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over the three contentious farm laws, the protesters warned that they will not stop their agitation unless the laws are repealed.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.
Assam CM inaugurates newly constructed building of district Museum at Dibrugarh
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:48 pm
GuwahatiIBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inaugurated the newly constructed building of District Museum, Dibrugarh thereby providing a permanent infrastructure with modern facilities for research, collection of artefacts and their preservation which was a long felt need in the Upper Assam region of the state.
J&K: Govt withdraws 30% fare hike
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Srinagar: Government has withdrawn 30 percent fare hike on public transport in J&K.
CS chairs maiden meet of UT Steering Committee on COVID vaccination
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired the maiden meeting of the UT Steering Committee to monitor the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination.
Dec 02, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday said rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari must convey whether he thinks otherwise than staying with the party, amid reports of a fresh discord within the outfit.
J&K DDC polls: 49% turnout in 2nd phase
Dec 02, 2020, at 08:48 pm
Srinagar: Stating that the day passed off peacefully, State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma on Tuesday informed that 48.62% voter turnout was recorded in the second phase of District Development Council polls.
Mamata Banerjee's Oxford Union debate address postponed
Dec 02, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's address in the Oxford Union debate has been postponed.
Dec 02, 2020, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In solidarity with the agitating farmers of Punjab and Haryana against the Centre's farm bills, peasants from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday are moving towards the protest sites at Delhi borders and the designated place in Burari.
Mamata Banerjee to address Oxford Union debate today
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will speak at the Oxford Union debate virtually on Wednesday afternoon.
Should farmers come with plough and oxen? AAP's retort to VK Singh comment
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Shortly after Minister of State VK Singh said the thousands of men and women protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws "do not appear to be farmers", the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hit back saying if they had to come with "plough and oxen to appear like farmers".
India, US agree to increase collaboration on counternarcotics regulation
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India and the United States in a recently held virtual meeting agreed on increasing collaboration on counternarcotics regulation and law enforcement.
Centre fails to achieve a breakthrough in talks with farmers, next meet on Dec 3
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers' representatives have turned down the Centre's second pitch to form a committee for discussing the contentious farm laws, protests against which are intensifying with each passing day.
Disputes between Trinamool Congress, rebel Suvendu Adhikari 'resolved amicably'
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an interesting turn of events on Monday night, the differences between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari has been resolved, ending a week-long political drama in poll-bound West Bengal.
Calcutta High Court orders an inquiry into Cyclone Amphan relief corruption
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:59 am
Kolkata/UNI: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to investigate into the alleged Cyclone Amphan’s relief corruption incident and submit a report in the next three months.
Rift between Trinamool Congress, rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari likely narrowed
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a significant political development in poll-bound West Bengal, the rift between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari has likely narrowed.
BSF seizes 25,000 cattles, narcotics worth over Rs 62 crore along Indo-Bangladesh border this year
Dec 02, 2020, at 02:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) have seized around 25,000 cattle heads and a huge quantity of narcotics worth more than Rs 62 crore along the Indo-Bangladesh border in three districts of Assam and West Bengal this year so far.
Assam government launches Orunodoi scheme to empower women
Dec 02, 2020, at 02:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In giving a thrust to State government’s commitment to empowering the women, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananada Sonowal launched ‘Orunodoi’, the biggest direct benefit transfer scheme of the state at a programme held at Numali Jalah Parade Ground in Amingaon on Tuesday.
48.62pc votes polled in 2nd phase of DDC elections in J&K
Dec 02, 2020, at 01:36 am
Srinagar/UNI: Around 48.62 per cent votes were polled on Tuesday in 43 constituencies during the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security arrangements.
SC quashes Chanda Kochhar's appeal against ouster as CEO of ICICI Bank
Dec 02, 2020, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's dismissal of a petition filed by former ICICI Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) Chanda Kochhar, against her termination.
Centre holds meeting with farmers to find breakthrough in anti-farm laws protest
Dec 02, 2020, at 12:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A meeting between a three-member team of central ministers and the farmers, who are protesting against the Narendra Modi government's newly enacted farm laws, is underway on Tuesday.
'BJP only wants to take credit': Mamata Banerjee hits back at PM Modi over farmers' scheme
Dec 01, 2020, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a counter attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has slammed West Bengal for not allowing Centre's scheme for farmers, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just wants to take credit by paying only 20 per cent of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Kolkata's Majerhat bridge, renamed as Jai Hind bridge, to be reopened on Dec 3: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will reopen the reconstructed Majerhat bridge, which had collapsed in Sept 2018, in south Kolkata on Thursday.