Bengal job scam: After CBI quizzing, ED raids at TMC youth leader Kuntal Ghosh's flats
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:25 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday began searching at the flats of TMC's youth leader Kuntal Ghosh, accused of money laundering in the job scam in West Bengal, a day after the CBI quizzed the politician at its Nizam Place office in the city, official sources confirmed.
STF arrests four on the charge of storing huge quantity of illegal chromites and coal
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:22 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested four people from Bhadrak District Police on charges of cargo theft and illegal storage of coal and chromite.
Loan fraud case: Bombay High Court grants interim bail to Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:16 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim bail to Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case.
Election Commission seeks report on political violence in Tripura
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:13 pm
Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura to submit the inquiry report by Friday on the political violence recently perpetrated on opposition CPI-M and Congress allegedly by ruling BJP cadres.
Practice yoga for 15 mins everyday for me: PM Modi to youngsters on Mumbai metro ride
Jan 20, 2023, at 05:32 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Apart from his administrative commitments and politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also known for his fitness regime which is also visible in his government's pro-active plans to encourage people to remain fit.
Bengal: Mamata calls Abhishek Banerjee on stage of govt programme, stirs row
Jan 20, 2023, at 04:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stirred a row by calling upon her nephew, Trinamool Congress MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on the stage of a state government programme in Alipurduar.
Jan 20, 2023, at 07:48 am
London/IBNS: In a defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the British Parliament, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak distanced himself from the BBC documentary series, saying he "doesn't agree with the characterization" of his Indian counterpart.
'A matter of concern', says India on Myanmar's air strike along its Northeast border
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:59 am
New Delhi: India on Thursday reacted to a recent airstrike by Myanmar Air Force on a rebel group near its border in Mizoram in the Northeast, calling it a matter of concern.
'Not satisfactory response': Protesting wrestlers after meeting Anurag Thakur
Jan 20, 2023, at 05:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Thursday met the wrestlers protesting in Delhi over sexual harassment allegations against the federation chief and coaches.
'Opposition unity my only wish, don't aim to benefit from it personally': Nitish Kumar
Jan 20, 2023, at 05:46 am
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said he only wishes that the opposition in the country will unite and this wish has nothing to do with his own aspirations.
'I became a big victim of medical crime': Taslima Nasrin shares the horror of hip replacement
Jan 20, 2023, at 04:08 am
India-based Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, whose pictures on a hospital bed triggered reactions from netizens about her health, Thursday clarified that she was not ill but became a victim of a gross medical crime.
Jan 20, 2023, at 03:12 am
Kolkata: West Bengal's Tourism Minister Babul Supriyo on Thursday said there should be more activity for the public and the private sectors to work collectively that will attract more tourists to Bengal.
BBC documentary on PM Modi a 'propaganda' to push 'discredited narrative', 'colonial mindset': India
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India strongly condemned a BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday, calling it a "propaganda piece designed to push a discredited narrative" that shouldn't be "dignified" with a response.
Saurabh Kirpal, gay lawyer, should be elevated as judge: Supreme Court recommends again
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a first, the Supreme Court Thursday made reasons public on why the government has objected to the elevation of three senior advocates and its own response in the matter.
Last two ‘Saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib arrives in India from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:28 am
New Delhi: The last two ‘Saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib arrived in India from Afghanistan recently, a country currently ruled by the Taliban.
S Jaishankar departs after his two-day visit to Maldives
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:23 am
Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar departed on Thursday from Maafaru International Airport after concluding his two-day Official Visit to the Maldives.
S Jaishankar meets Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:20 am
Male: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
India hands over two Sea Ambulances to Maldives
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:11 am
Male: India on Wednesday handed over two Sea Ambulances to Maldives that were procured under the Indian Grant Assistance scheme.
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:08 am
Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has joined Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hanimaadhoo International Airport Redevelopment Project.
S Jaishankar inaugurates India-funded Community Centre in Maldives
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:02 am
Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Maldives, on Thursday inaugurated the Community Centre in Shaviyani Foakaidhoo.
Kashmiri Pandits protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, demand permanent settlement in the Valley
Jan 20, 2023, at 01:35 am
New Delhi/UNI: Marking 33 years of exile, various Kashmiri organisations on Thursday organised a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar here on Thursday as they demanded permanent settlement of displaced families in the Valley.
Hindu College students protest over new dress code banning burqa on campus
Jan 20, 2023, at 12:54 am
Moradabad (UP): Over a dozen burqa-clad students of Hindu College in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad staged a sit-in protest outside the college's main gate on Wednesday after they were denied entry into college premises unless they removed their burqas on.
Kuldeep Singh Sengar gets bail in Unnao custodial death case
Jan 19, 2023, at 11:45 pm
Delhi: Jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar Thursday received 15 days interim bail to attend his daughter’s wedding, media reports said.
Scoot apologises after 32 passengers miss Amritsar-Singapore flight
Jan 19, 2023, at 11:05 pm
Amritsar: A day after 32 passengers missed budget carrier Scoot’s Amritsar-Singapore rescheduled flight, the company today apologised for the inconvenience caused, media reported.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sues suspended DMK worker over derogatory remarks
Jan 19, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has filed a defamation case against a now suspended DMK worker for his derogatory remarks over Ravi’s refusal to read some parts of a government-approved speech in the state assembly earlier this month, media reports said citing officials.
Meet 17-year-old writer and Sqay Martial artist from Kashmir
Jan 19, 2023, at 09:19 pm
A lot of budding authors are coming to the fore in the Kashmir valley. The young are enthusiastically attracted to creative writing. This story also happens to be about a young and energetic teenager from North Kashmir, the 17-year-old Nazrana.
Water security challenges must be addressed for nation's development: PM Modi
Jan 19, 2023, at 08:58 pm
Yadgir/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said if India has to develop, challenges related to water security should be addressed like border, coastal and internal security.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra backs protesting wrestlers, demands probe
Jan 19, 2023, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday came out in open support of the wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president, and demanded a probe into the matter.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes minister's son's bail plea
Jan 19, 2023, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra's bail plea in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, media reports said.
Srinagar, some other parts of Kashmir valley receives snow
Jan 19, 2023, at 06:21 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir valley received light snowfall amid rise in minimum temperature but still remained below freezing point on Thursday.