Rahul Gandhi leads Cong delegation to riot-hit areas
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is on Wednesday leading a delegation of the Congress to riot-hit areas in north-east Delhi, where 48 people have been killed and more than 200 injured.
Nirbhaya case: President Kovind rejects convict Pawan Gupta's mercy plea
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Kovind on Wednesday rejected the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, Pawan Gupta, media reports said.
SC asks Delhi HC to hear pleas on Delhi violence, hate speeches on Friday
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for the Centre which had sought more time, the Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to hear on Friday the pleas related to the deadly Delhi violence and the hate speeches made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, media reports said.
Curfew lifted partially in Shillong
Mar 04, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Shillong/UNI: Curfew has been relaxed partially in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong with no reports of any fresh violence from parts of the city on Wednesday, an official said.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 28, 15 Italian tourists tested positive
Mar 04, 2020, at 01:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With 15 Italian tourists testing positive in COVID-19, the number of total cases of Coronavirus in India jumped to 28 on Wednesday, media reports said.
Ruckus over Delhi violence: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Mar 04, 2020, at 12:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday over the issue of Delhi violence with the Opposition insisting on immediate discussion on the matter and the government saying that it would be taken up after Holi.
Kashmir: Soldier injured, 3 structures gutted in massive fire in Kupwara
Mar 04, 2020, at 12:43 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A soldier was injured while three structures and two vehicles were gutted in a massive fire in an Army camp in the border town of Kupwara, official sources said on Wednesday.
Coronavirus scare: PM Modi won't participate in any Holi Milan programme this year
Mar 04, 2020, at 12:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the fear of Coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he won't participate in any programme related to festival Holi this year.
Supreme Court quashes RBI's 2018 ban on cryptocurrency
Mar 04, 2020, at 11:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ended the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s 2018 ban on banks from dealing in virtual currencies like cryptocurrency, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major demolition drive launched in Tral, illegal construction removed in Srinagar
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:03 am
Srinagar/UNI: A major demolition drive was launched on Wednesday in Tral's main town in south Kashmir's Pulwama district of, official sources said.
Mar 04, 2020, at 12:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday rejected the claims of some of his party leaders who have been sharing bizarre tips like use of cow urine, cow dung and yoga to cure novel coronavirus infection.
Delhi violence: Tahir Hussain, accused of IB officer's murder, missing
Mar 03, 2020, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Suspended Aam Adami Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain, who has been booked for the murder of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee in northeast Delhi and also for spreading violence over the new citizenship law last week, is currently missing, media reports said.
Bangladeshis voting in India don't need to apply for citizenship: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 03, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Kaliganj(West Bengal)/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday people who arrived in India from Bangladesh and have been voting in elections are Indian citizens and do not require to apply for citizenship anymore, media reports said.
Italian tourist tests positive with Coronavirus in Jaipur
Mar 03, 2020, at 09:53 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: A third case of Coronavirus in the last 48 hours was confirmed in Jaipur on Tuesday, taking the total number of viral affected people in India to six.
Assam govt to set new law making mandatory for teachers to serve 10 years in joining district
Mar 03, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government is going to introduce a new law under which the government teachers would not be transferred for 10 years from their joining district.
Assam Congress demands govt's clarification on credibility of NRC
Mar 03, 2020, at 08:36 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: While the BJP-led Assam government said that, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) authority will start the process of issuing the rejection slip to over 19 lakh people excluded from the final NRC list from March 20, the opposition Congress has demanded that the government should first make clarifications whether they accepted the NRC or not.
EU lawmakers, experts, activists laud India for bringing peace in Kashmir; slam Pakistan
Mar 03, 2020, at 08:31 pm
Geneva/IBNS: The European Union parliamentarians, rights activists and South Asia experts have lauded the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "bringing peace" in Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370, which used to grant special status to the region.
Cat found in a container arrived from China faces deportation from Chennai Port, PETA opposes
Mar 03, 2020, at 08:05 pm
Chennai/UNI: A cat, which was found in a container that arrived from China at the Chennai Port Trust two weeks ago, is facing possible deportation to China, due to coronavirus threat, a move objected by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on the ground that it could neither contract nor transmit COVID-19.
NIA arrests two more accused in Pulwama terror attack case
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested two more accused Tariq Ahmed Shah and his daughter Insha Jan for providing food, shelter and other logistics to the Pakistani terrorists who executed the ghastly attack on CRPF convoy on Feb 14 last year at Pulwama, killing 40 jawans.
Hyderabad: Sr Photo Journalist stabbed to death over financial dispute
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:24 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: A Senior Photo Journalist was allegedly stabbed to death and his friend sustained serious injuries in an attack by a bakery owner over a financial dispute at Pasra village in Mulugu district of Telangana on Monday night.
Congress firm on giving reservation to Muslims: MPCC chief Balasaheb Thorat
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Revenue minister and state Congress president Balasaheb Thorat asserted on Tuesday that providing reservation to Muslims is his party's commitment and said a decision on it will be taken after discussing the issue with other alliance partners in the state government.
Pulwama Attack: NIA arrest father-daughter duo
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested a Pulwama resident and his daughter in connection with a fidayeen attack that left 40 CRPF personnel dead in 2019 on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in south Kashmir.
Bangladesh: Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury postpones five-day visit to India
Mar 03, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has postponed her planned five-day visit to India.
No proposal on Muslim reservation before Mah Govt: Uddhav Thackeray
Mar 03, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that there is no proposal on Muslim reservation before the state government.
Be a rebel: Delhi Police makes Baaghi reference in fight against fake news and rumor
Mar 03, 2020, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to avoid spreading of fake news and rumours across the national capital at a time when the city witnessed violence over the new citizenship law, the Delhi Police on Tuesday started a new campaign which had a direct reference to actor Tiger Shroff's movie Baaghi.
Ranchi: People block road, burn tires after filth found in templeÂ
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Situation turned tense for some minutes in the state capital after people blocked road and burned of tires to protest against throwing of filth inside a temple located in Harmu area.
Opposition in Rajya Sabha presses for discussion on Delhi violence
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday unanimously demanded a discussion on recent Delhi violence which has claimed 47 lives.
Now some people are smelling mischief even in 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': PM Modi attacks Mamohan Singh
Mar 03, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who had a few days ago said that "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" was being misused for creating a "militant and purely emotional" idea of India that excludes millions of its citizens.
India summons Iran envoy over Minister Javad Zarif's tweet on Delhi violence
Mar 03, 2020, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday summoned Iranian ambassador Ali Chegeni to lodge a protest against the comment made by Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif over the recent violence in Delhi.
UN human rights body moves SC over CAA, India calls it an internal matter
Mar 03, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.