Jammu and Kashmir: Rafting guide drowns during rafting in Pahalgam
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Anantnag, Jun 1 (UNI) A rafting guide drowned during rafting in river Lidder in Pahalgam in this south Kashmir district on Friday evening, official sources said on Saturday morning.
Uttar Pradesh: Constable suspended for involvement in illicit liquor trade
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Balrampur, Jun 1 (UNI) A police constable, who was found involved in illicit liquor trade in this district's Sadulla Nagar area, was suspended and directions of departmental inquiry against him were given, police said on Saturday.
Congress demands government to withdraw price hike in LPG cooking gas cylinders
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) Congress on Saturday expressed concern over increase in the price of subsidised and non-subsidised LPG cooking gas cylinders on the first day of the second term of the Modi Government and demanded to withdraw it in public interest.
Karnataka: Four, including CA, arrested by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Bengaluru, June 1 (UNI) Four people, including a Chartered Accountant, were arrested by Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Revenue Intelligence officers on charges of issuing GST invoices without actually supplying goods to the tune of Rs 2,364 Crores on which Input Tax Credit (ITC) of about Rs 385 Crores was passed.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Guruvayur temple on Jun 8
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 1 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer prayers at Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple in Guruvayur town on June 8.
Maharashtra: Forty-two families evacuated as gallery of twin building crashes in Thane
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Thane, Jun 1 (UNI) As many as 42 families of a twin building in Wagle Estate locality were evacuated after a part of its gallery crashed early Saturday morning, fire services said.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor greets people on Shab-i-Qadr
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Srinagar, Jun 1 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday felicitated the people on Shab-i-Qadr being celebrated tonight.
Kashmir: Body of missing man found in Bandipora forest
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Baramulla, Jun 1 (UNI) The body of a man, missing since last evening, was found in a forest in north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Saturday, official sources said.
Karnataka: Four members of a family, including two children, drowned
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Hassan, June 1(UNI) Four members of a family, including two children, feared drowned when a bullock cart, in which they were traveling, fell into a tank at Hoshalli village, Holenarasipura Taluk in the district on Saturday.
Governor greets people on Telangana State Formation Day
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Hyderabad, Jun 1 (UNI) Governor E S L Narasimhan greeted people on the occasion of fifth Telangana State Formation Day on Sunday.
Two panchayat secretaries suspended for negligence in Chattisgarh
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Janjgir-Champa, June 1 (UNI) District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Ajit Vasant has suspended two panchayat secretaries for negligence.
Bihar: Fake currency notes seized in Bihar, woman peddler arrested
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Munger, Jun 1 (UNI) Police today seized fake currency notes worth more than Rs 14,000 and arrested a woman peddler from Kothiahi Durgasthan locality under Jamalpur police station area in this district.
Jammu and Kashmir: Fire breaks out in Mankote, Balakot along LoC, mines explode
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Jammu, Jun 1 (UNI) Many landmines exploded along the Line of Control after devastating fire broke out in Mankote and Balakot areas of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Rajnath Singh takes charge as India Defence Minister in Modi 2.0
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Saturday took charge as the Defence Minister of India.
ED summons former Union Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel in aviation scam
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi, Jun1 (UNI) In a major development, Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Civil Aviation Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel in Airline Seat Allotment Scam, sources in the probe agency said here on Saturday.
Syed Ali Geelani expresses concern over plight of Muslims in China
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Srinagar, Jun 1 (UNI) Expressing serious concern over the plight of Muslim in Uighur China, chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Geelani said the media reports are not only disturbing but alarming also as thousands of Muslim have been imprisoned and made captive for years together in large camps and godowns.
The BJP will have no walkover in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that despite having 52 MPs in the Lok Sabha, his party will not give a 'walk over' to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Prakash Javadekar takes charge as the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate
Jun 01, 2019, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): Prakash Javadekar today assumed charge as the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change here today.
Jun 01, 2019, at 03:48 pm
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today officially took charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare.
Amit Shah takes charge as Union Home Minister
Jun 01, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs, assumed charge of his office here on Saturday.
US move is unfortunate: India reacts to Donald Trump's decision on Preferential Trade Status
Jun 01, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Washington, June 1 (IBNS): As US President Donald Trump has announced his country will end Preferential Trade Status for India, the PM Narendra Modi-led government on Saturday said the nation will "always uphold its national interest" in trade matters as "our people also aspire for better standards of living".
Amit Shah takes charge of Home Ministry
Jun 01, 2019, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi, Jun 1 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, a new face in the Modi cabinet, took charge as the Home Minister of the country on Saturday.
New Foreign Minister Dr Jaishankar pledges to follow Sushma Swaraj on Twitter
Jun 01, 2019, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (UNI): New External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, who has been Twitter shy so far, on Saturday pledged to "follow" on the footsteps of his predecessor Sushma Swaraj.
Locals rescue elephant calf which fell into a ditch
Jun 01, 2019, at 11:59 am
Guwahati, Jun 1 (IBNS): An elephant calf was rescued by local people after falling into a ditch in Assam’s Golaghat district.
Sonia Gandhi elected as Congress Parliamentary Party leader
Jun 01, 2019, at 11:42 am
New Delhi, Jun 1 (IBNS): In a meeting with all elected MPs, senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been elected as the party's parliamentary party leader.
Kashmir: Two slain militants belong to JeM, involved in many killings, says police spokesman
Jun 01, 2019, at 10:28 am
Srinagar, Jun 1 (UNI): Two militants, including a Paksitani, killed by security forces in an encounter in Tral, Pulwama in south Kashmir on Friday evening belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) who were involved in many civilian killings and attacks, a police spokesman said here on Saturday morning.
Jun 01, 2019, at 06:46 am
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in its first meeting, has approved the summoning of the 17th Lok Sabha on June 17 and subject to the exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on July 26.
Cabinet clears new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease to support livestock rearing farmers
May 31, 2019, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): During the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, the first since the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, a novel initiative was cleared that will benefit crores of farmers and improve the health of animals.
Modi's cabinet announces pension scheme to 5 crore farmers in three years
May 31, 2019, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a new Central Sector Scheme to empower farmers across India.
BJP let down Nitish, says Congress
May 31, 2019, at 10:12 pm
Patna, May 31 (UNI) Congress today accused BJP of letting down Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and his party JD(U) by not accommodating his justified demand for adequate representation in newly formed union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which led to a last moment decision of Mr Kumar saying no to invitation to his party to join the cabinet.