Kashmir: Three CRPF personnel among 4 injured in highway accident
Jan 19, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Anantnag/UNI: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a driver of an oil tanker were injured in a road accident on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Tuesday, official sources said.
Masterstroke or nervousness? Mamata Banerjee's surprising Nandigram candidature stuns all
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Almost catching the Opposition off-guard on Monday afternoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took the reign of her party Trinamool Congress' fight against one of her former trusted soldiers Suvendu Adhikari, who is now a saffron leader, in Nandigram, setting the tone of the 2021 summer West Bengal polls.
China, India, US and the significance of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:12 pm
It is too often the case in the modern world that the voices of the suppressed, especially those from numerically smaller groups, get lost in the vast hollows of apathy and self-interest that seem to have consumed the conscience of powerful nations.
Cancer Institute pioneer Dr. V Shanta passes away
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Chennai/UNI: Doyen of cancer care and Adyar Cancer Institute Chairperson and renowned oncologist Dr V Shanta died at a private hospital early this morning.
Jammu and Kashmir: One-stop centre set up in Srinagar to help women in distress
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:26 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir authority has opened a one-stop centre to help women in distress in Srinagar city.
10th round of talks between farmers' unions and Centre postponed
Jan 19, 2021, at 07:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The tenth round of talks between the Centre and the agitating farmers have been postponed by one day to January 20, media reports said.
Startup India International Summit: Narendra Modi listens journey of Nepali businessman
Jan 19, 2021, at 06:15 am
Kathmandu/New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi attended the Startup India International Summit when he heard the journey of a Nepali company on Saturday.
China built village in disputed region of Arunachal Pradesh : Report
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Exclusive satellite images have shown China has built a new village comprising 101 homes in the disputed area of Arunachal Pradesh, approximately 4.5 km within the Indian territory of the de facto border, reported NDTV.
Pakistan still instigates youth from Kashmir Valley: Indian Army official
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:50 am
Srinagar: A senior Army official has said Pakistan still attempts to instigate youth from Kashmir Valley into terrorism by various means.
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:29 am
New Delhi: General Officer Commanding Northern Command Lieutenant-General Yogesh Kumar Joshi has appreciated the Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 and said the measure and improvement in governance helped in restoring the faith of Jammu and Kashmir residents in government institutions.
Digvijaya Singh donates Rs. 1.11 lakh for Ram Temple with an appeal to PM Modi
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:12 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has donated Rs. 1.11 lakhs for the construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya with an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the detailed statement of the collection be made public.
Vijay Mallya's extradition delayed over legal complications in UK , govt tells SC
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Legal complications, which cannot be revealed due to their confidential nature, involving the extradition of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom (UK), are delaying his extradition to India, the ministry of external affairs has said in a Supreme Court filing, said media reports.
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he would defeat Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram by 50,000 votes or quit politics, hours after the West Bengal Chief Minister surprised all by announcing her candidature for the 2021 assembly polls.
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari's mega roadshow 'attacked' allegedly by TMC workers
Jan 19, 2021, at 12:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after Trinamool Congress (AITC) supremo Mamata Banerjee announced to contest from rebel Suvendu Adhikari's "home-turf" Nandigram constituency in the upcoming Bengal assembly election, an Adhikari-led BJP roadshow in southern Kolkata was attacked allegedly by TMC activists on Monday evening, reports said.
Jan 18, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have busted a terror module by arresting two operatives of banned Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit with cache of arms and ammunition in Ramban district.
Users are free to remove WhatsApp if concerned about their data: Delhi High Court
Jan 18, 2021, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Monday remarked that WhatsApp is a private app and the users are free to remove the application from their phone and move to another platform if they are not agreeing with its terms and conditions while hearing a petition against the messaging apps' new privacy policy.
Jan 18, 2021, at 10:15 pm
On January 10, 2021, two cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in the Lowahatu Forest area under Taibo Police Station limits in the West Singhbhum District. SFs recovered a country-made gun, a cycle, a battery charger, a wireless set, 10 mobiles and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, among other items, from their possession.
Jan 18, 2021, at 10:13 pm
A fast-unto-death protest started by five undergraduates of the Jaffna University came to an end soon after Vice Chancellor of the University S. Srisatkunarajah laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the Mullivaikkal Memorial within the university premises on January 11, 2021.
Farmers' Republic Day tractor rally in Delhi to be decided by police: SC
Jan 18, 2021, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday asserted that the police is the 'first authority' to decide whether protesting farmers can be granted entry into the national capital or not while hearing an application by the Delhi Police seeking injunction against farmers' unions from causing any disruption to the Republic Day celebrations in the national capital.
'Matter of law and order': Supreme Court on farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day
Jan 18, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Passing the buck to the Delhi Police, the Supreme Court on Monday said the national capital's administration would decide on how to handle the farmers' tractor rally, scheduled to be held on India's Republic Day on Jan 26.
Mamata Banerjee to contest 2021 Bengal polls from Nandigram
Jan 18, 2021, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what could lead to a face-to-face fight with the Adhikari family, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced she would contest from the Nandigram constituency, which is still relevant in the state politics.
Bengal: Trinamool Congress men get Covid-19 vaccine shots meant for health workers
Jan 18, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bizarre scene in the politically-charged state West Bengal, several ruling Trinamool Congress members were found getting inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines which were meant solely for the health workers.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to hold roadshow in Mamata Banerjee's den South Kolkata
Jan 18, 2021, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari will hold a roadshow in the backyard of his former party's chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's backyard, south Kolkata.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to hold rally in Nandigram today
Jan 18, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Monday hold a rally in Nandigram, for the first time since the exit of her former lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari from the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Maharashtra: Mild tremor in Palghar
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Palghar/UNI: A mild tremor of 3.5 on the Richter scale was experienced in the district late on Sunday night.
TMC appoints MP Satabdi Roy vice-president of West Bengal unit
Jan 18, 2021, at 07:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy, who had been in news after rumours of her possible switch to Bharatiya Janata Party gained momentum two days ago, was appointed the vice president of the Bengal unit of the party on Sunday.
Shiv Sena will contest West Bengal Assembly polls, tweets Sanjay Raut
Jan 18, 2021, at 06:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Shiv Sena will contest the West Bengal assembly elections due later this year, senior party leader Sanjay Raut announced on Sunday, adding a fresh angle into the high pitched fight between Mamata Banerjee's TMC and a rising BJP.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC Anantnag distributes ration among stranded truck driver
Jan 18, 2021, at 04:28 am
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, K KSidha who is also the Chairman, District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) today visited National Highway Mir Bazar Anantnag to address the problems being faced by the stranded Truck Drivers.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC Kathua reviews implementation of BBBP at DLTF meeting
Jan 18, 2021, at 04:05 am
Srinagar: The implementation of BetiBachaoBetiPadhao scheme was reviewed today at a meeting of the District Level Task Force, held here under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Kathua, Om Prakash.
Jammu and Kashmir to host 'All India Mushaira, Kavi Sammelan'
Jan 18, 2021, at 04:00 am
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma, today reviewed the arrangements for smooth conduct of All India Urdu Mushaira and Hindi KaviSammelan, here at a meeting of concerned officers.