Right to Dalai Lama's reincarnation belongs to Tibetan Buddhist System: US Ambassador

Oct 28, 2019, at 08:46 pm

Dharamshala/UNI: Lending support to the Tibetan people, the United States on Monday said the decision to pick a successor to The Dalai Lama belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist system, The Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders, and not anybody else,  neither any government nor any entity.

Chidambaram admitted to AIIMS for medical check-up

Oct 28, 2019, at 08:13 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday for a medical check-up after he complained of stomach ache, sources confirmed.

15 injured in grenade attack in Sopore

Oct 28, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Srinagar/UNI: As many as 15 people were injured in a grenade attack in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Monday evening.  

Bengal Intellectual Society calls on Guv Jagdeep Dhankar and seeks intervention into alleged human rights violation in Bengal

Oct 28, 2019, at 06:31 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A seven-member delegation representing the Bengal Intellectual Society led by its president Professor Radharaman Chakraborty today called on governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and submitted a memorandum raising two specific incidents that point towards the critical compromise of human rights and the Rule of Law in the state.

Delhi air quality worsens after Diwali, city enveloped in haze

Oct 28, 2019, at 05:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The air quality of national capital Delhi and its surrounding areas worsened a day after Diwali for the first time this season with a large number of people ignoring the two-hour-limit for bursting firecrackers enforced by the Supreme Court, media reports said.

Kolkata Metro services hit after smoke

Oct 28, 2019, at 04:06 pm

Kolkata, Oct 28 (UNI) Detection of smoke on the tracks of Dum Dum-bound train at Rabindra Sadan station forced partial suspension of Metro services in the city on Monday.

Himachal Pradesh: Three killed, 1 injured in separate road accidents

Oct 28, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Shimla, Oct 28 (UNI):  As many as three people were killed while one other sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Kullu and Sirmaur here in last 24 hrs.

Jewellery chain Goodwin sealed

Oct 28, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Thane, Oct 28 (UNI) Jewellery chain Goodwin was sealed in the wake of thousands of customers approaching police to register their case against the jewellers since Saturday in Vasai.

Mehbooba Mufti wants 'chance' for European delegation to talk to locals in Kashmir

Oct 28, 2019, at 03:29 pm

New Delhi, Oct 28 (UNI) Amid speculation that a delegation from European Union will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the visiting lawmakers from European countries should "get chance" to talk to the local people.

Members of European Union meets PM Narendra Modi ahead of J&K visit

Oct 28, 2019, at 03:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Members of the European Parliament, who will visit Jammu and Kashmir, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.

West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar pays visit to Mamata Banerjee's residence on Kali Puja

Oct 28, 2019, at 02:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday visited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence on the occasion of Kali Puja.

After Pakistan denies airspace for PM Modi's flight, India goes to ICAO

Oct 28, 2019, at 01:15 pm

Montreal/UNI: After Pakistan's move to deny the use of its airspace for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special flight, India has gone to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), sources have said.

Bihar: Three members of a family shot dead

Oct 28, 2019, at 01:06 pm

Begusarai/UNI: Three members of a family were shot dead by their relative at Machaha village under Singhaul police station area in the district last night.

Strategic Partnership Council, other pacts to be inked during PM Modi's Saudi Arabia visit

Oct 28, 2019, at 12:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A crucially important agreement on the Strategic Partnership Council between India and Saudi Arabia will be inked during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country.

Maharashtra power tussle: BJP, Shiv Sena meet Governor separately

Oct 28, 2019, at 12:25 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the power tussle between the two largest parties in Maharashtra assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari separately fuelling speculations about the rift in the alliance which won the state polls.

Muslims will continue to produce more children, won't listen to anyone: Badruddin Ajmal

Oct 28, 2019, at 11:43 am

Guwahati/IBNS: While the Assam government has decided that no government job will be given to people having more than two child, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal said Muslims will continue to produce more children and they won't listen to anyone.

Two-year old Tamil Nadu boy trapped in borewell faints

Oct 28, 2019, at 11:03 am

Trichy/IBNS: The two-year old boy, who is trapped in a borewell in Tamil Nadu's Trichy since Friday, has fainted, authorities said last night as per media reports.

Narendra Modi meets Pranab Mukherjee, wishes him on Diwali

Oct 28, 2019, at 09:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday met former President Pranab Mukherjee on Diwali.

Indian army, Assam Rifles personnel rescue villagers in flood-hit Dimapur in Nagaland

Oct 28, 2019, at 03:06 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Around 300 families have been affected after the flood waters of Diphu and Dhansiri river submerged several colonies and villages in Nagaland's Dimapur.

Kedarnath: IAF choppers evacuate crashed civilian aircraft

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:52 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) Indian Air Force’s (IAF) choppers has evacuated a crashed civilian aircraft from high altitude region of Kedarnath.

Maharashtra: Man held on charges of attempt to murder

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:42 pm

Thane, Oct 27 (UNI) A man was arrested on alleged charges of attempting to murder his wife and teenaged son, police said on Sunday.  

Kerala Assembly session begins tomorrow

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:32 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (UNI) The 16th session of 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly will commence from Monday.

Maharashtra: Minor boy drowns in Thane

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:26 pm

Thane, Oct 27, (UNI) A seven-year-old boy reportedly died on Sunday after drowning into stagnant water near a pipeline in the Kisan Nagar of the Wagle Estate here.

Karnataka: Road accident claims life

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:15 pm

Chitradurga , Oct 27 (UNI) One person was killed and 15 were injured when a Volvo bus collision with a transport truck near Kapile Village on Pune-Bangalore National Highway on Sunday.

Ex-MP Ajay Chautala on parole, attends son's swearing-in ceremony

Oct 27, 2019, at 07:52 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) Former MP Ajay Chautala who was in Tihar jail got released on Sunday morning on furlough and attended the swearing in ceremony of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana , his son Dushyant Chautala.

Borewell tragedy: Another hi-power rig to be deployed to extricate toddler

Oct 27, 2019, at 07:44 pm

Tiruchirapalli, Oct 27 (UNI) The ongoing massive operation to rescue a two-year-old boy trapped in a borewell at Nadukattupatti village in Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu suffered further delay as the drilling bit of the rig become blunt due to drilling through the hard rock below the ground on Sunday evening.

Goa: Gambling den raided, 10 held 

Oct 27, 2019, at 06:49 pm

Panaji, Oct 27 (UNI) Crime Branch in Goa on Sunday raided a gambling den active near Martyrs Memorial at Patradevi in Pernem in North Goa and arrested ten people in connection with the crime besides seizing Rs 2,13,000.

New Delhi: Fire breaks out at Sardar Bazar

Oct 27, 2019, at 06:47 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) A fire broke out in a plastic packing material and toys go-down in the famous wholesale market Sadar Bazar in Delhi on Sunday afternoon, Delhi Fire Services(DFS) said.

UP government working towards bringing Ram Rajya in state: CM Yogi Adityanath

Oct 27, 2019, at 06:43 pm

Gorakhpur, Oct 27 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday claimed that the real Ram Rajya was returning in the state and the Vantangiya community were now celebrating Diwali in real terms.

Maharashtra elections: 24 women nominees win this year; marginal rise since '14 polls

Oct 27, 2019, at 06:40 pm

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Oct 27 (UNI) The count of women legislators, getting elected in the 2019 assembly polls, marginally went up by two head-counts as compared to the 2014 polls.