Syed Ali Shah Geelani prevented from attending Urdu Book Fair in KU
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Srinagar, Jun 21 (UNI) Hardline Hurriyat Conference (HC) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Friday prevented from attending 'Urdu Book Fair', organised in Kashmir University, official sources said.
Suspected honour killing in UP's Rae Bareli: Couple found hanging from tree
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Rae Bareli, Jun 21(UNI) In a suspected case of honour killing, a young couple was found hanging from a tree in an orchid in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to air warriors who were victims of AN 32 crash
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Jun 21 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid tribute to the 13 air warriors who laid down their lives in the line of duty in transport aircraft AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh earlier this month.
Devendra Fadnavis, Baba Ramdev practice Yoga with 1.10 lakh people in Nanded
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Nanded, June 21 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Baba Ramdev celebrated the 5th International Yoga Day(IYD) along with around 1.10 lakh people,who performed Yoga at the Shivratna Jiwaji Mahale Mama Chowk here on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh: Two jail officials sacked
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Lucknow, Jun 21 (UNI) Taking serious note of the state of affairs in the jails, Uttar Pradesh government on Friday dismissed two officers from the service of the jails department with immediate effect.
Tripura: Decomposed body identified after three days by family members
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Ambassa (Tripura), Jun 21 (UNI) In an interesting turn, the decomposed corpse recovered three days ago from the river Dhalai was identified by family members of the deceased in the bordering subdivision of Kamalpur in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai here today.
Jammu and Kashmir: Man killed, relative injured in lightening in Rajouri
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Jammu, Jun 21 (UNI) A man was killed while his relative suffered injuries due to lightening in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.
Yoga is like Ambassador of India, says Home Minister Amit Shah
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Rohtak, Jun 21 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Yoga is like an Ambassador of India which is attracting the whole world towards the country’s old age culture.
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi, Jun 21 (UNI) Jamia Millia Islamia University Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar on the occasion of 5th International Yoga Day on Friday said that the varsity has given a proposal to Human Resource Development Ministry to start yoga classes for which trained staff will be required.
Shashi Tharoor raises sea erosion issue in Kerala
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Jun 21 (UNI) Former Union Minister and Congress MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor on Friday raised the issue of sea erosion continuing to wreak havoc in the coastal areas of his native state.
Amid opposition protest Speaker pulls up Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Chowdhury
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Jun 21 (UNI) First day at his job presiding over the proceedings of Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla on Friday mildly pulled up Congress floor leader Adhir Chowdhury and urged him not to leave his seat and interact with other colleagues when the House is in business.
Women on Mumbai locals make good use of their travel time by perform Yoga
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi, Jun 21(UNI) Mumbai's life is unstoppable, so are the women travelling in Mumbai locals who did Yoga 'asanas' by making good their travel time aboard on Friday on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
Ram Vilas Paswan files nomination for by-election to RS
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Patna, Jun 21 (UNI) Lok Janshakti Party chief and union Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today submitted his nomination paper for by-election to sole Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar.
India-Chinese army jointly take part in International Yoga Day celebrations
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Guwahati, June 21 (IBNS): In a first of its kind of event along the LAC on the Eastern Border, a total of seventy personnel of Chinese Army and thirty civilians participated in joint Yoga sessions with Indian Army troops at Nathu La (Sikkim) and at Bumla & Wacha-Damai in Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of fifth International Day for Yoga celebrations.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit India next week
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): The U.S. Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, will visit India on June 25-27, Ministry of External Affairs said.
Rajnath Singh leads Yoga Day celebration in New Delhi
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led thousands in practicing Yoga at majestic Rajpath with Rashtrapati Bhawan in the background on the 5th International Day of Yoga here on Friday.
Indian family racially abused as they travelled on a train in Ireland
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): An Indian national, who went on a holiday to Ireland, has claimed that he was allegedly racially abused by a beer-gulping man on a train to Dublin, media reports said.
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for popularizing Yoga and making it part of the school curriculum to promote healthy lifestyles and combat growing incidence of non-communicable diseases in the country.
Gujarat: Man utters 'Triple Talaq' to wife via instant messaging app, booked
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Ahmedabad, June 21 (IBNS): Police have booked a man in Gujarat's Valsad district after his wife accused him of giving her 'Triple Talaq' over an instant messaging application.
PM leads Mass Yoga demonstration at Ranchi
Jun 21, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Ranchi, June 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Friday participated in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at Ranchi today, on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.
Vice President Naidu cautions against dysfunctional legislatures
Jun 21, 2019, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, M Venkaiah Naidu has cautioned MPs about the growing perception that democracy is in danger through “dysfunctional legislatures” and advised them to recalibrate their ways of thinking and acting.
New Triple Talaq bill tabled in Lok Sabha
Jun 21, 2019, at 01:16 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): A new and fresh bill to ban the practice of instant Triple Talaq among Muslims has been tabled in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the parliament).
Kashmir: CASO launched by security forces in Kupwara
Jun 21, 2019, at 12:30 pm
Baramulla, June 21 (UNI): Security forces on Friday launched Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in several villages in the frontier district of Kupwara, official sources said.
New Triple Talaq Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha today
Jun 21, 2019, at 12:27 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (UNI): A new and fresh bill to ban the practice of instant Triple Talaq among Muslims will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Jun 21, 2019, at 12:03 pm
Guwahati, June 21 (IBNS): Two FIRs have been lodged against a right wing organisation for allegedly physically assaulting a group of Muslim labourer group in Assam’s Barpeta district and forcing them to say ‘Jai Shree Ram’, ‘Pakistan Murdabad’, ‘Hindustan Zindabad’ slogans.
Himachal bus accident: 44 killed, 30 injured
Jun 21, 2019, at 11:17 am
Shimla, June 21 (UNI): Forty four passengers were killed and more than 30 injured on Thursday after their bus fell into a deep gorge in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh," officials said.
Fire breaks out at furniture market near Kalindi Kunj metro station in Delhi
Jun 21, 2019, at 10:53 am
New Delhi, June 21 (UNI): Delhi Metro services on Magenta Line was affected after a major fire broke out at the furniture market near Kalindi Kunj metro station early morning on Friday.
Assam joins celebration of International Yoga Day
Jun 21, 2019, at 10:40 am
Guwahati, June 21 (IBNS): Assam on Friday joined the rest of the country in observing the International Day of Yoga with state Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal participating at the state level programme at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati.
International Yoga Day: PM Narendra Modi leads the celebration from Ranchi
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:20 am
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined millions of people across India on Friday to mark the fifth edition of International Yoga Day.
Himachal Pradesh: 42 dead as bus falls into gorge in Kullu
Jun 20, 2019, at 10:59 pm
Kullu, Jun 20 (IBNS): At least 42 people died as a bus fell into a gorge in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, media reports said.