Armed forces will benefit from better gender balance: President Ram Nath Kovind on R-Day eve
Jan 26, 2022, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the armed forces in India will benefit from better gender balance as the National Defence Academy opens its doors to recruit women.
General Bipin Rawat, vaccine makers, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee named for Padma Awards 2022
Jan 26, 2022, at 02:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff, who was killed last year in a helicopter crash, will be honoured with the Padma Vibhushan Award posthumously, the government announced on Tuesday
Venkaiah Naidu calls for 75 pct voter turnout in next general election
Jan 26, 2022, at 01:23 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged the Election Commission and the citizens to ensure a voter turnout of 75 per cent in the next general elections to make electoral democracy more inclusive and also sought consensus on simultaneous polls to sustain the tempo of development.
Sharad Pawar tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 26, 2022, at 12:34 am
Mumbai/UNI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has tested positive for COVID-19.
JK: Inspector, 3 civilians hurt in grenade attack
Jan 25, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three civilians and a police inspector were wounded in a grenade attack on a busy street in Srinagar on Tuesday afternoon, official sources said.
Congress is not the same party anymore, says RPN Singh after joining BJP
Jan 25, 2022, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader RPN Singh on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled to be held in several Indian states in the upcoming days.
India announces USD 200,000 immediate relief assistance to Tonga in the wake of tsunami
Jan 25, 2022, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi: India on Tuesday extended deep sympathy to the Government and the people of Tonga for the damage and destruction caused by a tsunami that hit the region on Jan 15.
Senior leader RPN Singh quits Congress, joins BJP
Jan 25, 2022, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi: RPN Singh on Tuesday resigned from the Congress party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, giving a blow to the party ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled to be held in several states.
Mayawati's poll meeting in Agra on Feb 2
Jan 25, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will launch her party's election campaign from Agra on February 2.
Maharashtra MLA's son among 7 killed in accident
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Seven medical students, including a BJP MLA's son, were killed in a car accident in Wardha district, Maharashtra police said on Tuesday.
Assam suspends all offline classes due to COVID-19 situation
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:55 pm
Guwahati/UNI: In a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the Assam government has suspended all offline classes in schools up to Class 8 to control the spread of COVID-19.
Indian youth leading startups both in India, outside: PM Modi
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees via video conference, where he expressed pride in today's youth who are excelling in the world of startups.
Assam confers state’s highest civilian awards to 17 personalities including Lovlina, ASHA worker
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In order to recognize the exceptional service in various fields, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conferred the state’s highest civilian awards to 17 distinguished personalities who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field of endeavour at a function held at Sankardeva Kalakhetra in Guwahati on Monday.
Possible to defeat BJP in 2024 but not with current opposition: Prashant Kishor
Jan 25, 2022, at 03:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Political aide Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said he wanted to help the opposition parties to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which is "entirely possible" even if the election results in the state polls are unfavourable.
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking clarification in Shaheen Bagh judgement
Jan 25, 2022, at 01:51 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application seeking certain clarification in the Shaheen Bagh judgement, delivered by the apex court earlier.
NDA announces seat-sharing for Punjab assembly polls, BJP to contest 65 seats
Jan 25, 2022, at 01:11 am
New Delhi/UNI: The distribution of seats among the allies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was finalised on Monday for the Punjab Assembly elections.
Jan 25, 2022, at 12:12 am
On January 18, 2022, three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Police in the Karriguttalu Forest area under the Venkatapuram (Nuguru) Mandal (administrative sub-division) in the Mulugu District of Telangana, close to the Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh. The slain Maoists were identified as Venkatapuram-Wazedu ‘area committee secretary’, who hails from Chhattisgarh; Madakam Singe aka Shanta, Kommula Naresh aka Buchanna, Yellandu-Narsampet ‘squad commander’, from Jaggaihapet village under the Regonda Mandal in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, and Kovasi Mooyal aka Kailas of Cheekupal village in Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh. A constable of the Greyhounds, Telangana’s elite anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] squad, sustained injuries in the encounter. One SLR [Self Loading Rifle], one INSAS [Indian Small Arms System] assault rifle, 10 Rocket Launchers, and other materials were recovered from the encounter site.
Jan 25, 2022, at 12:09 am
On January 20, 2022, three persons were killed and over 33 were injured in a bomb explosion near Pan Mandi in the New Anarkali Bazar area of Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab. The Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA)’s spokesperson Mureed Baloch claimed that the target of the blast were the Habib Bank employees. The BNA was formed earlier this month when two separatist groups — Balochistan Republican Army and United Baloch Army — merged.
Kashmir's Agriculture Director reviews centrally sponsored schemes
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: To review the progress of multiple centrally sponsored schemes (CSSs) in Bandipora district, the Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Muhammad Iqbal Sunday paid a visit to the district particularly Seed Multiplication Farm Sumbal and the recently established Vegetable Farm.
Several JK districts achieve 100 percent vaccination target
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the target of 100 percent covid vaccination in the 15-18 years age group for the first dose in the Ganderbal, Shopian, Anantnag and Poonch districts.
Kashmir Rail project: Portion of Khari-Sumber tunnel completed after breakthrough
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Banihal/IBNS: A portion of the main tunnel under the Kashmir Rail project in the 110-kms long Banihal Katra railway track has been completed and connected Saturday at a breakthrough ceremony.
Srinagar Municipal Corp will take measures to prevent waterlogging
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has hired a consultant to upgrade its existing drainage system to prevent waterlogging in the summer capital.
Good Governance Index: Srinagar tops Public Infrastructure and Utilities sector
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The Srinagar district on Saturday topped in the Public Infrastructure and Utilities domain under the Good Governance Index(GGI) released by the Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah.
Painter Wasim Kapoor dies in Kolkata
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Painter Wasim Kapoor passed away in Kolkata on Monday due to cardiac arrest.
There is no cause for concern: Sharad Pawar tweets after testing COVID-19 positive
Jan 24, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Monday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Assam to confer state’s highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' to Ratan Tata today
Jan 24, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government will confer the state’s highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' to industrialist, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons Ratan Naval Tata on Monday in Guwahati.
Akhilesh Yadav is pro-Pakistan: BJP
Jan 24, 2022, at 07:55 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Days ahead of the beginning of the Uttar Pradesh elections, the BJP on Monday accused Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav of being "pro-Pakistani... pro-Jinnah" and alleged that he had tried to free terrorists when he was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
UP Polls: EC to issue notification for 3rd phase tomorrow
Jan 24, 2022, at 06:37 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will issue the notification for the third phase of upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls on Tuesday.
BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 24, 2022, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Former student leader injured in police firing in Nagaon, Assam CM orders probe
Jan 24, 2022, at 03:40 am
Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday formed a one-man commission to probe the Nagaon firing incident where a former student leader was injured in police firing.