Feb 05, 2021, at 01:40 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on the occasion of 73rd Anniversary of the Independence Day of Sri Lanka.
JP Nadda kicks off BJP campaign in Kerala, attacks LDF govt
Feb 05, 2021, at 01:18 am
Thrissur/UNI: BJP President JP Nadda on Thursday lambasted the ruling Left Democratic Government of Kerala, saying it had lost the moral right to continue as many of its ministers and even the Speaker have come under the scanner of corruption.
India is being defamed using platform of farmers' protest: Devendra Fadnavis
Feb 05, 2021, at 01:06 am
Nagpur/UNI:: Disapproving of tweets by some prominent international celebrities and activists in support of the farmers' protests, former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday claimed there was an international conspiracy to defame India using the platform of farmers’ protest.
Feb 04, 2021, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The popular Indian celebrities on Thursday faced heat on social media a day after they tweeted against any alleged foreign propaganda on the ongoing farmers' protest.
Farmers' Protest: Delhi Police file FIR against Greta Thunberg; climate activist undeterred
Feb 04, 2021, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg remained undeterred even after the Delhi Police on Thursday filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the 18-year old for her tweet on the ongoing farmers' protest in the borders of Delhi.
Hyderabad: Miraculous escape for 23 students as fire breaks out at school building
Feb 04, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Twenty-three students had a miraculous escape when a major fire broke out in a school building in Gowlipura locality in the old city of Hyderabad on Thursday.
TRP Scam: Supreme Court defers interim bail plea of former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta
Feb 04, 2021, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday postponed the hearing of an interim bail plea filed by Partho Dasgupta, former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), who was arrested in the alleged TRP rigging case.
Opposition delegation visits Ghazipur, not allowed to meet protesting farmers: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Feb 04, 2021, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as15 MPs from ten opposition parties on Thursday visited the farmers’ protest site at Ghazipur border but were not allowed by the police to meet the protestors, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launches 'Switch Delhi'-Electric Vehicle mass awareness campaign
Feb 04, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the 'Switch Delhi' campaign aimed at creating awareness about the benefits of switching to electric vehicles (EVs).
Minor girl's body recovered in Kolkata, family claims sexual assault and murder
Feb 04, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The body of a nine-year-old girl, who went untraceable since Wednesday, was recovered from the stairs of a building in north Kolkata's Jorabagan area on Thursday morning, reports said.
Feb 04, 2021, at 07:21 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Indian cricketer from the state of Punjab, Yuvraj Singh, became the latest prominent personality to appeal to people to remain united amid the ongoing farmers' protest.
Congress, CPI-M are corrupt and power seekers: JP Nadda in Kerala
Feb 04, 2021, at 07:09 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Both the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) are corrupt and power seekers, BJP President JP Nadda alleged in Kerala.
BJP doesn’t need Miya Muslim vote, party will not give ticket to them: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Feb 04, 2021, at 06:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that, BJP doesn’t need vote from the Miya Muslims and his party will not give candidature to any Miya Muslim in the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
One arrested for raising Sikh flag at Red Fort amid violence during farmers' tractor rally
Feb 04, 2021, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: One person has been arrested for raising the Sikh religious flag at the iconic Red Fort in the national capital amid violent clashes on Jan 26 that erupted during the protesting farmers' tractor rally on the occasion of Republic Day.
Why dictators' names begin with M? Rahul Gandhi's fresh dig at PM Modi
Feb 04, 2021, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a fresh dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a barbed question stating: "Why do so many dictators have names that begin with M?"
No propaganda can deter India's unity: Amit Shah responds to Rihanna's tweet on farmers' protest
Feb 04, 2021, at 03:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As pop singer Rihanna and teen activist Greta Thunberg drew international attention to farmers' protest in India with their tweets in support of them, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday evening said the country stands united and that no propaganda can stop it from progress.
Pakistan secures 17 million doses of India-made vaccines
Feb 04, 2021, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has secured 17 million indicative doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which have been made in India, to fight COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the country.
Blasts occur in primary school near Assam-Mizoram border
Feb 04, 2021, at 01:21 am
Guwahati/UNI: Miscreants triggered two bomb blasts at the premise of Muliwala Lower Primary School in Hailakandi district of Assam near the state's border with Mizoram in the wee hours of Wednesday.
BMC joint commissioner Ramesh Pawar sips sanitizer by mistake instead of water
Feb 03, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Joint Municipal Commissioner Ramesh Pawar of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner mistakenly sipped a mouthful of hand sanitizer instead of water.
Assam police recover huge cache of arms in Kokrajhar
Feb 03, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police recovered huge cache of illegal arms, including five AK series rifles, in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Tuesday night.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Assam on Feb 7
Feb 03, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on Feb 7 and he will lay foundation stone of two medical colleges and inaugurate road projects with a total outlay of Rs 7700 crore.
International celebrities remarks on farmers' stir neither accurate nor responsible: MEA
Feb 03, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi: India on Wednesday said criticism of the government's handling of farmers protests against the three farm bills by international celebrities was neither accurate nor responsible.
PIL filed in Calcutta High Court against BJP's 'Parivartan Rath Yatra', hearing likely tomorrow
Feb 03, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Kolkata: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court against BJP's proposed 'Parivartan Rath Yatra', reports said.
India is prepared to face any air strike: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Feb 03, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Defence Minister Rajanath Singh on Wednesday said that the country is fully geared up to face any air strike.
Assam: 145 people hospitalised for suspected food poisoning in Karbi Anglong
Feb 03, 2021, at 09:25 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A 35-year-old youth died and 144 others hospitalised after a suspected food poisoning incident at an Assam Chief Minister’s programme at Diphu in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
Bengal: BJP leader Mukul Roy's brother-in-law Srijan Roy joins Trinamool Congress
Feb 03, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another crossover just weeks ahead of the West Bengal election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy's brother-in-law Srijan Roy joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday.
Feb 03, 2021, at 08:03 pm
On January 30, 2021, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two civilians in the Belghar area of Kandhamal District. In a handwritten note found near the bodies of the slain villagers, the Maoists of the ‘Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagabali (BGN) Division’ claimed that the two were among those who had tipped off the Security Forces (SFs) about the presence of rebels in the Belghar area, which had resulted in the September 9, 2020, encounter in which five Maoists were killed. The Maoists warned other ‘informers’ to surrender before their ‘Jan Adalat’ (People’s/ Kangaroo Court organized by the Maoists) within 15 days or else, they would be sentenced to death. They also warned that the State Government, Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay, and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Intelligence, R.K. Sharma. would be held responsible for the loss of lives.
Feb 03, 2021, at 08:00 pm
On January 18, 2021, in a massive pro-freedom rally organised in Sann Town in Jamshoro District of Sindh, on the 117th birth anniversary of Ghulam Murtaza Syed, one of the founding fathers of modern Sindh nationalism, protesters raised placards of several world leaders to seek their intervention for the liberation of Sindh. The world leaders whose placards were used include Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina, British PM Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian PM Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, US President-elect Joe Biden (he later assumed office on January 20) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The posters declared, “Sindh wants freedom from Pakistan”.
West Bengal election will be declared within 7-8 days: Mamata Banerjee
Feb 03, 2021, at 07:35 pm
Alipurduar/Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the high octane state poll will be declared by the Election Commission within 7-8 days.
Feb 03, 2021, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time international figures are supporting the ongoing farmers' protest in India, the country's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday called the "social media hashtags and comments" by celebrities "neither accurate nor responsible".