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.
Mega Block Diwas will be organised every Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir: Manoj Sinha
Oct 16, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said Mega Block Divas will be organized in at 30 places on every Wednesday in Kashmir.
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests COVID-19 positive
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant captured alive during encounter in Budgam, operation over
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was captured alive during an encounter which ensued on Friday after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Assam police SI exam question paper leak scam: Chief Secretary's police officer brother arrested
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam police on Thursday arrested the brother of Assam Chief Secretary in connection with the question paper leak scam of SI (UB) recruitment examination of the Assam police.
Assam excise department seizes 918 cases of illegal liquor, bust illegal liquor bottling plant
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The sleuths of Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB) of Assam excise department seized a huge consignment of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district.
Supreme Court appoints retd. judge Justice Lokur to monitor stubble burning
Oct 16, 2020, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday appointed retired judge Justice Madan B Lokur to monitor the stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the three-bordering states of Delhi, media reports said.
Apni Party demands release of Kashmiri political activists, NOCs to youth booked on flimsy grounds
Oct 16, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Stressing on the need for an urgent release of all political prisoners of Jammu and Kashmir, who are still under preventive detention since August last year, Apni Party (AP), on Friday, demanded a review of detentions under Public Safety Act (PSA) in view of the changed circumstances.
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, India retaliates
Oct 16, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops early on Friday morning yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Glasgow: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza targeted China and Pakistan over their re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and described the nations as 'world’s worst human rights abusers'.
Senior Indian diplomat targets Pakistan over `rant’ at Commonwealth meet
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi: India on Wednesday targeted Pakistan for misusing the 20th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) to pursue its “own bigoted and ill-conceived agenda.”
UP: Man shot dead by BJP MLA's aide in presence of local officials
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:55 am
Ballia (UP)/IBNS: A man was shot dead by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in front of local officials in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia over a dispute, police said on Thursday.
Discussion with China confidential, don't want to predict outcomes: S Jaishankar on border disputes
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said he doesn't want to "predict" the outcomes of the ongoing talks between India and China over border disputes in Ladakh.
Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and other J&K's politicians form people's alliance for Article 370
Oct 16, 2020, at 04:24 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Key politicians from various parties in Jammu and Kashmir including arch-rivals like National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar, People's Democratic Party (PDP)'s Mehbooba Mufti and Sajjad Lone came together on Thursday to form an alliance to fight for the restoration of Article 370 in the Valley.
Mamata Banerjee remembers former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary
Oct 16, 2020, at 01:53 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday remembered "Missile Man" of India, Bharat Ratna awardee and former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary.
Rahul Gandhi to virtually launch phase II of Punjab's smart village campaign on Oct 17
Oct 16, 2020, at 01:20 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will flag off Phase II of Punjab’s Smart Village Campaign virtually on Saturday claimed to benefit 13000 plus villages across the state.
Calcutta HC questions Bengal govt's Durga Puja permission, grants amid Covid-19
Oct 16, 2020, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned West Bengal government's decision to permit festival Durga Puja in the state amid Covid-19 pandemic and its grant of Rs. 50,000 each to the puja committee.
China has no locus standi to comment on our internal matters: India on Beijing's Ladakh remark
Oct 15, 2020, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said China had no locus standi on the internal matters of the country referring to Beijing's recent comment on New Delhi's developmental projects in Ladakh, which is already flared up with the bilateral tension for months, media reports said.
Local factors behind 95 pc of Delhi's pollution: Prakash Javadekar
Oct 15, 2020, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that around 95 per cent of the factors adding up to Delhi's pollution were local, while the stubble burning only contributes around 5 per cent to it.
Kashmir: Police seize one-kg heroin in Poonch's Mendhar near LoC
Oct 15, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Jammu/UNI: Police seized one-kg heroin worth crores along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mehbooba Mufti’s first presser after 14 months' detention deferred
Oct 15, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The first press conference of former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti after her release from detention since August last year, which was scheduled to be held Friday afternoon, has been postponed.
BARC to pause weekly ratings of news channels amid viewership row
Oct 15, 2020, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's television ratings agency is set to pause its weekly audience estimates of all news channels amid the row over the alleged rigging of ratings by three channels.
Congress not protectors of Karnataka people: HD Kumaraswamy
Oct 15, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Almost putting an end to the bonhomie with Congress in Karnataka, former Chief Minister and Janata Dal Secular chief HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday made an unsparing attack on his former ally ahead of the byelection in Rajarajeshwarinagar constituency.
India reopens cinema halls amid Covid-19 threat
Oct 15, 2020, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The cinelovers of India will again be able to visit the cinema halls to watch movies as the Asian country, which has struggled to cope up with the surge in Covid-19 cases, is reopening the theatre houses on Thursday in the shadow of the virus threat.
30 people die in Telangana as rains wreak havoc across state
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:58 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Thirty people died as heavy rains battered the state of Telangana on Wednesday leaving roads and buildings flooded along with scary images of cars being completely submerged in low-lying areas.
Ad bodies support Tanishq, demand govt action against 'intimidating behaviour'
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after popular jewellery brand Tanishq was forced to pull its Ekavatam ad campaign off air, country's top advertising bodies on Wednesday said the advertisement featuring an interfaith baby shower breaks no ethical standards and isn't derogatory to any individual, organisation or religion
Farooq Abdullah calls meeting to discuss key Kashmir issues, Mehbooba Mufti to join
Oct 15, 2020, at 03:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has convened a meeting at his residence on Thursday to decide on the future course of action on 'Gupkar Declaration' with regard to the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre last year.
Priyanka Gandhi slams Yogi Adityanath over law and order problems in UP
Oct 15, 2020, at 02:07 am
Lucknow/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the rising crime graph in the state, alleging its politically motivated narrative of justifying and protecting perpetrators of crimes against women has only emboldened criminals across the state.