'Can't go back': Afghans demonstrate in Delhi seeking refugee status, financial security
Aug 24, 2021, at 02:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the world is witnessing a massive crisis unfold in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the south Asian country, Afghan nationals in India are seeking refugee status and financial security for which they demonstrated outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Delhi on Monday.
Army selection board clears Colonel rank for five women officers
Aug 24, 2021, at 01:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: In a first, Selection Board of the Indian Army cleared promotion of five women officers to Colonel rank on time scale basis after they completed 26 years of service in Signals, Electronic and Mechanical Engineers Corps, an official statement said.
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:50 pm
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), facing losses across India, is trying to rebuild its cadre strength. With voluntary recruitment drying up, the group has started focusing increasingly on forced recruitment of children.
Meghalaya: HNLC: Seeking Attention
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:48 pm
On August 13, 2021, a combined Police team of East Khasi Hills and East Jaintia Hills had gone to Mawlai-Kynton Massar locality in Shillong (East Khasi Hills District) to arrest former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘general secretary’ from his home. However, the former militant resisted and held a knife forcing the police to shot in self-defense leading to his death.
Indian govt releases three Pakistani fishermen as 'goodwill gesture'
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Lahore: India recently released three Pakistani fishermen as a 'goodwill gesture'.
Bengaluru: Two die, three injured in blast at food-making unit
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Two persons died and three others, including a partner of a firm, were injured in a major cylinder blast at a food factory here on Monday.
MEA to brief floor leaders of political parties on Afghanistan developments: EAM Jaishankar
Aug 23, 2021, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to brief floor leaders of political parties on the developments in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Monday.
Forty-six Afghan Sikhs and Hindus being evacuated by IAF from Taliban-invaded Kabul
Aug 23, 2021, at 07:20 pm
Kabul/New Delhi/UNI: Forty-six Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, along with some Indian nationals, are being evacuated from Taliban-invaded Kabul by an Indian Air Force plane, Puneet Singh Chandhok, president of Indian World Forum, said on Monday.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar terms meeting with PM Modi on caste-based census 'positive'
Aug 23, 2021, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday termed his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on caste-based census ''positive''.
Former Uttar Pradesh CM late Kalyan Singh to be cremated in Bulandshahr today
Aug 23, 2021, at 04:40 pm
Aligarh/UNI: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, who passed away on August 21, will be cremated at the Bansighat on the banks of holy Ganga river in Narora in Bulandshahr district on Monday.
Afghanistan Crisis: Second batch of 146 Indians evacuated to Qatar repatriated to India
Aug 23, 2021, at 04:34 am
Doha: The second batch of 146 Indian nationals, who were evacuated from Afghanistan to Doha, are on the way to India.
NIA officials arrest two Islamic State operatives of Kerala
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:01 am
Kannur/Bengaluru/UNI: NIA officials on Saturday arrested two Kerala residents, who were identified as Mizha Siddeeque and Shifa Harris, for propagating ISIS ideology.
Coronavirus: All educational institutes to remain closed in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 23, 2021, at 01:40 am
Srinagar/UNI: Despite a significant decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration on Sunday extended the suspension of classwork in all educational institutes -- including schools, colleges, and universities -- till further order in the Union Territory.
Raksha Bandhan celebrated in Kashmir
Aug 23, 2021, at 01:28 am
Srinagar/UNI: “ Raksha Bandhan”—a festival of bonding between brothers and sisters—was on Sunday celebrated in the Kashmir valley, where local women tied rakhis on the wrists of security forces who are posted away from their homes.
Over 2000 people fined for violating COVID-19 guidelines in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 23, 2021, at 01:14 am
Srinagar/UNI: As many as 2240 people were fined Rs 2.61 lakh for violating COVID-19 guidelines during the last 24 hours in Kashmir valley.
'Thank Indian brothers and sisters for rescuing us': Afghan woman after arriving in Delhi
Aug 23, 2021, at 01:10 am
Delhi: An Afghan woman, who arrived in India this morning with the 168 evacuated, said the situation in Afghanistan is fast deteriorating and thanked the "Indian brothers and sisters" for rescuing her, reported news agency ANI.
Graft charge: Ex-TMC minister, who joined BJP, arrested
Aug 22, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Former minister of TMC government and BJP leader Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was arrested on Sunday for allegedly being involved in cheating and misappropriation of government funds.
'Lost everything built in last 20 yrs': Sikh Afghan senator after reaching Delhi in IAF plane
Aug 22, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Delhi: The 168 passengers, including 107 Indians, evacuated by an Indian Air Force plane from Kabul, landed at the Hindon air base near Delhi.
PM Modi pays last respects to former UP CM Kalyan Singh
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:50 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last respects to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh here on Sunday.
IAF flight with evacuated Indians from Kabul land in Delhi
Aug 22, 2021, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A special repatriation flight by the Indian Air Force, carrying 168 passengers, including 107 Indians, from Kabul in the war-torn Afghanistan landed at the Hindon air base near Delhi.
Indians evacuated from Afghanistan to Tajikistan and Qatar board flights for Delhi
Aug 22, 2021, at 08:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indians, who were evacuated from Afghanistan by an IAF aircraft to Tajikistan, boarded an Air India plane for their return to India, in the early hours of Sunday, while first batch of Indians evacuated to Doha also took their flight back to the country, External Affairs Ministry said.
Six arrested in MP's Ujjain for pro-Pakistan slogan during Muharram procession
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:54 am
Ujjain: Six people were held in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans during a Muharram procession on Thursday.
Afghanistan Crisis: 150 Indians questioned by Taliban now safe at Kabul airport
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:11 am
Kabul: The 150 Indians, who were initially reported to have been questioned by the Taliban, are now safe and waiting at the Kabul airport from where they will be flown back to India on Sunday, media reports said.
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:06 am
New Delhi: Indian security agencies feel that there might be a spike in infiltration attempts by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who were fighting alongside the Taliban against the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan for the past several years.
Modi, Shah, Rajnath condole Kalyan Singh's demise
Aug 22, 2021, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the demise of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
NIA arrest two ISIS operatives in ISIS Kerala module case
Aug 22, 2021, at 05:10 am
Kannur/Bengaluru/UNI: NIA on Saturday arrested two people, identified as Mizha Siddeeque and Shifa Harris, both residents of Kerala's Kannur district, for propagating ISIS ideology.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh dies at 89
Aug 22, 2021, at 03:30 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Veteran BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh, passed away this evening after prolonged illness. He was 89.
Nitish, Tejaswi to meet PM Modi in Delhi over common demand
Aug 22, 2021, at 02:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will lead an all party delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demand a caste-based Census.
Battle against COVID-19: Delhi govt lifts time restrictions on markets
Aug 21, 2021, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi government has decided to relax restrictions on timings imposed on markets during the rise in Covid-19 cases next week onwards, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.
Punjab police now foil major heroin smuggling bid through Indo-Pak border
Aug 21, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Amritsar/UNI: The Amritsar Rural Police foiled a major drug smuggling bid by Pakistan-based smugglers early this morning by recovering 39 packets of heroin, weighing 40.81 kg, in the Panjgraian Border Outpost (BOP) area of Amritsar worth about 200 crores in the international market.