Assam assembly scraps 2-hour namaz break on Fridays for Muslim MLAs
Aug 31, 2024, at 04:01 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam assembly has decided to do away with its decades-old rule of giving a two-hour namaz break for Muslim legislators on Fridays.
Delhi court directs framing of charges against Congress' Jagdish Tytler in anti-Sikh riots case
Aug 31, 2024, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court on Friday directed the framing of charges, including murder and provocation with intent to cause riot, against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the killing of Thakur Singh, Badal Singh, and Gurcharan Singh, outside the Pul Bangash gurdwara in the national capital during the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.
INS Tabar arrives in Spain for two-day visit
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:45 am
Indian Navy’s frontline frigate, INS Tabar arrived on a two-day visit at Malaga, Spain on 25 Aug 24 and post departure on 27 Aug 24 conducted Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with Spanish Navy Ship Atalaya in the Mediterranean Sea.
MoU signed during Colombo Security Conclave with objective to promote regional security
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:15 am
The Member States of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) signed the Charter and the MoU for the Establishment of the CSC Secretariat on 30 August 2024.
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:00 am
India handed over the first payment towards the implementation of Hybrid Power Projects in three islands of Jaffna to the Sri Lankan government on Thursday.
Aug 30, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s UPI has become a major example of Fintech in the world.
Narendra Modi to flag off three Vande Bharat trains tomorrow
Aug 30, 2024, at 10:22 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat trains on August 31 at 12:30 PM via video conferencing.
Aug 30, 2024, at 09:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Days after the Bengali filmdom took to streets demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, the Trinamool Congress has lashed out at the celebrities for not reacting against the release of a film like The Diary of West Bengal, which it feels was made to damage the reputation of the ruling party.
Assam govt passes bill making registration mandatory for Muslim marriage and divorce
Aug 30, 2024, at 07:49 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has passed a bill making registration mandatory for Muslim marriage and divorce in the state, media reports said.
Arijit Singh's consciousness arises only for Bengal: TMC after singer releases song for RG Kar
Aug 30, 2024, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday slammed leading Bollywood singer Arijit Singh for his alleged selective criticism after he released a song demanding justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
India commissions second nuclear submarine 'INS Arighaat'
Aug 30, 2024, at 07:07 am
Visakhapatnam/IBNS: India commissioned its second nuclear submarine INS Arighaat in Visakhapatnam on Thursday in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
SpiceJet faces enhanced surveillance over cancellations, financial stress
Aug 30, 2024, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has placed SpiceJet, for the second time in two years, under "enhanced surveillance" after reports of cancelled flights and financial stress, media reports said.
Aug 30, 2024, at 05:05 am
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced in the state Assembly that all state ministers, chief parliamentary secretaries (CPS), and Cabinet-rank members will forgo their salaries and allowances for two months due to the state's ongoing financial crisis, media reports said.
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Shambhavi Choudhary slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on "Bihar will burn too if West Bengal burns."
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As protests continue over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, chilling detail about three purported phone calls made by the hospital authorities to the victim's parents on the morning Aug 9 following the brutality has emerged.
Aug 30, 2024, at 02:20 am
Kolkata: Amid raging agitation against Mamata Banerjee's government over alleged cover-up of the RG Kar trainee doctor’s gruesome rape and murder, a bearded man in saffron robes, identified as Balaram Bose, has emerged as the face of defiance after standing firm against water cannons during a protest in Kolkata.
78-yr-old Christian man becomes first person from Goa to get Indian citizenship under CAA
Aug 29, 2024, at 10:43 pm
Panaji: A 78-year-old Christian from Pakistan, living in Goa since 2013, has become the first person in the state to be granted citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
India and Israel review entire 'gamut' of bilateral endeavours during Foreign Office Consultations
Aug 29, 2024, at 10:02 pm
India and Israeli officials interacted during the 17th Foreign Office Consultations when they reviewed entire 'gamut' of bilateral endeavours.
Delhi: DTC bus catches fire; passengers rescued
Aug 29, 2024, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi: A DTC low-floor bus carrying around 50 passengers was destroyed after catching fire in Delhi’s Jagatpuri area on Thursday, media reports said.
Kangana Ranaut meets BJP chief Nadda days after party rebuked her remark on farmers' protest
Aug 29, 2024, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Actress-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday met party president Jagat Prakash Nadda at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday morning, days after the parliamentarian was reprimanded over her controversial remark on the farmers' protests, media reports said.
Aug 29, 2024, at 07:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday issued a clarification on her remark where she urged her party Trinamool Congress' cadres and leaders to be ready with a befitting response, which has been interpreted by the Opposition as a call for violence.
Mamata Banerjee denies threatening junior doctors who are on ceasework over RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 29, 2024, at 06:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday clarified her appeal to the junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, was not a "threat".
Ex-Wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan gets no relief in sexual harassment case
Aug 29, 2024, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to give any relief to former Indian Wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case, media reports said.
Aug 29, 2024, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Actress-politician Khushbu Sundar has talked about getting sexually abused by her father amid the #MeToo storm in the Malayalam film industry.
RG Kar rape-murder: Junior doctors continue ceasework snubbing Mamata Banerjee's appeal
Aug 29, 2024, at 04:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The junior doctors of West Bengal have continued with their ceasework against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate medical student at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, snubbing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to resume work.
'Enough is enough': President Droupadi Murmu expresses anguish over RG Kar case
Aug 29, 2024, at 05:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has voiced her deep anguish and horror in her first public remarks over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month.
Aug 29, 2024, at 03:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The agitating junior doctors in West Bengal, who have been on ceasework for 20 days to protest against the brutal rape and murder of a fellow medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Wednesday rejected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to join duty.
'How dare you threaten Assam?' Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Mamata Banerjee on her 'burn' remark
Aug 29, 2024, at 03:11 am
Guwahati/Kolkata/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday lambasted his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee after she mentioned the neighbouring state as she compared the protests in Kolkata to the Bangladesh crisis.
Himachal Pradesh passes bill to raise women's minimum age for marriage to 21 years
Aug 29, 2024, at 02:15 am
Simla/IBNS: The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly has passed a bill to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years.
UP govt approves new social media policy, anti-national posts can attract life sentences
Aug 29, 2024, at 01:48 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath Tuesday approved a social media policy to keep a tab on content on platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.