COVID-19: West Bengal records 652 fresh cases, tally reaches 18559
Jun 30, 2020, at 07:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With the highest spike of 652 infections in the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 18559, including 5761 active cases, 668 deaths and 12130 discharges, reports said on Tuesday.
Pulwama:Â Grenade lobbed by suspected militants on security forces fails to explode
Jun 30, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Suspected militants on Tuesday hurled a grenade towards a CRPF deployment in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, which did not explode.
ED attaches assets worth Rs 7.32 lakh in Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case
Jun 30, 2020, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that it has attached assets worth Rs 7.32 lakh under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of Aijaz Hussain Khawaja in Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case.
Police playing leading role in anti-militancy operations in Kashmir: IGP
Jun 30, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that J&K police is playing a leading role in anti-militancy operations in the valley, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that five militants have been killed during the last 24 hours in Anantnag.
Jharkhand: Coaching class owner in Dhanbad and Nurse in Ranchi commit suicide
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:44 pm
Dhanbad/Ranchi/UNI: The cases of suicide are on an increase in the state as two more people committed suicide in different districts of the state.
Modi Govt should start ‘Nyay Yojana’ for poor: Rahul Gandhi
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said in the last three months, Corona has ruined the country and the poor are devastated, so the government should start a ‘Nyay Yojana’ to help the poor.
Crime in Puducherry: Youth pours hot oil on girl student
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Puducherry/UNI: In a one-sided love affair, a youth allegedly poured hot oil on a 9th standard girl student here on Monday night.
Alert Indian troops foil infiltration bid along LoC in Kupwara
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Alert troops have foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, where a search operation has been launched to sanitise the border areas.
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With India continuing its fight against COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the nation and announced that his government will continue to provide PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana scheme till the end of November which will benefit 80 crore poor people.
COVID-19: PM Modi warns that 'carelessness' was observed during Unlock 1
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:13 pm
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister is addressing the nation on Tuesday where he said the situation in the country is much better than many due to timely lockdown.
West Bengal: Artist Tridib Ghosh passed away
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A golden era had come to an end with the demise of legendary Jatra artist Tridib Ghosh.
Centre directs states to enforce Unlock 2.0 guidelines strictly
Jun 30, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Soon after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the new guidelines for Unlock 2.0 on June 29, the Centre asked states and Union Territories (UTs) to enforce guidelines in letter and spirit.
Tamil Nadu: Thoothukudi SP transferred after custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Bennix
Jun 30, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Chennai/IBNS: A week after the custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Bennix, who were tortured by police at the Sathankulam police station in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, the district Superintendent of Police (SP) Arun Balagopalan was transferred by the state government on Tuesday, media reports said.
NHRC seeks report from Bengal on 'disposal of bodies in crematorium'
Jun 30, 2020, at 02:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the West Bengal government within six weeks on the matter of "disposal of bodies of suspected Corona patients in a city crematorium on Jun 10".
Jun 30, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: At a time India was busy in tackling China's territorial aggression along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Beijing's all-weather friend Pakistan had tried to inflame the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir though New Delhi's operations in the valley killed 41 militants in June, a media report said.
UP govt to make final decision over University exams on Jul 2
Jun 30, 2020, at 11:57 am
Lucknow/UNI: Even as a high powered committee has recommended not to hold university exams this year, the Uttar Pradesh government will take a final decision here on Jul 2.
Priyanka takes on Yogi govt over arrest of party leader in Lucknow involved in anti-CAA violence
Jun 30, 2020, at 11:33 am
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for arresting her senior party colleague in Lucknow.
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chinese video-sharing social networking site TikTok on Tuesday said it had shared no information of its users with any foreign government including the one in China, following the ban imposed on all apps from the Asian country by India.
PM Modi to address nation today as India adds over 18,500 Covid-19 cases
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday address 1.3 billion people of his country on a day India reported 18,522 positive Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
Pakistani troops again violate ceasefire in Tangdhar and Naugam sectors in North Kashmir
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:56 am
Srinagar/UNI: Pakistani troops again violated ceasefire in Naugam and Tangdhar sectors, targeting forward posts and civilian areas in north Kashmir, a Defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
Jammu And Kashmir: Police prevent 3 youths from joining militancy
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:28 am
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have prevented three youths from joining militancy in North Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said on Tuesday.
Kashmir encounter: Two terrorists killed during encounter in Waghama
Jun 30, 2020, at 08:52 am
Srinagar/IBNS: At least two terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
Coroanvirus: Assam government changes state academic session
Jun 30, 2020, at 08:47 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the Assam government has decided to extend the current academic session upto March 31, 2021.
Gas leak at Visakhapatnam Pharma Unit  leaves two dead
Jun 30, 2020, at 08:30 am
Vishakhapatnam/IBNS: At least two people died after gas leaked from a pharmaceutical unit in Visakhapatnam in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Indian and Chinese armies to hold Lt Gen level talks tomorrow on LAC stand off
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid reports of military build up by both Indian and Chinese Armies at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian and Chinese army delegations will hold talks on Tuesday, focussing on thinning of military enforcements and easing tensions, said media reports.
India should hit Chinese economy: Gordon G Chang
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:21 am
New Delhi: With India and China engaged in a bitter border standoff in recent times, author Gordon G Chang said Indian should hit China hard in its weakest avenue- economy.
Iran issues arrest warrant against US Prez Donald Trump, seeks Interpol assistance
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Iran has issued an arrest warrant and sought the help of Interpol to detain US President Donald Trump and dozens of others on the charges of killing Gen Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike in January last, an AP report said.
No metro services; cinemas, schools & colleges to remain closed in Unlock 2
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued new guidelines for Unlock 2 to open up of more activities in areas outside the containment zones even as the country witnesses steep rise in the coronavirus pandemic.
India strongly rejects Pak Foreign Minister's 'absurd' allegation over Karachi attack
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Ministry of External Affairs on Monday trashed Pakistan Foreign Minister's attempt to blame India for the Karachi terrorist attack and said the comment is 'absurd' and comes from a nation whose Prime Minister calls a global terrorist (Osama bin Laden) a martyr.
PM Modi to address nation at 4 PM tomorrow
Jun 29, 2020, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 4 PM on Tuesday.