First fight polls with Abhishek Banerjee: Mamata's challenge to Amit Shah in Bengal polls
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a counter-attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over nepotism charge, West Bengal Chief MInister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to fight elections with her parliamentarian nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Not just power, we want change in situation of Bengal: Amit Shah
Feb 18, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Relaunching his attack on the Trinamool Congress government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming not just to oust the incumbent but also alter the situation in West Bengal.
Feb 18, 2021, at 08:55 pm
Agartala/UNI : BJP’s organisational secretary of northeast Ajay Jamwal arrived here last evening along with RSS regional in-charge Ullas Kulkarni amid controversy triggered by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's statement that Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his stint as party's national president had once spoken about BJP's expansion beyond boundaries to Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Maharashtra: NCP leader Jayant Patil tests positive for Coronavirus
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:31 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president and Maharashtra State Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil has tested positive for Covid-19.
I will be people’s LG: Telangana Guv Tamilisai taking additional charge of Puducherry
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:27 pm
Puducherry/IBNS: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan, who assumed office as the Lt Governor of Puducherry, on Thursday said that she will be a people’s Lt Governor and will be striving for their welfare.
Uttar Pradesh: Two girls found dead in Unnao field, third critical
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Unnao/IBNS: Two girls were found dead in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao on Wednesday evening, while the third is in critical condition in hospital, media reports said.
Kashmir: Man injured in Uri fire incident dies, toll rises to 4
Feb 18, 2021, at 06:56 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A man, who was critically injured in a fire incident in the border town of Uri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla earlier this month, succumbed at a hospital here on Thursday.
Feb 18, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday morning visited state minister Jakir Hossain, who was seriously injured in a crude bomb attack at a railway station in Murshidabad last night, at SSKM hospital in Kolkata and indicated that there was a "big conspiracy".
Kashmir: Massive fire chars over six SSB barracks in Srinagar
Feb 18, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Over half a dozen barracks of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were reduced to ashes in a devastating fire in the wee hours of Thursday here, officials said.
Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee at same district in poll-bound Bengal today
Feb 18, 2021, at 04:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas on Thursday in a bid to further strengthen their respective parties' organisation ahead of the state polls.
West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain seriously injured in crude bomb attack
Feb 18, 2021, at 06:09 am
Kolkata/Murshidabad/IBNS: West Bengal Minister of State for Labour, Jakir Hossain, was seriously injured in a crude bomb attack by unknown miscreants at Nimtita station in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night, reports said.
Lawyer couple stabbed to death in broad daylight in Telangana
Feb 18, 2021, at 05:44 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: A well-known lawyer couple, who used to practice in the Telangana High Court, was hacked to death on a road between Manthani and Peddapalli towns on Tuesday afternoon.
Bengal: Bengali actor Yash Dasgupta joins BJP
Feb 18, 2021, at 04:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor and popular face on television, Yash Dasgupta, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in poll-bound West Bengal on Wednesday.
School transport to operate as usual from March 1: Jammu and Kashmir Govt
Feb 18, 2021, at 03:10 am
Srinagar: Incharge Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Tuesday said that school transport would operate as usual from March 1 when schools reopen across Kashmir division.
'Rs 500 crore to be spent on replacing barbed wires, wooden poles in Jammu'
Feb 18, 2021, at 02:59 am
Srinagar: The government Tuesday decided to replace all the wooden poles and barbed wire in Jammu division and a sum of Rs 500 crore has been allocated for this.
Delegation of foreign envoys to begin 2-day Jammu and Kashmir visit today
Feb 18, 2021, at 02:19 am
Srinagar: A delegation of foreign envoys would be visiting Jammu and Kashmir for a two-day visit beginning Wednesday.
Man injured by unidentified gunmen in Srinagar
Feb 18, 2021, at 02:07 am
Srinagar/UNI: A man was injured when unidentified gunmen fired at him in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Wednesday evening.
Assam government distributes scooters to another 15,000 girl students
Feb 18, 2021, at 01:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The BJP-led Assam government on Wednesday distributed scooters to another 15,000 girl students who secured minimum 60 per cent marks in Higher Secondary (Class 12) examination.
Cabinet approves Amendments to Juvenile Justice Act to strengthen child protection
Feb 18, 2021, at 01:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 to introduce measures for strengthening Child Protection set-up to ensure the best interest of children.
Mumbai Mayor travels in local train, urges people to wear masks
Feb 18, 2021, at 01:20 am
Mumbai/UNI: Mayor of Mumbai Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday travelled in local train to survey whether the Covid-related guidelines and precautions are followed by the commuters.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three Hizbul Mujahideen militant associates arrested
Feb 18, 2021, at 12:48 am
Srinagar, Feb 17 (UNI) Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three militant associates belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) along with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) material in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
West Bengal: Actor Yash Dasgupta joins BJP ahead of Assembly polls
Feb 17, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Kolkata: Tollywood actor Yash Dasgupta joined Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reach West Bengal today
Feb 17, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here Wednesday night on a two-day visit to West Bengal.
Delhi Court acquits journalist Priya Ramani in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar
Feb 17, 2021, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted former journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed against her by former union minister MJ Akbar over her allegations of sexual harassment amid the "me too" movement in 2018.
Setback for BJP as Congress wins all 7 Municipal Corporations in Punjab
Feb 17, 2021, at 07:30 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Causing a massive setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the backdrop of the farmers' protests, the Congress on Wednesday won all seven Municipal Corporations in Punjab that went to polls on Feb 14, media reports said.
Toolkit case: Bombay HC grants transit bail to Nikita Jacob for 3 weeks
Feb 17, 2021, at 07:20 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted transit bail for three weeks to lawyer and environmental activist Nikita Jacob, who was arrested for allegedly creating a toolkit in connection with the farmers' protests.
Bengal: BJP leader meets Prosenjit Chatterjee, triggers speculation over actor's political move
Feb 17, 2021, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Triggering speculation over his political move in poll-bound West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anirban Ganguly on Tuesday met Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee.
10 girls rescued from child marriage in two months in Assam's Hailakandi
Feb 17, 2021, at 05:03 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Childline of Hailakandi district has rescued children from child marriage and child labour with the help of District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and district police.
Feb 17, 2021, at 04:59 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam which is scheduled in April-May this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’, lay the foundation stone of Dhubri-Phulbari bridge and perform Bhumi Pujan for construction of Majuli bridge in Assam on February 18 via video conferencing.
Biggest threat to peace of South Asia is Pakistan: Mir Junaid
Feb 17, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party chief Mir Junaid has targeted Pakistan and said the neighbouring nation is the biggest threat towards peace in South Asia.