Congress leader Azad meets Farooq at his residence in Srinagar

Mar 14, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah, who was released on Friday after remaining under detention for over seven months.

AAP spreading its wings in Uttar Pradesh, says Sanjay Singh

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:18 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh here on Saturday said the membership drive of AAP in Uttar Pradesh will continue till March 23 and till now nearly five lakh people have become members.

NC president Farooq Abdullah meets son Omar in sub-jail in Srinagar

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:08 pm

Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday met his son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah in a sub-jail in the summer capital, Srinagar, following his release on Friday from detention after seven months under Public Safety Act (PSA).

Pakistan ready for SAARC video conference to tackle COVID 19, PM Modi initially suggested the proposal

Mar 14, 2020, at 03:48 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid global coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan on Saturday said it is ready to participate in a video conference of Saarc countries over the issue of tackling the disease, a proposal first made by Indian PM Narendra Modi.

West Bengal shuts all educational institutions over Coronavirus outbreak

Mar 14, 2020, at 02:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Saturday ordered a closure of all government, government-aided and private educational institutions between Mar 16 and 31 amid the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus.

Terror funding: NIA conducts multiple raids in Baramulla, 1 arrested

Mar 14, 2020, at 01:14 pm

Srinagar/UNI: One person was on Saturday arrested during multiple raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in terror funding case in north Kashmir district of Baramulla.

Babri Masjid demolition trial: CBI court fixes Mar 24 for questioning accused

Mar 14, 2020, at 01:07 pm

Lucknow/UNI: A special CBI court hearing the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case in Ayodhya has fixed March 24 for examining and questioning the accused.

West Bengal: Three of a family killed in Darjeeling landslide

Mar 14, 2020, at 12:33 pm

Darjeeling/IBNS: Three members of a family, including a child, were killed in a landslide on Friday midnight at Rimbick village in Darjeeling district of northern West Bengal, reports said on Saturday.

Coronavirus outbreak: Rajasthan orders closure of schools, colleges, gyms, cinema halls

Mar 14, 2020, at 11:29 am

Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, the Rajasthan government has ordered a closure of schools, colleges, gymnasiums and cinema halls.

US Embassy in India cancels all visa appointments from Mar 16 amid coronavirus outbreak

Mar 14, 2020, at 10:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak in India,  the US Embassy and Consulates in the country on Saturday said it has cancelled all visa appointments from Mar 16.

Sheikh Hasina welcomes PM Modi's SAARC proposal over tackling coronavirus

Mar 14, 2020, at 08:41 am

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Friday welcomed Indian PM Narendra Modi's proposal for a constructive dialogue between SAARC leaders over tackling the Coronavirus issue.

China mounts social media campaign to pass on coronavirus blame to USA

Mar 14, 2020, at 12:08 am

Beijing/Washington/IBNS: The Chinese government has started a  social media campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the deadly coronavirus and project itself as a country that took major steps to delay the spread of the disease to the rest of the world, an AFP report said.

India says no decision yet on complaint seeking deportation of Wall Street Journal journalist Eric Bellman for misreporting Delhi riots

Mar 13, 2020, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: No decision has been taken on the complaint seeking immediate deportation of Eric Bellman, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)  Deputy Bureau Chief, South Asia, for his alleged "anti-India" act by carrying a report in which the killing of an Intelligence Bureau official was blamed on Hindu rioters based on his brother's quotes that the latter disowned.

India reports 2nd death from Coronavirus, 69-yr-old Delhi woman succumbs to infection

Mar 13, 2020, at 11:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday recorded the second death after a 69-year-old woman has died of Coronavirus, declared as 'pandemic' by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Delhi.

Coronavirus outbreak: Assam CM decides not to take part in public programmes till March 31

Mar 13, 2020, at 10:00 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak and the advisory issued by the state Health Department, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has decided not to take part in any public programme till March 31.

Land grabbing case against Jyotiraditya Scindia reopened by MP Economic Offences Wing

Mar 13, 2020, at 09:03 pm

Bhopal/IBNS: A day after Jyotiraditya Scindia's departure from Congress, a land grabbing case that had been closed in 2018 due to lack of evidence has been reopened on grounds of fresh evidence against him, media reports said.

Delhi Assembly moves resolution against NPR, NRC with 61 MLAs having no birth certificates

Mar 13, 2020, at 08:55 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Assembly on Friday passed a resolution against the  National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) after 61 of the 70 MLAs responded negative to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's question that if they had their birth certificates.

Bihar govt shuts all educational institutions, cinema halls and public places till March 31

Mar 13, 2020, at 08:04 pm

Patna/UNI: Keeping in view the rapid spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Bihar government on Friday announced to shut down all educational institutions, coaching institutes, cinema halls, zoo- parks and public places across the state till March 31 and deferred Bihar festival celebrations slated from March 22.

Coronavirus scare: Hotels in Assam’s Silchar deny rooms to Spanish tourist

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:52 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Amidst the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that killed over 4200 people across the world, the hotels in Assam’s Silchar town have denied giving rooms to the foreign tourists as panic builds upon the spread of the virus.

Bihar: Student gang-raped in Motihari

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:20 pm

Motihari/UNI: A student had been gang raped under Madhuban police station area of East Champaran district.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two drug peddlers booked under PSA in Budgam

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:15 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  Two drug peddlers were on Friday booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in central Kashmir district of Budgam.

My freedom incomplete until all detainees freed: Farooq Abdullah

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:08 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that his freedom is incomplete until all detainees were released, former chief minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said now he can attend Parliament and speak for the people of J&K.

COVID-19: Karnataka shuts down malls, theatres, colleges for a week

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:03 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday announced to shut down malls, theaters and colleges for a week beginning Saturday to contain the spread of the pandemic novel coronavirus in the state.

Meghalaya: ULFA-I’s top leader manages to escape following fierce gunfight, huge cache of arms-ammo recovered

Mar 13, 2020, at 06:30 pm

Guwahati/IBNS : Deputy Commander-in-Chief of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I), Drishti Rajkhowa alias Manoj Rabha had a narrow escape in a fierce gunfight with security personnel in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district.

Coronavirus: SAARC welcomes PM Narendra Modi's proposal

Mar 13, 2020, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Friday welcomed PM Narendra Modi's proposal that the leadership of the region should chalk out a joint strategy to fight the deadly coronavirus.

Sourav must have consulted with Bengal before announcing IND-SA match to be played at empty stadium: Mamata

Mar 13, 2020, at 06:17 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lamented over the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s decision to organise the third One Day International (ODI) match between India and South Africa at an empty Eden Gardens here due to Novel Coronavirus saying cricket board president Sourav Ganguly must have consulted with the state before making the announcement.

BJP's Indu Bala files nomination from Himachal Pradesh

Mar 13, 2020, at 05:17 pm

Shimla/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Indu Bala, submitted her nominations papers here on Friday – the final date for doing so – for election to the Council of States from Himachal Pradesh.

Odisha Assembly House Committee to urge centre release Jagannath temple fund deposited in Yes Bank

Mar 13, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: A 12-member House Committee under the Chairmanship of Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro was constituted today to request the centre to release the deposit of Rs 545 crore of the Shree jagannath Temple Fund in Yes Bank.

Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed in encounter in Baramulla dist

Mar 13, 2020, at 05:10 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  A militant was killed in a brief encounter with security forces in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Friday.

National Conference welcomes release of Farooq Abdullah

Mar 13, 2020, at 05:04 pm

Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) on Friday welcomed the release of its president Dr Farooq Abdullah from detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) after over seven months.