After billboard tragedy, Mumbai civic body orders removal all large hoardings
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Irregularly shaped hoardings, especially those larger than 40x40 feet, will be removed immediately from the boundary of the railway administration, the Mumbai civic body said days after a massive billboard fell on a fuel station in Ghatkopar due to a dust storm, killing 14 people and injuring around 75.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Jharkhand minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam after recovering a "huge stash of cash" from the household help of his personal secretary, Sanjeev Lal, reported ANI.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
The Election Commission (EC) has accepted the nomination form of jailed radical preacher and 'Waris Punjab De' Chief Amritpal Singh to contest the Lok Sabha Election 2024 as an independent candidate from the Khadoor Sahib seat.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "I never said Hindu or Muslim..." clarification, alleging that, "This is exactly what he (Modi) has been doing for 10 years. "
'I have a bad news for him': Amit Shah on Arvind Kejriwal's 'Modi will retire' claim
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has strongly rebutted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim that BJP's supreme leader Narendra Modi won't continue as the Prime Minister till 2029.
Indian government extends USD 1 million relief assistance to flood-hit Kenya
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
The Indian government has extended its humanitarian assistance to the Government of Kenya in the wake of devastation caused by the floods that have hit the country.
Indian government hands over citizenship certificates to 14 candidates under CAA
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
More than two months after the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 was notified, the Indian government handed over the first set of citizenship certificates to 14 applicants in New Delhi on Wednesday.
India,UAE discuss visa,migration during 5th meeting of Joint Committee on Consular Affairs
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
India and UAE officials held the 5th meeting of Joint Committee on Consular Affairs (JCCA) when wide-ranging discussions on mechanisms to strengthen coordination and co-operation on Consular issues covering labour, visa, migration, citizenship and extradition, among others were held.
Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee announces she will support INDIA bloc from outside
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Months after distancing herself from the INDIA bloc, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced her support to the anti-BJP front from outside if it comes to power.
India condoles death of Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd) in Rafah, UN initiates probe
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
The Indian government on Wednesday condoled the death of Indian national Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd) who was working with the UN in Gaza.
Rajasthan: 1 die after lift collapses in mine, 14 others rescued
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: One person died after a lift at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district collapsed on Tuesday, media reports said.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Responding to his controversial remarks where he claimed the Congress will distribute the country's wealth among people with more children, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he referred to neither Hindus nor Muslims but poor families.
Supreme Court orders immediate release of NewsClick founder, calls arrest illegal
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has ordered an immediate release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purakayastha, who was arrested over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda, media reports said.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Responding to the US' sanction warning over the Chabahar deal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said "a narrow view" of the India-Iran pact should not be taken as it will yield benefit to all.
S Jaishankar says deployment of forces along LAC is abnormal now following the 2020 Galwan standoff
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday referred to the 2020 India-China standoff in Galwan and said there is an abnormal deployment of forces now at the Line of Actual Control.
Indian-origin woman stabbed to death in London while she was waiting for bus in Burnt Oak
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an Indian-origin woman Anita Mukhey who was stabbed when she was standing at a bus stop in London, police said.
Mamata Banerjee offers to cook for PM Modi after fish consumption furor, receives flak from BJP
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has courted a fresh controversy as she took a swipe at Narendra Modi's outrage over video footage of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav enjoying fish, and offered to cook for the Prime Minister.
PM Modi declares assets worth Rs. 3 crore, owns no house, land or car
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has total assets worth over Rs. 3 crore, but does not own any land, houses, or cars, as revealed in his election affidavit.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was harassed by party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's personal assistant as he "misbehaved" with her at the Delhi Chief Minister's city residence, party leader Sanjay Singh said Tuesday, a day after unconfirmed reports said she had been assaulted by the staffer in question.
Mumbai billboard collapse: FIR against owner, who is a rape accused and aspiring politician
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: After the billboard collapse during the Mumbai dust storm killed 14 and injured 74 in Ghatkopar on Monday, a case has been filed against its owner Bhavesh Bhinde for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Will Pawan Kalyan win in Andhra Pradesh assembly polls? Bets in favour of actor
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
After creating ripples in films, Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan is aiming to rise even in the political battlefield as he has plunged into electoral politics once again.
India provides USD 50 million in budgetary support to Maldives for another year
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
The Indian government has provided budget support to the Maldives in the form of a rollover of USD 50 million Treasury Bill for an additional year.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the India-European Union Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) is the 'most difficult' FTA since there are several non-trade issues involved with it.
JKCPRS, JKSA collaborate to guide Kashmiri students for Rhodes Scholarship
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
J&K Centre for Peace, Research and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association recently conducted a webinar with 200 students who are preparing for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship.
Delhi BJP demands probe into Swati Maliwal's assault charge against Kejriwal's PA
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has demanded an investigation into the assault allegation brought against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Personal Assistant Bibhav Kumar by AAP Rajya Sabha Swati Maliwal, media reports said.
Death toll in Mumbai Ghatkopar hoarding collapse touches 14
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
The death toll due to the billboard collapse in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area has touched 14, officials said on Tuesday.
PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi for Lok Sabha polls
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination from the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Who is Arvind Kejriwal's PA Bibhav Kumar accused of assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal?
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The political heat in the national capital Delhi further soared after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal alleged she was assaulted by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PA, Bibhav Kumar.
I applaud people of Srinagar Parliamentary constituency for encouraging turnout: Narendra Modi
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi has congratulated voters in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar where polling for the Lok Sabha elections was held on Monday in the fourth phase of the ongoing nationwide democratic exersise, recording the highest turnout of electors in three decades at 36 percent.
Nepal's ‘Everest Man’ makes 29th summit climb, beats his own record
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal's one of the most experienced guides, Kami Rita, famed as 'Everest Man', reached the world's highest summit for an unprecedented 29th time.