India rejects reference to Jammu Kashmir in China-Pakistan foreign ministers' dialogue
Aug 23, 2020, at 07:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has strongly rejected the reference to Jammu & Kashmir in the joint statement issued after the second round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue, Ministry of External Affairs has said.
ISIS suspect arrested in Delhi, 2 IEDs recovered, defused
Aug 23, 2020, at 06:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A suspected ISIS terrorist, who had been planning a "lone wolf attack", was arrested by Delhi Police in the national capital on Friday night, said media reports.
Leadership issue to be prominent in Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday: Report
Aug 23, 2020, at 05:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top decision making body of the party, will hold a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss a host of agenda, including the leadership issue over which the party saw its trusted lieutenants clash some three weeks ago.
Section of under construction bridge collapses in Gurugram
Aug 23, 2020, at 04:56 am
Gurugram/IBNS: A portion of a 6-km-long under-construction flyover collapsed on the busy Sohna Road Saturday night, injuring two people.
Aug 23, 2020, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Book publisher Bloomsbury India has said it would not publish "Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story" after a massive outcry over the inclusion of BJP leader Kapil Mishra in one of the promotional events, who is accused by some sections of making incendiary speeches that triggered the riots in Delhi in February 2020
Aug 23, 2020, at 03:56 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Setting aside political rivalries, the main regional parties of Jammu and Kashmir have come together against revocation of Article 370 and 35A and the erstwhile state's division into two union territories a little over a year ago, said media reports.
Pakistan admits sheltering Dawood Ibrahim, claims to have imposed financial sanctions
Aug 23, 2020, at 02:59 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Underworld don and one of the 1993 Mumbai serial blast accused Dawood Ibrahim lives in Karachi, Pakistani government has admitted after years of denying that it shelters him, media reports said.
Following social distancing norms, Friday prayers offered in mosques in Kashmir after 5 months
Aug 22, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Friday prayers were offered in all mosques and shrines after remaining suspended for about 22 weeks following closures of religious places in Kashmir valley since March to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
CBI reaches Sushant Singh Rajput's home at Bandra
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Pune/UNI: A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday reached the Bandra flat of Sushant Singh Rajput, where he was found dead on June 14.
Pakistan violates ceasefire on IB, CASO launched in Poonch
Aug 22, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the international border in Kathua district while Cordon and Search Operation was also launched in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren, his wife test Covid-19 positive
Aug 22, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren and his wife Roopi Soren have tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19, media reports said.
Forty-eight hour long anti-Covid-19 lockdown imposed in central Kashmir's Ganderbal
Aug 22, 2020, at 07:20 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A fresh lockdown has been imposed for 48 hours from Saturday in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal, evoking a sharp reaction from the business community and transporters besides general public, particularly daily labourers.
Kashmir: Militant killed, operation continues in Baramulla
Aug 22, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A militant was killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on Saturday in the north Kashmir district of Baramulla, a police spokesman said on Saturday.
Money was stolen from Indian exchequer in Rafale: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 22, 2020, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Continuing his attack on the BJP government at the Centre on the deal for Rafale fighter aircraft, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the money was stolen from the Indian exchequer in Rafale.
BSF shoots five intruders to death along India-Pak in Punjab
Aug 22, 2020, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday morning shot dead five intruders near Indo-Pakistan border when they were trying to violate the International Border(IB).
St. Xavier’s College Calcutta Alumni Association brings 130 stranded Indians to Kolkata from UAE
Aug 22, 2020, at 05:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: On last Wednesday, St. Xavier's College Calcutta Alumni Association continued its post-COVID relief and rehabilitation initiatives globally fulfilling social obligations.
#ResignNishankPokhriyal trends on Twitter after Centre goes ahead with NEET, JEE exams
Aug 22, 2020, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Twitterati, presumably students, on Saturday started trending a hashtag demanding the resignation of Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank on Twitter, after the central government decided to go ahead with the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic.
India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi amid Covid-19
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a multicultural country of 1.3 billion people, is celebrating the festival to worship Lord Ganesha amid the Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday.
Suspected ISIS operative with IEDs arrested in Delhi
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A person suspected to be an ISIS operative has been arrested with two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in Delhi.
4-member team from AIIMS to examine autopsy report of Sushant Singh Rajput
Aug 22, 2020, at 05:30 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A four-member team from All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi will examine the autopsy report of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached the hospital for assistance.
Ex-Finance Sexy Rajiv Kumar appointed as Election Commissioner
Aug 22, 2020, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the Election Commissioner, a notification from the Law Ministry stated on Friday night.
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:45 am
In an opinion piece published in Gulf News, BlueKraft Digital Foundation CEO Akhilesh Mishra has praised Indian PM Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech and said it came with the credibility of six previous speeches in which all promises made by him were kept.
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday took a dig at the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government by tweeting a video where a woman and her daughter could be seen thrashed by a group of men in Madhya Pradesh.
We are open, transparent and non-partisan, says Facebook after row over content policy
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After being accused of its biased content policy and a row over hate speech, social media giant Facebook in a blog post on Friday stated that its platform is 'an open, transparent and non-partisan' one where 'people can express themselves freely.'
All shops, offices in Haryana to remain closed on every Saturday, Sunday
Aug 22, 2020, at 02:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an attempt to curb the Coronavirus spread, the Haryana government on Friday announced that all shops and offices in the state will remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Farooq Abdullah continues to meet leaders in Srinagar for 2nd day to test Central govt
Aug 22, 2020, at 01:37 am
Srinagar/UNI: Former Chief Minister and president National Conference (NC) Dr Farooq Abdullah continued to meet party leaders at his high-security Gupkar residence for the second day on Friday.
J&K has been and will remain an integral part: India reiterates at 5WCSP
Aug 22, 2020, at 12:39 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir has been and will remain an integral part of India and call upon Pakistan to end cross-border Terrorism.
COVID-19: Election Commission issues guidelines for upcoming elections
Aug 22, 2020, at 12:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India on Friday released a 12-page document titled "Broad Guidelines for Conduct of General Elections/By-Elections During COVID-19".
Downward diplomatic spiral and the impending implosion of Pakistani society
Aug 22, 2020, at 12:18 am
Unable to arrange a face-to-face meeting with Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Suleiman of Saudi Arabia, the high-powered delegation led by Pakistan army chief General Qamar Bajwa and ISI Chief has returned empty handed to Islamabad.
CBI initiates probe into Sushant Singh Rajput Case
Aug 21, 2020, at 11:04 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) here on Friday initiated probe into the sensational Sushant Singh Rajput death case, with the collection of relevant documents and reports from the Mumbai Police.