BSP supremo Mayawati criticises Union Budget
Feb 01, 2022, at 08:04 pm
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said that issues of serious concerns like inflation and unemployment have been overlooked in the Budget.
A Pegasus Spin Budget: Mamata Banerjee
Feb 01, 2022, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the Union Budget as 'Pegasus Spin Budget' and said it has 'zero' for common people.
Maharashtra: Restrictions lifted as COVID-19 cases decline
Feb 01, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Following sharp decline in the number of coronavirus cases in the state, the Maharashtra government lifted the COVID-19 related restrictions in the state on Tuesday.
Guwahati city police seize 4.5 kg of heroin worth Rs 31.50 crore from a truck, two arrested
Feb 01, 2022, at 06:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Guwahati city police seized 4.5 kg of heroin worth around Rs 31 crore from a truck here on Monday night.
UP polls: BJP fields Union Minister SP Singh Baghel against Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal
Feb 01, 2022, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Union Minister SP Singh Baghel against Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal seat in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming assembly election.
Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV banned as Centre refuses to give security clearance
Feb 01, 2022, at 01:51 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Malayalam television new channel MediaOne TV has gone off the air after its name was removed from the list of permitted channels by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Uttar Pradesh polls: Akhilesh Yadav files nomination from Karhal
Jan 31, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday filed his nomination papers from Karhal seat in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh.
West Bengal to reopen schools, colleges, universities on Feb 3
Jan 31, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Schools for classes eighth to 12th standard, colleges and universities will reopen with the decline in COVID-19 cases in West Bengal on Feb 3, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday amid sporadic protests against the closure of educational institutions.
Parliamentarian Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 31, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Bhopal/UNI: Local parliamentarian Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has become infected with the novel coronavirus.
Mamata Banerjee blocks Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter
Jan 31, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh State-Raj Bhavan conflict, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she has blocked Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on micro-blogging site Twitter over the latter's repeated attacks on the government.
Police seize 29 cattle heads in Assam’s Goalpara, two held
Jan 31, 2022, at 08:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Despite imposing Assam Cattle Preservation Act, cattle smuggling is rampantly going on in the state.
Police recover 2,360 kg of ganja along Assam-Tripura border, two held
Jan 31, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police recovered a huge consignment of ganja approximately 2,360 kg in Assam’s Karimganj district along Assam-Tripura border on Sunday.
Govt working for farmers’ welfare: President Ram Nath Kovind in address to Parliament
Jan 31, 2022, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the government is working continuously to empower farmers and the rural economy.
Republic Day: IIT alumni startup was behind novel drone show at 'Beating Retreat'
Jan 31, 2022, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A startup by an alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was behind the novel drone show at the 'Beating Retreat' ceremony of the Republic Day on Saturday, media reports said.
Sessions and debates get influenced: PM Modi on frequent elections in India
Jan 31, 2022, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his dissatisfaction over the frequent elections in the country hampering the sessions in Parliament, rebooting his stance in favour of a single election in five years with a few days to go for the polls in five states.
US town names 'day' after Indian philanthropist Shekhar Mehta
Jan 31, 2022, at 04:47 pm
Wallace, USA/IBNS: In a rare declaration in the city of Wallace in Carolina, USA, Kolkata-based philanthropist and current worldwide President of Rotary International (RI), Shekhar Mehta, had a day named after him.
Pegasus, Indo-China border issues likely to dominate Budget session beginning today
Jan 31, 2022, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The snooping allegations against the Modi government and the pot boiling Indo-China issue are likely to dominate the Budget session of Parliament beginning on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh: Road accident leaves 6 dead in Kanpur
Jan 31, 2022, at 03:41 pm
Kanpur/UNI: A major road accident took place in Kanpur city late on Sunday night in which an e-bus hit several vehicles near Tatmill crossing leaving 6 people dead and 9 injured, police said on Monday.
Suspected IED blast hits Shillong, no casualty
Jan 31, 2022, at 03:30 am
Guwahati: A suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong on Sunday evening.
Blast rocks Shillong, none hurt
Jan 31, 2022, at 02:59 am
Shillong: A blast hit Meghalaya capital Shillong on Sunday, police said.
Punjab Assembly Polls: CM Charanjit Singh Channi to contest from two seats
Jan 31, 2022, at 01:40 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Sunday released its third list of candidates for Punjab where it fielded Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from a second seat - Bhadaur.
Union Budget session starts tomorrow with Covid-19 protocols in place
Jan 31, 2022, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Budget session will start from tomorrow and last for 79 hours during which the government will conduct legislative business and pass the Finance Bill, the Rajya Sabha secretariat said today.
JK: Four terrorists, including Pakistani, killed in Pulwama operation
Jan 31, 2022, at 01:13 am
Pulwama: At least four terrorists, including one Pakistani, were killed during an operation by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama region on Saturday.
BJP to field candidates from all 60 seats in Manipur assembly polls
Jan 30, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Imphal/IBNS: BJP is fielding candidates from all the 60 seats in the upcoming Manipur elections and 10 of them are Congress MLAs, who joined the party, recently, media reports said.
Jan 30, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah again to discuss the quick resolution of the decades-long inter-state boundary dispute.
Corruption hollows country like a termite: PM Modi on 85th Mann Ki Baat
Jan 30, 2022, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 85th edition of Mann Ki Baat where he noted that the present government is striving to make India a corruption-free country.
75 pct of India's adult population vaccinated, PM Modi tweets congratulations
Jan 30, 2022, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated citizens as 75 per cent of India's adult population got fully vaccinated.
PM Modi remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his Punya Tithi
Jan 30, 2022, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his Punya Tithi.
Five terrorists including JeM commander killed in two separate encounters in J&K: Police
Jan 30, 2022, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five terrorists, including a Jaish-e-Mohammed commander, were killed by security forces in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Sunday.
Caste politics necessity in UP, BJP ally on tie up with top backward class leaders
Jan 30, 2022, at 07:59 am
New Delhi: BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) chief Anupriya Patel has said the inclusion of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar back into the NDA will be favourable for the prospects of the alliance in upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.