National highway now a pool for buffaloes
Jun 25, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Guwahati, June 25 (IBNS): A road – which is the lifeline of around 5-7 lakh people living in Assam’s Dima Hasao and Cachar districts – is in a terrible state and has been reduced to a pool where buffaloes cool off.
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): In his reply to the 'Motion Of Thanks On the President's Address', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said people of the country minutely analysed the performance of his government and then gave him a chance to serve them for a second term.
Jammu and Kashmir: Senior journalist Qadri arrested in 27-yr-old case in Srinagar
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Srinagar, Jun 25 (UNI) Senior journalist Ghulam Jeelani Qadri was arrested by police from his Srinagar residence in a 27-year-old case registered under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act in 1992, official sources said.
Uttar Pradesh: Bridegroom, woman killed in road accident
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Mathura, Jun 25 (UNI) A bridegroom and his close relative were killed while four people, including the bride, sustained injuries in a road accident in the Mant police station area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
SpiceJet commences daily direct Durgapur-Mumbai UDAN flight
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Gurugram, Jun 25 (UNI) Private airline SpiceJet on Tuesday flagged off a daily direct flight on the Durgapur-Mumbai route under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN.
Hyderabad: Lovers attempts to commit suicide, 1 die
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Hyderabad, Jun 25 (UNI) A man died and his girl friend was battling for life at the hospital when the duo, who are lovers, attempted to commit suicide by consuming pesticide at Dilsukhnagar here on Monday midnight.
Uttar Pradesh: Two girls drown in Bhadohi
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Bhadohi, Jun 25 (UNI) Two girls drowned while bathing at the Birhojpur Ganga bank in the Gopiganj area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Bengaluru, June 25 (UNI) The Scheduled Tribe Valmiki community in Karnataka, that raised a major protest in front of Vidhana Soudha in the state capital on Tuesday said it had given a two-month notice to the State government to provide it 7.5 per cent reservation within the community.
Drunk police officer suspended, sent to prison
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Bhagalpur, Jun 25 (UNI) The officer-in-charge of Khareek police station under Naugachhia sub division in the district was suspended and remanded to jail today after he was found guilty of consuming liquor in violation of new excise and prohibition act in Bihar.
Naga MP Tokheho Yepthomi urges PM Modi to expedite Naga political talks
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Jun 25 (UNI) Lone Naga MP in the Lok Sabha Tokheho Yepthomi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 'expedite' the Naga political negotiations to settle the insurgency related issue at the earliest.
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Jammu, Jun 25 (UNI) Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's two day visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir starting from Wednesday, activists of Dogra Front on Tuesday staged a protest demanding that no dialogue should be held with Hurriyat Conference leaders and separatists.
Kashmir: Village headman die of electrocution in Badgam
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Srinagar, Jun 25 (UNI) A village lumbardar died due to electrocution I the central Kashmir district of Badgam’s Beerwah on Tuesday, official sources said.
Indian Air Force participating in bilateral exercise with French Air Force named ‘Garuda-VI’
Jun 25, 2019, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force is participating in a bilateral exercise between Indian and French Air Force named Exercise ‘Garuda-VI’ France from 01-12 Jul 19. This is the sixth edition of Exercise Garuda and is being planned at French Air Force Base, Mont-de-Marsan. The last exercise, ‘Garuda V’ was held at Air Force Station Jodhpur in Jun 2014, officials said.
Unlike SP leader Shafiqur Rahman Barq, TMC MP Nusrat Jahan chants Vande Mataram while taking oath
Jun 25, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS): Newly elected Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan on Tuesday ended her oath-taking speech in the Parliament by saying Vande Mataram, unlike Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq who refused to chant it by stating that it was against 'Islam'.
Kolkata Alert: Four Neo-JMB terrorists arrested from Howrah, Sealdah railway stations
Jun 25, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) has arrested four suspected Neo-Jamaat-ud-Dawa Bangladesh terrorists from Kolkata.
Jun 25, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the country is passing through 'super emergency' during his tenure.
TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty take oath in Lok Sabha
Jun 25, 2019, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): After missing the initial dates to swear in as the parliamentarians, actress-turned politicians- Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty- took oath as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs in the Lok Sabha here on Tuesday.
UP: Man allegedly tries to molest girl, runs over two women of the same family
Jun 25, 2019, at 02:37 pm
Bulandshahr, June 25 (IBNS): A man allegedly ran over two women after trying to molest a girl belonging to the same family in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Monday night, media reports said.
Mehul Choksi's Antigua citizenship will be scrapped, says Government of Island Nation
Jun 25, 2019, at 01:45 pm
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): The Antigua citizenship of Mehul Choksi- an accused in the 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB)- will be scrapped, said the Government of the Island Nation on Tuesday, media reports stated.
West Bengal: Muslim teacher alleges he was pushed off a train for not chanting 'Jai Shree Ram'
Jun 25, 2019, at 12:21 pm
Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS): While a young Muslim man succumbed to a mob assault in Jharkhand when he was forced to utter "Jai Shree Ram" as witnessed in a viral video, a madrassa teacher in West Bengal has alleged that he was beaten up and pushed off a moving train by a group of men for not chanting 'Jai Shree Ram'. Police said they are investigating the charge, media reports said.
Rajya Sabha adjourned after paying tribute to Madan Lal Saini
Jun 25, 2019, at 11:54 am
New Delhi, June 25 (UNI): Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday after paying tributes to its member and Rajasthan BJP Chief Madan Lal Saini, who died on Monday at AIIMS here. He was 75.
Despite being firm on quitting as Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi calls organisational meetings
Jun 25, 2019, at 11:49 am
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): Despite being firm on his decision to step down as the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi has called organisational meetings of poll-bound Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand, media reports said.
PM Modi, Amit Shah pay homage to citizens, leaders who resisted Emergency in 1970s
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:48 am
New Delhi, June 25 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to "all those greats" who fearlessly resisted Emergency imposed by the then Indira Gandhi regime in 1970s.
BJP fields External Affairs Minister Jaishankar for RS polls from Gujarat
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:39 am
New Delhi, June 25 (UNI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, who joined the BJP on Monday, will be one of the saffron party nominees for the Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat.
Jharkhand: 5 killed, 40 injured as bus falls into gorge
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:31 am
Garhwa, Jun 25 (UNI) Five people were killed and about 40 others injured as a bus coming from Chhattisgarh fell into a gorge here at Annaraj Nawadih Ghati on the Garhwa-Ambikapur road on Tuesday morning.
BJP Parl meeting deferred due to death of senior leader Madan Lal Saini
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:29 am
New Delhi, Jun 25 (UNI) The BJP on Tuesday cancelled its Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday following the death of party Rajya Sabha MP and Rajasthan unit chief Madan Lal Saini.
Jharkhand Muslim man lynching: 11 people arrested
Jun 25, 2019, at 09:19 am
Ranchi, June 25 (IBNS): At least 11 people have been arrested in connection with the lynching case in Jharkhand where a 24-year-old man was tied to a pole and beaten up by a mob for alleged theft, media reports said.
US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo to visit India today
Jun 25, 2019, at 09:02 am
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will visit India on Tuesday, officials said.
We did not miss targets, IAF squadron leaders say on Balakot airstrikes
Jun 24, 2019, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi, Jun 24 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot, who was a part of the team that struck the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror training facility near Balakot in Pakistan in February, said the team did not miss its target.
Overcast day in Delhi, moderate rain likely
Jun 24, 2019, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, Jun 24 (UNI) The national capital witnessed overcast weather on Monday with a generally cloudy sky while maximum temperature settling at 35.4 degrees C, two notches below season's average.