New Delhi (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday intercepted a Chinese national in West Bengal's Malda district from near the border following suspicious activities, the paramilitary force said.
A laptop and a passport have…
Mumbai (IANS) The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, hitting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country's commercial capital, officials said here.
Large parts of Mumbai,…
New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed retired IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey as Election Commissioner.
The appointment restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the next set of crucial…
New Delhi (IANS) A former minister in Manmohan Singh government and a senior congress leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday joined the BJP in presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the BJP headquarters.
The development came just ahead of the…
New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against industrialist Gautam Thapar of Avantha Reality and Oyster Buildwell Pvt Ltd among several others for allegedly cheating Yes Bank to the tune of Rs 466 crore.
The…
Kolkata (IANS) Personnel of Kolkata Police's Special Task Force ( STF) on Wednesday gunned down two Punjab gangsters believed to be involved in gun running and responsible for killing two policemen. The deceased duo has been identified as Jaspreet…
Banka (Bihar) (IANS) A massive blast took place on Tuesday morning in a Madarsa under Nagar police station in Bihar's Banka district, which completely destroyed the building. Two to three people are reported to be injured in this incident.
…New Delhi (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to discuss various issues including Maratha reservation and other issues concerning the state.
Sources said that a delegation led…
Greater Noida (IANS) A major fire broke out in a chemical company in Surajpur industrial area, Greater Noida on Tuesday morning. The fire quickly spread and became intense due to the presence of chemicals in the company.
At least 15 fire tenders…
New Delhi/San Francisco (IANS) In a massive internet outage, several popular websites including leading news portals on Tuesday went off the grid globally, including Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, GitHub, Hulu, HBO Max, CNN, the Guardian, the New York Times,…