Govt plans e-highway to minimise travel time between Delhi-Jaipur to 2 hrs
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Dausa/IBNS: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the travelling time between Delhi to Jaipur can be reduced to just two hours as the government is in talks with a foreign company to construct an electric highway between the two cities, according to media reports.
EAM S Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan with Russian FM Lavrov in Dushanbe
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Dushanbe/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and had a useful discussion on contemporary issues, including Afghanistan, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in the Tajikistan capital.
China's Shenzhou-12 astronauts return to Earth
Sep 17, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Beijing/UNI/XINHUA: Three Chinese astronauts, the first crew sent to orbit for space station construction, have completed their three-month mission and returned to Earth safely on Friday.
Kanhaiya Kumar will not leave CPI: Kerala Left leader Rajendran
Sep 17, 2021, at 07:10 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: CPI leader and former JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar will not leave the party though a section of media is propagating false news in this regard, CPI Kerala Unit Secretary Kanam Rajendran said on Friday.
Afghanistan developments highlight challenges posed by growing radicalisation: Modi at SCO summit
Sep 17, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Dushanbe/New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the recent developments in Afghanistan have highlighted the challenges posed by the growing radicalisation, adding that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) must develop a template to fight radicalisation and extremism.
Indian govt hands over school building to Nepal
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:32 pm
Kathmandu; The Indian government on Thursday handed over the newly constructed building of a school in LitiKhola of Makwanpur district in Nepal, media reports said.
S Jaishankar meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, discusses current situation along LAC
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi on Thursday in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on the sidelines of the 21st SCO Meeting of the Head of States.
PM Narendra Modi turns 71 today
Sep 17, 2021, at 02:33 pm
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday turned 71.
6700 families of Assam being provided tap water connections every day: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sep 17, 2021, at 05:12 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that more than 6700 families in the state have been provided tap water connections every day.
Special court rejects CBI's plea for further probe in Jiah Khan's suicide case
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:44 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court rejected the plea filed by the probe agency for further investigation in actor Jiah Khan's suicide abetment case against actor Suraj Pancholi.
Fully vaccinated people with Covid negative report must for Chardham Yatra: Uttarakhand court
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:45 am
Dehradun/IBNS: Fully vaccinated people and a negative Coronavirus report is must in order to make a Chardham yatra, the Nainital High Court said on Thursday.
PM Modi congratulates new ministers in Gujarat govt
Sep 17, 2021, at 02:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated all those who have taken oath as ministers in the Gujarat government.
PM Modi to have bilateral with US President Biden during Washington visit
Sep 17, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden during his visit to Washington for the first in-person Quad Leaders Summit on September 24.
India in touch with all concerned regarding abducted Afghan-origin Indian national: MEA
Sep 17, 2021, at 12:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: India is in touch with all concerned regarding an Afghan-origin Indian national who was abducted at gunpoint from near his shop in Kabul two days ago, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
2 Pak agents arrested with 1.5 kg RDX, had plans to blow up bridges, railway tracks: Report
Sep 16, 2021, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested two terrorists, linked to Pakistan's ISI, with 1.5 kg RDX, according to media reports.
AAP promises 300 units free power for every household, waive old dues in poll-bound UP
Sep 16, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday promised to provide free 300 units electricity to every household in Uttar Pradesh, if voted to power in the Assembly election early next year.
All new faces in Bhupendra Patel's Gujarat cabinet, 24 ministers take oath
Sep 16, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Gandhinagar/UNI: Twenty-four new ministers were sworn in on Thursday in Gujarat, days after Bhupendra Patel replaced Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of the state.
ED summons Jacqueline Fernandez in money laundering case on Sept 25
Sep 16, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Mumbai/New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.
Porn racket case: Was too busy, didn't notice Raj Kundra's activities, Shilpa Shetty tells police
Sep 16, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Actor Shilpa Shetty has been listed as a witness in a charge sheet filed by Mumbai Police against her incarcerated husband Raj Kundra, who is accused of producing and streaming sexually explicit content on mobile apps.
Outgoing Nagaland Governor Ravi receives Guard of Honour ceremony at Dimapur
Sep 16, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Kohima/UNI: Outgoing Nagaland Governor R. N. Ravi, who has been posted as the Governor of Tamil Nadu, departed Nagaland after receiving the ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Dimapur Airport.
ED raids activist Harsh Mander in money laundering probe
Sep 16, 2021, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided three locations in Delhi linked to activist Harsh Mander in connection with a money-laundering probe.
Heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh leaves houses collapsed, 5 dead
Sep 16, 2021, at 09:06 pm
Lucknow/UNI: At least five people were killed, three in the Sujanpura area of Jaunpur and two in the Ramsanehi ghat area of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh, as houses collapsed due to strong downpours.
PM Modi slams critics of Central Vista, says new Parliament to be ready in time
Sep 16, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the critics of the Central Vista project as he inaugurated new office complexes for defence personnel, and said the work on the new Parliament building will be completed in time.
Hyderabad rape-murder case: Accused found dead on railway track, say Telangana Police
Sep 16, 2021, at 07:27 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana Police Thursday said the man, who is an accused in the case pertaining to the rape and murder of a six-year-old Hyderabad girl, was found dead on a railway track.
Assam: 600 cartons of illegal liquor seized in Kamrup, two held
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:57 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam excise department have seized an illegal liquor laden truck in Assam’s Kamrup district.
IT officials reach Sonu Sood's Mumbai residence day after raids in offices
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Income Tax (IT) officials Thursday reached actor Sonu Sood's residence here a day after his six offices were raided by the department, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Two killed in bus truck collision on Agra-Lucknow expressway
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:29 pm
Etawah/UNI: Driver of a bus and a passenger were killed when their vehicle hit a truck in Safai area on Agra-Lucknow expressway late Wednesday night.
Kashmir: Third Governing Council meet of JKSDM held
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:29 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, on Wednesday chaired the third Governing Council meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Mission (JKSDM) at Civil Secretariat
DGP Kashmir sanctions Rs 1.7 crore relief for families of deceased police personnel
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:15 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh Tuesday sanctioned Rs 90 lakh as Special Welfare Relief in favour of six police personnel and SPOs and Rs 17.50 lakh exgratia relief in favour of dependents and legal heirs of a slain SPO.
Union Minister John Barla bats for border areas development in Kupwara, Kashmir
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:08 am
Kupwara/IBNS: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, John Barla, Tuesday said time has come when benefits of development percolate down to the people in far-off and border areas like Kupwara.