Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| 'Eye on J&K': Pakistan buys China's Jili | New Delhi, Aug 30 (TIWN) Pakistan has purchased from China real time satellite data, comprising high definition video, optical and hyper spectral imagery, that also can provide it the precise position of Indian Army camps across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| 'Vocal for local toys': PM Modi stresses | New Delhi, Aug 30 (TIWN) Noting that the global toy industry is worth over Rs 7 lakh crore but that India's share is very small in the sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a clarion call to be "vocal for local toys", stressing on the need for making the country a toy hub. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| Soldier killed in Pak firing on LoC | Srinagar, Aug 30 (TIWN) A soldier was killed in action on Sunday after Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violation at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| Good Samaritan provides smartphones to p | New Delhi, Aug 30 (TIWN) To help the needy during the coronavirus pandemic, many have tured out to be Messiahs. Ankit Gupta is one such person who helped those struggling with financial constraints, including children who did not have smartphones for online studies. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| Life crawling towards normalcy for Bihar | Patna, Aug 30 (TIWN) Suraj Kumar, a native of Vaishali was a part of the group comprising eight persons that arrived at the Jai Prakash Narayan International airport here to catch a flight to national capital Delhi. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| Migrant labourers turning out to be a po | Patna, Aug 29 (TIWN) The migration of labourers is turning out to be a poll issue for the opposition parties in Bihar. Tejashwi Yadav, leader of the opposition, has slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for being unable to create jobs in the state. As a result, workers who walked thousands of kilometres to reach their homes from other states during the lockdown are again heading towards states having more job opportunities. | 29-Aug-2020 |
| Congress protests demanding postponement | New Delhi, Aug 29 (TIWN) Upping the ante against the Centre, hundreds of Delhi Congress workers on Friday staged a protest outside the Ministry of Education demanding postponing NEET and JEE exams. | 29-Aug-2020 |
| Punjab Police raids ex-DGP's house in 29 | Chandigarh, Aug 29 (TIWN) Punjab Police on Friday morning raided the residence of former state Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini, but could not find him there. | 29-Aug-2020 |
| Covid-19 no ground for postponing polls: | New Delhi, Aug 29 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Friday said Covid-19 cannot be a ground for postponing elections, as it declined to entertain a petition seeking postponement of the Assembly elections in Bihar till the state is free from the Covid-19 pandemic. | 29-Aug-2020 |
| SC: UGC's Sep 30 guideline not mandatory | New Delhi, Aug 29 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Friday said the University Grants Commission's guideline for conducting the final year university examination before September 30 is correct, and states and universities cannot promote students without holding exams. | 29-Aug-2020 |
| SC seeks response from Centre on plea ch | New Delhi, Aug 28 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Centre and others on a PIL by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay challenging the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutes (NCMEI) Act, 2004, which seeks determination of minority status by states on the basis of population for the purpose of administering educational institutions. | 28-Aug-2020 |
| Jamia plans legal action against TV chan | New Delhi, Aug 27 (TIWN) Jamia Millia Islamia has called for a meeting to discuss if legal action can be initiated against a TV channel for its promo allegedly questioning the entry of Muslims in the bureaucracy through UPSC exams and also for referring to those who cleared the exams from Jamia as "Jamia ke Jihadi". | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Air India bars jeans and t-shirts for em | New Delhi, Aug 27 (TIWN) National carrier Air India has prescribed a dress code for employees and warned against casual attire like t-shirt and jeans and keeping an unkempt look. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| FIR against Doctor in Tripura for new bo | AGARTALA, Aug 27 (TIWN): FIR has been filed against a Doctor in Tripura for doing COVID-test of a 3 days old baby which allegedly caused its unexpected death in Agartala GB hospital, which is the biggest Govt hospital in Tripura. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| SC denies permission for Muharram proces | New Delhi, Aug 27 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined permission to hold Muharram processions across the country during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Over 100 academicians write to Modi back | New Delhi, Aug 27 (TIWN) In what can definitely be termed as a shot in the arm for the government facing Opposition flak, a long list of academicians including professors from Delhi University, JNU, Central University of Kerala, California University among others have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi supporting the conduct of JEE-NEET exams in the hope that students will not lose a year. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Zafar Islam BJP candidate for UP Rajya S | New Delhi, Aug 27 (TIWN) The BJP on Wednesday nominated party spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, necessitated by sitting member Amar Singh's death. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Ex-Assam CM Gogoi 13th legislator in sta | Guwahati/Agartala, Aug 26 (TIWN) Former Assam Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi has become the 13th legislator in Assam to have tested positive for Covid-19, it was announced on Wednesday. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Opposition CMs to move SC against NEET-J | New Delhi, Aug 26 (TIWN) The Congress has said that the opposition Chief Ministers, who attended a virtual meeting held by Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday, have decided to move the Supreme Court against the decision of the Central government to go ahead with the NEET-JEE amid the Covid-19 pandemic and flood situation in certain states. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Sonia to chair meeting with Cong CMs, Ma | New Delhi, Aug 26 (TIWN) Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi will speak to the Chief Ministers of the Congress ruled states and also the Chief Ministers of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday to discuss the pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) share, and the NEET and JEE examination issue. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| SC disposes of plea seeking timely payme | New Delhi, Aug 26 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a plea seeking timely payment of salary to doctors and healthcare workers, citing that the Delhi High Court was already on the matter. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Lalu Prasad angry over Tej Pratap's rema | Patna, Aug 26 (TIWN) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is reportedly angry over the statement of his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav who compared senior leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh with a jug of water. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Monsoon Session likely from Sept 14; to | New Delhi, Aug 25 (TIWN) The upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to begin from September 14 in which 18 sittings are expected in each of the two Houses that would conduct their proceedings without any off day. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| 5 Gripping Exchanges Between Prashant Bh | New Delhi, Aug 25 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Tuesday during hearing of a contempt case against advocate Prashant Bhushan told the Attorney General (AG) that Bhushan's "court has collapsed" comment was objectionable, but his response to the court was even more derogatory. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA's daughter set to | Bareilly, Aug 25 (TIWN) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Rajesh Mishra's daughter Sakshi Mishra, who had hit the headlines last year when she eloped with a Dalit boy Ajitesh, is now preparing to join the Samajwadi Party. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Mission TN: 'Ex-Singham' Annamalai joins | New Delhi, Aug 25 (TIWN) Former IPS officer, often referred to as Karnataka's 'Singham', K. Annamalai joined the BJP in New Delhi to add edge to the saffron party's effort in making inroads in Tamil Nadu, a state where the party is virtually non existent. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Painful to read Bhushan's reply justifyi | New Delhi, Aug 25 (TIWN) Justice Arun Mishra, during the hearing on the sentencing of advocate Prashant Bhushan convicted in a contempt case, said it was painful to read Bhushan's reply in justification of his tweets. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Moderate rain in Delhi-NCR from August 2 | New Delhi, Aug 24 (TIWN) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the monsoon trough is shifting towards the national capital and will bring rain from the night of August 26 to August 28. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| Prashant Bhushan says tweets represented | New Delhi, Aug 24 (TIWN) Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Monday refused to apologize before the Supreme Court for his two tweets that were seen as derogatory remarks against the judiciary. Bhushan said his tweets represented his bona fide belief which he still continues to hold. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| Rahul personally told me he never said w | New Delhi, Aug 24 (TIWN) Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kapil Sibal on Monday withdrew his angry tweets saying he was informed by Rahul Gandhi personally that the former party chief had never made the "colluding with BJP" remark attributed to him. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| Rahul didn't use 'BJP agent': Surjewala | New Delhi, Aug 24 (TIWN) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday saw intense action and reactions between the members amid open rebellion after former Congress President Rahul Gandhi targeted party leaders for their timing in asking for a leadership change, while Ghulam Nabi Azad promised to quit if proven to have colluded with the BJP, Kapil Sibal reminded of his unwavering fight to keep the party together. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| CWC meet begins amid chorus to bring Rah | New Delhi, Aug 24 (TIWN) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met here on Monday amid a huge controversy over a letter by more than a score of key party leaders urging for sweeping reforms, and 'a full-time, visible leadership', even as chorus to bring back Rahul Gandhi as chief has gained momentum in some quarters. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| Prashant Bhushan’s refusal to apo | NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (TIWN): Nobody in their right mind wants to go to jail. Unless you are a VIP prisoner and the prison administration is willing to bend the rules for you, life can be tough. Adjusting to an Indian style toilet and living without an air conditioner — these thoughts are enough for most elite, well-to-do people to shudder at the idea of entering a prison. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Assam BJP trashes statement on CM candid | Guwahati, Aug 23 (TIWN) The Assam BJP on Sunday rubbished Congress leader and former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's claim that former Supreme Court Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi could be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in the next year's Assembly polls, and instead praised CM Sarbananda Sonowal. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Ahead of CWC meet, Congress a divided ho | New Delhi, Aug 23 (TIWN) After a letter surfaced calling for reform from top to bottom within the Congress, the pro-Gandhi family lobby has come out against the letter and lashed out at those behind it. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Muslim body releases official logo for m | Ayodhya, Aug 23 (TIWN) The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust formed by the Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Waqf Board for construction of an alternate mosque in Ayodhya to replace the Babri masjid, has released its official logo, which is an octagram, represented by two overlapping squares. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Scores of Cong leaders write to Sonia fo | New Delhi, Aug 23 (TIWN) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday could be a stormy affair after a letter written by scores of party leaders has surfaced, calling for drastic changes and reform in the grand old party. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Bombay HC: Tablighi followers chosen to | Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Aug 22 (TIWN) Quashing FIRs against around three dozen Tablighi Jamaat followers, the Bombay High Court has said that there is a possibility that those who were present in the organisation's Delhi headquarters were chosen to be made scapegoats and slammed the media propaganda to blame them for the Covid-19 spread. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| 3 suspected Pak intruders shot dead in P | Chandigarh, Aug 22 (TIWN) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday shot dead three suspected Pakistani intruders along the International Border in Punjab. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| Centre was against reopening of Delhi ho | New Delhi, Aug 22 (TIWN) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the Centre was against the idea of reopening hotels in the national capital, but he fought for it and managed to persuade them. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| Nagaland govt seeks removal of Lokayukta | New Delhi, Aug 22 (TIWN) The Nagaland government has moved the Supreme Court seeking removal of the Nagaland Lokayukta for acts of impropriety. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| T'gana power station fire: NDRF engaged | Hyderabad, Aug 22 (TIWN) Efforts are on to rescue nine employees trapped inside after a fire broke out at TS Genco's underground hydroelectric power station at Srisailam left bank canal in Telangana on Friday. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| Wife seeks divorce from 'perfect' husban | Sambhal (UP), Aug 21 (TIWN) In a bizarre incident, a Muslim woman has sought divorce from her husband on the grounds that he does not fight with her. | 21-Aug-2020 |
| India's Covid tally crosses 29L-mark, to | New Delhi, Aug 21 (TIWN) With 68,898 new Coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India tally mounted to 2,905,823 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 54,849 with 983 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. | 21-Aug-2020 |
| 8 states lead India's Covid-19 tally wit | New Delhi, Aug 20 (TIWN) India, which has the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, has eight states, which have recorded over one lakh cases each, accounting for 77.87 per cent of its total tally. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| Pilot at Cong office for first time afte | Jaipur, Aug 20 (TIWN) Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Thursday visited the party office here, for the first time after his removal from both the posts, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| Maharashtra minister detained in UP | Azamgarh, Aug 20 (TIWN) Maharashtra Minister Nitin Raut was detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police at the border of Azamgarh district on Thursday while he was on his way to join a Congress delegation. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| Ban on import of communication satellite | Chennai, Aug 20 (TIWN) The government's decision to ban import of communication satellites throws up huge opportunity for private players, said K. Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| Slight improvement in Pranab Mukherjee's | New Delhi, Aug 20 (TIWN) Former President Pranab Mukherjee, whose health condition deteriorated after he developed a lung infection, is showing signs of slight improvement, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Thursday. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| ‘No need of Protest, Rape Incident | AGARTALA, Aug 19 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb amid increasing rapes and gang-rapes everyday, has showed data that in last 3 years crime against women has been decreased. | 19-Aug-2020 |