Jul 01, 2020, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the ban on 59 Chinese apps, India has decided to bar Chinese companies from highway projects directly and through joint ventures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said, reported the media.
Jul 01, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The city police on Wednesday imposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) following the spike in Covid-19 cases in the financial capital of the country.
Tamil Nadu: Six killed, multiple injured in boiler explosion in Neyveli lignite plant
Jul 01, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Neyveli/IBNS: At least six persons were killed and 16 others seriously injured in a boiler explosion at NLC India Limited (NLCIL) lignite plant in Tamil Nadu's Neyveli on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Jul 01, 2020, at 05:41 pm
The draft of the 14th Amendment Bill to the 1974 Interim Constitution of the Pakistan-Administered and so-called ‘Azad’ (Free) Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), which has been accessed by EFSAS and can be seen here, has served as a grim reminder of just how suppressed and occupied ‘Azad’ J&K actually is.
Jul 01, 2020, at 05:39 pm
On June 11, 2020, unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) office located in the Kharmalki area of the State capital, Shillong, in the East Khasi Hills District.
Jul 01, 2020, at 05:36 pm
On June 17, 2020, at least 10 Police personnel were killed when Taliban militants aggressively attacked their checkpoints in the Shurabak District of Kandahar Province.
Mukul Rohtagi refuses to represent Chinese app Tik-Tok
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi on Wednesday refused to appear for Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and challenge the ban imposed by the Centre on it.
11 suspected terrorists detained in Uzbekistan
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Tashkent/Xinhua: Uzbekistan's law enforcement bodies have detained 11 suspected members of the Islamist militant group Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, the Uzbek Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
Coronavirus: Karnataka High Court to go online
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Faced with increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the State Capital, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice A S Okha has decided the Court to function online.
Uttar Pradesh: Minor held for raping 4-year-old girl
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Kushinagar/UNI: A minor boy has been arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl here in Vishunpura area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police sources said on Wednesday.
Police officer dismissed for gang-raping a minor tribal girl in Odisha
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha Director General of Police Abhay today dismissed former Biramitrapur Police Station IIC Anand Chandra Majhi from service for his alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a minor tribal girl at Biramitrapur Police Station area in Sundergarh district and then forcing her to undergo abortion.
India, Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners, fishermen
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their respective custodies.
COVID-19 lockdown: Iconic Lalbaugcha Raja to be replaced with miniature idol this Ganesh Chaturthi
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:17 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The spectacular Ganpati idol, fondly referred to as Lalbaugcha Raja by folks, will not be installed during this year's Ganesh Chaturthi owing to the COVID-19 crisis.
Meghalaya villagers seek Bangladesh help for road construction
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Shillong/UNI: Irate residents of four villages along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district have decided to seek assistance from the Bangladesh government to construct commutable roads in their villages.
COVID-19 Lockdown Effect: Three people commit suicide in Kolkata due to financial distress
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A young bus driver of route No 221, who had been rendered jobless due to the prolonged Covid-19 induced lockdown, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his Dum Dum residence today, while an elderly woman and her son killed themselves by consuming poison last week, police said.
Trinamool leaders hail Mamata Banerjee-led govt's free ration move for poor till June 2021
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Hailing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's yesterday's announcement of extending free ration for poor till June 2021, Trinamool leaders today described it as a landmark humanitarian decision.
Section 144 imposed in Mumbai amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid spike in the Novel Coronavirus cases in the financial capital of India, CrPc Section 144, which prohibits an assembly of five or more people, has been imposed in Mumbai.
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Tripura launches unique immunity-boosting program for urban poor
Jul 01, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Agartala/UNI: In a bid to support pineapple and lemon growers of Tripura amid Covid-19 crisis, the state government has launched an innovative scheme to boost the immunity of the urban poor by providing them ready-to-eat lemon juice and pineapple slices at ward level, once a week, for the next one month.
Covid-19 situation in Delhi improving: Arvind Kejriwal
Jul 01, 2020, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Covid-19 situation in the national capital was improving though the Union Territory continued to be one of the most-affected parts in the country.
Indian Navy repatriates 687 stranded Nationals from Iran
Jul 01, 2020, at 12:30 pm
Thoothukudi/UNI: Indian Navy repatriated 687 Indian Nationals to VOC Port here after they have been stranded in Iran owing to Coronavirus-related travel restrictions.
CASO resumes after brief encounter in Tral
Jul 01, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was resumed with the first light by security forces on Wednesday after brief encounter with militants at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Kashmir: CRPF jawan, civilian killed in militant attack in Sopore
Jul 01, 2020, at 12:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A CRPF jawan and a civilian were killed while three other personnel were injured in a militant attack on a security force patrolling party in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Wednesday.
Kashmir: Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in Rajouri, terrorist killed
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:58 am
Jammu/UNI: The Army troops early morning on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid and eliminated one terrorist along the Line of Control in Keri sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav celebrates his 47th birthday
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:53 am
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav celebrated his 47th birthday on Wednesday.
PM Modi's address to nation is another jumla: CPI-M
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:47 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of extending the free foodgrain scheme till November-end as "yet another jumla".
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Wednesday is observing a state holiday on the state's former Chief Minister late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy's 138th birth and 58th death anniversaries.
Jammu and Kashmir: 4 CRPF troopers, one civilian hurt in terrorist attack
Jul 01, 2020, at 09:09 am
Srinagar/IBNS: An attack carried out by suspected terrorists left four troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a civilian injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
Recent incursion into India is China's strategic blunder, feels noted US journo Fareed Zakaria
Jul 01, 2020, at 12:15 am
New York: Noted American journalist Fareed Zakaria has said China has been committing strategic blunders in recent times and one of the major has been when it attempted to intrude into India.
Jul 01, 2020, at 12:08 am
Geneva: A group of independent experts have called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to “act with a sense of urgency” in taking major decisions in protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tibet and Xinjiang province, media reports said.
Nepal Communist Party seeks PM KP Oli’s resignation over remark on India
Jul 01, 2020, at 12:01 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday received backlash from top leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party for blaming India to topple his government.