Delhi, adjoining area to get rains
May 21, 2022, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After rainfall last night, Delhi got some respite from the scorching heat, with the Meteorological Department saying that temperature in the city on Saturday is likely to settle around 39 degrees Celsius.
Congress fighting against polarisation: Rahul Gandhi
May 21, 2022, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who has been accusing the ruling BJP of doing 'divisive' politics, Saturday said the grand old party was fighting against 'polarisation'.
Recruitment scam case: CBI summons West Bengal Minister Paresh Adhikari for third time in a row
May 21, 2022, at 06:32 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The CBI Saturday summoned West Bengal junior Education Minister Paresh Chandra Adhikari for the third time consecutively in relation to the alleged irregularity in the appointment of his daughter in a government-aided school.
May 21, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Paying homage to his late father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary, Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi called him a visionary leader, whose policies, he claimed, have helped to shape modern India.
Delhi University's History professor arrested over his post on Gyanvapi mosque
May 21, 2022, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A History professor of the Delhi University was arrested Friday night over his social media post that has questioned the claims of a Shivling inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, media reports said.
J&K: LG Manoj Sinha monitors Ramban tunnel rescue op
May 21, 2022, at 03:51 am
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is constantly monitoring the situation in Ramban where nine people are still feared trapped in the debris of an under-construction tunnel that collapsed a day back.
Parts of Delhi, Gurgaon receive heavy rains today
May 21, 2022, at 02:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains in parts of Delhi on Friday provided much-needed relief to the sweltering heat in the national capital.
Indrani Mukerjea, accused of murdering daughter, leaves jail after 6.5 years
May 21, 2022, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indrani Mukerjea, the former media executive accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, was released on bail Friday, two days after the Supreme Court's order.
Gyanvapi mosque case will be heard by 'more experienced' UP judge, orders Supreme Court
May 21, 2022, at 12:40 am
Varanasi/IBNS: Claims of Hindu relics being found inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque will be heard by a "more experienced" judge in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court ordered on Friday.
Bhagwant Mann to launch Mohalla Clinics in Punjab on Aug 15
May 20, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced that 75 Mohalla Clinics will be launched in the first phase on the 75th Independence Day, that is Aug 15 as part of efforts to provide excellent medical care in the state.
Road rage case: Navjot Singh Sidhu surrenders in Patiala court
May 20, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Patiala: Cricketer-turned-politician and former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu surrendered in Patiala court on Friday in a road rage case of 1988 causing the death of a person.
Ministers, officials take stock damages in landslides in Dima Hasao
May 20, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Dima Hasao: A important meeting was held at Circuit House, Haflong in Assam's Dima Hasao district in presence of Hills Area Development & Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan, Power & Tourism Minister Bimal Bora along with MLA Dima Hasao, Chairperson DHAC, Principal Secretary DHAC, Deputy Commissioner, Dima Hasao and all the line departments officials.
BRO conducts final break through blast of Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh
May 20, 2022, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi: Border Road Organisation (BRO) conducted final “break through blast” to mark the successful completion of excavation work of the Nechiphu Tunnel, in Arunachal Pradesh on May 20, 2022.
Assam Police launched the Digital Literacy program nationally from Guwahati in association with Meta
May 20, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Guwahati: With an aim to create a safer online environment, Meta has partnered with Assam Police to launch a Digital Literacy and Awareness program for adolescents and youth in Assam at Royal Global University in Guwahati on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara, militant killed
May 20, 2022, at 08:29 pm
Srinagar: The Indian Army on Friday foiled an infiltration bid by killing a militant in Jammu and Kashmir's frontier Kupwara district, sources in the security establishment said.
Bengaluru airport receives hoax bomb threat call
May 20, 2022, at 05:46 pm
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police early on Friday received a hoax bomb threat call at Kempe Gowda International Airport.
Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks more time to surrender citing health reasons
May 20, 2022, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was sentenced to a year's rigorous imprisonment for a 1988 road rage case causing the death of a person, has urged the judiciary to provide him a few more weeks to surrender owing to his health problem.
CBI raids underway in 16 locations related to former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav
May 20, 2022, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting searches in 16 locations related to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Union Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and their daughter Misa Bharti, agency sources said on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 7 feared trapped following collapse of under construction tunnel in Ramban
May 20, 2022, at 02:57 pm
Jammu: Two persons suffered injuries when an under construction tunnel collapsed near Banihal in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
CBI grills Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari for 3 hours in SSC scam
May 20, 2022, at 06:33 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday quizzed West Bengal Minister of State for School Education Paresh Chandra Adhikari for about three hours in connection with the alleged illegal appointment of his daughter as a teacher in a government-sponsored school.
Massive fire breaks out in a forest near Jammu
May 20, 2022, at 05:31 am
Jammu/IBNS: A massive fire broke out in a forest near Jammu on Thursday evening. This is an addition to the multiple incidents of fire in the region this week.
Gyanvapi mosque row: Report of videography, meant for court, made public
May 20, 2022, at 02:39 am
Varanasi/IBNS: The report of the videography of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque was submitted in court on Thursday in connection with a case involving Hindu petitioners' request for access to worship what they claim are idols of Hindu gods and goddesses inside the complex.
PM Modi to participate in Quad Leaders' Summit in Tokyo on May 24
May 20, 2022, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the third Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo on 24 May along with US President Joe Biden and Australian counterpart Scott Morrison at the invitation of Japan PM Fumio Kishida.
New Education Policy caters to everyone's needs: Amit Shah
May 20, 2022, at 01:08 am
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the new education policy which he asserted is a vision document for the education sector.
Amritsar-Jamnagar Greenfield corridor to be completed by Sept 2023
May 19, 2022, at 11:43 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said the Amritsar-Jamnagar Greenfield corridor, one of the most important Greenfield corridors being developed by NHAI, is being constructed a full capacity.
Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik convicted in terror funding case
May 19, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case, media reports said.
Cattle smuggling case: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal appears before CBI
May 19, 2022, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress' Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal Thursday appeared before the CBI officials at Nizam Palace in the city in connection with the cattle smuggling case in the state, official sources said.
Supreme Court sentences Navjot Sidhu to one-year imprisonment in 34-year old case
May 19, 2022, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court Thursday sentenced Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a 1988 road rage case.
Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar joins BJP
May 19, 2022, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a new turn to Punjab politics, former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Thursday.
India is the new hope for the world: PM Modi
May 19, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that India is the new hope for the world today and its successes in various fields are aimed at global good.