Twenty-five-member foreign envoys visit Kashmir, meet delegations

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:28 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A 25-member foreign delegation, which arrived here on Wednesday to assess the overall situation in Kashmir valley, met various delegations, including recently elected municipal councilors and people from far flung areas.

EAM S Jaishankar files caveat in SC over plea challenging his election to RS

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:21 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court that will be heard if the court decides to take up any petition filed by Congress leaders challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in July 2019.

NIA files supplementary charge sheet against 4 Jaish-e-Mohammad operatives in Delhi court

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against four Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operatives who conspired to carry out terror attack at various places in India, at Special NIA Court in Delhi, an official statement said here on Wednesday.

Nirbhaya's mother breaks down after court adjourns hearing on plea for fresh death warrant against convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape case

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 Delhi gangrape convict, on Wednesday broke down in front of the media, after a Delhi Court adjourned the hearing of Tihar Jail's plea seeking fresh death warrant against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case.

Manoj Tiwari offers to quit after BJP's polls debacle in Delhi 

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A day after the result of the Delhi Assembly polls, state BJP president Manoj Tiwari offered to resign holding the responsibility of the poor performance of the party.

Cabinet approves protocol amending the Agreement between India and Sri Lanka for avoidance of double taxation

Feb 12, 2020, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Signing and Ratification of the Protocol amending the Agreement between India and Sri Lanka for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Iceland in the field of Sustainable Fisheries Development

Feb 12, 2020, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Iceland in the field of Fisheries.

The Indian government is not taking coronavirus threat seriously: Rahul Gandhi 

Feb 12, 2020, at 04:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tried to corner the government by saying that it is not taking the coronavirus threat seriously.

India will accord memorable welcome to Donald Trump: Narendra Modi

Feb 12, 2020, at 03:28 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is looking forward to his India visit at the end of the month.

Kolkata Police 'close' its officials following trader's unnatural death during interrogation

Feb 12, 2020, at 03:17 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after a local trader died of unnatural causes during interrogation at a Kolkata police station, the city police on Tuesday 'closed' three of its personnel who were involved in the detention and interrogation process, officials said on Wednesday.

Maharashtra: 23 Bangladeshis arrested 

Feb 12, 2020, at 03:12 pm

New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: At a time when the country witnessed protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, an anti-terrorism cell and anti-human trafficking unit has arrested 23 Bangladeshi nationals who were staying in Maharashtra's Palghar area illegally, media reports said on Wednesday.

AAP MLAs choose Arvind Kejriwal as their legislative party leader, oath-taking ceremony on Feb 16

Feb 12, 2020, at 02:00 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as the Delhi Chief Minister for the third term on Feb 16 as his newly-elected 62 party MLAs chose him as their legislative party leader on Wednesday.

PC Chacko resigns as Delhi Congress chief, blames Sheila Dikshit for party's downfall

Feb 12, 2020, at 01:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the Congress failed to open its account in the Delhi assembly elections, party's Delhi unit chief PC Chacko resigned on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bombay High Court summons Sharad Pawar's grandson Rohit on charges of corruption

Feb 12, 2020, at 12:19 pm

Aurangabad/Maharashtra/UNI: The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court has issued notice to Karjat-Jamkhed newly elected NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, who is also the grandson of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, on charges of adopting corrupt practices to win the election.

25-member foreign delegation arriving to assess situation in Jammu and Kashmir

Feb 12, 2020, at 12:13 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A 25-member foreign delegation is arriving here on Wednesday to assess the overall situation in Kashmir valley, where the Centre scrapped Article 370 and divided the state into two Union Territories (UTs) on Aug 5, 2019.

Jammu: Major fire breaks out in wooden stall, building collapses, two injured in Jammu

Feb 12, 2020, at 12:07 pm

Jammu/UNI: A three storied building collapsed while two persons suffered injuries in a major fire that broke out here on Wednesday.

Nagaland NPF party holds state-wide protest against CAA

Feb 12, 2020, at 12:01 pm

Kohima/UNI: The opposition party of Nagaland, Naga People’s Front (NPF), held state-wide protest rallies across the State against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with the party’s divisions holding sit in protests in all districts of Nagaland, demanding immediate rollback of the contentious Act.

BJP losing state after state: Shiv Sena takes jibe at former ally over Delhi poll results

Feb 12, 2020, at 11:49 am

Mumbai/IBNS: After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was decimated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, the Shiv Sena took a jibe at its former ally saying the saffron party was losing "state after state", media reports said.

Have we outsourced task of defeating BJP to state parties? Congress' Sharmistha Mukherjee slams Chidambaram

Feb 12, 2020, at 11:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After senior Congress leader P Chidambaram almost celebrated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s victory in Delhi polls, Delhi Mahila Congress president Sharmistha Mukherjee on Wednesday slammed his colleague asking him whether the outfit has left it to the regional players to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Jammu: Building collapses after fire, 3 firefighters trapped

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:34 am

Jammu/UNI: Two fire fighters suffered critical injuries while three of them are still under debris of three-storied building that collapsed on Wednesday after a major fire broke out in a wooden kiosk here.

Modi is a great gentleman and friend of mine, looking forward to my India visit: Donald Trump

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:19 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is looking forward to his India visit at the end of the month.

Arvind Kejriwal may take oath as Delhi CM on Feb 14-16

Feb 12, 2020, at 08:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal may take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third consecutive term on either Feb 14 or 16, media reports said.

AAP volunteer killed in firing at MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy in Delhi

Feb 12, 2020, at 01:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Unidentified miscreants  fired shots at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy while he was coming back from temple on Tuesday late night, leaving a volunteer dead, the party said.  

PM Modi congratulates Arvind Kejriwal for Delhi win

Feb 11, 2020, at 11:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Even as his party got decimated in the high profile Delhi Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for a sweeping victory in the national capital.

NCP chief congratulates AAP for achieving ‘sweeping victory’ in Delhi elections

Feb 11, 2020, at 10:25 pm

Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar congratulated the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for achieving a ‘sweeping victory’ in the Delhi Assembly election on Tuesday, saying that the 'Modi -Shah' magic has 'failed' in Delhi.

HP gas tanker leaks paralysing traffic on National Highway in Andhra Pradesh

Feb 11, 2020, at 10:06 pm

Kakinada/UNI: An HP gas tanker on its way from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad has developed leakage with its lid blown off due to sudden hitting of the overhead hook of the crane from behind while it was passing through the Toll Plaze at Eethakota on the national highway near Ravulapalem, 90 kms from here on Tuesday, police said.

People voted for development, harmony and love in Delhi: Tejaswi Yadav

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:31 pm

Patna/UNI: Leader of the opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said the result of Delhi Assembly Elections proved the fact that people of Delhi had voted for development, harmony and love.

7 people injured in clash between police and protesters during bandh in Assam’s Dima Hasao

Feb 11, 2020, at 08:57 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: At least seven protesters were injured during clashes between the security personnel and bandh supporters in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Tuesday during the ongoing indefinite bandh called by the Indigenous People’s Forum (IPF) demanding bifurcation of Dima Hasao district.

Punjab DGP reviews security, law & order in wake of Dhariwal firing incident

Feb 11, 2020, at 08:51 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Taking stock of the situation in the wake of Monday’s firing incident at Dhariwal in Gurdaspur district, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta on Tuesday reviewed the security and law and order in the state.

Mehbooba Mufti congratulate Kejriwal on his spectacular victory

Feb 11, 2020, at 08:19 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday congratulated Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his party's clean sweep at the high voltage Delhi Assembly elections.