PM Modi inaugurates light and sound at iconic Howrah Bridge
Jan 11, 2020, at 08:50 pm
Howrah,West Bengal/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated light and sound at the iconic HowrahBridge, as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.
Central Govt’s notification of CAA will stay only on paper: Mamata
Jan 11, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the Central Govt’s notification of CAA will stay only on paper.
Bodies recovered from pond in Ranchi and Dhanbad
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:42 pm
Ranchi/Dhanbad/UNI: One body each was recovered from pond under separate police station areas of Ranchi and Dhanbad districts.
Manish Sisodia releases AAP campaign song "Lage Raho Kejriwal"
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia here on Saturday launched the party's campaign song, titled 'Lage Raho Kejriwal' (Keep going Kejriwal) for Delhi Assembly elections.
Won't accept CAA, NRC: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An hour after meeting visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, West Bengal CM Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Centre over the new citizenship law and said the movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizenswill continue.
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Hajipur/UNI: A Maoist extremist of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoists), Anil Baitha was arrested during a raid at village Dih Buchauli under Jandaha police station in Vaishali district.
Odisha: Police recover decomposed bodies of a couple and their two minor children
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Police today recovered decomposed bodies of four members of a family including two minor children from a house in the IT Colony of Rajagangpur in Sundergarh district.
Gujarat: At least four killed, 23 injured as bus hits electric poleÂ
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Junagadh/UNI: At least four passengers of a private luxury bus were killed and over 20 others injured on Saturday when one of its tyre came off and the bus collided with an electric pole near Lalpur Patiya village in Visavadar area here, police said.
Uttar Pradesh:Â Â National Youth Festival to kick off in Lucknow from tomorrowÂ
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 will begin here on Sunday on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Narendra Modi likely to stay in Belur Math tonight
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived the city this afternoon on a two-day visit to West Bengal, is likely to stay at the Ramakrishna Mission headquarters at Belur Math tonight.
CAA Protest-JNU Violence: Congress Working Committee meet
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress working committee, the highest decision-making body of the Congress, met here on Saturday to discuss the current political situation, amid the countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register for Citizens.
Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee meet in Kolkata
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid ongoing protests across the city over the newly passed citizenship law by the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi met in Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Saturday.
Chinese UN envoy calls for more cooperation with Damascus to offer Syrians aid
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:10 pm
United Nations/Xinhua: China's ambassador to the United Nations (UN) on Friday called on humanitarian organizations to step up their cooperation with the Syrian government to deliver relief after abstaining in a Security Council vote that renewed a mechanism for cross-border aid into the country.
Amid protests, PM Narendra Modi starts his Kolkata visit
Jan 11, 2020, at 04:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid protests going on across Kolkata against the newly passed citizenship law by the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the city on Saturday.
PM Narendra Modi commences his Kolkata visit
Jan 11, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Commencing his two-day visit to Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the city on Saturday.
#GoBackModiFromBengal trends on Twitter ahead of PM Modi's Kolkata visit
Jan 11, 2020, at 03:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Kolkata visit, #GoBackModiFromBengal has started trending on Twitter amid the widespread protests against the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens (NRC), National Population Register (NPR) and also the assault on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students.
If Parliament wants, will take 'appropriate action' on PoK: Army chief MM Naravane
Jan 11, 2020, at 02:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after taking charge, Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday said the Army will take "appropriate action" on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) if the Indian Parliament wants, media reports said.
Nirbhaya gangrape case: SC to hear two convicts' curative pleas on Jan 14
Jan 11, 2020, at 12:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will hear the curative pleas of two of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case on Jan 14, media reports said.
Kochi: First of four illegal flats in Maradu demolished
Jan 11, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Kochi/IBNS: Following the Supreme Court order, the first of the four illegal flats in Kochi's Maradu was demolished in a controlled explosion on Saturday, media report said.
PM Modi in Kolkata today, likely to share dais with Mamata Banerjee
Jan 11, 2020, at 11:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the standoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre and Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to share the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during his two-day Kolkata visit on Saturday.
I am excited to be in West Bengal today: Narendra Modi
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he is 'excited' to be visiting Kolkata on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh road mishap leaves 20 dead
Jan 11, 2020, at 08:52 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A double-decker bus and a truck collided near Chhibramau area in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh left 20 people dead on Friday, media reports said.
PM to dedicate four iconic heritage buildings of Kolkata to Kolkatans
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI: With an aim to expand the "cultural space" of the "cultural capital" of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday dedicate to the public four restored heritage buildings of the city namely Old Currency Building, Belvedere House and Metcalfe House and three refurbished galleries of the iconic Victoria Memorial.
Welcoming SC order on J&K internet access Tarun Gogoi says freedom of speech prevailed
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi welcomed the Supreme Court order as the apex court said access to the internet is a fundamental right.
Delhi Assembly polls: Congress manifesto to reflect public opinion, says Tharoor
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Taking a dig at the BJP government, the Congress on Friday alleged that at a time when voices of people are being muzzled and dissent being suppressed, the time is to listen to the voice of people to forge a dialogue.
ED attaches Rs. 78 cr worth assets of Chanda Kochhar
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs. 78 crore in connection with a money laundering case against former ICICI Bank Chairman Chanda Kochhar and others, media reports said on Friday.
Amit Shah inaugurates Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre in New Delhi
Jan 10, 2020, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also dedicated National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the nation, which is located in New Delhi.
Chinese manjha kills child in Madhya Pradesh
Jan 10, 2020, at 06:28 pm
Burhanpur/UNI: An eight-year-old boy travelling on a motorcycle with his parents in Burhanupar district of Madhya Pradesh died on Thursday when he was entangled in Chinese manjha, police sources said.
Appeal everyone to maintain peace, brotherhood: Ajay Devgn tweets on JNU violenceÂ
Jan 10, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Reacting to the recent violence that hit Delhi' Jawaharlal Nehru University, actor Ajay Devgn on Friday urged people to maintain 'peace and brotherhood'.
JNU violence: Delhi Police name suspects, Aishe Ghosh among them
Jan 10, 2020, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police on Friday released pictures of nine suspects who were involved in the recent violence that hit Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Sunday.