Armed forces should remain apolitical: Army Chief MM Naravane
Jan 01, 2020, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Newly appointed Army Chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday said that it is his duty to be apolitical when it comes to leading the armed force of the nation.
No 'escape' for states from implementing CAA: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said there is no "escape" for states from implementing the contentious Citizenship law, even as the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution against the same and asked the Centre to revoke it.
Priyanka slams Yogi Govt for arrest of 14-month-old baby’s parents
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday criticised Uttar Pradesh government for the arrest of the couple, who have a breastfeeding toddler, for 'protesting' against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Varanasi, and accused the BJP government of showing inhuman attitude towards a baby.
Rajya Sabha polls on 4 Gujarat seats to be held this year
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Gandhinagar/UNI: Election for 4 Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, of which 3 are currently with the ruling BJP and one with Congress, would be held this year.
97 motorists booked for drunk driving in Goa during New Year celebrations
Jan 01, 2020, at 07:38 pm
Panaji/UNI: As many as 97 motorists were booked on charge of driving under the influence of alcohol on New Year Day in Goa on Wednesday.
Devendra Fadnavis lashes out at Shiv Sena for 'betraying' BJP
Jan 01, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Palghar/UNI: Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition(LoP) Devendra Fadnavis here on Wednesday made scathing verbal attacks at the Shiv Sena for 'betraying' the BJP and forming government with the NCP and Congress.
Labourer electrocuted at Vasai railway station
Jan 01, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Palghar/UNI: A contract labourer working at the Vasai railway station was electrocuted yesterday after felling on the high tension wires, the Railway police said on Wednesday.
Indian Railway journey to be slightly costlier from today
Jan 01, 2020, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Railway journey will be costlier for travelers from Wednesday onwards.
Air Marshal Vibhas Pande VSM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:47 pm
New York/IBNS: Air Marshal Vibhas Pande VSM has taken over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance of Indian Air Force with effect from 01 Jan 2020.
Maharashtra: Two killed as car falls in well in Aurangabad
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Two persons were killed and three others injured when their car fell into a roadside well in front of Daulatabad fort on Aurangabad-Kannad road here.
Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM takes over as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration of Indian Air Force with effect from Jan 1, 2020.
Anti-CAA agitation politically motivated, says BJP MP Satyapal Singh
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Aurangabad,Maharashtra/UNI: BJP MP, Dr Satyapal Singh on Wednesday accused that the ongoing Anti-CAA agitation across the country by the different political parties and outfits are totally politically motivated and said that the CAA act was not for any Indian citizen.
Narendra Modi exchanges New Year greeting with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and extended New Year 2020 greetings to her.
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan.
Vinod Yadav reappointed as Railway Board Chairman
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Vinod Kumar Yadav, IRSEE (1980 batch) on Wednesday assumed charge after being reappointed as Chairman, Railway Board, in the rank of ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan's father passes
Jan 01, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Varanasi/UNI: BJP MP and Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan's father Pandit Shyam Narain Shukla passed away in the temple city after a prolonged illness.
Madrasa teacher killed in Meerut, TMC blames Yogi government
Jan 01, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Kolkata/Meerut/IBNS: The killing of a Madrasa teacher, whose body was brought to his home state West Bengal on Wednesday, in Meerut has once again brought Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh at the loggerheads, media reports said.
Supporters of Congress MLA vandalise party office in Pune, 19 arrested
Jan 01, 2020, at 01:36 pm
Pune/IBNS: The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested 19 people, who happen to be the supporters of Bhor Congress MLA Sangram Thopte, for vandalising an office of the grand old party here, media reports said.
Mangalore firing: Cong, CPI, JD-S to stage dharna tomorrow demanding judicial probe
Jan 01, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Mangalore/UNI: Under the aegis of the Dakshina Kannada District Jatyateeya Paksha Sanghatanegala Janti Vedik, members of Congress, Communist Party of India, CPI (M), Janata Dal (Secular) and other secular organisations will stage a dharna on January 2 here demanding a judicial inquiry into the firing on December 19.
Anti-CAA protesters in Shaheen Bagh welcome New Year with National Anthem
Jan 01, 2020, at 12:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Beating extreme cold on the last day of 2019, several anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, protesters in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh ushered in the New Year 2020 with slogans as well as National Anthem on Tuesday.
Jan 01, 2020, at 11:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking charge as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the armed forces stay away from politics and work only as per the government's directives.
Armed forces ready for every challenge: Army chief Gen. Manoj Mukund Narwane
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:54 am
Srinagar/New Delhi/IBNS: Succeeding General Bipin Rawat, Army chief General Manoj Mukund Narwane on Wednesday said the armed forces are ready for every challenge ensuring the safety of the country.
Have a wonderful 2020: Narendra Modi wishes nation in his first tweet in New Year
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In his first tweet in 2020, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished his countrymen 'Happy New Year'.
Kashmir Valley: SMS facility restored
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government restored mobile short message service (SMS) facility in the Kashmir Valley from Tuesday midnight.
Two die as SUV falls into deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Shimla/UNI: Two people died and three others were injured when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge early on Tuesday morning near Kinnaur, police said here.
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has rejected a report published by a Chinese news agency and other media outlets about recalling India's Ambassador to Austria and said facts were 'distorted' on the matter.
New Year: Elaborate security arrangements done ahead of celebration in Goa
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Panaji/UNI: Goa police have made elaborate security arrangements in the state ahead of the new year celebrations in the state, a senior police official said.
Protest: Interim bail for two arrested in connection with Seelampur anti-CAA violence
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: District & Sessions Judge Brijesh Garg on Tuesday granted interim bail to two persons arrested after a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent in the Seelampur area of this month.
SMS service to be restored in Kashmir Valley from midnight
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hinting that normalcy is returning to Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government said mobile short messaging service (SMS) will be restored in the Kashmir Valley from midnight on Tuesday.
Miscreants torch BJP leader’s bus in Assam’s Morigaon district
Dec 31, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: At a time when protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 are going on across Assam, some BJP ministers, MLAs and leaders were targeted by some protesters in many places of the state.