India bans 101 defence items' imports in bid for self-reliance: Rajnath Singh
Aug 09, 2020, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced that India will stop the import of 101 items "beyond given timeline" to boost indigenous production.
Massive fire breaks out at Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 facility, 9 dead, many feared trapped
Aug 09, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: At least nine people died in a massive fire that broke out at a hotel which was being used as a COVID-19 facility in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada on Sunday morning.
Aug 09, 2020, at 03:34 am
New Delhi: The Indian Defence Ministry's report about the situation along LAC in Eastern Ladakh in “no way” contradicts the remarks made by country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June about localised events in Galwan Valley, where a faceoff followed between soldiers of India and China, media reports said.
Lord Rama Temple construction in Ayodhya: Anti-India protest at Times Square fails
Aug 09, 2020, at 03:20 am
New York: It was a victory for Indian diaspora members as they shouted and outnumbered anti-India demonstrators, mostly Pakistanis, who had assembled at the Times Square in New York city to disrupt the celebrations of the construction of Lord Ram Temple in Ayodhya by raking up the Khalistan issue.
Manohar Lal Khattar meets late Sushant Singh Rajput's father, sister, assure them of 'justice'
Aug 09, 2020, at 03:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday met late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father and sister and assured them of "justice" as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing into the death of the onscreen MS Dhoni.
Ram Sene urges Centre to ban Muslim Personal Law Board
Aug 09, 2020, at 02:07 am
Vijaypura/UNI: In a scathing attack on the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for instigating the Hindus by stating that it would go ahead with the construction of Babri Masjid, where the Ram Temple is going to be built, the Sri Ram Sene on Saturday demanded the Central government to ban the Board.
Aug 09, 2020, at 02:06 am
Kozhikode/IBNS: Sharafudheen Pilassery, a 35-year-old native of Kerala's Kunnamangalam, clicked a selfie with his wife and two-year-old daughter after boarding Air India Express flight IX-1344 at Dubai International Airport on Friday (Aug 7). The family was super excited to go home— their unmissable happy and smiling faces, despite the safety face-shields and masks, made the image more shiny.
Rajasthan: 6 BSP MLAs merged with Congress reach SC seeking transfer of disqualification case
Aug 09, 2020, at 01:40 am
Jaipur/New Delhi/IBNS: Six Rajasthan MLAs, who had won in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)'s tickets but later merged with the Congress, on Saturday reached the Supreme Court seeking a transfer of the disqualification cases against them to the top court, media reports said.
Aug 08, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Kozhikode/IBNS: Kerala Health department has asked all the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and local residents, who were involved in the rescue efforts at Karipur airport in Kozhikode last night, to go into self isolation as one deceased passenger of the ill-fated Air India Express flight has tested positive for Covid-19 while at least three more persons are suspected to be positive.
Aug 08, 2020, at 09:52 pm
Kozhikode/IBNS: Air India Express's First Officer Akhilesh Kumar, who had co-piloted the first flight to Kozhikode from Dubai under the Vande Bharat Mission three months ago, lost his life in last night's plane crash at Karipur airport in Kerala's Kozhikode, leaving behind his wife who is expecting to deliver their child in the next 15-17 days, reports said.
Black Box of crashed Air India Express flight IX-1344 found
Aug 08, 2020, at 08:59 pm
Kozhikode/IBNS: The black box or flight data recorders - of the Air India Express flight- that fell into a deep gorge after skidding on a wet runway on Friday evening, killing at least 18 people, including both pilots, has been found.
Kozhikode airport dangerous for landing: Expert had warned 9 yrs ago, says report
Aug 08, 2020, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A top air safety expert has said he had warned years ago against the dangers of landing airplanes at the Kozhikode airport which has a short table top runway with 200 feet deep gorges on both sides of the tarmac, said a media report.
Jammu and Kashmir: Fire in sub district hospital Tangmarg in Baramulla
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A fire broke out in Sub District Hospital (SDH), Tangmarg in this north Kashmir district on Saturday morning, official sources said.
West Bengal observing complete lockdown to combat COVID-19
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal is observing yet another day of complete statewide lockdown on Saturday to combat the spread of highly infectious COVID-19 virus.
US expresses grief over loss of lives in Kerala plane crash
Aug 08, 2020, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi/Washington/Kozhikode/IBNS: The United States on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in a plane accident in Kerala's Kozhikode airport on Friday evening.
Kerala: Death toll due to Air India flight crash touches 18
Aug 08, 2020, at 03:15 pm
Kozhikode/IBNS: The death toll due to the Air India Express aircraft crash in Kerala's Karipur airport on Friday touched 18, media reports said.
Captain who died in Kerala plane crash was decorated ex-IAF fighter pilot
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: One of the pilots of the Air India Express plane, which crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday, died along with 16 others.
Sushant Singh Rajput case: Centre asks Supreme Court to be heard in Rhea Chakraborty's petition
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting to be heard in the petition filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty challenging the case against her in Bihar in the death of her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, media reports said.
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:28 am
Kozhikode/IBNS: At least 17 people, including a pilot, died and many were injured after an Air India Express aircraft with 191 people on board snapped into two while landing amid heavy rainfall in Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday evening.
Aug 08, 2020, at 02:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday said Italy should compensate the families of the fishermen, shot by Italian sailors sailors in 2012 off the Kerala coast.
Air India plane crashes in Kozhikode airport in Kerala while landing
Aug 08, 2020, at 02:50 am
Kozhikode: An Air India plane (Air India Express Flight IX 1344) from Dubai to Kozhikode in Kerala overshot the runway after skidding off while landing and split into two this evening. The incident occurred around 7-40 pm. CNN News 18 said three died in the crash, including a pilot.
Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas of Bihar
Aug 08, 2020, at 02:08 am
Patna/UNI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in West Champaran district and directed the concerned authorities to carefully operate Gandak Garage.
Landslides kill 13 in Kerala's Idukki district, 12 injured
Aug 08, 2020, at 01:49 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: At least 13 people have died after heavy rains caused landslides in Idukki district of Kerala while 12 others have been rescued and admitted to Tata General Hospital in Munnar, said a media report.
Pandemic: China, Responsibility and Accountability
Aug 08, 2020, at 12:27 am
Even as normal life continues to be disrupted by the spread of COVID-19, the world is slowly realizing the indelible impact the virus has had on jobs, businesses, children and social life.
Uttar Pradesh: Unable to receive treatment, pregnant woman succumbs in Jaunpur
Aug 07, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Jaunpur/UNI: A pregnant woman died in the hospital premises of the district women's hospital in this Uttar Pradesh district, family sources said on Friday.
Pradeep Kumar Joshi takes oath as UPSC Chairman
Aug 07, 2020, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi: Pradeep Kumar Joshi, presently Member, Union Public Service Commission, took the oath of office and secrecy as Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today.
Pakistan again violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch
Aug 07, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chandrasekhar Kundu joins Trinamool
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Social activist Chandrasekhar Kundu joined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of West Bengal Higher Education Minister and party Secretary-general Partha Chatterjee at Trinamool Bhavan today.
Gangster Ravi Pujari's henchman arrested in Mandya
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru on Friday said that it has arrested one of the alleged henchman of gangster Ravi Pujari, who was involved in the shootout case in 2007 in Bengaluru.
Supreme Court rejects Kerala activist's bail plea for 'spreading obscenity'
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Kerala activist Rehana Fathima's anticipatory bail plea whose release of a video in June last of her minor children painting her semi-nude body triggered controversy, media reports said.