Age limit and education crucial in politics: Rajinikanth
Mar 12, 2020, at 12:21 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Taking a plunge in the politics of Tamil Nadu, southern superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday said "age limit" and "education" are crucial in politics setting a roadmap for the 2021 assembly elections in the state, media reports said.
Coronavirus: All visas to India suspended till Apr 15, WHO declares virus outbreak 'pandemic'
Mar 11, 2020, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the sudden spike in the number of cases related to the novel Coronavirus, the Indian government on Wednesday issued a new travel advisory in which it suspended all visas to India till April 15.
Wish things were resolved collaboratively within party: Sachin Pilot on Scindia quitting Cong
Mar 11, 2020, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday lamented the exit of his former colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia from the 134-year-old party and said he wished that things could have been 'resolved collaboratively within the party.'
BREAKINGNEWS: Hollywood movie moghul Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years in sex assault cases
Mar 11, 2020, at 08:53 pm
New York/IBNS: Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood movie producer against whom a series of sexual assault charges were brought by women, including top actresses, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, media reports said.
Delhi Police confined riots to 4 pct of city, ended it in 36 hrs: Amit Shah
Mar 11, 2020, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lauded the Delhi Police for confining the Delhi violence to 4 percent of the city's area and ending the same in 36 hours.
MP crisis: Rahul retweets old photo with Scindia and Kamal Nath
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after former Union Minister and four-term Lok Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi retweeted an old photo which had him, Scindia and Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath in the same frame holding hands.
Jammu and Kashmir: JeM module busted, 3 OGWs arrested in Budgam
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a Jash-e-Mohammad (JeM) module by arresting three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and recovered arms and ammunition in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the government is focussing on bringing back Indians stranded in coronavirus-stricken Italy and Iran after screening them for the infection.
BJP names Jyotiraditya Scindia as Rajya Sabha candidate
Mar 11, 2020, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling outfit named him as their Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.
Congress demands Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation for 'failing' to contain Delhi violence
Mar 11, 2020, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress on Wednesday said the government was unable to contain Delhi violence in time and demanded resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his 'overall failure' to bring peace in the national capital.
Good to be on the same team:Â Vasundhara Raje tweets welcoming Scindia
Mar 11, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Welcoming her nephew Jyotiraditya Scindia's decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday asserted that it is good to be on the same team.
Congress leaders slam Jyotiraditya Scindia as he joins BJP
Mar 11, 2020, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As former Union Minister and four-term Lok Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, several Congress leaders criticised him for the move.
Congress appoints its troubleshooter DK Shivakumar as Karnataka PCC chief
Mar 11, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After months of uncertainty and internal fight, the Congress on Wednesday appointed former Minister and senior leader DK Shivakumar as its PCC president in Karantaka unit along with three working presidents.
Anil Chaudhary appointed as new Delhi Congress chiefÂ
Mar 11, 2020, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former MLA Anil Chaudhary was appointed as the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief by the grand old party on Wednesday.
No Goa school, college shut down due to Coronavirus outbreak: CMO
Mar 11, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Panaji/UNI: Goa Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Wednesday clarified that educational institutions in state have not been shut down due to outbreak of Coronavirus.
Kolkata Metro rake stranded inside tunnel due to technical snag, triggers panic among passengers
Mar 11, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An AC rake of Kolkata's north-south metro on Wednesday afternoon got stranded for nearly 15 minutes inside a tunnel due to a suspected technical snag, triggering panic among the passengers, reports said.
We have numbers, will prove majority in MP assembly: Congress expresses confidence
Mar 11, 2020, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Amid the crisis confronting the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh after senior party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the party to join the BJP, the Congress on Wednesday said that its government in the state is stable and expressed confidence that it would prove the numbers in the state assembly.
Mar 11, 2020, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that a team of medical staffs will fly to Italy on Thursday in a bid to collect samples so that the Indian nationals stranded there could be brought back smoothly.
Congress is no more what it used to be in the past: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Mar 11, 2020, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Starting a new journey in his political career, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday and attacked his previous political outfit Congress and said it is no more the same as it used to be in the past.
Lok Sabha: Suspension of 7 Congress MPs revoked
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New DelhiUNI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday revoked suspension of seven Congress Members.
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Agartala/IBNS: A day after reports said that an Indian national had been sent back from Akhaura check post by Bangladeshi officials over suspicion of COVID19, Indian Express said that it was, in fact, a Bangladeshi national who was prevented from entering India after being screened with high temperature.
Former Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major blow to the Congress, former Union Minister and four-term Lok Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), beginning a new chapter in his political career.
Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP
Mar 11, 2020, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ending all speculations, former Union Minister and ex-Congress leader, Jyotiraditya Scindia, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.
COVID19: Suspected patient dies in K'taka
Mar 11, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Kalaburagi/UNI: A person, who was reportedly suffering from the infectious disease Covid-19 died in the district on Wednesday.
Coronavirus outbreak: One more tested positive in Jammu, cinema halls, schools shut in 5 districts
Mar 11, 2020, at 01:53 pm
Jammu/UNI: In view of one more case was found positive of Coronavirus in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday ordered closure of all primary schools in five districts and cinema halls in ten districts of Jammu Division.
Delhi riot to be discussed in Lok Sabha today, HM Amit Shah likely to reply
Mar 11, 2020, at 01:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the government faced heat from the Opposition, the Lok Sabha will on Wednesday debate the deadly Delhi violence with a likely reply coming from Union Home Minister Amit Shah later in the evening, media reports.
Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of destabilising 'elected Congress government' in MP
Mar 11, 2020, at 12:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In his first reaction to the Madhya Pradesh political crisis, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destabilising the "elected Congress government" in the state.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams Yogi Adityanath govt over rape and murder of 9-yr-old girl in Unnao
Mar 11, 2020, at 12:14 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12:30 pm amid chaos over suspension of Congress MPs
Mar 11, 2020, at 12:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 12:30 pm on Wednesday post Congress uproar over suspension of its seven MPs.
Assam : 14-year-old girl drowns in river while taking bath after Holi celebration
Mar 11, 2020, at 10:37 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A teenage girl drowned while she was bathing in a river following Holi celebrations in Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday evening.