Jharkhand: Truck smuggling poppy husk and opium to Rajasthan caught, 2 arrested
Aug 12, 2020, at 12:35 am
Ranchi/UNI: Ranchi Police on Tuesday busted a truck loaded with poppy husk and opium being smuggled to Rajasthan and arrested two people in this connection.
Gadkari calls upon AEPC to double exports
Aug 11, 2020, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari has called upon the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC ) to take measures to double exports and also emphasised on technology upgradation and research to improve quality and remain cost competitive in the global market.
Vikas encounter case: SC reserves order in plea seeking removal of inquiry commission
Aug 11, 2020, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped a lawyer for questioning sanctity of Inquiry Commission headed by Justice B S Chauhan, formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe gangster Vikas Dubey encounter case and reserved the decision.
West Bengal extends ban on flights from six Indian cities till Aug 31
Aug 11, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The West Bengal Government has requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to extend the current ban on direct flight further to Kolkata from six cities of India up to Aug 31.
Resolving Rajasthan political crisis a befitting reply to BJP: Congress
Aug 11, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Tuesday said resolving of the party's political crisis in Rajasthan is a befitting reply to the BJP who were dreaming of forming a government despite being in a minority.
AASU releases confidential report of high level committee on Clause 6 of Assam Accord
Aug 11, 2020, at 10:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Tuesday released the confidential report of the high level committee constituted by the centre on Clause 6 of Assam Accord and saying that the people of the state have the right to know the contents of the report.
I was in love with Sushant, being victimised by his family: Rhea Chakraborty tells SC
Aug 11, 2020, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Late Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that she was in love with the Bollywood star and now she has been victimised by his family, media reports said.
India will win if 10 states defeat Coronavirus: PM Modi to CMs
Aug 11, 2020, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India, the country of 1.3 billion people, will defeat Novel Coronavirus if the 10 worst Covid-19-affected states tackle the contagion successfully.
The stalemate on the India-China border and the wooing of India by the United States
Aug 11, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Since the gory 15 June clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan valley, senior representatives of the two countries have held five rounds of talks aimed at disengagement and de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Aug 11, 2020, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled daughters of a joint Hindu family have equal rights in inheriting paternal properties even if the coparcener died before the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, came into effect, media reports said.
Aug 11, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Jaipur/New Delhi/IBNS: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said he had only raised certain issues before the outfit's top brass, as the former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister is all set for a patch-up with his own party in the desert state Rajasthan.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three suspected militants arrested in Kupwara, arms & ammunition recovered
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three suspected militants were arrested while arms and ammunition were recovered during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir, a Defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
India records 53601 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 11, 2020, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi: India has recorded 53,601 fresh cases of coronavirus or COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported.
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: A top Indian envoy has said New Delhi will not do business with China as usual until there is a complete disengagement of military forces along Line of Actual Control and de-escalation in border areas in accordance with bilateral agreements.
Uttar Pradesh: Ex BJP district president shot dead
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Baghpat/UNI: In a daylight murder, former district BJP president Sanjay Kokhar was shot dead at his agricultural field under Chaprauli police station area on early Tuesday morning.
Turkish Universities are now turning into epicenters of anti-India activities: Reports
Aug 11, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Istanbul: India might be facing a new challenge as Turkey and Pakistan have grouped to take on India through their Kashmir campaign as country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was one of the first leaders to back Pakistan's position on abrogation of Article 370.
Issues were ideological, important to be raised: Sachin Pilot after meeting Rahul Gandhi
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot, who met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra earlier in the day, said his rebellion was based on ideological issues, which were 'important to be raised.'
Pranab Mukherjee, COVID-19 positive, underwent brain surgery: Digvijaya Singh tweets
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee, who informed on Monday that he tested positive for coronavirus, underwent brain surgery and is currently on ventilator support, his former colleague from Congress party Digvijaya Singh tweeted.
Ahead of I-Day, Indian forces bust terror-financing network in Jammu, 6 LeT associates arrested
Aug 11, 2020, at 03:53 am
Srinagar: In a major success by the Jammu and Kashmir police ahead of the Independence Day, security officials have busted a terror finance network of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) with the arrest of as many as six persons in Jammu district.
Severe unemployment in UP, govt should explain: Priyanka Gandhi
Aug 11, 2020, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking the Uttar Pradesh government over lack of jobs in Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said there was 'severe unemployment' in the state and asked the state government to explain the reasons behind it.
Fire engulfs multi-storey in Kolkata
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:39 am
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Plumes of smoke are billowing from all over a multi-storey building at Pollock Street near Poddar Court in downtown city this evening following a major fire.
FIRs filed against BJP legislator in Assam for calling Muslim scholar 'intellectual jihadi'
Aug 11, 2020, at 01:50 am
Guwahati/UNI: A number of FIRs have been filed against an Assam BJP legislator Shiladitya Dev for calling an Assamese litterateur Syed Abdul Malik was an “intellectual jihadi”.
FIR against Assam Uni Prof for `derogatory remarks’ against Lord Ram on Social Media
Aug 11, 2020, at 12:40 am
Guwahati/UNI: An FIR has been filed against an Assisant Professor of Assam University in Silchar in Southern Assam for making “derogatory remarks” on Lord Ram.
Jammu and Kashmir: Shah Faesal quits politics
Aug 10, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Srinagar: In yet major turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir's bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal resigned from politics on Monday.
India to promote manufacturing of some items where China enjoys big share :Nitin Gadkari
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government is planning to promote the manufacturing of certain products, especially those in which China has a big share in the global market, to reduce dependence on imports and push exports, said Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari on Monday.
Narendra Modi launches submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands (CANI)
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: PM Narendra Modi on Monday launched and dedicated to the nation, the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Andaman & Nicobar Islands to the mainland through video conferencing.
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi: Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who has been in the limelight ever since the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, on Monday approached the Supreme Court with a fresh plea where she alleged media trial and attempts to pronounce her guilty for the death of the 'Kedarnath' actor.
India's unemployment rate jumps to five-week high; rural unemployment worsens
Aug 10, 2020, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's overall employment rate reached a five-week high while the rural unemployment jumped to an eight-week high as the crop sowing season has come to an end and states have imposed micro lockdown in many places to curb Covid-19 spread.
Rajasthan political crisis: Sachin Pilot meets Rahul Gandhi
Aug 10, 2020, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political tussle in Rajasthan, rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday met senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, media reports said.
Assam: Police conduct search and raid operation in Darrang district, arms recovered
Aug 10, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: SI Raja Irshad, OC Mazbat PS, Darrang and staff conducted a search and raid operation at the residence of one Benjamin Murmu, at Dhunseri Tea Garden 10 No Basti (Paharpur) under Mazbat PS on Monday.