Congress main aim is to oppose PM in his every move: Union Minister Prahlad Joshi
Jan 11, 2021, at 03:39 am
Hubballi/UNI: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and senior BJP leader, Prahlad Joshi on Sunday alleged that opposition Congress is bent upon targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on every move he makes whether it is for the welfare of the common people.
Jammu and Kashmir: Public objections, suggestions on Unified Building Code reviewed
Jan 11, 2021, at 03:13 am
Srinagar: Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta, today convened a meeting to review and discuss the objections and suggestions received from general public on the Unified Building Code which was uploaded on the website of Housing and Urban Development Department.
Jammu and Kashmir: Div Com directs DC Kishtwar to identify suitable land for establishment of KVK
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:44 am
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today asked the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar to identify suitable land for establishment of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) in the district.
Jammu and Kashmir: IUST signs MoU with CIIIT for up-skilling engineering students
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:21 am
Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST) through its school of engineering and technology has entered into a MoU with Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT), Government Polytechnic College Baramulla under directorate of skill development, J&K UT on Friday.
Karnataka to reopen schools on Jan 14
Jan 11, 2021, at 01:49 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Schools and Colleges in Karnataka, which had remained closed since the nationwide lockdown was imposed to curb spread of corona pandemic, will be reopened on Jan 14, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, who is also Minister for Higher Education, said on Sunday.
Narendra Modi is now most followed active politician on Twitter after ban on Trump's account
Jan 11, 2021, at 01:45 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi added one more feather to his crown when he emerged as the most followed active politician on Twitter.
MVA tapers off Fadnavis, Patil, Thackeray's security cover
Jan 11, 2021, at 12:08 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maha Vikas Aghadi government has trimmed the security covers of Opposition BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Chandrakant Patil, and MNS party head Raj Thackeray.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar cancels 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' after agitating farmers vandalise venue
Jan 10, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Karnal/IBNS: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar called off his "Kisan Mahapanchayat" on Sunday, after farmers agitating against the new farm laws ransacked the meeting venue in a village in this district, forcing the state police to use tear gas and water cannons on them, said media reports.
Two arrested by CBI for selling, purchasing and circulating child porn on social media
Jan 10, 2021, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two men for alleged sale/purchase of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or child porn, using e-commerce platforms and circulating them through various social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook, said media reports.
40-year-old protesting farmer dies by committing suicide at Delhi border
Jan 10, 2021, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A 40-year-old farmer from Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib, who have been protesting against the Centre's agriculture laws for nearly two months now along with thousands of others, died by suicide at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border on Saturday after consuming a poisonous substance.
Avian flu confirmed in 7 states, Centre sends advisory to curb spread of disease
Jan 10, 2021, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With more states confirming avian flu, the disease has been confirmed from seven states-Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
Farm law protesters eating biryani and spreading bird flu, says BJP MLA
Jan 10, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the raging farmers' protest in the national capital, a BJP legislator from Rajasthan has said that protesters are eating chicken biryani to spread bird flu epidemic.
Indonesia's Sriwijaya air plane crashes into water
Jan 10, 2021, at 05:57 am
Jakarta/UNI: The passenger plane of Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air has crashed into water not far from Jakarta, with suspected debris and body parts found in the area, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, citing local TV.
Free bus service for women and senior citizens flagged off in Guwahati
Jan 10, 2021, at 04:08 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off 25 pink buses under ‘Bhraman Sarathi’ Scheme for women and senior citizens to travel within Guwahati city in a ceremony held at Assam Administrative Staff College at Khanapra on Saturday.
'Corruption has been institutionalised in West Bengal': JP Nadda targets Trinamool Congress govt
Jan 10, 2021, at 03:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday cornered the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal stating corruption has been institutionalised in the state.
Jan 10, 2021, at 02:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major revelation, a former Pakistani diplomat has admitted on a television show that 300 terrorists were killed in the Balkot airstrikes by India on February 26, 2019.
Uttarakhand: Chicken, egg prices crash in Haldwani
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Haldwani/UNI: Amid bird flu infection cases in different states of the country, the slump in the wholesale prices of eggs has also started in Haldwani's wholesale markets.
WhatsApp privacy debate: Signal sees unprecedented downloads after Elon Musk tweet
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Instant messaging app Signal, which was a favourite amongst a niche audience, has witnessed an unprecedented increase in downloads in the last two days after a simple, two-word tweet from SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Assam next month
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll bound Assam in February to boost the morale of party workers and leaders ahead of the state Assembly elections.
Himachal Pradesh: Search on for missing Paraglider pilot
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Shimla/UNI: The search for 45-year-old Delhi-based pilot, who went missing near Billing while paragliding on Friday evening, is still on.
India fights against COVID-19: Vaccination drive to start on Jan 16
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi: India will start COVID-19 vaccination from Jan 16, officials said on Saturday.
Vinod Mishra made new spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party in UP
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Vinod Mishra, who recently joined the Aam Admi Party (AAP) after leaving Congress was on Saturday made the spokesperson of the AAP in Uttar Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh: Nigerian couple held for cyber fraud
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh police have arrested a Nigerian couple from Delhi for cyber fraud, the police said on Saturday.
Indian sailors stuck in China to return on Jan 14
Jan 09, 2021, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Twenty-three sailors, who have been stranded in Chinese waters near port due to Coronavirus-induced restrictions, will be returning to India on Jan 14.
Chinese soldier held on Indian side of the Line of Actual Control
Jan 09, 2021, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi: A Chinese soldier was held by Indian Army personnel on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in Ladakh on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Bengal: AIMIM state president Sk. Abdul Kalam joins Trinamool Congress
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for the AIMIM which is set to contest the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, the party's acting president in the state, Sheikh Abdul Kalam, on Saturday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress.
India ready to save humanity with two Covid-19 vaccines: Modi at Pravasi Convention
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India is ready to save humanity with two indigenous Covid-19 vaccines.
JP Nadda in poll-bound Bengal, tribal community welcomes him in Paschim Bardhaman
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:10 pm
Andal/UNI: BJP president Jagat Prasad Nadda, who is on "Mission Bengal" campaign targeting the West Bengal assembly polls, arrived here on Saturday.
Assam government to gift khadi clothes to its Grade IV employees, first phase to start in January
Jan 09, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a move to pay tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and his movement for Khadi, the Assam government is taking forward its decision will provide khadi shirt, eri shawl and eristole to Grade IV male and female employees in a phased manner.
Huge cache of arms-ammunition recovered in Manipur
Jan 09, 2021, at 07:08 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Security forces have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur's Bishnupur district.