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UP: Father throws 3 daughters in Ghagra river

Jun 01, 2020, at 12:10 pm

Sant Kabir Nagar (UP)/UNI: A man threw his three daughters into Ghagra river from Birhar bridge here on Monday morning, police sources said.

43 die of rain and thunderstorm in Uttar Pradesh; Yogi Adityanath announces ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the kin

Jun 01, 2020, at 11:54 am

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed his deepest condolence on the death of 43 people due to the thurderstorm that lashed the state on May 30 and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased, said media reports.

Assam flood situation improves despite toll touching 7

Jun 01, 2020, at 10:51 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam has improved considerably though one person has lost his life by drowning in flood waters taking the death toll to seven.

Assam sets target to conduct 2 lakh tests for Covid-19 by Jun 15

Jun 01, 2020, at 10:43 am

Guwahati/IBNS: After completing 1 lakh samples test for Covid-19, Assam has now set a target to conduct 2 lakh tests by Jun 15.

J&K: Sikh man found hanging from a tree in Kulgam, gurudwara attacked in Srinagar

Jun 01, 2020, at 09:57 am

Kulgam: In a week when unknown men attacked a gurudwara in Srinagar city, body of a Sikh man was found hanging from a tree in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday.

Mumbai: Pakistani spy network seeking information on Indian defence installations busted

Jun 01, 2020, at 09:43 am

Mumbai:  A spy network from Pakistan has been busted by security officials in Mumbai, media reports said.

Indian agencies gather evidence about The Resistance Front's Pakistan origin

Jun 01, 2020, at 07:38 am

New Delhi: Electronic intelligence collected by the intelligence agencies have showed that social media handlers of the “The Resistance Front” or TRF, a new terror group to foment violence in Kashmir, are operating from Islamabad city in Pakistan, media reports said.

SC to hear petition to rename India to Bharat on Jun 2

May 31, 2020, at 11:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will hear a plea on June 2 seeking its direction to the Centre to amend the Constitution and officially change the name of the country from India to "Bharat", said media reports.

Two Pakistan Embassy employees in New Delhi caught spying, directed to leave India in 24 hours

May 31, 2020, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi: Two officials of the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi were apprehended today by Indian law enforcement authorities for indulging in espionage activities, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday.

Pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice's activities triggers anger worldwide

May 31, 2020, at 10:33 pm

New Delhi:  Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and their activities that involve propagating Khalistan movement has been  earning criticisms across several nations and this is evident from various incidents that are taking place in recent times.

Sabarimala: Ayyappa temple opens for idol re-installation anniversary

May 31, 2020, at 09:58 pm

Kottayam/UNI:  As part of a one-day celebration of idol reinstallation anniversary the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala was opened on Sunday evening.

Maharashtra fight back COVID19: Govt eases restrictions, issues new guidelines

May 31, 2020, at 09:04 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Sunday issued a set of new guidelines for ongoing lockdown as part '#MissionBeginAgain', with no suburban trains or Metro Rail in the metropolis and continuation of night curfew, starting June 1 between 2100 hours to 0500 hrs.

BSP chief Mayawati calls for Shenzhen like SEZ in UP

May 31, 2020, at 08:56 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Terming the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the state government to facilitate job to migrant workers nothing but a `photo opportunity’, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday said that the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government should try to develop special economic zones (SEZ) like that at Shenzhen in China to make India self-reliant.

Covid-19: Telangana extends lockdown till Jun 30

May 31, 2020, at 06:32 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao decided to extend the lockdown in the State till June 30.

Haryana: Minor kidnapped,  raped

May 31, 2020, at 06:15 pm

Kaithal/UNI: A seventeen-year-old minor girl was allegedly kidnapped from Dhand area in this district and raped by accused for two days, police said Sunday.

Scott Morrison prepares samosas in home, PM Modi appreciates him with epic reply

May 31, 2020, at 05:50 pm

Melbourne/IBNS: Scott Morrison tried to make some Indian samosas in his home and Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave him an epic reply on Twitter when  the Australian PM said he would have loved to share the popular snack with the Indian leader.

Indian experts discuss ways country can explore non-military strategic methods to wrest back PoK, Gilgit

May 31, 2020, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi: A former Indian Army General and strategic experts in a webinar recently weighed the options of India to work on  non-military strategic methods to wrest back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).

Delhi govt seeks Rs 5000 crore aid from Centre to pay salary of employees 

May 31, 2020, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi Government has sought an aid of Rs 5000 crore from the Centre, saying that other states have received a financial assistance from the Disaster Relief fund.

COVID-19: Curfew further relaxed in Meghalaya

May 31, 2020, at 05:00 pm

Shillong/UNI: Night curfew has been further relaxed in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district and will remain in force from 2100 hours to 0500 hours the next day, daily from May 31 to June 8, an official said on Sunday.

Nagaland COVID-19 cases increase to 43

May 31, 2020, at 04:38 pm

Kohima/UNI: With detection of seven new cases in Nagaland, the total number of active COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 43 on Sunday.

Covid 19 cases reach 64 in Manipur

May 31, 2020, at 04:17 pm

Imphal/UNI: Four new Covid-19 cases were reported in Manipur on Sunday, taking the tally to 66 in the state.

Covid cases spike to a record high of 129 in Odisha; Tally rises to 1948

May 31, 2020, at 03:57 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: The covid  positive cases in Odisha spiked to a record  high of 129, taking the total  tally to 1948 on Sunday.

Mob beats youth to death near Assam tea garden

May 31, 2020, at 03:33 pm

Guwahati/UNI: In an incident of mob violence, a youth was allegedly killed and his friend seriously injured when a group of people beat them up following a minor accident and altercation near a tea garden in Mariani in Jorhat district of Assam.

Tripura CM reacts to his Mizoram counterpart's letter requesting to reconsider Bru settlement

May 31, 2020, at 02:49 pm

Agartala/UNI: Tripura government has remained unmoved on its decision to settle 34,000 displaced Bru people of Mizoram in the state despite continuing tension and series of demonstrations by different organisations, including non-Bru tribal residents of the surrounding Kanchanpur in North Tripura.

Need to follow COVID-19 protocols more strictly: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

May 31, 2020, at 12:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  Amid Centre's plan to open up the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 64th edition of Mann Ki Baat in which he urged people to strictly follow the protocols of coronavirus.

Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Anantnag

May 31, 2020, at 11:15 am

Srinagar/UNI: An encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Sunday, official sources said.

Migrant labourer killed in road accident in West Bengal

May 31, 2020, at 10:52 am

Kolkata/UNI: A migrant labourer, who arrived at Kharagpore station with four others and was proceeding to his home in Goghat in West Bengal's Hooghly district, was killed in a car accident on Saturday.

Amid plans to reopen economy India witnesses over 8000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

May 31, 2020, at 10:44 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday witnessed the biggest ever single-day spike as the number of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours was 8,380, taking the total tally to 1,82,143, the Union Health Ministry stated.

Hindutvawadi organisations demand to open all Hindu temples in Maharashtra

May 31, 2020, at 08:31 am

Kolhapur/UNI: The Hindutvawadi organisations, such as Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, have demanded that all Hindu temples in the state should be opened to the public with immediate effect by implementing social distancing and other regulations of the government.

PM Cares Fund not a public authority under RTI Act, says Prime Minister's Office

May 30, 2020, at 10:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In what could give a weapon to the Opposition to corner the government, the Prime Minister's Office has said PM Cares Fund, which was created by Narendra Modi to combat Covid-19, is not a "public authority" under Right To Information (RTI) Act.