Oct 18, 2020, at 12:55 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Fraudsters siphoned off lakhs of rupees through fake MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) job cards with photographs of Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and 10 other actors and celebrities issued in the name of at least a dozen people in Peeper Kheda Naka village in the Jhirnia panchayat area of Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic situation and vaccine delivery
Oct 17, 2020, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country and the preparedness of vaccine delivery, distribution, and administration.
Midnight blaze ravages residential building in Kolkata, two killed
Oct 17, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed in a fire that broke out in a multi-storey residential building in central Kolkata's Ganesh Chandra Avenue on Friday late night, reports said on Saturday.
India refutes Pakstani official's claim, says no message for talks sent
Oct 17, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Srinagar: Negating Pakistan PM Imran Khan's advisor on national security and strategic policy planning's claim, India has said it did not send any message to the neighbours for talks.
Jammu and Kashmir: Mir Junaid visits Pulwama, starts his political activities in the region
Oct 17, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Pulwama: Jammu Kashmir Worker’s Party president Mir Junaid on Saturday visited Kakapora area in Pulwama and commenced his party’s political activity inthe region.
Mumbai court orders FIR against Kangana Ranaut for creating religious disharmony
Oct 17, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A Mumbai court has ordered an FIR against actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly creating religious discord, said media reports.
Sabarimala Temple in Kerala reopens with strict Covid-19 protocols
Oct 17, 2020, at 07:52 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Sabarimala Temple dedicated to Lord Ayappa reopened on Saturday after seven months for a five-day monthly puja with all safety measures in place as Kerala continued to record a spike in Covid-19 cases, said media reports.
Babri Masjid demolition case: AIMPLB to move higher court against acquittal of all accused
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to challenge the acquittal of all the accused in the Babri mosque demolition.
Uttar Pradesh: Nine killed in Pilibhit road accident
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Pilibhit/UNI: At least nine people were killed and 30 others were injured when an Uttar Pradesh government bus hit an SUV in Seramau area here early Saturday morning.
Kashmir: LeT OGW arrested in Pulwama
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Over Ground Worker (OGW) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
Actor Mithun Chakraborty's son Mahaakshay and wife Yogeeta Bali booked in rape and coercion case
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Mumbai/UNI: An FIR was registered against veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty's son Mahaakshay and his wife Yogeeta Bali for the rape and coercion of a girl, the city police said on Saturday.
UP mishap: 8 killed in a road accident in Pilibhit
Oct 17, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Pilibhit/UNI: At least 8 people were killed and 31 others were injured when an Uttar Pradesh government bus hit a pickup van in Seramau area in the district on early Saturday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed in Anantnag encounter
Oct 17, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Srinagar: At least one terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in Larnoo area of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said.
Snubbed by BJP, Chirag Paswan says: 'I am Modi Ji's Hanuman. He lives in my heart'
Oct 17, 2020, at 08:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan, who walked out of NDA, ahead of the the Bihar Assembly elections, and was also slammed by BJP leaders for criticising Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Friday said that he is 'hurt' on being warned against using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pictures in his election campaign, and that, PM Modi resides in his heart and he doesn't need to use his photos to garner votes.
Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh contracts Covid-19, hospitalized with high fever
Oct 17, 2020, at 06:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday tested positive for novel coronavirus and has been admitted to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of AMRI hospital in Kolkata's Salt Lake with high fever, sources confirmed.
Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata multi-storey, firefighting ops underway
Oct 17, 2020, at 06:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A major fire broke out at a multi-storey residential building in central Kolkata's Ganesh Chandra Avenue on Friday night, reports said.
Nuke capable Prithvi-2 missile successfully test fired from Odisha coast in user trial
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India conducted the second night trial of its nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile on Friday from a test range in Odisha, said media reports, adding that the test was part of a user trial conducted for the army.
S Jaishankar co-chairs first India-Chile Joint Commission Meeting
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The First India-Chile Joint Commission Meeting was held virtually on Friday co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chile counterpart. Andrés Allamand Zavala.
Govt will soon decide on right age of marriage for daughters: PM Modi
Oct 17, 2020, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Friday assured the daughters of the country that the Centre will soon decide the right age for marriage as the concerned committee gives its report.
Oct 17, 2020, at 04:00 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Actor Vivek Oberoi should be investigated for possible links with the drugs scandal involving the Kannada film industry being probed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said Friday, reported media.
Oct 17, 2020, at 02:55 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A Sikh man, famous for battling hundreds of Khalistani terrorists in the militancy infested Taran Taran district of Punjab and awarded Shaurya Chakra for his exemplary bravery and courage, was shot dead Friday at his residence, said media reports.
Hathras incident: UP STF to probe into conspiracy of communal riots
Oct 17, 2020, at 02:14 am
Lucknow/UNI: With the Special Investigation Team (SIT) all set to submit its report soon, after completing its investigation into the Hathras incident, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday directed the sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) to investigate the conspiracy to incite ethnic and communal riots in the state, on the pretext of Hathras incident.
Himachal HC dismisses civil writ petition against former CM Shanta Kumar
Oct 17, 2020, at 01:37 am
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed a civil writ petition filed against former Chief Minister Shanta Kumar who was allegedly charged by the petitioner for establishing a commercial hospital in the name of charitable hospital contrary to the provisions of Indian Trusts Act.
Oct 17, 2020, at 12:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday passed an interim order that all the Durga Puja committees in West Bengal, which have been granted a dole of Rs. 50,000 each by the state government, can spend the "public money" only in public interest.
PM Narendra Modi to address 12 rallies in Bihar beginning from Oct 23
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Patna/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 12 rallies in support of NDA candidates beginning on Oct 23 for Bihar Assembly Elections.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant hideout busted in Pulwama, incriminating material recovered
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Friday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered incriminating material in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Sinha calls for reaching out to urban population with governance at doorsteps
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday called for reaching out to urban population in the Union Territory of J&K with governance at their doorsteps though ‘My Town, My Pride’ initiative.
133 Indians to return home from Pakistan on Oct 19: High Commission
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad: The Indian High Commission in Pakistan has said 133 Indians will return to India from the neighbouring nation on Oct 19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Construction of girls hostel in Kangan town going on, locals express happiness
Oct 16, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Srinagar: The construction of a 72-bed girls hostel is currently going on in Kangan town of Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district.
Jammu and Kashmir: Renovation work of centuries old Raghunath temple in Srinagar underway
Oct 16, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Renovation work was going on to restore the lost glory of about two centuries old Raghunath temple on the bank of river Jhelum in the old Srinagar, where no puja was held after majority members of Kashmiri pandit migrated from here to other parts of the country in early 90s following eruption of militancy.