Stones pelted at India's fastest train Vande Bharat Express

Feb 20, 2019, at 09:43 pm

Agra, Feb 20 (IBNS): Unidentified miscreants on Wednesday pelted stones at the newly launched Vande Bharat Express while it was on its way to Varanasi, media reports said.

DMK announces alliance with Congress in Tamil Nadu

Feb 20, 2019, at 09:21 pm

Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): DMK president M.K. Stalin formally on Wednesday announced his party's alliance with the Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Terrorists shouldn't just be blacklisted, but tried and punished: Saudi foreign minister

Feb 20, 2019, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia foreign minister Adel Al-Jubeir said those facilitating and organising terror attack should not just be blacklisted but tried and punished.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Aeroindia 2019

Feb 20, 2019, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday inaugurated the 12th biennial edition of International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition and declared the Aero India 2019 open amidst a lot of fanfare at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru. 

One soldier killed, 5 missing in Himachal avalanche

Feb 20, 2019, at 07:25 pm

Kinnaur, Feb 20 (IBNS): At least one Indian soldier has died and five others are trapped under snow in an avalanche that hit Namgya in north India's Himachal Pradesh today, media reports said.

Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for National Highways and Namami Gange Projects in Uttarakhand tomorrow

Feb 20, 2019, at 07:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for NH and Namami Gange works amounting to Rs 5894 crore at Haridwar in Uttarakhand on Thursday.

Union Minister of State Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti inaugurates Sikaria Mega Food Park, the1st Mega Food Park of Tripura

Feb 20, 2019, at 06:56 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Wednesday inaugurated Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd at Village Tulakona in Agartala.

President of India Kovind to visit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Feb 21 and 22

Feb 20, 2019, at 06:51 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Andhra Pradesh (Venkatachalam, Nellore) on Feb 21 and 22, 2019.

Narendra Modi to depart for South Korea today

Feb 20, 2019, at 06:43 pm

New Delhi, Fe 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leaving for South Korea on Wednesday and said he is hopeful that the visit will further strengthen 'important partnership' between the two nations.

Suspended Congress MLA Ganesh accused of attempt to murder arrested in Gujarat

Feb 20, 2019, at 06:06 pm

Benagaluru, Feb 20 (UNI) Suspended Congress MLA J N Ganesh in Karnataka, who was absconding since last one month after allegedly involved in brutally attacking fellow legislator Anand Singh at a private resort in the outskirts of the city, was arrested by a team of Bidadi police in Somnath in Gujarat on Wednesday.

Supreme Court to take Ayodhya case on Feb 26

Feb 20, 2019, at 06:03 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute matter on February 26.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes 'connect' with UP people

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Shamli, Feb 20 (UNI/IBNS) Newly-appointed AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her first personal contract with the people of western parts of the state, during her visit to martyr Amit Kori's residence here, along with her brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary UP west Jyotiraditya Scindia and UPCC Chief Raj Babbar.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates International Conference on Energy and Environment: Challenges and Opportunities

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:34 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the International Conference and Exhibition on Energy and Environment: Challenges and Opportunities (ENCO 2019) on Wednesday in New Delhi.

Centre and States must work as Team India, keeping aside politics: Vice President Naidu

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:26 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon various State governments and the Centre to adopt a ‘Team India’ approach and work together for the development of the country, keeping aside politics.

Pansare murder case: CPI-NCP stage sit-in as even after 4 yrs accused still at large

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Kolhapur, Feb 20 (UNI) The activists of CPI, Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) and the members belonging to the Martyr Govind Pansare Action Committee on Wednesday staged a sit-in demonstration in front of Bindu Chowk here against failure of SIT in making a breakthrough in the Pansare murder case even after four years.

Saudi Arabia to extend all help to fight terror including intelligence sharing: Crown Prince

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) In its continued crusade to build up pressure on Pakistan and its fight against terror, India on Wednesday mustered crucial backing from Saudi Arabia with the visiting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud stating that his country will provide "all kinds of help to India including intelligence sharing".

Britain to work with India to fight terror, New Zealand Parl passes motion on Pulwama

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) A number of countries have come forward backing India in its fight against Pakistan aftermath the Pulwama attack.

Nashik: 4 killed in cylinder blast

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:07 pm

Nashik, Feb 20 (UNI/IBNS) Four members of a family were burnt to death in a cylinder gas explosion at Dhaur village in Dindori taluka of the district on Tuesday.

NIA takes over probe in Pulwama attack case

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:05 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday took over the investigation in Pulwama terror attack case from Jammu and Kashmir Police, an official notification said here.

Pakistani national killed in Jaipur jail: Reports

Feb 20, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Jaipur, Feb 20 (IBNS): A Pakistani national, who was serving his term in Jaipur Central Jail in Rajasthan, was allegedly murdered by his fellow prisoners, media reports said on Wednesday.

Hand over Hafiz Sayeed and Masood Azhar to India: Digvijaya Singh tells Imran Khan

Feb 20, 2019, at 04:16 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to hand over Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, whom he described as self-confessed perpetrators of terror, to neighbouring India.

SC Judge Rao recuses from hearing Saradha chit fund case

Feb 20, 2019, at 04:03 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Justice L Nageswara Rao, who was one of the judges in the SC division bench hearing the Saradha chit fund scam and contempt case, on Wednesday recused from hearing the contempt petition filed by CBI against West Bengal Chief Secretary and Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam case.

Pulwama Attack: Congress attacks PM Modi over personally welcoming Saudi Crown Prince

Feb 20, 2019, at 03:43 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Reacting strongly against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to break protocol to welcome Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman personally at the airport, the Congress party said it reflected the way in which the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led government treated its jawans who lost their lives in Pulwama terror attack.

Pulwama Attack: Donald Trump urges India, Pakistan to 'get along'

Feb 20, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Washington, Feb 20 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump reacted to the Pulwama attack, in which 40 Indian CRPF jawans were martyred, and said it would have been better if neighbouring India and Pakistan 'got along'.

Mayawati takes dig at BJP's leadership over alliance in Bihar, Maharashtra, TN

Feb 20, 2019, at 02:49 pm

Lucknow, Feb 20 (IBNS): Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to the opposition alliance as 'mahamilavat', Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday took a dig at the leadership of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recently sealed three alliances in Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Paratrooper injured in Pulwama enounter succumbs

Feb 20, 2019, at 02:39 pm

Srinagar, Feb 20 (UNI/IBNS) : A paratrooper, who was critically wounded in an encounter with militants in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on February 12, succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday in the Army hospital, official sources said here.

Amid Indo-Pak tension over Pulwama, Pakistani women launch hashtag to say no to war

Feb 20, 2019, at 02:05 pm

New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 20 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan over the Pulwama attack, several Pakistani women have launched a hashtag on social media to say no to conflict.

PM holds bilateral talks with Saudi Crown Prince : Sushma discusses bilateral ties

Feb 20, 2019, at 01:43 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI/IBNS) :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud here and held bilateral talks.

India's envoys to Pak and the US call on Home Minister Rajnath

Feb 20, 2019, at 01:40 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI/IBNS) :  In quite unusual engagements, envoys of India into two important countries Ajay Bisaria in Pakistan and Harsh Vardhan Shringla in the United met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Wednesday.

Acclaimed Hindi author Namvar Singh no more

Feb 20, 2019, at 01:25 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Celebrated Hindi author and literary critic Namvar Singh passed away here on Tuesday night.