Rajasthan by-poll candidate arrested amid high drama for slapping SDM
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Tonk (Rajasthan): An independent candidate in the by-poll for Rajasthan’s Deoli-Uniara Assembly seat was arrested on Thursday amid high drama for hitting a poll official on camera while voting was underway, media reports said.
AAP councillor Mahesh Khinchi wins MCD election to become Delhi Mayor
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Mahesh Khinchi will become the next Mayor of Delhi after winning the polls by a very thin margin.
'Take your hate elsewhere': Mallikarjun Kharge's son slams Adityanth's Razakar barb
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi: In a sharp retort to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's remarks about his father, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's son and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge stated that the veteran leader has never used personal tragedy for "political gain" nor played the "victim card", media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi to be honoured with Dominica’s highest national award
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Commonwealth of Dominica will present its highest national honour, the Dominica Award of Honour, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recognising his significant contributions during the Covid-19 pandemic and his commitment to enhancing India-Dominica relations.
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "We should not become the most polluted city in the world," the Supreme Court was told during a hearing on the air pollution that has choked the national capital Delhi, media reports said.
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a repeat of what occurs every year, Delhi is engulfed by toxic smog as air quality remained in the "severe" category at the onset of winter in the national capital, media reports said.
ED conducts multiple raids in Kolkata in 'lottery scam' case
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted multiple raids in Kolkata in connection with the probe into the alleged lottery scam, media reports said.
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Taking a dig at the Congress and its veteran leader Sonia Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday promised that the grand old party will fail to succeed once again in poll-bound Maharashtra.
Fire breaks out at a south Kolkata market, no casualties reported
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out in a market on Prince Anwar Shah Road in South Kolkata on Wednesday.
Taliban govt appoints Afghan student Ikramuddin Kamil as envoy in Mumbai
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
The Taliban rule has appointed a young Afghan student, Ikramuddin Kamil, as acting consul at Afghanistan's Consulate in Mumbai.
On-duty doctor stabbed by man whose mother is undergoing cancer treatment in Chennai hospital
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
A doctor on duty was stabbed at the Government Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Guindy region of Chennai district on Wednesday.
Sea Vigil-24: Indian Navy to conduct fourth edition of Coastal Defence Exercise this month
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
The Indian Navy is set to conduct the fourth edition of the ‘Pan-India’ Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-24’ on Nov 20 and 21.
TMC leader shot dead as violence mars bypolls in Bengal's North 24 Parganas
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Ashok Shaw was shot dead in Barrackpore's Bhatpara area amid the ongoing byelections in six assembly constituencies on Wednesday, media reports said.
Mithun Chakraborty's wallet stolen at BJP's rally in poll-bound Jharkhand
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: In what has earned taunts from the Opposition, veteran actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mithun Chakraborty's wallet was stolen from an election rally in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Tuesday, media reports said.
'Executive can't become judge and demolish house of accused': Supreme Court on bulldozer justice
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming the government's recurrent highhandedness, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled states can't demolish illegal houses instantly without following the process of law stating "executive can't become judge".
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Forty-three constituencies went into the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly Elections along with a host of bypolls being held across the country on Wednesday.
DRDO conducts maiden flight test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile off Odisha coast
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday from a mobile articulated launcher.
PM Narendra Modi to embark on three-nation tour, attend G20 Summit in Brazil next week
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Brazil this month to attend the G20 Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
Voting is underway in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Voting in the first phase of the Jharkhand elections is currently underway where fates of candidates across 43 seats will be decided.
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Three children and three women have been missing from Manipur's Jiribam since Monday following an encounter between suspected Kuki insurgents and the security forces, which saw the elimination of 10, who were suspected to be militants.
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The war of words between Yogi Adityanath and Mallikarjun Kharge, on allegations of spreading communal hatred vs appeasement politics, reached a peak on Tuesday with the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister claiming that the Congress supremo forgot his family's sacrifice for the sake of votes.
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala IAS officer N Prashanth, who is famously known as 'Collector Bro', has been suspended on disciplinary grounds after he levelled serious allegations against a senior bureaucrat in public.
Manipur: Suspected Kuki militants burn to death two men in Jiribam
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Suspected Kuki militants burnt to death two Meitei people in Jiribam region of Manipur, media reports said.
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit inaugurates IAF C-295 Full Motion Simulator facility in Agra
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, AOC-in-C CAC inaugurated the IAF C-295 Full Motion Simulator (FMS) facility on November 11 at Air Force Station Agra.
Modi, Denis Manturov exchange views on enhancing India-Russia cooperation in various areas
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Russian Deputy PM Denis Manturov met Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi when they exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in various areas.
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Dr Navin Ramgoolam for winning the polls in Mauritius.
PM Modi congratulates Navinchandra Ramgoolam for his win in Mauritius General Elections
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Navinchandra Ramgoolam for his win in the Mauritius General Elections.
RG Kar: Arrested civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy claims ex-Kolkata CP Vineet Goyal framed him in the case
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy, who was arrested by Kolkata Police in connection with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has claimed he was being framed by former city Commissioner of Police Vineet Goyal, media reports said.
Veteran Bengali actor and playwright Manoj Mitra passes away
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bengali actor and playwright Manoj Mitra passed away on Tuesday. He was 85.
Manipur: 11 suspected Kuki militants killed in retaliation against attack on CRPF post in Jiribam
Nov 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Eleven suspected Kuki militants have been killed in an encounter with the security forces after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post was attacked in the Jiribam district on Monday, media reports said.