Our progressive Constitution is greatest strength of India's unity and development: Amit Shah
Nov 26, 2020, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Remembering the architect of the Indian Constitution Baba Saheb Ambedkar on Nov 26, the Constitution Day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that our progressive Constitution is the greatest strength of India's unity and development.
Transport, banking services partially affected as trade unions call Bharat Bandh
Nov 26, 2020, at 06:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A nationwide bandh (strike) called by 10 central trade unions in protest against the union government's policies partially affected the transport, banking services on Thursday.
Farmers clash with police in march to Delhi against farm laws, tear gas used
Nov 26, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers clashed with Haryana police at the border of Delhi as they were carrying out a protest march to the national capital against the new contentious farm laws, media reports said.
Cyclone Nivar makes landfall, heavy rain lashes Chennai, Puducherry
Nov 26, 2020, at 05:56 am
Chennai/IBNS: Cyclone Nivar has started the process of landfall between Puducherry and Tamil Nadu's Marakkanam, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said late on Wednesday.
Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona passes away, says report
Nov 26, 2020, at 03:47 am
Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has died from cardiac arrest at the age of 60, media reports said. The man who had led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title died at his home in Tigre, the report said.
PM Modi urges Lucknow University to support local products
Nov 26, 2020, at 01:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the celebration of Centennial Foundation Day of the University of Lucknow on Wednesday via video conferencing.
PM Modi condoles Muslim cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq's passing away
Nov 26, 2020, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the death of eminent Islamic Scholar Maulana Kalbe Sadiq.
AAP to launch 'Save Farmers, Workers, Traders' campaign in Punjab from Dec 4
Nov 26, 2020, at 01:15 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab would launch its 'Save Farmers, Workers, Traders' campaign in the state from Dec 4.
26/11 Mumbai attacks: European Parliament members write to Modi expressing support
Nov 26, 2020, at 12:08 am
Brussels: French Member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani and Italian Member of the European Parliament Gianna Gancia recently wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express their support for India’s respect for democratic constitutional responsibility and to reinforce their backing for a common goal to address extremism and terrorism.
Maharashtra: Rape accused escapes from police custody in Nanded
Nov 25, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Nanded/UNI: A 21-year-old rape accused reportedly escaped from the police custody here on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Centre issues fresh guidelines for states from Dec 1
Nov 25, 2020, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Wednesday issued guidelines for containing COVID-19 cases that will be effective from Dec 1.
Congress leader Ahmed Patel's death an irreparable loss to Congress party: Manmohan Singh
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday mourned the death of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel and termed his passing away 'an irreparable loss' to the party.
Mumbai: Teen dead, five injured in gas cylinder blast
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Mumbai/UNI: A 15-year-old girl died and five others were injured in a fire that broke out after a gas cylinder burst in a chawl here, the Disaster Manegment officials said on Wednesday.
Jharkhand: Five skeletons recovered from a forest in West Singhbhum dist
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Chaibasa/UNI: Skeletal remains of five persons -- a couple and their three children -- have been recovered from a forest located under Tonto Police Station area of the West Singhbhum district.
Congress leader Ahmed Patel to be laid to rest on Thursday at his native village
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who passed away at the age of 71 this morning, will be laid to rest on Thursday at his native village Piraman in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.
Fighting COVID-19: Punjab to impose night curfew from December 1
Nov 25, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Chandigarh: Amid the grim Covid situation in Delhi-NCR and apprehensions of a second wave in Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh ordered a series of fresh restrictions in the state, including re-imposition of night curfew in all towns and cities as well as doubling of fine for not wearing masks or following social distancing norms, with effect from Dec 1.
'Didi keeping all track': 'Trinamool Congress observer' Mamata Banerjee's message to party
Nov 25, 2020, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time the ruling Trinamool Congress is rattled by the dissents, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sent a strong message to her own party.
'CPI-M surrendered itself to BJP to avoid facing consequences of corruption': Mamata Banerjee
Nov 25, 2020, at 07:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Left and the saffron camp, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the CPI-M has surrendered itself to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) only to escape from facing the consequences of corruption.
Army Chief MM Naravane reviews NE security during his three-day visit
Nov 25, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In his three-day visit to the North Eastern region, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane has reviewed the security situation in the North-Eastern region and taken stock on operational preparedness along the North Eastern borders.
Lalu Prasad trying to poach NDA MLAs, alleges Sushil Modi
Nov 25, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Patna/IBNS: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Sushil Modi, has alleged his opponent Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is trying to poach the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MLAs to form government after losing the assembly elections by a narrow margin.
'Lost an impeccable comrade, faithful colleague, friend': Sonia Gandhi on Ahmed Patel's death
Nov 25, 2020, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Mourning the death of his close-aide and party colleague Ahmed Patel, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said she has "lost an impeccable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend".
Drishti Rajkhowa-led ULFA team underwent training in Pakistan
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi: Security officials have said the seven-member team of proscribed ULFA led by deputy commander-in-chief Drishti Rajkhowa had undergone training in Pakistan.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar hosts mega traffic awareness camp
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has organised a mega traffic awareness camp here on Saturday.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel dies after fighting against COVID-19
Nov 25, 2020, at 01:59 pm
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel died on Wednesday due to multiple organ failure in a Gurgaon hospital after his health worsened after a Covid infection.
Cyclone Nivar : Heavy rains lash Chennai, suburbs, govt holiday tomorrow
Nov 25, 2020, at 05:38 am
Chennai/UNI: Heavy rains lashed Chennai city and suburbs, as the cyclonic storm 'Nivar' lying over the southwest Bay of Bengal moved westwards with a speed of five kmph during the past six hours and lay centred over southwest Bay of Bengal about 380 km eastsoutheast of Puducherry and 430 km south-southeast of Chennai.
Nov 25, 2020, at 05:06 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala government has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre's decision to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the Adani Enterprises.
Gold smuggling case: Sivasankar held in Customs case too
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:40 am
Kochi/UNI: The Customs officials on Tuesday arrested M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan at the district prison here in the diplomatic channel gold smuggling case.
Kerala Cabinet decides to approach Governor to repeal new ordinance
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:28 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Cabinet on Tuesday decided to approach Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to repeal the Kerala Police Act amendment ordinance.
UP Cabinet clears Ordinance to prohibit religious conversions for sake of marriage
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:33 am
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday passed an Ordinance to prohibit forced religious conversions for the sake of marriage, making it a punishable offense.
Rahul Gandhi likely to attend Tarun Gogoi's last rites: APCC
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:26 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The last rites of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will be performed on November 26 in Guwahati and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to attend the funeral service, said a senior Congress leader.