Former High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria appointed as new envoy to Canada
Jan 31, 2020, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ajay Bisaria, India’s former high commissioner to Pakistan, has been appointed as the country's new envoy to Canada, officials said on Friday.
Execution of 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts: Order reserved till 1700 hrs
Jan 31, 2020, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana on Friday reserved his order till 1700 hrs on the plea of Tihar jail authorities that mercy petition of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case is pending and the rest can be hanged on Saturday as per order of the court.
Delhi Police detain students from ITO after night-long protest
Jan 31, 2020, at 01:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The students protesting outside the Delhi Police headquarters since Thursday night over the firing incident near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), were forcibly detained on Friday morning and the traffic was resumed.
Sonia Gandhi leads Opposition protest against CAA-NRC-NPR in Parliament complex
Jan 31, 2020, at 01:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Opposition parties, led by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, on Friday protested against BJP government's 'unconstitutional practices and hate politics', in Parliament.
Karnataka: Customers facing hardship due to countrywide strike of nationalised banks
Jan 31, 2020, at 12:57 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Lakhs of bank customers are facing hardship in Karnataka following the closure of nationalised banks as members of the Employees Union have joined a countrywide agitation call given by their national Federation on Thursday.
Farrukhabad hostage episode: Wife of captor succumbs, children rescued
Jan 31, 2020, at 12:55 pm
Farrukhabad/UNI: The wife of the Uttar Pradesh man, who held 23 children hostage at a birthday party here, succumbed to her injuries early Friday.
Violence in the name of protests weakens the country: President Kovind
Jan 31, 2020, at 12:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Addressing a joint session of Parliament on the first day of budget session, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said violence in the name of protests weakens the country in an oblique reference to several anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests which had turned violent in last one month.
Budget session should be centred on economic issues: PM Modi
Jan 31, 2020, at 11:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the budget session of Parliament is beginning on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the session should be centred mostly on nation's and world's economy.
Puducherry: Man killed as unidentified gang hurl bombs at him in Kirumambakkam
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:47 am
Puducherry/UNI: A man was killed when unidentified gang hurled bombs at him in Kirumambakkam on Friday.
Farrukhabad hostage episode ends: Children rescued, accused lynched to death
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:40 am
Farrukhabad/UNI: After eleven long hours of stand off, the Uttar Pradesh police managed to rescue the 23 children kept hostage by a murder accused here after midnight on Thursday.
Jammu and Kahsmir: 3 terrorist killed, jawan injured in encounter
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:35 am
Jammu/UNI: Three terrorists were killed and a jawan injured on Friday when militants opened fire at a police team at toll plaza in Nagrota on the city outskirts.
Jammu Ban Toll Firing: One terrorist killed, security personnel hurt in gunbattleÂ
Jan 31, 2020, at 08:45 am
Jammu/UNI: Security forces have gunned down one terrorist while one security personnel suffered injuries in a gun battle near a Ban Toll at Nagrota area here on city outskirts.
23 children held captive by man in UP village rescued after police gun down hostage-taker
Jan 31, 2020, at 03:32 am
Farrukhabad/Uttar Pradesh/IBNS/UNI: Police have shot dead a man in West Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district and rescued 23 children whom he had held hostage along with his wife and his one-year-old daughter, ending a 10-hour-long ordeal of the victims, officials said late in the night.
Video of Narayana Murthy touching Ratan Tata's feet goes viral
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A video has gone viral in the social media where industrialist and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy is seen touching TATA Sons, Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata's feet to seek blessings.
Massive protests erupt in Delhi after man opens fire at Jamia students
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A teenager on Thursday pulled out a gun and shot at students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) outside the Jamia Milia University in Delhi, leaving one injured and triggering massive protest in the city.
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Bhima-Koregaon: NIA seeks case transfer to special Mumbai court, files fresh FIR
Jan 30, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Pune/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has submitted an application before a city court, which has been hearing the Bhima-Koregaon case, seeking the case transfer to a special court in Mumbai.
Eastern Command GoC visits Trishakti Corps in Bengal
Jan 30, 2020, at 08:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command arrived at Sukna, West Bengal on Monday on a four days visit to Trishakti Corps and its formations.
Combine annual training camp of NCC held in Assam's Jorhat
Jan 30, 2020, at 08:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC) of 10 days duration for NCC cadets is underway at NCC Academy Garmur in Assam's Jorhat district.
Curfew lifted for six hours in Lohardaga in two shifts
Jan 30, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Life is slowly limping back to normalcy in Lohardaga as the administration was trying its best to normalise the situation as a part of which curfew was relaxed in the city for six hours in two shifts.
Culprit won't be spared: Amit Shah on shooting outside Jamia Millia University
Jan 30, 2020, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In his first reaction to the shooting which took place outside Delhi's Jamia Millia University on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the culprit won't be spared as he has asked the police commissioner to take stringent action.
Assam is witnessing historic chapter for peace and development: PM Modi
Jan 30, 2020, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Welcoming the decision of Bodo groups to lay down arms in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the north east state is witnessing a historic chapter for peace and development.
EC bans Anurag Thakur for 72 hours, Parvesh Verma for 96 hours from campaigning
Jan 30, 2020, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday banned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma, from campaigning for 72 and 96 hours respectively over their controversial remarks in the run up to the Delhi assembly elections which will be held on Feb 8.
Baisakhi celebrations: Process commences to send 550 pilgrims to Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan
Jan 30, 2020, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The process to send 555 Sikh devotees to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hasan Abdal in Pakistan on April 11 for Baisakhi celebrations, has been initiated, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Thursday.
Jamia Shooting: Shooter posted his activities on Facebook Live before opening fire
Jan 30, 2020, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The man, who opened fire outside Jamia Milia University on Thursday at the CAA protesters marching towards Rajghat, injuring one, posted all his activities live on Facebook ahead of the shooting.
First confirmed case of Coronavirus detected in Kerala
Jan 30, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus, reports said today.
Nirbhaya gangrape case: Supreme Court rejects curative plea of convict Akshay
Jan 30, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the curative petition filed by Akshay, one of the convicts of the 2021 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
Man with gun fires at anti-CAA protests outside Jamia Millia University, one student injured
Jan 30, 2020, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: One student was injured after a man carrying a gun opened fire at an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests outside Delhi's Jamia Millia University on Thursday, media reports said.
Man with gun opens fire at anti-CAA protest outside Jamia, one student injured
Jan 30, 2020, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: One student was injured after a man with a gun opened fire at the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests outside Jamia Millia University here on Wednesday.
Jan 30, 2020, at 02:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal has left it to the people of Delhi to decide whether he is their "son" or a "terrorist" as claimed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Parvesh Verma.
Ideologies of Nathuram Godse and Narendra Modi are same: Rahul Gandhi on Martyrs' Day
Jan 30, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Wayanad/IBNS: Launching a scathing attack on his arch-rival Narendra Modi, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the ideologies of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse and the Prime Minister are same.