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Galwan Valley clash: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid condemns Chinese aggression

Jun 24, 2020, at 06:30 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid  has condemned China's aggression and said India is well prepared to tackle any misadventure.

Bengal Govt warns hospitals against refusing Covid-19 patients; final year medical students to be utilised for managing Covid cases

Jun 24, 2020, at 05:53 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The West Bengal government, in a fresh directive, warned both the state-owned and private hospitals of punitive action, including suspension of license, for denying admission and services to the suspected Covid-19 patients.

Crocodile drags fisherman into river in S 24 Pgns dist of West Bengal

Jun 24, 2020, at 05:05 pm

Patharpratima/UNI: A crocodile dragged a fisherman while he was fishing in the Gobodia river in Durga Gobindpur area of ​​Patharpratima police station in South 24 Parganas district.

Modi to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana in UP on June 26

Jun 24, 2020, at 04:44 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana in Uttar Pradesh on June 26 to provide employment to 1.25 crore people, mostly migrant workers.

India's COVID-19 recovery rate now improves to 56.71 percent

Jun 24, 2020, at 04:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Giving positive hope to people, the Indian government on Wednesday said the recovery rate from COVID-19 disease in the country now stands at 56.71 percent.

Jharkhand: Woman found hanging from tree in Ramgarh

Jun 24, 2020, at 04:28 pm

Ramgarh/UNI:  Body of a woman in her mid-fifties was found hanging from a tree under Kuju Police Station area of this district.

Indian couple stabbed to death by a Pakistani man in Dubai

Jun 24, 2020, at 04:01 pm

Dubai/IBNS: An Indian couple was brutally murdered in a robbery bid by a Pakistani man who broke into their villa on Thursday last, said a media report.

Assam Pollution Control Board withdraws closure notice on OIL operations

Jun 24, 2020, at 03:27 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: In a relief to the Oil India Limited(OIL), the Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA) has withdrawn its earlier closure notice on conditions which served OIL on oil exploration.

Good that Ramdev made Covid-19 medicine but must get examined first: Ayush Minister Shripad Naik

Jun 24, 2020, at 01:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Following the controversy over Ramdev's claim to make a medicine to cure Covid-19, Ayush Minister Shripad Naik has praised the Yoga guru for making the cure but said the medicine must come to his ministry first for examination, media reports said.

Four Lashkar OGWs arrested in Kashmir's Sopore

Jun 24, 2020, at 01:19 pm

Baramulla/UNI: Four alleged Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested in a joint operation by security forces in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, official sources said on Wednesday.

Kashmir: Army BDS defuses 2 mortar shells in Uri

Jun 24, 2020, at 12:54 pm

Baramulla/UNI: Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of Army defused two powerful mortar shells near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of north Kashmir district, official sources said on Wednesday.

Kashmir: Massive CASO continues in Kupwara woods

Jun 24, 2020, at 12:48 pm

Baramulla/UNI: A massive Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) continued in the dense woods of Lolab in the frontier district of Kupwara on Wednesday, where a brief exchange of fire took place between militants and security forces a day ago.

'Rejected and ejected dynasty not equal to entire Opposition': BJP attacks Congress

Jun 24, 2020, at 12:44 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Launching an acerbic attack on the Congress, the BJP on Wednesday said a rejected and ejected dynasty was not equal to the entire Opposition and one dynasty’s interests were not India’s interests.

Covid-19 claims TMC MLA Tamonash Ghosh's life in Bengal as Mamata calls all-party meeting on contagion

Jun 24, 2020, at 11:55 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The pandemic Novel Coronavirus on Wednesday claimed the life of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Tamonash Ghosh in West Bengal on a day Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called an all-party meeting on the contagion. He was 60.

Mamata to hold all-party meeting over Covid-19 situation in Bengal today

Jun 24, 2020, at 11:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday hold an all-party meeting over the Novel Coronavirus situation in her state.

TMC MLA Tamonash Ghosh, who tested COVID-19 positive, dies

Jun 24, 2020, at 09:29 am

Kolkata/IBNS:  Trinamool MLA Tamonash Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19 last month, died on Tuesday.

NIA files chargesheet in ISIS Chennai case against 12

Jun 24, 2020, at 09:18 am

New Delhi/Chennai/UNI: The Central terror probing agency NIA on Tuesday filed charge sheet against 12 accused in the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) Chennai case for fraudulent procurement and activation of SIM cards, which were used by the ISIS terrorists for their activities in India.

Pakistan demands 50 pc reduction in strength of India's diplomatic mission

Jun 24, 2020, at 08:57 am

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani Foreign Ministry has condemned the Indian authorities' decision to reduce the number of Pakistani diplomats in New Delhi by 50 percent and demanded to halve the number of employees of the Indian High Commission in response.

Maharashtra: Youth arrested for raping, killing young woman 

Jun 24, 2020, at 08:50 am

Nanded/UNI: The Markhel police arrested an accused of allegedly committing rape and killing an 18 years girl in Degloor tehsil of the district at late in the evening on Monday.

Rabri loses status of Leader of Opposition in Upper House of Bihar

Jun 24, 2020, at 02:11 am

Patna/UNI: Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi lost her status of Leader of the Opposition in the state legislative council after five MLCs deserted RJD and joined JD(U) today, leaving RJD with only three members in the upper house.

Defence Ministry rejects Chinese media claims that Rajnath and counterpart might meet in Moscow

Jun 24, 2020, at 01:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will not meet his Chinese counterpart in Moscow, who is also attending the Victory Day celebrations in the capital city of Russia, soon after Global Times, the Chinese mouthpiece reported that such a meeting could take place.

India explores bilateral agreements for repatriation flights after US restriction

Jun 24, 2020, at 12:11 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After the US imposed restrictions on Air India's special repatriation flights alleging "unfair and discriminatory practices", the government has said it is looking at the requests made by US and other countries to operate these flights, an NDTV report said.

Experts believe Beijing’s China Pakistan Economic Corridor will soon be a “trillion dollar blunder"

Jun 23, 2020, at 11:15 pm

Tel Aviv: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship of China's imperialistic and expansionist agenda under its Belt and Road Initiative, will soon be turning into a “trillion dollar blunder", experts believe.

Chinese commanding officer among several killed along LAC during Galwan Valley clash: Reports

Jun 23, 2020, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi:  A commanding officer (CO) of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit was killed during the border standoff with Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley last week, media reports said.

Galwan Valley episode: China ordered attack on Indian troops, says US intel

Jun 23, 2020, at 10:41 pm

Washington/Beijing: A top Chinese general had authorized his forces to attack Indian troops in the  Galwan River valley which further escalated tension between the neighbouring nations, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment.

Govt seeks details of Patanjali's COVID-19 remedy claim, halts it from advertising now

Jun 23, 2020, at 09:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Ayush on Tuesday asked yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd to provide details of the Ayurvedic medicine 'Coronil', which it has developed for the treatment of COVID-19, and to stop publicising or advertising the drug until the claims are duly examined.

Arvind Kejriwal demands army deployment at Covid centre, Amit Shah assures 'work in full swing'

Jun 23, 2020, at 08:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked the Centre to deploy doctors and health staff from the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at the upcoming 10,000-bed coronavirus facility in the national capital.

Rath Yatra in Puri takes place without pilgrims and devotees

Jun 23, 2020, at 08:04 pm

Puri/UNI: This year the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in this pilgrim town was a unique one in many ways.

China could set up border outposts in encroached territories of Nepal: Report

Jun 23, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS: A report by Nepal’s agriculture department has alerted the encroachment of its territories by China with rivers changing their course following massive road construction activities in Tibet Autonomous Region, a Hindustan Times report said.

India seeks 50% reduction in Pakistan High Commission strength

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Charge d’ Affaires of Pakistan was summoned today to the Ministry of External Affairs and informed that India had repeatedly expressed concern about the activities of officials of his High Commission.