By Navneet MishraKargil, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said that Leh-Ladakh and Kargil are being developed rapidly after abrogation of Article 370 with an aim to make them an international tourism hub. In an exclusive interview with IANS after the inauguration of the National Event of Adventure Tourism (NEAT […]

Bengaluru, Jan 25 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, 573 new Covid cases in a day outnumbered 401 recoveries in Karnataka, reversing the trend. “With 573 new cases registered on Saturday, the state’s Covid tally increased to 9,36,051, including 7,510 active cases, while recoveries rose to 9,16,325, with 401 discharged during the day,” said the […]

Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IANS) Security has been tightened across the city for the Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday, in view of the farmers’ protest rally on the same day, police said on Sunday. “Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the Republic Day events in the city and to maintain law and order,” the city […]

Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department is all set to participate in the Virtual Bharat Parv 2021 being organised January 26-31 by the Union Tourism Ministry in conjunction with the Republic Day celebrations, officials said on Sunday. The virtual events will showcase India’s rich cultural heritage, cuisine, handicrafts and cultural performances […]

Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to destroy the “liberal Assamese identity” through various designs and schemes, including the Citizenship Amendment Act and Hindutva politics. Senior Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi said that the RSS and its affiliates are trying to intensify their presence in the northeastern region and […]

Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on Sunday chaired the 10th meeting of the High-Level Committee of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) to review the preparations being made for a safe and hassle-free Yatra 2021. Reviewing in detail the facilities for safe, smooth, and secure movement of pilgrims, particularly along […]

Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) A block agriculture officer was found murdered on the bank of river in Masaudhi sub-town in Patna, the Bihar police said on Sunday. The police have also arrested the accused. This was the second major crime in the state capital as station head of Indigo airlines, Rupesh Kumar Singh, was gunned […]

Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) At a time when the nation commemorates the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his daughter Dr Anita Pfaff saluted India and said her father was a man of thought and action. “I salute India and I pray for the Indian people in the trying time of pandemic… Netaji […]

Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) Hitting out at the AAP for its “brazen lies”, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday said the “non-evidence” shared by the party to support their baseless allegations against him had “shown the extent of their desperation and exposed the shocking levels of deceit to which they had stooped to”. “From […]

Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) In the first ever initiative by three Chandigarh-based women to inspire womanhood, ‘The Bravest Women’s Planner 2021’, inspired by one of the top 10 life coaches in India Ritu Singal, featured 21 women of substance from across India comprising six belonging to this city, it was announced on Sunday. The personalities […]

Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) Urging the Central government to consider all martyred 162 farmers for ex-gratia benefits, the Punjab Cultural Council (PCC) on Sunday said it has written to the Union Agricultural Minister to repeal ‘black’ farm laws and extend ex-gratia benefits to all 162 martyr farmers. It has also asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind […]

Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IANS) About 25,000 farmers from across Karnataka would lead a protest rally on Tuesday to Bengaluru from Nelamangla on the city’s outskirts in support of their counterparts’ tractor rally to New Delhi against the three farmers’ laws, said state’s farmers leader K. Chandrashekar on Sunday. “We have sought police permission to lead […]

Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress and its electoral ally AIUDF in Assam wanted to open the gates for the infiltrators in a bid to increase their “vote bank”. Addressing a public gathering in western Assam’s Nalbari, Shah said that Congress always termed his Bharatiya Janata […]

Gurugram, Jan 24 (IANS) The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday announced that more than 30 social organisations of Gurugram will join farmers’ tractor parade on the occasion of Republic Day in the city. SKM president Chaudhary Santokh Singh said, “It will be a ‘historical’ Tractor Parade on a historical day. Hundreds of tractors with […]

Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) A block agriculture officer was found murdered on the bank of river in Masaudhi sub-town in Patna, the Bihar police said on Sunday. The police have also arrested the accused. This was the second major crime in the state capital as station head of Indigo airlines, Rupesh Kumar Singh, was gunned […]

Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) The number of new Covid cases and recoveries were reported to be same in J&K on Sunday. Along with this, no Covid deaths were reported from anywhere during the last 24 hours, the official bulletin said. As many as 73 new Covid cases were reported in the UT while the number […]

Gurugram, Jan 24 (IANS) A 21-year-old maid was found dead at her hutment near the Sector-52 area in Gurugram, police said on Sunday. According to the police, the deceased was identified as Nisha who is a native of Madhya Pradesh and used to work as a maid. She lived with her family in a slum […]

Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) An Army soldier injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan on the Line of Control in J&K’s Rajouri district, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday. An Indian Army statement said, “Pakistan Army had resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation on the LoC in Sunderbani sector of J&K on January 18 which was […]

Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) A video has gone viral of a tiger climbing over the wall at Rajasthan’s Ranthambore National Park and walking silently on the road, as tourists seated in their vehicle gaze on in excitement and fear. The incident, as per wildlife officials, was reported on Thursday. While some of the tourists were […]

Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IANS) Expressing outrage over the leak of the first division assistant examination question paper, for which 14 persons have been arrested, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday warned any official of the Karnataka Public Service Commission found guilty would be sacked. “I am not only ready to suspend the officials involved in […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district reopened on Sunday after the conclusion of the annual census of estuarine crocodiles. The national park was closed for tourists and visitors from January 15 to January 23 to facilitate the annual crocodile census, said a forest official. Bhitarkanika is said to have 70 […]

Amaravati, Jan 24 (IANS) A woman public health worker, who had taken Covid vaccine on January 19, died at a government-run hospital in Guntur in the early hours of Sunday while undergoing treatment for alleged reactions. While family members of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker Vijaya Lakshmi (44) alleged that she died due to […]

Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Sunday that it had arrested a Regional Labour Commissioner on the charge of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. P Sivarajan, posted as Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) in Madurai, was held along with a private person N Murali after the CBI […]

Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that to fulfil the Prime Minister’s dream for a new India and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the violent phase of terrorism had ended and a peace and development era has begun in the entire Northeastern region and Jammu and Kasmir. Addressing a gathering in western […]

Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government will now be paying money for the agricultural wastes of the farmers. This is a part of the government’s commitment to double the income of farmers in Uttar Pradesh. Besides providing a solution to stubble burning, this will also assist in protecting the environment. According to a […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) As the farmers’ agitation at the Delhi borders entered the 60th day on Sunday, all eyes are on the farmers’ tractor rally on the Republic Day. The farmers sitting at the Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders have been making preparations for the tractor rally. Joginder Singh, the farmer leader of […]

Hyderabad, Jan 24 (IANS) Enthusiastic participation by youngsters and those young-at-heart was on display in the 10km and 5km runs organised on Sunday at the Durgam Cheruvu cable-stayed bridge, a new landmark in Hyderabad, to mark the National Girl Child Day. Over 1,000 people participated in the first-ever running events held on the bridge, which […]

Hyderabad, Jan 24 (IANS) Telangana’s daily Covid count dropped below 200 while the state continued to report more recoveries than new positive cases, health officials said on Sunday. The state logged 197 new cases and reported one death during the last 24 hours. The state’s cumulative tally rose to 2,93,253 while the death toll moved […]

Gorakhpur, Jan 24 (IANS) Gorakhpur became the first district in Uttar Pradesh to begin work for providing free coaching to students for the competitive exams. Chief Development Officer (CDO) Inderjit Singh, said that interested students can apply through the district website and the last date for submitting application is January 28. Classes will commence from […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday condemned the North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s proposal to hike development funds for municipal councillors in the next financial year. AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj citing a copy of north civic body’s budget proposal for 2021-2022, said the civic agency has proposed to […]

By P.K. JhaNew Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) For the first time, the number of states affected by the outbreak of bird flu has reached double digits in India, although wild birds are worst affected by this disease. The poultry trade has not yet recovered from the outbreak. However, the demand for chicken at hotels and […]

Agra, Jan 24 (IANS) The missing minor children of a couple, who had been jailed for five years for a crime they did not commit, have finally been traced to separate children’s homes in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad and Kanpur. The couple, Narendra Singh (40) and his wife Najma (30), were unable to locate their son […]

Bhopal, Jan 24 (IANS) In the wake of a hooch tragedy in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, authorities have cracked the whip against those involved in illegal liquor trade in Bhopal and booked six persons under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). The action by District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Lavania came under Sections 34 (1) […]

BY Arun KejriwalThe BSESENSEX hit the important milestone of 50,000 and reacted quite sharply from there. It was like it got a 440-volt electric shock and lost ground for the remaining two days of the week. The headline number for the week says that the BSESENSEX lost 156.13 points or 0.32 per cent to close […]

By Navneet MishraNew Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The BJP’s ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans seem to have once again politically trapped West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the former is linking her anger on the issue as one of “minority appeasement” in the eastern state slated to go to Assembly elections this year. The BJP […]

By Mohammed ShafeeqHyderabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A month after the Telangana Police began the crackdown on illegal instant loan apps following suicide by five persons, the investigation showed a deeper Chinese link to the scam. After taking at least four Chinese nationals into custody for running the illegal apps, the police is now probing the […]

By Sharon ThambalaAmravati, Jan 24 (IANS) The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) in Andhra Pradesh plans to crack the whip on colleges given BIE affiliation for intermediate courses but which have turned their campuses into coaching centres to offer to help students prepare for various competitive exams. These colleges, as per the rules, cannot coach […]

By Yashika MathurMumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Election time in Bengal is round the corner, and almost every party is looking for celebrity candidates, a trick that never fails. Playback superstar of the nineties Kumar Sanu, who joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) twice and left the party the final time after 2014, is amused when you […]

Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the state was now moving towards becoming ‘Atmanirbhar UP’. The Chief Minister, while speaking on the occasion of ‘UP Diwas’ said the state was firmly on the path of progress and development. This is the fourth edition of the UP Diwas, the celebration of […]

Gurugram, Jan 24 (IANS) The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) of Gurugram has set a target of reducing the road fatalities by 25 per cent by the end of the year. Under the ‘Road Safety Week’ programme, which is underway across the country from January 18 till February 17, the authority has launched a campaign among […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Election Commission of India will celebrate eleventh National Voters Day with the theme of ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’. During the event on Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the National Awards for the year 2020-21 and launch ECI’s Web Radio: ‘Hello Voters’. The event will […]

By Arun LakshmanThiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) Shaji Thomas, a Keralite who landed in Brazil in 1989 on a scholarship, is now a citizen of the football crazy nation. In Brazil, he took a doctorate degree and completed three post-doctoral studies. He has a law degree as well and is the only Indian origin lawyer practicing […]

Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) After a day-long spell of rain and snow that caused disruption of both air and surface transport, weather in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh improved on Sunday. Weather office has forecast improvement in weather from Sunday and also predicted dry weather in J&K and Ladakh till January 31. “Weather has started […]

Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) The Lucknow Police Commissionerate will soon install panic buttons at several intersections in the Uttar Pradesh capital city to assist people in case of any emergency. These buttons will also be installed near pink toilets being constructed under the Safe City Mission. The project has already been implemented in Agra and […]

Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) With over 52 crore ballot papers, the State Elections Commission (SEC) in Uttar Pradesh is gearing up for the three-layered panchayat polls for over 8.88 lakh posts with an electorate of over 12.5 crore. Touted as the world’s largest polls, it will witness the election of nearly 59,000 village heads and […]

Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) In a worrying development, incidents with policemen getting on the wrong side of law, are increasing. At least six policemen have been booked and four of them arrested in three separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh last week. On January 17, two constables were suspended in Pilibhit district for allegedly running an […]

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) As India prepares to observe the 73rd anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, his descendants have appealed to restore an old tradition marking the exact time when the Father of the Nation fell to an assassin’s bullets, stunning humanity. Great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar A. […]

By Vishal GulatiDharamsala, Jan 24 (IANS) Tibetans are hopeful of being united with the States once again with their globetrotting spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who has a special relationship with US presidents that began with a gold watch, calling on President Joe Biden soon for substantive discussions. After a four-year unusual exception of President […]

By Sumit Kumar SinghLucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) Combat aircraft, including the top-of-the-line Rafale or Sukhoi, will soon be able to land and take off from an airstrip being developed on the 340-km long Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. The government is developing a stretch of 3.2 kilometres near Sultanpur district on the Expressway where combat […]

By Rajnish SinghNew Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a bid to gear up its force for a “big” anti-extremist operation in the Maoist hotbeds, especially in areas prone to attacks, the Central Resrve Police Force (CRPF) is engaged in adding updated gadgets and arms to its armoury. In the process, the force will use an […]

Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IANS) Keeping up the tempo by filing FIRs against the makers of “Tandav”, a political thriller starring Saif Ali Khan, another FIR was registered in Krisna Raja Pura (K.R. Pura) Police limits of Eastern Bengaluru on Friday. According to the FIR, Kiran Aradhya, social worker lodged complaint against web series “Tandav” starring […]

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Jan 24 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that nobody will remain homeless in the country, which is celebrating the golden jubilee of its independence this year. “No one will remain shelter-less in the ‘Mujib Barsho’ and the golden jubilee year of Bangladesh’s independence. Our resources may be limited, […]

Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) With the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch police busting the question paper leak racket on Saturday night, Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has cancelled competitive examinations for First Division Assistant scheduled on Sunday. The Bengaluru Joint Police Commissioner, (Crime), Sandeep Patil said in his tweet that the question paper of – First […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in 13 states so far of which of which Avian Influenza has been reported in poultry birds from nine states whilein wild birds from 12 states, the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying confirmed on Saturday. As on January 23, outbreaks […]

Hyderabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Telangana registered 221 new Covid positive cases, increasing the state’s tally to 2.93 lakh, even as 431 more patients recovered from the virus to outnumber infections on Saturday. Hyderabad accounted for the highest number of infections, 36, in the past 24 hours, followed by Karimnagar (17), Medchal Malkajgiri (16), Rangareddy (14) […]

Amaravati, Jan 23 (IANS) A host of leaders from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Saturday criticized the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) for opposing the rural local bodies’ elections, even as they have been welcoming the polls since many days. “Jagan Reddy’s government is unnecessarily creating a Constitutional crisis in the state. […]

Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday paid tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary in Guwahati. Paying floral tributes at the portrait of Bose in Guwahati, the Home Minister said that Netaji was a brilliant student, born patriot, skilled administrator and organiser and a leader with […]

By Sumit SaxenaNew Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Justice N.V. Ramana of the Supreme Court, the judge who is due to become the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), said on Saturday that emergencies have a long-lasting impact on generations. Ramana was speaking at the launch of a book titled “The Law of Emergency Powers: Comparative […]

Amravati, Jan 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar on Saturday complained to the director general of police Gautam Sawang about a government employee’s alleged threat and asked him to keep a close watch on him. Kumar was referring to Venkatrami Reddy, a representative of government employees who has been allegedly […]

Gandhinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) A total of 78,319 persons have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Gujarat so far, including 31,116 on Saturday, even as 423 new cases took the state’s coronavirus tally to 2,58,687, while one death in the past 24 hours raised Gujarat’s Covid death toll to 4,375. According to the […]

Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched the ‘Ayushman CAPF’ plan, extending the healthcare benefits of the Central health insurance scheme to the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and their dependents. During a function at the CRPF Group Centre at Amingaon in Guwahati, the Home Minister distributed Ayushman CAPF […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday that 15,37,190 people have been administered Covid-19 vaccines across the country so far. The figures have come out of 27,776 sessions held since the massive inoculation drive started across the country on January 16, it added. Meanwhile, one new hospitalisation case was reported […]

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Paying homage to legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country is following in his footsteps and working towards creating an India Netaji once dreamt of. “Netaji had dreamt of a strong India, from LAC to LOC, and […]

Shillong, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned in promoting the northeast on the world map and bringing progress and prosperity to the region. Addressing the 69th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in […]

Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s close aide V. K. Sasikala’s prison cellmate and sister-in-law, J. Ilavarasi has also tested Covid-19 positive. She has been admitted to Victoria Hospital, the prison authorities said here on Saturday. Ilavarasi is undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru, where Sasikala has been admitted […]

Mysuru, Jan 23 (IANS) Karnataka chief minister, B. S. Yediyurappa on Saturday hinted that Athe state budget for 2021-22 will be downsized given the financial condition as a fallout of the Covid -19 pandemic. With more than Rs 30,000 crore revenue shortage, Karnataka is staring at downsizing its outlay by at least 10 per cent […]

Gurugram, Jan 23 (IANS) The Gurugram police have made several security arrangements ahead of Republic Day which will be celebrated at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Sector-38 in Gurugram. According to the department, around 4,000 cops including a dozen of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACPs) more than 40 Inspectors along with additional police forces […]

Ranchi, Jan 23 (IANS) Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal president and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad,73, was on Saturday evening shifted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for treatment. Prasad was shifted to the Capital by air ambulance through a chartered flight. He is accompanied by his wife Rabri Devi and […]

Jammu, Jan 23 (IANS) A long infiltration tunnel was unearthed by troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday on the international border in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kathua district. BSF sources said the long and deep tunnel was entering the Indian side of the international border from Pansar forward area in Hira Nagar sector. […]

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India has flown the first lot of coronavirus vaccines to Africa, after having shipped these to friendly South Asian neighbours when a Royal Air Maroc plane left India for Moroccan capital Rabat on Friday evening. The Indian embassy in Rabat tweeted: “In a manifestation of excellent relationship between […]

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre are engaged in a tussle over the celebration of Netajis 125th birth anniversary that is taking place in Kolkata on Saturday. But at Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee came together […]

Gurugram, Jan 23 (IANS) In order to ensure corruption-free functioning of Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in Gurugram, Badshahpur MLA Rakesh Daulatabad will soon move amendments in the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Societies Act through a private member’s Bill in the state Assembly. This was shared by the MLA who is also chairman of Haryana […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Delhi police have arrested three men from Jharkhand’s Jamtara and Dhanbad districts for their involvement in a cyber fraud case in the national capital’s Dwarka area. They also recovered 23 SIM cards, 9 debit cards and 3 mobile phones from their possession. Police said that a complainant had stated […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) There seems to be no relief in the number of daily Covid-19 cases in Kerala with as many as 6,960 persons testing positive for the dreaded disease on Saturday, a release issued by the office of state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja said. On a positive note, 5,283 persons recovered from the […]

Shillong, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned in promoting Northeast on the world map and bringing progress and prosperity in the region. Addressing the 69th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shilling, […]

Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Videos and speeches of Sri Lankan Islamic State leader Zahran Hashim were used by ‘jihadi’ gang ‘Shahadat is our Goal’ to radicalise youths in Tamil Nadu during 2017-2018 calling for violent jihad to liberate their associates lodged in prisons. Various social media groups, especially on WhatsApp, were created by the gang […]

Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest in the presence of BJP President J.P. Nadda at the golden jubilee function of Himachal Pradesh’s statehood here on January 25, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Saturday. He told the media that the function would be held on the […]

Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Saturday said illegal quarrying or mining will not be permitted in the state and necessary action will be taken against such activities. After paying homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bhose on his 125th birth anniversary here, Yediyurappa exhorted he will not allow illegal quarrying […]

Muzaffarpur, Jan 23 (IANS) A youth was critically injured when a neighbour fired at him following a fight over his (the youth’s) dog in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district in the Kanti police station area. Four bullets hit 20-year-old Keshav Kumar’s leg. On Friday, Keshav was taking away his dog sitting outside his house in Madhu Chhapra […]

Amaravati, Jan 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government will showcase Nandi, Naga, Ganesha and Lepakshi temple as part of its Republic Day parade tableau in New Delhi. “Lepakshi is a fine example of architectural grandeur. It belongs to the 16th century temple of stone in Vijayanagara style,” said an official. The temple was built on a […]

Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that with the all-round development of the northeastern region, “Atmanirbhar Bharat” would be achieved. Addressing a massive gathering at Jerenga Pothar in Sivasagar in eastern Assam, Modi said that since the central government was led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the present […]

Ranchi, Jan 23 (IANS) Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal president and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad is likely to be shifted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for treatment on Saturday evening. “Lalu Prasad is likely to be shifted to AIIMS. At the directive of the jail administration, an eight-member team was […]

Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the state government will soon issue a directive to all mine owners and explosive material suppliers. The order would specify the quantity of explosives for storage, use or transportation at a time. Inaugurating a Road Safety week organised by the Bengaluru Traffic police […]

Amaravati, Jan 23 (IANS) Hours after the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar on Saturday issued a notification for the four-phase panchayat polls, the state government employees associations representatives threatened to boycott the elections because of the pandemic. The employees representatives said they would see how many employees the SEC terminates. “Government […]

Amaravati, Jan 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan paid floral tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary and said that his contribution to India’s freedom struggle cannot be forgotten. At the Raj Bhavan, a programme was held to commemorate Netaji. “Lakhs of people jumped into the freedom struggle in […]

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Uncertainty and fear have gripped the business community in China as it reported an increase in Covid-19 cases. Another round of lockdown in parts of the country could impact the economic revival leaving many jobless once again. China reported 144 new cases on Thursday. “While the number is […]

By Deepak SharmaNew Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) In a bid to counter cyber-attacks and data theft, primarily perpetrated from China, the government seems determined to implement the new security directives in the telecom sector, cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), within the next six months. Underlining the need of such directive, a confidential […]

Jammu, Jan 23 (IANS) A large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered after a terrorist hideout was busted by the security forces in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. According to details, the security forces received specific input about the presence of a terrorist hideout in a forested area […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has said that the BJP-RSS combine is “destroying” Indian democracy through wrong policies and administrative measures. Gehlot was addressing Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee office bearers at the party’s state headquarters here at Indira Bhawan. Gehlot came down heavily against the central agencies […]

Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) After opening for a few hours on Saturday, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been closed again due to heavy snowfall, officials said. The highway which was opened for one-way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar on Saturday has been closed due to snowfall near Jawahar Tunnel. Many vehicles, mostly trucks, with essential […]

Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Due to continuous snowfall since Saturday morning, all flights to and from the Srinagar international airport have been cancelled. As predicted by the local weather office, it started snowing in the Kashmir valley on Saturday morning. Over 3 inches of snow had accumulated on the ground at most places in the […]

Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that with the all round development of the northeastern region, “Atmanirbhar Bharat” would be achieved. Addressing a massive gathering at Jerenga Pothar in Sivasagar, Modi said that since the Central government was led by former prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the present NDA (National […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) Odisha on Saturday paid rich tributes to legendary freedom fighters Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary and Veer Surendra Sai on his 213th birth anniversary. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid floral tribute to Netaji at his statue in Cuttack, the birthplace of the legendary leader. Several paintings depicting […]

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Paying homage to ‘Deshnayak’ Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that Netaji was a true leader and strongly believed in unity of all people. “We are celebrating this day as Desh Nayak Dibas…He strongly believed in unity of all people,” […]

Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Mimimum temperatures improved across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday as snow occurred in the valley and rain lashed the plains of Jammu division. Most people in the valley preferred to remain indoors in the morning due to the snow and slippery road conditions. The weather office has forecast more […]

By Navneet MishraNew Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) After the 11th round of talks between the government and the farmer leaders at the Vigyan Bhawan on Friday remained inconclusive, Union Agriculture Minister accused the latter of not following the principles of discussion as he said that when the two parties are negotiating on an issue, one […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch personnel have arrested three men, who in the guise of professional finance managers, duped high networth techies in the city, a statement said on Friday. The CCB has recovered real estate properties valued around Rs 8 crore and three high-end cars like BMWs and Audis from […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Continuing the declining trend, new Covid cases plunged to 324 while 890 recovered in a day across Karnataka. “With 324 new cases on Thursday, the state’s Covid tally increased to 9,34,576, including 6,985 active cases, while recoveries rose to 9,15,382, with 890 patients discharged during the day,” said the state health […]

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) In another move to provide free healthcare facilities to poor in urban areas, the Telangana government on Friday launched eight Telangana Diagnostics mini hubs in Greater Hyderabad. Officials said Telangana Diagnostics is a first-of-its-kind initiative to provide quality diagnostic and imaging services free of cost to the public. Municipal Administration and […]

Shillong, Jan 22 (IANS) In a big boost to tourism and trade with Bangladesh, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday formally opened the longest steel arch bridge in the country on the Wahrew river in the states southern region. According to the officials, the bridge measuring 169.350 metres connecting Bholaganj and Sohbar with […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) A miffed Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Friday said separating health and medical education departments would affect the vaccination drive in the state. “Separating health and medical education ministries could weaken the state’s vaccination effort, as 60 per cent of district hospitals are under the latter and the remaining under […]

Amaravati, Jan 22 (IANS) Actor-politician and Janasena party founder Pawan Kalyan on Friday donated Rs 30 lakh for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Kalyan handed over the cheque to Andhra Pradesh RSS chief Bharatiji, along with another Rs 11,000 donation arranged by the actor’s personal staff. “I am donating Rs 30 lakh […]

Ayodhya, Jan 22 (IANS) The Ram Mandir Trust in Ayodhya claimed on Friday that the hurdle in the way of the construction of the foundation of Ram Mandir has been cleared after the second session of the brainstorming meeting with engineers from Larsen and Tubro and Tata Group at the Faizabad circuit house. The Trust […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) A 34-year-old man from Kannur district of Kerala who had reached the state from United Kingdom, was tested positive of the mutant variety of coronavirus after a test at the CSIR institute in New Delhi. Apart from this, 6,753 people tested Covid positive in the state after 58,057 samples were tested […]

Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) After remaining closed for vehicular traffic on Friday due to maintenance and repair work, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway will open for one way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. “Tomorrow on 23-01-2021, subject to fair weather and better road condition, only one way traffic shall be allowed from […]

Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) The test reports of RJD President Lalu Prasad, who was admitted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here following complaints of uneasiness in breathing, have returned normal barring a hint of pneumonia. According to doctors of the hospital, the test reports of ECG, ECO, Covid-19, blood, ultrasound and others […]

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) The Covid vaccine acceptance rate among targeted beneficiaries in Telangana dropped further to 45.5 per cent on Friday, the fifth day of vaccination in the state. Out of 28,433 public healthcare workers who were planned to be vaccinated on Friday, only 12,944 were vaccinated. The total number of public healthcare workers […]

Aizawl, Jan 22 (IANS) Troopers of Assam Rifles in separate raids have seized drugs and Areca nuts, smuggled from Mynamar, worth of Rs 6.35 crore in Mizoram and arrested three persons in connection with the case, officials said on Friday. The para-military troopers also recovered three AK-56 rifles, three empty magazines and 2,30,000 kyat (Myanmar […]

Gandhinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) A total of 47,203 persons have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Gujarat so far, including 11,352 on Friday, even as 451 new cases took the state’s coronavirus tally to 2,58,264 cases, while two deaths in the past 24 hours mounted Gujarat’s Covid death toll to 4,374. According to […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Karnataka’s first case under the newly amended anti-Cow slaughter Act has been registered in Kudgi village in Vijayapura district, Animal Husbandry minister Prabhu Chauhan said on Friday. Kudgi is a small village located adjacent to Solapur to Chitradurga Highway (NH13) In Vijayapura, about 500 kms from state capital Bengaluru. According to […]

Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Continuing its probe into the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Ltd scam, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday seized Rs 73 lakh after raiding five premises belonging to the Viva Group and its associates in Mumbai and Palghar, officials said here on Friday. These included the Viva Group’s offices in Andheri […]

Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Recoveries outnumbered new Covid cases in J&K on Friday as 97 patients were discharged after recovery while 88 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours, according to an official bulletin. Out of 88 fresh cases, 42 were reported from Jammu while 46 from Kashmir division taking the total tally […]

Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at five locations here, including the premises of Viva Group, in connection with its money laundering probe into the PMC Bank scam case, officials said. An ED official said that the agency carried out searches at five premises belonging to Viva Group […]

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Ahead of the crucial state Assembly polls, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee boastfully announced Swasthya Sathi cards for all residents of the state as they can avail a health cover of up to Rs.5 lakh. She had also sounded a warning saying if anyone refuses to give health care, the […]

Gurugram, Jan 22 (IANS) Two men including a juvenile have been detained for the murder of a 65-year-old woman in Gurugram’s Sohna area, the police said, adding that the crime reportedly took place on Friday morning. According to the police, the investigation team have detained the culprits involved in the crime and are questioning them. […]

Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday urged the people of Goa to write to the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee underlining the importance of three development projects related to roads, rail and power, failing which the projects, Sawant said, may face the same fate of the mining sector, which has been […]

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) With the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, the Ganga river could be responsible for up to 3 billion microplastic particles entering the Bay of Bengal every day, according to new research by an international team of scientists. The microplastics identified were dominated by fibers and fragments, according to […]

Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Even as he slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for spreading lies over the farm laws and dubbed the Centre’s refusal to repeal them as ‘inhuman’, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced jobs for one member of each of the families of the […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) A day after four ministers skipped a cabinet meeting expressing their displeasure over the portfolios allotted to them, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa again affected minor changes in the portfolios of six ministers on Friday. M.T.B. Nagaraj, who had expressed his displeasure over the allotment of the excise portfolio to him, […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Around 10,000 students from Kerala, studying medicine and allied courses in China, are facing an uncertain future as the Chinese government is not allowing them back in the country to resume their studies. After the Covid pandemic struck Wuhan and other parts of China, several students had come back home and […]

Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has criticised a new circular released by the Nitish Kumar government which directs the law enforcement authorities to take action against derogatory remarks on social media against government officials and public representatives. Yadav said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has forgotten that Bihar is […]

By Navneet MishraNew Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The deadlock between the farmers’ leaders and the government over the three farm laws seems to continue as the 11th round of talks on Friday at Vigyan Bhawan lasted till lunch only and ended without a solution. No date for the next round of talks has been decided […]

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India on Friday inoculated as many as 2,28,563 healthcare and frontline workers, taking the toll of total beneficiaries who have been vaccinated to 12,72,097. “The Covid-19 vaccination programme was conducted successfully on the seventh day of the countrywide massive exercise. The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated has surpassed 12.7 […]

Gurugram, Jan 22 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman with primary health care (PHC) centre died under mysterious circumstances at Bhangrola village here on Friday. However, the family members alleged that she died after administered the coronavirus vaccine. The woman’s husband in his complaint at the New Colony police station said that his wife was asleep till […]

By Vivek TripathiLucknow, Jan 22 (IANS) ‘Survey of India’, the oldest scientific institution of the government of India, is making digital maps of villages with the help of drones for the first time. Through the digital mapping, Rural Residential Rights Record would be prepared in nearly 82,000 villages of the state. In the process villagers […]

Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Punjab’s Republic Day tableau will reflect the theme of the supreme sacrifice of ninth Sikh master Guru Tegh Bahadur, who laid down his life to uphold the eternal values of humanity, religious coexistence and freedom of faith, officials said on Friday. Born in Amritsar on April 1, 1621, he came to […]

Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) Four persons engaged in illegal mining died on Friday morning as mica mines caved in Jharkhand’s Koderma district. The incident occurred at the Foolwariya jungle, following which two bodies have been recovered from the mine this afternoon, the police said. According to police, a rescue operation is underway to extract the […]

Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Six masked persons brandishing pistols on Friday barged into a Muthoot Finance branch in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur on Friday and fled about 25 kg gold jewellery valued at about Rs 7.5 crore and Rs 96,000 cash, police said. The gang members held up the company staff and a couple of customers […]

Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) Following the deterioration in the health condition of incarcerated former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav are going to meet him in Ranchi later on Friday. Tejashwi said the entire family is concerned about Lalu Prasad’s health. “We will go to […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of those who died in Shivamogga blast and asserted that his government was committed to stop all illegal mining in the state. Expressing ‘shock’ over the dynamite blast in his hometown Shivamogga, Yediyurappa […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders on Friday expressed grief over the death of several labourers in an explosion at a stone quarry in Karnataka’s Shivamogga. Kovind tweeted that the news about loss of lives in the explosion was unfortunate and tragic. “My thoughts and prayers […]

Amaravati, Jan 22 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has challenged the High Court’s green signal to conduct rural local bodies elections through a special leave petition in the Supreme Court. In its petition on Thursday, the government said that it amounts to risking employees’ lives amid the coronavirus pandemic to go to elections at a […]

Gurugram, Jan 22 (IANS) The Gurugram Police have busted a fake call centre which allegedly operated from Udyog Vihar Phase-5. This call centre allegedly used to dupe American nationals on pretext of providing technical suport to leading social media apps. The police have arrested three persons and seized laptops, hard disks and other electronic gadgets […]

Lucknow, Jan 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party president J.P. Nadda on Friday unveiled a larger-than-life statue of Lord Ram in the party’s state headquarters here. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, state in-charge Radha Mohan Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya and state party president Swatantra Dev Singh were present on the occasion. A party functionary said […]

Gandhinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday announced that the Rapid Response (RR) Cell of the state police will be abolished. Active since 1995, the RR Cell’s chief task was to keep a tab on the functionings of organised crime in the state. “We have decided to abolish the RR cell […]

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Shifting their focus to Covid vaccination, health authorities in Telangana are conducting fewer tests, leading to a further drop in daily count of positive cases. The government and private laboratories in the state conducted 28,791 samples during the last 24 hours ending 8 p.m. Thursday. Of these 24,892 samples were tested […]

Amaravati, Jan 22 (IANS) Senior Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and Rajya Sabha member V. Vijayasai Reddy alleged on Friday that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu has no ‘honesty, shame or justice.’ “Babu is a person who sets aside honesty, shame and justice and calling for dharma parikrama yatra shows […]

Lucknow, Jan 22 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government will launch the ‘Udyam Sarathi App’ on January 24 which will provide every information related to self-employment and the job industry at one click. The Chief Minister will unveil a high-tech platform for the youth on the occasion of the ‘UP Diwas’. The app, prepared under the […]

By Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The making of vaccines against the deadly Covid-19 virus will be showcased during the Republic Day parade on January 26 at Rajpath in New Delhi. India has two indigenous vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield, and a large-scale inoculation programme started from January 16, 2021. So far, 1,53,032 people […]

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Jan 22 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for sending 20 lakh doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to assist the country in its fight against the novel coronavirus. “I’m thanking Prime Minister Modi for sending the vaccine as a gift, I do expect that Bangladesh […]

New Delhi 21 Jan (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the three farm laws held an interaction with various farmer organisations from eight states on Thursday through a video conference. Ten different farmer bodies from eight states — Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh — participated in the discussion […]

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The Telangana government has decided to implement 10 per cent reservation to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the state, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao announced on Thursday. He said a high-level review meeting will be held in the next two to three days on the matter and appropriate orders will […]

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s key aide V.K. Sasikala, who is on the verge of finishing her jail term for corruption, tested Covid positive on Thursday night. The Victoria Hospital’s second bulletin said that the second RT-PCR test carried out on Thursday confirmed that she is Covid positive. According […]

Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) In wake of some students and parents complaining about excess fees being collected by private intermediate colleges in Andhra Pradesh, state regulatory body, the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), on Thursday warned their managements to refrain and reduce fees by 30 per cent as ordered earlier. “All the private unaided junior […]

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) At least four allegedly disgruntled ministers — K. Sudhakar, J.C. Madhuswamy, K. Gopalaiah and M.T.B. Nagaraj — reportedly skipped the first cabinet meeting convened by Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday after effecting minor cabinet reshuffle and allocating portfolios to seven newly inducted legislators into his team. It came as […]

Gandhinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) A total of 35,851 persons have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Gujarat so far, including 12,487 on Thursday, even as 471 new cases took the state’s coronavirus tally to 2,57,813 cases, while one death in the past 24 hours mounted Gujarat’s Covid death toll to 4,372. According to […]

Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Thursday reported 139 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s tally to 8.86 lakh, while 254 more patients recovered from the virus. Krishna district accounted for the highest number (35) of cases in the past 24 hours, followed by Chittoor (20), Guntur (17), East Godavari (13), Prakasam (9), Anantapur […]

Jammu, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar Highway will remain closed on Friday for maintenance operations, an official statement said. “Tomorrow on 22-01-2021, no vehicular movement shall be allowed on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in view of maintenance/repairing of the road,” traffic police said in a statement. After remaining closed for a week due to the collapse […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Vijith Vijayan of Wayand in the infamous Pantheerankavu Maoist case. Vijayan, the fourth accused in the case, will be produced before the NIA court in Ernakulam and the agency is likely to ask for his custody for further interrogation. Vijith has connections with Alan […]

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) At least seven people, including six women, were killed and 13 others injured when an auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling was crushed under a truck in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Thursday. The accident occurred at at Angandipet Stage of P.A. Pally mandal when the auto-rickshaw, while trying to prevent hitting […]

Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSRCP candidate Pothula Suneetha was elected, without any contest, to the Legislative Council on Thursday to fill up a casual vacancy. “The returning officer and Deputy Secretary to the state legislature has declared Pothula Suneetha, YSRCP as duly elected uncontested,” said a statement from the chief electoral officer’s […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (IANS) Two cases of Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) have been reported in Odisha as two healthcare workers were hospitalised after administration of Covid-19 vaccine, the state Health Department said on Thursday. Both the healthcare workers are now stable. A 27-year-old staff nurse in Bargarh district had taken the vaccine on January […]

Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) After Chittorgarh and Jhunjhunu, Alwar will be the third district in Rajasthan to have Sainik School in its vicinity as chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday allotted free of cost land for the project in Haldina village of Malakheda tehsil here. It needs to be mentioned here that in the year […]

Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court’s green signal to conduct the rural local bodies elections drew an immediate response from the government employees associations, who highlighted that their lives are more important than the elections amid the Coronavirus pandemic on Thursday. “Whatever be the judgment, it is our lives. The Governor should use […]

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bengaluru police busted an interstate drug peddling racket by arresting two persons and recovering 9310 LSD strips valued about Rs 1.39 crore and cash Rs 27.50 lakh from them on Thursday. The arrests were made by the Kumaraswamy Layout police of the Bengaluru South sub-division in the city. According to […]

Jammu, Jan 21 (IANS) An Indian Army NCO was killed in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan on the Line of Control at Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Thursday, officials said. “Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation on LoC in J&K today,” the Army said. “Our army responded strongly to enemy […]

By Soudhriti BhabaniKolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) In 1941, 44-year-old Subhas Chandra Bose was under house arrest with the police guarding the entire area outside his Elgin Road residence in south Kolkata. According to noted Netaji researcher Jayanta Chowdhury, the black German Wanderer sedan which Bose rode for his great escape on January 16, 1941 rolled […]

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) With Assembly elections in West Bengal around the corner, the Congress too has now jumped into the political fray after BJP and TMC to claim Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s legacy, by promising to build his “tallest statue” in the eastern state. Congress West Bengal affairs incharge Jitin Prasada said: “The […]

By Navneet MishraNew Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the BJP is engaged in connecting with the sentiments of the people of West Bengal. The programme will continue for the whole year. This comes ahead of the high-voltage West Bengal Assembly polls later this year. The Modi […]

By Soudhriti BhabaniKolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) At a time when the Centre has constituted a high-level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a section of Bose’s family and researchers are unhappy with the inclusion of Anita Bose Pfaff in the panel. “Anita Pfaff […]

By Soudhriti BhabaniKolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Located in the crumbling neighbourhood of north Kolkata, the century-old snacks shop Laxmi Narayan Shaw and Sons, popularly known as Netajis ‘Telebhaja’ shop, stands as a silent testimony to the golden times of Bengal. Even in these parts of the vintage eastern metropolis, the nostalgia of Netaji is so […]

By Soudhriti BhabaniKolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) As the nation gets ready to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the renaming of Kolkata’s iconic Victoria Memorial as ‘Swantantrata Senani Smarak’ in honour of all freedom fighters who died fighting […]

Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell on Thursday called on Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana here to explore cooperation in agriculture, water and education. “Valuable insights from Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar-ji on his key priorities for Haryana and opportunities for greater Australia-Haryana cooperation in agribusiness, water and education,” […]

Gurugram, Jan 21 (IANS) The Gurugram police have arrested three persons including two advocates, who had fraudulently sold two acres of ‘acquired’ land here to a private company that caused a huge loss to the state exchequer, officials said on Thursday. According to the police, the land of village Islampur which was acquired by the […]

Bhopal, Jan 21 (IANS) In an effort to make the Covid-19 vaccination drive a huge success in Madhya Pradesh, several religious leaders and eminent personalities across the state have launched a ‘Jan Jagriti Abhiyan’ to raise awareness for maximum participation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 16 launched India’s coronavirus vaccination drive via video conference. […]

Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) BJP president J.P. Nadda was given a warm welcome at Lucknow airport when he arrived here on a two-day visit. Nadda’s visit was re-scheduled and he arrived about six hours late on Thursday evening. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief ministers, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, along with over a […]

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) In a joint operation with its counterparts in Chennai zone, Narcotics Control Bureau’s Bengaluru Zone officials on Thursday busted a drugs racket by arresting two persons and seizing 49.5 kg banned stimulant chemical Ephedrine. The contraband was concealed in electric commercial sandwich-makers and other electrical accessories, a statement by Bengaluru NCB […]

Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) Ten nominees of the ruling BJP, including its state President Swatantra Dev Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, and two of the opposition SP were declared elected unopposed to the UP Legislative Council on Thursday. The nomination papers of 13th candidate, an independent, were rejected during scrutiny on Tuesday, leaving […]

Pune, Jan 21 (IANS) A major fire broke out in an under-construction building of the Serum Institute of India (SII)’s Manjari plant here on Thursday afternoon, officials said. There are no immediate reports of casualties. Around 2 p.m., thick clouds of smoke could be seen billowing out of the structure in the SII complex at […]

Gandhinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said he had full faith that the BJP government at the Centre led by PM Narendra Modi will provide a home to every citizen of the country by August 15, 2022. He was speaking at the virtual public dedication of one-km-long overbridge at Shilaj […]

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy set ablaze by his father for not taking his studies seriously and not attending online classes succumbed to his injuries at a government hospital here on Thursday, police said. R Charan, who had sustained 60 per cent burns, breathed his last at the Gandhi Hospital. Police said Charan’s […]

Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Congress is preparing to distribute nearly 10 lakh calendars of party’s General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, across every village and city of the state. According to the party sources, the 12-page table top calendar has a photograph of Priyanka on every page. It encapsulates her journey since she […]

Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) In a mega action against the drug cartel in Mumbai, the Narcotics Control Bureau has found the links of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar after the agency busted a drugs factory in Mumbai’s Dongri, which was being operated by Karim Lala’s grandson Chinku Pathan. An NCB official related to the […]

Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Minimum temperatures plummetted further across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh on Thursday as the weather office forecast another spell of snow and rain during the next three days. Minimum temperatures across the valley and Ladakh dropped further on Thursday due to clear night sky. Another spell of moderate snow in Kashmir […]

Agra, Jan 21 (IANS) A water tank, with a fountain in the centre, dating back to the 16th century Mughal era, has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Fatehpur Sikri. During the conservation work of the Todarmal Baradari, an area around it was being excavated when the discovery took place. A […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) K.V. Thomas, former union minister and senior Congress leader is likely to contest the 2021 Kerala Assembly elections as an LDF candidate from the Ernakulam seat, his traditional bastion. Thomas was a former union minister of state (Independent charge) for Food and Civil supplies in the Manmohan Singh government. He has […]

Gurugram, Jan 21 (IANS) The recovery rate of coronavirus infected patients in Gurugram has increased to 98.68 per cent from the 95 per cent recorded last month, the district administration said on Thursday. For the past seven days, the number of the corona patients per day was being recorded below 50, according to the daily […]

Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) An 85-year-old priest of a Shiva temple was brutally bludgeoned to death in Shivpur village on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh capital. The blood-soaked body of the priest, Fakire Das, was found inside his hut on the temple premises on Wednesday. His assailants appeared to have used a brick to […]

Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the ‘intentions’ of the Modi government to defer farm laws by one and a half year. “The BJP government has extended a proposal to defer the implementation of the farm laws for the next one and a half year. The move is illogical and […]

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The farmer leaders have welcomes the Central government’s proposal during the 10th round of talks to resolve the issues related to the newly passed agricultural laws through a committee, keeping the legislations on hold for one and a half years on a positive note. Terming the proposal “worth considering”, the […]

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Around 55 per cent or 34,583 healthcare warriors were vaccinated across Karnataka on the fifth day of the drive, said the state health bulletin on Wednesday. “Of the 62,772 beneficiaries registered for the vaccine, 34,583 took the shot across the state, accounting for 55 per cent of the target for the […]

Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) BJP president J.P. Nadda will arrive in Lucknow on Thursday on a two-day visit. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) media in-charge Manish Dixit said during Nadda’s visit, the BJP chief will hold various meetings with party office bearers, ministers and will also attend other programmes. Nadda will arrive in the state capital […]

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Elated over the Karnataka High Court’s observation on the ban on cow slaughter is ‘constitutionally valid’, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said the court’s observation has come as a ‘major boost’ to the BJP government. “The development in the High Court on Wednesday clears hurdles for the government to effectively implement […]