3 LeT militants killed in Kashmir gun battle
Aug 11, 2022, at 01:26 am
Srinagar/UNI: In a major success, security forces shot dead three militants, including the alleged killer of Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat and woman artist Amreen Bhat, in an encounter in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
Ship with Ukrainian grain arrives in Albania
Aug 11, 2022, at 12:10 am
Belgrade/UNI: A vessel loaded with 6,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat arrived in the Albanian port of Durres on Wednesday, as per media reports.
Well marked low pressure to trigger heavy rain in Odisha: CEC
Aug 11, 2022, at 12:03 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha will experience moderate to dense rainfall and precipitation varying between heavy to very heavy at a few places over next few days due to a fresh low pressure area expected to form over north Bay of Bengal on Aug. 13.
China launches 16 new satellites
Aug 10, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Taiyuan/IBNS: China on Wednesday launched 16 new satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in the northern province of Shanxi.
Karnataka: FIR against Hindu outfit chief
Aug 10, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Bengaluru: Police have registered an FIR against Vishwa Sanatan Parishad (VSP) President S Bhaskaran for his alleged provocative speech calling for the demolition of an Idgah wall.
Jammu and Kashmir: Army jawan shoots self to death
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Jammu: An Army jawan on Wednesday morning allegedly shot himself to death with his service rifle in Miran Sahib area here in the city outskirts.
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:17 pm
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike in Kabul on 31 July, and his killing marks the biggest blow to the terrorist group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Jammu and Kashmir: Drug peddler held
Aug 10, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said it has booked a drug peddler under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act after recovering charas like substance from him in Sopore.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time
Aug 10, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the record eighth time Wednesday.
Aug 10, 2022, at 05:52 pm
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike in Kabul on 31 July, and his killing marks the biggest blow to the terrorist group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tests COVID-19 positive
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said she has tested COVID-19 positive.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces recover IED from Pulwama
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Srinagar: Security forces averted a major tragedy on Wednesday morning when they recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ,weighing approximately 25-30 Kilos, in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister today
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Patna: Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday, marking a major development in the political paradigm of the state.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 LeT terrorists trapped in Budgam, encounter underway
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Budgam: Three terrorists, supposedly belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, are trapped in an encounter that is underway in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
Centre considers adoption of common charging standard for phones & tabs
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:43 am
The government is exploring the adoption of a common charger for a variety of electronic devices and a meeting has been called to discuss the matter with mobile manufacturers and sector-specific organisations, media reports said.
West Bengal: 9 dead in govt bus-autorickshaw collision in Birbhum
Aug 10, 2022, at 04:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least nine people, including eight women, were killed in a head-on collision between a state-run bus and an autorickshaw in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday evening.
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:50 am
Patna/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav, who stitched ties with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) to become the deputy chief minister of the new alliance government, said the Bharatiya Janata Party only knows "to divide people on communal lines."
Take a look at Nitish Kumar's partner-swapping spree in his political marriage of convenience
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:29 am
Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar Tuesday apparently took the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) off-guard by stripping it off power by dumping the saffron MLAs in the Opposition bench, restitching the severed ties with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.
Nitish Kumar to take oath as CM of Grand Alliance tomorrow, Tejashwi Yadav as deputy
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:36 am
Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar, who ditched the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, asked that he be named the Chief Minister of Bihar as the head of a new "Grand Alliance" which includes Tejashwi Yadav and other Opposition parties.
Nitish Kumar back-stabbed people of Bihar: BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal
Aug 10, 2022, at 12:19 am
Patna: Apparently aggrieved at Nitish Kumar's decision to walk out of the NDA in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit president Sanjay Jaiswal on Tuesday accused him of having "backstabbed" the saffron outfit as well as the people's mandate of 2020.
Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign: National flags worth Rs 16.07 crore sold in Assam
Aug 09, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Guwahati: National flags, worth more than Rs 16.07 crore, have been sold so far in Assam ahead of the Independence Day and Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign.
Kolkata's St Xavier’s University teacher claims she was forced to resign over Instagram bikini photo
Aug 09, 2022, at 11:35 pm
An ex-Assisstant Professor of the iconic St Xavier’s University in Kolkata has alleged that she was forced to quit and even asked to pay Rs. 99 crore in damages to the varsity for "causing immense and irreparable damage" after a parent complained that he found his son looking at her bikini-clad images on Instagram.
Jammu and Kashmir: Shia Muslims take out procession
Aug 09, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: The 10th day of Muharram passed off peacefully on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir amid restrictions in some areas of Budgam district and a Srinagar locality, officials said.
Nitish Kumar walks away from NDA, joins hands with Grand Alliance
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Patna: In a dramatic move, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish on Tuesday walked away from NDA and joined hands with Grand Alliance to form a new government in the state.
Bihar political crisis: Nitish Kumar resigns after quitting NDA, joins hands with Grand Alliance
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:19 pm
Patna: In a stunning blow to the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday submitted his resignation after walking away from NDA and joining hands with the RJD-led Grand Alliance, proposing to form a new coalition government in the state.
Madhya Pradesh: NIA breakthrough in JMB case; 2 held
Aug 09, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Bhopal: The National Investigation Agency’s continuing probe against the proscribed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has witnessed another success with the arrest, in Madhya Pradesh, of a couple of ultras owing allegiance to the terror group.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unsubscribes BJP-led NDA again
Aug 09, 2022, at 07:23 pm
Patna/IBNS: In his yet another political somersault, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), throwing open the gates for the Grand Alliance 2.0 in the eastern state, media reports said.
Maharashtra cabinet: 18 ministers in Shinde-Fadnavis govt
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:58 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Tuesday finally got his cabinet of ministers as 18 new faces took oath 40 days after Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis were sworn in.
Modi govt ran away from Parliament: Congress
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress Tuesday slammed the government for adjourning the Monsoon Session of Parliament four days ahead of its schedule, and said the ruling dispensation was running away from questions raised by the Opposition.
Madhya Pradesh: Two JMB ultras held
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:52 pm
Bhopal: Two terrorists owing allegiance to the proscribed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been placed under arrest in Madhya Pradesh, state Home Minister and government spokesman Narottam Mishra confirmed on Tuesday.