Excluded people from NRC fear about losing their citizenship, FTs set to hear appeals
Sep 03, 2019, at 06:26 pm
Guwahati, Sept 3 (IBNS): After publishing the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), 19 lakh people who were left out from the list are now fearing about their citizenship right.
Indian market witnesses major slip: Sensex drops by 770 points, Nifty moves down by 225 points
Sep 03, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Mumbai, Sept 3 (IBNS): The Indian market on Tuesday witnessed a massive slide as the Sensex moved down by 770 points or 2 per cent to settle at 36,563.
Ayodhya title issue: Muslim side in apex court picks holes in Nirmohi Akhara stance
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) One of the Muslim parties in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute on Tuesday submitted to the Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench that the stand of the other side, Nirmohi Akhara, has always been contradictory from the very beginning of the case.
P Chidambaram's CBI custody extended till September 5
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the status quo would be maintained and former union minister P Chidambaram would stay in CBI custody till September 5, for his alleged involvement in the INX media case.
Jammu and Kashmir situation is improving, says Prakash Javadekar
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) The Government on Tuesday categorically said that there is improvement in situation in Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was abrogated nearly a month ago.
Gujarat: Slowdown now hits Induction Furnace Industry, 7,000 workers go jobless
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Ahmedabad, Sep 3 (UNI) Amid ongoing slowdown in the auto and other sectors that consume iron ingots or billets as raw material, around 7000 on pay-roll workers of the steel induction furnace industry in Gujarat, have become jobless in last three months, Gujarat Induction Furnace Association said on Tuesday.
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday requested Central government to take adequate steps to rehabilitate and provide essential commodities to people from tribal communities in his constituency Wayanad, which was badly affected in the recent floods and landslides.
Narendra Modi to visit Russia, hopes to discuss entire gamut of bilateral ties & global issues
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Indian PM Narendra Modi will travel to Vladivostok in Russia on Wednesday to attend the fifth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) meet and said he is looking forward to meeting country's President Vladimir Putin.
Four dies as fire breaks out at ONGC plant near Mumbai
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Navi Mumbai, Sept 3 (IBNS): The state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) on Tuesday confirmed that four people lost their lives in the massive fire which broke out in their Uran plant, which is located close to Navi Mumbai area, of Maharashtra on Tuesday.
Pathankot: IAF inducts AH-64E Apache attack helicopter into its inventory
Sep 03, 2019, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force on Tuesday formally inducted the Pathankot: AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter into its inventory at Air Force Station Pathankot.
Ayodhya Case: Supreme Court issues notice to elderly man for threatening lawyer
Sep 03, 2019, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to an 88-year-old man from Tamil Nadu for threatening a senior advocate for appearing on behalf of the Sunni Waqf Board and other Muslim parties in the Ayodhya land dispute case.
For first time after Article 370 abrogation, Jammu and Kashmir delegation meets Amit Shah
Sep 03, 2019, at 02:08 pm
New Delhi: A delegation of about 100 people from Jammu and Kashmir met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here in North Block on Tuesday.
Pakistan skips UN Summit on combating desertification hosted by India
Sep 03, 2019, at 12:15 pm
New Delhi: Amid bilateral tension with New Delhi, Pakistan has skipped the United Nations (UN) Summit on combating desertification and restoration of land which is hosted by India, media reports said.
ONGC fire in Navi Mumbai: Death toll rises to 7
Sep 03, 2019, at 12:07 pm
Mumbai: At least seven people including two firemen were killed in a massive fire which broke out at the Uran ONGC gas complex near JNPT port in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, media reports said.
IAF formally inducts 8 Apache choppers at Pathankot air base
Sep 03, 2019, at 12:04 pm
Pathankot: Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday formally inducted eight US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters at Air Force Station here.
Fire at Uran ONGC gas complex in Navi Mumbai kills three
Sep 03, 2019, at 10:54 am
Mumbai: A massive fire which broke out at the Uran ONGC gas complex near JNPT port in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday killed at least three people, media reports said.
UP midday meal controversy: Editors Guild urges govt to withdraw case filed against journalist
Sep 03, 2019, at 10:17 am
New Delhi/Lucknow: Slamming the Yogi Adityanath government for "shooting the messenger", the Editors Guild on Tuesday urged the State to withdraw the case filed against journalist Pawan Jaiswal who had shot a video showing students of a state-run school were served rotis with salt in midday meal.
Navi Mumbai: Major fire breaks out at Uran ONGC gas complex
Sep 03, 2019, at 09:20 am
Mumbai, Sept 3 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at the Uran ONGC gas complex, near JNPT port, in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, officials said.
New Delhi: Four-storey building collapses in Seelampur, two die
Sep 03, 2019, at 09:06 am
New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS/UNI) Two people, including a female, died while three others were hurt after a four-storey building collapsed in North East Delhi 's Seelampur area on Tuesday night, police said.
Pollution levels high in several districts in Kerala, says study
Sep 02, 2019, at 11:13 pm
Kottayam, Sept 2 (UNI) Pollution due to dust particles in the atmosphere is higher in Kottayam, Kochi, Kannur, Palakkad and Wayanad, a study by the School of Environmental Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University revealed here on Monday.
Mamata to discuss rehabilitation of 375 displaced people with Metro officials
Sep 02, 2019, at 09:56 pm
Kolkata, Sept 2 (UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has convened a meeting on Tuesday at Nabanna to discuss rehabilitation of 375 displaced people, who had to be evacuated after their houses caved-in under the impact of East-West Metro tunnel construction in central Kolkata.
JD(U) leader shot dead in Bihar's Samastipur
Sep 02, 2019, at 09:48 pm
Samastipur, Sept 2 (UNI): A local JD(U) leader Sant Kumar Singh was shot dead by criminals at Mahthi village under Ujiyarpur police station area in bihar's Samastipur district.
80 per cent villagers of Hindu-Bengali dominated Pub Malaybari excluded from Assam NRC
Sep 02, 2019, at 08:56 pm
Guwahati, Sept 2 (IBNS): More than 80 per cent resident of Pub Malaybari – a revenue village in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district, are now spending sleepless nighst after their names were missing in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was published on Aug 31, leaving out more than 19 lakh people across the state.
Kulbhushan under extreme pressure to parrot Pak's false narrative: MEA
Sep 02, 2019, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Hours after the Pakistan government granted consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death in the neighbouring nation on charges of espionage, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday declared that the detained Indian national appeared to be under "extreme pressure to parrot a false narrative to bolster Pakistan’s untenable claims."
Ex-Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram's CBI custody extended till Tuesday
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): A Delhi court on Monday granted one more day of custody of former Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa was joined by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as they flew together in a MiG-21 Trainer aircraft in Pathankot on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Jawan martyred in Pakistan firing along LoC in Poonch
Sep 02, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Jammu, Sep 2 (UNI) One Army jawan attained martyrdom as Pakistan violated ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Spokesperson said here on Monday.
PM Modi to receive award from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Clean India initiative
Sep 02, 2019, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive an international recognition for his Clean India initiative which was launched during his first term, officials said on Monday.
PM Modi likely to celebrate his 69th birthday in Kashi
Sep 02, 2019, at 01:39 pm
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to celebrate his 69th birthday in his Varanasi parliamentary constituency on September 17.
Woman gang-raped in Ballia, three arrested
Sep 02, 2019, at 01:35 pm
Ballia: A woman was allegedly gang-raped by three persons in Chitbada Village area here, police said on Monday.