Calcutta High Court judge Protik Prakash Banerjee passes away

Jul 03, 2020, at 01:01 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Calcutta High Court judge Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee passed away on Friday following cardiac arrest.

Islamic State terrorist, CRPF HC killed in Srinagar encounter

Jul 03, 2020, at 11:52 am

Srinagar/UNI: A militant of J&K Islamic State (IS), responsible for Bijbehara attack, was neutralised by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on Thursday night in the outskirts of summer capital, Srinagar, a police spokesperson said on Friday.

PM Modi visits Leh to review situation weeks after India-China faceoff at Galwan Valley

Jul 03, 2020, at 11:10 am

Leh/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a surprise visit to Leh to take stock of the situation weeks after a deadly clash between the Indian and Chinese soldiers at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh.

Galwan Valley clash: Indian PM Narendra Modi arrives in Leh to review situation 

Jul 03, 2020, at 10:18 am

New Delhi: Weeks after a violent standoff between Indian and Chinese Army personnel at the Galwan Valley left 20 Indian soldiers killed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Leh to review the situation.

Uttar Pradesh: Eight policemen killed in firing in Kanpur 

Jul 03, 2020, at 09:31 am

Kanpur/IBNS: At least eight policemen were shot dead when they went to  arrest a criminal wanted for murder in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

West Bengal govt pulls up leading pvt lab testing Covid-19 after ICMR protocols flouted

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A private lab in Kolkata's New Town, cleared by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting RT-PCR COVID-19 tests, has been closed temporarily by the state government after it found several anomalies during an inspection, said a media report.

Jyotiraditya Scindia says 'Tiger Zinda Hain' after 'win' in MP

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:47 pm

Bhopal/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose supporters gained big in the Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion on Thursday, used the very popular film dialogue "Tiger abhi zinda hai" to indicate his return to the forefront of state politics.

Ban on Chinese apps was a digital strike on China: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Jul 02, 2020, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday described the sudden ban on 59 Chinese apps a "digital strike" after the bloody face-off in Ladakh's Galwan valley almost two weeks ago.

PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with Russian Prez Putin, shares concern on Covid-19 pandemic

Jul 02, 2020, at 08:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on Thursday where leaders took note of the effective measures undertaken by the two countries to address the negative consequences of the Covid-19 global pandemic.

Private train operations in India to begin by April 2023: Railways

Jul 02, 2020, at 06:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people with a huge number of them belonging to the poverty level, is all set to embrace private train operations within three years from now on.

Postal ballots for Coronavirus patients, elderly people to cast votes in India

Jul 02, 2020, at 06:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a major change brought in the electoral system by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, people above 65 years of age and those infected with Novel Coronavirus have been allowed to avail postal ballots to cast their votes, media reports said.

7 more persons die due to COVID-19, death toll rises to 111 in J&K

Jul 02, 2020, at 05:11 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 111 in the Union Territory of J&K with seven more persons succumbing due to the virus since Wednesday evening.

E-rickshaw destroyed, driver killed in suspected battery explosion in West Bengal's Malda

Jul 02, 2020, at 03:51 pm

Malda/IBNS: A running e-rickshaw (popularly known as Toto) was completely destroyed and its driver's body was ripped into pieces after a suspicious powerful explosion rocked the three-wheeler at Ghorapir area under English Bazar Police Station limits in Malda district of West Bengal on Wednesday evening, reports said.

Covid-19 test report delayed, Kolkata family compelled to store patient's body in freezer

Jul 02, 2020, at 02:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After getting stuck in Covid-19 protocols, a family in north Kolkata was forced to store a 71-year-old patient's body in an ice-cream freezer at home for two days, until his Novel Coronavirus test report had arrived, reports said.

'People will suffer like demonetisation': TMC MP Nusrat Jahan differs with Mamata over TikTok ban

Jul 02, 2020, at 01:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Nusrat Jahan has said the Narendra Modi government's banning of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok will lead people to suffer, giving a reaction which is completely opposite to that of her party chief Mamata Banerjee.

Thane: MLA tests Covid-19 positive

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Thane/UNI: A 55-year-old woman MLA was tested positive for Covid-19 becoming the fourth legislator to contract the contagion in this district, informed her husband on Thursday.

Jayaraj-Bennix custodial deaths: 5 cops arrested, murder charges slapped

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:18 pm

Thoothukudi/UNI: The Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) police arrested five suspended police personnel of Sathankulam police station, including the Inspector and two Sub-Inspectors (SI) in connection with the custodial deaths of a father-son duo after slapping murder charges against them.

Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, Indian Army retaliates

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:58 am

Jammu/UNI/IBNS: Pakistan troops on Thursday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 6-lakh mark, just 50000 cases behind Russia

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday crossed the 6-lakh mark in terms of the total number of coronavirus cases, now roughly being 50,000 cases behind Russia.

Chinese intrusion in India: Tibetan leaders demonstrate in Toronto

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:45 pm

Toronto:  The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress members demonstrated outside the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to show their solidarity with India over the recent intrusion of Chinese forces in Galwan Valley.

Slight improvement in Assam flood situation, 1.49 million people affected, death toll surges to 33

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:10 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The overall flood situation in Assam showed a slight improvement on Wednesday with many rivers flowing below danger level mark at many places in the state.

COVID-19: West Bengal reports 611 fresh infections, 15 more fatalities; active cases near 6000-mark

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 611 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, the total Covid-19 tally in West Bengal has reached 19170, including 5959 active cases, 683 deaths and 12528 discharges, reports said on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: Cop arrested after being levied with murder charge

Jul 01, 2020, at 10:45 pm

Chennai/IBNS: The Crime Branch of Tamil Nadu has arrested Sub Inspector Raghu Ganesh on murder charge in connection with the custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Bennix, who were tortured by police at the Sathankulam police station in Thoothukudi.

Imran Khan to dial Oli to fish in the troubled waters of India-Nepal conflict over new map

Jul 01, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Islamabad/Kathmandu/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to lend a helping hand to Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as he faces increased pressure within his Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to step down after blaming India for a rebellion in his party, said a Hindustan Times report.

Groom dead, over 100 infected with COVID-19 after wedding in Bihar

Jul 01, 2020, at 10:08 pm

Patna/IBNS: More than 100 people in Bihar have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after attending a wedding followed by the funeral of the groom who reportedly tied the knot while being infected with the contagion.

US lauds India's decision to ban 59 Chinese Apps

Jul 01, 2020, at 08:59 pm

Washington/IBNS: The United States has welcomed India's decision to block 59 apps with Chinese links stating that it would boost up the Asian country's security and integrity.

Priyanka Gandhi asked to vacate govt bungalow in Delhi by Aug 1

Jul 01, 2020, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been served a notice by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs asking the Congress leader to vacate her government bungalow in Delhi by August 1.

Indian government names nine Khalistani terrorists in designated terror list

Jul 01, 2020, at 07:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday designated nine Khalistani terrorists in terror list under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act.

Guwahati AIR news broadcaster completes non-stop 100 days news bulletin reading

Jul 01, 2020, at 06:57 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: During the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a news reader of All India Radio in Guwahati station has created history by completing non-stop 100 days of his duty hours without any break or off from his duty.

Amid India-China tension, Narendra Modi perhaps deletes Weibo

Jul 01, 2020, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: With tension between India and China escalating in recent times, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday deleted  his account on Chinese social media app Weibo.