Now Asaduddin Owaisi will also recite Hanuman Chalisa: BJP's Kapil Mishra

Feb 04, 2020, at 11:13 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Not taking a break from attacking the Opposition ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra on Tuesday said AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi will also now recite Hindu devotional hymn Hanuman Chalisa, referring to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's similar act a day ago on television.

'Iron-clad friends': China lauds Pakistan's decision to not evacuate citizens from virus-hit Wuhan

Feb 04, 2020, at 12:55 am

Beijing/IBNS: China on Monday said China and Pakistan are "iron-clad friends" appreciating Pakistan's decision of not evacuating its citizens from coronavirus-stricken Hubei and the city of Wuhan even as Pakistan continues to draw flak from its people for the decision    

Coronavirus: Kerala declares 'state calamity' after three test positive

Feb 03, 2020, at 11:43 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Government on Monday declared "state calamity" as the third patient tested positive with Novel Coronavirus, which originated from China's populated Wuhan city.

Davinder Singh: NIA questions former J&K MLA Engineer Gill

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:59 pm

Srinagar/UNI/IBNS: The National Investigating Agency(NIA) will grill former Jammu Kashmir MLA Engineer Gill for suspected links with Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Naveed, who was arrested with former DSP Davinder Singh last month, media reports said.

Jharkhand: Woman kills son later commits suicide

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:38 pm

Garhwa/UNI: Tired with the regular beating of her husband a woman killed her son and later committed suicide at Kari village under Ranka Police Station area in this district.

'Acknowledge, appreciate & applaud you' Shatrughan Sinha's praise for Narendra Modi for evacuating Indians from coronavirus hit China

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress in 2019 after remaining an in-house critic of BJP for years, on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for evacuating Indians from China in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak.

Glider crashes at Dumka airport, killing engineer; pilot serious

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:04 pm

Dumka/UNI: Merely an hour after Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren inspected a two-seater glider in Dumka airport, it met with an accident and split into two.

Javadekar 'Terrorist remark': AAP challenges BJP to arrest Kejriwal

Feb 03, 2020, at 08:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Responding to Union Minister Prakash Javadekar's 'Terrorist comment', Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Monday challenged BJP to arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, if he is a terrorist.

Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise begins in Meghalaya's Umroi

Feb 03, 2020, at 08:16 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The ninth edition of Indo-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise “SAMPRITI-IX” commenced at Umroi in Meghalaya on Monday.

Where is settlement package for refugees? J&K Cong asks BJP

Feb 03, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Jammu/UNI: Questioning the BJP over settlement package for the refugees, senior Congress leader  Ravinder Sharma in a statement here on Monday said that large number of people who have come from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were  still running from pillar to post to get the first installment even after  five years of its announcement.

Tripura: Court remands Haryana youth to police custody in ATM fraud case

Feb 03, 2020, at 06:12 pm

Agartala/UNI: A local court in North Tripura today remanded a 23-year-old Haryana youth to three days police custody arrested yesterday in Dharmanagar town on the charge of cloning ATM cards, a police official said.

Odisha: A rape accused tie the knot with the victim

Feb 03, 2020, at 06:08 pm

Balasore/UNI: A rape accused has tied the nuptial knot with the victim in a temple here as per Hindu customs and tradition.

Bank account hacking case: Nigerian youth produced before court in Tripura

Feb 03, 2020, at 06:02 pm

Ambassa(Tripura)/UNI: A Nigerian youth was produced before the court on Monday in the subdivision of Ambassa in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai in connection with a bank account hacking case.

There is a political design behind Jamia, Shaheen Bagh protests: Narendra Modi

Feb 03, 2020, at 05:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Targeting the Aam Aadmi Paty and the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is considered as the star campaigner of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on Monday said there is a 'political design' behind the recent protests taking place in Delhi over the new citizenship law passed by his government last year.

Union Budget to give direction to entire decade: Narendra Modi

Feb 03, 2020, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a pre-poll rally in Delhi where he appreciated the Union Budget and said its positive effects will be felt for the entire decade.

Lucknow: Prime Minister to preside over the inaugural ceremony of the DefExpo 2020

Feb 03, 2020, at 04:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall preside over the Inaugural Ceremony of the DefExpo 2020 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Feb 5.

India will not accept any outside interference in its internal matters: Vice President Naidu

Feb 03, 2020, at 04:25 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that India would not accept any outside interference in its internal matters. He stressed that the safety, security and integrity of India are non-negotiable.

Allahabad High Court grants bail to Swami Chinmayanand

Feb 03, 2020, at 03:52 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to ex-Bharatiya Janata Party leader Swami Chinmayanand in connection with the alleged rape fo a law student.

BJP distances itself from Anant Hegde's remark on Mahatma Gandhi

Feb 03, 2020, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Feeling uncomfortable with party leader Anant Kumar Hegde's comments where he called Mahatma Gandhi's independence movement a "drama", the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to distance itself from the controversial remarks, media reports said.

Government appeals for discussion in Lok Sabha amid opposition uproar on CAA

Feb 03, 2020, at 01:18 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Amid protests by Opposition parties including the Congress, DMK and the Trinamool Congress against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday appealed to them to allow discussion.

Ruckus in Lok Sabha over CAA, NPR, NRC

Feb 03, 2020, at 01:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Proceedings in the Lok Sabha was stalled on Monday by the Opposition parties led by Congress over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), NPR and NRC issues.

Coronavirus outbreak: Third person from Kerala tests positive

Feb 03, 2020, at 12:51 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The third case of novel Coronavirus outbreak in India was also reported from Kerala on Monday, a day after an Indian student from Wuhan was tested positive, media reports said.

UP: Killers of Hindutva leader still at large

Feb 03, 2020, at 12:40 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Lucknow police is yet to nab the criminals involved in the gruesome killing of Hindutva leader Ranjeet Bachchan here on Sunday.

Davinder Singh case: NIA raids continue for 2nd day in south Kashmir

Feb 03, 2020, at 12:33 pm

Srinagar/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) continued its raids for the second successive day in connection to the case involving the arrest of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Davinder Singh and his alleged links with terrorist outfits.

Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Karnah sector

Feb 03, 2020, at 11:56 am

Srinagar/UNI: Pakistan troops on Monday violated ceasefire and resorted to indiscriminate shelling and firing at forward posts in border town of Karnah in frontier north Kashmir district of Kupwara.

AAP should be renamed as Muslim League: BJP's Kapil Mishra

Feb 03, 2020, at 11:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Even after suffering a 48-hour campaign ban earlier in the run up to Delhi assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Model Town constituency, Kapil Mishra, on Monday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should be renamed as Muslim League.

Delhi Police files FIR in firing incident outside Jamia Millia University

Feb 03, 2020, at 11:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the latest incident of firing which took place outside Jamia Millia University on Sunday night, media reports said.

Not saying we won't align with BJP again: Uddhav Thackeray

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:38 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Stirring political speculations amid the functioning of Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Congress government in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said he was not opposed to the idea of aligning with the friend-turned foe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in future.

New Delhi: Firing outside Jamia Milia Islamia varsity

Feb 03, 2020, at 08:53 am

New Delhi/UNI: Two unidentified men allegedly fired outside Gate No 5 of Jamia Milia Islamia university late on Sunday.

Kolkata: Woman who took part in indefinite dharna against CAA dies

Feb 02, 2020, at 10:36 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A 57-year-old woman died of cardiac arrest on Sunday in the city's Park Circus Maidan, which has been witnessing protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR.