India decides to gift 50,000 MT of wheat to people of Afghanistan
Feb 22, 2022, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi: In response to appeals made by the United Nations for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, the Government of India has decided to gift 50,000 MT of wheat to the people of Afghanistan, said the ministry of External Affairs.
India wants peace in Ukraine: Rajnath Singh
Feb 22, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Stressing that India wants peace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Russia-Ukraine row should be resolved through negotiations.
Firecracker factory fire in Himachal Pradesh leaves 7 people, including a child, dead
Feb 22, 2022, at 09:51 pm
Shimla: Six women and a child were killed on Tuesday when an explosion triggered a fire in a firecracker factory in Una district in Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
Karnataka: Police arrest two people over murder of Bajrang Dal activist
Feb 22, 2022, at 09:42 pm
Shivamogga: Karnataka Police on Tuesday said two persons have been arrested and another detained for the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist.
Stalin's DMK set for sweeping victory in Tamil Nadu urban local body polls
Feb 22, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's DMK is set for a sweeping victory in the urban local body elections which were held last Saturday, media reports said.
Bengal student leader's death: 3 cops suspended for negligence of duty
Feb 22, 2022, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three policemen, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), posted at Amta Police Station in West Bengal's Howrah district have been suspended for 'negligence of duty' in connection with student leader Anish Khan's unnatural death case, officials said.
Only BJP can ensure peace in Manipur: PM Modi
Feb 22, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Imphal/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that only a "double engine" government of the BJP in the Centre and in Manipur can ensure stability and peace in the northeastern state.
Govt blocks apps, website and social media accounts of SFJ linked Punjab Politics TV
Feb 22, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Tuesday ordered blocking of apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based Punjab Politics TV reportedly having close links with banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a GoI statement said.
14 die in Uttarakhand accident
Feb 22, 2022, at 06:28 pm
Dehradun/UNI: Fourteen people of a marriage party in Uttarakhand plunged to their deaths after a vehicle carrying them rolled down a deep gorge on Tuesday in Champawat district, police said.
Assam tea brand introduces Braille friendly packets
Feb 22, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: If a blind person is moving his fingers from left to right across the dot lines of a tea packet and the person comes to know about the brand of the tea packet, then his or her experience will become more joyful and it has now become reality.
'Trishanku' Centre delays verdict on marital rape
Feb 22, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court will soon pronounce a historic judgement on a 150-year-old provision in Indian criminal law that has been protecting husbands from rape charges.
Indians' safety in Ukraine top priority: India at UN
Feb 22, 2022, at 03:37 pm
New York: India at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Ukraine said the safety of more than 20,000 citizens in Ukraine is of utmost priority as escalation of tensions along Ukraine-Russia border have the potential to undermine peace and security of the region.
US ready to immediately respond to Russia's recognition: White House
Feb 22, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US administration was expecting a statement from Russia recognizing the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics and is ready to immediately respond to this step, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday.
Pegasus row: SC-appointed committee submits interim report, seeks more time for probe
Feb 22, 2022, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court-appointed committee formed to probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal, in which politicians, journalists, judges and government officials were alleged to have been snooped, has sought more time to complete its investigation, media reports said.
Protests rock Karnataka over Bajrang Dal man's murder, three arrested
Feb 22, 2022, at 03:41 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least three people were arrested in connection with the murder of a member of the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal in Karnataka's Shivamogga town as protests rocked the area in which vehicles were set on fire and isolated incidents of stone-pelting were reported.
Feb 22, 2022, at 02:24 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The final voting figures in Punjab has turned out to be 4.3 per cent more than the tentative figures announced by the Election Commission at 5 pm on Sunday.
Rahul Gandhi vows to preserve Manipur's culture, history, tradition if voted to power
Feb 22, 2022, at 01:13 am
Imphal/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) accusing them of assaulting the culture, history, tradition and language of Manipur as he vowed to preserve them if voted to power.
Protests against MCC in Nepal: A chapter from Chinese debt trap playbook
Feb 22, 2022, at 12:06 am
China’s protracted lobbying efforts aimed at blocking international development assistance to smaller countries exposes its bullying behavior. For firming up its iron grip over such countries, China lures them with debt financing linked with superfluous and unviable infrastructure projects. After these projects get stuck or shelved because of their inherent problems or motivated approach of the financer, the leftover debt imprint is too overwhelming for the vulnerable client countries.
JK: Vomedh celebrates International Mother Tongue Day in Srinagar
Feb 21, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Srinagar: Vomedh, a socio-cultural organization of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday celebrated 'International Mother Tongue Day' with a multi-faceted and entertaining program at Tagore Hall in Srinagar.
Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa says Muslim goons behind RSS worker Harsha's murder; ruckus in Council
Feb 21, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: RDPR Minister KS Eshwarappa on Monday alleged that Harsha, a Sanghathan worker, was killed by Muslim goons in Shivmogga Sunday night.
Feb 21, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi: India believes in ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region’ to focus on cooperative measures for sustainable use of oceans, said the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
Uttar Pradesh: 19 police personnel injured as bus overturns in Kanpur
Feb 21, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Kanpur/: At least nineteen police personnel were injured when a bus overturned near Naubasta by-pass Monday morning.
President Kovind recalls sinking of Pakistan submarine
Feb 21, 2022, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday recalled the Indian Navy's role in the 1971 war and the sinking of Pakistan's submarine Ghazi during a Fleet Review comprising over 60 ships and submarines and 55 aircraft at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
Assam Revenue Minister flags off exposure trip for Recoders Certificate Class Course trainees
Feb 21, 2022, at 07:58 pm
Guwahati: Assam Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan flagged off an exposure trip of Recorders Certificate Class Course ( RCCC ) trainees to North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Meghalaya from Assam Survey & Settlement Training Centre on Monday.
Karnataka: RSS worker stabbed to death in Shivmogga, panic spread
Feb 21, 2022, at 06:27 pm
Shivmogga: Unidentified people have stabbed to death a RSS worker in Karnataka's Shivmogga area, triggering panic and prompting authorities to impose Section 144 in the region.
Karnataka: Bommai assures arrest of RSS worker's killers
Feb 21, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday assured that the killers of Sanghathan worker, who was murdered by Shivmogga last night, will be arrested soon as the police have gathered some clues in the incident.
Feb 21, 2022, at 05:33 pm
Guwahati : The Assam government on Sunday approved to amend the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 to assign select forest areas to forest-dwelling communities for conservation and livelihood opportunities.
Two ITBP jawans injured in IED blast in poll-bound Manipur
Feb 21, 2022, at 05:12 pm
Imphal: At least two jawans of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), who were on poll duty, were injured in an IED blast in Manipur's Kakching district on Sunday night.
Feb 21, 2022, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar is on a visit to France and held bilateral talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on Feb 20 when both the leaders appreciated the close cooperation between India and France during the Covid-19 pandemic and agreed to further deepen the Strategic Partnership.
Jammu and Kashmir: Principal Secy Edu tours Ganderbal district
Feb 21, 2022, at 05:20 am
Srinagar: Principal Secretary School Education Department Bishwajit Kumar Singh accompanied by the Director School Education Kashmir Tassaduq Hussain Mir yesterday conducted an extensive tour of District Ganderbal.