Jan 23, 2021, at 08:06 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, Gita Gopinath today posted a short video from TV quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati in which host Amitabh Bachchan praises her for her looks and goes on to add that no one could link her looks with a subject like economy.
Jan 23, 2021, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a portrait of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the occasion of the freedom fighter's 125th birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.
Mehbooba accuses minorities oppression of minorities in Jammu
Jan 23, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Former Chief Minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti has alleged inaction against "real" land mafia operating in the state and persecution of minorities in Jammu.
Bihar: One killed, 12 injured in bus accident in Vaishali
Jan 23, 2021, at 06:25 pm
Hajipur/UNI: At least one person was killed and 12 others injured when a bus carrying them overturned on Hajipur Muzaffarpur road near police line under sadar police station area in Vaishali district late last night.
Himachal: BJP fails to get majority in Hamirpur Zila parishad
Jan 23, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has failed to take full control of the Hamirpur Zila parishad as it got only nine out of eighteen seats, the results of which were declared late last night.
Modi, Mamata make Netaji's birth anniversary centre-stage in poll-bound Bengal today
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 10 or little more weeks left to plunge into an electoral battle in West Bengal, the ruling parties of the country and the state are set to make the 125th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose the centre-stage in the poll-bound state on Saturday.
Jan 23, 2021, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi: Making reference to the mythical 'sanjeevni booti', Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a flight carrying two million doses of India made coronavirus vaccines landed in the country on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi to visit poll-bound Tamil Nadu today
Jan 23, 2021, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will commence his three-day visit to Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
Netaji birthday celebration: PM Narendra Modi to visit Kolkata today
Jan 23, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kolkata on Saturday to address the ‘Parakram Diwas’ celebrations to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
New Congress president to be elected in June after five state polls
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A new Congress president will be elected in the month of June after the assembly elections in five state, the party decided on Friday.
"Ball in your court now": Centre says after farmers refuse proposal to hold agri laws
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The eleventh round of meeting between the Centre and the representatives of farmers' unions ended in a stalemate like the previous ones with the farmers refusing to accept the government's latest proposal to put the controversial laws on hold for a one and half years.
TMC expels MLA Baishali Dalmiya for alleged 'anti-party activities'
Jan 23, 2021, at 01:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday late evening expelled its MLA from Howrah's Bally assembly constituency, Baishali Dalmiya, from the party for her alleged anti-party activities, reports said.
India's COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy shines in South Asia and beyond
Jan 23, 2021, at 01:41 am
New Delhi: India's vaccine diplomacy seems to be shining as the country is giving millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to South Asian nations for the past few days, promising to help its neighbours, among others, at a time when the disease continues to grip the region. Now it is spreading beyond the regional boundaries as well.
BJP only political party with internal democracy : Nadda
Jan 23, 2021, at 01:34 am
Lucknow/UNI: Describing party workers as real warriors, BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda said the party is set to write the history because only political outfit which has internal democracy where workers, not family members, hold the key to success.
Assam Rifles recover three AK-56 rifles, 2.30 lakh Myanmar currency notes in Mizoram
Jan 23, 2021, at 12:30 am
Aizawl: Security forces have recovered a huge cache of illegal weapons in Mizoram’s Champhai district on Friday.
Six coal miners die in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills
Jan 23, 2021, at 12:18 am
Guwahati: Six coal miners have died in an accident inside a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills.
Jan 22, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Pune: A day after a massive fire hit vaccine-maker Serum Institute of India's Pune facility, company's CEO Adar Poonawalla on Friday assured the production of Covishield, the vaccine meant to fight against COVID-19, is on schedule and remains unaffected by the tragedy.
NIA officials arrest banned outfit CPI (Maoist) cadre in Kozhikode
Jan 22, 2021, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said that it has arrested a cadre of a banned CPI (Maoist) outfit on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: R-Day arrangements finalized in Ganderbal
Jan 22, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today finalized arrangements for smooth celebration of forth-coming Republic Day 2021 function, here at a meeting.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC Shopian pays surprise visit to district hospital
Jan 22, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Srinagar: In order to take stock of healthcare facilities being provided to the patients, Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Shrikant Balasaab Suse along with Additional Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Abdul Aziz and Tehsildar Shopian Bilal Ahmad paid a surprise visit to District Hospital Shopian.
Jammu and Kashmir: JKSSB's portal receives more than 2 lakh application forms for various posts
Jan 22, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar: The J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) Wednesday said that till Tuesday the board had received 2,22,285 online applications for various categories of posts advertised under advertisement notification No 04 of 2020 while 913 applications had been received for the posts advertised under notice No 05 of 2020 since the commencement of online application forms.
LG Manoj Sinha prays for peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 22, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Srinagar: On the auspicious occasion of Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha paid obeisance at Gurudwara Sahib, Chand Nagar and prayed for sustained peace, prosperity and happiness for all.
Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected militants lob grenade on police vehicle in Kishtwar's Chatroo
Jan 22, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Jammu/UNI: Panic gripped Chatroo area of Kishtwar district on Friday when a group of suspected militants lobbed grenade on a police vehicle in Chatroo area of hilly area in Jammu and Kashmir.
Popular Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal dies, Narendra Modi mourns
Jan 22, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi: Popular Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal died on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Union Cabinet approves Ratle Hydroelectric Project
Jan 22, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday held a press conference to announce the approval of Ratle Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar cleared by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha chairs meeting with experts from Power sector
Jan 22, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting with a team of well-known experts from the Power sector and senior officials from Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited to revamp the Power Supply System in J&K.
Doda, Ramban districts in Jammu and Kashmir are now terrorism free: Police
Jan 22, 2021, at 09:38 pm
Srinagar: Police on Thursday said two out of three districts in Chenab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir are now free from terrorism.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji Jayanti celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 22, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Srinagar: Sikh devotees off er special prayers at a Gurdwara in Barzulla locality on the occasion of Parkash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
Youth need to take inspiration from young Indian cricket team’s recent victory: PM Modi
Jan 22, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Guwahati: Hailing the Indian cricket team for its historic victory against Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said youths need to take inspiration from them and urged them to learn from the victory.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan troops violate ceasefire near LoC in Kupwara
Jan 22, 2021, at 09:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Pakistan troops on Friday violated ceasefire and resorted to indiscriminate shelling and firing at forward posts in border town of Karnah in frontier north Kashmir district of Kupwara.