Indians have done best to respond to China's incredibly aggressive actions: Mike Pompeo
Jul 13, 2020, at 12:16 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently reacted to the violent border standoff between India and China and said Indians have done their best to respond to Beijing's “incredibly aggressive actions”.
Sad to see Sachin Pilot being sidelined: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jul 12, 2020, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and ex-Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, said he feels sad to see his former party colleague Sachin Pilot also being sidelined and persecuted by Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The crisis in Rajasthan Congress government has deepened after Sachin Pilot, who shares a strained relationship with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over leadership issues, reached Delhi with the support of 16 Congress MLAs and three Independents and is said to be in talks with the BJP top brass. Pilot's exit from Congress is also almost certain after a notice was served on Friday last to him to appear for questioning in an investigation into alleged attempts to destabilize his own government, media reports said.
Rajasthan crisis: Sachin Pilot, loyalists in Delhi to meet Congress High Command
Jul 12, 2020, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party has landed into yet another crisis just three months after it lost Madhya Pradesh to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with Jyotiraditya Scindia along with his loyalists joining the saffron league.
Aadhaar, test results must for COVID-19 drug procurement in Maharashtra
Jul 12, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid complaints of scarcity of medicines, prescribed to treat COVID-19 patients, in Maharashtra and eventual black marketing of the same, the state government has tightened the rules on the sale of the drugs.
BJP vice-president writes to Maha CM on re-imposition of lockdown
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Thane/UNI: National vice-president of the BJP and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe has raised the issue of re-imposition of lockdown and general atmosphere of confusion among the public and sought measures to overcome the current Covid-19 situation.
Police seize drugs in Manipur’s Moreh, Assam Rifles seize Myanmarese Areca Nuts in Nagaland
Jul 12, 2020, at 08:19 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have seized contraband drugs worth over Rs 2.50 crore in Manipur’s Moreh area along Indo-Myanmar border.
Congress appoints Hardik Patel as working president of Gujarat unit
Jul 12, 2020, at 04:12 am
New Delhi/Gandhinagar/UNI: Hardik Patel, known as the face of the Patidar agitation in Gujarat, was on Saturday appointed as the working president of the state Congress.
Kerala gold-smuggling case: NIA detains key accused Swapna Suresh, Sandeep Nair
Jul 12, 2020, at 04:01 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, the key accused in the 30-kg gold smuggling case in Kerala, on Saturday, media reports said.
Laxmi Ratan Shukla's wife tests positive for Covid-19, family quarantined
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The wife of former Indian cricketer and West Bengal Minister-of-State for Sports and Youth Services, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus.
Covid-19: Karnataka announces complete lockdown in Bengaluru for 7 days
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:24 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has announced a complete lockdown in Bengaluru urban and rural districts for seven days starting from Tuesday to stem the further spread of Covid-19.
Mamata requests PM Modi to re-examine UGC's move to conduct examinations amid Covid-19
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the revised guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) where it has directed all universities and colleges to conduct terminal examinations by Sept, 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic.
'Why PM so scared?' Rahul attacks Modi after BJP blocks Parliamentary Panel Review of PM Cares Fund
Jul 12, 2020, at 01:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blocked the Parliamentary Panel Review of PM Cares Fund which was created to receive donations to combat Covid-19 pandemic.
Jammu and Kashmir: Panic in Anantnag jail after inmate tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 12, 2020, at 12:11 am
Srinagar/UNI: Panic gripped about 200 detenues and staff members of District Jail Anantnag when an inmate tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Saturday.
PM Modi chairs review meeting on Covid-19 pandemic preparations
Jul 11, 2020, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi: Amid rising cases, Indian PM Narendra Modi reviewed the Covid 19 situation in the country on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two drug peddlers arrested, charas recovered in Srinagar
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two drug peddlers were arrested and 4kg of charas was recovered from their possession on the outskirts of Srinagar city, a police spokesman said on Saturday afternoon.
Balakot airstrike: India's action was appropriate, says Bolton
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton on Saturday said at the time of Balakot airstrikes, India acted in self defence and its actions were appropriate.
NIA to probe Islamic State links in Gold smuggling case
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:45 pm
Kochi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe on the links of Islamic State (IS), an International terrorist group, in the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case.
West Bengal: Second year college student shot dead at Titagarh
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A 2nd year college student was shot dead by some motorcycle borne assailants in front of his home in the industrial town of Titagarh under Barrackpore region in North 24 Parganas last evening.
Six NSCN (IM) militants killed in encounter in Arunachal
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Itanagar/UNI: Six NSCN (IM) militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday early morning, a police official said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two drug peddlers arrested, charas recovered in Srinagar
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two drug peddlers were arrested and 4kg of charas was recovered from their possession on the outskirts of Srinagar city, a police spokesman said on Saturday afternoon.
All Delhi state university exams stand cancelled: Manish Sisodia
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government on Saturday announced to cancel all Delhi state university examinations, including the final exams, in view of major disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Six NSCN (IM) insurgents killed in Arunachal Pradesh encounter
Jul 11, 2020, at 08:51 pm
Guwahati, July 11 : Six armed insurgents of NSCN (IM) were killed and one Assam Rifles jawan was injured in an encounter in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district on Saturday morning.
Six NSCN-IM cadres killed in Arunachal Pradesh
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Itanagar/IBNS/UNI: Acting upon an actionable and specific information a joint team of six Assam Rifle and Arunachal Pradesh Police conducted an early morning action today in Longding distt of Arunachal Pradesh near Nginu village.
WHO lauds efforts to contain Coronavirus in Mumbai's Dharavi
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Geneva/Mumbai, Jul 11 (UNI) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom has lauded the efforts done to contain the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Asia's largest slum -- Dharavi -- in Mumbai.
Total lockdown in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad from July 13
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:13 pm
Pune, Jul 11 (UNI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Pune district Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar has ordered to reimpose total lockdown in Pune and the neighbouring twin-city of Pimpri-Chinchwad due to rising number of COVID-19 cases and people violating social distancing norms to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Mah: Fire at shopping mall at Borivali
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Mumbai, Jul 11 (UNI) A massive fire broke out at a shopping mall in Mumbai suburb at Borivali at early morning on Saturday.
Kerala: NIA to probe IS links in Gold smuggling case
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Kochi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe on the links of Islamic State (IS) in the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case.
Kashmir: Troops kill two militants to foil infiltration bid, CASO launched at LoC in north
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Srinagar, Jul 11 (UNI) Alert troops foiled a major infiltration bid from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on Saturday when they killed two heavily armed militants immediately after they sneaked into this side at Line of Control (LoC) in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir, official sources said.
China-India JV among others to bid for manufacturing Vande Bharat rakes
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: CRRC Pioneer Electric (India) Private Limited, a joint venture between China-based CRRC Yongji Electric Co. Ltd. and Gurugram-based Pioneer Fil-med Private Limited, is the only company with a foreign element to bid for the tender floated for manufacturing 44 rakes (train sets) of Vande Bharat trains, said a media report.