PM Modi invites suggestions for 'Mann Ki Baat'
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:56 am
New Delhi, Sept 13 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendara Modi on Friday invited inputs and suggestions from citizens for 'Mann Ki Baat Program' on September 29.
Man drowns during Ganesh idol immersion in Thane
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:47 am
Thane, Sept 13 (UNI): A 15-year-old boy drowned during Ganesh idol immersion in this district of Maharashtra, police said.
NCP leader Bhaskar Jadhav resigns, set to join Shiv Sena
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:44 am
Aurangabad, Sept 13 (UNI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader from Konkan region and former Maharashtra minister Bhaskar Jadhav submitted his resignation to state Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade on Friday.
Maths also required to fix economy: Congress trolls Piyush Goyal for his 'Einstein' remark
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:19 am
New Delhi: The Congress trolled Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal for his remark where he said Mathematics did not help Albert Einstein to discover the force of gravity, stating maths is also required to fix the economy.
Jammu and Kashmir Issue: Pakistan FM Qureshi refuses to rule out 'accidental war' with India
Sep 13, 2019, at 09:36 am
Islamabad, Sept 13 (IBNS): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is such that it might risk sparking an "accidental war" with India.
Bhopal: Boat capsizes during Ganpati Visarjan, 11 die
Sep 13, 2019, at 09:16 am
Bhopal, Sept 13 (IBNS): Ganapati (Hindu elephant god) immersion ceremony turned tragic in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city as at least 11 people died after the boat, in which they were travelling, capsized, media reports said.
Army organises medical camp in Assam’s Biswanath
Sep 12, 2019, at 11:28 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): Continuing the endeavor to provide humanitarian assistance to the less privileged populace of Biswanath district, the troops of Indian Army organised a medical camp at village Maranabari in Gophur on Wednesday under Operation Sadbhavana.
Assam: Combine annual training camp of NCC air wing concluded
Sep 12, 2019, at 11:21 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): Combine Annual Training Camp for Air Wing NCC which was conducted at Narangi Military Station Guwahati from Sept 4 came to an end on Thursday.
Assam minister urges centre for Indo-Sri Lanka type trade with Bangladesh
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:40 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary urged the Union government for a bilateral trade agreement with Bangladesh in line with the Indo-Sri Lankan Free Trade Agreement which will boost the bilateral trade through land route in North East.
Man shot dead by miscreants in Guwahati
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:36 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): A man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Guwahati on Thursday evening.
92% of the area of Jammu & Kashmir has no restriction: MEA
Sep 12, 2019, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday stated that 92% of the area of Jammu & Kashmir has no restriction presently and normalcy has returned to the valley.
MEA counters 'motivated stories' about Kashmir in foreign media
Sep 12, 2019, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday lashed out at a section of foreign media for what it said "motivated stories" about J&K and insisted that the perceived controlled kind of situation in one police station area has been shown as that of the entire Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh regions.
Bio-terror is a real threat today: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (UNI): Acknowledging that the bio-terror is a real threat today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday underlined the importance of building capabilities to deal with the menace of Bio-terrorism.
Jharkhand 'launching pad' for big schemes meant for poor and tribals: PM Modi
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Ranchi, Sept 12 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described Jharkhand as the 'launching pad' for big schemes meant for the poor and tribals in the country.
Supreme Court overrules Delhi HC's bail to Bhushan steel ex- CFO Nitin Johari
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Delhi High Court order granting bail to former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Director of Bhushan Steel Nitin Johari.
Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting with Congress leaders
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (UNI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday met the AICC General Secretary In charges of the states, PCC presidents and CLP leaders at the AICC headquarters here to discuss current political situation and assess preparation for upcoming Assembly polls in four states.
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras HC refuses parole extension for convict Nalini
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Chennai, Sept 12 (UNI): The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to extend the parole granted to S Nalini, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
Six died, 20 injured as bus hit truck on Pune-Bangalore national highway
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Pune, Sept 12 (UNI): At least six persons were killed and 20 others injured when a private luxury bus rammed into a stationary truck near Satara on Pune-Bengaluru national highway, here on Thursday.
India does not need foolish theories about millennials: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 12, 2019, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's comment on millennials' preference of app-based cabs over cars, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said India does not need foolish theories about millennials but a concrete plan to fix the slumping economy.
Kashmir is an integral part of India, says top Muslim body backing abrogation of Article 370
Sep 12, 2019, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi: Though Pakistan is trying to interfere with the Modi government's historic move to abrogate Article 370, a top Muslim body- Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind- has openly backed India's decision to do away with Jammu and Kashmir's special status and said it considers Kashmir as an integral part of India.
Three militants nabbed with weapons in Kathua
Sep 12, 2019, at 01:41 pm
Jammu, Sept 12 (UNI): Three militants were arrested from a truck and weapons seized from their possession in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Forest officials rescue an Indian flap shell turtle
Sep 12, 2019, at 12:51 pm
Guwahati: The Assam forest department officials had rescued one Indian flap shell Turtle and arrested one person in connection to the incident in Assam’s Biswanath district.
16441 WY tablets seized in Manipur’s Moreh
Sep 12, 2019, at 12:45 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): A combined team of Assam Rifles and Moreh police seized huge quantity of contraband drugs in Manipur’s Moreh town area on Wednesday evening.
Mamata Banerjee to hold protest rally against NRC today
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:56 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will walk in a protest rally on Thursday against National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, which has excluded 19 lakh people.
Road accident in Hapur kills 5
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:45 am
Hapur, Sept 12 (UNI): Five people were killed while one other critically injured in a road accident in the Hafizpur police station area on the National Highway-9 on Thursday.
BSF seizes 7000 Yaba tablets in Assam’s Karimganj
Sep 11, 2019, at 09:49 pm
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) seized huge quantity of contraband drugs and apprehended a person in Assam’s Karimganj district along Indo-Bangladesh border last night.
Nagaland: Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered from NSCN (IM) leader house
Sep 11, 2019, at 09:12 pm
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): Security forces recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition and warlike stores in Nagaland’s Namsa area.
Mamata refuses to implement new law imposing hefty fines for traffic violation
Sep 11, 2019, at 09:06 pm
Kolkata, Sep 11 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made it clear that she won't implement the new law imposing hefty fines for traffic violation.
Rajnath Singh to commission submarine INS Khanderi on Sept 28
Sep 11, 2019, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the Second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi into Indian Navy in Mumbai on Sept 28.
LJP leader surrenders before Bihar court in firing incident
Sep 11, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Samastipur, Sep 11 (UNI): An LJP leader Rohit Kumar alias Antu Issar, who is a named accused in a case related to firing at the residence of a prominent railway scrap contractor Badri Goenka, surrendered before a local court here in Bihar on Wednesday.