PM to set up a committee to look into One Nation, One Election initiative
Jun 19, 2019, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Wednesday presided over an all party meeting to discuss the initiative of One Nation, One Election, will constitute a committee to look into it by taking into consideration views of all political parties.
Venkaiah Naidu asks Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to expedite projects in Andhra Pradesh
Jun 19, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh called on Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Wednesday, and apprised him about the activities of his Ministry.
SP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq refuses to say Vande Mataram in LS, refers it as against 'Islam'
Jun 19, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Taking oath in the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq refused to say Vande Mataram as the chant was against 'Islam'.
Land disputes are reason for majority of crimes in UP: Yogi Adityanath
Jun 19, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Lucknow, Jun 19 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called for disposing off land disputes in the state saying it was the main reason behind majority of the crimes.
New Delhi: Pile of scrap catches fire under Barapullah flyover
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (UNI) A pile of scrap caught fire under the Barapullah flyover in the city near the Sarai Kale Khan side on Wednesday.
Gujarat Rajya Sabha bypoll: SC seeks urgent response from ECI
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (UNI) Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking its immediate intervention and a direction to conduct simultaneous polls for two Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat.
Narendra Modi welcomes election of Om Birla as Lok Sabha Speaker
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the unanimous election of Om Birla as the Speaker of the seventeenth Lok Sabha, in accordance with the highest traditions of the House.
ACB searches properties of sacked Jammu and Kashmir bank chairman
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Srinagar, Jun 19 (UNI) A team of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday carried out searches at properties belonging to sacked Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Parvez Ahmad Nengroo.
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Patna, Jun 19 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former BJP MP from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha ton Wednesday expressed his concern over large number of deaths due to heat stroke and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar and demanded from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate action.
Bihar Crime: Former MLA survives criminals attack
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Chhapra, Jun 19 (UNI) Former MLA of Marhaura Lalbabu Rai had a providential escape when criminals made a murderous attack on him near Pojhi Kapur village in Saran district late last night.
Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 25 lakh assistance for kin of Odia jawan killed in terrorist attack
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jun 19 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a compassionate assistance of Rs 25 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the kin of Odia Jawan Ajit Sahu who was martyred in a terrorist attack in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir.
Thank you: Rahul Gandhi says as PM Narendra Modi wishes him on birthday
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): On Rahul Gandhi's 49th birthday, the Congress president exchanged Twitter greeting with Narendra Modi after the Prime Minister wished him on the special day of the year.
Mizoram police rescued eight Rohingya minor girls
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:07 pm
Guwahati, June 19 (IBNS): The Mizoram police have rescued eight Rohingya girls suspected to be victims of human trafficking from Mizoram’s Champai district.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal reviews MOITRI scheme
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Guwahati, June 19 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the progress of the MOITRI scheme under which modernization of infrastructure in police stations are being taken place at Brahmaputra State Guest House on Tuesday evening.
PIL on Acute Encephalitis to be heard by Supreme Court on Jun 24
Jun 19, 2019, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a PIL on the outbreak of suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur in Bihar in which more than 100 children lost their lives.
Kashmir: Militants plan to make IEDs foiled, five arrested
Jun 19, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Srinagar, Jun 19 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have foiled a plan to make Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to target security forces when they arrest five suspected militants and recovered explosive material in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said on Wednesday.
No private university in UP can allow anti-national activities on campus
Jun 19, 2019, at 02:53 pm
Lucknow, Jun 19 (IBNS): Passing an ordinance, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has made it clear that no private university in the state can allow any anti-national activity on the campus, media reports said.
Mamata, Mayawati to skip PM Modi's 'One Nation One Poll' meeting today
Jun 19, 2019, at 02:38 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee and Mayawati- the chiefs of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) respectively- will on Wednesday skip Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting where the possibility of simultaneous polls will be discussed, media reports said.
Digvijaya Singh accuses Twitter of blocking his birthday wish to Rahul Gandhi
Jun 19, 2019, at 01:51 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has accused Twitter India of blocking his birthday wish to party president Rahul Gandhi, who turned 49 on Wednesday.
Madras High Court slams Tamil Nadu government over Chennai water crisis
Jun 19, 2019, at 01:21 pm
Chennai, Jun 19 (IBNS); The Madras High Court on Wednesday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for not taking adequate measures to tackle the water crisis in Chennai, the capital city of the southern state, media reports said.
Seeing Om Birla on Speaker’s Chair is a moment of pride: PM Modi
Jun 19, 2019, at 12:53 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (UNI): Congratulating Om Birla on being elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it was a moment of pride to see him on the Chair of the august House.
BJP MP Om Birla succeeds Sumitra Mahajan as Lok Sabha Speaker
Jun 19, 2019, at 11:50 am
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s MP from Rajasthan, Om Birla, succeeded Sumitra Mahajan as the Lok Sabha Speaker on Wednesday.
Om Birla becomes new Lok Sabha Speaker
Jun 19, 2019, at 11:14 am
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s nominee Om Birla became the new Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Former Miss Universe India harassed by group of youth in Kolkata: 7 arrested
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:30 am
Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS); At least seven people have been arrested in connection with the alleged harassment of model-turned-actor Ushoshi Sengupta in Kolkata, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi turns 49, Narendra Modi wishes him 'good health' and 'long life'
Jun 19, 2019, at 08:54 am
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who recently took oath as the Lok Sabha member, turned 49 on Wednesday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first persons to wish him on his special day on the social media.
Ex-Miss India alleges attack by goons in Kolkata in social media post
Jun 18, 2019, at 10:51 pm
Kolkata, Jun 18 (IBNS): Former Miss India Ushoshi Sengupta on Tuesday alleged that she was attacked by some miscreants on Monday night in south Kolkata but did not receive any help from the police despite their presence just 100 metres away.
AAP hits out at BJP over power supply
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI): Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday hit out at the BJP saying that it is just trying to rake up the issue in recent weeks, whereas the truth remains that the Delhi government has been successful at maintaining the cheapest power tariffs in the country for the last four-and-a-half years.
Eight children rescued from human traffickers in Palamu
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:29 pm
Daltonganj, Jun 18 (UNI): In a major success against anti-human trafficking drive, police have rescued eight children and has arrested a trafficker.
Eight children rescued from human traffickers in Jharkhand's Palamu
Jun 18, 2019, at 08:58 pm
Daltonganj, Jun 18 (UNI) In a major success against anti-human trafficking drive the Garhwa Road Rail Police have rescued eight children and has arrested a trafficker.
Channels advised restraint while showing kids in reality shows
Jun 18, 2019, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI): The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued an advisory to all private satellite TV channels to avoid showing children in indecent, suggestive and inappropriate manner in dance reality shows or other programmes.