Bar Council sends notice to Nirbhaya rape convict's lawyer for producing forged documents

Jan 19, 2020, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bar Council has issued notice to advocate AP Singh who is appearing for the Nirbhaya rape and murder case convict Pawan Kumar Gupta after Delhi High Court directed it to take action against him for producing fake documents in the court and not appearing for the hearing.

CAA is unnecessary but it is India's internal matter: Sheikh Hasina

Jan 19, 2020, at 04:32 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has questioned the need of the Indian government to pass the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) last month.

Nirbhaya death row: Indira Jaising's nexus with AAP is well known, says Bharatiya Janata Party

Jan 19, 2020, at 04:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The BJP on Sunday lashed out at the eminent lawyer Indira Jaising for her suggestion to 'Nirbhaya' victim's mother to forgive the wrong doers saying the legal counsel's nexus with the AAP is a well known thing.

Shabana Azmi's driver booked for rash driving after Mumbai-Pune Expressway accident

Jan 19, 2020, at 01:13 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Shabana Azmi's driver has been booked after the veteran actress was injured in a car accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday.

NSM wants settlement package for displaced Bengalis in Tripura

Jan 19, 2020, at 12:00 pm

Agartala/UNI: The Nagarik Suraksha Mancha (NSM), Citizens’ Protection Forum an apolitical outfit for the residents of Kanchanpur has demanded settlement package for the Bengali people who had been dislodged from their home and hearth by the Bru displaced of Mizoram in past few years.

CBI submits charge-sheet in Tripura journalist murder case

Jan 19, 2020, at 11:31 am

Agartala/UNI: The CBI has submitted the charge sheet to the court against five policemen in the murder case of journalist Sudip Datta Bhowmik who was killed in broad daylight inside the campus of TSR 2nd battalion on Nov 21, 2017.

Assam CM Sonowal attends Jonbeel Mela

Jan 19, 2020, at 12:51 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal on Saturday said that the historic Jonbeel Mela is the manifestation of traditionality and unity which is an inspiration of self-dedication for beauty and serenity for the people belonging to Tiwa community and others.

Ranjeet Kumar Dass re-elected as Assam BJP president

Jan 19, 2020, at 12:34 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Ranjeet Kumar Dass has been re-elected unopposed as the Assam BJP unit president.

News of Shabana Azmi getting injured in road mishap is 'distressing': PM

Jan 18, 2020, at 11:42 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the news of actress Shabana Azmi getting injured in a road mishap is 'distressing'.

Central team of experts to investigate paediatric deaths in Udhampur

Jan 18, 2020, at 10:48 pm

Jammu/UNI: A central team of experts, deployed by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, would soon visit J&K to investigate paediatric deaths due to unknown etiology being reported from Block Ramnagar of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Hardik Patel arrested after issuance of NBW in sedition case

Jan 18, 2020, at 10:40 pm

Ahmedabad/UNI: Congress leader Hardik Patel was arrested on Saturday after a local court here issued non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him in a sedition case lodged by the crime branch of Ahmedabd police for the widespread violence that erupted after his Patidar quota rally here on the GMDC ground on August 25, 2015.

Protest over CAA is a conspiracy against the country: UP CM

Jan 18, 2020, at 10:29 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched an attack on the opposition in a public meeting organised in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya ground here.

#HumWapasAayenge trends on Twitter as Kashmiri Pandits reiterate their pledge to return

Jan 18, 2020, at 10:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After 30-years of their mass exodus from Kashmir Valley, the Kashmiri Pandits are reiterating their pledge to return to their homeland with the hashtag #HumWapasAayenge. 

Washington Post's sharp retort to BJP leader's dig at Jeff Bezos

Jan 18, 2020, at 08:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: US daily Washington Post has issued a sharp response to BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale's dig at Jeff Bezos, snubbed by the government during his recent visit to India.

BJP hosts pro-CAA rally as 'ousted refugees' stage foot march

Jan 18, 2020, at 07:46 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The BJP on Saturday organised a mega rally here to support the new Citizenship law wherein a large number 'displaced refugees' from Pakistan staged a foot march in the city.

Home Min Amit Shah slams previous regimes over 'wrong interpretation' of secularism

Jan 18, 2020, at 06:56 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the previous governments for their wrong interpretation of secularism, which prevented them from honouring the best things of the country.

All parties fighting against CAA must come together: P Chidambaram

Jan 18, 2020, at 06:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Though several political parties had skipped Jan 13 Opposition meeting called by the Congress, former Union Finance and Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said all parties which are fighting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, must come together.

AAP MLA Adarsh Shastri joins Congress

Jan 18, 2020, at 06:24 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Adarsh Shastri, the Grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, on Saturday joined the Congress along with hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers.

Actress Shabana Azmi hurt in road mishap on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Jan 18, 2020, at 05:48 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi was injured in a car accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday.

Assam : Sonowal ministry expands with induction of two new ministers

Jan 18, 2020, at 05:29 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Two BJP MLAs Jogen Mohan and Sanjay Krishan on Saturday were sworn in as ministers in Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal-led ministry.

Three people hurt after knife attack in Tokyo restaurant: Reports

Jan 18, 2020, at 05:11 pm

Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: Three people have been injured after a group of men launched a knife attack at a restaurant in the Shinjuku district of the Japanese capital of Tokyo, national media reported on Saturday.

Delhi Assembly Elections: Adarsh Shastri to join Congress

Jan 18, 2020, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Angry over being denied a ticket in the assembly elections this time, the grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Adarsh Shastri will join Congress on Saturday.

Father arrested under POCSO for sexually harassing his daughters

Jan 18, 2020, at 05:06 pm

Malappuram/UNI: The Valancherry police on Saturday arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly sexually harassing his daughters.

Government should focus on farmer, youngsters, traders: Mulayam Singh Yadav

Jan 18, 2020, at 05:03 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav here on Saturday said that to make the country strong, it is important to take the issues of farmers, young people and traders seriously.

Indian Governor should act in tune with peoples' desire: Kapil Sibal

Jan 18, 2020, at 05:01 pm

Kozhikode/UNI: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that a Governor has to act in tune with the desires of the democratically elected Government.

Delhi Assembly Elections: Gopal Rai, Raghav Chadha file nomination

Jan 18, 2020, at 04:50 pm

New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national spokesperson Raghav Chadha and city convenor Gopal Rai and on Saturday filed their nomination from Babarpur and Rajendra Nagar Assembly constituency, respectively, for the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls.

Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray offers prayers at Shree Mahalaxmi temple in Kolhapur

Jan 18, 2020, at 04:47 pm

Kolhapur/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday offered prayers at the Shree Mahalaxmi temple here.

Uttar Pradesh: Man kills wife, 2 children before committing suicide in Lucknow

Jan 18, 2020, at 04:45 pm

Lucknow/UNI: A man killed his wife and two children before committing suicide in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Saturday.

West Bengal: Two persons arrested with dead chicken in Baruipur

Jan 18, 2020, at 04:43 pm

Baruipur(West Bengal)/UNI: Two people were arrested in the bypass area of Baruipur police station in South 24 Parganas district while transporting dead chicken in a small matador on Friday night.

Karnataka road mishap leaves three killed

Jan 18, 2020, at 04:42 pm

Belagavi/UNI: Three people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a pick-up vehicle near Somnatti cross in Bailhongal taluka of this district of Karnataka, police said on Saturday.