Congress MP did not attack anyone, says Rahul Gandhi
Feb 07, 2020, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday denied the government's charge that his party MP Manickam Tagore manhandled Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in the Lok Sabha.
Delhi assembly elections: Traders' body lends support to BJP
Feb 07, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Friday announced to support the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Delhi Assembly polls 2020.
PM unable to answer on jobs: Rahul Gandhi after having face-off with Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha
Feb 07, 2020, at 02:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Following a face-off with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan who tried to attack Rahul Gandhi over his "danda on Prime Minister" remark in Parliament on Friday, the Congress leader attacked Narendra Modi saying the latter was unable to address the issue of unemployment.
Nirbhaya case: SC to hear government's request for separate hanging of convicts on Tuesday
Feb 07, 2020, at 01:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the government's request for separate hanging of four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, media reports said.
Supreme Court adjourns Shaheen Bagh hearing till Monday to create no 'influence' on Delhi polls
Feb 07, 2020, at 01:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: To avoid creating any "influence" on the Feb 8 Delhi assembly elections, the Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing of pleas seeking the removal of anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protestors from Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, an issue which kept cropping up in the poll campaign, till Monday, media reports said.
PSA on Omar, Mehbooba: Detention sans charges worst abomination in democracy, says Chidambaram
Feb 07, 2020, at 11:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader on Friday criticised the government for invoking the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and said detention without charges is the worst abomination in a democracy.
Day before Delhi polls, CBI arrests Manish Sisodia's OSD for graft
Feb 07, 2020, at 11:47 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its late night operation on Thursday arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.
PM Modi, Amit Shah sacrificing their lives for Delhi polls: Shiv Sena takes jibe at BJP
Feb 07, 2020, at 10:38 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Just a day ahead of the crucial assembly elections in the national capital, the Shiv Sena targetted its former political bed-fellow Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are "sacrificing their lives" for the Delhi polls after losing power in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Assam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in signing of Bodo Agreement today
Feb 07, 2020, at 08:19 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kokrajhar area in Assam to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo Agreement, on Friday.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti charged under Public Safety Act: Reports
Feb 07, 2020, at 12:04 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who are under arrest for the last six months, have been charged under the Public Safety Act, sources told NDTV on Thursday.
Sex abuse: Three Orthodox Syrian Church priests suspended in Kerala
Feb 06, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Kottayam/UNI: Three priests of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church were suspended from the parish ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of women and financial irregularities, church sources said on Thursday.
Body of retired court employee found in Thane
Feb 06, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Thane/UNI: The body of a retired court employee was found packed in a bag by the police in Dombivili town of the district in Maharashtra on Thursday.
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Peter Mukerjea granted bail in Sheena Bora murder case
Feb 06, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to media tycoon Peter Mukerjea in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, media reports said.
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Feb 06, 2020, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the campaign for Delhi assembly polls 2020 ended, the Election Commission of India on Thursday evening served a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for allegedly violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during an election campaign last week, an ECI statement said.
Those who brought NPR in 2010 are now opposing it, spreading lies: PM Modi in RS
Feb 06, 2020, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tore apart the oppositions over their protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said the ones who themselves brought National Population Register (NPR)in 2010 are now spreading misinformation among the people.
Feb 06, 2020, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Following the death of an infant at the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, a 12-year old bravery award winner named Zen Sadavarte wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde seeking a directive against the participation of kids in anti-CAA agitations.
Feb 06, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Like India's first two Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) victims, the third nCoV infected Keralite student too landed at the Kolkata international airport from Guangzhou city of China last month, before returning his home in Kerala's Kasargode district, reports said.
Feb 06, 2020, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has sought the assistance of the Chinese government to look after the health and welfare of 10 Indian nationals who could not be evacuated due to screening failure.
Indian Railway to be Net-Zero railway by 2030: Railway Minister
Feb 06, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Railways is investing in the generation of 20 GW solar power generation which will make Indian Railways a Net Zero emission railway, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Indian Railways moving towards complete electrification in next 4-5 years: Piyush Goyal
Feb 06, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government hopes to electrify the entire railway network in the next four to five years in the bid to reduce carbon emmission, Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Feb 06, 2020, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who during campaigning for Delhi polls said the youth will "beat" Narendra Modi with "sticks", the Prime Minister on Thursday said he will make himself stronger by doing more "Surya Namaskar".
Feb 06, 2020, at 01:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a jibe at the Opposition, mainly Congress, Prime Minister Narenra Modi in Parliament on Thursday said the historic steps like the abrogation of Article 370 and abolition of triple talaq would not have happened had the present government followed the footsteps of its predecessors.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in several villages
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Thursday launched Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) in several villages in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.
Days ahead of Delhi polls, Madhya Pradesh 'strengthens' anti-CAA movement
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:17 pm
New Delhi/Bhopal/UNI: Notwithstanding the union government which told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that it was in talks with state governments having concerns with regard to implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), an anti CAA resolution was passed by the Kamal Nath-led cabinet in Madhya Pradesh.
Shaheen Bagh has become the breeding ground for suicide bombers: Giriraj Singh
Feb 06, 2020, at 11:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: On the last day of campaigning for the Delhi assembly polls, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Giriraj Singh, on Thursday stirred a row by saying Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where Muslim women and men are protesting uninterrupted against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), has become the breeding ground for suicide bombers.
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Assam: Police recover two IEDs from Guwahati
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police on Wednesday recovered two IEDs from Pan Bazar and Paltan Bazar area in Guwahati city of Assam.
Youth found murdered in Punjab's Bassi Pathana
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab/UNI: A youth was found murdered in railway colony, Bassi Pathana in Punjab on Wednesday.
CAA should be scrapped: Digvijaya Singh in Rajya Sabha
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Government of having a crisis on credibility and trust, Congress lawmaker Digvijay Singh on Wednesday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) should be scrapped immediately to defuse tension and also announce that the National Population Register (NPR) is withdrawn
Nirbhaya case: President rejects mercy plea of Akshay Thakur
Feb 05, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Thakur, the third of the four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape case.
Feb 05, 2020, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission on Wednesday ‘warned’ Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by promising mohalla clinic in the court complex.