Those dropped from Assam NRC must get fair chance to prove themselves : SC
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that those dropped out from the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam on the ground of nationality, must get a fair chance to prove their claims.
Ruckus over Assam NRC issue: RS adjourned for the day, walkout from LS
Jul 31, 2018, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day while the opposition staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha as the NRC issue in Assam rocked Parliament on Tuesday triggering a huge ruckus.
Rajiv Gandhi signed Assam Accord, says Amit Shah defending govt over NRC protest in Parliament
Jul 31, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) While protests rocked Parliament on Tuesday over the Assam citizenship draft that rendered about four million people illegal immigrants in the northeastern state, BJP president Amit Shah countering the Opposition said the very basis of the exercise and NRC (National Register of Citizen) is the Assam Accord signed by late Congress prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
NRC: Shock overwhelms many who miss the Assam citizenship berth
Jul 31, 2018, at 12:32 pm
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): As the complete draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was announced on Monday triggering a political firestorm in India, Md. Javed Ali, a resident of minority-dominated lower Assam district in South Salmara Mankachar, was in a state of shock.
NRC can be done also in West Bengal to evict illegal immigrants from Bangladesh: BJP
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:22 am
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Following the results of Assam's National Register of Citizenship (NRC), which did not include over four million people, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said a similar step can be taken in West Bengal to evict illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, media reports said.
Heir of Brindavan Gardens' creator expresses disappointment over Karnataka govt's Disneyland plan
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:21 am
Bangalore/London, July 31 (IBNS): Alyia Phelps Gardiner Krumbiegel, the great granddaughter of German Horticultural legend Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel, who had designed the iconic Brindavan Gardens at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, has expressed her disappointment over the Karnataka government's decision to revamp the iconic garden on the lines of popular theme park Disneyland.
3.1 earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh, no causalty
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:58 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra area on Tuesday, officials said.
Final hearing in Vijay Mallya's extradition case to be held in UK court today
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:47 am
London, July 31 (IBNS): The final hearing in the extradition trial case of liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya will be held in a UK court on Tuesday.
Seven members of a family found dead in Ranchi
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:32 am
Ranchi, July 31 (IBNS): Repeating the horror story which Burari had witnessed, seven members of a family were found dead in Jharkhand's Ranchi city, reports said.
PM Modi congratulates Imran Khan on his win in Pak general elections
Jul 30, 2018, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect and Chairperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Imran Khan and congratulated him over his win in the country's general elections.
Police denies permission to Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, BJP to move High Court
Jul 30, 2018, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata, July 30 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday denied permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's public meeting, which was scheduled to be held Rani Rasmoni Road in city's downtown Esplanade area on Aug 11, reports said.
Stop Mehul Choksi's movement by air, land or sea, India requests Antigua
Jul 30, 2018, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): The Indian government on Monday requested the Antigua authorities to stop fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi from travelling by air, land or sea, media reports said.
Literacy gives greater freedom to participate in society more actively: Venkaiah Naidu
Jul 30, 2018, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that literacy gives greater freedom to participate in society more actively and access better learning and earning opportunities.
Karunanidhi stable, says TN CM Palaniswami after visiting him at hospital
Jul 30, 2018, at 07:50 pm
Chennai, July 30 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam met M Karunanidhi at Kauvery hospital in Chennai on Monday and offered the latter medical assistance as the DMK chief is ailing for months.
Rahul Gandhi urges Congress men to help people whose names not included in Assam's NRC draft
Jul 30, 2018, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has urged all his party workers to help people whose names were not included in the second and final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was released on Monday.
BJP men threatening journalists for reporting on Rafale deal, alleges Rahul Gandhi
Jul 30, 2018, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Launching an attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that journalists are receiving threats from people belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which rules the Centre, for reporting on the deal of buying fighter jets from France.
NRC : Assam CM appeals all sections of society to maintain peace and tranquillity
Jul 30, 2018, at 06:41 pm
Guwahati, July 30 (IBNS): After publishing the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Monday, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that it is only a draft and peace and tranquility should be maintained in the state.
Man allegedly commits suicide over demands of quota for Marathi community
Jul 30, 2018, at 06:02 pm
Mumbai, July 30 (IBNS): A 35-year old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Aurangabad as a protest for quota in government jobs and educational institutions in Maharashtra, media reports said.
PM Modi interacts with Table Tennis Medal winners of Commonwealth Games- 2018
Jul 30, 2018, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the Commonwealth Games 2018 medal winners in Table Tennis.
BT opens new global cyber security operations centre in India
Jul 30, 2018, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to the Republic of India, has inaugurated BT’s new Cyber Security Operations Centre (Cyber SOC) in Gurugram India.
Four million excluded from citizenship in India's Assam, move sparks tension, protest
Jul 30, 2018, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Sparking fears of deportation and a law and order crisis, India on Monday announced exclusion of about four million people from citizenship in the northeastern state of Assam, bordering Bangladesh, after a draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published.
Supreme Court pulls up CBI for not arresting Manipur fake encounter accused
Jul 30, 2018, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation for not arresting the accused in the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur, NDTV reported.
PM Modi interacts with TT medal winners in Commonwealth Games, congratulates
Jul 30, 2018, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the Commonwealth Games 2018 medal winners in Table Tennis.
Maran bothers must face trial in telephone exchange case: Supreme Court
Jul 30, 2018, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS) : Upholding the Madras High Court's directive, the Supreme Court on Monday said former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi must face trial in the illegal telephone exchange case.
Bengalis, Bihari's being made refugees, Mamata on Assam NRC
Jul 30, 2018, at 03:45 pm
Kolkata, July 30 (IBNS) : Going ballistic against the Centre for the exclusion of over four million names from Assam's draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that it is a "game plan" to throw out Bengalis and Biharis and render them as refugees in their own country.
Rajya Sahha adjourned over NRC draft in Assam
Jul 30, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second time till 2 pm on Monday, as the Opposition kicked up an uproar over publication of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC). The NRC contains names of Indian citizens of Assam and it was first prepared in 1951, after 1951 Census of India.
More than 4 million names not in complete NRC draft for Assam
Jul 30, 2018, at 01:36 pm
Guwahati, July 30 (IBNS) : In what could spell political ramifications around 40 lakh people in Assam have been left out of the complete NRC draft released on Monday, virtually refusing to recognise them as Indian nationals till they are able to prove their citizenship, reports said.
Andhra woman surrenders to police after setting ablaze lover during bondage sex
Jul 30, 2018, at 01:32 pm
Hyderabad, July 30 (IBNS): Killing her lover by setting him afire during bondage sex, a woman in Andhra Pradesh has surrendered to police, reports said on Monday.
Kashmir: CRPF jawan killed at home in Pulwama
Jul 30, 2018, at 12:24 pm
Srinagar, July 30 (IBNS): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, who was on leave, has been shot dead by terrorists at his home in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Railway hotel case: Delhi court summons Lalu Prasad and his family
Jul 30, 2018, at 11:32 am
Patna/New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): A Delhi court has summoned former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and younger son Tejashwi Yadav, in connection to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Cooperation (IRCTC) scam case, media reports said.