Nitish Kumar-BJP combine set to win Bihar floor test
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:54 pm
Patna/IBNS: The Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) alliance is set to win the Bihar floor test on Monday, days after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took another political somersault in the eastern state of India.
Dev likely to contest from West Bengal's Ghatal in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film superstar-parliamentarian Dev is likely to contest from his present Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal for his third term in the upcoming General Elections.
In big win for Indian diplomacy, Qatar releases eight Navy veterans jailed over spying charges
Feb 12, 2024, at 02:52 pm
Eight Indian Navy veterans, who were in prison in Qatar over spying allegations and even at one point sentenced to death, have been released by the Arab country, the Indian government confirmed on Monday. The release is seen as a big diplomtic victory of India and Prime Minister Modi who supposedly personally intervened to secure their freedom.
Feb 12, 2024, at 07:56 am
Agartala: Tension gripped Tripura after tribals backed by the Tripura Students Federation (TSF) threatened to block the National Highway and Railway services from Monday for an indefinite period.
Former CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar arrested over Sandeshkhali violence case in West Bengal
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:40 am
Police on Sunday arrested former CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar, accused of fomenting violence at Sandeshkhali in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
Feb 12, 2024, at 12:44 am
Jhabua (MP): Launching a blistering attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the party is “trapped in the quicksand of its sins, and the more it struggles to emerge, the more it will sink.”
Feb 12, 2024, at 12:43 am
India is planning to establish its first space station named Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2035, said Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh recently.
India's UPI service to be launched in Sri Lanka, Mauritius tomorrow
Feb 12, 2024, at 12:12 am
India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) will be launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday (January 11, 2024).
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate BAPS Mandir in Abu Dhabi during UAE visit this week
Feb 11, 2024, at 11:50 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit UAE this week where he will inaugurate Abu Dhabi's first Hindu temple- BAPS Mandir.
TMC nominates journalist Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, 2 others to Rajya Sabha
Feb 11, 2024, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced the nominations of journalist Sagarika Ghose, former MP Sushmita Dev and two others for the Rajya Sabha election from West Bengal, sidelining three incumbent MPs.
Sameer Wankhede challenges ED's money laundering charge in Bombay HC
Feb 11, 2024, at 09:49 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the money laundering case registered against him by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).
GPS-based toll collection systems to replace highway toll plazas: Nitin Gadkari
Feb 11, 2024, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi: The toll plazas that often disrupt smooth travel experiences may soon become a thing of the past, as Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the GPS-based toll collection systems will replace existing highway toll plazas across the country, media reports said.
BJP received Rs 1,294 cr via electoral bonds in FY23; Congress's share shrank to Rs 171 cr
Feb 11, 2024, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) garnered Rs 1,294.14 crore via electoral bonds in the fiscal year 2022-23, constituting nearly 54% of its overall income for the year.
Mobile internet shut in Haryana to prevent farmers' march to Delhi
Feb 11, 2024, at 05:56 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Mobile internet connectivity has been suspended in seven districts as the BJP-led Haryana government prepares to block the farmers' march to Delhi on Tuesday.
Emergency declared in 96 districts in Peru due to heavy rains
Feb 11, 2024, at 02:58 pm
Lima/IBNS/UNI: The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on Saturday for at least 96 districts in 15 regions of the country due to damage caused by heavy rains in recent weeks.
Lord Ram united India and laid its foundation: Deve Gowda tells Parliament amid North-South row
Feb 11, 2024, at 08:26 am
New Delhi: In the midst of the North-South India controversy stirred by Opposition parties led by the Congress, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda stated on Saturday that Lord Ram served as a unifying force in the nation and established its bedrock.
'Was treated like curry leaves': Baba Siddique on quitting Congress and joining NCP
Feb 11, 2024, at 06:48 am
Mumbai: Days after quitting Congress, former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique joined Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party Saturday evening and said his previous party treated him like “curry leaves,” media reports said.
NIA raids 15 locations across Jammu Kashmir in terror funding case
Feb 11, 2024, at 05:32 am
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided 15 locations across Jammu and Kashmir as part of its crackdown on the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), an illegal association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case.
Politics won't let me go, says Dev meeting Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata
Feb 11, 2024, at 05:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood superstar-parliamentarian Dev on Saturday dropped a big hint about his political future after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata amid speculations over his political future.
Budget session ends as both houses of Parliament adjourned sine die
Feb 11, 2024, at 04:01 am
New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament ended on Saturday as both the Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ) were adjourned sine die.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari seeks West Bengal Governor's intervention to restore peace in Sandeshkhali
Feb 11, 2024, at 03:34 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday sought Governor C V Ananda Bose's intervention into the volatile situation at Sandeshkhali in South 24 Parganas district and served a 24-hour ultimatum, saying if the internet services were not restored and Section 144 of CrPC not withdrawn, the BJP workers would hold a protest march on Monday.
'17th Lok Sabha achieved things that generations couldn't': PM Modi
Feb 11, 2024, at 03:17 am
New Delhi: In a special address in Parliament this evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed that the 17th Lok Sabha has accomplished what previous generations had long awaited.
India-Saudi Arabia joint military exercise concludes in Rajasthan
Feb 10, 2024, at 11:14 pm
The India-Saudi Arabia joint military exercise --Sada Tanseeq-- aimed to achieve interoperability between the two forces and acquaint each other with operational procedures and combat drills under UN mandate, successfully validated at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on Thursday.
Amit Shah says CAA will be implemented before Lok Sabha poll
Feb 10, 2024, at 11:04 pm
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, while terming Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as the law of the country, said that it will be implemented before the Lok Sabha election.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress for high inflation, project delays in UPA years
Feb 10, 2024, at 10:10 pm
Hitting out at the Congress party, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that development works faced inordinate delays during UPA government, subsidies were ill-targeted and wasteful expenditures were made for political gains.
Punjab police arrest 5 members of highway robbers gang
Feb 10, 2024, at 10:02 pm
In a major breakthrough, Patiala police bust the Interstate gang of highway robbers operating from Delhi.
President Droupadi Murmu meets Hasan Mahmud, says a stable Bangladesh is in India's interest
Feb 10, 2024, at 09:56 pm
Indian President Droupadi Murmu has said she feels a stable and prosperous Bangladesh is in India's interest and hopes that the neighbouring nation will achieve new milestones of progress and prosperity under PM Sheikh Hasina's leadership.
Andhra Pradesh: 7 killed as private bus rams lorry
Feb 10, 2024, at 07:37 pm
Nellore/UNI: In a ghastly road accident, seven people were killed and 15 were injured when a private travel bus rammed a truck at Musunuru village in Kavali Mandal in the district in the wee hours on Saturday, police said.
Supreme Court to examine women prisoners getting pregnant in West Bengal jails
Feb 10, 2024, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court, surprised by the issue of women prisoners getting pregnant in jails and around 196 babies being born in different jails in West Bengal, said on Friday that it will examine the issue.
ED files money laundering case against Sameer Wankhede
Feb 10, 2024, at 06:56 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede, official sources said here on Saturday.