Two expelled Congress MLAs and one ex-MLA join BJP
Dec 29, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Guwahati: Two expelled Congress MLAs and one former MLA of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) on Tuesday joined the BJP.
Kashmir: CRPF ASI injured in Ganderbal grenade attack, succumbs
Dec 29, 2020, at 08:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who was critically injured in a grenade attack by militants last week in central Kashmir district of Ganderbal, succumbed on Tuesday.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Shopian
Dec 29, 2020, at 08:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Tuesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.
Kashmir: Woman killed, 2 others injured in road accident in Kupwara
Dec 29, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Sringar/UNI: A woman was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in north Kashmir district of Kupwara on Tuesday.
'Not joining politics': Rajinikanth citing health condition
Dec 29, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Chennai/IBNS: In a U-turn from his previous decision, Tamil actor-turned politician Rajinikanth on Tuesday announced he won't take a plunge into politics owing to his health condition.
The killing of Pakistani dissidents abroad is a dangerous trend that urgently needs to be arrested
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:29 pm
The untimely and unexplained death this week of Karima Baloch, the 37-year-old Baloch activist who had fled to Canada to escape persecution at the hands of Pakistani security agencies and was living as a refugee there, has sent shock waves across the sizeable community of Pakistani refugees who have been forced out of their hearths and homes with little option other than to seek shelter in perceptibly safer lands.
As counter to Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee to hold mega roadshow in Bolpur today
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday hold a mega roadshow in Birbhum district's Bolpur where Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a rally 11 days ago.
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers' unions have agreed to Centre's proposal to meet for another round of talks on December 30 to resolve the current impasse over the new farm laws, media reports said.
Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council SL Dharmegowda found dead
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Bangalore: Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Speaker SL Dharmegowda was found dead close to a railway track in Chikkamagaluru region of the state, media reports said.
Turn challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic into opportunities, Venakaiah Naidu tells youth
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday advised youth to turn the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic into opportunities.
Allahabad HC rules in favour of UP interfaith couple
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:26 am
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Monday ruled in favour of an interfaith couple stating that the woman is an adult who "wants to live with her husband" and had the "right to live life on her terms".
Mamata Banerjee cancels Nandigram rally as main organiser Akhil Giri tests Covid-19 positive
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rally, which was scheduled to be held on Jan 7 in Nandigram, has been cancelled as the ruling Trinamool Congress' chief organiser in the constituency, Akhil Giri, has tested Covid-19 positive.
Police, CRPF arrest six Maoists in Jharkhand
Dec 29, 2020, at 01:08 am
Dumka/Giridih/UNI: In a joint operation conducted by police and CRPF, six ultras including three carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh each, have been arrested in Jharkhand.
Jharkhand: PLFI's Fading Footprints
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:37 pm
On December 22, 2020, an ‘area commander’ of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Punai Oran, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) at Chete village near Lodhma under Nagri Police Station limits in Ranchi District. Punai, carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on his head, was active in Ranchi, Gumla and Khunti, and had about 14 cases pending against him in Ranchi and other Districts. PLFI ‘chief’ Dinesh Gope had reportedly given one AK-47 rifle to Oraon, who used to extort money from businessmen and estate traders.
J&K: Undercutting an Opportunity
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Results for 278 of the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats, which went to poll between November 28, 2020, and December 19, 2020, in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) were declared on December 22, 2020. The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of five Kashmiri political parties, won 110 seats, followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 75 seats; Independent, 50 seats; Indian National Congress, 26 seats; Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), 12 seats; Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party and Peoples Democratic Front, two seats each and Bahujan Samajwadi Party, one seat.
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has thanked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting him on the recent controversy surrounding his house at Visva Bharati premise in Santiniketan in Birbhum district of the state.
Himanta Biswa Sarma introduces repeal provincialisation of Madrassa bill in Assam assembly
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:29 pm
Guwahati: Assam Education Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled the repeal provincialisation of Madrassa Bill, 2020 in the Assam Legislative Assembly on the first day of the three-day winter session of the state assembly.
Work is on for developing 21st century attractions in Delhi: PM Modi
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that each and every city of the country, big or small, is going to be the hub of India’s economy, however, Delhi, as national capital, should reflect the grandeur of 21st century India that is making its own presence felt in the world.
Vice President Naidu calls for mass media campaign to educate people on single use plastics
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi: M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday called for a mass media campaign to bring behavioural changes in how people dispose of plastic products.
UP crime: Minor raped in Pilibhit
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:05 pm
Pilibhit/UNI: A minor was allegedly raped by a youth who held her hostage in a sugarcane field in the Gajraula area here, police said on Monday.
Terrorism: Jammu police arrest man with grenades, averts terror attack
Dec 28, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu Police have averted major terror attacks in the city by arresting a man with hand grenades from Narwal area here.
Dec 28, 2020, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi: Advising people to stay fit and healthy, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday shared a video on Twitter where he could be seen jogging on a sea beach in Diu.
Kerala: 21-year old Arya Rajendran becomes Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, youngest in India
Dec 28, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A 21-year old Communist leader, named Arya Rajendran, was on Monday appointed as the Mayor of Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram becoming the youngest person to assume the post of any Indian city ever.
Amit Shah unveils late Arun Jaitley's statue in Feroz Shah Kotla
Dec 28, 2020, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday unveiled a statue of former Union Finance Minister late Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla here.
Words being used for farmers are a sin, govt must hear them out: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Dec 28, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said that terming the farmers' movement a 'political conspiracy' is incorrect and the words being used for them are a 'sin'.
PM Modi flags off India's first 'Driverless' metro train in Delhi
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the country's first ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden, via video conferencing at 11 am.
Turkish NGOs' presence in Jammu and Kashmir concerns Indian security agencies
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Turkey-based Islamist charity organisations and Turkish NGOs have made their presence felt in Jammu and Kashmir, especially after the scrapping of Article 370, hinting that a stance has been taken by country's Recep Tayyip Erdogan giving a strong fuel to his anti-Kashmir rhetoric.
Sourav Ganguly, Amit Shah may share stage in Feroz Shah Kotla today
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after meeting West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly is likely to share the stage with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at a programme in Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday, fuelling speculations over his joining in politics.
Indian Army General Naravane leaves for South Korea for strong military ties
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Monday left for South Korea in an effort to enhance military ties between two forces.
Winter session of Assam assembly begins, Madrassa repeal bill to be tabled today
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Guwahati: The three-day winter session of Assam assembly began from Monday with heated arguments from the opposition and by following COVID-19 protocols.