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Supreme Court collegium likely to take call on Justice KM Joseph'e elevation today | Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for 2-day Nepal visit | West Bengal govt forms high-level committee to probe carcass meat racket | J&K Police detain three in Chennai tourist's death from stone pelting, Defence Minister expresses grief | Bengal Panchayat polls: Calcutta HC directs State Election Commission to accept nominations filed through email | Teenager injured in Sunday's clash in J&K's Shopian district succumbs to injuries | Congress will be vanquished in Karnataka and they will use excuse of rigging : PM Modi | Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan to appear in Jodhpur court today | Minor raped in Bangladesh, one arrested | PDP-BJP are partners in crime: Omar Abdullah

Do you want another Mahabharat? Asaduddin Owaisi attacks Rajinikanth for praising Modi-Shah

Aug 14, 2019, at 01:26 pm

Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IBNS): Lashing out at actor-turned politician Rajinikanth for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah as "Karan and Arjun", AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi asked whether the southern superstar wants another Mahabharat, media report said.

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be conferred with Vir Chakra on I-Day

Aug 14, 2019, at 12:49 pm

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who had shot down Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fighter jet in a dogfight after the Pulwama terror attack, will be conferred with Vir Chakra on the country's 73rd Independence Day on Thursday.

When can I come to Kashmir without conditions? Rahul Gandhi asks Satya Pal Malik

Aug 14, 2019, at 12:00 pm

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Not ending his sarcastic battle with Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked him when can he visit the valley without any delegation of the opposition parties.

Rapper Hard Kaur's Twitter account suspended after she posts videos supporting Khalistan movement

Aug 14, 2019, at 09:35 am

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Rapper Hard Kaur's Twitter account has been suspended after she posted videos supporting Khalistan movement.

Pakistan asks UNSC to summon a session to discuss Kashmir issue

Aug 14, 2019, at 09:17 am

Islamabad, Aug 14 (IBNS): Pakistan has asked the United Nations Security Council to summon a session to discuss the recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir.

Restriction in Jammu and Kashmir being relaxed in a phased manner: Centre

Aug 14, 2019, at 08:56 am

Srinagar, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Centre has said that restrictions on the movement of people and communication links in Jammu and Kashmir, the state which witnessed the scrapping of Article 370 recently, were being eased out in a phased manner.

J&K Guv slams Rahul for putting 'pre-conditions' to visit Kashmir

Aug 13, 2019, at 11:28 pm

Jammu, Aug 13 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for putting “pre-conditions” for a visit to Kashmir.

Assam Rifles nab PLA cadre and busted extortion racket in Nagaland

Aug 13, 2019, at 10:51 pm

Guwahati, Aug 13 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a PLA cadre and busted an extortion racket in Nagaland.

Grand Alliance was only for LS polls, chances of new alliance before assembly elections in Bihar: Cong MLA

Aug 13, 2019, at 09:39 pm

Patna, Aug 13 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and party MLC Prem Chandra Mishra on Tuesday questioned the very existence of Grand Alliance in Bihar saying it was floated only for Lok Sabha elections and new alliance of like minded parties might take its shape before 2020 Assembly elections in the state.

Kolkata court issues arrest warrant against Shashi Tharoor for Hindu Pakistan remark

Aug 13, 2019, at 08:19 pm

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): A Kolkata High Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his "Hindu Pakistan" remark in July last year.

Uttar Pradesh: Wall collapse kills two

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:39 pm

Mirzapur, Aug 13 (UNI) Two people were killed and as many critically injured when the wall of a 'kuccha' house collapsed amid rains in the Jigna area of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

Mumbai: Real estate baron DSK's brother detained at airport

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Mumbai, Aug 8 (UNI) Makarand Kulkarni, the brother of Pune-based developer DS Kulkarni and an accused in the Rs.2000-crore investors scam that duped thousands of people, was detained at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday morning, while allegedly trying to flee the country.

I stand by my party's stance on Article 370: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:21 pm

Sonebhadra, Aug 13 (UNI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has endorsed her party's stance in connection with the scrapping down of Article 370 by the Indian government in Kashmir.

Election Commission holds first internal meeting on delimitation in J&K

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:18 pm

New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) A week after the Parliament passed Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill to make the state as two Union Territories, the Election Commission on Tuesday held an internal discussion to implement the delimitation process for the assembly.

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh files Rajya Sabha nomination from Rajasthan

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Jaipur, Aug 13(UNI) Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday filed his nomination as a Congress candidate for the bypoll to Raya Sabha from Rajashthan.

Forces interacting with Kashmiris normally in J&K: Gen Bipin Rawat

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:13 pm

New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) Stating that the forces are interacting with Kashmiris "normally" like before, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said the security forces would continue to meet them without guns like they used to in 1970s-80s.

BS Yediyurappa announces release of Rs 50 Cr for restarting works on Airport in Shivamogga

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:11 pm

Shivamogga, Karnataka, Aug 13 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today directed the concerned officer to release Rs 50 Crore immediately to restart airport works at Sogane Village in the District.

Maharashtra: Bus mishap leaves 50 hurt

Aug 13, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Palghar, Aug 13 (UNI) More than 50 passengers including a large number of students were injured, two of them seriously, when an MSRTC bus proceeding from Pivli to Wada in the district met with an accident on Tuesday morning, the Wada police said.

Maharashtra: Five-storey building collapses in Thane, no injury

Aug 13, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Thane, Aug 13 (UNI) A five-storey building in the Ulhasnagar township in the heart of the city collapsed on Tuesday, civic sources said.

10 Sikkim Democratic Front MLAs join BJP

Aug 13, 2019, at 04:47 pm

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS):  10 MLAs of Sikkim Democratic Front on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Centre making major plans to celebrate Independence Day in J&K

Aug 13, 2019, at 04:36 pm

Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Centre is making big plans to celebrate Independence Day in Jammu and Kashmir where it withdrew the special status by scrapping Articles 370 and 35A  recently.

7 Myanmar Muslims, transporter arrested in Manipur

Aug 13, 2019, at 04:27 pm

Guwahati, Aug 13 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles and Manipur police have arrested seven Myanmar Muslims, who are suspected to be Rohingyas, along with one Myanmar transporter from Moreh area in Manipur along the Indo-Myanmar border on Monday night.

BSP chief Mayawati attacks CBSE over exam fee hike, calls the move 'anti-government'

Aug 13, 2019, at 04:20 pm

Lucknow, Aug 13 (IBNS/UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday slammed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for hiking  the examination fee.

Jammu and Kashmir's situation sensitive, Centre must get time to ensure normalcy: Supreme Court

Aug 13, 2019, at 02:13 pm

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is still sensitive and the Centre must get a reasonable time to ensure normalcy in the valley, media reports said.

Not about food or religion, says Zomato founder amid delivery workers' strike

Aug 13, 2019, at 02:08 pm

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): In an email to his staff, Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal said the delivery workers' strike in West Bengal's Howrah has got nothing to do with food or religion, media report said.

Rahul Gandhi accepts Satya Pal Malik's invitation to visit Jammu and Kashmir

Aug 13, 2019, at 01:22 pm

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Accepting Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's invitation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he along with a delegation of opposition leaders will visit the valley which no longer enjoys any special status.

Assam receives no central aid for flood fury

Aug 13, 2019, at 11:37 am

Guwahati, Aug 13 (IBNS): While Assam is facing devastating flood and erosion every year and several hundred of people have lost their lives in the natural fury, the state has received no central aid for flood management since 2014 apart from its share in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).

Fire breaks out at cloth godown in Delhi

Aug 13, 2019, at 11:21 am

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a cloth godown in northeast Delhi's Gandhi Nagar market on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Rapper Hard Kaur triggers controversy, appears in video with Khalistan movement supporters

Aug 13, 2019, at 10:12 am

London, Aug 13 (IBNS): Rapper Hard Kaur has triggered a controversy as she shared a video on Instagram recently where she could be seen with supporters of Khalistan movement.  

Death toll rises to 83 in flood-hit Kerala

Aug 12, 2019, at 10:56 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 (UNI) The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 83 in Kerala on Monday as over 2,55,662 people from 63,506 families were shifted to 1,413 relief centres in the State so far.