Car that ran over farmers ours, son wasn't in it: Union Minister tells media
Oct 06, 2021, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra, whose son Ashish has been named in an FIR in connection with the deadly violence in Uttar Pradesh that left eight people dead last Sunday, has said that the vehicle seen running over farmers, allegedly triggering the clashes, was indeed his.
Chinar Corps celebrates Doodhpathri Festival
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:40 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Indian Army Tuesday organised the Doodhpathri Festival at Doodhpathri in Budgam district to commemorate 'Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' and 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh'.
Div Com of Kashmir inaugurates webinar on World Habitat Day
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:38 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir Pandurang Kondbarao Pole inaugurated a webinar on World Habitat Day.
Government has initiated several measures to promote Handicrafts, Handloom sectors: MoS Textiles
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:36 am
Anantnag/IBNS: Union Minister of State for Textiles and Railways Darshana Vikram Jardosh said the Centre is taking multiple measures for the revival and development of handicrafts and handloom sectors.
Sheep rearing units set up in Shopian, Kashmir
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:34 am
Shopian/IBNS: To revive the livestock economy in the district, eight new sheep rearing units have been set up in the Shopian district and one ram under TSP.
Benefits of development will reach all sections of society: Kashmir LG
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:29 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that the government was putting in every effort to ensure that the benefits of development reach all sections of society.
20 lakh smart meters to be installed in J&K
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:16 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretaries of the union territories to review the progress of Smart Metering and power sector reforms.
Govt issues notification on incentives and disincentives in Vehicle Scrapping Policy
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed a system of incentives and disincentives to nudge vehicle owners to discard old and polluting vehicles, which have higher maintenance and fuel consumption costs.
Srinagar: Three people including prominent chemist killed in different terrorist attacks
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:56 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Three people including a prominent chemist, who is also a Kashmiri Pandit, were killed in three different terrorist attacks in a span of one hour in Srinagar on Tuesday, police said.
New highways project will increase connectivity in Nashik: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:38 am
Nashik/IBNS: At present, almost all district headquarters in Maharashtra are connected to the National Highway, and to the new highway projects, the connectivity of Nashik will increase, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said.
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:36 am
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton said that the Cabinet Sub-Committee Working Group for reservation policy has been dissolved and that the draft report of the committee for reservation policy on NSSB and NPSC will be submitted to the state cabinet for its approval.
First consignment of GI-tagged Bengal's sweet dish 'Mihidana' exported to Bahrain
Oct 06, 2021, at 03:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an effort to promote indigenous and Geographical Identification (GI) tagged products, the first consignment of GI-tagged sweet dish "Mihidana", sourced from Bardhaman in West Bengal, has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
India-Taiwan relations are not hostage to India-China equations: Experts at journalists' conclave
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:47 am
New Delhi: India-Taiwan relations are age-old and are not just hostage to India-China equations, according to experts and journalists participating at a media conclave on the two nations here.
Owner of Bindroo Medicates killed by unidentified gunmen in Srinagar
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:29 am
Srinagar/UNI: Kashmiri Pandit Makhan Lal Bindroo, the owner of the famous Bindroo Medicates in Srinagar, was shot dead here by unidentified terrorists on Tuesday, a police official said.
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi meets Amit Shah over Lakhimpur Kheri violence
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his home on Tuesday to discuss the violence in Uttar Pradesh and farm laws.
Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America visits India
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:56 am
New Delhi: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is visiting India from Oct 5 to 7, Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen to visit India
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:48 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen will pay a State Visit to India on Oct 9-11, Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
UP lawyers write to Chief Justice, seeking CBI inquiry in Lakhimpur Kheri case
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:37 am
Lakhimpur Kheri/IBNS: The lawyers from Uttar Pradesh have written to the Supreme Court seeking CBI inquiry into the Lakhimpur Kheri, where allegedly farmers were mowed down by a car driven by the son of a Union minister, media reports said.
Disproportionate assets case: Assam DIG arrested
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Police on Tuesday arrested one of its Deputy Inspector General (DIG) for possessing disproportionate assets to his known sources of income.
Nitish Kumar assures relief to people affected by heavy downpour
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:07 am
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday assured that relief would be provided to the people affected due to the recent heavy downpour.
Police seize 48.14 kg of gold worth over Rs 22 crore from a vehicle in Nagaland
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:16 am
Guwahati: Nagaland police have seized 48.14 kg of gold worth over Rs 22 crore from a vehicle and apprehended two persons.
Congress leader Sidhu threatens to lead march to Lakhimpur if Minister’s son not arrested
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:05 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday warned the Uttar Pradesh government that he would lead a march towards Lakhimpur district on Oct 6 if Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, who he said is “behind the brutal murder of farmers”, is not arrested and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is not released.
NCB arrests 3 more in cruise ship drug party case
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested three more people in connection with the drugs raid on a cruise off the coast of Mumbai in which Bollywood superstar Sharukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested on Sunday.
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Lucnow: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’ Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow on Tuesday.
India-Japan maritime exercise to be held from tomorrow
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi: The fifth edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX, between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), will be held in Arabian Sea from Oct 6 to 8, officials said on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Teenage girl injured in acid attack
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A teenage girl suffered burn injuries when she was attacked with acid in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Tuesday afternoon, a police official said.
'Won't cremate bodies': Families of two farmers run over in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Oct 05, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Lakhimpur Kheri/IBNS: The families of two of the farmers who were allegedly mowed down by the son of a Union minister at Tikunia in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, have refused to cremate the bodies until they receive a copy of the post mortem and the FIR in the case.
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla meets Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Colombo/New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, during which they reaffirmed the strong bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation and discussed ways to further advance the comprehensive partnership at all levels.
Tripura BJP MLA Ashis Das, who praised Mamata, to join TMC today
Oct 05, 2021, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what would be a jolt to the saffron brigade, Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ashis Das is set to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has reactivated its organisation in the northeastern state.
'Time to hold Pakistan to account, not let them abuse UN platforms': India hits back at Islamabad
Oct 05, 2021, at 06:24 pm
New York/UNI: India strongly hit out against Pakistan for its “desperate attempts to peddle falsehoods” against New Delhi by “abusing the sanctity of multilateral forums” and asserted that it was “time to hold Pakistan to account and not let them abuse UN platforms for spreading disinformation, hate and incite violence”.