UP: Youth shoots himself in front of girlfriend in Ballia after argument with estranged wife
Sep 29, 2023, at 10:50 pm
A 30-year-old youth shot himself and committed suicide in front of his girlfriend in an SUV in Kotwali area of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, a police official said here on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Eid-e-Milad-un-nabi celebrated with religious fervour across UT
Sep 29, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Eid-e-Milad, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, was celebrated with traditional fervour across the Kashmir valley on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three arrested in rape case in Samba
Sep 29, 2023, at 10:40 pm
Police on Friday have arrested three persons in connection with a rape case in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Major fire in Cuttack's Choudhury bazaar market destroys garments worth lakhs
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:19 pm
Cuttack/UNI: A major fire at a market building in the busy Choudhury Bazar of Cuttack on Friday morning destroyed valuables, including garments worth several lakhs.
'Stop me if you can': Abhishek Banerjee to snub ED's summons in jobs scam case
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday cleared he would be joining his party's protest on October 2 and 3 against the Centre in New Delhi snubbing Enforcement Directorate's summons in the jobs scam case.
Karnataka bandh: Schools, colleges shut in Bengaluru, Section 144 imposed in cities
Sep 29, 2023, at 06:37 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Schools and colleges are closed in Bengaluru as a bandh has been called in Karnataka over the release of Cauvery water to the bordering state Tamil Nadu, media reports said.
Sinister Nexus: Pakistan ISI, drug trade and extremism emerge from the shadows in Canada
Sep 29, 2023, at 04:00 pm
In a chilling revelation, news reports have recently alluded to the potential involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the assassination of Hardeep Nijjar on Canadian soil.
Sep 29, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has said his nation is still committed to building closer ties with India despite repeating that there are “credible allegations” that the Indian government was involved in the killing of Sikh terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia just last June.
All schools, colleges to remain closed in Bengaluru today owing to Karnataka bandh
Sep 29, 2023, at 01:07 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: With pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations calling for a 'Karnataka Bandh' on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the administration in Bengaluru has declared a holiday in all schools and colleges in the city for the day.
AIADMK firm on cutting ties with BJP
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:48 am
Krishnagiri/Chennai: The opposition party in southern state of Tamil Nadu, AIADMK, declared on Thursday that it will stand firm on its decision to sever ties with the BJP, media reports said.
S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold talks amid India-Canada row
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:01 am
Washington/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington and discussed measures to enhance the bilateral ties between the two countries.
Minor girl charred alive, 3 others injured in gas cylinder blast in AP village
Sep 29, 2023, at 06:21 am
Kakinada/IBNS/UNI: One minor girl was charred alive and three others injured in a cooking gas cylinder blast in Vakathippa village of Uppada Kothapalli mandal in Andhra Pradesh here on Thursday, police said.
Sep 29, 2023, at 06:18 am
Imphal: Manipur continued to be on the boil on Thursday as a fresh spate of clashes sparked between protesters and security forces, media reports said.
UP: School teacher arrested for ordering class 5 student to slap classmate
Sep 29, 2023, at 05:10 am
Sambhal (UP): A school teacher was arrested on Thursday for ordering a student to slap another student for not answering a question in class, media reports said.
Parliament panel move against BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri and abused BSP MP Danish Ali
Sep 29, 2023, at 04:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A week after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bidhuri hurled communal slurs at Muslim MP Danish Ali in the Lok Sabha, the matter has been referred to the Privileges Committee.
Sep 29, 2023, at 04:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: "I am an individual... I will go wherever I feel like," said former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly after he faced flak from various quarters for his recent Spain visit with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Madhya Pradesh: Accused in Ujjain minor rape injured while attempting to flee police
Sep 29, 2023, at 03:35 am
Ujjain: The auto-driver who was arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain tried to escape when police took him to recreate the crime at the crime site, media reports said.
Celebrated designer Manish Malhotra to design Air India crew's new uniforms
Sep 29, 2023, at 02:45 am
New Delhi: Air India on Thursday announced its collaboration with acclaimed designer Manish Malhotra.
ED summons TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, his parents in teachers' job scam case
Sep 29, 2023, at 01:59 am
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a summons for Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee to attend an inquiry related to the teachers' recruitment scam case on October 3.
Varanasi court rejects application to stop ASI survey of Gyanvapi complex
Sep 29, 2023, at 01:44 am
Varanasi/IBNS/UNI: The Varanasi District Court Thursday rejected an application moved by the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee to stop the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi complex being carried out of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as the cost of the same was not deposited by the plaintiffs.
'Indian' hackers disable Canadian Armed Forces website amid diplomatic row: Report
Sep 29, 2023, at 12:51 am
New Delhi: The official website of the Canadian Armed Forces faced disruption as it was briefly deactivated on Wednesday, media reports said.
Train derails in Mathura stations as employee on video call places bag on throttle; 1 injured
Sep 28, 2023, at 10:54 pm
Mathura: A stationary train unexpectedly moved onto the platform at Mathura Junction Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, prompting a high-level investigation, media reports said.
Father of India's Green Revolution, MS Swaminathan, dies at 98; PM Modi mourns
Sep 28, 2023, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi: Eminent Indian agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, who played a pivotal role in India's Green Revolution, passed away on Thursday at the age of 98.
Bengal is bearing the brunt of withheld MGNREGA and Awas Yojana funds: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 28, 2023, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday once again gave a call to "march to Delhi" pressing for her government's demands from the Centre.
Kashmir: Police bust gang of burglars, arrest 7 in Kulgam
Sep 28, 2023, at 07:05 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police busted a gang of burglars by arresting seven accused and recovering stolen property worth lakhs within 24 hours of crime in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police sources said on Thursday.
Maharashtra: Lord Ganesh gets enthusiastic farewell
Sep 28, 2023, at 07:01 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: With traditional sounds, high mast lights, and enthusiastic festivity, thousands of people from this western Maharashtra’s gur and sugar belt districts bid a traditional farewell to Lord Ganesh on the auspicious “Ananth Chathurthi” today to mark the end of the ten-day-long Ganesh festival.
Punjab: Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira arrested in drug smuggling case
Sep 28, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been arrested by the Punjab Police for his alleged involvement in a drug smuggling case, media reports said.
Sep 28, 2023, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/Washington/IBNS: The United States has urged India to "cooperate in the Canadian probe" into the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar ahead of the key meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, media reports said.
NHRC issues advisory to ensure welfare of transgender persons
Sep 28, 2023, at 07:51 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a comprehensive advisory, underscoring the welfare of transgender persons, to the Central Government, State governments, and Union Territory administrations.
IAS officer, who vacated stadium to walk dog, compulsorily retired by govt
Sep 28, 2023, at 07:34 am
New Delhi: An IAS officer serving in the Arunachal Pradesh government has been mandated to retire by the government, media reported citing sources on Wednesday.