We haven't been able to reach first village ravaged by landslide: Kerala Guv
Aug 02, 2024, at 02:08 am
The extent of devastation caused by landslides in Kerala's Wayanad is yet to be known, as rescue teams have not even reached the settlement first struck by the landslides, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said as the death count in the calamity crossed the 200 mark.
YouTuber Gulzar Sheikh arrested for vandalising train tracks to garner social media fame
Aug 02, 2024, at 01:32 am
Lalgopalganj (UP): In a time when some content creators have no qualms about going to extreme lengths to garner views on social media, unsettling videos have emerged of a YouTuber placing random objects on railway tracks. These videos have gained significant attention, especially following recent tragic train accidents.
Aug 01, 2024, at 11:52 pm
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by the Muslim side challenging the admissibility of 18 lawsuits filed by Hindus seeking the removal of a mosque from a 13.37-acre complex it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple, media reports said.
Supreme Court slams Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case
Aug 01, 2024, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar during the hearing on the case pertaining to the alleged assault of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal, media reports said.
Cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, Kullu, Mandi kill 2, over 50 missing
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:54 pm
Shimla/IBNS: At least two people have died and over 50 are missing after cloudbursts took place in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, Kullu and Mandi, media reports said.
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition bloc INDIA seized yet another opportunity to take a dig at the Modi government after water leakage was reported from the new Parliament building amid heavy rains in the Delhi-NCR.
Aug 01, 2024, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to the sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to provide quotas in government jobs and education, media reports said.
Heavy rain in Delhi-NCR leaves 7 dead, all schools shut, roads waterlogged
Aug 01, 2024, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven people have died in the Delhi-NCR which is battered by downpour that led several roads inundated, media reports said.
Delhi schools to remain shut today as national capital receives heavy rains, witnesses waterlogging
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Several houses collapsed in parts of Delhi and one person was reported trapped in Chandni Chowk's Sadar Bazar after the national capital received heavy rains on Wednesday evening.
Election Commission to visit J&K soon, polls likely by Sept 30: Reports
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:06 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has indicated that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir before September 30, a deadline set by the Supreme Court, media reports said.
In Delhi road rage, man shoots at family killing a mother of two
Aug 01, 2024, at 05:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An argument over a bike touching his scooty enraged a man so much that he shot at a family, killing a 30-year-old woman in Delhi on Wednesday.
Aug 01, 2024, at 02:47 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tuesday contradicted Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment regarding a red alert about heavy rains and landslides being sent in advance and indicated that it was a case of too little too late.
UPSC cancels provisional candidature of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar
Jul 31, 2024, at 10:06 pm
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar and even barred her from participating in all commission-conducted examinations.
Jul 31, 2024, at 08:34 pm
Police said 22 people were injured when far-right protesters violently clashed with the cops near a mosque in northwest English town of Southport on Tuesday, a day after three girls were killed in a stabbing incident in the same region.
Goods train derails in West Bengal's Rangapani, no injury reported
Jul 31, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two wagons of a goods train derailed in West Bengal's Rangapani, a day after a Mumbai-bound train derailed in Jharkhand killing two people, media reports said.
Budget 2024: Nitin Gadkari urges Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw tax on life insurance premium
Jul 31, 2024, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what would be a reason for the Centre's discomfort, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has questioned Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's levying of tax on life insurance premium in the Budget 2024.
Wayanad landslides: Toll touches 143, several still trapped, rescue operation on
Jul 31, 2024, at 06:47 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The toll in the Wayanad landslides has touched 143 with hundreds of people are still feared to be trapped, media reports said.
Jul 31, 2024, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government is set to make a law to regulate coaching centres in Delhi as a response to the death of three aspirants at an IAS coaching centre, which was running illegally at a basement in the national capital.
Jul 31, 2024, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bollywood's senior actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, who is widely known on social media for her public display of anger at paparazzi, has recently sharply countered Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh for referring to her as 'Smt. Jaya Amitabh Bachchan'.
Wayanad landslides: Death toll touches 140, rescue operation ongoing
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:31 pm
The death toll due to the landslides in southern Indian state Kerala's Wayanad region has touched 140 as rescue operations are still ongoing to track those missing, media reports said.
Yogi Adityanath govt passes stringent 'love jihad' law, includes life imprisonment as punishment
Jul 31, 2024, at 05:29 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday passed a stringent bill to amend an anti-conversion law, making punishments harsher for those found guilty.
Keep insulting, I'll keep fighting for Dalits, tribals: Rahul Gandhi slams Anurag Thakur in LS
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A debate over caste census, which has been a long-standing demand spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi, took a personal turn in Lok Sabha on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur attacked the opposition saying those whose caste is unknown are calling for an enumeration.
Khalistan Referendum in Calgary, Canada honours a terrorist
Jul 30, 2024, at 10:46 pm
The U.S.-based organization Sikhs for Justice has sparked significant controversy by dedicating today’s Khalistan “referendum” at Calgary City Hall to Talwinder Singh Parmar, the co-conspirator of Canada’s deadliest terror attack.
Minister Anastasia Bondar hopeful Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit conflict-hit Ukraine soon
Jul 30, 2024, at 10:38 pm
Ukraine's deputy minister of culture and information policy Anastasia Bondar has expressed hope that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon visit conflict-hit Ukraine.
Maharashtra: US woman found tied with tree in forest, case filed against former husband
Jul 30, 2024, at 10:04 pm
Police have registered a case of attempted murder against the former husband of an American woman who was found tied to a tree with an iron chain inside a forest in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district on Saturday, media reports said.
Kargil Remembrance: India’s firm stance against terrorism from Pakistan
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:31 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations as a platform to deliver a stark warning to Pakistan, underscoring India’s resolute stance against terrorism.
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Kozhikode/IBNS: The death toll in the massive landslide in Kerala's Wayanad has climbed to 56 and it could rise as over 100 are feared missing in the hilly areas near Meppadi.
Jul 30, 2024, at 07:19 pm
Amritsar/IBNS: The highest temporal body of the Sikhs, Akal Takht, has issued a circular asking gurdwaras across Punjab to ensure that the colour of the Nishan Sahib — the triangular flag made of cotton or silk cloth with a tassel, hoisted on a long pole in gurudwara complexes across the world — is either basanti (xanthic) or surmai (blue).
Jul 30, 2024, at 07:18 pm
The tension at Muvattupuzha Nirmala College, which is run by the church, over a demand from a section of students to create a separate room for Friday prayers has ended.
Jul 30, 2024, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 30) granted conditional bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal in a case related to cattle smuggling across India-Bangladesh border, which was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).