India, Germany sign MoU regarding cooperation between select Museums of both countries
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) India and Germany on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation between select museums of both the nations.
Punjab cabinet approves modalities for spl vidhan sabha session to mark 550th Prakash Purb on Nov 9
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Chandigarh, Nov 1 (UNI) Punjab Cabinet on Friday approved the modalities of the Special Session of the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha, to be presided over by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on November 6, to commemorate the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji.
Uttar Pradesh: Six held for kidnapping, killing youth for ransom
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Saharanpur, Nov 1 (UNI) Six people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a youth for ransom in the Gangoh area here of this district, police said on Friday.
Maharashtra: Burnt body of woman found near Mumbai
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Thane, Nov 1 (UNI) An unidentified severely burnt body of a woman has been discovered near a garbage bin in the Baleli village of Titwala here on Friday.
Jharkhand Assembly polls: Voting to take place in five phases from Nov 30, results on Dec 23
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Jharkhand will vote in five phases to elect a new Assembly from Nov 30, the Election Commission of India announced on Friday.
Sanjeev Nandan Sahai assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of Power
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Sanjeev Nandan Sahai assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Power here on Friday.
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed to the people of the state to renew their resolve to fight against corruption and strengthen the transparency and anti-corruption initiatives of the government.
Nagaland: Ruling NDPP hails agreement on Naga talks
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Kohima, Nov 1 (UNI) The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has warmly welcomed the outcome of the ongoing talks between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) yesterday.
Angela Merkel visits: India, Germany back each other for permanent berths in reformed UNSC
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) Asserting that bringing urgent reforms in the UN Security Council is central to safeguarding and strengthening the multilateral rules-based order, India and Germany on Friday reiterated their full support to each other’s candidatures for a permanent seat in a reformed and expanded UNSC.
West Bengal government extends blanket ban on gutka, pan masala for another year
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Kolkata, Nov 01 (UNI) In a fresh move the West Bengal government has renewed its ban on manufacturing, storage/selling and chewing gutka and pan masala across the state for another year.
Angela Merkel visits India: Germany-India signs 17 MoUs and pacts
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: India and Germany on Friday inked as many as 17 MoUs and pacts, including on sectors such as higher education, football, vocational training maritime technology.
Narendra Modi and Chancellor Angela Merkel urge global community to root out all terror safe havens
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) Without naming any country, India and Germany on Friday jointly urged the international community to work towards rooting out 'terrorist safe havens' and halt all kinds of cross border movement of terrorists.
Jammu and Kashmir: Friday prayers disallowed in Jamia Masjid for 13th week
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar, Nov 1 (UNI) Friday prayers were not allowed for the thirteenth successive week in historic Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar and some other major mosques in Kashmir valley, where life remained crippled since August 5 due to strike against scrapping of Article 370.
Foreign Minister of Finland to visit India on Nov 4
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, will pay an official visit to India from Nov 4-7, officials said.
Life remain crippled for 89th day in Jammu and Kashmir
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Srinagar, Nov 1 (UNI) Life remained crippled due to strike for the 89th day on Friday in the Kashmir valley, where people are protesting scrapping of Article 370 besides dividing it into two Union Territories on August 5.
Air Pollution: All schools in Delhi to remain closed until Nov 5
Nov 01, 2019, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Keeping in mind the air pollution trouble in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that schools in the city will remain closed till Nov 5.
Two NDFB (S) militants killed in an encounter with police in Assam’s Kokrajhar
Nov 01, 2019, at 01:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Two militants of banned Bodo insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland – Sangbijit (NDFB-S) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district along Indo-Bhutan border on Thursday night.
PM Modi meets Angela Merkel at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Nov 01, 2019, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Angela Merkel arrives in India to attend Fifth Biennial IGC, meeting with PM Modi today
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:21 am
New Delhi: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday.
Huge cache of arms-ammu, hand grenades recovered from Manipur
Oct 31, 2019, at 11:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) along with Manipur Police apprehended an Under Ground (UG) worker and recovered huge cache of arms, ammunition and warlike stores on Oct 29 evening, officials said on Thursday.
India-Japan joint military exercise Dharma Guardian – 2019 ended
Oct 31, 2019, at 09:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In the series of joint bilateral exercises between India and Japan, both nations once again came together to propel their bilateral relations towards the next level.
Left, Congress announce joint candidates for upcoming West Bengal by-polls
Oct 31, 2019, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After having a poor show in the Lok Sabha polls, the Left and the Congress took no chance but formed an alliance ahead for the upcoming by-elections in West Bengal with a sole agenda of defeating Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling parties in the state and Centre respectively.
Indian activists, lawyers, journalists snooped by Israeli spyware, reveals Whatsapp in a lawsuit
Oct 31, 2019, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Facebook-owned messaging service Whatsapp has sued Israeli cyber intelligence company NSO group in a San Fransisco federal court for snooping into user accounts using spyware Pegasus even as the Indian government asked WhatsApp to explain the breach of privacy of Indian users reportedly targeted by the Israeli spyware.
Final round talks between NSCN-IM and centre ended, Nagas likely to use its own flag
Oct 31, 2019, at 08:11 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The deadlock between the Union government and Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM over the separate flag and constitution has been finally broken on Thursday.
Minor girl taken into custody for making pictures of Jagannath temple viral in social media
Oct 31, 2019, at 07:09 pm
Puri/UNI: The Puri police have taken a minor girl into custody for taking pictures of Anand bazar of Sri Jagannath temple and making it viral in Tik Tok social media.
Oct 31, 2019, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has issued a strong response to China after it called the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories "unlawful and void".
Article 370 and Article 35A were gateways to militancy : Amit Shah
Oct 31, 2019, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Article 370 and 35 A had become gateways to militancy and the task of merging Jammu and Kashmir with India was completed by the abrogation of these Articles.
NIA raids multiple locations in Tamil Nadu as part of its crackdown on IS inspired terror module
Oct 31, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Nagapattinam/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out simultaneous searches at multiple locations in Tamil Nadu, as part of its investigation into the Islamic State (IS) inspired terror module that was planning to carry out terrorist attacks in India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule.
Chhath festival celebrations begin with religious fervour in Bihar
Oct 31, 2019, at 03:10 pm
Patna/UNI: Lakhs of devotees took holy dip in various rivers, including the most sacred Ganges, ponds and reservoirs across Bihar as the festival of Chhath, known for its austerity and piousness, began today.
West Bengal: Left announces candidate for Karimpur by-polls
Oct 31, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left on Thursday announced its candidate for Karimpur assembly by-elections which is due to be held on Nov 25.