Saudi Arabia and India share similar security concerns: PM Modi
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Asian countries like India and Saudi Arabia share the same security concerns in their neighbourhood and the cooperation between the two countries on the security-related issue was progressing well, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
Amid power tussle in Maharashtra, CM Fadnavis expresses displeasure over Sena targetting BJP
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Mumbai, Oct 29 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday broke the silence on the ongoing tussle between the BJP and Shiv Sena over power sharing saying the Sena was not promised CM's post for two-and-a-half years, when the alliance was formalised before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
European Union lawmakers visit Srinagar to assess ground situation
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:09 pm
Srinagar, Oct 29 (UNI) A European Union (EU) delegation or Members of Parliament (MP) arrived here on a two-day visit on Tuesday to assess the overall situation, including development, after Centre scrapped Article 370 and 35 A, besides downgrading the state and dividing it into two Union Territories.
I will be CM for five years: Devendra Fadnavis refutes Shiv Sena's 50:50 formula claim
Oct 29, 2019, at 02:22 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Refuting his ally Shiv Sena's claim of pre-determined 50:50 formula in power, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fandavis on Tuesday said he will remain as Maharashtra Chief Minister for the next five years, media reports said.
European parliamentarians reach Kashmir to assess situation in valley
Oct 29, 2019, at 01:46 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A 27-member delegation of European parliamentarians reached Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to assess the situation in the newly-formed Union Territory, media reports said.
Oct 29, 2019, at 01:31 pm
Riyadh/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed here on a two-day visit late on Monday to attend the third edition of Saudi Arabia's key annual financial conference and hold bilateral talks on a wide range of issues including security and terrorism.
Shiv Sena attacks BJP again, says 'no Dushyant in Maharashtra whose father in jail'
Oct 29, 2019, at 11:52 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In another attack on the bigger ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Maharashtra poll results, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said "there is no Dushyant (Dushyant Chautala) here whose father is in jail", media report said.
President Ram Nath Kovind appoints Justice Bobde as next CJI
Oct 29, 2019, at 11:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), media reports said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condoles death of toddler Sujith
Oct 29, 2019, at 09:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of two-year-old toddler Sujith who was trapped in a borewell at Nadukattupatti village in Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu.
Narendra Modi reaches Riyadh to attend Third Future Investment Initiative Forum
Oct 29, 2019, at 09:36 am
Riyadh/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached Riyadh city to attend the Third Future Investment Initiative Forum.
Toddler pulled out dead from borewell in Tamil Nadu
Oct 29, 2019, at 09:07 am
Tiruchirapalli/UNI/IBNS: India woke up to sad news on Tuesday morning when the efforts to save the two-year-old boy trapped in a borewell at Nadukattupatti village in Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu came to a tragic end when the rescue team pulled out the body of Sujith Wilson.
Kashmir leaders from PDP and Congress attend Ajit Doval's lunch for EU members
Oct 29, 2019, at 12:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Three political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, which included one from the Congress, attended the lunch hosted by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for visiting European Union delegation members on Monday.
Kerala: Police shoots suspected Maoists in Palakkad
Oct 28, 2019, at 11:16 pm
Palakkad, Oct 28 (UNI) Three suspected Maoists, including a woman, were reportedly killed in an encounter with Thunderbolts commandos of Kerala Police in Agali forests of Palakkad district on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Civilian areas targeted as Pakistan violates truce in Nowshera, India retaliates
Oct 28, 2019, at 11:11 pm
Jammu, Oct 28 (UNI) The civilian areas on Monday were targeted, as Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kendrapara:Â Man sent to jail for outraging modesty of a woman
Oct 28, 2019, at 11:05 pm
Kendrapara, Oct 28 (UNI)Police today arrested a person on the charge of outraging the modesty of a married woman and looting a gold chain at gun point.
Himachal Pradesh: 30 incidents of fire reported during Diwali celebration
Oct 28, 2019, at 10:31 pm
Shimla, Oct 28 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh reported 30 incidents of fire in this Diwali as six major and four medium and 20 small fire broke out till Monday morning, fire officer confirmed.
Abrogation of Article 370 is an internal administrative matter: Vice President Naidu
Oct 28, 2019, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said that the abrogation of Article 370 was an internal matter and that the move to bifurcate the state into two union territories was to ensure the overall development of both Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over allowing EU delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 28, 2019, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the Centre over the issue of permitting a European Union delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir while alleging that Indian MPs were 'banned' or denied entry from reaching the region where special status was ended a few months ago by scrapping Article 370.
PM Narendra Modi leaves for Riyadh to attend Third Future Investment Initiative Forum
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday left for Riyadh to attend the Third Future Investment Initiative Forum.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists hurl grenade on bus stand in Soropore, fire on civilians in Anantnag
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:40 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: At least six people were hurt as terrorists hurled grenade on a civilian bus stand in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.
Right to Dalai Lama's reincarnation belongs to Tibetan Buddhist System: US Ambassador
Oct 28, 2019, at 08:46 pm
Dharamshala/UNI: Lending support to the Tibetan people, the United States on Monday said the decision to pick a successor to The Dalai Lama belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist system, The Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders, and not anybody else, neither any government nor any entity.
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Chidambaram admitted to AIIMS for medical check-up
Oct 28, 2019, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday for a medical check-up after he complained of stomach ache, sources confirmed.
15 injured in grenade attack in Sopore
Oct 28, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Srinagar/UNI: As many as 15 people were injured in a grenade attack in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Monday evening.
Oct 28, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A seven-member delegation representing the Bengal Intellectual Society led by its president Professor Radharaman Chakraborty today called on governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and submitted a memorandum raising two specific incidents that point towards the critical compromise of human rights and the Rule of Law in the state.
Delhi air quality worsens after Diwali, city enveloped in haze
Oct 28, 2019, at 05:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The air quality of national capital Delhi and its surrounding areas worsened a day after Diwali for the first time this season with a large number of people ignoring the two-hour-limit for bursting firecrackers enforced by the Supreme Court, media reports said.
Kolkata Metro services hit after smoke
Oct 28, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kolkata, Oct 28 (UNI) Detection of smoke on the tracks of Dum Dum-bound train at Rabindra Sadan station forced partial suspension of Metro services in the city on Monday.
Himachal Pradesh: Three killed, 1 injured in separate road accidents
Oct 28, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Shimla, Oct 28 (UNI): As many as three people were killed while one other sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Kullu and Sirmaur here in last 24 hrs.
Jewellery chain Goodwin sealed
Oct 28, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Thane, Oct 28 (UNI) Jewellery chain Goodwin was sealed in the wake of thousands of customers approaching police to register their case against the jewellers since Saturday in Vasai.
Mehbooba Mufti wants 'chance' for European delegation to talk to locals in Kashmir
Oct 28, 2019, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 28 (UNI) Amid speculation that a delegation from European Union will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the visiting lawmakers from European countries should "get chance" to talk to the local people.
Members of European Union meets PM Narendra Modi ahead of J&K visit
Oct 28, 2019, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Members of the European Parliament, who will visit Jammu and Kashmir, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.