Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tests positive for Covid-19
Aug 20, 2020, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus.
Aide of forest brigand Veerappan dies in hospital
Aug 20, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Mysuru/UNI A convict in the Palar bomb blast case engineered by forest brigand Veerappan’s aide breathed his last at KR Hospital in the city on Thursday morning.
Yes Bank scam: Bombay High Court grants bail to Wadhawan brothers
Aug 20, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Wadhawan brothers--Kapil and Dheeraj--in the multi-crore Yes Bank scam.
Mulayam Singh Yadav discharged from hospital
Aug 20, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party founder and patron Mulayam Singh Yadav has been discharged from hospital.
Another ruling BJD MLA tests Covid-19 positive
Aug 20, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Ruling BJD MLA from Bhubaneswar Central Ananta Narayan Jena has tested positive for Covid-19.
Kashmir: Kingpins along with 4 listed militant commanders wiped out, says DGP
Aug 20, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Handwara/UNI: Describing the killing of two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a top commander involved in the murder of six CRPF personnel, as major success for security forces, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said majority leadership of militant outfits in the valley had been eliminated.
Kolkata: Two electrocuted at Alipore Zoo, another hospitalized in critical condition
Aug 20, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two employees of a private outdoor advertising agency died of electrocution and another was seriously injured while installing billboard-pillars inside Kolkata's Alipore Zoological Garden on Thursday morning, reports said.
MS Dhoni important illustrations of New India where youth's destiny not decided by family: Modi
Aug 20, 2020, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who days ago announced his retirement from international cricket, has been important illustrations of "New India'' where "family does not decide young people's destiny".
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi over 'unilateral' decision to privatise airport
Aug 20, 2020, at 08:17 pm
Thirvananthapuram/New Delhi/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the central government's latest move to privatise three airports including the one here, calling it as a "unilateral decision".
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav discharged from hospital
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:52 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party founder and patron Mulayam Singh Yadav has been discharged from hospital.
Shiv Sena leader lashes out at Arnab Goswami over sensational journalism
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:50 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Shiv Sena leader has lashed out at Arnab Goswami, editor-in-chief of Republic India channel for its sensational journalism and consistent media trial and demanded legal action against him.
Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee's respiratory parameters improve, still on ventilator support
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee's respiratory parameters showed a slight improvement while other vitals continue to be stable, the Army Research and Referral Hospital Delhi said here on Thursday.
India-China border standoff: WMCC to meet today
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border affairs will hold a meeting on Thursday to deliberate on disengagement and de-escalation process in the eastern Ladakh.
UP Minister files defamation case against ex-Shia waqf Board chairman Mohsin Raza
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:40 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Welfare Mohsin Raza has filed a defamation case against former Shia Waqf Board chairperson Waseem Rizvi.
New Delhi: Fire breaks out at Lakshmi Nagar building, 3 recused
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Three people were rescued after a fire broke out at the parking area of a residential building in East Delhi's Lakshmi Nagar on Thursday morning.
Burnt body of girl found in UP, gang-rape alleged
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Bhadohi/UNI: A burnt body of a girl who had gone missing on August 17 here in the was found in Jaunpur, SP Bhadohi Ram Badan Singh said here on Thursday.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at Park Mansion
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A fire broke out in multi-storey Park Mansion at Park Street early this morning, destroying documents and moveable property of a corporate office, fire brigade officials said.
Contempt of court: Pained because I'm grossly misunderstood, Prashant Bhushan tells SC
Aug 20, 2020, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday told the highest level of India's justice system that he was pained because his tweets against the Supreme Court, for which he has been held guilty of contempt of court, were "misunderstood", media reports said.
Floral tributes paid to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 76th birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Puducherry/UNI: Floral tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 76th birth anniversary here on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 militants killed in Kupwara
Aug 20, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Srinagar/UNI: With the first light Thursday morning, security forces resumed Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Handwara in the frontier district of Kupwara, where two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a top commander, were killed in an encounter.
Turkey using Pakistani terminology on Jammu and Kashmir, anti-India stance revealed
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:58 am
Istanbul: Based on Pakistani lines, Turkey has taken up an anti-India stance on Kashmir, media reports said.
US people support India over China: Survey
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:55 am
Sydney: A survey released by an Australian think tank has revealed that American people support India over China and prefer the US government to support New Delhi in possible Indo-China military and economic conflict.
Heroin network plan believed to be hatched in Delhi's Tihar jail, ISI role suspected
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:46 am
New Delhi: The foundation of a network through which heroin in large quantities was being pushed into India via maritime route was laid in Delhi’s Tihar Jail with a link of Pakistan's spy agency ISI supsected, media reports said.
Kashmir: Construction of new playground in full swing in Wakura, players welcome move
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:42 am
Wakura: To encourage sporting activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the construction of a new playground is in full swing at Wakura village in Ganderbal district.
Facebook row: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey moves privilege motion against Shashi Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi
Aug 20, 2020, at 04:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over social media giant Facebook's content policies reached a new height on Wednesday with breach of privilege notice moved against each other by leaders of both parties.
Centre withdraws 10,000 paramilitary troops from Jammu & Kashmir with immediate effect
Aug 20, 2020, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Around 10,000 paramilitary forces personnel will be immediately withdrawn from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Narendra Modi government announced in an order on Wednesday evening.
Heavy downpour causes flooding, traffic snarls on major roads in Delhi and surrounding region
Aug 20, 2020, at 12:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed Delhi and its surroundings on Wednesday, taking the mercury several notches down. The torrential rains left several areas of Delhi and Gurgaon flooded, leading to traffic snarls in major stretches of important roads.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed by SFs, op continues in Shopian
Aug 19, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An unidentified militant was killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Wednesday afternoon, a police spokesman said.
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri, India retaliates
Aug 19, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Wednesday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Cabinet approves measures to provide liquidity in Power sector
Aug 19, 2020, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a one-time relaxation to Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) for extending loans to Distribution Companies in view of the financial stress caused by COVID-19.