Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests positive for Covid-19
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Dispur/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
India witnesses jump in Covid-19 cases, reports over 67,000 infections in 24 hours
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the third worst-affected Covid-19 countries in the world, on Wednesday witnessed a jump in the number of infections after reporting a dip in the positive cases in the last two days.
Nepal: China’s new satellite state
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:55 am
China’s policy of corrupting the political class of a country, especially those that are economically fragile, is well known. Many countries in Africa, South & South East Asia and Latin America have fallen prey to these Chinese machinations and some are now neck deep in Chinese debt.
17-year-old girl raped and killed in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, second such incident in 10 days
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:36 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A 17-year-old girl, whose mutilated body was found near a village in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Tuesday, was raped, the police confirmed.
It's not about a post but about my country, says Kapil Sibal a day after Congress meet
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the row over Kapil Sibal's tweet on Rahul Gandhi the senior Congress leader on Tuesday said 'it's not about a post but about my country.'
Jammu and Kashmir: Construction of Srinagar's international football stadium resumes
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:49 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is expected to witness massive sporting activities in the upcoming days with the construction of Bakshi football stadium currently in full swing in Srinagar city.
Jammu and Kashmir: Lakes authority procures indigenous high-tech machines to clean Dal Lake
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:41 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has now procured new high-tech machines with an aim to clean up Dal Lake.
Fire breaks out at Kerala Secretariat, triggers political row
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:41 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A minor fire broke out at the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday evening.
Kashmir: 12,000 people get first installment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme in Rajouri
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:35 am
Rajouri: As many as 12,000 people can now dream to live in their own houses as they received the first installment of Rs 50,000 each in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme.
CBI summons two Mumbai Police officers in Sushant's death probe
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:52 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned two Mumbai Police officers in connection with the probe into the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
NIA charge-sheet names Masood Azhar, his brother Rauf Asghar as key conspirators of Pulwama attack
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) named Pakistan-based terror mastermind Masood Azhar and his brother Rauf Asghar as the key conspirators behind the 2019 terror attack in Pulwama, in its charge-sheet filed on Tuesday.
As Erdogan aims to radicalise Kashmiris, Turkey emerges as a rising threat to India: Experts
Aug 26, 2020, at 02:13 am
With Turkey's growing hostility towards India inside the Indian territory and at international platforms, experts at a webinar under the aegis of Usanas Foundation discussed emerging concerns on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mission of radicalising the world.
'Worried and concerned': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi after receiving NTA letter for JEE, NEET
Aug 26, 2020, at 01:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed her concern over the conduction of the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic, after receiving a direction from the National Testing Agency (NTA).
New SC bench to hear 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan on Sept 10
Aug 26, 2020, at 01:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: A new bench of the Supreme Court will hear the 2009 contempt case, in which activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan allegedly made remarks calling half of 16 former Chief Justices 'corrupt', on Sept 10.
Kochi: 3 migrant workers held over gang rape of teenage girl
Aug 25, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Kochi/UNI: Three migrant workers were arrested over the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl at Manjummel in Ernakulam district in March, police sources said on Tuesday.
Pulwama attack case: NIA to file 13,500 pages charge-sheet at Jammu court today
Aug 25, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The anti-terror probe agency NIA will file a 13,500 pages long charge-sheet against the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack case in Special court in Jammu, the probe agency officials said here on Tuesday.
Karnataka: Fire engulfs factory in Kukundur
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Karkala/UNI: A fire broke out at a cashew factory in Kukundur area near here, reducing the entire factory and two trucks into ashes.
Uttar Pradesh: Six held for killing journalist in Ballia
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Ballia/UNI: Six accused were arrested in connection with the murder case of a TV journalist who was shot dead late Monday night in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, police said.
Uttar Pradesh: Panchayat member shot dead, 8 booked in Azamgarh
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:16 pm
Azamgarh/UNI: A local Panchayat member was shot dead at Navada market in the Nizamabad area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Tuesday.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hits out at Yogi Adityanath govt over rising crime rate
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:03 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has attacked the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over an increasing crime rate in the northern state, saying 'crime rate meter is higher than government's speed'.
Kashmir: Another CRPF jawan dies of Covid-19 in Srinagar
Aug 25, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Another jawan of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died due to Novel Coronavirus in a Srinagar hospital, official sources said on Tuesday.
Speculations rife over Sovan Chatterjee's return to TMC, BJP leader Arvind Menon calls on him
Aug 25, 2020, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/UNI: With speculations rife over former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee's comeback to his former party Trinamool Congress (TMC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s national leader Arvind Menon called on him late last night and held a closed door meeting for hours.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar tests positive for Covid-19
Aug 25, 2020, at 08:25 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus.
NIA to file chargesheet in Pulwama terror attack case today
Aug 25, 2020, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will file a chargesheet in the Pulwama terror attack case, more than a year after the militant attack that had left at least 40 Indian personnel martyred, media reports said.
Prashant Bhushan should be let go with warning: Govt lawyer tells Supreme Court
Aug 25, 2020, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A top government lawyer on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, who has been held guilty of contempt of court, should be spared with a warning, media reports said.
Maharashtra: 2 die in Raigad building collapse, 16 feared trapped
Aug 25, 2020, at 06:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Two people have died and 16 others are feared trapped in the building collapse which took place in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Monday evening, media reports said.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat will get accomplishment through Aatmanirbhar Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal
Aug 25, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said India will become Aatmanirbhar, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned, when his state becomes self-reliant.
Police recover huge cache of arms-ammunition in Assam’s Udalguri district
Aug 25, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition in Assam’s Udalguri district on Tuesday.
Saddened by the building collapse in Maharashtra's Raigad: PM Modi
Aug 25, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the building collapse at Mahad in Maharashtra's Raigad, that had led to the death of one person.
Maharashtra building collapse: One dead, rescue operation on
Aug 25, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Raigad: At least one person died as a building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.