Popular Bengali television and film personalities join BJP
Jul 18, 2019, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed a number of Bengali television and film personalities to the party fold on Thursday.
Speaker orders Karnataka home minister to submit report on the alleged kidnap of a Congress MLA
Jul 18, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (UNI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar today ordered the home minister M.B. Patil to ask the state police and submit a report on Congress party members statement that one of the party MLA had been kidnapped.
Madras HC suspends Vaiko's one year jail term in sedition case
Jul 18, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Chennai, July 18 (UNI) Newly elected Rajya Sabha MP and MDMK general secretary Vaiko got a major relief, when the Madras High Court suspended his one year conviction in a 2009 sedition case.
Uttar Pradesh: 2 dead, 4 injured in road accident
Jul 18, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Sultanpur, July 18 (UNI): Two people died on the spot while four suffered severe injuries when their car lost control and dashed into a divider in the Kudvar area, police said here on Thursday.
West Bengal: Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta resigns
Jul 18, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): Amid the Calcutta High Court's hearing on his plea against the no-confidence motion, Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta resigned on Thursday.
Petitioner against triple talaq gets death threats for attending Hanuman Chalisa event
Jul 18, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): Ishrat Jahan, the petitioner against triple talaq (the practice of giving instant divorce to wives of Muslim community), has alleged that she had received death threats for attending a Hanuman Chalisa event, media reports said.
India urges Pak to release Jadhav; Venkaiah Naidu says 'Country will keep pursuing the matter'
Jul 18, 2019, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI): A day after ICJ at The Hague snubbed Pakistan by suspending the death sentence served to Kulbhushan Jadhav by its military court, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday urged Islamabad to release and repatriate Jadhav forthwith.
Lok Sabha takes up Finance Bill
Jul 18, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up the Finance Bill which allows several amendments to the already operational legislations and policies of the central government.
Centre approved regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Jul 18, 2019, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that the central government has given approval to regularise unauthorised colonies in Delhi, and the residents will be given ownership rights of their land.
Leader of Opposition in hurry: Kumaraswamy taunts Yeddyurappa during Karnataka trust vote
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:55 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (IBNS/UNI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has taunted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman BS Yeddyurappa in the Vidhan Soudha saying the opposition leader, who wanted the trust vote process to be completed quickly, is in hurry, media reports said.
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ICJ's verdict a vindication for those who believe in law, says Jaishankar
Jul 18, 2019, at 01:58 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Reacting to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday said the judgement is "not only a vindication for India but all those who believe in the rule of law".
India condemns Erbil attack that killed Turkish diplomat
Jul 18, 2019, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): India has strongly condemned the attack in Iraq's Erbil on Wednesday that killed at least one Turkish diplomat.
Debate on Naidu’s riverfront residence in Andhra Assembly
Jul 18, 2019, at 01:17 pm
Amaravati, July 18 (UNI): Acrimonious debate was held in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Thursday on the riverfront residence of former chief minister and leader of the Opposition N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Trust debate begins in Karnataka Assembly
Jul 18, 2019, at 12:57 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (IBNS/UNI): Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has initiated the trust debate in the Assembly as the House readies itself to see whether the government survives the test.
Supreme Court allows Ayodhya mediation panel time till August 1 to submit report
Jul 18, 2019, at 11:14 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court today said mediation in the Ayodhya dispute will continue till the end of the month.
Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka set for floor test
Jul 18, 2019, at 10:36 am
Bengaluru, July 18 (UNI): Notwithstanding the resignations of 16 rebel Congress and the JD(S) MLAs to their membership, the 14-month-old JD(S) and the Congress coalition government will go for a floor test here on Thursday.
Appreciate ICJ's decision to not acquit and hand over Jadhav to India: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jul 18, 2019, at 10:27 am
Islamanad, July 18 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said he appreciated the International Court of Justice's (ICJ's) decision to not acquit and hand over Kulbhushan Jadhav to India.
Two policeman shot dead in Uttar Pradesh
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:57 pm
Lucknow, July 17 (UNI): Within 24 hours of Uttar Pradesh police killing four criminals in an alleged encounter in Western UP, unidentified criminals threw an open challenge before the law enforcing agencies, by killing two policemen in Sambhal on Wednesday.
Truth and justice prevailed: PM Modi on ICJ ruling in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed International Court of Justice or ICJ's verdict in favour of India in the case related to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death in Pakistan on charges of espionage.
Groom returns as bride refuses to marry man double her age
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:31 pm
Phagwara, July 17 (UNI): A groom and his baraat (wedding party) returned empty handed after the bride refused to marry the man saying she was shown the picture of a young man while the one who turned up was double her age.
Great pressure exerted to find him: Donald Trump on Hafeez Saeed arrest
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:21 pm
Islamabad, July 17 (IBNS): Hours after the arrest of Hafeez Saeed, the key mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that great pressure had been exerted over the last two years to find the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief.
India welcomes ICJ ruling in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:09 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17 (IBNS): India on Wednesday welcomed the judgement delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in favour of the country in the case related to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death in Pakistan on charges of espionage.
No dearth of funds for sports, says Rijiju
Jul 17, 2019, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (UNI): Youth affairs and sports minister Kiren Rijiju maintained that there was no dearth of funds for the sportspersons and announced that pensions will be provided to former athletes.
Assam flood: Over 57.51 lakh people affected, death toll mounts to 30
Jul 17, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Guwahati, Jul 17 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river is receding in some parts of the state but the overall flood situation in Assam is still grim with over 57.51 lakh people been affected.
CBI busts fake passport racket in Puducherry
Jul 17, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Puducherry, July 17 (UNI): With the arrest of three-member gang, who were working under a woman, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday busted a fake passport racket here on Wednesday.
Minor girl raped by her own relative in Assam's Karimganj
Jul 17, 2019, at 07:31 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): A 7-year-old minor girl was raped by her own relative and now under treatment in critical condition.
UP: Nine people including three women shot dead over land dispute
Jul 17, 2019, at 07:06 pm
Sonbhadra, Jul 17 (IBNS): At least nine people including three women were shot dead over land dispute in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, media reports said.
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ICJ rules in favour of India, tweets legal advisor
Jul 17, 2019, at 06:31 pm
The Hague, July 17 (IBNS): Ending all speculations, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a 15:1 judgement ruled in favour of India as it passed its verdict in the case related to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death in Pakistan on charges of espionage. The international court thus stayed the execution of Jadhav by Pakistan.
Cabinet approves extension of the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission up to Nov 30
Jul 17, 2019, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approvedthe extension of the term of Fifteenth Finance Commission up to Nov 30, 2019.
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:54 pm
Islamabad,July 17 (IBNS): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Saeed, who is the key mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, was arrested by by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan and sent to prison, media reports said.