Aug 11, 2020, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled daughters of a joint Hindu family have equal rights in inheriting paternal properties even if the coparcener died before the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, came into effect, media reports said.
Aug 11, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Jaipur/New Delhi/IBNS: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said he had only raised certain issues before the outfit's top brass, as the former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister is all set for a patch-up with his own party in the desert state Rajasthan.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three suspected militants arrested in Kupwara, arms & ammunition recovered
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three suspected militants were arrested while arms and ammunition were recovered during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir, a Defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
India records 53601 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 11, 2020, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi: India has recorded 53,601 fresh cases of coronavirus or COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported.
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: A top Indian envoy has said New Delhi will not do business with China as usual until there is a complete disengagement of military forces along Line of Actual Control and de-escalation in border areas in accordance with bilateral agreements.
Uttar Pradesh: Ex BJP district president shot dead
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Baghpat/UNI: In a daylight murder, former district BJP president Sanjay Kokhar was shot dead at his agricultural field under Chaprauli police station area on early Tuesday morning.
Turkish Universities are now turning into epicenters of anti-India activities: Reports
Aug 11, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Istanbul: India might be facing a new challenge as Turkey and Pakistan have grouped to take on India through their Kashmir campaign as country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was one of the first leaders to back Pakistan's position on abrogation of Article 370.
Issues were ideological, important to be raised: Sachin Pilot after meeting Rahul Gandhi
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot, who met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra earlier in the day, said his rebellion was based on ideological issues, which were 'important to be raised.'
Pranab Mukherjee, COVID-19 positive, underwent brain surgery: Digvijaya Singh tweets
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee, who informed on Monday that he tested positive for coronavirus, underwent brain surgery and is currently on ventilator support, his former colleague from Congress party Digvijaya Singh tweeted.
Ahead of I-Day, Indian forces bust terror-financing network in Jammu, 6 LeT associates arrested
Aug 11, 2020, at 03:53 am
Srinagar: In a major success by the Jammu and Kashmir police ahead of the Independence Day, security officials have busted a terror finance network of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) with the arrest of as many as six persons in Jammu district.
Severe unemployment in UP, govt should explain: Priyanka Gandhi
Aug 11, 2020, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking the Uttar Pradesh government over lack of jobs in Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said there was 'severe unemployment' in the state and asked the state government to explain the reasons behind it.
Fire engulfs multi-storey in Kolkata
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:39 am
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Plumes of smoke are billowing from all over a multi-storey building at Pollock Street near Poddar Court in downtown city this evening following a major fire.
FIRs filed against BJP legislator in Assam for calling Muslim scholar 'intellectual jihadi'
Aug 11, 2020, at 01:50 am
Guwahati/UNI: A number of FIRs have been filed against an Assam BJP legislator Shiladitya Dev for calling an Assamese litterateur Syed Abdul Malik was an “intellectual jihadi”.
FIR against Assam Uni Prof for `derogatory remarks’ against Lord Ram on Social Media
Aug 11, 2020, at 12:40 am
Guwahati/UNI: An FIR has been filed against an Assisant Professor of Assam University in Silchar in Southern Assam for making “derogatory remarks” on Lord Ram.
Jammu and Kashmir: Shah Faesal quits politics
Aug 10, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Srinagar: In yet major turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir's bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal resigned from politics on Monday.
India to promote manufacturing of some items where China enjoys big share :Nitin Gadkari
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government is planning to promote the manufacturing of certain products, especially those in which China has a big share in the global market, to reduce dependence on imports and push exports, said Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari on Monday.
Narendra Modi launches submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands (CANI)
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: PM Narendra Modi on Monday launched and dedicated to the nation, the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Andaman & Nicobar Islands to the mainland through video conferencing.
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi: Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who has been in the limelight ever since the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, on Monday approached the Supreme Court with a fresh plea where she alleged media trial and attempts to pronounce her guilty for the death of the 'Kedarnath' actor.
India's unemployment rate jumps to five-week high; rural unemployment worsens
Aug 10, 2020, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's overall employment rate reached a five-week high while the rural unemployment jumped to an eight-week high as the crop sowing season has come to an end and states have imposed micro lockdown in many places to curb Covid-19 spread.
Rajasthan political crisis: Sachin Pilot meets Rahul Gandhi
Aug 10, 2020, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political tussle in Rajasthan, rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday met senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, media reports said.
Assam: Police conduct search and raid operation in Darrang district, arms recovered
Aug 10, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: SI Raja Irshad, OC Mazbat PS, Darrang and staff conducted a search and raid operation at the residence of one Benjamin Murmu, at Dhunseri Tea Garden 10 No Basti (Paharpur) under Mazbat PS on Monday.
Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot seeks appointment with top leadership : Report
Aug 10, 2020, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot has sought an appointment with Congress leadership exactly a month after he and 18 other dissident party MLAs declared revolt against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, said media reports.
Pettimudi landslide : 6 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 49
Aug 10, 2020, at 08:44 pm
Idukki/UNI: The death toll in the massive landslide, that destroyed a row of 30 houses of tea estate workers in the high range Pettimudi near Rajamalai here, climbed to 49 on Monday, as six more bodies have been recovered.
Assam: Massive fire in Jorhat kills two, several injured
Aug 10, 2020, at 08:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Two killed and several others were injured in a massive fire at Jorhat town in Assam's Jorhat district on Sunday night.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee tests positive for Covid-19
Aug 10, 2020, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday informed that he has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Kashmir: Two militant OGWs arrested, arms, ammunition recovered in Sopore
Aug 10, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Barmulla/UNI: Two militant Over Ground Workers (OGWs) were arrested along with arms and ammunition in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Kashmir: Injured BJP worker dies, large number of people attend last rites
Aug 10, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Kashmiri leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Abdul Hamid Najar, who was critically injured in militant firing in central Kashmir district of Badgam on Sunday, died in a Srinagar hospital on Monday morning.
Maharashtra: Major fire in Ulhasnagar in Thane
Aug 10, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Thane/UNI: In a major fire incident, a three-storied commercial structure was destroyed at the Ulhasnagar in the Thane district of Maharashtra, the fire brigade sources said on Monday.
EIA 2020 draft must be withdrawn, says Rahul Gandhi
Aug 10, 2020, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Terming the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 draft as an example of how the BJP government at the Centre is allowing its capitalist friends to loot the nation of its natural resources, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the draft must be withdrawn to put an end to the national and environmental destruction.
Jammu and Kashmir: BJP worker dies in Srinagar
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, who was shot at and critically wounded by militants in Badgam on Sunday, died in Srinagar hospital on Monday morning.