Body of retired court employee found in Thane
Feb 06, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Thane/UNI: The body of a retired court employee was found packed in a bag by the police in Dombivili town of the district in Maharashtra on Thursday.
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Peter Mukerjea granted bail in Sheena Bora murder case
Feb 06, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to media tycoon Peter Mukerjea in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, media reports said.
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Feb 06, 2020, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the campaign for Delhi assembly polls 2020 ended, the Election Commission of India on Thursday evening served a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for allegedly violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during an election campaign last week, an ECI statement said.
Those who brought NPR in 2010 are now opposing it, spreading lies: PM Modi in RS
Feb 06, 2020, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tore apart the oppositions over their protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said the ones who themselves brought National Population Register (NPR)in 2010 are now spreading misinformation among the people.
Feb 06, 2020, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Following the death of an infant at the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, a 12-year old bravery award winner named Zen Sadavarte wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde seeking a directive against the participation of kids in anti-CAA agitations.
Feb 06, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Like India's first two Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) victims, the third nCoV infected Keralite student too landed at the Kolkata international airport from Guangzhou city of China last month, before returning his home in Kerala's Kasargode district, reports said.
Feb 06, 2020, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has sought the assistance of the Chinese government to look after the health and welfare of 10 Indian nationals who could not be evacuated due to screening failure.
Indian Railway to be Net-Zero railway by 2030: Railway Minister
Feb 06, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Railways is investing in the generation of 20 GW solar power generation which will make Indian Railways a Net Zero emission railway, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Indian Railways moving towards complete electrification in next 4-5 years: Piyush Goyal
Feb 06, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government hopes to electrify the entire railway network in the next four to five years in the bid to reduce carbon emmission, Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Feb 06, 2020, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who during campaigning for Delhi polls said the youth will "beat" Narendra Modi with "sticks", the Prime Minister on Thursday said he will make himself stronger by doing more "Surya Namaskar".
Feb 06, 2020, at 01:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a jibe at the Opposition, mainly Congress, Prime Minister Narenra Modi in Parliament on Thursday said the historic steps like the abrogation of Article 370 and abolition of triple talaq would not have happened had the present government followed the footsteps of its predecessors.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in several villages
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Thursday launched Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) in several villages in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.
Days ahead of Delhi polls, Madhya Pradesh 'strengthens' anti-CAA movement
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:17 pm
New Delhi/Bhopal/UNI: Notwithstanding the union government which told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that it was in talks with state governments having concerns with regard to implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), an anti CAA resolution was passed by the Kamal Nath-led cabinet in Madhya Pradesh.
Shaheen Bagh has become the breeding ground for suicide bombers: Giriraj Singh
Feb 06, 2020, at 11:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: On the last day of campaigning for the Delhi assembly polls, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Giriraj Singh, on Thursday stirred a row by saying Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where Muslim women and men are protesting uninterrupted against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), has become the breeding ground for suicide bombers.
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Assam: Police recover two IEDs from Guwahati
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police on Wednesday recovered two IEDs from Pan Bazar and Paltan Bazar area in Guwahati city of Assam.
Youth found murdered in Punjab's Bassi Pathana
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab/UNI: A youth was found murdered in railway colony, Bassi Pathana in Punjab on Wednesday.
CAA should be scrapped: Digvijaya Singh in Rajya Sabha
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Government of having a crisis on credibility and trust, Congress lawmaker Digvijay Singh on Wednesday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) should be scrapped immediately to defuse tension and also announce that the National Population Register (NPR) is withdrawn
Nirbhaya case: President rejects mercy plea of Akshay Thakur
Feb 05, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Thakur, the third of the four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape case.
Feb 05, 2020, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission on Wednesday ‘warned’ Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by promising mohalla clinic in the court complex.
Haryana: Man gets 20-year jail term for minor’s rape
Feb 05, 2020, at 08:00 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: The Court of Additional District and Session Judge, Palwal, sentenced 20 years of imprisonment to a man convicted for raping a minor girl.
Rohingyas should get citizenship, says Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav in Upper House
Feb 05, 2020, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Demanding citizenship to Rohingyas from Myanmar, Samajwadi Party lawmaker Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday asked the Government to suspend the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that the Muslims, who have been engaged in making the country beautiful, should not be looked down upon with mistrust.
Mother-son duo killed in Punjab road mishap
Feb 05, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Hoshiarpur/UNI: A woman along with his 5-year-old son and car driver died in an accident near Jhingar Kalan (Dasuya) about 44 Kms from here, police said here on Wednesday.
Nun rape case: Hearing on discharge plea adjourned till Feb 11
Feb 05, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Kottayam/UNI: Additional District Court Judge G Gopakumar has adjourned the preliminary hearing to February 11 on the discharge petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case.
Srinagar encounter: Militant attack foiled; 3 ultras, 1 CRPF jawan killed
Feb 05, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three militants, belonging to three different outfits and a CRPF jawan were killed and another jawan was injured in an encounter that took place in the outskirts of the city on Srinagar-Baramulla road on Wednesday.
IT raids at AGS Entertainment, Cinemas for tax evasion, actor Vijay picked for questioning
Feb 05, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Income-Tax GST wing officials today conducted raids at the residences and business premises of popular film screens AGS Cinemas following complaints of tax evasion.
Feb 05, 2020, at 05:17 pm
On January 23, 2020, the newly appointed office bearers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) took oath of office and secrecy in a programme organised at the Supreme Court in Kathmandu. Soon after, the newly sworn-in office-bearers of both the Commissions held a meeting with the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal. Minister Dhakal urged the newly appointed members to fulfil their responsibilities in line with the essence of transitional justice and take the ongoing peace process of the country to its logical conclusion. He also assured the newly appointed members of the Government’s full support.
Assam: Balancing Ethnic Antagonisms
Feb 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm
On January 30, 2020, at least 1,615 cadres of four factions of the Bodo militant formation, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), surrendered arms at a ceremony held in Guwahati in Kamrup (Metro) District. Those who surrendered included 836 from the Dhiren Bodo faction of NDFB (NDFB-DB), and the Gobinda Basumatary led Pro-Talks faction (NDFB-PTF); 579 from the Ranjan Daimary faction (NDFB-RD); and 200 from the Saoraigwra faction (NDFB-S). Significantly, the 1,615 surrendered militants deposited just 178 weapons and 4,803 rounds of live ammunition.
Kashmir Politics: Sajjad Lone, Waheed Parra released from preventive detention
Feb 05, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: After 180 days in preventive detention, two Jammu and Kashmir politicians were released on Wednesday.
Sharad Pawar is India's next PM: Grandnephew Rohit Pawar
Feb 05, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Grandnephew of NCP Supremo and MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed constituency in Ahmednagar, Rohit Pawar has expressed his confidence that his grandfather Sharad Pawar will be India's next prime minister.
Land at Dhanipur village in Ayodhya selected for mosque: UP Minister
Feb 05, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh government's spokesperson and state Energy Minister Srikant Sharma on Wednesday said five acres of land at Dhanipur village under Sohawal tehsil on the Lucknow -Ayodhya highway has been selected for building mosque in the Temple city.