Feb 16, 2024, at 05:13 am
Imphal/IBNS: A violent mob comprising almost hundreds of people attacked the office of the Superintendent of Police in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Thursday night as they protested against the suspension of a head constable after a selfie of him with "armed miscreants" went viral.
ED summons TMC MP Dev in cattle smuggling case to Delhi
Feb 16, 2024, at 04:44 am
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Bengali film superstar-parliamentarian Dev has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the cattle smuggling case, media reports said.
Delhi govt delays budget, expected in March first week
Feb 16, 2024, at 04:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Delhi government is expected to present the annual budget 2024–25 in the first week of March as the proposal to extend the session was passed in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
Bengal police deny Amit Malviya's allegation on Sandeshkhali, calls it 'most shameful'
Feb 16, 2024, at 03:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Police Thursday dubbed BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya's allegation that police have forcibly taken away a few women from Sandeshkhali as fake.
TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty resigns, 'not accepted' by Mamata Banerjee
Feb 16, 2024, at 03:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, actress-Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty on Thursday resigned after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, who as per the parliamentarian's words refused to accept the resignation.
BJP nominates 8th candidate to Rajya Sabha from UP despite number shortage
Feb 16, 2024, at 02:45 am
Lucknow: In a surprise move, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday named former Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Seth as its eighth candidate in the biennial election for 10 seats of the upper house despite being short of the required numbers of members in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Allahabad HC reserves order on plea against allowing puja in cellar of Gyanvapi complex
Feb 16, 2024, at 02:29 am
Prayagraj/IBNS/UNI: The Allahabad High Court Thursday reserved its judgement on the appeal challenging the validity of the Varanasi District Judge's order for permitting 'puja' in the cellar on the south side of the Gyanvapi complex.
ED summons Mahua Moitra for interrogation in alleged foreign exchange violation case
Feb 16, 2024, at 01:34 am
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader and disqualified Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra is facing fresh troubles as the Enforcement Directorate has sent her summons for questioning in an alleged foreign exchange violation case.
Feb 16, 2024, at 12:16 am
Srinagar: In yet another blow to the INDIA bloc, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Thursday that his party would go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while indicating that he may re-join the BJP-led NDA alliance in the future.
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari heads towards trouble-torn Sandeshkhali
Feb 15, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata: After a sit-in-dharna outside the West Bengal Assembly against the suspension of five BJP MLAs, Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday left for Sandeshkhali, the trouble-torn area of North 24 Parganas.
BJP MLA Nand Kishore Yadav unanimously elected as Speaker of Bihar Assembly
Feb 15, 2024, at 10:30 pm
Patna: Veteran BJP MLA Nand Kishore Yadav was elected as the Speaker of Bihar state legislative assembly here on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2024, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday announced her decision not to participate in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, citing health reasons. On Wednesday, the former Congress chief submitted her candidacy papers for the Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan.
ED raids on residences of senior BJD MLA Prafulla Samal
Feb 15, 2024, at 07:24 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Thursday raided several places in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak linked to former Odisha Minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Prafulla Samal, reportedly in connection with a multi-crore land scam.
Kashmir: SIA raids at multiple locations in Srinagar
Feb 15, 2024, at 07:02 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids and searches at several locations in Srinagar in connection with a case on Thursday, official sources said.
Manipur: Violence escalates; arms and ammunition recovered
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:19 pm
Imphal/UNI: Security measures were taken up and mass operations conducted in Manipur after Kuki militants attacked Serou, Kadanband, Sugnu, and some places in Imphal East during the last few days.
Ashwini Vaishnaw stresses on faster coal transportation to ports, industries and power plants
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:13 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has stressed on faster coal transportation to different ports and industries, along with power plants.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:08 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw filed a nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha on Thursday.
Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme, calls it 'unconstitutional'
Feb 15, 2024, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark verdict months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme calling it "unconstitutional", media reports said.
PM Modi visits Doha days after Qatar released 8 Indian Navy veterans
Feb 15, 2024, at 04:37 pm
Doha/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his two-day visit to Doha on Thursday, days after eight Indian Navy were released by Qatar.
PM Modi and Madagascar Prez discuss bilateral ties
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:57 am
Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday and discussed ways to advance bilateral ties, an official statement said.
'Long-cherished dream has come true': PM Modi inaugurates Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi
Feb 15, 2024, at 05:06 am
Abu Dhabi/BNS: As Narendra Modi Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi's first Hindu temple marking a significant milestone for the Indian community in the Middle East, the Indian Prime Minister said a long-cherished dream has come true.
IndiGo passenger finds bolt in sandwich
Feb 15, 2024, at 04:28 am
New Delhi: A female passenger travelling on an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Chennai for a business trip has alleged to have found a screw in the sandwich served to her during the journey, media reports said.
Feb 15, 2024, at 04:02 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly Wednesday adopted two resolutions against the Union government’s proposed delimitation process after 2026 and the ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy.
PM Modi inaugurates Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi
Feb 15, 2024, at 02:30 am
Abu Dhabi/BNS: In a significant milestone for the Indian community in the Middle East, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi's first Hindu temple, which is also the largest in the region.
SC lashes out at AAP for enroaching land allotted to Delhi High Court
Feb 15, 2024, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Tuesday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party for encroaching on the land allotted to the Delhi High Court at Rouse Avenue and asked the government counsel to find out the timeline for removal of the AAP party office.
Rajya Sabha polls: BJP nominates JP Nadda from Gujarat, Chavan from Maharashtra
Feb 15, 2024, at 12:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday nominated national President Jagat Prakash Nadda from Gujarat and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who quit Congress and joined BJP on Tuesday, from his home state for the Rajya Sabha elections.
Feb 15, 2024, at 12:06 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the World Governments Summit in Dubai where he said the need of the hour was to make governance 'inclusive, tech- smart, clean and transparent, and green'.
ED arrests three Kashmir residents in money laundering case related to MBBS admissions in Pakistan
Feb 14, 2024, at 11:49 pm
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested three Kashmir residents in a money laundering case related to MBBS admissions in Pakistan.
JK LG Manoj Sinha pays tributes to CRPF personnel killed in 2019 Pulwama terror attack
Feb 14, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday paid tributes to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed in a terror attack in Pulwama on this day in 2019.
Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar hospitalised after sustaining injury during a protest march
Feb 14, 2024, at 11:15 pm
BJP's West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar was on Wednesday admitted to a hospital after sustaining injury following a fall from a car bonnet while addressing a protest march at Taki ( North 24 Parganas) on Sandeshkhali issue, official sources said.