am

Shimla/IBNS: In a huge setback for the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to secure victory for its candidate in the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh despite having only 25 MLAs in the 68-member Assembly.

SC issues contempt notice to Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved, Acharya Balkrishna for misleading ads on medicines

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:16 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Patanjali Ayurved and the company’s managing director Acharya Balkrishna for deviating from their promise to not make misleading claims in their product advertisements, media reports said.

ISF holds protest rally over arrest of party's lone MLA Naushad Siddique

Feb 28, 2024, at 03:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Indian Secular Front (ISF) supporters Tuesday took out a rally in the city and its outskirts to protest against the arrest of the party Chairman and lone legislator Pirzada Mohammad Naushad Siddique on his way to conflict-hit Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, official sources said.

‘Our MSMEs have great opportunity to be part of global supply chain,' says PM Modi

Feb 28, 2024, at 02:38 am

Madurai (Tamil Nadu)/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have a great opportunity to become part of the global supply chain.

Indian Army strengthens bridging capability with induction of 46-meter Modular Bridge

Feb 28, 2024, at 01:20 am

The Indian Army bolstered its bridging capability with the induction of the 46-meter Modular Bridge on Tuesday.

S Jaishankar voices concern over conflict in Gaza

Feb 28, 2024, at 12:12 am

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised serious concern over the conflict in Gaza and asserted that "all the humanitarian crisis arising from conflicts required a sustainable solution."

Road mishap in Ballia leaves six dead

Feb 27, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Six people, including two children, were killed and 10 others injured when two jeeps collided with a pickup van in the Bairiya area of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police sources said here.

Major fire breaks out at jute mill in Kolkata, no casualty

Feb 27, 2024, at 10:02 pm

A major fire broke out in a jute mill near Kadapara on the EM Bypass (Salt Lake area) on Tuesday, official sources said.

Himachal Pradesh's Mall Road murder case accused arrested at Hisar

Feb 27, 2024, at 09:59 pm

Accused absconding after the crime and murder of a 21-year-old employee of a bakery here was nabbed by the police at Hisar, Haryana, on Tuesday, a senior officer said.

Tripura leader Pijush Biswas rejoins Congress

Feb 27, 2024, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Senior Tripura leader and former PCC president of Tripura, Pijush Kanti Biswas, on Tuesday rejoined the Indian National Congress (INC).

Sandeshkhali incident: Governor CV Ananda Bose writes to Mamata Banerjee seeking Sheikh Shahjahan's arrest

Feb 27, 2024, at 07:27 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking the arrest of absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who has been accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse by local women from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, media reports said.

Sidhu Moosewala's parents are expecting a baby: Reports

Feb 27, 2024, at 07:10 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's parents are set to welcome their new baby soon, several media reports said.

PM Modi to visit Kashmir next week

Feb 27, 2024, at 06:30 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Kashmir on March 7, official sources said on Tuesday.

Rajya Sabha polls: Akhilesh Yadav faces jolt as SP chief whip quits amid buzz over cross-voting

Feb 27, 2024, at 06:24 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: In a jolt to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief whip Manoj Pandey quit amid the buzz over cross-voting following Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s fielding of the eight candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections where 10 seats are up grab from the state.

Bengal: ISF MLA Naushad Siddique, on way to Sandeshkhali, arrested

Feb 27, 2024, at 05:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Lone Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddique, who was on the way to West Bengal's Sandeshkhali where allegations of land grabbing and sexual abuse have been raised by the local women, was on Tuesday arrested as a preventive measure in Kolkata.

Uttar Pradesh: Polling begins for 10 seats of Rajya Sabha

Feb 27, 2024, at 05:09 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Polling for 10 seats of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh began on Tuesday.

Armenian Minister Narek Mkrtchyan says expanding ties with India remains a top priority

Feb 27, 2024, at 03:55 pm

Armenia’s labour minister Narek Mkrtchyan, who recently visited New Delhi to participate in the Raisina Dialogue, has said deepening and expanding ties with India remains a top priority for his nation's foreign policy agenda.

'I am not Malala' famed Kashmiri journalist Yana Mir says she faced harassment at Delhi IGI over bag scanning, customs officials claim she did not cooperate with them

Feb 27, 2024, at 03:48 pm

Jammu and Kashmir-based journalist Yana Mir, who recently returned to India from the UK where she won hearts with her 'free and safe in India' remark, took to social media to share the alleged 'harassment' and rude behaviour she faced from immigration officers who asked her to get the bags scanned at the Delhi IGI airport.