PM Modi launches Rs 50,000 cr 'Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' for migrant workers

Jun 20, 2020, at 01:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 'Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' worth Rs. 50,000 crore to provide livelihood to the migrant labourers in their own villages.

Kolkata: College girl shot dead by ex-boyfriend; probe begins

Jun 20, 2020, at 11:50 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A 20-year-old college girl was shot dead allegedly by her ex-boyfriend on Saturday early morning at Purba Putiyari's Ananda Pally (West) area under Regent Park Police Station limits in south suburban Kolkata, reports said.

Congress attacks PM Modi over his 'no intrusion of Chinese soldiers' claim

Jun 20, 2020, at 11:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress, the country's main opposition party, on Saturday trained its guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his claim that no Chinese soldier entered into the Indian territory at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh which saw a deadly clash between the army personnel of both the nations on Jun 15 night.

Shibu Soren and Deepak Prakash win Rajya Sabha polls from Jharkhand

Jun 20, 2020, at 12:23 am

Ranchi/UNI: Three time former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM supremo Shibu Soren and state BJP president Deepak Prakash won the Rajya Sabha elections from Jharkhand on Friday.

Jyotiraditya, Diggy and Solanki elected to RS from MP

Jun 19, 2020, at 11:50 pm

Bhopal/UNI: BJP candidates Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki and Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh were declared elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

Maharaj Leishemba of BJP wins lone Rajya Sabha from Manipur

Jun 19, 2020, at 11:20 pm

Imphal/UNI: Maharaj Leishemba Sanajaoba of BJP has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat for Manipur.

NPP nominee Dr. Kharlukhi elected as RS member from Meghalaya

Jun 19, 2020, at 11:07 pm

Shillong/UNI: National People’s Party (NPP) candidate Dr. Wanwei Roy Kharlukhi was on Friday elected as the Rajya Sabha member from Meghalaya defeating his Congress rival, Kennedy Khyriem by 20 votes.

Punjab police busts Pak-backed terror module, two Khalistani operatives nabbed

Jun 19, 2020, at 10:50 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: The Punjab Police on Thursday night busted another terror module with the arrest of two alleged Khalistani operatives, who were preparing to carry out a series of terror attacks and targeted killings at the behest of their Pakistani mentors and handlers.

PM Modi to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on June 20 for benefit of returnee migrants

Jun 19, 2020, at 10:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on June 20 to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India.

Nobody crossed our borders, martyrs taught them a lesson: PM Modi on Ladakh clash

Jun 19, 2020, at 09:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Emerging out of the all-party meeting on India-China face-off at Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that neither anyone crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and entered the country nor any of the posts have been captured while assuring that the Indian soldiers are capable of protecting the borders.

'Entire Nation With PM': Shatrughan Sinha as Rahul Gandhi continues attack over Ladakh face off

Jun 19, 2020, at 09:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: While Congress leader Rahu Gandhi has been continuing his attack on the Indian government for its handling of  Chinese aggression in Ladakh, party leader and veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha expressed support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

We are still in dark about Ladakh crisis: Sonia Gandhi at all-party meet chaired by PM

Jun 19, 2020, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meeting via video conference on Friday to discuss the India-China face-off at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh on June 15, which left 20 Indian soldiers martyred.

Honourable army doesn't fight with stones, batons, spikes: former Indian Army Commander slams China

Jun 19, 2020, at 07:55 pm

New Delhi: Criticising the Chinese Army over the manner in which they attacked their Indian counterpart with  batons and spikes during the violent standoff in Ladakh, former Ladakh Corps Commander Lieutenant General Rakesh Sharma said mature nations with professional armies do not act this way.

India-China standoff: BJP protests in Srinagar, burn effigy of Chinese President Xi

Jun 19, 2020, at 07:23 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Friday protested against China by burning the effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping and its flag following India-China violent face-off in Eastern Ladakh that resulted in loss of lives of 20 Indian Army men.

PM Narendra Modi chairs all-party meet on India-China border standoff

Jun 19, 2020, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired an all-party meeting to discuss the situation along the India-China border.

Punjab: Police busts Pakistan-backed terror module, two Khalistani operatives nabbed

Jun 19, 2020, at 06:31 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: The Punjab Police on Thursday night busted another terror module with the arrest of two alleged Khalistani operatives, who were preparing to carry out a series of terror attacks and targeted killings at the behest of their Pakistani mentors and handlers.

Expect China to review policy on Hong Kong: US State Department

Jun 19, 2020, at 05:50 pm

Washington/UNI: US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell has said that the United States expects China to make some changes in its policy especially with regard to Hong Kong, within the "next week or two" following the talks between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Yang Jiechi on Thursday.

AAP not invited for all-party meet on India-China border clash, says party Sanjay Singh

Jun 19, 2020, at 05:19 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Friday said the Aam Aadmi Party has not got an invitation to the all-party meeting called by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the border conflict with China.

COVID-19: Prayers in mosques, shrines remain suspended in Kashmir

Jun 19, 2020, at 05:19 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Congregational and individual prayers in mosques and shrines remained suspended for the 14th week due to lockdown to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the Kashmir valley, where shops and business establishments reopened from Saturday last under strict guidelines in Srinagar.

Supreme Court refuses to stay Sharjeel Imam's prosecution in sedition cases

Jun 19, 2020, at 05:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay prosecution of JNU student Sharjeel Imam in sedition cases registered against him in five states for his alleged inflammatory speeches during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests.

Chinese police seize over 102 kg drugs in border province

Jun 19, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Kunming/Xinhua: Police in southwest China's Yunnan Province have captured three suspects and seized more than 102 kg of drugs in a recent drug trafficking case.

COVID-19 positive Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's condition worsens

Jun 19, 2020, at 03:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Condition of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who tested COVID-19 positive recently, has deteriorated, media reports said.

Galwan attack was pre-planned by China, Govt was fast asleep: Rahul Gandhi

Jun 19, 2020, at 03:45 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it is now clear that Chinese attack in Galwan Valley was 'pre planned' and that the government was 'fast asleep' during the clash.

Ladakh clash: China releases 10 Indian soldiers

Jun 19, 2020, at 02:27 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Though the Indian Army had said that there were no soldiers missing in action post the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, sources have said that the 10 soldiers who were held captive by China’s PLA were released after over 6-hour long military meeting.

Not invited to Modi's all-party meet over India-China border issue: AAP, RJD claim

Jun 19, 2020, at 01:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the two key political parties in the country, on Friday claimed that they were not invited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's all-party meet where the India-China border issue will be discussed.

'Chinese attack pre-planned, govt was fast asleep': Rahul Gandhi

Jun 19, 2020, at 12:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Even after being lashed out by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar a day ago, Congress MP on Friday once again targetted the Narendra Modi government accusing it of falling "asleep" while the Chinese soldiers launched a "pre-planned attack" on the Indian personnel at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Jun 15 night.

Polling for 19 Rajya Sabha seats underway, BJP eyes majority in upper house

Jun 19, 2020, at 11:13 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The crucial polls for 19 seats in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, are currently underway on Friday.

PM Modi to chair all-party meet on India-China border situation 

Jun 19, 2020, at 09:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi will chair an app-party meet on Friday to discuss the current situation on the India-China borders.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condoles death of Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley violence

Jun 19, 2020, at 09:14 am

Washington/IBNS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condoled the death of 20 Indian soldiers during a standoff with Chinese security personnel during a recent standoff in Galwan Valley.

33 students-tourists stranded in Assam due to lockdown return to Bangladesh

Jun 18, 2020, at 11:27 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: As many as 33 people from Bangladesh who stranded in Assam and other parts of North Eastern region due to the COVID-19 lockdown, have finally gone back to Bangladesh.