Matter of time Arvind Kejriwal gets back to jail: BJP after Delhi CM gets bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to give less importance to the bail which was on Friday granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
RG Kar: Junior doctors' dharna outside Swasthya Bhavan enters fourth day as stalemate continues
Sep 13, 2024, at 07:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors' sit-in protests outside state Health and Family Welfare headquarters- Swasthya Bhavan- entered the fourth day on Friday after the efforts to hold a discussion between the protesters and the government on the RG Kar rape-murder incident failed last evening.
CBI's action raises question on timing of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest: SC granting bail to Delhi CM
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday passed scathing remarks on the Central Bureau of Investigation, a probe agency often accused by the Opposition of acting as a tool of the Centre for political gains, granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.
Truth can't be defeated: AAP on Arvind Kejriwal's bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "Truth can be troubled, but not defeated," say Aam Aadmi Party leaders in their initial reactions to their party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal gets bail in excise policy case, conditions applied by Supreme Court
Sep 13, 2024, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the excise policy case, media reports said.
NSA Ajit Doval meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:48 am
Moscow/IBNS: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval Thursday met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting.
Bengal Governor calls Mamata Banerjee 'Lady Macbeth', says he will 'socially boycott' her
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Thursday called Mamata Banerjee "Lady Macbeth" in a video message, that was released by his office, stating that there is violence everywhere in the state and that he would "socially boycott" the chief minister.
75% disengagement achieved: EAM S Jaishankar on 'progress' in resolving boundary issue with China
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:52 am
Geneva: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated on Thursday that there has been "some progress" in resolving the boundary issue with China, underscoring that about 75 percent of the "disengagement" challenges have been addressed, media reports said.
'Despicable': Jagdeep Dhankar condemns Rahul Gandhi's reservation remark
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Thursday without naming him and said there is nothing more "condemnable and despicable" than someone who holds a constitutional post "becoming part of" the enemies of the nation.
Junior doctors vow to continue ceasework after talks with Mamata Banerjee fail to take place
Sep 13, 2024, at 02:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Agitating junior doctors have vowed to continue their 'ceasework' after a much-anticipated meeting with Mamata Banerjee failed to take place on Thursday following the medics' insistence on live-streaming of the proceedings which the CM refused citing the sub-judice nature of the case.
Sep 13, 2024, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Opposition of 'double standards' for targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attendance at the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's home.
Sep 13, 2024, at 01:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The much-anticipated meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the striking junior doctors scheduled at 5 pm at Nabanna on Thursday failed to take place after the agitating medics insisted on live-streaming of the proceedings which the CM refused citing the sub-judice nature of the case.
Two Army officers assaulted, woman friend gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh
Sep 12, 2024, at 10:38 pm
Indore: Two Army officers were assaulted, and one of their two female friends was gang-raped by armed attackers while on a picnic in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday, media reports said.
Marxist stalwart and CPI-M veteran Sitaram Yechury dies at 72
Sep 12, 2024, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP, Sitaram Yechury, passed away on Thursday at the age of 72 after a prolonged illness, a statement by his party confirmed.
Indian Army contingent departs for India-Oman joint military exercise
Sep 12, 2024, at 10:23 pm
The Indian Army contingent departed today for the 5th edition of India-Oman Joint Military Exercise AL NAJAH.
Sep 12, 2024, at 09:31 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday made a renewed appeal to junior doctors protesting the brutal rape and murder of a female colleague, asking them to attend a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 5 p.m.
Debunking myths of Sikh persecution in India
Sep 12, 2024, at 08:17 pm
During his trip to the U.S., a senior Indian leader claimed there is an “existential threat to Sikhs in India.”
Sep 12, 2024, at 07:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A team of three Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers on Thursday reached the residence and noursinghome of Trinamool Congress MLA Sudipto Roy for quizzing in connection with the rape-murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
RG Kar: Senior doctors threaten to go on ceasework if govt takes action against protesters
Sep 12, 2024, at 06:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The senior doctors from various organisations in West Bengal have threatened to go on a ceasework if the state government takes any measure like suspension against their juniors who are not joining duty since August 9 demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim.
Sep 12, 2024, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation at Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's Ganpati Puja has stirred a row with the opposition leaders questioning the independence of the judiciary.
Kolkata Doordarshan's iconic news reader Chhanda Sen passes away
Sep 12, 2024, at 05:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Chhanda Sen, who was synonymous with the dignified charm of Bengali news reading on state-run Doordarshan since its inception decades before the satellite TV and private channel era began in India, passed away at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. She was 78.
Sep 12, 2024, at 04:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim, spent the consecutive two nights outside the state Health and Family Welfare department's office Swasthya Bhavan after the government refused to accept the conditions given by the protesters for a discussion.
PM Modi to attend second Asia Pacific Civil Aviation Ministers Conference today
Sep 12, 2024, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation on Thursday.
PM Modi joins Ganesh Chaturthi celebration at CJI DY Chandrachud's home, performs aarti
Sep 12, 2024, at 05:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday took part in Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's home.
Sep 12, 2024, at 05:39 am
New Delhi: The Union government has approved health coverage for all citizens aged 70 and above under the Ayushman Bharat national insurance scheme.
'We will take reservation beyond 50 percent': Rahul Gandhi clarifies comment amid massive criticisms
Sep 12, 2024, at 04:15 am
Amid heavy criticism over his remark which has been perceived as anti-reservation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday issued a clarification saying his party would "take reservation beyond the limit of 50 percent".
Islam is culture-agnostic, embraces diversity as will of God
Sep 12, 2024, at 02:44 am
Islam is culture-agnostic. There is no one monolithic culture within Islam that Muslims should be practicing. Diversity is the will of Allah as He has created diverse people and diverse cultures. So, Muslims follow as many cultures as many lands they inhabit and as many people they live with. They are Arabs, Persians, Turks, Asians, Americans, Africans, Europeans, Russians and Indians.
2 terrorists killed in encounter near J&K's Kathua-Udhampur border
Sep 12, 2024, at 02:02 am
Srinagar/IBNS: At least two terrorists were killed by security forces during an encounter near the Kathua-Udhampur border in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bengaluru: Ola showroom set on fire by angry customer after company fails to repair scooter
Sep 12, 2024, at 01:00 am
Police have taken a man into custody after he set an OLA showroom on fire in Karnataka's Kalaburagi region after the electric scooter manufacturer failed to solve the problem his vehicle was facing.
Sep 12, 2024, at 12:00 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is set to play a major role in driving the global semiconductor industry.