Piyush Goyal launches Rail Drishti Dashboard to promote transparency and accountability
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Minister of Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal has launched Rail Drishti dashboard, encompassing all the digitisation efforts in Indian Railways and promoting transparency and accountability.
Assam hooch tragedy toll touches 155
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Guwahati, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) The death toll in Assam hooch tragedy has reached 155, with nearly 100 deaths reported from worst-hit Golaghat district, with the toll on the rise for the fifth day today since the first deaths were reported.
India hosts ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’ here today, in the presence of Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology and Health Ministers from several countries.
After hooch tragedy, Assam Assembly raises united voice against illicit liquor
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Guwahati, Feb 25 (UNI) With hooch claiming over 150 lives in the state, the Assam Legislative Assembly today raised an united voice to fight illicit liquor and hand out exemplary punishment to those responsible for this tragedy.
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Kolkata, Feb 25 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP -led Union Government, charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi with destroying both economy and social fabric of the country, and called upon the people to end the rule of saffron party in 2019 Parliament elections.
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Jammu, Feb 25 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Monday said that the state police in coordination with paramilitary forces and army collectively fighting terrorism in the Kashmir valley.
Twitter Policy head Crowell deposes: Parl panel asks it not to 'undermine' Indian polls
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) Bringing end to intense battle of wits between two sides, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology finally allowed Colin Crowell, Vice President & Global Policy Head of the Twitter to depose before the 31-member panel.
Two top JEM commanders among three terrorists killed during Kulgam encounter: Police
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IBNS): Three terrorists have been killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam area on Monday, officials said.
West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader among three party activists killed
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kolkata, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS): Unidentified gunmen shot dead three Trinamool Congress activists, including a party leader, in West Bengal last night, police said here on Monday.
Kamenskiy clinches air rifle gold in New Delhi
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Sergey Kamenskiy of the Russian Federation won the men’s 10m Air Rifle final at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, today.
PM Narendra Modi to unveil National War Memorial today, shares glimpses of it on social media
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared few images of the National War Memorial in New Delhi which will be unveiled by him shortly.
K. J. Srinivasa appointed as High Commissioner of India to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): K. J. Srinivasa has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate 29 infrastructure projects (both residential and non-residential buildings) of Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, NDRF & SSB), Delhi Police and Central Police Organizations (Land Ports Authority of India and Central Forensic Science Laboratories) at a function here on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates the Safai Karmacharis working in Kumbh
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Prayagraj, Feb 25 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi honoured and paid respect to the safai karamcharis working in the Kumbh Mela, by washing the feet of five of them.
SC quashes plea for probe into Pulwama attack
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) :The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a judicial probe into the role played by Indians in helping terrorists from Pakistan execute the brutal Pulwama attack.
Mayawati hits out at Modi's 'shahi dip', says people won't forgive BJP
Feb 25, 2019, at 01:30 pm
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IBNS): Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'shahi dip (royal dip)' in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati, on Monday said people won't forgive the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its misdeeds.
Omar pays tributes to DySP, soldier martyred in Kulgam encounter
Feb 25, 2019, at 01:17 pm
Srinagar, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : Paying glowing tributes to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and an Army soldier, who were martyred in Kulgam encounter, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said they laid down their lives in the course of doing their duty to the nation.
Ravi Shankar Prasad links 'BJP detractors' angle to Arunachal violence
Feb 25, 2019, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) The ruling BJP sought to make a veiled attack against the Congress for the violence in the saffron party-ruled Arunachal Pradesh and said some people are "unhappy" over the fact that his party is running government in various north eastern states.
#MeToo: Journalist Priya Ramani gets bail in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar
Feb 25, 2019, at 11:00 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Journalist Priya Ramani, who was sued by former Union Minister MJ Akbar over her allegations of sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement, was granted bail by a Delhi court on Monday, media reports said.
Give peace a chance: Imran Khan responds after PM Modi's challenge
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:12 am
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IBNS): In yet another development since the Pulwama attack took place on Feb 14, Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said he stood by his words that if India provided Pakistan with "actionable intelligence" regarding the incident then he "we will immediately act”.
Two security personnel, three Jaish militants killed in Kashmir gunbattle
Feb 24, 2019, at 09:45 pm
Srinagar, Feb 24 (IBNS): Two security personnel and three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists died on Sunday in a gunbattle that took place in south Kashmir's Kulgam district.
Pakistan MP meets Sushma, Modi; says Pak not involved in Pulwama attack
Feb 24, 2019, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a Hindu member of Parliament from Pakistan, met Prime Minster Narendra Modi and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday and assured them Pakistan was not involved in the Pulwama attack on February 14 that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Congress urges people to pray for Goa CM, his family
Feb 24, 2019, at 08:46 pm
Panaji, Feb 24 (UNI): The Congress in Goa on Sunday asked people to pray for Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and his family and not to mock his health.
Robert Vadra's Facebook hints he is mulling political plunge following wife Priyanka
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra has hinted in a Facebook post that he could be joining politics.
Narendra Modi visits Prayagraj, addresses Swachh Kumbh, Swachh Aabhaar programme
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the Swachh Kumbh, Swachh Aabhaar event in Prayagraj.
PM Modi launches “PM-KISAN†from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) from Gorakhpur today.
Maharashtra: Five killed, 30 injured in head-on collision in Mah
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:19 pm
Nashik, Feb 24 (UNI) Five people including two women were killed and 30 others sustained injuries on Sunday after their tempo collided head-on with another tempo coming from the opposite direction near Shirwada phata on Mumbai-Agra national highway.
Any tampering with Article 370, Art 35-A will render Treaty of Accession null & void: Mehbooba
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:10 pm
Srinagar, Feb 24 (UNI/IBNS): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said any tampering with Article 35 A and Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will render treaty of Accession null and void.
Andhra Pradesh: Ex-Union Minister Kishore Chandra Deo joins TDP
Feb 24, 2019, at 06:57 pm
Amaravati, Feb 24 (UNI/IBNS) Former Union Minister Kishore Chandra Deo joined the Telugu Desam Party here on Sunday.
Over 100 cars were gutted in blaze at Porur
Feb 24, 2019, at 06:52 pm
Chennai, Feb 24 (UNI) A fire broke out in a private car parking facility opposite Ramachandra hospital on Sunday in Porur, where about 100 hundred cars went upto flames.