Aug 14, 2022, at 10:00 pm
Patna/UNI: After break up with BJP, the JD (U) leaders in Bihar have started pitching for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as Opposition's prime ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. But the NCP on Sunday dismissed the possibility, stating that the candidate selection would be done by the elected MPs of the opposition parties after parliamentary elections.
Home ministry announces Police Medals, J&K leads with 204 gallantry medals
Aug 14, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi: Home Ministry on Sunday annouced 1,082 Police Medals to be awarded to police personnel across the coutry on the occasion of the Independence Day, 2022.
Aug 14, 2022, at 08:36 pm
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, Sanjiv Kapoor, who recently travelled on an Air India flight, shared his experience and added that he would discuss the takeaways with the staff of his airline which would resume operations soon, after remaining grounded for nearly three years.
BJP takes dig at Jawaharlal Nehru in video on partition, Congress hits back
Aug 14, 2022, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a dig at the Congress as India marks its second "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday released a video narrating its version of events that led to the partition of India in 1947.
Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passes away at 62
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian business magnet Rakesh Jhunjhunwala died at a Mumbai hospital on Sunday morning. He was 62.
Man slits estranged wife's neck on Karnataka court premises
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:17 pm
Hassan (Karnataka)/UNI: A man killed his estranged wife on the premises of a family court in Karnataka by allegedly slitting her neck on Saturday, according to police.
J&K cop killed in militant grenade attack in Kulgam
Aug 14, 2022, at 02:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel was killed in a grenade attack lobbed by unknown militants at Qaimoh area of Kulgam district, police said on Sunday.
Slipper thrown at Tamil Nadu minister's car; 5 BJP workers arrested
Aug 14, 2022, at 05:28 am
Chennai: Five BJP workers have been arrested after a slipper was hurled at Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan's car in Madurai. The minister was in Madurai to pay respects to Rifleman D Lakshmanan who laid down his life while fighting terrorists in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chennai Customs recovers monkey, turtles, pythons and snakes from Bangkok passenger
Aug 14, 2022, at 05:10 am
Chennai: A passenger from Bangkok was caught with live animals, including one De Brazza's monkey, 15 King snakes, five Ball pythons, and two Aldabra tortoises, by the customs officials in Chennai airport on August 11, according to media reports.
PM Modi's mother distributes national flags in her Gandhinagar residence
Aug 14, 2022, at 04:01 am
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi on Saturday distributed the national flags to children in Gujarat's Gandhinagar.
Delhi Police busts drug racket operating from Afghanistan
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/UNI: Crime Branch of Delhi Police claims to have busted a drug trafficking nexus operating from Afghanistan to Punjab and arrested a man who is the main link of the cartel, police said on Saturday.
Bangladesh free to take a stand on Beijing's 'One China' policy based on its interests: Jaishankar
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:24 am
Bengaluru: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday said that Bangladesh will naturally take a stance on Beijing's 'One China' policy considering its own interests but it is a very valuable partner and India is deeply committed to fostering a relationship with it.
Aug 14, 2022, at 02:39 am
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, a votary of reforms in Muslim personal laws, told Indian Express in an interview that the ban on Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, the overturning of the Supreme Court's verdict in the Shah Bano case, and the decision to open the locks of the Babri Masjid, did monumental harm to the country as these issues were dealt with not on merit but to build vote banks.
Himachal Pradesh amends law to forbid forced mass conversion
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:53 am
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Saturday passed a bill banning mass religious conversion and increasing the maximum punishment to 10 years against offenders, amending its 2019 law which forbids religious conversion through force or allurement.
Jammu and Kashmir: Tug of war event marks Independence Day celebrations at BSF School
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:35 am
Jammu: A Tug of War competition was organised on Saturday for Under 14 Boys and Girls competition at BSF Primary School here to mark 75th Independence Day celebrations.
Kashmir: Hizbul chief's son, Bitta Karate's wife among four who lose govt jobs due to terror links
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:11 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has removed the services of four government employees, including terror accused Bitta Karate's wife and terror group Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son, for having terror links, media reports said on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cinema halls to reopen after three decades
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Srinagar: After a long gap of three decades, a new multiplex will soon be opened in Jammu and Kashmir.
Centre to conduct survey on sanitation workers involved in unsafe acts
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is in the process of starting a survey to account for the number of people involved in unsafe activities like cleaning septic tanks, and sewers, The Hindu reported.
Sri Lanka grants permission for entry of Chinese research vessel despite India's concern : Reports
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has granted permission to the Chinese tracking vessel Yuang Wang 5 to dock at the Hambantota Port, a move that was objected to by India.
Will push last nail in coffin of terrorism in one year: Jammu and Kashmir Guv Manoj Sinha
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday asserted that government will push last nail in the coffin of terrorism in one year.
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath's photo blackened, case filed
Aug 13, 2022, at 10:06 pm
Firozabad: A police case was filed on Saturday after a photograph of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on a hoarding was found blackened, police sources said here.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma flags off cycle rally on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Aug 13, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Guwahati: As a part of the celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemorating 75 years of India’s independence, Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday flagged off a cycle rally initiated by Chairman of Assam Plantation Crops Development Corporation Limited Ashok Sarma.
Har Ghar Tiranga: PM Narendra Modi appreciates Shikara rally on Dal Lake
Aug 13, 2022, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday described the Shikara rally, which was conducted on the Dal Lake in Srinagar as a part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga', as a 'wonderful collective effort'.
Jammu and Kashmir Guv LG Manoj Sinha asks citizens to hoist tricolour
Aug 13, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday appealed to all citizens to hoist the tricolour at their homes and celebrate the spirit of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
Jammu and Kashmir govt sacks Salah-ud-Din's son, Bitta Karate's wife, two others over terror links
Aug 13, 2022, at 08:32 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir government, led by Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, Saturday sacked four of its employees with an immediate effect for their alleged terror links, media reports said.
India at 75: Amit Shah hoists tricolour at home
Aug 13, 2022, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday hoisted the national flag at his residence here.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi tests Covid-19 positive again
Aug 13, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Sonia Gandhi tested positive for Covid-19 again, the party said Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi's 'silence' on China
Aug 13, 2022, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged Chinese intrusions and asked why the latter was 'silent on the same'.
Pakistan: Protests by families of disappeared met with intimidation, harassment and violence
Aug 13, 2022, at 04:49 am
Pakistani authorities must end their outrageous crackdown on peaceful protests by families seeking justice for the enforced disappearance of their loved ones, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing detailing the state’s violation of the right to peaceful protest.
Tejashwi Yadav meets Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury in Delhi
Aug 13, 2022, at 02:31 am
New Delhi/UNI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in the national capital.