Nationalist Congress Party holds over 400 virtual rallies on Sharad Pawar's birthday
Dec 12, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Pune/UNI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is celebrating Sharad Pawar’s 80th Birthday by holding around 400 virtual rallies and a slew of programs, including blood donation camps and job fairs.
Dec 12, 2020, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Days after the BJP national president J.P. Nadda's convoy came under an attack in West Bengal's Diamond Harbour area due to alleged lapses on security arrangements, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday wrote to the Bengal government asking them to release three IPS officials as the MHA wanted them to serve in Central deputation, reports said.
Indian Coast Guard rescues 19 Bangladeshi fishermen off Odisha coast
Dec 12, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Kolkata: As many as 19 Bangladeshi crewmen were rescued from a fishing boat named ‘Rana’ by the Indian Coast Guard on Dec 8.
Dec 12, 2020, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the new farm laws will help break the age-old barriers between the agriculture and the associated sectors, opening new markets for the farmers, enabling access to technological advancements and investments.
Ailing former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is on 'non invasive' ventilation
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ailing former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was hospitalised on Wednesday, is now on "non invasive" ventilation.
Union ministers say Leftist and Maoist elements have taken control of farmers' protest
Dec 12, 2020, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has alleged that certain Leftist and Maoist elements have taken control of the farmers' agitation which is going on for the past couple of days over the BJP-led NDA government's new farm laws.
Yuvraj Singh isolates himself from father Yograj Singh's comment on farmers' protests
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has isolated himself from a statement made by his father Yograj Singh who had backed the sportspersons returning their awards in support of the ongoing farmers' protests.
Dec 12, 2020, at 07:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The joint release of commemorative stamps to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and China, which was one of the activities agreed with the Chinese side last year, has not been cancelled owing to lack of response from India as claimed by China, the Ministry Of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday.
As a responsible democracy, India does not practice disinformation: MEA on EU DisinfoLab report
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As a responsible democracy, India does not practice disinformation campaigns, the External Affairs Ministry said Friday dismissing a report by Brussels based EU DisinfoLab that claimed 10 UN accredited defunct NGOs were revived to serve Indian interests and discredit Pakistan at the EU and the UN Human Rights Council.
India-Nepal JSC on Cooperation in Power Sector meets virtually
Dec 12, 2020, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/Kathmandu: The Power/Energy Secretaries of India and Nepal co-chaired the 8th meeting of Joint Steering Committee (JSC) on Cooperation in Power sector that was held through video conferencing on Friday.
China's actions violate bilateral agreements on ensuring peace along LAC: India
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday blamed China over its standoff with the neighbouring country in eastern Ladakh for the past 6 months and accused Beijing of bringing unilateral changes in the status along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
Jammu and Kashmir: Advisor Farooq Khan reviews Social Welfare Deptt's functioning
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:46 am
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Ahmad Khan Thursday reviewed the overall functioning of Social Welfare department in a meeting here at civil secretariat in Jammu.
In book, Pranab Mukherjee blames Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh for Congress debacle in 2014
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who died in August, appears to have blamed ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the party's 2014 defeat in his book, media reports said.
'No human rights violated': UP Police after stopping Muslim couple's marriage
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:33 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Police has said it acted within the law when it took away a couple (both muslims) in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar for questioning as it acted to verify information about a crime under the state's newly formed unlawful conversion act, said a media report.
J&K: Manoj Dwivedi reviews status of power supply to IEs
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:25 am
Srinagar: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, today chaired an officers meeting to review the status of power supply to various Industrial Estates (IE) in Kashmir Valley at Civil secretariat, Srinagar.
Andhra Pradesh CM asks bankers to support MSMEs
Dec 12, 2020, at 01:32 am
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy asked the bankers to support the MSMEs as they play a key role in the financial sector and assist in the restructuring of loans for MSMEs.
Dec 12, 2020, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Friday said its top bureaucrats won't be attending the meeting called by the central government which was supposed to discuss the law and order situation in the state, media reports said.
Dec 11, 2020, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi: Narendra Modi addressed International Bharathi Festival 2020 through video conferencing and paid tributes to the Bharathiyar on his Jayanti.
Mizoram Deputy CM lays foundation stone for construction of Bungkawn Community Hall
Dec 11, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Aizawl: Mizoram Deputy Chief Minister Pu Tawnluia, who also holds the Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation portfolio, on Friday laid the foundation stone for the construction of Bungkawn Community Hall, a locality on the southern side of the capital, Aizawl.
Assam Rifles officials seize 200 cases of IMFL in Nagaland
Dec 11, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Kohima: As a part of the ongoing crackdown by security forces to prevent illegal activities in Nagaland, Assam Rifles officials seized huge quantity of IMFL in general area of Tuli on Thursday.
Meghalaya Deputy CM lays foundation stone of Rs 30.90 crore road project
Dec 11, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Shillong: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister P Tynsong laid the foundation stone for the upgradation from single to intermediate lane including improvement of Laitkor-Pomlakrai-Laitlyngkot in the presence of Chairman, Meghalaya State Planning Board and MLA/MDC of Nongkrem Constituency, Lambor Malngiang and Gavin M Mylliem, Chairman, MKVIC and MLA, Sohra constituency.
NESO observes black day protesting against CAA
Dec 11, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Several organizations, including All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and North East Students’ Organization (NESO), have re-launched its protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 across the North Eastern region.
Farmers' Protest: Bharatiya Kisan Union moves SC challenging agri laws
Dec 11, 2020, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Bhanu), one of the farmers' groups protesting against the three farm reform laws that were enacted by the Parliament a couple of months ago, on Friday filed an Intervention Application before the Supreme Court on the issue.
Narendra Modi-Sheikh Hasina to meet virtually on December 17
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to hold a virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Dec 17 on a range of issues, a senior official of Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Two Delhi Police officers deputed at Singhu test positive for Coronavirus
Dec 11, 2020, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Two police officers deputed at the Singhu border amid the farmers' protest have tested positive for Covid-19.
Dec 11, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said any political activity of the Opposition is ruthlessly repressed in the state, in reaction to the attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda's convoy a day ago allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress supporters.
Dec 11, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The United States (U.S.) Consulate Kolkata on Wednesday hosted a virtual programme on '16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence', an annual international initiative launched by the United Nations to draw attention to the problem of violence against women.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militants lob grenade on CRPF bunker in Srinagar
Dec 11, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Militants lobbed a hand grenade towards a roadside bunker of CRPF in the downtown Srinagar early Friday morning, official sources said.
Ailing former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee 'conscious and alert' but 'critical'
Dec 11, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ailing former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday, is "conscious and alert" but "still remains critical", a health bulletin said.
Maharashtra: Doctor booked for drugging, raping patient in car in Amravati
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Amravati /UNI: An offence has been registered against a 48-year-old doctor in Amravati for allegedly raping a married woman in his car after intoxicating her , police said here on Friday.