Tripura govt draws criticism after shifting book fair venue
Jan 06, 2020, at 02:55 pm
Agartala/UNI: The BJP-led government in Tripura has drawn flak after it shifted the venue of this year's annual Agartala book fair to a location almost 6km from the main city.
Attempt to disrupt registration process: JNU reacts to attack on students, teachers
Jan 06, 2020, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Reacting to the attack on students and teachers at the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the institution has linked the incident with the motive of a group of people who are trying to disrupt the registration process of the Winter Semester.
Jan 06, 2020, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Singh Sirsa has accused the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh of patronizing violent protests against the Sikh community in villages of Sheopur district and urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene into the matter.
An Indian cannot tolerate armed, lawless goons: Anand Mahindra on JNU violence
Jan 06, 2020, at 11:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Not paying a heed to any ideology, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra condemned the violence on students and teachers at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus saying "an Indian cannot tolerate armed, lawless goons" even as the political blame-game continues between the Left and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which is the students' wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
JNU violence: Delhi Police register FIR, Amit Shah speaks to LG Baijal
Jan 06, 2020, at 11:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police on Monday registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the violence against the students and teachers which took place at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus here a day ago.
Jan 06, 2020, at 09:14 am
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Youths, mostly students, protested across various cities in the country against the violence carried out by masked men in New Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday.
Nankana Sahib attacks different from minorities oppression by Modi's RSS vision:Imran Khan
Jan 05, 2020, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday termed the mob attack on Gurudwara Nankana Sahib "condemnable" and said the incident of vandalism is against his "vision" and his government will show "zero tolerance" against those involved in it.
Condemn the violence unequivocally: S Jaishankar tweets on JNU violence
Jan 05, 2020, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he 'unequivocally' condemned the violent incidents which took place in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in New Delhi on Sunday.
Violence takes over JNU campus after masked goons go on rampage
Jan 05, 2020, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Violence broke out on the restive Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus as masked men entered the varsity and attacked students and teachers and ransacked the facilities, reports said.
CAA: Amit Shah leads door-to-door campaign in Delhi
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday initiated a door-to-door campaign and distributed pamphlets seeking support on the CAA in Lajpat Nagar area here.
Violence breaks out in JNU campus after students' union president attacked: Reports
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president was attacked within the university premises, after which violence has broken out on the campus on Sunday evening, NDTV and other media reports said. Videos showed some masked men on a rampage though details are not known immediately.
Shocked, anguished over killing of Sikh youth in Peshawar: Amarinder Singh
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday condemned the killing of a Sikh youth in Peshawar city of Pakistan and demanded PM Imran Khan to perform a thorough investigation into the incident.
Manohar Lal Khattar condemns attack on Sikh devotees at Nanka Sahib in Pakistan
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal KIhattar on Sunday condemned the incident of attack and stone-pelting on Sikh devotees at the historic Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and said that protest would be organised, if required, against Pakistan so as to ensure that the minorities residing there were not oppressed in the name of religion and their rights are protected.
Developments have taken a very serious turn: S Jaishankar tells Iranian FM
Jan 05, 2020, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said he spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and expressed concern over the recent developments in the country following the US airstrike which killed country's elite Quds military force chief Qassem Soleimani.
India condemns killing of Sikh man in Pakistan
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday condemned the 'targeted killing' of a Sikh man in Pakistan's Peshawar city.
CAA: Attempts to spread lies against BJP's missed call drive will be countered
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday lambasted the entities spreading rumours that one may get free six months Netflix subscription with a missed call to the toll-free number 8866288662 launched by the party to ascertain the quantum of support for the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) against which protests have been going on in various parts of the country .
Tripura: BJP ally IPFT to start indefinite sit-in demonstration against CAA
Jan 05, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Agartala/UNI: The administration has beefed up security arrangement to maintain peace during the indefinite sit-in demonstration in three different locations of the state against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) by Indigenous People’s Front of Twipra (IPFT), the ruling BJP’s ally in the government, seeking exemption of Tripura from Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and creation of separate Tipraland for tribals scheduled to start from tomorrow.
One dies of injuries in Barddhaman station building collapse
Jan 05, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Burdhaman/UNI: One person, who sustained critical injuries when a portion of the roof near enquiry counter at Barddhaman Railway Station complex caved in yesterday, succumbed to his wounds last night.
PM Modi greets Murli Manohar Joshi on his birthday
Jan 05, 2020, at 12:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on his birthday.
Maharashtra Guv approves Uddhav's proposal of protfolios allocation
Jan 05, 2020, at 10:52 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Governor's Office on Sunday morning informed that Bhagat Singh Koshyari has approved the allocation of portfolios as proposed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the state.
20,000 ineligible beneficiaries weeded out from Ayushman Bharat scheme in Gujarat
Jan 05, 2020, at 12:00 am
Ahmedabad/IBNS: As many as 20,000 ineligible beneficiaries, who had managed to get Ayushman Bharat health insurance cards under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana(PMJAY), have been removed from the scheme, according to an NDTV report.
Rumours of shutdown baseless:Air India Chairman
Jan 04, 2020, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Air India chief Ashwani Lohani on Saturday put an end to claims that Air India may shutdown its operations for want of working capital.
Sonia Gandhi urges Centre to ensure protection of Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan
Jan 04, 2020, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expressed shock and dismay over the incident of mob attack on Gurudwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and asked the Centre to take up the issue with Pakistan to ensure the safety of the pilgrims and the employees of the gurudwara.
West Bengal: Section of Burdhaman Railway station building collapses, 2 injured
Jan 04, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Burdhaman/IBNS: A section of the main building of Burdhaman railway station in West Bengal collapsed on Saturday evening.
Nirbhaya case: Tihar Jail gearing up to hang all four convicts
Jan 04, 2020, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: New Delhi's Tihar Jail is gearing up to hang all the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case.
Man charge-sheeted in Mehbooba Mufti's fake signature case
Jan 04, 2020, at 09:16 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu Crime Branch on Saturday charge-sheeted a man in connection with former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s fake signature case.
Sunny day in Capital: Snow in Kashmir closes NH
Jan 04, 2020, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi/Srinagar/Bhopal/UNI: National capital Delhi got a reprieve from cold wave conditions which, however, did not spare Jammu and Kashmir and the hinterland.
J P Nadda dares Rahul Gandhi to speak two lines on his objection to CAA
Jan 04, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Guwahati/UNI: BJP working president JP Nadda today asked former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to speak ten lines on Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) and two lines on his objection to the CAA.
Shiv Sena leader Khotkar turns down reports of Sattar's resignation
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:49 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Senior Shiv Sena leader Arjun Khotkar on Saturday refuted reports of resignation of Minister of State (MoS) Abdul Sattar over not getting a Cabinet berth in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
Mamata Banerjee condemns attack on Gurudwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condemned the attack on Gurudwara Nankana Sahib in the country by a mob and said incidents like it is 'unacceptable'.