Assam police arrest three JMB trained cadres from Barpeta district

Jul 31, 2019, at 10:29 am

Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): Assam police have arrested three trained cadres of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with arms in Barpeta district on Tuesday night.

Body of missing CCD founder VG Siddhartha found

Jul 31, 2019, at 09:53 am

Banaglore, July 31 (IBNS): Police have recovered the body of businessman VG Siddhartha, who has been missing for the past two days, from the banks of the Netravathi River in Karnataka’s Mangaluru area on Wednesday, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: JEM commander Fayaz Panzoo dies during encounter with security forces

Jul 31, 2019, at 09:11 am

Srinagar, July 31 (IBNS): Securityy forces on Tuesday gunned down the  self-styled 'commander' of Jaish-e-Mohammed during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said.

Body of CCD owner VG Siddhartha found

Jul 31, 2019, at 08:57 am

Bangalore, July 31 (IBNS): Two days after he went missing, the decomposed body of popular coffee shop chain brand Cafe Coffee Day's founder VG Siddhartha was recovered from the banks of the Netravathi River in Karnataka’s Mangaluru area on Wednesday, police said.

12-yr-old boy dies after iron cupboard falls on him in Nashik school

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:52 pm

Nashik, July 30 (UNI): A 12-year-old student was killed after an iron cupboard fell on him while playing in a classroom of a high school here on Tuesday.

Three persons including two women injured in Imphal blast

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:49 pm

Guwahati, Jul 30(IBNS): At least three persons including two women were injured in a blast in Manipur’s Imphal on Tuesday evening.

Assam flood: Around 8 lakh people of 13 districts still affected

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:33 pm

Guwahati, Jul 30 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has gradually improved after the water levels in the flood-hit areas have receded, but still, around 8 lakh people of 13 districts in the state are affected in the current flood.

Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq bill, Modi calls it victory of gender justice

Jul 30, 2019, at 09:51 pm

New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS): After facing a hurdle in the Upper House the last time, the contentious Triple Talaq bill on Tuesday finally passed the test of the Rajya Sabha amid walkouts by various political parties which brought down the majority mark.

Krishna Chakravarty named mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation

Jul 30, 2019, at 09:34 pm

Kolkata, July 30 (UNI): Setting at rest all speculations, Krishna Chakravarty is going to be the new Mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, while Tapas Chatterjee will be the Deputy Mayor.

CBI takes over Unnao rape survivor accident case

Jul 30, 2019, at 08:40 pm

Lucknow, July 30 (UNI): CBI today took over the probe into the accident of the Unnao rape survivor, which left her critically injured and killed her two aunts, amid a mounting outcry against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

Common people living near LoC suffer when India-Pak tension prevails: Farooq

Jul 30, 2019, at 08:13 pm

Srinagar, July 30 (UNI): Expressing serious concern over the ceasefire violation at Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah demanded immediate cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan.

Archaic & medieval practice confined to dustbin of history: PM Modi on triple talaq

Jul 30, 2019, at 07:55 pm

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today referred to "Triple talaq" as a "historic wrong done to Muslim women" and expressed joy that it had been confined to "the dustbin of history".

Modi govt finally manages to take Triple Talaq bill through Rajya Sabha

Jul 30, 2019, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): In a big victory for the Narendra Modi government, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Triple Talaq bill, which criminalises instant divorcing of wives by Muslim men.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Anantnag

Jul 30, 2019, at 06:35 pm

Srinagar, Jul 30 (UNI) An encounter has ensued between militants and security forces in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Tuesday.

Police raids SP leader Azam Khan's pvt university, FIR against his son on age discrepancy in passport

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:46 pm

Rampur, Jul 3((UNI) The police on Tuesday raided the premises of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, which is headed by Samajwadi Party MP Mohammad Azam Khan while an FIR registered against Azam's son Abudullah Azam Khan for discrepancy in date of birth in his passport.

30 cases registered against foreigners for overstaying in Goa this year

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:45 pm

Panaji, Jul 30 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday informed state assembly that 30 cases were registered against foreigners for overstaying in state till June this year.

Jagdeep Dhankar takes oath as the Bengal Governor

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:44 pm

Kolkata, Jul 30 (UNI) Supreme Court former lawyer and ex-MP Jagdeep Dhankar was today sworn-in as the Governor of West Bengal in presence of state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her cabinet colleagues, army and civil officials at a simple function at Raj Bhawan here.

Kashmir crime: Drug peddler arrested in Sopore

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:42 pm

Baramulla, Jul 30 (UNI) A drug peddler was arrested on Tuesday by police in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir, a police spokesman said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Police seek help to arrest kidnapper

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Baramulla, Jul 30 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday sought help to trace a man allegedly involved in kidnapping of a girl in this north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said this afternoon.

TMC MP Satabdi Roy keen to return money received from Saradha Groups

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:39 pm

Kolkata, Jul 30 (UNI) Following the footsteps of Mithun Chakraborty, actor turned Trinamool Congress MP Satabdi Roy has reportedly written to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) wishing to return the money she had received from the defunct Saradha Group of companies at different assignments for promotions.

Recruited approx 1,84,262 employees in 2014-19, clarifies Indian Railways

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:37 pm

New Delhi, Jul 30 (UNI) Railways on Tuesday clarified that it has recruited approximately 1,84,262 employees in various categories during year 2014-19 and recruitment exercise for 2,83,637 posts is underway.

Kerala: Two dctors killed in Payyoli

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:34 pm

Kozhikode, Jul 30 (UNI) Two youths were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a tanker lorry, at Ayinikkad, near Payyoli, here on Tuesday.

Unnao rape survivor's condition still critical

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:32 pm

Lucknow, Jul 30 (UNI) The health condition of Unnao rape survivor, who was injured in a road accident at Rae Bareli on Sunday, in which her two aunts were killed, continued to be critical, doctors at the Trauma Centre of King George Medical University (KGMU), attending the victim, said here on Tuesday.

Allahabad High Court allows Unnao rape victim's uncle to attend cremation of his wife

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Lucknow, Jul 30 (UNI) Allahabad High Court granted day-long short term bail on Tuesday to Mahesh Singh, uncle of the Unnao rape victim, for attending the cremation of his wife Pushpa, who was killed in a road accident in Rae Bareli on Sunday.

Police recover nearly Rs 66 lakh from two youths in Patna

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:27 pm

Patna, Jul 30 (UNI) Police took two youths into custody with about Rs 66 lakh near bus stand under Jakkanpur police station area here late last night.

BJP will also come to power in Telangana: Muralidhar Rao

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Hyderabad, Jul 30 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge P Muralidhar Rao on Tuesday said that the party has secured power in Karnataka and it would also secure power in Telangana.

Pakistan troops violate ceasefire at LoC in Kupwara

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Srinagar, Jul 30 (UNI) Pakistani troops on Tuesday violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara.

Omar Abdullah demands CBI probe into 'fake' orders circulated on social media

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Srinagar, Jul 30 (UNI) Reacting to statement made by Governor Satya Pal Malik that government orders circulated on social media from the past few days were invalid, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the 'fake orders and their origin'.

Unnao rape victim's family had written to CJI, others on threat to their life by BJP MLA

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Lucknow, Jul 30 (UNI) Apprehending threat to their lives, the family members of the Unnao rape victim had written a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Govind Mathur and several higher-up in the Uttar Pradesh government seeking action "those who were threatening them".

No proposal regarding changing the name of Barddhaman (BWN) railway station in Eastern Railway: Govt

Jul 30, 2019, at 04:41 pm

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): No proposal regarding changing the name of Barddhaman (BWN) railway station in Eastern Railway is under consideration in Ministry of Railways, officials said on Tuesday.