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Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, India retaliates | PM Modi greets CRPF personnel on 82nd raising day of force | Sikkim extends anti-Covid-19 lockdown till Aug 1 | Vote against Congress in Rajasthan floor test: Mayawati's whip to BSP MLAs | Gehlot v Pilot: Rajasthan Speaker withdraws petition from Supreme Court | Kolkata official briefs Queen Elizabeth II on UK-India COVID-19 collaboration | On Kargil Vijay Divas, PM Modi pays tribute to soldiers, people reminisce victory on social media | India records over 48,000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, total tally mounts to 13.85 lakh | Over 3000 COVID-19 positive patients 'untraceable' in Bengaluru amid huge spike | West Bengal reports biggest spike in single-day Covid-19 deaths, 2,404 fresh infections

Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee discharged from hospital

Dec 15, 2020, at 07:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was admitted to a hospital on Dec 9, was discharged on Tuesday.

'Why of the party, by the party, for the party'? Suvendu Adhikari's veiled attack on Trinamool

Dec 15, 2020, at 07:07 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a veiled attack on the Trinamool Congress, rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday accused the ruling dispensation of working only for the interests of the party and not common people.

AAP to contest 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, announces Arvind Kejriwal

Dec 15, 2020, at 06:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to expand his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in north India, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced his political outfit will contest the next assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Mamata Banerjee begins three-day north Bengal visit today

Dec 15, 2020, at 05:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to gain back the lost political ground ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began her three-day north Bengal visit on Tuesday.

Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to be discharged from hospital today

Dec 15, 2020, at 03:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was admitted to a hospital on Dec 9, will be discharged on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on death anniversary 

Dec 15, 2020, at 02:48 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to India's first deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 70th death anniversary.

Indian forces ready to counter any eventuality in Ladakh: General Bipin Rawat

Dec 15, 2020, at 04:54 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday said the Indian forces are ready to counter "any eventuality" in Ladakh as China's People's Liberation Army carries out developmental activities in nearby areas of Tibet Autonomous Region.

Diljit Dosanjh takes dig at those who slammed 'pizza langar' at farmers' protest site

Dec 15, 2020, at 03:35 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh who has been backing the farmers' protest against the Centre's contentious laws, on Monday, slammed those who criticised the distribution of pizzas among the demonstrators camped at Singhu on Delhi-Haryana border.

Samajwadi Party will form government in 2022: Akhilesh Yadav

Dec 15, 2020, at 01:16 am

Azamgarh/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president and local MP Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed of forming a government with majority in the 2022 Assembly elections.

Narendra Modi, Sheikh Hasina to attend virtual meet on Dec 17

Dec 15, 2020, at 01:13 am

Dhaka/New Delhi: A virtual meeting will take place between Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Dec 17, officials said on Monday.

Covid-19: Himachal Pradesh decides to continue with restrictions on public gathering

Dec 15, 2020, at 01:03 am

Shimla/UNI: The state Council of Ministers meeting led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has decided to continue the existing restriction and COVID-19 SoPs including night curfew in four highly infested pandemic district of Himachal Pradesh till Jan 5, 2021.

Indian High Commission in Dhaka is engaged in preserving memories of Rabindranath Tagore, his ancestral home in Kustia being redeveloped

Dec 15, 2020, at 12:31 am

Kolkata: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs and its missions are engaged in preserving the historical and cultural heritage of India in all the countries of the world, as well as saving the memories of great Indians.

Indian Army chief MM Naravane meets top Saudi generals, exchanges views on defence cooperation 

Dec 15, 2020, at 12:14 am

Riyadh: Indian Army chief General M M Naravane on Sunday met top Saudi generals during his visit to the country.

J&K Sarpanchs to visit Uttarakhand for 5-day training-cum-exposure tour

Dec 14, 2020, at 11:15 pm

Srinagar: A batch of 33 Sarpanchs from Jammu & Kashmir is visiting Uttarakhand on five-day training-cumexposure visit from December 14, with an aim to expose them to the best practices and make them learn about the implementation of flagship schemes in the state of Uttarakhand.

Jammu and Kashmir: RDX, ammunition recovered from Poonch encounter site

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:56 pm

Jammu/UNI: Security forces have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from an encounter site where two Pakistani terrorists were killed and one Kashmir based was detained in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir: Revival of 1902 built Mohra HEP delights Baramulla

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:54 pm

Srinagar:  The administration’s recent decision to revive and rekindle the Jammu and Kashmir’s first Hydro Electric Project (HEP), one of the oldest hydel power plant in South Asia, Mohra (also spelled as Mahura) power house, has delighted the people of Kashmir in general and of Baramulla in particular.

Jammu and Kashmir: DC Baramulla chairs meeting at Gulmarg

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:52 pm

 Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today chaired a meeting at famous tourist destination Gulmarg to review various arrangements in view of current winter season.

Post snowfall: Power restored in entire Jammu and Kashmir in just 6 hours

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:50 pm

Srinagar: It was a strenuous effort by the officials of the power development department that ensured restoration of electricity in entire Kashmir division in just six hours after the region witnessed snowfall during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

51 percent voting in phase-6v of DDC polls in J&K: SEC

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:37 pm

Srinagar: The State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma, on Sunday said that the people have once again reaffirmed their faith in democratic system by actively participating in the process underway to strengthen the same.

Kolkata: GRSE built first Project 17A stealth frigate ship 'Himgiri' launched

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Indian Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited's built first Project 17A stealth frigate ship "Himgiri" was launched on Monday in Kolkata.

Properties worth several lakh of rupees gutted in fire in Assam’s Hojai district

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:07 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Properties worth several lakh of rupees reduced to ashes after a massive fire broke out at a market place in Assam’s Hojai district.

Kerala: Polling in third phase of local body elections underway, average 52 pc voting till 1.30 pm

Dec 14, 2020, at 07:27 pm

Kozhikode/UNI: Voting in the third and final phase of Local Body election in four districts of Kerala is underway after it began at 7 am on Monday.

Kashmir: PDP leader’s PSO killed in suspected militant attack in Srinagar

Dec 14, 2020, at 07:14 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader was killed by suspected militants in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Monday.

More trouble for Mamata as Trinamool's Jitendra Tiwari accuses Bengal govt of denying Centre's project to Asansol

Dec 14, 2020, at 06:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh trouble for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the chairman of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC)'s board of administrators, Jitendra Tiwari, on Monday accused the state government, run by his own party, of denying the Centre's Smart City Project to the populous city.

Rajasthan municipal polls: Congress wins 620 seats, BJP bags 548

Dec 14, 2020, at 04:42 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: The ruling Congress won 620 seats as opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 548 in the municipal elections of desert state Rajasthan.

Night curfew extended in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Dec 14, 2020, at 03:12 pm

Guwahati: Amid spike in COVID-19 cases, the Meghalaya government has extended night curfew in East Khasi Hills district in the state till Dec 20.

Farmers to observe hunger strike today

Dec 14, 2020, at 02:48 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The protesting farmers will observe a one-day hunger strike to build more pressure on the Centre to repeal the farm laws.

Pakistan is now using European Members of Parliament against India

Dec 14, 2020, at 06:34 am

Islamabad: Pakistan is trying to manipulate European parliamentarians to issue resolutions against India and even silence any critic of the country.

Mamata Banerjee wishes COVID-19 positive JP Nadda speedy recovery

Dec 14, 2020, at 05:26 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished COVID-19 positive BJP National President J P Nadda a speedy recovery.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kutch on Dec 15, lay foundation stone of several development projects

Dec 14, 2020, at 05:17 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Dhordo in Kutch, Gujarat on Tuesday and lay the Foundation Stone of several development projects in the state.