'Why can't PM be disqualified for Didi O Didi taunts in Bengal?' Abhishek Banerjee tears into Centre
Mar 30, 2023, at 03:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "Didi O Didi" jibe while campaigning during 2021 Bengal polls and said the PM should be disqualified as well like Congress' Rahul Gandhi for insulting the women.
Mar 30, 2023, at 01:43 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick start his election campaign in poll-bound Karnataka next month with his first rally in Kolar.
Amritpal Singh crackdown: Road traffic on Hoshiarpur-Phagwara-Ludhiana route suspended
Mar 30, 2023, at 12:17 am
Hoshiarpur: The road traffic on Hoshiarpur-Phagwara-Ludhiana route has been suspended due to ongoing cordon and search operation launched by the police late Tuesday night in and around village Marnaian following inputs that radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his aides could be hiding there.
Delhi Assembly passes confidence motion
Mar 29, 2023, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Wednesday passed a confidence motion tabled by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to prove the majority in the House.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army hosts organises free veterinary camp under Operation Sadbhavana
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:34 pm
Udhampur: The Indian Army on Monday hosted a veterinary camp under Operation Sadbhavana at Dabbar near Dabrah village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district to help the people living in the remote areas, media reports said.
Mar 29, 2023, at 09:01 pm
The Nepalese Department of Immigration has alerted offices, particularly those at airports, to prevent Punjabi radical preacher and Khalistani supporter Amritpal Singh from fleeing India to a third country using Nepali territory either on his own passport or a fake passport.
Jammu and Kashmir budget to focus on nine sectors in 2023-24: LG Sinha
Mar 29, 2023, at 08:53 pm
Jammu: Stating that last year Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed economic growth of 14.64 percent and the tax revenue has shown growth of 31 percent, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the Budget 2023-24 will be focussing on nine-sectors for an overall development and progress of the Union Territory.
Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in Canada, India condemns
Mar 29, 2023, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi: India on Tuesday condemned the vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University in Canada`s British Columbia province.
Karnataka elections to be held on May 10
Mar 29, 2023, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Karnataka will vote for a new government on May 10 and results will be declared on May 13, the Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday.
Mamata Banerjee in dharna against Centre, Opposition too on streets in Kolkata
Mar 29, 2023, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday began her 30-hour sit-in protest or dharna against the central government near BR Ambedkar's Statue at Red Road in Kolkata.
NSA Doval hosts 18th meeting of security chiefs of SCO member countries
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday hosted the 18th meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils of SCO Member States here, which was attended by senior security officials from all eight member countries, with Pakistan and China attending virtually.
BJP govt works for development of indigenous people: Tripura CM Manik Saha
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:13 pm
Agartala/UNI: Denying the charges of financial deprivation to Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC), Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has claimed in the assembly that the BJP-led government in the state and the Centre have been working for the development of indigenous people and holistic development of the region instead of sectarian approach.
PM Modi to address US' Summit for Democracy
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address the US Summit for Democracy at a Leader-level plenary hosted by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Stop calling yourself crusader of 'anti-corruption': Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to PM Modi
Mar 29, 2023, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he accused Opposition of running 'Bhrashtachari Bachao Abhiyan' (campaign to save the corrupt) and asked him to stop calling himself "crusader of anti-corruption".
Election Commission of India to announce Karnataka assembly polling dates today
Mar 29, 2023, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the schedule for the Karnataka's assembly elections on Wednesday.
Mar 29, 2023, at 08:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A recruitment notice by West Bengal’s Bankura University, inviting PhD or NET-qualified candidates as guest lecturers at a meager remuneration of Rs 300 per class, has triggered a wave of criticism.
Indian-origin man stabs Canadian national to death outside Vancouver Starbucks cafe
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:35 am
Vancouver/IBNS: An Indian-origin man stabbed a 37-year-old Canadian outside Vancouver Starbucks cafe and has been charged with second-degree murder, media reports said.
'Beijing has equal say in resolving dispute': Bhutan takes u-turn on Doklam issue
Mar 29, 2023, at 05:14 am
In an apparent change of stand on the Doklam issue, Bhutan's Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has said Beijing’s involvement carries equal weight in finding a solution to the dispute over the high-altitude plateau.
Mar 29, 2023, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday attacked the opposition for bonding over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha following a two-year-jail sentence in a defamation case.
Mar 29, 2023, at 03:53 am
Guwahati: The Election Commission has strongly rejected the Congress party’s allegation that the delimitation process in Assam is a "pre-determined move" and is a “match-fixing” between EC and BJP, media reports said.
National Press Club condemns attack on Indian journo covering Khalistani protest in Washington DC
Mar 29, 2023, at 03:28 am
Washington/IBNS: The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, Tuesday condemned the attack on Indian journalist Lalit K. Jha of the Press Trust of India, as he was covering a protest by Khalistani forces at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC last week.
Rahul Gandhi to make first rally appearance after disqualification in Karnataka's Kolar on April 5
Mar 29, 2023, at 01:53 am
Kolar/UNI: In his first rally after his disqualification as a member of Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Karnataka on April 5 to campaign in Kolar ahead of the assembly elections in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir: Girls benefiting from UMEED scheme
Mar 29, 2023, at 12:14 am
Srinagar: Rural women in Baramulla are aiming to become economically independent after they are getting benefits from the UMEED scheme of Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM).
Arunachal Pradesh: Rehab centre continues to give fresh lease of life to addicts
Mar 28, 2023, at 10:53 pm
Upper Mia: The de-addiction-cum-rehabilitation centre in Upper Miao in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, which is struggling for funds, has so far succeeded in giving fresh lease of life to many drug addicts.
US: Indian-origin Sikh woman sworn in as Connecticut’s first assistant police chief of Asian descent
Mar 28, 2023, at 10:35 pm
Indian-origin Sikh woman, Lt. Manmeet Colon created history when she took oath as the Assistant Chief of Police in the US state of Connecticut, media reports said.
Envoy Diana Mickeviciene says Lithuania takes pride in having close connection with Sanskrit
Mar 28, 2023, at 09:56 pm
Lithuania’s Ambassador to India Diana Mickeviciene on Monday said her country takes pride in having a close connection with Sanskrit language.
Last date for linking of PAN-Aadhaar extended till June 30
Mar 28, 2023, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi: In order to provide some more time to the taxpayers, the date for linking PAN and Aadhaar has been extended to June 30, 2023, whereby persons can intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for Aadhaar-PAN linking without facing repercussions, the government said on Tuesday.
Supreme Court rejects Atiq's plea seeking protection during his UP police custody
Mar 28, 2023, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its order on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea by former MP Atiq Ahmad, seeking protection, saying he is in custody and state machinery would take care of him.
Rahul Gandhi publicly claims to rip-apart PM Modi's image: Union Minister Smriti Irani
Mar 28, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a fresh attack on Rahul Gandhi stating it's not for the first time that the former Congress president insulted the dalit communities.
AIADMK leadership row: Madras High Court dismisses OPS pleas, EPS becomes gen secy
Mar 28, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Chennai/UNI: In a huge set back for deposed AIADMK Coordinator O.Panneerselvam (OPS), the Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed all the pleas filed by him challenging the July last year's General Council (GC) resolution and the elections for the post of Party General Secretary (GS).