Jun 13, 2020, at 08:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After the fire incident of the gas well of Baghjan oil field in Assam’s Tinsukia district, many villagers living nearby were forced to leave their homes following unexplained tremors in the area in the last two-three days.
Kolkata traffic constable succumbs to COVID-19, second fatality in city police force
Jun 13, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police reported its second Covid-19 fatality as a 48-year-old constable posted at Sealdah Traffic Guard succumbed to the infection on Saturday.
Strategists come together to brainstorm on rethinking India’s ‘One China Policy’
Jun 13, 2020, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi: Amidst the high tension across the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh region, prominent Indian strategic experts in a recent webinar have agreed that there is a need for India to build up its own capabilities to counter China on all fronts, and not only along the border.
SAIL's 40 employees, including Chairman, test coronavirus positive
Jun 13, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Around 40 employees of Steel Authority of India (SAIL), including its chairman and a clutch of executive directors, have tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.
Nepal Parliament passes revised map which includes Indian territories
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Kathmandu/IBNS: Amid an ongoing tension between Nepal and India, the Himalayan country's Parliament on Saturday voted on a constitutional amendment bill to update the country's map which includes territories that India claims as its own.
Rajasthan: Robbery attempt foiled, 3 held in Ajmer
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Ajmer/UNI: The Beawar police has foiled an attempt robbery of around Rs 18 lakhs by arresting three people.
Situation along India-China border is under control: Army Chief MM Naravane
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi/Dehradun, Jun 13 (UNI) In the wake of border stalemate between India and China in Eastern Ladakh, Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said the situation along India’s borders with China “is under control” and the two nations were engaged in “series of talks”.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi on Sunday
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will hold a meeting with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Delhi Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in view of the pandemic situation in the national capital on Sunday at 1100 hrs.
Kashmir: CASO by security forces underway in Pulwama
Jun 13, 2020, at 01:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) by security forces was underway in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Saturday, official sources said.
Maharashtra: Naxals kill man in Gadchiroli
Jun 13, 2020, at 12:45 pm
Nagpur/IBNS: Naxals allegedly killed a man in Etapalli tehsil of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, police said.
Rahul Gandhi jibes at Centre's lockdown strategy to stem Covid-19 spread
Jun 13, 2020, at 12:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Continuing his attack on the Narendra Modi government over the handling of the Covid-19 crisis, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a potshot at the Centre's lockdown strategy by sharing a Coronavirus graph of the fourth-phase of the restrictions in which the country saw a rise in numbers.
HD Deve Gowda back in Parliament as all Karnataka Rajya Sabha candidates elected unopposed
Jun 13, 2020, at 11:37 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda will be back in Parliament as he along with three other candidates from Karnataka for the Rajya Sabha polls were elected unopposed last evening.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, IED defused
Jun 13, 2020, at 09:04 am
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy when they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists killed during encounter in Kulgam
Jun 13, 2020, at 08:26 am
Srinagar/IBNS: At least two terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said.
Eastern Ladakh: India, China hold another Major General-level talks
Jun 13, 2020, at 12:03 am
New Delhi/ UNI: In the wake of ongoing border row in Eastern Ladakh, India and China on Friday held talks again at Major General-level to end the impasse.
PM Modi to interact with state chief ministers via video conferencing on June 16 and 17
Jun 12, 2020, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of states through video conferencing on June 16 and 17.
Jun 12, 2020, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With a steady rise in the number of coronavirus deaths, the authorities are worried that the New Cemetery for Mohammedans near ITO at Delhi Gate may soon fall short of burial space, said a media report.
India crosses grim milestone of registering 3 lakh COVID-19 cases
Jun 12, 2020, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After surpassing the United Kingdom in the global ranking of worst-hit coronavirus nations, India on Friday recorded another grim milestone of crossing 3 lakh cases of the highly contagious virus.
No coercive action against pvt companies who failed to pay wages during lockdown period: SC
Jun 12, 2020, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The private companies who did not pay wages during the lockdown period cannot be subjected to coercive action till the end of July, the Supreme Court said Friday, said media reports.
Centre clarifies on restrictions for night traffic movements under Unlock 1.0
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Centre on Friday clarified that the restriction imposed under the new guidelines during 'Unlock 1.0' for movement of people between 9 PM to 5 AM was not applicable to the persons travelling to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and flights.
Beware Delhi: BJP MP Gautam Gambhir hits out at Arvind Kejriwal over Covid situation
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir on Friday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the Covid-19 situation in the national capital asking the residents of the union territory to be "beware".
COVID-19: West Bengal reports highest single-day spike of 476 cases, tally crosses 10,000-mark
Jun 12, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Friday recorded its biggest spike of Covid-19 cases with 476 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 10244, including 5587 active cases, 451 deaths and 4206 discharges.
Jun 12, 2020, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi government over the "horrendous, horrific and pathetic" Covid-19 situation in the national capital besides terming the situation in three other states- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal- as "grim", media reports said.
SC grants 3 days to FM, RBI to decide on moratorium period interest
Jun 12, 2020, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Finance Ministry and RBI officials to hold a joint meeting within three days to decide whether interest incurred on EMIs during the moratorium period can be charged by banks or not.
Woman killed, 2 others injured in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Uri
Jun 12, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A woman was killed and two others were injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in border town of Uri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Friday.
1 killed, 2 injured as Nepal police opens firing near border area in Bihar's Sitamarhi
Jun 12, 2020, at 04:20 pm
Sitamarhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing border dispute with India, at least one Indian was killed and two others were injured after Nepal police opened fire on them at the Indo-Nepal border near Sitamarhi district in Bihar on Friday, officials said, the media reported.
Security forces recover huge cache of arms-ammunition in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district
Jun 12, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district.
Manipur: Brown sugar worth Rs 1.67 crore, six US-made pistols seized along Indo-Myanmar border
Jun 12, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Manipur police have seized six Glock21 pistols and brown sugar worth Rs 1.67 crore in two separate operations in Moreh area along Indo-Myanmar border.
Nepal's map creates 'sense of resentment' in the Indian administrative circles
Jun 12, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indo-Nepal border imbroglio has taken a fresh twist with villages that are home to many Indian bureaucrats appearing in the new map the Himalayan nation's Parliament is likely to endorse soon.
UK street likely to be renamed after Guru Nanak
Jun 12, 2020, at 10:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: After Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, now it is Guru Nanak - who is set to be 'revered' by a foreign country.