Kolkata to host COCSSO conference next week
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is organizing 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) during Nov 11-12 at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, DG Block, Action Area 1, New Town, Kolkata.
Kolkata bids farewell to their beloved writer and teacher Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: People from different walks of life, including her countless admirers, paid tributes on Friday to noted Bengali litterateur and academician Nabaneeta Dev Sen, who passed away on Thursday evening, leaving a void in the Bengali literary and cultural scene.
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Aurangabad, Nov 8 (UNI) Dreaded Maoists shot dead a youth in a forest area by accusing him of being a police informer under Deo police station area in the district today.
Jammu and Kashmir: Man succumbs to injuries in Srinagar grenade attack
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Srinagar, Nov 8 (UNI) A man who was critically injured in a grenade attack in summer capital Srinagar on Monday, succumbed at the hospital on Friday.
Gandhi family may lose SPG cover
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her two children-Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra- might soon lose their Special Protection Group (SPG) security cover, media reports said.
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Lucknow, Nov 8 (UNI) Thanking BSP president Mayawati for withdrawing case against Mulayam Singh Yadav in the 1995 guest house incident, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav reiterated that his party would abide by the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Ayodhya issue.
U-turn: Pakistan to charge USD 20 fee even on inaugural day of Kartarpur Corridor
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Hours before the inauguration of the much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor, Pakistan reportedly informed the government of India on Friday that it will charge USD 20 as fee from all pilgrims on Saturday itself.
Sonia Gandhi terms demonetisation as 'Tughlaki blunder'
Nov 08, 2019, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (UNI) Terming demonetisation 'Tughlaki blunder', Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, on the third anniversary of the note ban, asked "what did the demonetisation achieve?"
Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate the integrated check post at Kartarpur Corridor tomorrow
Nov 08, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall inaugurate the Integrated Check Post of the Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur in Punjab on the 9th of November 2019.
Indian government counters Moody's downgrading, says proactively taken policy decisions
Nov 08, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (UNI) Countering Global ratings major Moody's Investors Service downgrading India's ratings outlook to 'negative' from 'stable', the Government said on Friday that it has undertaken series of financial sector and other reforms to strengthen the economy as a whole and also proactively taken policy decisions in response to the global slowdown .
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attack government on 'Demonetisation'
Nov 08, 2019, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: On the third anniversary of the Centr's note ban move, Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi attacked the PM Narendra Modi led government over the move.
Uttar Pradesh: Two policemen injured while chasing suspect
Nov 08, 2019, at 03:04 pm
Bahraich, Nov 8 (UNI) Two policemen sustained critical injuries while they were chasing a motorcycle-borne man carrying a big plastic box in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Kartarpur U-turn: Pakistan Army snubs Imran Khan, says Sikh pilgrims will need passport
Nov 08, 2019, at 12:27 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a significant U-turn and showcasing the domination of Pakistan Army over the country's government of the day, military spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday said that Indian Sikh pilgrims would require a passport to visit Kartarpur Corridor. Later India's External Affairs Ministry also confirmed the same.
Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, CJI Ranjan Gogoi to meet UP officials today
Nov 08, 2019, at 11:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the crucial verdict on politically-sensitive Ayodhya case, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi on Friday will meet Uttar Pradesh's top officials to discuss law and order situation in the state, media reports said.
Nov 8: Narendra Modi-led government's note ban move completes three years
Nov 08, 2019, at 09:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nov 8 marked the third anniversary of PM Narendra Modi-led government's major decision taken in 2016 to ban old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes.
BJP patriarch LK Advani turns 92, Narendra Modi wishes him
Nov 08, 2019, at 09:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday wished Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch LK Advani on his birthday.
Indian government revokes writer Aatish Taseer's OCI status for 'hiding information'
Nov 08, 2019, at 08:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has revoked the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status of writer and journalist Aatish Taseer for he has 'hidden information' regarding his father who was a Pakistani national.
India cautions Nepal against vested interests trying to create differences between two countries
Nov 08, 2019, at 12:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has cautioned against the vested interests trying to create differences after the Nepalese government issued a strong statement about the inclusion of a border area in the Indian territory.
Nov 07, 2019, at 11:32 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed the district officials to maintain peace and harmony at any cost after the Supreme court verdict on the Ayodhya issue, slated to come any day.
MCL to invest Rs.9000 crore on railway infrastructure- Joshi
Nov 07, 2019, at 11:10 pm
Talcher/UNI: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited( MCL) will invest more than Rs 9,000 crore for creation of railway infrastructure for seamless transportation of coal from across MCL mines, Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said today.
Several farmers arrested in Punjab after FIRs on stubble burning
Nov 07, 2019, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Around 100 farmers were arrested in Punjab following hundreds of FIRs against them for burning farm residue that choked the capital city and pushed the Air Quality level to severe category, media reports said on Thursday.
Former K'taka Min Patil writes to PM seeking financial assistance for Jawar farmers
Nov 07, 2019, at 10:09 pm
Vijayapur/UNI: Former Karnataka Water Resources minister and senior Congress leader MB Patil has appealed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rescue the Jawar growers in Karnataka and to announce better support price for the staple food grain.
After increase in H1-B visa rejections, Priyanka Gandhi questions PM Modi's Howdy Modi event
Nov 07, 2019, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has questioned the purpose of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Howdy Modi" event in Oct, saying that the programme hasn't helped the Indian's seeking permission to work in the US.
Bengali litterateur and academician Nabaneeta Dev Sen passes away
Nov 07, 2019, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Noted Bengali litterateur and academician Nabaneeta Dev Sen, who was a Padma Shri and winner of Sahitya Akademi, passed away on Thursday evening at her south Kolkata residence, various sources confirmed. She was 81. She was suffering from protracted illness.
Indian Railway attracts record 2.4 cr candidates for 1.27 lakh vacancies
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI :As many as 2.4 crore applicants have applied for the posts of Assistant Loco Pilots (ALPs) and Technicians and Level-I posts (erstwhile group D) offered by the Indian Railways, making it the largest recruitment exercise in the world.
Ayodhya countdown: States told to heighten vigil
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/Lucknow/UNI: Ahead of the Supreme Court decision in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid case in Ayodhya, the Centre has asked all states to be vigilant and keep a close watch on the law and order situation.
Amit Shah involved in Operation Kamala: Cong
Nov 07, 2019, at 07:59 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Charging that BJP National President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was involved in luring the Opposition MLAs to topple the Congress-JD (S) coalition government in Karnataka, Opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the party would meet President Ramnath Kovind and submit a petition in this connection.
Severe Cyclonic storm 'Bulbul’ likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm- CEC
Nov 07, 2019, at 07:49 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’, likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm within the next 24 hours, will weaken into a cyclonic storm, Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) Director Dr.Sharat Sahu said here today.
Mamata Banerjee wants Joint Entrance Examination to be conducted in Bengali
Nov 07, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hitting out at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again on Thursday demanded the conduct of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) in Bengali language.
Indian pilgrims will have to carry passport to visit Kartarpur Gurdwara: MEA
Nov 07, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday clarified that Indian pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan's Punjab province will require a valid passport as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two countries.