Confronted with new challenges: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan as 29 Coronavirus cases found in India

Mar 05, 2020, at 01:07 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As 29 people in India are infected by the deadly novel Coronavirus, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the country was confronted with new challenges, media reports said.

Suicide attempt partially halts Kolkata metro service

Mar 05, 2020, at 12:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A suicide attempt during the peak office hours partially affected Kolkata's north-south metro services on Thursday, reports said.

Maharashtra: BJP suspends two leaders for supporting anti-CAA resolution

Mar 05, 2020, at 10:50 am

Aurangabad/Maharashtra/UNI: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) state president Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday suspended party leaders Vinod Borade, President of the Municipal Council of Selu in Parbhani district and vice president Balasaheb Rokade of Palam Nagar Parishad for anti party activities.

Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Budgam

Mar 05, 2020, at 10:42 am

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Thursday launched fresh Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the central Kashmir district of Budgam, where a brief encounter took place on Wednesday evening.

Paytm employee tests positive with Coronavirus in Gurgaon

Mar 04, 2020, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A Paytm employee, who returned from Italy recently, is the latest victim of the deadly Coronavirus, leading the e-wallet company to shutdown its Gurgaon office for two days.

J&K administration lifts off internet ban in Kashmir after 7 months, allows social media access

Mar 04, 2020, at 10:18 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: The administration has finally decided to lift off the ban on broadband internet services in the Kashmir Valley after seven months while providing access to social media as well.

Assam minister slams Mamata Banerjee, asks her to campaign in Bangladesh, not in West Bengal

Mar 04, 2020, at 09:48 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to campaign in Bangladesh, not in West Bengal.

SPO, civilian killed, cop injured in Sopore militant attack

Mar 04, 2020, at 09:40 pm

Baramulla/UNI: A Special Police Officer (SPO) and a civilian were killed and a police constable injured when militants attacked a police party in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, official sources said.  

RPF seize unaccounted cash, gold ornaments hidden in 10 cartoons in Guwahati railway station

Mar 04, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized at least 10 cartoons loaded with cash and gold-silver ornaments at Guwahati railway station on Tuesday evening.

Coronavirus: Several Indian leaders including PM Modi and President Kovind decide to skip Holi Milan gatherings

Mar 04, 2020, at 08:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Several political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ramnath Kovind have cancelled their 'Holi Milan' gatherings citing experts advise to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus.

COVID-19: Doctors association sounds alert in Kashmir

Mar 04, 2020, at 08:19 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Claiming that 28 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday asked health authorities in Kashmir to prepare for contingencies.

AAP not to celebrate Holi in wake of Delhi violence

Mar 04, 2020, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that he, along with the Aam Aadmi Party MLAs, will not celebrate the festival of colours - Holi this time, in wake of the violence that hit the North East areas of the national capital, recently.

Six family members of infected Delhi man and wife of Italian tourist test positive for coronavirus

Mar 04, 2020, at 06:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Six family members of the Delhi based man, and the wife of the Italian tourist, who had tested positive for novel coronavirus, have been also infected by the deadly virus, Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

2012 Delhi gangrape: Govt moves plea for issuance of fresh death warrants

Mar 04, 2020, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI:  A Delhi Court, on Wednesday, after hearing an application for issuance of fresh death of warrants in 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case, issued notice to all the four convicts.

Cabinet nod to allow NRIs to own 100 pc stake in national carrier Air India

Mar 04, 2020, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi/UNI: To allow foreign investment up to 100 per cent in Air India by NRIs, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amending the extant FDI policy to permit foreign investment in the disinvestment-bound national carrier through automatic route.

CAA: Supreme Court transfers hate speech cases to Delhi HC

Mar 04, 2020, at 05:23 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the CAA riot-related petitions be transferred to the Delhi HC which will hear it on Friday.

Kejriwal forms task force to deal with COVID-19 situation; says will overcome the deadly virus just like Dengue

Mar 04, 2020, at 04:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said a state-level task force has been constituted to control the situation arising due to novel coronavirus and hoped that people of Delhi will fight the virus successfully just as they overcame dengue.

Rahul Gandhi leads Cong delegation to riot-hit areas

Mar 04, 2020, at 03:55 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is on Wednesday leading a delegation of the Congress to riot-hit areas in north-east Delhi, where 48 people have been killed and more than 200 injured.

Nirbhaya case: President Kovind rejects convict Pawan Gupta's mercy plea

Mar 04, 2020, at 03:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Kovind on Wednesday rejected the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, Pawan Gupta, media reports said.

SC asks Delhi HC to hear pleas on Delhi violence, hate speeches on Friday

Mar 04, 2020, at 03:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for the Centre which had sought more time, the Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to hear on Friday the pleas related to the deadly Delhi violence and the hate speeches made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, media reports said.

Curfew lifted partially in Shillong

Mar 04, 2020, at 02:30 pm

Shillong/UNI: Curfew has been relaxed partially in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong with no reports of any fresh violence from parts of the city on Wednesday, an official said.

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 28, 15 Italian tourists tested positive

Mar 04, 2020, at 01:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: With 15 Italian tourists testing positive in COVID-19, the number of total cases of Coronavirus in India jumped to 28 on Wednesday, media reports said.

Ruckus over Delhi violence: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Mar 04, 2020, at 12:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday over the issue of Delhi violence with the Opposition insisting on immediate discussion on the matter and the government saying that it would be taken up after Holi.

Kashmir: Soldier injured, 3 structures gutted in massive fire in Kupwara

Mar 04, 2020, at 12:43 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A soldier was injured while three structures and two vehicles were gutted in a massive fire in an Army camp in the border town of Kupwara, official sources said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus scare: PM Modi won't participate in any Holi Milan programme this year

Mar 04, 2020, at 12:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the fear of Coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he won't participate in any programme related to festival Holi this year.

Supreme Court quashes RBI's 2018 ban on cryptocurrency

Mar 04, 2020, at 11:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ended the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s 2018 ban on banks from dealing in virtual currencies like cryptocurrency, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Major demolition drive launched in Tral, illegal construction removed in Srinagar

Mar 04, 2020, at 10:03 am

Srinagar/UNI: A major demolition drive was launched on Wednesday in Tral's main town in south Kashmir's Pulwama district of, official sources said.

Won't support statements of people with no knowledge of novel coronavirus: Health Minister over bizarre suggestions by some BJP leaders

Mar 04, 2020, at 12:55 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday rejected the claims of some of his party leaders who have been sharing bizarre tips like use of cow urine, cow dung and yoga to cure novel coronavirus infection.

Delhi violence: Tahir Hussain, accused of IB officer's murder, missing

Mar 03, 2020, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Suspended Aam Adami Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain, who has been booked for the murder of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee in northeast Delhi and also for spreading violence over the new citizenship law last week, is currently missing, media reports said.

Bangladeshis voting in India don't need to apply for citizenship: Mamata Banerjee

Mar 03, 2020, at 11:25 pm

Kaliganj(West Bengal)/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday people who arrived in India from Bangladesh and have been voting in elections are Indian citizens and do not require to apply for citizenship anymore, media reports said.