Special NIA court sentences two more accused in Khagragarh blast case to seven years of imprisonment
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A special NIA court in the city has convicted two more accused in the Khagragarh blast case of 2014 and sentenced them to seven years of imprisonment.
NSA Ajit Doval walks out of SCO meeting after Pakistan projects 'fictitious map'
Sep 16, 2020, at 05:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday left the meeting of NSAs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members hosted by Russia after Pakistan “deliberately projected a fictitious map” of the country.
Kashmir: B2V3 aiming to strengthen roots of governance: Advisor Baseer Khan
Sep 16, 2020, at 04:55 am
Srinagar: As part of Public outreach program initiated by the J&K Administration under the Jan Abhiyan, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Monday visited Tral and met several public deputations and individuals, who apprised him of their grievances and developmental demands of their respective areas.
Govt to construct 1563 low-cost houses for J&K fishermen: Navin
Sep 16, 2020, at 04:51 am
Srinagar: Principal Secretary, Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Navin K. Choudhary, reviewed implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) here.
Kangana Ranaut seeks Rs. 2 cr compensation for 'illegal' demolition of her Mumbai office
Sep 16, 2020, at 04:27 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Actress Kangana Ranaut has sought a compensation of Rs. 2 crores from Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for "illegal" demolition of a part of her office at the Pali Hill.
First geyser tank plant to be set up in Kashmir
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:41 am
Srinagar: In a major boost to the local industrial sector, the first geyser tank plant will be set up in Ompora area of Budgam district.
Don't be afraid to take China's name: Rahul Gandhi's jibe at PM Modi
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misleading citizens on the row with China after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement in the Parliament saying China "does not recognise the current boundary (Line of Actual Control)" and had attempted to transgress it.
Contact tracing helping Army wean youth away from militancy: Lt Gen Raju
Sep 16, 2020, at 02:45 am
Srinagar: Contact tracing is the new strategy being adopted by the Army in Kashmir and under it, friends and relatives of local militant recruits or those killed in encounters are “located and counselled not to take up the gun in a rush of blood,” a top army official said here.
Hate speech row: Delhi assembly committee to give final warning to Facebook for skipping hearing
Sep 16, 2020, at 02:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi assembly committee will give its final warning to Facebook which has skipped the hearing over the controversy related to the hate speeches that had dominated the social networking site during the riots in the national capital in February 2020.
Thousands of farmers protest against farm ordinances in Punjab
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:50 am
Phagwara/UNI: Farmers belonging to various Farmers Union including Bharti Kisan Union Doaba, Bharti Kisan Union Kadiyan, Sugarcane Sangharsh Committee Dasuya and other unions on Tuesday protested against the recent Agriculture Ordinances passed by the Union Cabinet.
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu tests positive for COVID-19
Sep 16, 2020, at 12:17 am
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Tuesday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID19.
Three AAP MLAs, some employees of Delhi Assembly test COVID positive
Sep 15, 2020, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Three Aam Aadmi Party MLAs, a journalist and other employees at the Delhi Assembly were found to be infected with COVID on the day of the Special Assembly session called on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh: Gang-rape video goes viral
Sep 15, 2020, at 11:08 pm
Ballia/UNI: After the video of a gangrape went viral on social media in the Phephna area, the police are searching for the accused here on Tuesday.
Assam: Medical student of GMCH found dead
Sep 15, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A final year MBBS student of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) was found dead outside a hostel of the medical college on Tuesday.
Four held with illegal drugs worth Rs 2.19 crore in Guwahati, Manipur
Sep 15, 2020, at 11:01 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Troops of Assam Rifles and police have seized huge quantities of illegal drugs worth over Rs 2.19 crore in two separate operations in Assam’s capital city Guwahati and Manipur’s Moreh.
Sep 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi: Indian Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said international flights under Vande Bharat Mission, in addition to other modes, facilitated repatriation and outbound travel of more than 16 lakh people from different nations.
Jammu and Kashmir: Hizbul Mujahideen module busted, 3 OGWs arrested
Sep 15, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces busted a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) module and arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and recovered hand grenades and other incriminating material in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal on Tuesday, official sources said.
Kashmiris believe new Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex will benefit youth
Sep 15, 2020, at 10:29 pm
Srinagar: Locals praised the Centre after the foundation of the Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex was laid out in Hiranagar of Kathua district on Saturday and hoped that the new facility will help the prospect of youth in the field of sports.
Two jawans injured in Pulwama encounter, militants escape
Sep 15, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The security forces called off Pulwama operation in which two soldiers were injured in the militants attack who later managed to escape from the area, official sources said Tuesday afternoon.
Kolkata taxi driver harasses Mimi Chakraborty, arrested
Sep 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A taxi driver was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly harassing and making lewd comments at actress-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty while she was travelling in her car.
China does not recognise traditional, customary alignment of boundary: Rajnath Singh
Sep 15, 2020, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi: Giving a strong message to China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said in the Parliament that Beijing does not recognise the traditional and customary alignment of the boundary.
Tamil Nadu: Sasikala may be released on Jan 27 next year if fine is paid, says prison department
Sep 15, 2020, at 07:57 pm
Chennai/UNI: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa's close aide V K Sasikala, who was convicted and sentenced to four-year jail term in the disproportionate assets case in 2017, might be released from prison on January 27 next year, provided she paid the fine imposed on her.
Kashmir: Three injured in Baramulla road accident
Sep 15, 2020, at 07:41 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Three persons were injured when a car skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in the north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Tuesday, official sources said.
Visakhapatnam espionage case: NIA arrests key accused
Sep 15, 2020, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said that it has arrested a key accused Giteli Imran in the Visakhapatnam espionage case registered in Hyderabad.
'Show compassion for us also': Kangana Ranaut hits out at Jaya Bachchan over Parliament speech
Sep 15, 2020, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian actress Kangana Ranaut, who has been taking on her colleagues over the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, on Tuesday hit out at veteran Bollywood star-turned parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan after the latter slammed an alleged attempt to tarnish the image of the Hindi film industry.
Sep 15, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) spirit will result in India, a vast country of 1.3 billion people, coming out much stronger after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ghaziabad: Three youth killed in road accident
Sep 15, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Three youths, aspirants for the police constable recruitment, were crushed to death by a speeding car on the Peripheral Expressway in Ghaziabad on Monday night when they were running on the side of the expressway.
'No death of migrant workers because government didn't count?' Rahul Gandhi slams Centre
Sep 15, 2020, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took to social media to slam the Narendra Modi government which has said there is no question of compensation as there is no data on the migrant workers' deaths during the anti-Covid-19 lockdown.
Sep 15, 2020, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Opposition parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday slammed actor-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan who on the opening day of Parliament's monsoon session said "drug addiction is in the film industry too".
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter between militants, security forces breaks out in Pulwama
Sep 15, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces on Tuesday during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said.