Sep 09, 2024, at 03:55 am
Thousands of people from different walks of life, including doctors, students, rickshaw pullers and artisans, shouted slogans demanding justice for the RG Kar rape and murder victim with Kolkata witnessing multiple rallies across various points in the city on Sunday.
Sep 09, 2024, at 12:59 am
Srinagar: Defence Minister and senior BJP stalwart Rajnath Singh took potshots on National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday for his comments on the execution of Afzal Guru, the 2001 Parliament attack convict, describing the remarks as "unfortunate."
India successfully launches Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-4
Sep 09, 2024, at 12:47 am
India on Friday successfully launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha's Chandipur region.
Sep 09, 2024, at 12:15 am
Newly appointed International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Tajul Islam on Sunday said all necessary steps will be taken to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina from India and try her on the charge of mass killings during the student-led protests in July and August.
Madhya Pradesh: Man arrested for filming rape on busy footpath in Ujjain
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Ujjain: The Madhya Pradesh police have arrested a man accused of recording the rape of a woman on a busy sidewalk in Ujjain district, The Indian Express reported, citing police officials.
BJP tells Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to refrain from comments on Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia
Sep 08, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Gurugram: The BJP has asked former party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to avoid making statements against Olympic wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, media reports said.
India – Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: S Jaishanakr arrives in Riyadh
Sep 08, 2024, at 07:36 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday arrived in Riyadh city to attend the First India – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
BJP will benefit in J&K elections if Congress-NC alliance fails: Ex-RAW chief Amarjit Singh Dulat
Sep 08, 2024, at 06:27 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Amarjit Singh Dulat has suggested that the Congress-National Conference alliance will benefit from voters in Jammu but if it fails to remain intact, the Bharatiya Janata Party will secure a win and that J&K will have a Hindu chief minister for the first time in history.
Bihar teen dies after fake doctor operates on him watching YouTube videos
Sep 08, 2024, at 06:22 pm
Patna/IBNS: A teenage boy has died in Bihar's Saran after a fake doctor allegedly performed surgery to remove a stone from his gall bladder by merely relying on YouTube videos, media reports said.
Sep 08, 2024, at 06:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Responding to the spiralling RG Kar protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar has written to West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee expressing his decision to resign from the upper house of Parliament as a lawmaker. He also cited corruption in TMC as one of his reasons to step down.
Ajit Doval will travel to Moscow this week aiming for resolution in Russia-Ukraine conflict: Report
Sep 08, 2024, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will be visiting Moscow this week to hold discussions aimed at arriving at a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, media reports said.
After 25 years, Pakistan Army admits its involvement in Kargil War
Sep 08, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: After 25 years the Pakistani Army has, for the first time, admitted its involvement in the 1999 Kargil War.
'I am truly delighted': Rahul Gandhi gets warm welcome in US's Texas
Sep 08, 2024, at 05:19 pm
Dallas/IBNS: Leader of Opposition in Loka Sabha Rahul Gandhi arrived in the US state of Dallas where he was given a grand welcome by members of the Indian diaspora and the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC).
2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's execution served no purpose: Omar Abdullah
Sep 08, 2024, at 05:09 am
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's recent remark that the execution of Afzal Guru, who was convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack, served no meaningful purpose has sparked a strong reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Aadhaar cards to be issued only for NRC applicants: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma sets condition
Sep 08, 2024, at 04:37 am
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the state government would not issue Aadhaar cards to individuals who did not apply for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 2014, media reports said.
12 candidates die during Jharkhand Excise Constable recruitment drive
Sep 08, 2024, at 02:53 am
Ranchi: As many as 12 candidates died while completing the mandatory 10 km run, which is the initial stage of the Jharkhand Excise Constable Competitive Examination conducted by the Jharkhand Police, media reports said.
Fresh violence claims 6 lives in Manipur
Sep 08, 2024, at 02:06 am
Imphal: Six people were killed in a fresh spate of violence on Saturday morning in Manipur's Jiribam district, media reports said.
Centre discharges Puja Khedkar from IAS
Sep 07, 2024, at 11:27 pm
The Centre has discharged Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, media reports said.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to visit India on September 9 at PM Narendra Modi's invitation
Sep 07, 2024, at 11:06 pm
At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will pay an official visit to India on Sept 9-10.
Over 17 lakh saplings planted during Centre's mega oil palm plantation drive
Sep 07, 2024, at 11:03 pm
Over 17 lakh oil palm saplings, covering more than 12,000 hectares across 15 states in India benefitting over 10,000 farmers were undertaken as part of Mega Oil Palm Plantation Drive conducted under National Mission on Edible Oil-OilPalm.
Kashmir polls: Jailed separatist leader fielded against National Conference leader Omar Abdullah
Sep 07, 2024, at 07:28 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A day after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claimed the Centre is conspiring to defeat him by fielding candidates from jail, a separatist leader behind the bars has been pitted against him in two seats of the valley which will head to polls this month.
New Delhi is conspiring to silence me: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah
Sep 07, 2024, at 07:10 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has alleged that New Delhi is aiming to keep him silenced by fielding candidates who are lodged in jail, media reports said.
Sep 07, 2024, at 06:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The administration of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where junior doctors are on ceasework demanding justice for the rape-murder of a trainee doctor last month, has outrightly rejected Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's claim that a boy died due to no treatment.
Sep 07, 2024, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A city court on Friday slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation lawyer for his late arrival at the hearing on civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy's bail plea in the case pertaining to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
An elderly man dies in rocket attack by Kuki insurgents in Manipur's Moirang town
Sep 07, 2024, at 06:25 am
Imphal/IBNS: An elderly man from the Meitei community was killed in a rocket-propelled bomb attack by suspected Kuki insurgents in Manipur's Moirang town Friday while he was offering prayers amid fresh tension in the state, media reports said.
Hours after joining Congress, Vinesh Phogat bags Haryana poll ticket from Julana
Sep 07, 2024, at 05:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after joining the Congress, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was Friday given a ticket by the party to contest Haryana polls from Julana.
CBI rules out gangrape in RG Kar horror, says Sanjay Roy lone accused: Report
Sep 07, 2024, at 04:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ruled out gangrape in the RG Kar case, where a junior doctor was brutally raped and murdered last month, and said that available evidence indicates only Sanjay Roy, arrested by the Kolkata Police, was involved in the crime, NDTV quoting sources reported on Friday.
'Article 370 is history, will never be restored': Amit Shah in J&K ahead of polls
Sep 07, 2024, at 02:41 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has ruled out the restoration of Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and said the provision has now "become history" as he unveiled the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections here.
Govt staff in Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh face delay in salary amid reports of financial crunch
Sep 07, 2024, at 02:36 am
Shimla/IBNS: Himachal Pradesh government employees are facing delay in receiving salary as the Congress-ruled Himalayan state is grappling with a severe financial crisis, said media reports.
Sep 06, 2024, at 11:26 pm
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is an important initiative that can add to India's maritime security and faster movement of goods between Europe and Asia, said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry PiyushGoyal at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) India-Mediterranean Business Conclave 2024 on Friday in New Delhi.