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?"
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:
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mumbai/UNI: Mumbai police have deployed heavy police arrangements across the city ahead of New Year's eve celebrations.
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.
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.
Mumbai: Vanita Sharma – the mother of the late actress Tunisha on Friday claimed that her daughter was under ‘pressure’ to convert to Islam.
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express, connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
Agartala: The BJP-led government in Tripura has already provided 24,033 jobs in its 58 months rule while 17,916 posts have been waiting to be filled up, as the finance department gave concurrence for recruitment, said information minister Sushanta Chowdhury here on Friday.
Kolkata/IBNS: "There is no substitute for mother. Your mother is our mother also," said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoling the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi, who passed away at 100 last night.
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after performing the last rites of his mother Heeraben Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the country's seventh and West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express train in Kolkata.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a deja vu of what had happened at Victoria Memorial in 2021, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday refused to take the dais after the "Jai Shree Ram" slogan was raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers upon her arrival at the Howrah Station here during the Vande Bharat Express inauguration.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was scheduled to visit West Bengal on Friday and now he will join the scheduled programmes via video conferencing despite the demise of her mother, officials said.
New Delhi: Top Indian politicians, including Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday mourned the death of PM Narendra Modi's mother Heeraba Modi.
