Bengal Guv slams Mamata Banerjee government over state budget speech's media coverage

Feb 10, 2020, at 04:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday criticized the state government for not allowing media to telecast his budget opening speech on Friday.

Attack on students at Gargi College can't be tolerated: Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 10, 2020, at 02:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Reacting to the attack on students of Delhi's Gargi College by a group of men, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said such incidents can't be tolerated.

Economy in deep crisis, need to increase consumption and investment: P Chidambaram

Feb 10, 2020, at 02:35 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Indian economy is in deep crisis and the government should take steps to increase consumption and investments in many sectors.

Reservations in job, promotions not a fundamental right: Supreme Court

Feb 10, 2020, at 02:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: In a major judgement, the Supreme Court on Monday said reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in jobs and promotions is not a fundamental right, media reports said.

NCW to send representatives to Gargi college over mass molestation charges

Feb 10, 2020, at 01:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will on Monday send its representatives to all-women Gargi college where the students have alleged that they were molested by a group of women during a college event on Feb 6.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir construction likely to begin in April

Feb 10, 2020, at 12:56 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A day after the Delhi Assembly Elections, a source linked to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has informed that the construction of the grand Ram Temple will start either from April 2 (Ram Navami) or April 26 (Akshay Tritiya).

Supreme Court upholds SC/ST Amendment Act

Feb 10, 2020, at 12:50 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018.

Roads can't be blocked indefinitely: Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh protest

Feb 10, 2020, at 12:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Hearing a request to remove the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters from Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the Supreme Court on Monday said roads can't be blocked indefinitely, media reports said.

Omar Abdullah's sister challenges in Supreme Court his continued detention under PSA

Feb 10, 2020, at 11:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's sister has filed a petition in the Supreme Court over the continued detention of his brother and National Conference (NC) leader under the Public Safety Act. She dubbed it as unconstitutional and challenged the same. 

Tension grips Nanded after removal of Shivaji hoarding

Feb 09, 2020, at 10:59 pm

Nanded/UNI: Tension prevailed on Anand Nagar road in Nanded for several hours on Sunday, after the officials of Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation (NWMC) removed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti hoarding.

Himachal Pradesh: Three-room gutted in fire

Feb 09, 2020, at 10:33 pm

Shimla/UNI: Three room of double stories house burnt down at Dhoan village of Rampur subdivision of Shimla district, police said on Sunday.

Bihar: Five criminals arrested, firearms recovered

Feb 09, 2020, at 09:45 pm

Chapra/UNI: Altogether five criminals involved in a loot and murder case have been arrested from Pachrukhi Market in Saran district.

Madurai: BJP demands suspension of temple officer for allowing non-Hindus

Feb 09, 2020, at 09:42 pm

Madurai/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Secretary H Raja on Sunday demanded the suspension of the executive officer of Brahadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur for allowing members of other religions to enter into the temple.

Kashmir: Man killed by unidentified gunmen

Feb 09, 2020, at 09:37 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A person was killed by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Sunday evening, official sources said.

PSA dossier cites Omar Abdullah's considerable influence and Mehbooba Mufti's support for separatists, reason for detention: report

Feb 09, 2020, at 08:49 pm

Jammu/IBNS: The Public Security Act(PSA) dossier prepared by the police has cited former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's "considerable influence" over people and his political opponent and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's pro-separatist stand as the reasons for their detention under the act, reports said.

Delhi Assembly polls: 62.59 percent voter turnout recorded

Feb 09, 2020, at 07:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission on Sunday said the voter turnout recorded during the Delhi Assembly polls on Saturday was 62.59 percent.

Narendra Modi writes to Chinese Prez Xi Jinping, condoles loss of lives in coronavirus outbreak

Feb 09, 2020, at 07:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Writing a letter to the neighboring leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed solidarity with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time when the nation is working hard to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus, media reports said.

Assam: Excavator and carrier truck catch fire after coming in contact with high voltage electric wire

Feb 09, 2020, at 07:12 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: An excavator and a carrier truck trailer gutted in a fire in Assam’s Kamrup district in the wee hours of Sunday.

BJP’s popularity is shrinking and it will be defeated in Delhi too : Tarun Gogoi

Feb 09, 2020, at 06:38 pm

Guwahati: Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi said the ruling party's popularity is now shrinking it will be defeated in Delhi too.

Assam: Police arrest most wanted rhino poacher along with arms

Feb 09, 2020, at 06:19 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Continuing its anti-poaching operation, police arrested a most wanted rhino poacher along with arms in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday.

Absolutely shocking: Kejriwal tweets on EC’s delay in releasing final voter turnout figure

Feb 09, 2020, at 06:13 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said it was 'absolutely shocking' that the Election Commission has not released the final voter turnout figure for the Assembly polls which was held on Saturday.

MNS holds mega rally in Mumbai demanding expulsion of Pakistani and Bangladeshi infiltrators

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:59 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) today held a mega rally, from Hindu Gymkhana in South Mumbai to Azad Maidan, demanding the ouster of Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators from the country.

Karnataka-native abducted, robbed in Kerala

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:54 pm

Kozhikode/UNI: A man, native of Karnataka, was kidnapped and later robbed and then abandoned by a group of criminals, after he landed at the Karipur International Airport early on Sunday morning.

Kerala: Pipe money seized from railway station

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:48 pm

Palakad/UNI: The railway police on Sunday seized unaccounted pipe money worth Rs 70 lakhs from two passengers at Olavakod railway station.

Fake kidney racket busted in Karnataka, 6 arrested 

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:44 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Six persons, including three Nigerian nationals, have been arrested for their involvement in a fake kidney racket, through which they duped over 300 people, police said on Sunday.

UP Govt to introduce internship scheme, youth to get Rs 2,500 per month: Yogi Adityanath 

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:42 pm

Gorakhpur/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that in current year his government will come up with an internship scheme for the youth of the state.

Coronavirus: Two medical students in Mumbai kept in isolation

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Two medical students in Mumbai have been quarantined in a government hospital after they returned from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of novel coronavirus outbreak, media reports said.

Vehicles leave Jammu for Srinagar on Kashmir highway

Feb 09, 2020, at 04:55 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Hundreds of vehicles, including trucks carrying essential commodities and oil tankers, left Jammu for Kashmir early in the morning as only one-way traffic continue to ply on the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the road connecting the valley with the rest of the country.

Delhi Election: AAP says EVMs being tampered to alter election results, posts videos

Feb 09, 2020, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Admi Party(AAP) has claimed that efforts are being made to tamper with Electric Voting Machines(EVMs) after the Delhi Assembly polls concluded yesterday evening and also cited videos in support.

'Quotas for promotion in government jobs not a fundamental right':SC

Feb 09, 2020, at 03:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has said quotas and reservations for promotion in government jobs is not a fundamental right, overturning a 2012 judgment by the Uttarakhand High Court that directed the state to provide quotas to specified communities, according to media reports.