'Corona is over, Mamata Banerjee calling lockdown to stop BJP': Dilip Ghosh
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another weird statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh has said the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is over at a time the country is adding over 90,000 Covid-19 cases on a daily-basis.
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi: The first India-France-Australia Trilateral Dialogue was held virtually on Wednesday where the participants focused on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Sushant death case: Rhea Chakraborty, brother Showik denied bail by Mumbai Sessions Court
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik, who were arrested over drug charges in connection with the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, have been denied bail by the Mumbai Sessions Court.
Metro services resume in Bengaluru
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: After resuming limited trains during peak hours, metro operations now began its full day service on Friday in the city.
Sushant death case: Rhea Chakraborty's bail plea rejected by sessions court
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who has been arrested in connection with the death case of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, has been denied bail plea, media reports said.
Assam Rifles destroy huge quantity of illegal liquor in Nagaland
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Troops of Assam Rifles have destroyed a huge quantity of illegal liquor in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district.
France supports India for permanent seat in UNSC: French Defence Minister Florence Parley
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Visiting French Defence Minister Florence Parley has said that her country supports India's bid for securing a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Unlock 4: Delhi Metro resumes services on Magenta, Grey lines
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After resuming services on most of its Lines under Stage-I of the Graded resumption from September 7-10, where services were being run for four hours each in morning and evening, the Delhi Metro resumed services on its last major Line-8, the Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden (37.5 KM/25 stations) & Line-9, Grey Line from Dwarka to Najafgarh (4.3 KM/3 stations) on Friday, under Stage-II.
Sep 11, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi: India and the US have issued a joint statement where the nations have urged Pakistan to take necessary measures to end terror activities emanating from its soil.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, border situation discussed
Sep 11, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on the side-lines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting where the leaders discussed the current tension at the border in recent times, officials said.
Russia, India, China discuss ways to strengthen trilateral ties
Sep 11, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi/Moscow/UNI: Russia, India and China on Thursday discussed the ways to further strengthen their trilateral cooperation as well as topical issues of international and regional importance.
Kangana Ranaut feels humiliated, wants compensation for demolition, Minister says after meeting her
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Kangana Ranaut, whose production company Manikarnika Films Pvt Ltd’s office in Mumbai was demolished by the civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over alleged illegal construction, wants compensation, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday after meeting with the actress here.
13.74 lakh Indians have been repatriated so far: MEA
Sep 11, 2020, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that 13.74 lakh Indians have been repatriated so far through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission viz. Air India, private and foreign carriers, chartered flights, naval ships and land border crossings.
Bombay HC adjourns Kangana Ranaut's plea against office demolition by BMC
Sep 11, 2020, at 04:25 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it will hear actor Kangana Ranaut’s petition against the demolition of her Pali Hill office by Brihannamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on September 22.
Sep 11, 2020, at 03:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday during which they reviewed the status of ongoing cooperation between the two countries.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma tests positive for Covid-19
Sep 11, 2020, at 02:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Commissioner of the Kolkata Police force, Anuj Sharma, on Thursday tested positive for novel coronavirus and he is currently in home quarantine with mild symptoms, city police officials said.
S Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart in Moscow amid LAC tension
Sep 11, 2020, at 02:38 am
Moscow/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is meeting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow as an attempt to defuse the rising tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two nations.
Drug stores in Srinagar penalised for sale of Pulse Oximeters without MRP
Sep 11, 2020, at 01:20 am
Srinagar/UNI: The Legal Metrology Department (LMD) on Thursday booked three drug stores in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar for offering the sale of Pulse Oximeters without Maximum Retail Price (MRP) and other mandatory declarations.
West Bengal: Athlete Pinki Pramanik joins BJP
Sep 11, 2020, at 12:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian athlete Pinki Pramanik, who is from West Bengal's Purulia district, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday.
Nagaland: Insurgents fire upon security forces in Zunheboto
Sep 10, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Zunheboto/IBNS: Security forces were fired upon by insurgents in village Baimho, Zunheboto in Nagaland on Wednesday night.
Supreme Court allows two more weeks to Centre and RBI to decide on loan moratorium
Sep 10, 2020, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Centre two weeks more to come up with a "concrete plan" to ease the burden of EMI on borrowers using an optional moratorium on repayment of loans, said media reports.
Fire at school in Nagaland's Dimapur, 4 injured
Sep 10, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Dimapur/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at the back side of Hollotoli school, Purana Bazar in Nagaland's Dimapur on Thursday.
No anti-Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal on Sept 12, announces Mamata Banerjee
Sep 10, 2020, at 07:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In yet another change in the lockdown dates, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the state won't witness complete anti-Covid-19 restrictions on Sept 12, keeping in mind the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) scheduled to be held on the next day.
India inducts Rafale jets into IAF's 'Golden Arrows' squadron amid border faceoff with China
Sep 10, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Ambala/IBNS: Delivering a strong message to its hostile neighbour China and its all-weather ally Pakistan, India inducted five controversy-marred French-made Rafale jets into the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s 'Golden Arrows' squadron at the Ambala airbase in Haryana on Thursday.
IAF inducts five Rafale fighter jets at Ambala air base
Sep 10, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Ambala/UNI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally inducted the first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter aircraft at Ambala air base in Haryana on Thursday.
Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, powerful IED defused in Baramulla
Sep 10, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Alert security forces averted yet another major tragedy when they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by security forces in this north Kashmir district on Thursday, official sources said.
Unlock 4: Delhi Metro services resume on Red, Green, Violet lines
Sep 10, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As a part of the Stage-I of graded resumption of metro services, the Delhi Metro on Thursday resumed operations after 172 days on its three Lines- Red Line (Rithala-Shaheed Sthal), Green Line (Kirti Nagar/Inderlok-Brig Hoshiar Singh) and Violet Line (Kashmere Gate-Raja Nahar Singh).
Sep 10, 2020, at 03:57 pm
London/IBNS: On the third day of the five-day-trial of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s extradition hearing in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case at a court in the UK on Wednesday, his mental health and the prison conditions in India remained on the focus.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appointed as West Bengal Congress chief
Sep 10, 2020, at 06:07 am
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP from Bengal's Berhampore Lok Sabha constituency, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has been appointed as the President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC).
Sharad Pawar speaks to Uddhav Thackeray on the ill-timed demolition of Kangana Ranaut's office
Sep 10, 2020, at 05:07 am
Mumbai/IBNS: NCP chief Sharad Pawar met with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday and communicated his disapproval over the action taken by the Shiv Sena-controlled civic body on actress Kangana Ranaut’s office in Mumbai's Pali Hill locality, media reports said.