Mysuru: Two illegal migrants from Bangladesh arrested
Feb 29, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Mysuru/UNI: District Police have arrested two Bangladesh citizens in Nanjangud, about 25 km from here on Saturday.
Kashmir: NIA continues raids in Pulwama case
Feb 29, 2020, at 01:38 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday continued raids on the houses of militants in south Kashmir district of Pulwama in connection with the terror attack case in which 40 CRPF personnel were martyred.
I am being treated like a terrorist: SP MP Azam Khan
Feb 29, 2020, at 01:36 pm
Sitapur/UNI: Samajwadi Party leader and Rampur MP Mohammad Azam Khan, who was taken from Sitapur jail to Rampur on Saturday for hearing in a forgery case, said he was "being treated like a terrorist".
PM Modi pays tribute to Morarji Desai on his birth anniversary
Feb 29, 2020, at 01:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to the late Prime Minister Morarji desai on his 124th birth anniversary.
Feb 29, 2020, at 01:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday slammed the Delhi government for its sanction to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the Kejriwal Government is no less ill-informed than the central government in its understanding of sedition law.
Trump sends Pompeo to attend signing of U.S.-Taliban deal
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will attend the signing of U.S.-Taliban agreement, which could be one step forward to ultimate U.S. troops withdrawal and lasting peace in Afghanistan.
One KSU member die, several injured in clash between KSU members and non-tribals
Feb 29, 2020, at 11:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Meghalaya government suspended internet services in six districts of the state following a clash between Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) and non-tribals that took place in East Khasi Hills district on Friday evening.
AASU plans to form an alternative political force ahead of 2021 assembly polls in Assam
Feb 29, 2020, at 10:50 am
Guwahati/IBNS: While the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) – an influenced students’ organization of Assam, has continued its protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, the students organization is now planning to form an alternative political force in the state ahead of 2021 assembly polls in the state to defeat BJP.
US-Taliban expect to sign peace deal in Qatar today
Feb 29, 2020, at 09:42 am
Doha/IBNS: The US and the Taliban are expected to sign the landmark deal on Saturday in Qatar, almost 19 years since Washington deployed troops in Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 terror attacks.
Curfew imposed, internet suspended after clashes erupt in Meghalaya
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:58 am
Shillong/UNI: The Meghalaya government imposed curfew here in the state capital of Meghalaya starting 2200 hours on Friday after clashes erupted at the Ichamati village bordering Bangladesh.
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India and Myanmar on Friday agreed to deepen their bilateral ties across a range of issues, including defense, digital payment, cross border trade and connectivity.
Melania Trump reminisces India visit, says it was honour to pay homage at Rajghat
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:09 am
Washington/IBNS: Reminiscing her visit to India, US First Lady Melania Trump on Friday said it was an honour for her to lay a wreath at Rajghat, a memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi.
Kerala: All three medical students infected with coronavirus cured, says state health minister
Feb 28, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: All three medical students infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kerala have been cured of the disease, Kerala’s Health Minister KK Shailaja Teacher said on Friday.
Kolkata: Several injured as bus crashes into metro rail pillar
Feb 28, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An over speeding private bus crashed into a pillar of East-West Metro near Salt Lake Central Park area on Friday late evening, leaving several of its passengers injured.
Pulwama attack: NIA nabs helper of suicide bomber Adil
Feb 28, 2020, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In a major breakthrough in the Pulwama case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested one accused who helped the suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar in planning the fidayeen attack on the convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) that 40 jawans martyred on Feb 14 last year.
NE Delhi Violence: 123 FIRs registered, 630 people detained or arrested, Death toll reaches to 42
Feb 28, 2020, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A total of 123 FIRs were registered and 630 people were either arrested or detained so far in connection with the northeast Delhi riots, Delhi Police Spokesperson MS Randhawa said on Friday evening.
Man held for selling fake driving licences in Sopore
Feb 28, 2020, at 09:12 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a person involved in preparing and later selling fake driving licences and Aadhaar Cards to people in Sopore in this north Kashmir town, a police spokesperson said on Friday evening.
Delhi govt gives prosecution sanction to try Kanhaiya Kumar and others in 2016 sedition case
Feb 28, 2020, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government has finally given its nod to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case, media reports said.
Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee dine together with host Naveen Patnaik after EZC meeting
Feb 28, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Bhubaneshwar/IBNS: Even as they do not share a healthy relationship in public, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met as a part of a courtesy call and dinned together along with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar.
Doha: India to attend US-Taliban deal-signing
Feb 28, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Doha/IBNS: India will attend the signing of the peace pact between the US and Taliban in Doha on Saturday, marking the first engagement of the south Asian country with the group.
Youth arrested for raping and killing 5-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Hojai
Feb 28, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have arrested a youth who allegedly raped and murdered a 5-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Hojai district on Friday.
India slams Pakistan for support to terror groups, asserts J&K an integral part of India
Feb 28, 2020, at 06:35 pm
Geneva/UNI: India on Friday slammed Pakistan for attempting to derail the positive developments in Jammu and Kashmir through its active support to terrorist groups and related entities.
Nirbhaya gangrape case: Convict Pawan Gupta files curative plea in SC
Feb 28, 2020, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Four days before the scheduled hanging, Pawan Gupta, the fourth convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case, on Friday approached the Supreme Court with a curative petition.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal visits violence-hit areasÂ
Feb 28, 2020, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal on Friday visited violence-affected areas of North East Delhi and took stock of the situation.
BSP chief Mayawati writes to Kovind on Delhi violence
Feb 28, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Friday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding that the entire Delhi violence be investigated under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
Congress deputes delegation to take stock of the situation in violence-hit north-east Delhi
Feb 28, 2020, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In the wake of large-scale violence that took place in national capital's north east district, the Congress on Friday deputed a five-member delegation to visit the area to take stock of the situation.
CAA will not snatch anyones's citizenship: Amit Shah
Feb 28, 2020, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid violent protests in Delhi, Union Home Minster Amit Shah on Friday once again reassured the nation that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) does not intend to scrap the citizenship of any person.
1.5 lakh daily wagers to be absorbed in Jammu and Kashmir: Mir Junaid
Feb 28, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party President, Junaid Mir on Friday met Lt Governor of the J&K UT and discussed various issues and sought redressal of the youth-related grievances at earliest.
UP: Four of family found dead in Ghaziabad
Feb 28, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Ghaziabad/UNI: Four members of family were found dead in the Arthala village of the Sahibabad police station area in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning.
BJP slams Congress on its 'Rajdharma' jibe
Feb 28, 2020, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: BJP on Friday lashed out at the Congress for teaching 'Rajdharma' to the saffron party and alleged that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was instigating people.