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Supreme Court to hear pleas against section 377 that criminalises gay sex in India | Supreme Court upholds death penalty in Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case | Sushma Swaraj calls on visiting S Korean President, discusses strategic issues | Relentless rains affect life in Mumbai, schools and colleges closed | Assam: Twenty four-hour statewide shutdown disrupts normal life | Woman falls off bike, run over by bus in rain-hit Mumbai | Rajnath Singh to chair 67th plenary session of NEC | Security tightened in Kashmir on Burhan Wani's 2nd death anniversary | Indian student shot dead in US's Kansas City restaurant | Kashmir: Three people, including teenage girl, killed in Army firing

Stalin defers anti-Hindi stir after assurance from Guv

Sep 18, 2019, at 08:36 pm

Chennai, Sep 18 (UNI) The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday deferred its September 20 state-wide protest demonstration against Union  Home Minister Amit Shah's Hindi India unifying remarks, following an assurance from Governor Banwarilal Purohit that Hindi would not be imposed in the State.

Rise in airport bird-hits poses higher risk to human lives: Report

Sep 18, 2019, at 07:11 pm

Kolkata, Sept 18 (UNI) The incidents of bird strikes have been consistently increasing at airports across the country, posing a higher risk to human lives.

Rajnath Singh green signals writing of India’s border history

Sep 18, 2019, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval for initiating work of writing the history of the country’s borders.

Bengal government awarded for Krishi Karman by Centre for maize production

Sep 18, 2019, at 06:03 pm

Kolkata, Sep 18 (UNI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed her happiness over the conferment of the 'Krishi Karman Award' on West Bengal by the Union government for 2017-18, primarily for maize production.

Fire brokes out in a UCO bank’s branch in Bengaluru downtown, no injuries

Sep 18, 2019, at 06:00 pm

Bengaluru, Sep 18 (UNI) There was a flutter as bank customers and employers after a fire was noticed in UCO bank’s branch in downtown Mahatma Gandhi Road in the city on Wednesday afternoon and no one was hurt in the incident.

Sahebganj: Body of tribal girl recovered from well

Sep 18, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Sahebganj, Sep 18 (UNI) Body of a 18 year old tribal girl was recovered from a well at Simra village under Mirzachowki Police Station area of this district.

US politician Tulsi Gabbard clarifies on giving Modi's Houston rally a miss

Sep 18, 2019, at 05:55 pm

New Delhi, Sep 18(UNI) US Congress Member and candidate for President Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday clarified that she would be missing the much talked about Houston rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi because of previously scheduled campaign events.

Palamu: 7 criminals arrested for loot

Sep 18, 2019, at 05:51 pm

Daltonganj, Sep 18 (UNI) In a joint operation carried out by Medninagar Sadar and Daltonganj Town Police stations, seven criminals who were involved in various incidents of loot have been arrested in Palamu district.

In a first, J&K, Ladakh to attend Northern Zonal Council meeting

Sep 18, 2019, at 05:47 pm

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IBNS)  The  newly proposed Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh  would attend the 29th meeting of Northern  Zonal Council (NZC)  to be held at Chandigarh on Friday.

Mamata Banerjee calls meeting with PM Modi in New Delhi as 'fruitful'

Sep 18, 2019, at 05:46 pm

New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and described her meeting as 'fruitful'.

Pakistan snubbed at EU Parliament; accused of cradling terrorists

Sep 18, 2019, at 05:44 pm

Strasbourg (France): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UNGA address in New York later this month, the European Union (EU) parliament supported India's stand on Jammu and Kashmir and called Pakistan an “ambiguous” state.

2000 transgenders excluded from Assam NRC wait for SC judgement

Sep 18, 2019, at 05:37 pm

Guwahati, Sep 18 (IBNS): Around 2000 transgenders in Assam, who were excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, which was published on Aug 31, are still hoping that the Supreme Court will modify the appeals process of the NRC for inclusion their names in the list.

Cabinet approves payment of PLB to railway employees for the FY 2018-19

Sep 18, 2019, at 04:55 pm

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days wages to over 11.52 Lakh eligible non-gazetted railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel) for the Financial Year (FY) 2018-19, for maintaining industrial peace and motivation of railwaymen.

Indian government bans production, sale of e-cigarettes

Sep 18, 2019, at 04:45 pm

New Delhi: In a major health and wellness initiative for the country, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the promulgation of the prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019.

Indian government announces bonus for over 11 lakh Indian Railway employees

Sep 18, 2019, at 04:06 pm

New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Indian government on Wednesday announced bonus for 11 lakh Railway employees.

Indian government bans e-cigarettes

Sep 18, 2019, at 03:32 pm

New Delhi: Keeping in mind the impact it is having on the youth of the country, the Indian government on Wednesday announced its decision of banning e-cigarettes.

Chidambaram meets his son Karti and Congress leaders in Tihar jail

Sep 18, 2019, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi: Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ahmed Patel visited former Finance Minister  P Chidambaram, incarcerated in Tihar jail in connection with INX media corruption case.

Can't impose any language: Rajinikanth counters Amit Shah's Hindi push

Sep 18, 2019, at 02:16 pm

Chennai: After Kamal Haasan, another actor-turned politician Rajinikanth countered Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Hindi push saying no one can impose any language, media reports said.

United Left grabs all the four posts in JNUSU polls

Sep 18, 2019, at 01:37 pm

New Delhi: In a set back for saffron backed student politics, the united front of Left student parties AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF defeated the arch-rival ABVP, bagging all the central panel posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union elections, the varsity's election committee informed on Tuesday.

Rajnath Singh gives nod to writing of India's border history

Sep 18, 2019, at 01:33 pm

New Delhi, Sept 18 (UNI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval for initiating work of writing the history of the country's borders.

Pakistan violates truce on IB in Samba

Sep 18, 2019, at 01:14 pm

Jammu, Sept 18 (UNI): After continuously shelling forward areas along the Line of Control, Pakistan on Wednesday violated the ceasefire on International Border by firing unprovoked in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Mamata Banerjee comes across Modi's wife Jasodaben in Kolkata airport, gifts sari

Sep 18, 2019, at 12:04 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jasodaben at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Monday and they exchanged greetings.

Ayodhya case: CJI Gogoi asks to conclude hearing by Oct 18

Sep 18, 2019, at 11:39 am

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi has asked for the conclusion of hearing in the Ayodhya case by Oct 18, media reports said.

Amit Shah expresses 'people's doubt' over multi-party democracy, Congress, CPI-M hit back

Sep 18, 2019, at 11:23 am

New Delhi: The Opposition has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its national president Amit Shah, who also happens to be the country's Home Minister, stirred a row by expressing "people's doubt" over the multi-party democracy just days after giving a call for a national language.

Mamata Banerjee likely to meet Modi today

Sep 18, 2019, at 09:19 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Terrorists will fill vacuum after govt removes nationalist leaders: Rahul on Farooq Abdullah detention

Sep 17, 2019, at 11:27 pm

New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): Slamming the Centre over Farooq Abdullah's detention, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government is trying to remove nationalist leaders like the National Conference (NC) chief and fill the political vacuum with terrorists.

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, PD aims to move towards 100 per cent use of jute in packaging foodstuff: Paswan

Sep 17, 2019, at 09:29 pm

New Delhi, Sep 17 (UNI)  Asserting that there is a need to spread awareness to curb plastic usage, Union Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said the aim of his Ministry is to phase out plastic use in packaging and move towards 100 per cent use of jute in packaging foodstuff.  

Pregnant Muslim woman and two sisters stripped, tortured inside Assam police station

Sep 17, 2019, at 08:27 pm

Guwahati, Sep 17 (IBNS): In a horrific incident, a pregnant Muslim woman and her two sisters were allegedly stripped and tortured inside a police station in Assam’s Darrang district. 

We will see when that happens, says Jaishankar on his possible meet with Pak FM

Sep 17, 2019, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi, Sep 17 (UNI) "We will see when that happens....."  remarked External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar when asked how would he would interact or give any message to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi when they would probably meet on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly in the United States later this month.

Media hardly pointed out that Art 370 was only 'temporary' provision: Jaishankar

Sep 17, 2019, at 08:15 pm

New Delhi, Sep 17 (UNI) External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed surprise that most media reports especially the international ones have never referred to the fact that Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was only a 'temporary' arrangement.