Passenger from Myanmar suspected with COVID-19 infection lands at Gaya airport in Bihar
Feb 19, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Gaya/UNI: A passenger from Myanmar suspected to be infected with COVID-19 or coronavirus was admitted at Anugrah Narayan Medical College Hospital (ANMCH) after he landed at the international airport of Gaya in Bihar.
JNU sedition case: Delhi Govt asked to file status report
Feb 19, 2020, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak on Wednesday directed Delhi Government to file a status report regarding the sanction to prosecute former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union Kanhaiya Kumar and others allegedly involved in a sedition case.
Mass suicide case: 5 get 8 yrs in jail, DSP to serve 4 yrs
Feb 19, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Amritsar/UNI: A local court on Wednesday awarded eight years imprisonment to five accused, including a former DIG and two women, and four years sentence to the DSP in a mass suicide case.
Owaisi accuses UIDAI of bias for issuing Aadhar notices to 127 people
Feb 19, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Hyderabad/UNI/IBNS: After the Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI) sent notices to 127 people for obtaining Aadhaar on "false pretenses", Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi today questioned how many of them are "Muslims and Dalits".
Jadavpur University holds students' union election after 3 years, ABVP makes poll debut
Feb 19, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Kolkata: After a gap of over three years, students' union election is currently underway in Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh: Two killed in road mishap
Feb 19, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Sonebhadra/UNI: Two bike-borne youths were killed in a road mishap in the Robertsganj Kotwali area of this district of Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Wednesday.
PM Modi pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti
Feb 19, 2020, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti and said his life continues to motivate millions.
Mamata Banerjee blames BJP's 'vendetta politics' for Tapas Pal's death
Feb 19, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hitting out at the country's ruling dispensation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s "vendetta politics" for the death of actor-turned politician Tapas Pal.
Saving big trade deal with India for later: Donald Trump ahead of his mega event at Ahmedabad
Feb 19, 2020, at 12:56 pm
Washington/New Delhi/IBNS: With just few days left for the mega "Namaste Trump" event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, US President Donald Trump has hinted that Washington will have no trade deal with India during his two-day visit to the Asian country beginning on Feb 24.
Anti-CAA protesters march towards state secretariat in Chennai
Feb 19, 2020, at 12:34 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Several anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters are marching towards the state secretariat here on Wednesday.
Kashmir: Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed by security forces
Feb 19, 2020, at 10:37 am
Srinagar/UNI: Three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, including a self styled commander, were killed by the Security Forces in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday, official sources said.
IAF men save woman's life, airlifts from Kishtwar to Jammu
Feb 18, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Jammu/UNI: An Indian Air Force Personnel saved the life of a woman by airlifting her timely from hilly Kishtwar district to Jammu for treatment.
Election Commission holds discussions with Legislative Department on pending electoral reforms
Feb 18, 2020, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday held detailed discussions with the Legislative Department of Ministry of Law and Justice on various issues of pending electoral reforms.
Three children injured after crude bomb explodes near Kolkata
Feb 18, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Diamond Harbour/UNI: Three kids, aged between 8-12, were on Tuesday critically injured in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, when a crude bomb, they thought to be a ball, went off while they were playing with it, police said.
Punjab cabinet okays creation of 550 posts for Govt Medical Colleges at Patiala, Amritsar
Feb 18, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of 550 posts in the Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar with the objective of further improving and streamlining the functioning of these institutions.
Antonio Guterres visits Kartarpur CorridorÂ
Feb 18, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited Kartarpur Corridor on Tuesday and termed it as a "corridor of hope" and symbol of interfaith harmony.
Maharashtra: Sand mafia kills villager in Nanded
Feb 18, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Nanded/UNI: A 35-year-old man was murdered allegedly by sand mafia in Hadgaon tehsil of the district on Monday following an argument over fencing of his agricultural field with an electric wire that caused hindrance in transportation of sand.
Feb 18, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Ahmedabad/UNI: A Bengaluru-bound flight of private airliner Go Air from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad with 180 people on board, suffered a bird hit and sustained damage in it's engine during the take-off roll on Tuesday, Airport Director Manoj Gangal said.
Yogi Adityanath govt lacks vision & roadmap: former CM Akhilesh Yadav
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the state budget presented by the Yogi Adityanath government lacks vision and roadmap.
Dubai: Indian engineer falls to death from building
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Dubai/UNI: A 25-year-old Indian engineer allegedly fell to death from a residential building in Silicon Oasis here, Gulf News reported on Tuesday.
Gujarat: Fisherman finds satellite phone at island close to Kandla port
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Gandhidham/UNI: A fisherman has found a banned satellite phone of In-mar brand from an island close to Kandla port in Kutch district of Gujarat, police said here on Tuesday.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out in company
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:42 pm
Thane/UNI: Fire broke out in a company at Dombivili MIDC area, officials said here on Tuesday.
British MP Debbie Abrahams is a Pakistan proxy: Congress leader
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday described British MP Debbie Abrahams as a 'Pakistan proxy' and said her deportation was necessary.
Puducherry: Two arrested for attempting to break ATM machine of Canara Bank
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Puducherry/UNI: Police arrested two persons on charges of attempting to break the ATM machine of the Canara Bank here on Tuesday.
S Jaishankar to inaugurate Indian Pavilion at 70th Berlin International Film Festival
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is participating at the ‘70th Berlin International Film Festival’. The festival will be held from 20th February to 1st March 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The film festival will also see an India Pavilion which will provide a platform to popularize Indian cinema in the overseas market and facilitate new business opportunities.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shares throwback images collage on marriage anniversary
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: On the anniversary of her wedding with businessman Robert Vadra, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday shared a collage of 'a million beautiful moments' of 'love, tears, laughter, fury, friendship and family'.
Indians may now consider traveling to Iraq except five provinces: MEA
Feb 18, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a travel advisory issued on Tuesday, the External Affairs Ministry said that Indian nationals may now consider traveling to Iraq except to the five provinces of Nineveh, Salahuddin, Diyala, Anbar, and Kirkuk.
S Jaishankar visits Brussels, meets EU leaders
Feb 18, 2020, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At the invitation of Josep Borrell Fontelles, European Union’s High Representative or Vice President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, visited Brussels on Feb 17 for a discussion with the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union.
Not upset with Jyotiraditya Scindia: Kamal Nath amid rift in Madhya Pradesh Congress
Feb 18, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Amid the growing rift within the Congress, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday said he was not upset with party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia days after the latter had threatened to protest against the state government if it fails to fulfill the poll promises which were made to guest teachers.
Six killed in accident on Lucknow-Agra expressway
Feb 18, 2020, at 01:12 pm
Kanpur/UNI: At least six people were killed and several others were injured when a SUV collided with a Bihar government bus on the accident prone Lucknow-Agra expressway on late Monday night.