Wrestler Babita Phogat quits Haryana sports dept citing 'unavoidable circumstances'
Oct 08, 2020, at 06:03 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Champion wrestler and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babita Phogat has resigned as Deputy Director of Haryana sports department, triggering speculation that she might contest the bypoll for an Assembly seat in Sonipat district next month.
Ex-CBI director Aswani Kumar found hanging at Shimla home, leaves behind a note: Cops
Oct 08, 2020, at 05:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ex-Governor of Manipur and Nagaland, Ashwani Kumar, was found dead at his residence in Shimla late on Wednesday night. He was 69.
Ahead of release from jail, VK Sasikala's assets worth Rs. 1500 cr sized
Oct 08, 2020, at 04:48 am
Chennai/IBNS: Three months ahead of the release of VK Sasikala, the aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, from jail, her assets worth INR 1,500 crore has been seized by the Income Tax department.
Jammu and Kashmir: 70,000 new LED street lights installed in Jammu
Oct 08, 2020, at 04:41 am
Srinagar: The process of installing one lakh LED street lights in Jammu under the Smart Cities mission has been nearly completed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Oct 08, 2020, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A journalist and three others who were arrested earlier this week by the Uttar Pradesh Police while they were going to meet the family members of the Hathras gang-rape victim have been booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sedition according to an FIR lodged in a police station in Mathura, said a media report.
Breaking: Ex-CBI director Ashwani Kumar commits suicide at Shimla home, says police
Oct 08, 2020, at 02:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ashwani Kumar committed suicide at his Shimla Home on Wednesday night, police said. Kumar, 69, was also the former governor of Nagaland.
Assam CID gets 6 days custody of ex-DIG arrested in police recruitment scam
Oct 08, 2020, at 02:07 am
Guwahati/UNI: Retired DIG of Assam Police, PK Dutta, an alleged mastermind of police recruitment exam scam who was detained at the Nepal border on Tuesday, has been remanded in six days CID custody by a local court here.
Oct 08, 2020, at 02:03 am
New Delhi/Kathmandu: Moving towards a positive direction in further enhancing the transport connectivity between the two neighbours, the Nepal government has started a discussion with various stakeholders on the proposal sent by India to conduct the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the proposed Kathmandu-Raxaul Railway, media reports said.
Oct 08, 2020, at 01:31 am
Chandigarh/UNI: With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday sanctioning a Cash Credit Limit (CCL) amount of Rs 30,220.82 crore for procurement of paddy in the Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 for the month of October, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has directed all procurement agencies to pay pending payments of farmers against the already procured grain within 24 hours.
Jammu and Kashmir: Kupwara to house Biotechnology Park soon
Oct 08, 2020, at 01:26 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara region will soon be housing an industrial biotechnology park that is expected to offer state-of-the-art facilities to start-ups, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: 100-bedded girls hostel in Anantnag likely to be handed over in November
Oct 08, 2020, at 01:20 am
Anantnag: A 100-bedded girls hostel, which is currently under-construction in Bantooru village of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, is expected to be handed over to the administration in November, media reports said.
Oct 08, 2020, at 01:14 am
Srinagar: The Centre is trying to revive the vermicompost culture to produce organic vegetables in Kashmir.
Tokyo: S Jaishankar joins 13th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue
Oct 08, 2020, at 12:29 am
Tokyo: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held the 13th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with his Japanese counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Mumbai: Actress Rhea Chakraborty walks out of Byculla Jail
Oct 07, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty on Wednesday walked out of Byculla jail in Mumbai after spending 28 days in prison.
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Ratification of seven (7) chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
Jammu and Kashmir: Kansal visits Shopian, takes stock of public issues
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Srinagar: As part of phase third of ambitious ‘Back to Village’ programme launched here yesterday, Visiting Officer for Shopian District, Principal Secretary PDD and Information Department, Rohit Kansal, on Saturday visited Sindhoo Shirmal, Shopian to take stock of issues and concerns of the rural masses for redressal.
B2V3 : DC Budgam visits various panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Srinagar: On the 2nd day of B2V3 program, Visiting Officers and other designated teams on Saturday conducted a public outreach programme in all 75 Panchayats across 17 CD Blocks of the district.
Jammu and Kashmir's Tankipora bridge to be opened soon: CE R&B
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Srinagar: Chief Engineering (CE) R&B Department Kashmir, Shoukat Jeelani Pandit on Saturday directed the concerned engineers to expedite the macadamization work started in the summer capital, Srinagar and ensure that target fixed for this season is achieved in full.
Jammu and Kashmir: AS College holds week-long Gandhi Jayanti celebrations
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Srinagar: To mark the 151st Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation, the NSS Unit of Amar Singh College organized weeklong activities to celebrate the occasion from 26 September 2020 to 02 October 2020.
New terminal building coming up at AAI’s Guwahati airport
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Guwahati: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, also known as Guwahati International Airport, is the biggest and busiest international airport of North-Eastern India.
Dhanbad: Girl commits suicide after father's scolding for talking on mobile
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Dhanbad/UNI: A girl committed suicide under Sudamdih Police Station area in this district after her father scolded her over frequently speaking on mobile.
BJP leader Manish Shukla shooting: One more suspect arrested
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Kolkata/UNI: One more suspect has been arrested in the incident related to the shooting down of BJP leader Manish Shukla in West Bengal.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistani troops violate ceasefire in Uri sector
Oct 07, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire on Wednesday and resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling and firing in Uri sector in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.
Assam CM Sonowal chairs all party meeting regarding BTR elections
Oct 07, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday evening chaired an all party meeting at Assam Administrative Staff College regarding the current scenario at Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
Hathras incident: SIT given 10 more days to complete probe
Oct 07, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Uttar Pradesh government has given ten more days to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Hathras, officials said here on Wednesday.
Kashmir: Three unidentified militants killed by SF in Shopian encounter
Oct 07, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three unidentified militants were killed by security forces on Wednesday in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on Tuesday evening in south Kashmir district of Shopian, a police spokesman said on Wednesday morning.
RAF distinguishes itself in dealing with law and order challenges: Amit Shah
Oct 07, 2020, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Greeting the Rapid Action Force, a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), on its 28th anniversary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that this Force has distinguished itself in dealing with the challenges related to the law and order.
Country seeking answers from you: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi
Oct 07, 2020, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on visuals of his waving his hands inside the Atal Tunnel, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the PM should respond to questions being asked by the people.
Rhea Chakraborty gets bail in drug case, no relief for brother Showik
Oct 07, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court granted bail with conditions to Indian actor Rhea Chakraborty, who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on drug charges related to the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput, on Wednesday.
Shaheen Bagh protest against Modi government's CAA receives jolt from Supreme Court
Oct 07, 2020, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an order which may have implications across the country, the topmost level of Indian judiciary on Wednesday said no public place can be indefinitely occupied by protesters while giving its judgement on the months long agitation against the contentious citizenship law in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, media reports said.