Nashik: One dies as fire breaks out at factory
Nashik: At least one person died and 19 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a factory in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Sunday, media reports said.
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Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of IAF’s Western Air Command
New Delhi/IBNS: Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on 01 January 2023, according to an IAF press communique.
Odisha: Russian man, thought to be missing, detained by GRP for questioning
Bhubaneswar: The missing Russian man, who was being searched by the Odisha Police, after being spotted at the Bhubaneswar railway station, has been detained by Government Railway Police (GRP).
Haryana sports minister Sandeep Singh faces harassment case after coach's complaint.
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Chandigarh Police Sunday registered a sexual harassment and criminal intimidation case against Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh, based on a complaint by a junior athletics coach on Friday.
Over 4,000 families living in illegal colonies on railway land face eviction after Uttarakhand HC ruling
Nainital (Uttarakhand): Thousands of families living in the unauthorised colonies near Haldwani railway station will have to vacate their homes following a Uttarakhand High Court ruling, media reports said.
Two killed, 13 injured in old age home fire in South Delhi
New Delhi/IBNS: A fire at the old age home in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash II killed two inmates and injured 13 others, media reports said.
'What the father of new India done?' Nitish Kumar takes dig at Devendra Fadnavis's wife's 'two fathers of nation' remark
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday referred to Amruta Fadnavis' 'father of new India' remark to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked what the "new father of new India has done for the nation?"
Flashback 2022: The Year That Was
The world is ringing into the New Year under the shadow of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, though the year that passed was a positive one in terms of battling the virus amid more coverage of vaccination and reopening of business and travel worldwide. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back at some of the major events of the year:
Suicide by another govt contractor revives corruption allegations against Karnataka govt
Bengaluru: A contractor in Karnataka Tumakuru district, about 70 km from the capital Bengaluru, committed suicide on Thursday, once again triggering allegations of corruption against the Basavaraj Bommai-led government ahead of the big elections next year, media reports said.
Odisha: Mystery deepens as Russian man goes missing after unnatural deaths of two others
Bhubaneswar: Even as the mystery surrounding the deaths of two Russians, including a lawmaker known to be a Putin critic, in an Odisha hotel is waiting to be unravelled, police are searching for another Russian, a self-proclaimed anti-Ukraine War activist, media reported.
9 killed, 32 injured in bus-SUV collision in Gujarat's Navsari
Navsari (Gujarat)/IBNS: As many as nine people were killed and 32 others injured in a collision between a bus and SUV in Gujarat’s Navsari in the wee hours of Saturday, media reports said.
'I consider BJP my guru, they train me on what not to be done': Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/IBNS: In a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called the ruling party his "guru" as "they train me on what not to be done".
Jammu and Kashmir: Extension wall of house of militant demolished in Anantnag
Srinagar: An extension wall of the house of a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant believed to be based in Pakistan allegedly built on government land in the Liver Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district was demolished by authorities on Saturday, officials said.
Strong undercurrent against BJP: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that there is a strong undercurrent against the BJP-led government at the Centre and if the Opposition stands effectively with a vision it will become very difficult for the ruling party to win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
172 militants, including 42 foreign, killed in 93 encounters during 2022, says ADGP Kashmir
Srinagar: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Saturday said that 172 militants, including 42 foreigners, were killed in 93 successful encounters in the year 2022.
Bihar spurious liquor tragedy: Mastermind arrested from Delhi’s Dwarka
New Delhi/UNI: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested a man who was allegedly involved in spurious liquor tragedy of Bihar in which several people lost their lives, police said on Saturday.
'Don't watch cricket, didn't know he was Rishabh Pant': Bus driver who rescued star cricketer
Roorkee/IBNS: The bus driver, who rescued Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant after the latter met with an accident in Roorkee, has said he couldn't recognise the star wicketkeeper-batter on the spot.
'Won't allow terrorism to force us to the negotiating table': India's EAM Jaishankar in message to Pakistan
New Delhi/IBNS: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has once again sent out a strong message to the country's hostile neighbour Pakistan stating New Delhi "won't allow terrorism to force us to the negotiating table".
Amit Shah to flag off public faith rally in poll-bound Tripura on Jan 5
Agartala/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to flag off an eight-day 'Public Faith Rally' (Jana Biswas Yatra) on the chariot on January 5 in two locations of North and South Tripura by rolling out the chariot aiming to connect the voters ahead of the crucial assembly poll slated for the second week of February.
Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing 'Sweet Revolution'
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir, a region in the country which has a strong history in the world of beekeeping and honey production, is now poised to witness a ‘Sweet Revolution’ through sincere efforts of the administration towards that end, media reports said.
Actor Tunisha Sharma was depressed after breakup with Sheezan Khan: Police tells court
Vasai (Maharashtra)/ IBNS: Actor Tunisha Sharma was depressed after her breakup with co-star Sheezan Khan, who is accused of abetting her suicide, and it was further difficult for her to continue working with him on a show, police have told a local court.
CAA protests could have transformed India's political discourse had there been no Covid: Shashi Tharoor
Kolkata/IBNS: The massive and often violent anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests could have "transformed" the country's political discourse, which is still deftly anchored by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had there been no Covid-19 pandemic, feels Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
Heavy security in Mumbai ahead of New Year's eve celebrations
Mumbai/UNI: Mumbai police have deployed heavy police arrangements across the city ahead of New Year's eve celebrations.
'Heinous, shameful': Jagan Mohan Reddy tears into Chandrababu Naidu over 8 deaths during latter's roadshow
Narsipatnam/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy Friday blamed Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu over the death of eight people at a roadshow organised by his party at Kandukur in Nellore district of the state on Wednesday.
Amit Shah slams Congress, JDS as 'dynastic parties', seeks support for BJP in Karnataka's Mandya
Mandya (Karnataka)/UNI: Terming Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress as dynastic parties and highly corrupt, Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged people to ensure a clean sweep for the party in Mandya district.
Boyfriend of Tunisha was forcing her to convert to Islam, claims mother
Mumbai: Vanita Sharma – the mother of the late actress Tunisha on Friday claimed that her daughter was under ‘pressure’ to convert to Islam.
West Bengal: PM Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express, connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 10 residential houses, shops gutted in a massive fire in Anantnag
Srinagar: At least ten residential houses and some shops were damaged in a devastating fire incident that erupted at Dangerpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, officials said.
Election Commission comes up with RVM to improve migrant workers' voting rights
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has come up with a prototype Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting (RVM) Machine to improve the voting rights of the migrant workers, media reports said.
Despite his mother's death, PM Narendra Modi carries out official programs in Bengal
Kolkata: Hours after attending his mother's last rites at Gandhinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually flagged off Vande Bharat Express, a superfast train connecting Kolkata with the NJP, the gateway of North Bengal.