War of Words: Rahul Gandhi, Nirmala Sitharaman exchange barbs over Budget speech

Feb 01, 2020, at 04:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the length of her budget speech, the BJP leader gave him a strong reply by saying that her speech focussed on schemes which will benefit the youth of the nation.

Kerala: Three to be booked for spreading misleading information on Coronavirus

Feb 01, 2020, at 09:22 am

Thrissur/UNI: Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja said cases would be charged against three persons who posted false news on social media on new Coronavirus.

Coronavirus outbreak: 324 stranded Indians from Wuhan brought back

Feb 01, 2020, at 08:04 am

New Delhi/IBNS: An Air India flight, which was carrying 324 Indians stranded in Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city in China, arrived in India on Saturday.

SC quashes plea against Mamata Banerjee

Jan 31, 2020, at 11:29 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea, seeking a writ of quo warranto against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking a UN referendum on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Delhi polls: AAP to hold silent marches against BJP for calling Kejriwal a 'terrorist'

Jan 31, 2020, at 11:05 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will conduct silent marches across all 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi, to protest against the unparliamentary language used by BJP MP Parvesh Verma and his remark that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is a "terrorist."

Election in Delhi is all about ideological battle, says Amit Shah

Jan 31, 2020, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the ensuing election in Delhi is all about 'ideological battle' and wondered why Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is silent on issues related to sedition charge against JNU protestors Umar Khalid and Kanhaiya Kumar.

Defend CAA aggressively: PM Modi at NDA leaders' meet

Jan 31, 2020, at 09:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the Budget Session on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) where he asked them to aggressively defend the Citizenship amendment act (CAA).

IAF'S AN-32 lands successfully at Leh with indigenous bio-jet fuel

Jan 31, 2020, at 09:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday achieved another milestone, when an AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force, powered with a 10% blend of Indian bio-jet fuel took-off from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh. 

EC reviews preparedness for Delhi assembly poll

Jan 31, 2020, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi/UNI: In the wake of untoward incidents like Jamia shooting, the Election Commission on Friday convened a special meeting with the concerned officials from Delhi Election office and the Delhi police to ensure the conduct of free and fair assembly polls in Delhi.

Siblings killed in roof collapse in Tamil Nadu

Jan 31, 2020, at 08:21 pm

Ramanathapuram/UNI: In a tragic incident, a ten-year-old boy and his eight-year-old brother were killed, when the dilapidated roof of their house collapsed at Pothuvakudi village near Paramakudi here on Friday.

CAA: Headmistress of Shaheen Primary school among two held in Bidar

Jan 31, 2020, at 08:08 pm

Bidar/UNI: Police have arrested the headmistress of a primary school of Shaheen Education Society and a parent, who staged the Citizenship drama (play) in Shaheen Primary school, police said here on Friday.

Nirbhaya gangrape case: Delhi court defers execution of convicts 

Jan 31, 2020, at 05:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court on Friday deferred the execution of four Nirbhaya gangrape convicts which was scheduled for Saturday.

Delhi Assembly polls: BJP releases manifesto

Jan 31, 2020, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to give a strong challenge to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday released its manifesto for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

Haryana: Road mishap kills four in Hisar

Jan 31, 2020, at 05:16 pm

Hisar, /UNI: At least four people were killed when a school bus and a car collided on the Jind-Bhiwani road near village Kanda Khedi in Narnaund in this district of Haryana on Friday morning.

West Bengal: Two criminals arrested in Kulpi with firearms

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:58 pm

Kulpi (South 24 Parganas)/UNI: Police has arrested two criminal with firearms at Siddhiberia More area of Kulpi police station in south 24 parganas district here.

Bihar: Youth shot dead in Sitamarhi

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:57 pm

Sitamarhi/UNI: A youth was shot dead in Aadarsh colony under Mehsaul police station area in Sitamarhi district.

Police arrest two persons with fake currency notes in Assam’s Karimganj

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:54 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Police arrested two persons with fake currency notes worth Rs 2,49,500 in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday night.

Aurangabad: Man killed in accident

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: A 26-year-old man was killed on Friday while other four persons were injured when the jeep, in which they were travelling, was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Limbejalgaon on Aurangabad-Pune Road.

EconomicSurvey 2019-20 focuses on wealth-creation for 130 crore Indians: Narendra Modi

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Economic Survey focuses on wealth-creation for 130 crore Indians.

Former High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria appointed as new envoy to Canada

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Ajay Bisaria, India’s former high commissioner to Pakistan, has been appointed as the country's new envoy to Canada, officials said on Friday.

Execution of 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts: Order reserved till 1700 hrs

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana on Friday reserved his order till 1700 hrs on the plea of Tihar jail authorities that mercy petition of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case is pending and the rest can be hanged on Saturday as per order of the court.

Delhi Police detain students from ITO after night-long protest

Jan 31, 2020, at 01:58 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The students protesting outside the Delhi Police headquarters since Thursday night over the firing incident near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), were forcibly detained on Friday morning and the traffic was resumed.

Sonia Gandhi leads Opposition protest against CAA-NRC-NPR in Parliament complex

Jan 31, 2020, at 01:50 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Opposition parties, led by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, on Friday protested against BJP government's 'unconstitutional practices and hate politics', in Parliament.

Karnataka: Customers facing hardship due to countrywide strike of nationalised banks

Jan 31, 2020, at 12:57 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Lakhs of bank customers are facing hardship in Karnataka following the closure of nationalised banks as members of the Employees Union have joined a countrywide agitation call given by their national Federation on Thursday.

Farrukhabad hostage episode: Wife of captor succumbs, children rescued

Jan 31, 2020, at 12:55 pm

Farrukhabad/UNI: The wife of the Uttar Pradesh man, who held 23 children hostage at a birthday party here, succumbed to her injuries early Friday.

Violence in the name of protests weakens the country: President Kovind

Jan 31, 2020, at 12:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Addressing a joint session of Parliament on the first day of budget session, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said violence in the name of protests weakens the country in an oblique reference to several anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests which had turned violent in last one month.

Budget session should be centred on economic issues: PM Modi

Jan 31, 2020, at 11:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As the budget session of Parliament is beginning on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the session should be centred mostly on nation's and world's economy.

Puducherry: Man killed as unidentified gang hurl bombs at him in Kirumambakkam

Jan 31, 2020, at 10:47 am

Puducherry/UNI: A man was killed when unidentified gang hurled bombs at him in Kirumambakkam on Friday.

Farrukhabad hostage episode ends: Children rescued, accused lynched to death

Jan 31, 2020, at 10:40 am

Farrukhabad/UNI: After eleven long hours of stand off, the Uttar Pradesh police managed to rescue the 23 children kept hostage by a murder accused here after midnight on Thursday.

Jammu and Kahsmir: 3 terrorist killed, jawan injured in encounter

Jan 31, 2020, at 10:35 am

Jammu/UNI: Three terrorists were killed and a jawan injured on Friday when militants opened fire at a police team at toll plaza in Nagrota on the city outskirts.