Russia, India agree to create target group for gas
Mar 04, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Moscow/New Delhi/IBNS: Russia and India have agreed to create a target working group for gas, which will operate in the framework of the working group for cooperation in the sphere of energy and energy efficiency of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological, and Cultural Cooperation.
Singer Aditi Munshi joins Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal
Mar 04, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Popular singer Aditi Munshi Thursday became another celebrity to join the ruling Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal.
Coal scam: CBI questions three senior railway officials in Kolkata
Mar 04, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The CBI probing the coal scam on Thursday quizzed three senior Indian Railways officers at its city office, official sources said.
37 pc of Bengal's sitting MLAs have criminal cases, 34 pc are decamillionaires: Report
Mar 04, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Weeks ahead of the Bengal assembly elections, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and West Bengal Election Watch have published an analysis of criminal background, financial, education, gender and other details of the state's sitting MLAs which has revealed that 37 per cent of them have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Trouble for Bimal Gurung's GJM as acting president arrested in Sikkim under POCSO
Mar 04, 2021, at 09:33 pm
Darjeeling/UNI: Ahead of West Bengal elections, Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has received a jolt with the arrest of his close aide Lopsang Lama under the stringent POCSO act in the neighbouring state of Sikkim, a report reaching here today confirmed.
S Jaishankar arrives in Bangladesh
Mar 04, 2021, at 09:02 pm
Dhaka/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Thursday to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh's independence.
Supreme Court stays HC order cancelling elections to 5 municipalities in Goa
Mar 04, 2021, at 07:55 pm
Panaji/UNI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the Supreme Court has stayed the High Court order cancelling elections to five municipalities and consequent order of State Election Commission (SEC) keeping the election process in abeyance.
Kashmir: Drug peddler arrested, charas recovered in Pulwama
Mar 04, 2021, at 07:48 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a drug peddler and recovered charas in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said Thursday afternoon.
Arvind Kejriwal, his parents receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Delhi
Mar 04, 2021, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his parents on Thursday received the first dose of Coronavirus vaccine here at LNJP Hospital here.
Mar 04, 2021, at 06:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Even after five days since the announcement of the poll dates, neither the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal nor its prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced their list of candidates yet.
Election Commission flying squad seize Rs 64.43 lakh cash in poll-bound Assam
Mar 04, 2021, at 05:00 pm
Guwahati/UNI: After declaration of assembly election of Assam, the election department has kept a strong vigil upon any complaint of violation of Model Code of Conduct and 5 cases of MCC violation have been reported in Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Kaliabor, Jorhat and Lakhimpur election district.
Pro-Khalistan elements near Toronto target rally to celebrate India-Canada ties, tricolour insulted
Mar 04, 2021, at 07:31 am
Brampton: A rally organised by Canadian Indians recently to celebrate India-Canada ties was disrupted by pro-Khalistan supporters who were caught on camera abusing the participants and even insulting the Indian National Flag.
Hardoi: UP man beheads daughter after being upset over her relationship
Mar 04, 2021, at 05:59 am
Lucknow/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a man from a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi was seen walking down the road with the severed head of his 17-year-old daughter.
Santhali actor Birbaha Hansda joins Trinamool Congress
Mar 04, 2021, at 03:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Birbaha Hansda who is a well-known Santhali actress, joined the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in presence of party Secretary-General Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: VK Sasikala quits politics ahead of assembly polls
Mar 04, 2021, at 03:24 am
Chennai/IBNS: Sacked AIADMK chief VK Sasikala, who was released from jail last January, has announced her exit from public life ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
Employment bill to ensure 75 pc share for Haryana youth in private jobs: Dushyant Chautala
Mar 04, 2021, at 02:29 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Taking a big step towards providing employment to the youth of the Haryana, the state government would begin a massive employment campaign from next month following the bill ensuring 75 per cent jobs to the Haryana youths in the private sector, was given assent by the Governor on Tuesday.
SC directs Centre to form committee for disposal of cheque bounce cases
Mar 04, 2021, at 01:55 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to constitute a committee for disposal of cheque bounce cases, which form 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the backlog in trial courts and a sizeable chunk of the pile-up in High Courts.
Omar Abdullah welcomes Indo-Pak renewed engagement on J&K
Mar 04, 2021, at 01:21 am
Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the renewed bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan after a long hiatus, saying the changed understanding of both the neighbouring countries with respect to Jammu and Kashmir will act as a forerunner of peace and prosperity in the region.
Arunachal govt to build model villages along LAC
Mar 04, 2021, at 12:24 am
Itanagar/UNI: In a major move, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to build three ‘Model’ villages along the international borders rpt border (LAC) on a pilot basis.
IAF ChiefRKS Bhadauria on two-day visit to Sri Lanka
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria arrived at Colombo on Wednesday on an invitation from Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF).
'Views different from govt not sedition': SC dismisses PIL against Farooq Abdullah
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for making statements against the scrapping of Article 370.
Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigns over sexual harassment charges
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday tendered his resignation after a video showing him in a compromising situation with a woman, surfaced in the media.
Mar 03, 2021, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and French Republic in the field of renewable energy cooperation.
Jammu and Kashmir: Hizbul Mujahideen hideout busted in Tral
Mar 03, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Wednesday busted a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) hideout in the forest area of Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls, AIADMK, DMK intensify seat sharing parleys with allies
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:32 pm
Chennai/UNI: The two Dravidian majors--the ruling AIADMK and the main Opposition DMK--continued their seat sharing talks with their respective allies for the upcoming assembly elections as the hectic parleys held so far remained inconclusive with some of their allies.
LG calls for outcome-based education system in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 03, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today emphasised on imparting outcome-based education in educational institutions to bridge the gap between available human capital and industry requirements.
Hathras shooting case: Rs one lakh reward announced on main accused
Mar 03, 2021, at 08:29 pm
Hathras/UNI: Two days after a man was shot dead for a complaint against her daughter's harassment, police announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the main accused Gaurav Songra in the Nojalpur village in the Sasni area here on Wednesday.
Toolkit case: Delhi court to hear activist-lawyer Nikita Jacob's bail plea on Mar 9
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Patiala House court in Delhi on Tuesday said that it would hear anticipatory bail plea of social activist and lawyer Nikita Jacob in the toolkit case on March 9.
MCD bypolls: Setback for BJP as AAP wins 4 out of 5 municipal wards
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday emerged victorious on four out of five municipal wards while Congress won one ward in the MCD bypolls in Delhi.
IT dept raids residences of Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, Vikas Bahl
Mar 03, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Income Tax department Wednesday reportedly raided the residences of filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikash Bahl and leading Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu.