Maharashtra ignored in budget, says Shiv Sena
Feb 10, 2020, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Shiv Sena, a former ally of BJP government at the Centre, on Monday alleged in the Lok Sabha that Maharashtra has been ignored in Budget 2020-21.
Can four-month old child go for protest? Supreme Court over infant's death at Shaheen Bagh
Feb 10, 2020, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after a bravery award winning child urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde to give direction against the participation of kids in anti-CAA agitations, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to both the Centre and Delhi government over the death of a four-month old child at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh where several women as well as men are protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), media reports said.
Rich in country should be heavily taxed: Samajwadi Party
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Samajwadi Party on Monday expressed concern on inadequate provision in the budget for the Health and Education sectors.
Mumbai: 1993 Bombay blasts fugitive arrested
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested a fugitive in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts from Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport here, sources said.
Two Iran nationals arrested in Mangalore for duping peopleÂ
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Mangalore/UNI: Two Iran nationals have been arrested for allegedly duping people of money by diverting their attention, police said on Monday.
Karnataka:Â Â RSS opposes Jesus statue at Kapala Betta
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Mandya/UNI: Strongly opposing the proposed statue of Jesus at Kapala Betta, RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat said that the Hindus would not accept anything less that a Muneeshwara temple on the hillock.
Uttar Pradesh govt to set up Board for development of Ayodhya
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Lucknow/UNI: After setting up of Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust by the central government to construct the Ram temple at Ayodhya, now Uttar Pradesh government is set to float a new Board, for development of Ayodhya in next two years.
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:02 pm
In the first of incident of its kind reported in Odisha, on January 25, 2020, villagers of Janturai village in Malkangiri District, lynched a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, while another Maoist sustained injuries at the hands of the outraged villagers. The slain Maoist was identified as Ganga Madhi, a resident of the same District, and was carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on his head. The injured Maoist was identified as Jipro Hatrika, a resident of Koraput District, who had a reward of INR 400,000 on his head.
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:00 pm
A Policeman, identified as Rehman Bangash, was killed by unidentified assailants outside his residence in the Pehlwan Goth area of Gulistan-e-Johar in Gulshan Town, Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on February 5, 2020.
Bengal Guv slams Mamata Banerjee government over state budget speech's media coverage
Feb 10, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday criticized the state government for not allowing media to telecast his budget opening speech on Friday.
Attack on students at Gargi College can't be tolerated: Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 10, 2020, at 02:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Reacting to the attack on students of Delhi's Gargi College by a group of men, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said such incidents can't be tolerated.
Economy in deep crisis, need to increase consumption and investment: P Chidambaram
Feb 10, 2020, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Indian economy is in deep crisis and the government should take steps to increase consumption and investments in many sectors.
Reservations in job, promotions not a fundamental right: Supreme Court
Feb 10, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: In a major judgement, the Supreme Court on Monday said reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in jobs and promotions is not a fundamental right, media reports said.
NCW to send representatives to Gargi college over mass molestation charges
Feb 10, 2020, at 01:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will on Monday send its representatives to all-women Gargi college where the students have alleged that they were molested by a group of women during a college event on Feb 6.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir construction likely to begin in April
Feb 10, 2020, at 12:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A day after the Delhi Assembly Elections, a source linked to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has informed that the construction of the grand Ram Temple will start either from April 2 (Ram Navami) or April 26 (Akshay Tritiya).
Supreme Court upholds SC/ST Amendment Act
Feb 10, 2020, at 12:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018.
Roads can't be blocked indefinitely: Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh protest
Feb 10, 2020, at 12:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hearing a request to remove the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters from Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the Supreme Court on Monday said roads can't be blocked indefinitely, media reports said.
Omar Abdullah's sister challenges in Supreme Court his continued detention under PSA
Feb 10, 2020, at 11:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's sister has filed a petition in the Supreme Court over the continued detention of his brother and National Conference (NC) leader under the Public Safety Act. She dubbed it as unconstitutional and challenged the same.
Tension grips Nanded after removal of Shivaji hoarding
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Nanded/UNI: Tension prevailed on Anand Nagar road in Nanded for several hours on Sunday, after the officials of Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation (NWMC) removed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti hoarding.
Himachal Pradesh: Three-room gutted in fire
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Shimla/UNI: Three room of double stories house burnt down at Dhoan village of Rampur subdivision of Shimla district, police said on Sunday.
Bihar: Five criminals arrested, firearms recovered
Feb 09, 2020, at 09:45 pm
Chapra/UNI: Altogether five criminals involved in a loot and murder case have been arrested from Pachrukhi Market in Saran district.
Madurai: BJP demands suspension of temple officer for allowing non-Hindus
Feb 09, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Madurai/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Secretary H Raja on Sunday demanded the suspension of the executive officer of Brahadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur for allowing members of other religions to enter into the temple.
Kashmir: Man killed by unidentified gunmen
Feb 09, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A person was killed by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Sunday evening, official sources said.
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Feb 09, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Jammu/IBNS: The Public Security Act(PSA) dossier prepared by the police has cited former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's "considerable influence" over people and his political opponent and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's pro-separatist stand as the reasons for their detention under the act, reports said.
Delhi Assembly polls: 62.59 percent voter turnout recorded
Feb 09, 2020, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission on Sunday said the voter turnout recorded during the Delhi Assembly polls on Saturday was 62.59 percent.
Narendra Modi writes to Chinese Prez Xi Jinping, condoles loss of lives in coronavirus outbreak
Feb 09, 2020, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Writing a letter to the neighboring leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed solidarity with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time when the nation is working hard to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus, media reports said.
Feb 09, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An excavator and a carrier truck trailer gutted in a fire in Assam’s Kamrup district in the wee hours of Sunday.
BJP’s popularity is shrinking and it will be defeated in Delhi too : Tarun Gogoi
Feb 09, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Guwahati: Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi said the ruling party's popularity is now shrinking it will be defeated in Delhi too.
Assam: Police arrest most wanted rhino poacher along with arms
Feb 09, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Continuing its anti-poaching operation, police arrested a most wanted rhino poacher along with arms in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday.
Absolutely shocking: Kejriwal tweets on EC’s delay in releasing final voter turnout figure
Feb 09, 2020, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said it was 'absolutely shocking' that the Election Commission has not released the final voter turnout figure for the Assembly polls which was held on Saturday.