PK Sinha appointed Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Sep 11, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi: PK Sinha, currently functioning as OSD in the Prime Minister's Office, has been appointed the Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kolkata: BJP youth wing protests against hike in electric charges, clashes with police
Sep 11, 2019, at 02:53 pm
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), clashed with police while protesting against the "irrational hike" in electric bills at Chittaranjan Avenue here on Wednesday.
PM Modi to arrive Jharkhand tomorrow, to launch slew of schemes and projects
Sep 11, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Ranchi, Sep 11 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving in Jharkahnd on Thursday to launch a slew of schemes and projects just before the assembly elections are declared in the state.
FIR lodged after objectionable video posted against BJP MLA on social media
Sep 11, 2019, at 12:36 pm
Thane, Sep 11 (UNI): Police have registered an FIR against unidentified people for uploading defamatory video against BJP MLA from Thane district's Mira Bhayander Narendra Mehta on social media.
Kashmir: Sopore encounter kills wanted LeT militant
Sep 11, 2019, at 12:29 pm
Srinagar, Sept 11 (UNI): A wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was killed in an encounter with security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Wednesday.
Gumnaami row: Srijit Mukherji cheated censor board, alleges Chandra Bose; filmmaker warns
Sep 11, 2019, at 11:38 am
Kolkata: Amid the huge controversy over upcoming Bengali film Gumnaami based on the death and disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his family member Chandra Bose accused director Srijit Mukherji of cheating the censor board to get the certification, prompting the latter to hit back.
Protest against YSR Congress: Naidu put under house arrest
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:00 am
New Delhi: Police have put several Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders, including former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, under house arrest on Wednesday to prevent them from participating in protest against the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government.
BCCI partners with AIR to provide live radio commentary
Sep 10, 2019, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): In an initiative to enhance the coverage of Indian Cricket and take it to the nook and corner of the country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a two-year radio rights arrangement with All India Radio (AIR).
India counters Pak remark on J&K at UNHRC, calls it fabricated narrative
Sep 10, 2019, at 11:10 pm
Geneva, Sept 10 (IBNS): India on Tuesday countered Pakistan's remark about Jammu and Kashmir at the 42nd session of the United Nation's Human Rights Council and called it a "fabricated narrative" from the "epicentre of global terrorism."
India deports four Rohingyas to Myanmar via Manipur's Moreh
Sep 10, 2019, at 08:38 pm
Guwahati, Sept 10 (IBNS): India on Tuesday deported four Rohingyas to Myanmar via Manipur’s Moreh along Indo-Myanmar border.
Senior professor of Assam Agriculture University suspended for sexual harassment
Sep 10, 2019, at 08:05 pm
Guwahati, Sept 10 (IBNS): Assam Agriculture University (AAU) has suspended a senior professor for allegedly sexually harassed a girl student of the University.
Ahead of UNHRC showdown, Pakistan Minister calls Jammu and Kashmir an 'Indian state'
Sep 10, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Geneva, Sept 10 (IBNS): Pakistan might be trying to corner India at international platforms over its move of scrapping Article 370 which had granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, but one of the ministers of the neighbouring nation on Tuesday called the region as an Indian 'state'.
Narendra Modi is now followed by 50 million netizens on Twitter
Sep 10, 2019, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi is very much active on social media platforms and this is evident from the popularity he is gaining on Twitter where he is now followed by 50 million netizens.
Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar resigns from Congress, cites 'petty in-house politics'
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (UNI) Popular Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar on Tuesday resigned from Congress over 'petty in-house politics' in the Mumbai unit of the party.
8 OGWs arrested in Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Srinagar, Sep 10 (UNI) Eight Overground Workers (OGWs) of different militant organisations were arrested by the security forces in Kashmir valley, sources said here on Tuesday.
PM Modi meets PM of St. Vincent and Grenadines
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister of St. Vincent and Grenadines Ralph Everard Gonsalves met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Punjab: Minor girl raped and impregnated
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Bathinda, Sep 10 (UNI) A 16-year-old girl got pregnant after allegedly being raped by her neighbour in Hardev Nagar area of the city.
One killed and four injured in house collapse in West Bengal
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Malda, Sep 10 (UNI) At least one minor was killed and four others, including a woman, were injured when the roof of a house, under construction, collapsed in Nurpur village under Manikchawk Police Station in the district last night.
One killed and four injured in house collapse in West Bengal
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Malda, Sep 10 (UNI) At least one minor was killed and four others, including a woman, were injured when the roof of a house, under construction, collapsed in Nurpur village under Manikchawk Police Station in the district last night.
India to receive first Rafale aircraft next month
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Sep 10 (UNI) France will formally hand over first Rafale fighter jet to Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 8, an official said on Tuesday.
Special Investigation Team interrogates Chinmayanand in Shahjahanpur rape case
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Shahjahanpur, Sep 10 (UNI) A day after the Shahjahanpur law student made stringent charges against the district authorities and repeated her allegations on BJP leader and former Union Minister Swami Chinmayand of raping her, the Special Investigation Team probing into the charges on the directive of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday interrogated the BJP leader and searched the hostel room of the girl.
Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit Mathura tomorrow
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Mathura, Sep 10 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the livestock vaccination scheme, from here on Wednesday.
Naked body of girl found hanging in Uttar Pradesh
Sep 10, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Sultanpur, Sep 10 (UNI) The naked body of a girl was found hanging in the rural Kotwali area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Tuesday.
Akali Dal seeks PM Imran Khan's intervention on minorities' religion conversion in Pakistan
Sep 10, 2019, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi, Sep 10 (UNI) Close on the heels of the claim of Pakistan Tehreik-i-Insaaf leader Baldev Kumar that even 'Muslims are not safe' in that country, Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to break his silence over issue of minorities' religion conversion.
PM Modi , KP Oli inaugurate Motihari-Amlekhganj (Nepal) pipeline
Sep 10, 2019, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): PM Narendra Modi and PM KP Oli of Nepal, on Tuesday, jointly inaugurated a cross-border petroleum products pipeline via video conference
Urmila Matondkar quits Congress
Sep 10, 2019, at 03:10 pm
Mumbai: Five months after joining the Congress, actress-turned politician Urmila Matondkar quit the grand old party on Tuesday.
India rejects reference to Jammu and Kashmir in joint statement by China and Pak
Sep 10, 2019, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected outright reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the Joint Statement issued after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's recent visit to Pakistan.
India set to counter Pakistan at UNHRC on Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 10, 2019, at 02:38 pm
New Delhi: Stage is set for a showdown between India and Pakistan on Tuesday as the two Asian neighbours will make statements on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir during the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
PM Modi, Nepal's Oli inaugurate Motihari-Amlekhganj petroleum product pipeline
Sep 10, 2019, at 01:38 pm
New Delhi/Kathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday inaugurated Motihari-Amlekhganj petroleum product pipeline.
When will government open eyes? Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks Centre over economic slowdown
Sep 10, 2019, at 01:10 pm
New Delhi: Attacking the Centre over the economic slowdown, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday took another potshot at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.