Yogi Adityanath condoles CRPF jawan's death in Chhattisgarh

Feb 11, 2020, at 12:57 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday expressed his condolence on martyrdom of CRPF jawan Vikas Kumar of Banda in an encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh.

Enough of introspection, time for action now: Congress' Sharmistha Mukherjee over Delhi poll results

Feb 11, 2020, at 12:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After her party was decimated in the assembly polls which were held in the national capital, Delhi Mahila Congress president Sharmistha Mukherjee on Tuesday called out the top leadership and asked it to take action with an interest to revive the outfit.

AAP set for a landslide win in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal eyes CM's post for third term

Feb 11, 2020, at 12:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Arvind Kejriwal is aiming to become the Delhi Chief Minister for the third term as his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set for a landslide victory in the assembly elections on Tuesday.

Nothing to worry about, getting more than exit poll predictions: Manoj Tiwari

Feb 11, 2020, at 11:25 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In the backdrop of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s so far unimpressive performance in the Delhi assembly elections, saffron party's Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said the party is getting more than the exit poll predictions.

Delhi poll results: AAP ahead of BJP in more than 50 seats

Feb 11, 2020, at 11:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is maintaining a steady lead over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by leading in 54 of 70 seats as the results of Delhi assembly elections are coming out on Tuesday.

Delhi poll results: BJP's Model Town candidate Kapil Mishra leads, Atishi trails in Kalkaji

Feb 11, 2020, at 10:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s controversial candidate Kapil Mishra is leading from Model Town constituency while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Kalkaji, Atishi, is trailing.

Delhi poll results: AAP maintains lead, BJP joins the contest

Feb 11, 2020, at 10:30 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Despite a comfortable lead by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is still in contest in the Delhi assembly elections as the results are coming out on Tuesday.

Delhi Assembly polls: CM Arvind Kejriwal leading from New Delhi seat, AAP still ahead

Feb 11, 2020, at 10:20 am

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is leading from New Delhi Assembly constituency, as per initial Election Commission's trends.

Delhi Assembly polls: AAP maintains early leads

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party maintained its early leads as counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls is currently going on Tuesday.

Delhi Assembly polls: Counting of votes taking place, AAP takes early leads

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:08 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party took early leads as counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls, which took place on Saturday, is currently going on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump to visit India on Feb 24-25

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:00 am

Washington/IBNS: The White House on Tuesday confirmed that US President Donald Trump will visit India later this month.

Delhi Assembly polls: Aam Aadmi Party takes early lead

Feb 11, 2020, at 08:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls is currently going on where early trends showed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party marching ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

BJP leader demands ban on burqa, calls it threat to national security

Feb 11, 2020, at 12:32 am

Lucknow/IBNS: An Uttar Pradesh lawmaker and BJP leader has pitched for ban on burqa on the grounds of national security and linked its origins with demon king Ravana's sister Surpanakha.

Delhi Assembly Polls: Stage set for counting tomorrow

Feb 10, 2020, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections, in which 672 candidates are in fray, will begin at 0800 hrs on Tuesday and the results are expected to be declared late in the evening.

Congress gives political rivals its own version of Oscar awards, netizens slam the dig

Feb 10, 2020, at 11:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after the Oscar awards were declared in Los Angeles, Congress announced its own list of Oscar awardees, naming its political adversaries as the top winners.

2020 Bengal Budget paves way for reforms in social sector: Amit Mitra

Feb 10, 2020, at 11:31 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The 2020 Bengal Budget has opened the way for further reforms in the social sector through the introduction of five new schemes, said State Finance Minister Amit Mitra during presentation of budget for FY 2030-21.

Amid NRC row, Assam govt plans to conduct a survey to identify indigenous Muslims

Feb 10, 2020, at 11:04 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Amid the National Register of Citizens (NRC) row, the Assam government is planning to conduct a survey to identify the indigenous Muslim population of the state so that they can be segregated from the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

Kolkata: Plywood godown catches fire at Taltala, firefighting ops underway

Feb 10, 2020, at 10:54 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at a multi-storey plywood warehouse in central Kolkata's Taltala area on Monday night, reports said.

IndiGo pilot suspended over misbehaviour with wheelchair-bound passenger

Feb 10, 2020, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended an IndiGo pilot accused of misbehaving with a woman and her elderly mother over providing wheelchair assistance on a Chennai-Bengaluru flight last month, media reports said.

New batch of foreign representatives to visit Jammu and Kashmir: Report

Feb 10, 2020, at 10:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A fresh batch of 20 foreign diplomats will visit Jammu and Kashmir this week, a Hindustan Times report said.

China praises PM Modi's letter of solidarity and help, says it 'fully demonstrated' friendship

Feb 10, 2020, at 09:44 pm

Beijing/IBNS: China on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter to President Xi Jinping offering solidarity and help to deal with the coronavirus outbreak which has claimed hundreds of lives and infected several thousand.

Bengali crew of quarantined Japan ship shouts for help from PM Modi

Feb 10, 2020, at 09:08 pm

Yokohama/Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): An Indian sailor from West Bengal, who has been stuck in a Novel Coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship in Japan's Yokohama port for last few days, on Monday, requested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi through an SOS video to rescue him and other Indian crew members from the ship.

Haryana government initiates Reading Mission

Feb 10, 2020, at 08:54 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: With a view to inculcate the habit of reading among students, teachers and to reach the young population with the message of reading and digital learning by 2022, the ‘Reading Mission- Haryana’ has been initiated by the state government.

Poppy seeds and foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 25 lakh seized in Manipur’s Moreh

Feb 10, 2020, at 08:11 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have seized a huge quantity of poppy seeds and foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 25 lakh in Manipur's’ Moreh.

Maharashtra ignored in budget, says Shiv Sena

Feb 10, 2020, at 08:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Shiv Sena, a former ally of BJP government at the Centre, on Monday alleged in the Lok Sabha that Maharashtra has been ignored in Budget 2020-21.

Can four-month old child go for protest? Supreme Court over infant's death at Shaheen Bagh

Feb 10, 2020, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after a bravery award winning child urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde to give direction against the participation of kids in anti-CAA agitations, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to both the Centre and Delhi government over the death of a four-month old child at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh where several women as well as men are protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), media reports said.

Rich in country should be heavily taxed: Samajwadi Party

Feb 10, 2020, at 06:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Samajwadi Party on Monday expressed concern on inadequate provision in the budget for the Health and Education sectors.

Mumbai: 1993 Bombay blasts fugitive arrested

Feb 10, 2020, at 06:15 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested a fugitive in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts from Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport here, sources said.

Two Iran nationals arrested in Mangalore for duping people 

Feb 10, 2020, at 06:10 pm

Mangalore/UNI:  Two Iran nationals have been arrested for allegedly duping people of money by diverting their attention, police said on Monday.

Karnataka:  RSS opposes Jesus statue at Kapala Betta

Feb 10, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Mandya/UNI: Strongly opposing the proposed statue of Jesus at Kapala Betta, RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat said that the Hindus would not accept anything less that a Muneeshwara temple on the hillock.