Two Indians test positive for Coronavirus on quarantined ship off Japan coast

Feb 13, 2020, at 12:13 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Two Indian crew members have tested positive with the deadly Novel Coronavirus on the cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama in Japan, the Indian Embassy in Japan confirmed on Wednesday.

Rape survivor's father shot dead by accused in UP's Firozabad

Feb 13, 2020, at 12:04 am

Firozabad/IBNS: A rape survivor's father was shot dead by the man who raped her last year in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad after the family of the victim did not drop the case against him even after several threats, media reports said.

Sonia Gandhi accepts resignation of PC Chacko, Subhash Chopra

Feb 12, 2020, at 11:47 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accepted the resignations of PC Chacko and Subhash Chopra as the AICC in-charge for Delhi and DPCC chief respectively, and appointed Shaktisinh Gohil as the interim in-charge of Delhi.

Union minister Giriraj Singh calls Deoband 'Antankwaad Ki Gangotri'

Feb 12, 2020, at 11:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday issued a provocative statement with his "Antankwaad Ki Gangotri" (Spring of Terrorism) for Islamic Seminary Deoband in Uttar Pradesh, said reports.

Plea seeking CBI probe into Gargi college incident filed in SC

Feb 12, 2020, at 11:27 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A petition was filed before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent alleged mass molestation and sexual harassment incident at Gargi College, a women's college under Delhi University.

Miscreants set ablaze two vehicles in Meghalaya

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:12 pm

Shillong/UNI: Unidentified persons on Wednesday set ablaze a Meghalaya government and another vehicle bearing a registration number in two separate locations here in Meghalaya.

Court hands out 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine for attempting to rape

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:49 pm

Kendrapara/UNI: Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM)-cum- Assistant Session Judge  Gyanaranjan Pattnaik today  convicted a 28-year-old youth  and sentenced him  three years  rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000 for attempting to rape a  college student.

Mukul Roy gets a breather in cheating and criminal defamation case

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:25 pm

Kolkata/UNI: BJP leader Mukul today  got a breather from a single-judge bench of Calcutta High Court  in a case of cheating and criminal defamation in which he had been named as a co-accused.

Karti IT tax evasion case: Madras HC extends interim stay on framing of charges

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday extended the interim stay till Feb 25 on the framing of charges against Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti and his wife Srinidhi in a case relating to alleged non-disclosure of income for the 2015-16 fiscal and tax evasion.

Celebrated designer Wendell Rodricks passes away

Feb 12, 2020, at 08:46 pm

Goa/IBNS: Ace designer and gay icon Wendell Rodricks passed away in his Goa residence at the age of 59, media reports said.

Assam govt to convert all state-run Madrasas-Sanskrit Tols to high schools

Feb 12, 2020, at 08:29 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government will convert all state-run Madrasas and Sanskrit Tols to general high school and higher secondary schools.

Fire breaks out in under-construction building, child sustain burn injuries

Feb 12, 2020, at 08:04 pm

Shimla/UNI: A massive fire broke out in an under-construction building at sector- 3 of New Shimla, injuring a 12-year-old boy on Wednesday.

Calcutta High Court grants live-streaming of a plea seeking entry to the fire temple

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:58 pm

Kolkata/UNI: In a first, Calcutta High Court today gave green light to live streaming of a hearing in connection with a Parsi women’s plea seeking her grandmother’s entry into the fire temple, the Zorathatrian community’s place of worship in the city.

Fifteen injured in collision between bus and truck in Khunti

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Khunti/UNI:  As many as 15 people were injured following a collision between a bus and a truck which took place near Karo river under Torpa Police Station area of this district today.

Three dead as unidentified vehicle hits bike in Chaibasa

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:32 pm

Chaibasa/UNI: Three youths lost their lives as the motorcycle on which they were travelling was rammed by a speeding unidentified vehicle on the Saraikela-Chaibasa road under Muffasil Police Station area of the West Singhbhum district.

Twenty-five-member foreign envoys visit Kashmir, meet delegations

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:28 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A 25-member foreign delegation, which arrived here on Wednesday to assess the overall situation in Kashmir valley, met various delegations, including recently elected municipal councilors and people from far flung areas.

EAM S Jaishankar files caveat in SC over plea challenging his election to RS

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:21 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court that will be heard if the court decides to take up any petition filed by Congress leaders challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in July 2019.

NIA files supplementary charge sheet against 4 Jaish-e-Mohammad operatives in Delhi court

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against four Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operatives who conspired to carry out terror attack at various places in India, at Special NIA Court in Delhi, an official statement said here on Wednesday.

Nirbhaya's mother breaks down after court adjourns hearing on plea for fresh death warrant against convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape case

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 Delhi gangrape convict, on Wednesday broke down in front of the media, after a Delhi Court adjourned the hearing of Tihar Jail's plea seeking fresh death warrant against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case.

Manoj Tiwari offers to quit after BJP's polls debacle in Delhi 

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A day after the result of the Delhi Assembly polls, state BJP president Manoj Tiwari offered to resign holding the responsibility of the poor performance of the party.

Cabinet approves protocol amending the Agreement between India and Sri Lanka for avoidance of double taxation

Feb 12, 2020, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Signing and Ratification of the Protocol amending the Agreement between India and Sri Lanka for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Iceland in the field of Sustainable Fisheries Development

Feb 12, 2020, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Iceland in the field of Fisheries.

The Indian government is not taking coronavirus threat seriously: Rahul Gandhi 

Feb 12, 2020, at 04:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tried to corner the government by saying that it is not taking the coronavirus threat seriously.

India will accord memorable welcome to Donald Trump: Narendra Modi

Feb 12, 2020, at 03:28 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is looking forward to his India visit at the end of the month.

Kolkata Police 'close' its officials following trader's unnatural death during interrogation

Feb 12, 2020, at 03:17 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after a local trader died of unnatural causes during interrogation at a Kolkata police station, the city police on Tuesday 'closed' three of its personnel who were involved in the detention and interrogation process, officials said on Wednesday.

Maharashtra: 23 Bangladeshis arrested 

Feb 12, 2020, at 03:12 pm

New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: At a time when the country witnessed protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, an anti-terrorism cell and anti-human trafficking unit has arrested 23 Bangladeshi nationals who were staying in Maharashtra's Palghar area illegally, media reports said on Wednesday.

AAP MLAs choose Arvind Kejriwal as their legislative party leader, oath-taking ceremony on Feb 16

Feb 12, 2020, at 02:00 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as the Delhi Chief Minister for the third term on Feb 16 as his newly-elected 62 party MLAs chose him as their legislative party leader on Wednesday.

PC Chacko resigns as Delhi Congress chief, blames Sheila Dikshit for party's downfall

Feb 12, 2020, at 01:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the Congress failed to open its account in the Delhi assembly elections, party's Delhi unit chief PC Chacko resigned on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bombay High Court summons Sharad Pawar's grandson Rohit on charges of corruption

Feb 12, 2020, at 12:19 pm

Aurangabad/Maharashtra/UNI: The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court has issued notice to Karjat-Jamkhed newly elected NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, who is also the grandson of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, on charges of adopting corrupt practices to win the election.

25-member foreign delegation arriving to assess situation in Jammu and Kashmir

Feb 12, 2020, at 12:13 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A 25-member foreign delegation is arriving here on Wednesday to assess the overall situation in Kashmir valley, where the Centre scrapped Article 370 and divided the state into two Union Territories (UTs) on Aug 5, 2019.