Mamata Banerjee speaking against Left-Congress for polarisation politics: BJP

Jan 10, 2020, at 12:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a swipe at the Opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is speaking against the Left and Congress and skipping the scheduled Opposition's meet to concentrate her Muslim votes in the eastern state.

SC asks Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all restrictions within 7 days

Jan 10, 2020, at 12:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Giving a relief to the residents of the valley, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all its restrictions including communication blockade and curb on internet services, which were imposed since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A on Aug 5, within seven days.

Penumbral lunar eclipse to take place in India tonight

Jan 10, 2020, at 12:06 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) will take place in India for more than four hours starting tonight at 22:37:44  hours and ending  at 02:42:19 hours on January 11.

'Need to ponder where are we heading' : Guv

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:43 am

Kolkata/UNI: "Need to ponder where are we heading ! " opined West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Trinamool Chhatra Parishad to organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration to protest CAA-NRC-NPR

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:21 am

Kolkata/UNI: The Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) will organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration at Rani Rashmoni Avenue from today to protest against CAA-NRC-NPR.

SC directs Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all restrictions, restore internet

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a relief for people in the valley, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within seven days all its restrictions imposed after the scrapping of Article 370 and directed the Union Territory to restore internet services for essential purposes immediately.

Internet access part of freedom of speech: Supreme Court

Jan 10, 2020, at 10:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday said the Internet access is a part of the freedom of speech guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution, delivering its judgement on the legality of the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir.

No takers for Pakistan’s malware: India's Permanent Representative to UN Syed Akbaruddin

Jan 10, 2020, at 10:31 am

New York/IBNS: Strongly responding to Pakistan, India on Thursday said the neighbouring nation should stop peddling falsehoods and heal itself of its "malaise".

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena visits India

Jan 10, 2020, at 09:36 am

Colombo/New Delhi/IBNS: Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations of Sri Lanka, Dinesh Gunawardena, is on an official visit to India from Jan 8-10, officials said.

ABVP loses all four seats to Congress' student union in Varanasi university

Jan 09, 2020, at 11:51 pm

Varanasi/IBNS: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has lost all four seats in the students’ union polls at Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.

Nationwide bandh supporters block visiting Nobel Laureate's houseboat in Kerala

Jan 09, 2020, at 10:58 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A Nobel Laureate, who is visiting Kerala as a guest of the state, was left stranded in a houseboat for hours owing to the nationwide bandh (strike) on Wednesday.

15 foreign envoys visit J&K: MEA

Jan 09, 2020, at 09:17 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: A group of 15 Foreign Envoys based in New Delhi are on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 9-10 Jan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

BJP veteran M M Joshi demands ouster of JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar

Jan 09, 2020, at 08:31 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI/IBNS): Amid ongoing violence and raging controversy related to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), BJP veteran and former HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday demanded that the varsity Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar is not implementing the ''government proposal'' on fees and thus should be removed.

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visits eastern sector bases

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC undertook a two day visit to Air Force Stations in Eastern Air Command (EAC).

Neither BJP nor government has given any call to boycott Chapaak: Prakash Javadekar

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said neither the BJP nor the government has given any call to boycott Deepika Padukone starrer Chapaak.

Confiscated crackers explode at Naihati

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:17 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Plumes of smoke billowed from the banks of the Ganges at Naihati in North 24 Parganas as police started defusing confiscated crackers on Thursday.

PM Modi meets various groups in pre-budget exercise

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:02 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met various stakeholders as part of the pre-budget exercise and called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of 5 trillion dollar economy in India.

Never lobbied for post: Congress leader DK Shivakumar

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:48 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Former minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who is seen as a frontrunner for the post of KPCC President, on Thursday said that he has never lobbied for the post.

Nankana Sahib attack on Sikhs should work as 'mirror' on Pak: MEA

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:45 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday said that the Nankana Sahib attack on Sikhs and murder of a member from that 'minority' community should work as 'mirror' for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan.

JNU students refuse to stop march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, clash with police

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Refusing to stop their march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students clashed with Delhi police at Shastri Bhavan here on Thursday, media reports said.

DMK, allies stage walk out of Tamil Nadu Assembly on CAA

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Opposition DMK and its allies on Thursday staged a walk out from the Tamil Nadu after Speaker P Dhanapal refused permission for them to raise their demand for a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Varanasi for 3 hours on Friday

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:51 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency here for three hours on Friday to meet the victims of the CAA protest.

Delhi Police did not stop JNU violence on Centre's direction: Arvind Kejriwal

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has blamed the Centre for the police inaction during the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5 last, an India Today report said.

Akhilesh Yadav meets family members of CAA protest victim in Kanpur

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Kanpur/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met the family members of the deceased who was killed in the violence during the CAA protest here on December 20.

Punjab cabinet decides on Special Session of Assembly on Jan 16-17

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:36 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: The Punjab Assembly will hold a Special Session on January 16-17 for ratification of the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill 2019, for extending SC/ST quota, excluding ango-Indians, in the House by another 10 years and to take up any other important business.

Special screening of 'Chhapaak' movie in Punjab

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:28 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Women and Child Development and Social Security department of Punjab government will screen "Chapaak" movie on Jan 11 in Zirakpur for acid-attack victims.

EU ambassadors not part of foreign delegation visiting Kashmir due to number constraints: MEA

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rubbishing the claim that the European Union (EU) members do not want a "guided tour" to Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the EU ambassadors faced constraints of number as they wanted to travel in a group.

31 SFI members of Jadavpur University quit over sexual abuse 'inaction' by Left student wing

Jan 09, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: While there is a wave of sympathy and solidarity with the Left students in JNU after a violent attack on them, in Kolkata's hotbed of student politics, the Jadavpur University campus, the Student Federation of India (SFI) is jolted by the demons of sexual abuse charges and alleged inaction.

Several opposition leaders join JNUSU protest march against violent attack on JNU campus

Jan 09, 2020, at 03:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, Brinda Karat and D Raja, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav and Congress leader Mukul Wasnik joined the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union’s(JNUSU) protest march against the violent attack on the JNU campus to the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The protesters are also demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar.

Nirbhaya gangrape case convict files curative plea before Supreme Court

Jan 09, 2020, at 02:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: One of the four convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case on Thursday filed a curative plea before the Supreme Court, media reports said.