Kashmir of India enjoys more freedom than Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), says US report

Feb 17, 2019, at 05:53 pm

Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS) US-based independent democracy watchdog organization Freedom House has asserted in its 2019 report that the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir enjoys more freedom than Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan itself, contrary to popular allegations levelled by the Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan. 

'Tribals protectors of culture': Devendra Fadnavis

Feb 17, 2019, at 05:27 pm

Thane, Feb 17 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday called the tribal community as the protectors of the culture while lauding their efforts in preserving the Jal-Jamin-Jangal (water, land and forests).

Rajasthan: BJP leader's body recovered from Indira Gandhi canal

Feb 17, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Jaipur, Feb 17 (UNI): The body of BJP leader Madan Lal Kasvan, who had fallen into the Indira Gandhi canal in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, was recovered on the eighth day on Sunday.

Punjab Cabinet extends 5 pc reservation in allotment of houses to '84 riot victims

Feb 17, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Amritsar, Feb 17 (UNI): Victims of the 1984 riots and terror attacks in Punjab are set to get a major relief with the Punjab Council of Ministers deciding to extend them five per cent reservation in allotment of plots/houses by Urban Estates/Improvement Trust/Pepsu Township Development Board, without any financial concession, for five more years.

Chennai: MK Stalin expresses support to Narayansamy's protest

Feb 17, 2019, at 04:29 pm

Chennai, Feb 17 (UNI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin visited Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansmay at his agitation site and expressed his support to the chief minister’s agitation.

Pulwama attack aftermath: Government removes security of five separatist leaders

Feb 17, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Srinagar/ New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Amid countrywide mourning and protest over the killing of 40 CRPF jawans in Jammu and Kashmir in a terror attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber,  the government has decided to withdraw "all security and government facilities" to five separatist leaders of Kashmir.

Ascon Infrastructure India MD takes educational responsibility of daughter of martyred CRPF jawan from Bengal

Feb 17, 2019, at 03:43 pm

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): Laxman Jaiswal Chairman & MD of Ascon Infrastructure India Ltd on Saturday announced that his company has pledged to take the entire responsibility of studies of the 4 year-old-daughter of the martyr Head Constable Bablu Santra of CRPF till her graduation.

Each drop of tear after Pulwama attack will be avenged: PM Modi in Dhule

Feb 17, 2019, at 03:14 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dhule in Maharashtra on Sunday where he unveiled multiple projects and sent a strong message to the perpetrators of the terror attack in Kashmir's Pulwama which left 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans martyred.

Delhi hotel blaze: Police arrest owner

Feb 17, 2019, at 02:24 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI/IBNS): Owner of the hotel that caught fire on Feb 12 claiming 17 lives, was arrested by Delhi Police crime branch, police said on Sunday.

CRPF ready to help Kashmiris outside despite losing 40 jawans in JeM attack

Feb 17, 2019, at 01:31 pm

Srinagar, Feb 17 (UNI) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has set up 'CRPF Madadgaar' 24X7 helpline for speedy assistance to Kashmiri students, businessmen and others, in case they face any difficulties or harassment outside the valley, following protests in different parts of the country against the fidayeen attack in Pulwama, in which 40 personnel were martyred on Thursday.

Rajinikanth declares he will not contest in Lok Sabha polls

Feb 17, 2019, at 12:59 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Ending months of speculation, superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday announced that he will not contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Security for separatist leaders - Shabir Shah, Abdul Ghani Bhat, 3 others to be withdrawn

Feb 17, 2019, at 12:27 pm

New Delhi/Srinagar, Feb 17 (UNI/IBNS) In a major post-Pulwama terror attack decision and in a pro-active step against 'separatist' leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has decided to withdraw "all security and government facilities" to five such leaders.

Pulwama attack: Valley witnesses shutdown amid reports of harassment on Kashmiris while fake news also create panic

Feb 17, 2019, at 11:00 am

Srinagar, Feb 17 (IBNS): Days after the Pulwama terror attack, which claimed the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans, reports have surfaced that Kashmiri people are now being targeted with hostility in other parts of the country prompting the Union Home Ministry to issue an advisory, said media reports. However, fake news is also doing the rounds.

Amit Shah to visit Assam today

Feb 17, 2019, at 09:50 am

Guwahati, Feb 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will visit Assam on Sunday.

Narendra Modi to visit Bihar today to launch a series of development projects

Feb 17, 2019, at 09:35 am

Patna, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on Sunday.

PM Narendra Modi to visit Jharkhand today

Feb 17, 2019, at 09:28 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will visit Hazaribagh and Ranchi in Jharkhand on Sunday.

After MFN and hiked Customs duty, India now eyes 'downgrading' of Pakistan before IMF, World Bank

Feb 17, 2019, at 09:07 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) In its pursuits to build up pressure on Pakistan to act against terror groups and to make it feel economic distress, India will be now approaching Financial Action Task Force (FATF) with a dossier on Pakistani agencies' links with the JeM and how the terror group is being aided by them. 

Sushma Swaraj visits Bulgaria, meets Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva

Feb 17, 2019, at 08:31 am

Sofia, Feb 17 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has met her Bulgarian counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zaharieva during her two-day visit to the country.

Pakistan: Karachi school's registration suspended after students dance on Indian song, wave tricolour during cultural programme

Feb 17, 2019, at 08:10 am

Karachi, Feb 17 (IBNS):  The Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh (DIRPIS) in Pakistan has suspended the registration of a school in Karachi city for allegedly promoting Indian culture, media reports said.  

Himachal Pradesh: Student arrested for offensive post on Pulwama attack

Feb 17, 2019, at 07:49 am

Shimla, Feb 17 (UNI/IBNS) Two days after Pulwama terror attack on CRPF convoy, Himachal Pradesh police on Saturday nabbed a private university student in connection with social media posts regarding this attack. 

Goa: Govt employee booked for wearing burka, entering ladies toilet

Feb 17, 2019, at 07:43 am

Panaji, Feb 17 (UNI/IBNS): A 35-year-old man was booked for allegedly dressing as a Muslim woman and entering ladies toilet at KTC Bus Stand in the city on Saturday. 

Screening of filmmaker Anik Dutta's political satire stopped across West Bengal

Feb 17, 2019, at 12:00 am

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): Drawing sharp criticism from a section of film fraternity, screening of director Anik Dutta's latest Bengali film Bhobishyoter Bhoot (Ghosts of the Future), reportedly a political satire from a filmmaker who was critical of the ruling government in West Bengal, was stopped across the state on Saturday.

Labhpur TMC MLA rescued by police after a violent mob attacked him in relation to abduction of a daughter of BJP worker

Feb 16, 2019, at 11:27 pm

Seuri, Feb 16 (UNI) Riot police today rescued Trinamool Congress MLA Manirul Islam from a group stone throwing irate mob, who has been protesting the alleged abduction of a daughter of a local BJP worker since Thursday evening.

India hikes customs duty on all goods from Pakistan to 200 per cent

Feb 16, 2019, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): A day after withdrawing Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Status of Pakistan in the wake of the Pulwama attack, India on Saturday hiked customs duty on all goods exported from the neighbouring nation to 200 per cent with an immediate effect.

Coffin of slain CRPF jawan arrives in Guwahati

Feb 16, 2019, at 08:35 pm

Guwahati, Feb 16 (IBNS): The mortal remains of CRPF jawan Maneswar Basumatary, who was martyred in the Pulwama terror attack, reached here wrapped in tricolour on Saturday evening.

Khalistan supporter arrested in UP for arms supply

Feb 16, 2019, at 08:05 pm

Lucknow, Feb 16 (UNI) On the inputs of the Special Operation Cell, Amritsar, the sleuths of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) claimed to have laid a trap on a cohort of Khalistan supporters.

Robbery in Axis bank in rural Gandhinagar, looters fire gun shots

Feb 16, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Gandhinagar, Feb 16 (UNI): In a sensational bank loot incident- part of which has also been captured on CCTV cameras, three unidentified robbers looted Rs 43.28 lakh from a private bank in Chhatral GIDC area under Kalol Taluka of Gandhinagar district.

Navjot Singh Sidhu says his remarks on Pulwama attack was 'distorted'

Feb 16, 2019, at 07:15 pm

Amritsar, Feb 16 (IBNS): Amid criticisms, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday said his remarks on Pulwama attack was 'distorted'.

Kashmir attack: Raghubar and his cabinet colleagues donate one month salary for the kin of Pulwama soldiers

Feb 16, 2019, at 06:55 pm

Ranchi Feb 16 (UNI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das along with his cabinet colleagues have donated there one month salary for the kin of martyrs of Pulwama attack.

Madhya Pradesh to have Info Tech Directorate

Feb 16, 2019, at 06:50 pm

Bhopal, Feb 16 (UNI) The Madhya Pradesh Government on Saturday approved constitution of a Directorate of Information Technology.