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On road to achieve 8% growth: Arun Jaitley | There is record agricultural production now: Jaitley | Finance Minister Jaitley begins presenting Union Budget 2018 | Fire breaks out in Kolkata jute mill | Pakistan: Blast kills 6 members of a family in Kurram Agency | Bengal bus tragedy: 6 more bodies found, death toll rises to 42 | EC in talks with Nagaland political parties over Assembly Election participation | PM Modi to visit Palestine, UAE and Oman in February | West Bengal : Two drown, several missing as bus falls int canal | Economic Survey presented : GDP to grow 7-7.5 per cent in 2018-19

Congress is hiding its failure behind EVMs: Narendra Modi

Jun 26, 2019, at 06:06 pm

 New Delhi , June 26 (IBNS): In a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday charged the opposition party of not being able to digest their loss in the Lok Sabha elections and hiding their failure behind the EVMs.

Video goes viral: BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya defends thrashing Indore civic officer

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:40 pm

Indore, June 26 (IBNS): BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's son, Akash Vijayvargiya, has triggered a controversy after he was caught on camera assaulting an Indore Municipal Corporation officer with a cricket bat.

Market share of BSNL 10.72 per cent: Indian government

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:33 pm

New Delhi, Jun 26 (UNI) Union Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that market share of the Government-owned Telecom Service Provider(TSP) BSNL during the last three years till March this year was 10.72 per cent while another Government owned TSP MTNL's market share was 6.95 per cent.

Two people nabbed for murdering elderly couple

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:28 pm

New Delhi, Jun 26 (UNI) Delhi police have arrested two people for allegedly killing an elderly couple and their house help, the police said on Wednesday.

Mysuru: Five accused in burning alive four members of a family awarded lifer

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:26 pm

Mysuru, June 26(UNI) Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Hosamani Pundalik convicted and awarded Life Term to five accused on charges of burning alive four members of a family.

Jammu and Kashmir Crime: PDD linemen on duty assaulted

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Jammu, Jun 26 (UNI) Two linemen of Power Development Department, who were repairing a snag on Wednesday landed into hospital, after beaten by a man in Nagrota area here on city outskirts.

Body of ex-BJP MLA's daughter-in-law found hanging in Uttar Pradesh

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Prayagraj, Jun 26 (UNI) The body of a woman, the daughter-in-law of former BJP MLA from Soranv area, Rang Bahadur Patel, was found hanging from her room under mysterious circumstances in Shivkuti area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

Kerala: Two women inmates escape from sub-jail in Thiruvananthapuram

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 26 (UNI) For the first time in Kerala, two women inmates managed to escape from a sub-jail in this Capital city.

Pakistan and other members of Asia-Pacific Group at UN back India

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:07 pm

United Nations, Jun 26 (UNI) In a significant diplomatic win for India, the country's candidature for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been unanimously endorsed by the Asia Pacific group, comprising 55 nations.

BSP workers protest against 'dynastic' politics by chief Mayawati

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:04 pm

Lucknow, Jun 26 (UNI) Two days after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati named her brother Anand Kumar the vice-president and nephew Akash as national coordinator of the party, BSP workers on Wednesday protested against the move what they termed ''dynastic'' politics in Lucknow.

Steel imports from China declined from 2.163 mln Mt to 1.562 mln MT: Indian government

Jun 26, 2019, at 05:02 pm

New Delhi, Jun 26 (UNI) Over the past three years, steel imports from China have come down from 2.163 million metric tonnes to 1.562 million MT resulting in imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing measures on Chinese steel imports, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh: Youth killed as electric wire falls into canal

Jun 26, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Etah, Jun 26 (UNI) A youth was killed, whereas seven other kids were critically burnt, when an electric wire fell into a canal they were bathing in, at Jaithra area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday. 

Mike Pompeo describes Iran as 'state sponsor of terror'

Jun 26, 2019, at 04:54 pm

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): Visiting India, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday described Iran as the 'state sponsor of terror'.

The lynching in Jharkhand has pained me: Narendra Modi

Jun 26, 2019, at 03:56 pm

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reacted to the death of a Muslim man in Jharkhand in a lynching incident and said the event left him 'pained'.

Vice President Naidu advises Finance Minister to take steps to protect the interests of the farming community

Jun 26, 2019, at 03:54 pm

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday called on Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at his residence here.

Mike Pompeo meets S Jaishankar, says US-India partnership has already started to reach new heights

Jun 26, 2019, at 03:51 pm

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and PM Narendra Modi, on Wednesday said the US-India partnership has already started to reach new heights.

Bengal BJP Youth Wing to chant Hanuman Chalisa to oppose Namaz on streets

Jun 26, 2019, at 02:42 pm

Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): In another confrontation with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Youth Wing has decided to chant Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays to counter offering of Namaz (Muslim prayers) on streets every Friday, media reports said.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets PM Modi, S Jaishankar

Jun 26, 2019, at 01:19 pm

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the first day of his India visit here on Wednesday.

Delhi: Man kills friend to marry his wife

Jun 26, 2019, at 01:08 pm

New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a man killed his friend in order to marry his wife in Delhi, media reports said.

Doors of Kamakhya temple reopened for devotees after conclusion of Ambubachi Mela

Jun 26, 2019, at 12:54 pm

Guwahati, June 26 (IBNS): Lakhs of pilgrims from different parts of India and foreign countries on Wednesday offered their prayers to Maa Kamakhya after the doors of the Kamakhya temple atop the Nilachal Hill in Guwahati reopened after remaining closed for four days during the Ambubachi Mela.

Amit Shah to begin his Jammu and Kashmir visit today

Jun 26, 2019, at 12:42 pm

Srinagar, June 25 (IBNS): Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will begin his visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

Assam: NRC’s Additional Draft Exclusion list consists 1,02,462 persons

Jun 26, 2019, at 12:26 pm

Guwahati, June 26 (IBNS): The authority of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Wednesday published an Additional Draft Exclusion list consisting of 1,02,462 persons of Assam.

Pakistani ex-Jihadist on FB live before suicide exposes terror factory at Balakot run by its Army

Jun 26, 2019, at 12:06 pm

Somewhere in Pakistan: Rana Jawed, a Pakistani national who claimed himself as an ex Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist and an army personnel, has claimed that terrorist camps were run under the active patronage of the Pakistan Army in Balakot, the site decimated by the Indian Air Force following the Pulwama attack incident. Pak Army was actively training the terrorists before sending them to India among other locations, he said in a startling video posted on social media before "committing suicide" to escape the Army which he said was hounding him. 

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets PM Modi

Jun 26, 2019, at 11:46 am

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Wednesday.

Encounter ensues in south Kashmir's Tral area

Jun 26, 2019, at 11:00 am

Srinagar, June 26 (UNI): An encounter ensued on Wednesday between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Tral area of south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said.

UP: Accident kills four including bridegroom

Jun 26, 2019, at 10:53 am

Ferozabad, June 26 (UNI): Four members of a marriage party including the bridegroom were killed while two others were injured when their car collided with a bus near Bhadau village on Mustafabad road on late Tuesday night.

Bengal violence: BJP delegation submits report on Bhatpara to Amit Shah

Jun 26, 2019, at 09:11 am

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party delegation that visited violence-hit  Bhatpara area in West Bengal recently submitted its report to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday.

Mike Pompeo to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today

Jun 26, 2019, at 08:45 am

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday arrived India and will meet country's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here on Wednesday.

Pompeo arrives India amid Trump warning of overwhelming US retaliation to Iran

Jun 25, 2019, at 11:17 pm

New Delhi, Jun 25 (UNI): US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrived here on a three day crucial meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

Jharkhand Muslim man lynching: Rahul questions silence of powerful

Jun 25, 2019, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi, Jun 25 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the brutal lynching of a 24-year-old man by a mob in Jharkhand is a blot on humanity.