Veteran Communist leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away
Oct 31, 2019, at 11:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, trade unionist and firebrand parliamentarian Gurudas Dasgupta passed away here on Thursday.
Bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir: India loses one state, gets two more UTs
Oct 31, 2019, at 10:55 am
Srinagar/IBNS: With the official bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, India lost a state but gained two new Union Territories in the form of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh close to three months after the Centre took the historic step of bifurcation along with abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.
Kerala CM says Maoists killed in exchange of fire with Thunderbolt
Oct 30, 2019, at 10:37 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday told the State Assembly that Maoists in Attappadi were killed in an exchange of fire with the Thunderbolt of State Police.
Cong to hold 10-day protest against Modi govt over economic slowdown, RCEP
Oct 30, 2019, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress party on Wednesday announced a nation-wide protest against the Narendra Modi government on various issues including the current state of the economy.
Two new Union Territories Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh to come into existence Thursday
Oct 30, 2019, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As the country is all set to get two new Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh -- on Thursday, the authorities are working overtime to set up an administration in both the territories which will be under the effective watch of the Centre.
Naidu calls for developing new and long-lasting vaccine to combat TB
Oct 30, 2019, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has called for developing a new and long-lasting vaccine to combat TB, which was one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2018.
Cyclonic storm 'Kyarr': Sea condition will be rough along, off Kerala coast
Oct 30, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: In the wake of cyclonic storm 'Kyarr,' sea conditions will be rough to very rough over Comorin-Maldives area and along and off Kerala- Karnataka coasts during next 48 hours.
Kulgam killings: Cong urges PM to send all-party delegation to Kashmir to asses situation
Oct 30, 2019, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, in the wake of five migrant labourers being killed by terrorists in Kashmir and demanded to send an all-party delegation to assess the situation in the valley.
Gujarat: Mob beats two people, one die
Oct 30, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Vadodara, Oct 30 (UNI) One person died while another was injured when they were beaten by a mob on Wednesday in a village of central Gujarat, who suspected them to be thieves.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violates truce in Rajouri's Sunderbani
Oct 30, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Jammu, Oct 30 (UNI) Pakistani army on Wednesday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir.
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited admits identification of malware in its system
Oct 30, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Tirunelveli, Oct 30 (UNI) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited on Wednesday admitted the identification of ‘malware’ in its system and said the matter was immediately investigated by the specialists of Department of Atomic Energy.
Four people sent to 6-day police custody in minor girl's abduction, sexual abuse case
Oct 30, 2019, at 05:55 pm
Kolhapur, Oct 30 (UNI) Four accused, who are allegedly involved in the abduction and sexual abuse of an eight-year-old girl, have been sent into six-day police custody here on Wednesday.
Devendra Fadnavis re-elected Maharashtra BJP legislature party leader
Oct 30, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Mumbai, Oct 30 (UNI) Amid a week-long battle of attrition between Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena for the post of Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis was re-elected on Wednesday as the leader of the Maharashtra BJP legislature party.
Delhi court sends P Chidambaram to judicial custody for 14 days
Oct 30, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the INX Media money laundering case.
Uttar Pradesh: Four women killed, 22 injured as tractor-trolley overturns in Jhansi
Oct 30, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Jhansi, Oct 30 (UNI) Four women died and 22 others were injured when a tractor-trolley of pilgrims overturned in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
TikTok star Sonali Phogat accuses her sister, brother-in-law of assaulting her
Oct 30, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Hisar, Oct 30 (UNI) TikTok star Sonali Phogat, who contested the assembly election from Adampur on the BJP ticket, was allegedly assaulted by her sister and her brother-in-law in her native Bhothan Kalan village in Fatehabad district.
State enjoys better financial conditions: Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 30(UNI) The Financial condition of the Karnataka state government is healthy and the revenue collection is on the expected line, Chief minister B S Yediyurappa said here on Wednesday.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal meets Indian PM Narendra Modi
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who recently guided his BJP to a victory in the Assembly polls, arrived in New Delhi to meet Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
Ram Nath Kovind graces Annual Convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President of India Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the annual convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on Wednesday
Bogies of Netravati detach, no casualty
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 30 (UNI) A major train accident was averted after a few bogies of Netravati Express got detached from the engine near Pettah railway station here on Wednesday.
Vice President Naidu asks scientists to come up with out-of-box solutions to combat pollution
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today expressed concern over the rising pollution levels in several parts of the country and urged scientists and researchers to come up with innovative and out-of-box solutions to combat pollution.
Kolkata: Pailan Group MD Apurba Saha arrested
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Kolkata, Oct 30 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation probing different chit fund scams, including Sarada and Rose Valley, under the Supreme Court directive, has arrested Pailan Group chairman and MD Apurba Saha.
Prime Minister Modi to pay tributes to Sardar Patel at Statue of Unity tomorrow
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall pay tributes to Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity, Kevadiya, Gujarat on the occasion of Sardar’s Birth Anniversary, on 31st October 2019.
Industrialist Raj Kundra appears before ED in Mirchi case
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Mumbai, Oct 30 (UNI) Raj Kundra, industrialist and husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office here in connection with his alleged involvement in a money laundering probe against late gangster Iqbal Mirchi and others.
Article 370 internal matter of India, says EU delegation
Oct 30, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Srinagar, Oct 30 (UNI) Terming abrogation of Article 370 an internal matter of India, a delegation of Members of European Parliament on Wednesday said that they stand with India to fight against terrorism, which is a global menace.
Oct 30, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her shock over the death of five labourers from the state by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP holds meeting of elected MLA
Oct 30, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Mumbai, Oct 30 (UNI) Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said the party is not holding the meet of its' legislature and called the future political happenings as fate of Maharashtra.
Oct 30, 2019, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Launching an unsparing attack on the current dispensation, the Congress on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government outsourced diplomacy to an "international Business Broker" referring to Madi Sharma, the founder-director of Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) Women’s Eco-Nomic and Social Think Tank (WESTT) which has reportedly arranged the European parliamentarians' visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Civilian killed, six injured in Pakistan shelling in Kupwara
Oct 30, 2019, at 01:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A civilian was killed and six others were injured when Pakistan troops violated ceasefire and resorted to indiscriminate firing and shelling at the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector in the frontier district of Kupwara on Wednesday.
Iqbal Mirchi case: Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra appears before ED
Oct 30, 2019, at 01:44 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which is probing a money-laundering case involving gangster Iqbal Mirchi, media reports said.