Former RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh dies at 74
Sep 13, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Veteran Bihar politician and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh died Sunday morning at Delhi's All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 74 years old.
No all-party meeting ahead of Parliament session tomorrow
Sep 13, 2020, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The traditional all-party meeting, held before the commencement of each Parliament session, has been scrapped ahead of the Monsoon Session beginning on Monday.
Home Minister Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS again
Sep 13, 2020, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah was admitted to Delhi's All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday night, nearly two weeks after he was discharged from the hospital.
Delhi NIA Court convicts 9 more Islamic State operatives
Sep 13, 2020, at 04:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: Special NIA court at Patiala House Complex in Delhi on Saturday convicted nine more Islamic State operatives after pleaded guilty of being involved in a criminal conspiracy to recruit local youths for terror activities.
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, India retaliates
Sep 13, 2020, at 03:57 am
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Saturday evening yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sep 13, 2020, at 03:43 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday warned people that they should not be careless about COVID-19.
Congress holds pro-Rhea Chakraborty rally in Kolkata, alleges political vendetta against her
Sep 13, 2020, at 12:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Pradesh Congress, led by WBPCC General Secretary Manoj Chakraborty, on Saturday took to the streets of Kolkata in solidarity with arrested Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty.
Top Facebook official summoned by Delhi Assembly's panel over allegations of inaction on hate speech
Sep 13, 2020, at 12:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A top Facebook official has been asked to appear before a Delhi Assembly panel on ‘Peace and Harmony’, headed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha in connection with the allegations against the social media giant over its “deliberate inaction on the part of social media platform to apply hate speech rules".
Govt, private school fee should be waived in public interest: BSP chief Mayawati
Sep 12, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday demanded central and state governments to cut their expenditure in the larger public interest and waive school fees for children in government and private schools.
Sep 12, 2020, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the controversy over media frenzy surrounding Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut’s return flight to Mumbai from Chandigarh, aviation regulator –Director General of Civil Aviation or DGCA—has warned flight operators with two weeks of suspension if anyone is found taking photographs in an airplane flouting the government-mandated rules.
J-K’s admin provides jobs under MGNREGA to villagers
Sep 12, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Rajouri: Extending their support to villagers of Panjgrain block in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir's Department of Rural Development is providing jobs to people in the region.
Photography while onboard will invite flight suspension on route for two-week: DGCA
Sep 12, 2020, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued an order on Saturday stating that if any passenger is found taking photograph inside the aircraft without prior permission, the operations of the concerned airline will be suspended for two weeks on that route.
BSF officials foil attempt to smuggle arms at Punjab border
Sep 12, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force on Saturday foiled an attempt of anti-social elements to smuggle arms and ammunition along Indo-Pakistan Border of Abohar in Firozpur district of Punjab.
74 Pakistanis stranded in India return home
Sep 12, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Amritsar: As many as 74 Pakistan nationals, who were stranded in India, returned to Pakistan through Attari Wagah border on Thursday, oficials said on Saturday.
S Jaishankar addresses conference on Afghan peace negotiations
Sep 12, 2020, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar participated in the inaugural session of the intra-Afghan negotiations held in Doha on Sept 12 via VTC, officials said.
Assam Rifles officials seize brown sugar worth Rs 76 lakh in Manipur’s Moreh
Sep 12, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Troops of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) recovered huge quantity of narcotics in Manipur’s Tamenglong district along the Indo-Myanmar border.
ED seizes DMK MP Jagathrakshakan's Rs 89 cr properties in FEMA case
Sep 12, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Directorate of Enforcement(ED) on Saturday attached Rs 89.19 crore worth of properties belonging to DMK Lok Sabha member S Jagathrakshakan and his family members under the provision of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.
Five missing Arunachal men handed over to India by China's PLA
Sep 12, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Itanagar/IBNS:Five men from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing from the areas bordering with China, were handed over to India earlier today by China’s People’s Liberation Army or PLA, the Indian Army said in a statement.
AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik to be discharged from hospital
Sep 12, 2020, at 07:35 pm
Panaji/UNI: Union Minister of State for Defence and AYUSH, Shripad Naik, will be discharged from Manipal Hospital later on Saturday, according to a senior doctor of the hospital.
Kashmir: Three injured in macadam plant fire in Baramulla
Sep 12, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Baramulla/UNI: At least three persons were injured when fire broke out at a macadam plant in this north Kashmir district on Saturday.
Kashmir: Three held for pasting posters in Pulwama, say Police
Sep 12, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Srinagar/UNI: As many as three persons were arrested for pasting objectionable posters and displaying banners in Pulwama on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
CCB Police arrest one more person in drug-related case
Sep 12, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: CCB police arrested one more person in connection with the drug case on Saturday.
Drug case: Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh, Simone Khambatta come under NCB scanner, says report
Sep 12, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actresses Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and designer Simone Khambatta have come under the scanner of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following the arrest of Rhea Chakraborty in connection with the drug charges related to the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput, Times Now reported.
Chinar 9 Jawan Club helps Jammu and Kashmir youth to develop skills amid COVID-19
Sep 12, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Baramulla: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Army's Chinar 9 Jawan Club officials are trying to help youth of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir to develop their skills which will help them in future in securing a job.
Indian Customs seizes smuggled textiles worth Rs 3.3 crore on fishing trawler to Bangladesh
Sep 12, 2020, at 02:03 pm
Diamond Harbour/West Bengal: On the basis of specific intelligence, a fishing trawler was intercepted by the officers of the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive) West Bengal in the wee hours of Sunday which was coming from Diamond Harbour towards Sagar Island.
Rhea Chakroborty lodged in single-cell without fan or bed, next to Indrani Mukerjea: Report
Sep 12, 2020, at 06:21 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Arrested actor Rhea Chakraborty, who is being investigated by multiple central agencies in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, was today put up in a single cell without a bed or a fan at Mumbai's Byculla prison, said an NDTV report.
In Congress 'reconstitution,' Ghulam Nabi Azad dropped as general secretary
Sep 12, 2020, at 06:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad has been dropped as a general secretary in a major 'reconstitution' process in the party though he remains a part of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top-decision making panel.
China's PLA to hand over five 'missing' Arunachal men to India on Saturday
Sep 12, 2020, at 05:15 am
Itanagar/IBNS: The Chinese army has said it will hand over the five men from Arunachal Pradesh, who had gone missing, to India, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has tweeted.
Kangana Ranaut faces drug probe, Mumbai Police start investigation
Sep 12, 2020, at 04:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Actress Kangana Ranaut will now face drug probe ordered by the Maharashtra Government amid the ongoing tussle between her and the ruling Shiv Sena.
Social activist Swami Agnivesh dies at 80
Sep 12, 2020, at 02:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social activist and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh died at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi on Friday night. He was 80.