Modi government does not acknowledge word 'slowdown': Manmohan Singh on economy

Feb 19, 2020, at 11:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In an apparent dig at the present regime over the falling economy, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government does not acknowledge the word "slowdown", media reports said.

Land revenue receipts, PAN, bank documents no proof of citizenship: Gauhati High Court

Feb 19, 2020, at 11:27 pm

Guwahati/ IBNS: The Gauhati High Court has dismissed citizenship claim by a woman who produced as many as 15 documents including Land Revenue Paying Receipt, Bank Passbook, Voter list, Permanent Account Number (PAN).

PM Modi's former principal secretary Nripendra Misra appointed as Ram Temple construction panel head

Feb 19, 2020, at 11:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's former principal secretary Nripendra Misra was on Wednesday appointed as the head of the Ram Temple construction panel of Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, media reports said.

After Kuldeep Sengar, another BJP MLA from UP booked in rape case

Feb 19, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Uttar Pradesh has been booked in an alleged rape case along with six of his family members, media reports said.

21 trucks with illegal Burmese supari seized in Assam’s Dima Hasao

Feb 19, 2020, at 10:03 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam forest department has seized 21 trucks with illegal Burmese supari (betel nut) in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.

Keeping any portfolio distracts larger work: Kejriwal explains on refusing ministry for himself

Feb 19, 2020, at 09:55 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the new government have started working in a full-fledged manner and that he did not keep any portfolio with himself for overall monitoring.

Arvind Kejriwal meets Amit Shah, discusses issues related to Delhi

Feb 19, 2020, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence here on Wednesday, in a 'courtesy call' after the Assembly polls in Delhi.

INX Media case: Delhi court grants bail to former NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar and 5 others

Feb 19, 2020, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to six person including Former NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar in the INX Media corruption case in which former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram are also accused.

Business tycoon Kiran Mazumdar Shaw calls on Delhi CM, appreciates Delhi's Mohalla Clinics

Feb 19, 2020, at 05:51 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Business tycoon Kiran Mazumdar Shaw called on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the Delhi Secretariat on Wednesday.

PM Modi pays surprise visit to Hunar Haat at India Gate lawns, enjoys Litti Chokha and Kulhad Chai

Feb 19, 2020, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the stalls of master artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts from across the country participating in Hunar Haat here.

Kejriwal meets Amit Shah, discusses issues related to Delhi

Feb 19, 2020, at 05:04 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence here on Wednesday, in a 'courtesy call' after the assembly polls in Delhi.

Passenger from Myanmar suspected with COVID-19 infection lands at Gaya airport in Bihar

Feb 19, 2020, at 04:35 pm

Gaya/UNI: A passenger from Myanmar suspected  to be infected  with COVID-19 or coronavirus was admitted at Anugrah Narayan Medical College Hospital (ANMCH) after he landed at the international airport of Gaya in Bihar.

JNU sedition case: Delhi Govt asked to file status report

Feb 19, 2020, at 04:25 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak on Wednesday directed Delhi Government to file a status report regarding the sanction to prosecute former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union Kanhaiya Kumar and others allegedly involved in a sedition case.

Mass suicide case: 5 get 8 yrs in jail, DSP to serve 4 yrs

Feb 19, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Amritsar/UNI: A local court on Wednesday awarded eight years imprisonment to five accused, including a former DIG and two women, and four years sentence to the DSP in a mass suicide case.

Owaisi accuses UIDAI of bias for issuing Aadhar notices to 127 people

Feb 19, 2020, at 03:40 pm

Hyderabad/UNI/IBNS: After the Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI) sent notices to 127 people for obtaining Aadhaar on "false pretenses", Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi today questioned how many of them are "Muslims and Dalits".

Jadavpur University holds students' union election after 3 years, ABVP makes poll debut

Feb 19, 2020, at 03:02 pm

Kolkata: After a gap of over three years, students' union election is currently underway in Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh: Two killed in road mishap

Feb 19, 2020, at 02:09 pm

Sonebhadra/UNI: Two bike-borne youths were killed in a road mishap in the Robertsganj Kotwali area of this district of Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Wednesday.

PM Modi pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti

Feb 19, 2020, at 02:05 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti and said his life continues to motivate millions.

Mamata Banerjee blames BJP's 'vendetta politics' for Tapas Pal's death

Feb 19, 2020, at 01:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Hitting out at the country's ruling dispensation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s "vendetta politics" for the death of actor-turned politician Tapas Pal.

Saving big trade deal with India for later: Donald Trump ahead of his mega event at Ahmedabad

Feb 19, 2020, at 12:56 pm

Washington/New Delhi/IBNS: With just few days left for the mega "Namaste Trump" event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, US President Donald Trump has hinted that Washington will have no trade deal with India during his two-day visit to the Asian country beginning on Feb 24.

Anti-CAA protesters march towards state secretariat in Chennai

Feb 19, 2020, at 12:34 pm

Chennai/IBNS: Several anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters are marching towards the state secretariat here on Wednesday.

Kashmir: Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed by security forces

Feb 19, 2020, at 10:37 am

Srinagar/UNI: Three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, including a self styled commander, were killed by the Security Forces in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday, official sources said.

IAF men save woman's life, airlifts from Kishtwar to Jammu

Feb 18, 2020, at 11:24 pm

Jammu/UNI: An Indian Air Force Personnel saved the life of a woman by airlifting her timely from hilly Kishtwar district to Jammu for treatment.

Election Commission holds discussions with Legislative Department on pending electoral reforms

Feb 18, 2020, at 09:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday held detailed discussions with the Legislative Department of Ministry of Law and Justice on various issues of pending electoral reforms.

Three children injured after crude bomb explodes near Kolkata

Feb 18, 2020, at 08:57 pm

Diamond Harbour/UNI: Three kids, aged between 8-12, were on Tuesday critically injured in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, when a crude bomb, they thought to be a ball, went off while they were playing with it, police said.

Punjab cabinet okays creation of 550 posts for Govt Medical Colleges at Patiala, Amritsar

Feb 18, 2020, at 08:45 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of 550 posts in the Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar with the objective of further improving and streamlining the functioning of these institutions.

Antonio Guterres visits Kartarpur Corridor 

Feb 18, 2020, at 06:02 pm

Islamabad/UNI:  United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited Kartarpur Corridor on Tuesday and termed it as a "corridor of hope" and symbol of interfaith harmony.

Maharashtra: Sand mafia kills villager in Nanded

Feb 18, 2020, at 05:19 pm

Nanded/UNI:  A 35-year-old man was murdered allegedly by sand mafia in Hadgaon tehsil of the district on Monday following an argument over fencing of his agricultural field with an electric wire that caused hindrance in transportation of sand.

Gujarat: Go Air flight with 180 people on board suffers bird-hit during take off roll at Ahmedabad airport

Feb 18, 2020, at 05:15 pm

Ahmedabad/UNI: A Bengaluru-bound flight of private airliner Go Air from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad with 180 people on board, suffered a bird hit and sustained damage in it's engine during the take-off roll on Tuesday, Airport Director Manoj Gangal said.

Yogi Adityanath govt lacks vision & roadmap: former CM Akhilesh Yadav

Feb 18, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the state budget presented by the Yogi Adityanath government lacks vision and roadmap.