Kashmir: Soldier injured, 3 structures gutted in massive fire in Kupwara

Mar 04, 2020, at 12:43 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A soldier was injured while three structures and two vehicles were gutted in a massive fire in an Army camp in the border town of Kupwara, official sources said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus scare: PM Modi won't participate in any Holi Milan programme this year

Mar 04, 2020, at 12:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the fear of Coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he won't participate in any programme related to festival Holi this year.

Supreme Court quashes RBI's 2018 ban on cryptocurrency

Mar 04, 2020, at 11:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ended the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s 2018 ban on banks from dealing in virtual currencies like cryptocurrency, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Major demolition drive launched in Tral, illegal construction removed in Srinagar

Mar 04, 2020, at 10:03 am

Srinagar/UNI: A major demolition drive was launched on Wednesday in Tral's main town in south Kashmir's Pulwama district of, official sources said.

Won't support statements of people with no knowledge of novel coronavirus: Health Minister over bizarre suggestions by some BJP leaders

Mar 04, 2020, at 12:55 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday rejected the claims of some of his party leaders who have been sharing bizarre tips like use of cow urine, cow dung and yoga to cure novel coronavirus infection.

Delhi violence: Tahir Hussain, accused of IB officer's murder, missing

Mar 03, 2020, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Suspended Aam Adami Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain, who has been booked for the murder of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee in northeast Delhi and also for spreading violence over the new citizenship law last week, is currently missing, media reports said.

Bangladeshis voting in India don't need to apply for citizenship: Mamata Banerjee

Mar 03, 2020, at 11:25 pm

Kaliganj(West Bengal)/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday people who arrived in India from Bangladesh and have been voting in elections are Indian citizens and do not require to apply for citizenship anymore, media reports said.

Italian tourist tests positive with Coronavirus in Jaipur

Mar 03, 2020, at 09:53 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: A third case of Coronavirus in the last 48 hours was confirmed in Jaipur on Tuesday, taking the total number of viral affected people in India to six.

Assam govt to set new law making mandatory for teachers to serve 10 years in joining district

Mar 03, 2020, at 08:49 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government is going to introduce a new law under which the government teachers would not be transferred for 10 years from their joining district.

Assam Congress demands govt's clarification on credibility of NRC

Mar 03, 2020, at 08:36 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: While the BJP-led Assam government said that, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) authority will start the process of issuing the rejection slip to over 19 lakh people excluded from the final NRC list from March 20, the opposition Congress has demanded that the government should first make clarifications whether they accepted the NRC or not.

EU lawmakers, experts, activists laud India for bringing peace in Kashmir; slam Pakistan

Mar 03, 2020, at 08:31 pm

Geneva/IBNS: The European Union parliamentarians, rights activists and South Asia experts have lauded the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "bringing peace" in Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370, which used to grant special status to the region. 

Cat found in a container arrived from China faces deportation from Chennai Port, PETA opposes

Mar 03, 2020, at 08:05 pm

Chennai/UNI: A cat, which was found in a container that arrived from China at the Chennai Port Trust two weeks ago, is facing possible deportation to China, due to coronavirus threat, a move objected by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on the ground that it could neither contract nor transmit COVID-19.

NIA arrests two more accused in Pulwama terror attack case

Mar 03, 2020, at 07:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested two more accused Tariq Ahmed Shah and his daughter Insha Jan for providing food, shelter and other logistics to the Pakistani terrorists who executed the ghastly attack on CRPF convoy on Feb 14 last year at Pulwama, killing 40 jawans.

Hyderabad: Sr Photo Journalist stabbed to death over financial dispute

Mar 03, 2020, at 07:24 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: A Senior Photo Journalist was allegedly stabbed to death and his friend sustained serious injuries in an attack by a bakery owner over a financial dispute at Pasra village in Mulugu district of Telangana on Monday night.

Congress firm on giving reservation to Muslims: MPCC chief Balasaheb Thorat

Mar 03, 2020, at 07:17 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Revenue minister and state Congress president Balasaheb Thorat asserted on Tuesday that providing reservation to Muslims is his party's commitment and said a decision on it will be taken after discussing the issue with other alliance partners in the state government.

Pulwama Attack: NIA arrest father-daughter duo

Mar 03, 2020, at 07:07 pm

Srinagar/UNI/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested a Pulwama resident and his daughter in connection with a fidayeen attack that left 40 CRPF personnel dead in 2019 on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in south Kashmir.

Bangladesh: Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury postpones five-day visit to India

Mar 03, 2020, at 06:59 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has postponed her planned five-day visit to India.

No proposal on Muslim reservation before Mah Govt: Uddhav Thackeray

Mar 03, 2020, at 06:52 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that there is no proposal on Muslim reservation before the state government.

Be a rebel: Delhi Police makes Baaghi reference in fight against fake news and rumor

Mar 03, 2020, at 06:25 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to avoid spreading of fake news and rumours across the national capital at a time when the city witnessed violence over the new citizenship law,  the Delhi Police on Tuesday started a new campaign which had a direct reference to actor Tiger Shroff's movie Baaghi.

Ranchi: People block road, burn tires after filth found in temple 

Mar 03, 2020, at 05:57 pm

Ranchi/UNI: Situation turned tense for some minutes in the state capital after people blocked road and burned of tires to protest against throwing of filth inside a temple located in Harmu area.

Opposition in Rajya Sabha presses for discussion on Delhi violence

Mar 03, 2020, at 05:02 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday unanimously demanded a discussion on recent Delhi violence which has claimed 47 lives.

Now some people are smelling mischief even in 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': PM Modi attacks Mamohan Singh

Mar 03, 2020, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who had a few days ago said that "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" was being misused for creating a "militant and purely emotional" idea of India that excludes millions of its citizens.

India summons Iran envoy over Minister Javad Zarif's tweet on Delhi violence

Mar 03, 2020, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday summoned Iranian ambassador Ali Chegeni to lodge a protest against the comment made by Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif over the recent violence in Delhi.

UN human rights body moves SC over CAA, India calls it an internal matter

Mar 03, 2020, at 03:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.

There is no need to panic: Narendra Modi tweets as fresh cases of coronavirus emerges in India

Mar 03, 2020, at 03:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people not panic over coronavirus in the country and take small steps to ensure 'self-protection'.

Delhi man who pointed gun at cop during violence arrested from UP

Mar 03, 2020, at 03:26 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Mohammed Shahrukh, whose videos and images of brandishing gun before a policeman during Delhi violence went viral, has been arrested from Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh, reports said.

PM Modi to give away his social media accounts to women on Women's Day

Mar 03, 2020, at 03:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Ending speculations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he will give away his social media accounts to women on the occasion of Women's Day on Sunday.

Man who had pointed gun at policeman in Delhi arrested

Mar 03, 2020, at 01:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The man who had pointed a gun at an unarmed policeman during the deadly violence in the national capital has been arrested, media reports said.

Arvind Kejriwal meets PM Modi, discusses Delhi violence, Coronavirus

Mar 03, 2020, at 01:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: For the first time after becoming the Delhi Chief Minister for the third term and a week after the deadly Delhi riot, Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament and discussed the violence in the national capital and the spreading of novel Coronavirus in the country.

Ruckus over Delhi violence: After Rajya Sabha, now Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Mar 03, 2020, at 12:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the Rajya Sabha, now the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm due to ruckus by the Opposition over the deadly Delhi violence.