No night curfew in Karnataka to curb Covid-19: BS Yediyurappa
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday ruled out the possibility of imposing night curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic during the new year celebrations.
Kashmir: Polling underway for 3rd phase of DDC polls amid high security
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Voting is underway on Friday to decide the fate of 166 candidates contesting in 16 constituencies during the third phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Kashmir valley amid tight security arrangements.
NCP retains Marathwada Graduate constituency seat
Dec 04, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: NCP candidate Satish Chavan won the Marathwada Graduate constituency elections third time in row by 57,895 votes defeating his nearest rival BJP's Shirish Boralkar.
GHMC election: Counting of votes begins
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Counting of votes polled in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election on December one for electing Corporators to 150 wards, began at 0800 hours on Friday, amid tight security.
Police recover huge cache of illegal arms in Assam’s Kokrajhar
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:12 pm
Guwahati: Ahead of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, police have recovered huge cache of illegal arms in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
West Bengal police arrest most wanted drugs mafia from Assam’s Karimganj district
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Guwahati: West Bengal police arrested a most wanted drugs mafia from Assam’s Karimganj district.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Mahjerhat Bridge in Kolkata, accuses Railways over delay
Dec 04, 2020, at 05:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Majherhat Bridge in South Kolkata, which had collapsed on Sept 4, 2018, was thrown open for the traffic on Thursday in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
No breakthrough achieved in 7-hour-long meeting between Centre and farmers' representatives
Dec 04, 2020, at 04:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The seven-hour meeting between the farmers and the Centre on Thursday failed to end the impasse over the farm laws, with farmers' representatives stating that they are sticking to their demands which includes the repeal of the contentious farm laws.
Despite border clashes, China falls back on India for rice import
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:03 am
New Delhi: At a time when India and China are engaged in a bitter border standoff for quite sometime now, Beijing started importing Indian rice after a gap of two years and placed orders for shipment of about 5,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice due to competitive prices offered by its immediate neighbour compared to other nations, media reports said.
Cyclone 'Burevi': TN govt declares holiday for 6 dists tomorrow
Dec 04, 2020, at 01:31 am
Chennai/UNI: As the Cyclonic Storm 'Burevi' is said to have crossed the southern coast, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday declared a public holiday for six districts tomorrow.
Domestic flights in India increased to 80 pc of pre-Covid levels
Dec 03, 2020, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The civil aviation ministry Thursday increased the number of domestic flights from 70 per cent to 80 per cent of the pre-covid levels.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announces 5 lakh each to families of 2 farmers
Dec 03, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday expressed grief at the death of two farmers who were participating in the ongoing protests against the 'Black Farm Laws'.
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari's 'mind' likely to be known on Sunday
Dec 03, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The 'cloud' in Bengal politics, gathered due to "oscillating rebellion" of Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari, is likely to be erased on Sunday with the former state key minister deciding to "open up his mind".
'No more talk with Suvendu Adhikari': Trinamool Congress
Dec 03, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is likely to draw the curtain over the ongoing talks with its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari, whose political position is widely speculated over the last few weeks.
'Now or never' : Rajini calls for political change in Tamil Nadu
Dec 03, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Chennai/UNI: Barely hours after announcing that he would enter politics, start his own party in January next year and contest the upcoming Assembly polls, actor Rajinikanth sounded the poll bugle on Thursday saying time had come for a political change and change of government in Tamil Nadu.
Parkash Singh Badal returns Padma Award protesting against Modi govt's 'betrayal of farmers'
Dec 03, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned the Padma Vibhushan Award protesting against the central government's ill-treatment of the farmers who are agitating against the new farm laws for the eighth consecutive day.
Rajinikanth to launch political party in Jan 2021 ahead of Tamil Nadu polls
Dec 03, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Southern superstar Rajinikanth will take a plunge into politics in January 2021 just a few months ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
MDH Masala owner Dharampal Gulati dies at 97
Dec 03, 2020, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Dharampal Gulati, who was the owner of MDH Masala and the familiar face of the brand, passed away on Thursday. He was 97.
Protest against farm laws: Centre-farmers meeting today amid deadlock
Dec 03, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The representatives of the central government will on Thursday meet the farmers, who are protesting against the Centre's new farm laws, for the second time in three days searching for an end to one of the biggest agitation it faced in its six-year old rule.
Dec 03, 2020, at 07:38 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday welcomed suggestions from Bollywood during a meeting with a delegation of Mumbai film industry here, and iterated that his government is committed to build the most exemplary film city in the world, in Noida.
India invites British PM Boris Johnson as Chief Guest to Republic Day celebrations
Dec 03, 2020, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the chief guest for the Republic Day on January 26 next, said media reports.
CSIR slams ‘faulty’ Chinese report claiming Covid-19 originated in India or Bangladesh
Dec 03, 2020, at 05:47 am
New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar C Mande has slammed a Chinese study which claims that Covid-19 had origins in India or Bangladesh.
COVID-19: India working towards return of workers to UAE
Dec 03, 2020, at 05:44 am
New Delhi: COVID-19 pandemic has left the world order change drastically over months and now as things are slowly returning to normal, India is actively working towards return of its expat workers back to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. They had lost their jobs and had to be evacuated to India during the initial months of the pandemic.
Ahead of talks, farmers warn of more protests until repeal of Centre's farm laws
Dec 03, 2020, at 05:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the Centre's talk with farmers on Thursday over the three contentious farm laws, the protesters warned that they will not stop their agitation unless the laws are repealed.
Ex-HC judge CS Karnan arrested for offensive comments on judges' wives
Dec 03, 2020, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ex-High Court judge CS Karnan was arrested on Wednesday over offensive comments he allegedly made against woman judges and wives of judges, which were posted on YouTube.
All police stations, probe agencies must install CCTVs with audio recording: Supreme Court
Dec 03, 2020, at 03:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All police stations and probe agencies including the Central Bureau of Investigation, National Investigation Agency and Enforcement Directorate, must install CCTV cameras with night vision and audio recording, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.
Congress instigating farmers for agitation: BJP
Dec 03, 2020, at 01:52 am
Patna/UNI: Blaming Congress for instigating farmers for the ongoing agitation against agricultural reforms, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday alleged that those who never worked for the benefit of farmers were now misleading them.
Kolkata: Firhad Hakim gets vaccinated in Covaxin's phase 3 trial
Dec 02, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)'s chairman of board of administrators and West Bengal Minister, Firhad Hakim, on Wednesday got vaccinated in the third phase of trial of India's indigenous vaccine candidate against Covid-19, Covaxin.
J&K: 2-day workshop on Women Empowerment begins at KU
Dec 02, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: A two-day workshop on empowerment of women through community participation began at the University of Kashmir on Tuesday. Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir inaugurated the workshop, organised jointly by the State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) and KU’s Department of Social Works to impart counseling skills to the staff of Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSKs), a centrally-sponsored scheme for empowerment of rural women through community participation.
J&K: Advisor Baseer Khan reviews PMAY (G), MGNREGA
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today chaired a meeting to review progress on works being executed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen), MGNREGA and Panchayat Ghars.