Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT arrest man from Jharkhand

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Bengaluru/Aurangabad/UNI: One more suspect in the murder of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh has been arrested from Jharkhand by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Karnataka police.

Mysuru: Police on lookout for girl who displayed 'free Kashmir' poster

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Mysuru/UNI: City Police has intensified its search for a girl student who a displayed 'Free Kashmir' poster during a protest two days back.

Varanasi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets CAA, NRC protest victims

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:43 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday visited this temple city and interacted with the CAA/NRC violence victims and their families.

Three professors of JNU files PIL in Delhi HC seeking direction to preserve data, CCTV footage, evidence related to Jan 5 violence 

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:36 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Three Professors of the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday filed a PIL in Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence related to the violence of January 5 in the campus.

Karnataka: 15 RSS activists detained at literary event

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Chikkamagaluru/UNI: At least 15 RSS activists protesting against the 16th Chikkamagaluru District Kannada Sahitya Sammelan at Sringeri have been detained, Police said here on Friday.

Assam: 17 people fall ill after consuming prasad at a religious function

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:02 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: At least 17 people, including several children, fell ill after consuming prasad (food offered to deity during Hindu religious festival) at a religious function in Assam’s Biswanath district on Thursday night. 

Hyderabad witnesses massive 'Tiranga' rally against CAA, NRC 

Jan 10, 2020, at 03:52 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: A massive "Tiranga" rally was taken out under the aegis of the United Muslim Action Committee, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR), here on Friday.

AAP supporters protest outside Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's residence

Jan 10, 2020, at 03:45 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party workers protested outside the residence of Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh over the issue of hike in power tariff in the state.

Chief of Air Staff visits air force stations in Eastern Command

Jan 10, 2020, at 03:21 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, the Chief of Air Staff, undertook a two-day visit to Air Force Stations in Eastern Air Command (EAC).

Security tightened in Kolkata ahead of PM Modi's visit

Jan 10, 2020, at 02:59 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Kolkata is being brought under a tight security blanket on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit beginning tomorrow evening.

Deepika Padukone made her support to Congress known in 2011: Smriti Irani over actress' JNU visit

Jan 10, 2020, at 02:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Becoming the first major Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to hit out at Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone for her visit to violence-marred Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the actress made her political affiliation and her support to Congress known in 2011.

Delhi court directs Chhapaak makers to give credit to Laxmi Agarwal's lawyer

Jan 10, 2020, at 01:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Patiala House Court in Delhi has directed the makers of Deepika Padukone starrer Chhapaak to give credit to acid-attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal's lawyer in the film, media reports said.

Mamata Banerjee speaking against Left-Congress for polarisation politics: BJP

Jan 10, 2020, at 12:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a swipe at the Opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is speaking against the Left and Congress and skipping the scheduled Opposition's meet to concentrate her Muslim votes in the eastern state.

SC asks Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all restrictions within 7 days

Jan 10, 2020, at 12:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Giving a relief to the residents of the valley, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all its restrictions including communication blockade and curb on internet services, which were imposed since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A on Aug 5, within seven days.

Penumbral lunar eclipse to take place in India tonight

Jan 10, 2020, at 12:06 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) will take place in India for more than four hours starting tonight at 22:37:44  hours and ending  at 02:42:19 hours on January 11.

'Need to ponder where are we heading' : Guv

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:43 am

Kolkata/UNI: "Need to ponder where are we heading ! " opined West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Trinamool Chhatra Parishad to organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration to protest CAA-NRC-NPR

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:21 am

Kolkata/UNI: The Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) will organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration at Rani Rashmoni Avenue from today to protest against CAA-NRC-NPR.

SC directs Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all restrictions, restore internet

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a relief for people in the valley, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within seven days all its restrictions imposed after the scrapping of Article 370 and directed the Union Territory to restore internet services for essential purposes immediately.

Internet access part of freedom of speech: Supreme Court

Jan 10, 2020, at 10:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday said the Internet access is a part of the freedom of speech guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution, delivering its judgement on the legality of the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir.

No takers for Pakistan’s malware: India's Permanent Representative to UN Syed Akbaruddin

Jan 10, 2020, at 10:31 am

New York/IBNS: Strongly responding to Pakistan, India on Thursday said the neighbouring nation should stop peddling falsehoods and heal itself of its "malaise".

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena visits India

Jan 10, 2020, at 09:36 am

Colombo/New Delhi/IBNS: Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations of Sri Lanka, Dinesh Gunawardena, is on an official visit to India from Jan 8-10, officials said.

ABVP loses all four seats to Congress' student union in Varanasi university

Jan 09, 2020, at 11:51 pm

Varanasi/IBNS: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has lost all four seats in the students’ union polls at Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.

Nationwide bandh supporters block visiting Nobel Laureate's houseboat in Kerala

Jan 09, 2020, at 10:58 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A Nobel Laureate, who is visiting Kerala as a guest of the state, was left stranded in a houseboat for hours owing to the nationwide bandh (strike) on Wednesday.

15 foreign envoys visit J&K: MEA

Jan 09, 2020, at 09:17 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: A group of 15 Foreign Envoys based in New Delhi are on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 9-10 Jan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

BJP veteran M M Joshi demands ouster of JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar

Jan 09, 2020, at 08:31 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI/IBNS): Amid ongoing violence and raging controversy related to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), BJP veteran and former HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday demanded that the varsity Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar is not implementing the ''government proposal'' on fees and thus should be removed.

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visits eastern sector bases

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC undertook a two day visit to Air Force Stations in Eastern Air Command (EAC).

Neither BJP nor government has given any call to boycott Chapaak: Prakash Javadekar

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said neither the BJP nor the government has given any call to boycott Deepika Padukone starrer Chapaak.

Confiscated crackers explode at Naihati

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:17 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Plumes of smoke billowed from the banks of the Ganges at Naihati in North 24 Parganas as police started defusing confiscated crackers on Thursday.

PM Modi meets various groups in pre-budget exercise

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:02 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met various stakeholders as part of the pre-budget exercise and called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of 5 trillion dollar economy in India.

Never lobbied for post: Congress leader DK Shivakumar

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:48 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Former minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who is seen as a frontrunner for the post of KPCC President, on Thursday said that he has never lobbied for the post.