Yashwant Sinha, AAP's Sanjay Singh detained for protest over migrants' situation
May 18, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and some Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders were detained in Delhi on Monday after they sat on a dharna at the Rajghat over the migrants' condition.
UP govt to send 12000 buses to bring back migrants from different states
May 18, 2020, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government is sending 12,000 buses to different states to bring back its stranded migrants amid the fourth phase of the anti-coronavirus lockdown.
Assam registers third COVID-19 death, cases jump to 104
May 18, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Monday registered the third COVID-19 death in the state and two more positive cases for the virus.
Lockdown 4.0: Mamata Banerjee divides containment zones into three parts, reopens market partially
May 18, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: As India entered into the fourth phase of the lockdown to combat COVID-19 outbreak, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced guidelines to be followed in the state further dividing the containment zones into three parts.
Cyclone Amphan: PM Narendra Modi reviews preparedness
May 18, 2020, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the preparedness regarding the situation due to cyclone ‘Amphan.’
Delhi shops to open on odd-even basis: Arvind Kejriwal
May 18, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced certain guidelines that are needed to be followed during the fourth phase of the COVID-19 lockdown where he said shops need to be opened on odd-even basis.
DSA: Weaponizing Media Regulation
May 18, 2020, at 05:29 pm
On May 16, 2020, Police arrested two people from the Lamchari village of Matlab Dakkhin upazila (sub District) in Chandpur District in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA). The arrestees – Sumon Biswas and Adhir Chandra Mallik – had been allegedly making derogatory comments about Islam, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Bangladesh Police on Facebook for the preceding few days.
Jammu and Kashmir: TRF: The New 'Front'
May 18, 2020, at 05:26 pm
The Resistance Front (TRF) is the product of one of the several efforts, often repeated over the past two decades by Rawalpindi, to give terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) an ‘indigenous’ face, and to provide Pakistan’s deep state, an alibi. According to intelligence sources, the outfit emerged as an online virtual identity, acting as a mouthpiece for major Pakistan-based terror outfits such as Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Thereafter, it has sought to claim a number of terrorist attacks executed by cadres of these groupings.
Himachal Pradesh: Manali-Leh highway opens for light vehicle
May 18, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Shimla/UNI: After remaining off for vehicular traffic for more than five months, the Manali-Leh highway opened for light vehicle on Monday.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, eight others take oaths as Legislative Council members
May 18, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday was sworn-in as the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) in a low-key ceremony held at the Vidhav Bhavan in Mumbai.
May 18, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A day after the fresh guidelines were issued by the Union Home Ministry, the Centre on Monday directed the state and Union Territories (UTs) not to dilute the MHA guidelines over anti-Covid-19 lockdown but allowed them to impose stricter prohibitions if needed.
Modi critic New York Times praises Indian PM for handling Covid-19 situation, calls him a mobiliser
May 18, 2020, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Known for its biting criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist political outfit BJP, US daily New York Times seems to have shifted its goalpost in its latest despatch from India, praising Modi for handling the Covid-19 crisis and calling him a "mobiliser".
NCW asks TikTok India to delete Faizal Siddiqui's account for 'instigating violence against women'
May 18, 2020, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked social networking service TikTok to delete one Faizal Siddiqui's account for allegedly instigating violence against women through a video.
22 Nepali nationals detained close to Silguri while trying to cross border illegally
May 18, 2020, at 10:45 am
Siliguri/UNI: The Indian forces, guarding the international borders with Nepal, have detained 22 Nepali nationals while they were illegally crossing the border towards that country from West Bengal side, official sources said today.
May 18, 2020, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/ IBNS: India has expressed support for the demands to investigate how the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 was transmitted to humans from animals and conduct an 'impartial' investigation of World Health Organisation's response to the pandemic, according to a draft resolution for the annual meeting of WHO starting tomorrow, said a Hindustan Times report.
Akhilesh Yadav slams UP govt for preventing migrants entry
May 17, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for preventing the entry of migrant labourers in the state.
May 17, 2020, at 09:12 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday took a veiled potshot at Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, suggesting her to use 1,000 buses in the grand old party-rules states instead of offering it to Uttar Pradesh for ferrying migrant workers.
Three drug peddlers arrested, contraband recovered in Kashmir
May 17, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three drug peddlers were arrested and contraband was recovered in two separate incidents in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Indian govt extends lockdown till May 31
May 17, 2020, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the number of COVID-19 cases in India continues to rise, the Centre on Sunday extended the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of the virus till May 31.
Jammu and Kashmir: Hizb Commander neutralised in Doda gun battle
May 17, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Jammu/UNI: Security forces on Sunday neutralised Hizbul Mujaheedin Commander in a fierce gun battle at Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, while an Army Jawan also lost his life during the encounter.
BREAKINGNEWS: India extends lockdown till May 31, MHA issues new guidelines
May 17, 2020, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi: India extended its nationwide lockdown till May 31 on Sunday marking the fourth phase of the restrictions, which is widely dubbed as Lockdown 4.0. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh guidelines for the same.
COVID-19 lockdown extended till May 31: NDMA
May 17, 2020, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday directed Indian government Ministries and deaprtments, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown, which was imposed to fight COVID-19 outbreak, till May 31.
Facilitate travel of stranded Kashmiris from West Bengal, Prof Soz tells Mamata Banerjee
May 17, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Senior Congress leader Prof Saifuddin Soz on Sunday requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee to facilitate travel of residents of Kashmir valley back to their homes from Kolkata and other places.
Last batch of 310 pilgrims stranded in Iran reach LehÂ
May 17, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Leh/UNI: The last batch of 310 pilgrims, who were stranded in Iran amid lockdown to curtail spread of COVID-19, arrived in Leh in a special flight on Sunday.
Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudharyput under preventive detention at home
May 17, 2020, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Anil Chaudhary was on Sunday placed under preventive detention at his residence.
Fight against Coronavirus: India hands over RT-PCR test kits to Nepal
May 17, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: India on Sunday handed over Pathodetect COVID-19 real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits, which would enable Nepali Health Professionals to conduct tests on 30,000 people.
Tamil Nadu: Lockdown extended till May 31
May 17, 2020, at 05:42 pm
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palansiwami on Sunday announced extension of lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the State till May 31.
Two Hizbul terrorists killed, a soldier martyred in Doda dist of J&K
May 17, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Jammu/IBNS/UNI: Security forces on Sunday gunned down two terrorists while a soldier lost his life in Gundna in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Maharashtra government extends COVID-19 lockdown in containment zones till May 31
May 17, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: Amid increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Maharashtra government has extended fourth phase of the lockdown in containment zones till May 31.
Indian troops reinforced In Ladakh after Chinese army increases activity along LAC
May 17, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has increased monitoring in Ladakh and reinforcement of forces with reports alerting Delhi on China increasing activity near river Galwan -- a 1962 flashpoint that witnessed face-off between Chinese and Indian troops, said a media report.