Anti-CAA agitation politically motivated, says BJP MP Satyapal Singh
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Aurangabad,Maharashtra/UNI: BJP MP, Dr Satyapal Singh on Wednesday accused that the ongoing Anti-CAA agitation across the country by the different political parties and outfits are totally politically motivated and said that the CAA act was not for any Indian citizen.
Narendra Modi exchanges New Year greeting with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and extended New Year 2020 greetings to her.
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan.
Vinod Yadav reappointed as Railway Board Chairman
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Vinod Kumar Yadav, IRSEE (1980 batch) on Wednesday assumed charge after being reappointed as Chairman, Railway Board, in the rank of ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan's father passes
Jan 01, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Varanasi/UNI: BJP MP and Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan's father Pandit Shyam Narain Shukla passed away in the temple city after a prolonged illness.
Madrasa teacher killed in Meerut, TMC blames Yogi government
Jan 01, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Kolkata/Meerut/IBNS: The killing of a Madrasa teacher, whose body was brought to his home state West Bengal on Wednesday, in Meerut has once again brought Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh at the loggerheads, media reports said.
Supporters of Congress MLA vandalise party office in Pune, 19 arrested
Jan 01, 2020, at 01:36 pm
Pune/IBNS: The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested 19 people, who happen to be the supporters of Bhor Congress MLA Sangram Thopte, for vandalising an office of the grand old party here, media reports said.
Mangalore firing: Cong, CPI, JD-S to stage dharna tomorrow demanding judicial probe
Jan 01, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Mangalore/UNI: Under the aegis of the Dakshina Kannada District Jatyateeya Paksha Sanghatanegala Janti Vedik, members of Congress, Communist Party of India, CPI (M), Janata Dal (Secular) and other secular organisations will stage a dharna on January 2 here demanding a judicial inquiry into the firing on December 19.
Anti-CAA protesters in Shaheen Bagh welcome New Year with National Anthem
Jan 01, 2020, at 12:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Beating extreme cold on the last day of 2019, several anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, protesters in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh ushered in the New Year 2020 with slogans as well as National Anthem on Tuesday.
Jan 01, 2020, at 11:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking charge as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the armed forces stay away from politics and work only as per the government's directives.
Armed forces ready for every challenge: Army chief Gen. Manoj Mukund Narwane
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:54 am
Srinagar/New Delhi/IBNS: Succeeding General Bipin Rawat, Army chief General Manoj Mukund Narwane on Wednesday said the armed forces are ready for every challenge ensuring the safety of the country.
Have a wonderful 2020: Narendra Modi wishes nation in his first tweet in New Year
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In his first tweet in 2020, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished his countrymen 'Happy New Year'.
Kashmir Valley: SMS facility restored
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government restored mobile short message service (SMS) facility in the Kashmir Valley from Tuesday midnight.
Two die as SUV falls into deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Shimla/UNI: Two people died and three others were injured when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge early on Tuesday morning near Kinnaur, police said here.
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has rejected a report published by a Chinese news agency and other media outlets about recalling India's Ambassador to Austria and said facts were 'distorted' on the matter.
New Year: Elaborate security arrangements done ahead of celebration in Goa
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Panaji/UNI: Goa police have made elaborate security arrangements in the state ahead of the new year celebrations in the state, a senior police official said.
Protest: Interim bail for two arrested in connection with Seelampur anti-CAA violence
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: District & Sessions Judge Brijesh Garg on Tuesday granted interim bail to two persons arrested after a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent in the Seelampur area of this month.
SMS service to be restored in Kashmir Valley from midnight
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hinting that normalcy is returning to Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government said mobile short messaging service (SMS) will be restored in the Kashmir Valley from midnight on Tuesday.
Miscreants torch BJP leader’s bus in Assam’s Morigaon district
Dec 31, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: At a time when protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 are going on across Assam, some BJP ministers, MLAs and leaders were targeted by some protesters in many places of the state.
Sushil Modi alleges Prashant Kishor of hurting NDA for benefiting opposition alliances
Dec 31, 2019, at 02:57 pm
Patna/IBNS: The BJP has slammed Janata Dal(United) deputy chief and poll strategist Prashant Kishor who said his party should get lions share in the seat-sharing agreement in the next Bihar Assembly election saying that his focus is on creating a market for company and had no concern about the welfare of the country.
Congress slams govt over appointment of Chief of Defence Staff
Dec 31, 2019, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress has questioned the government over the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), minutes after theannouncement was made.
2019: Bidding Farewell To A Year Less Ordinary
Dec 31, 2019, at 01:05 pm
2019 will surely go down in Indian history as a landmark year. From the yearend protests over citizenship laws to abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir in August, the political turmoil in the country hogged the headlines soon after a landslide victory of the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha polls. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back
General Mukund Narwane is the new Army chief
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane on Tuesday became the 28th chief of Indian Army. He was handed over the charge by outgoing chief of Army General Bipin Rawat here at the Raksha Bhawan.
BREAKING NEWS: General Mukund Narwane takes charge as new Army chief, succeeds General Bipin Rawat
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane has taken charge as the new Army chief on Tuesday.
Always loyal to the Thackerays: Sanjay Raut
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:10 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has rubbished reports that linked his absence from Monday's swearing-in ceremony of ministers as part of the first cabinet expansion of Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray's government with his brother not making the cut.
Uttar Pradesh: 4 killed in road accident due to fog in Kanpur
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:28 am
Kanpur/UNI: Four people, including 2 women, of a family were killed and two others injured when their car met with an accident due to dense fog in Ghatampur area of Kanpur district early Tuesday morning, police sources said.
Nagaland Assembly speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passes away, PM Modi mourns
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:31 am
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday.
US, Maldives congratulate outgoing Army Chief Bipin Rawat for becoming India's first CDS
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's outgoing Army chief Bipin Rawat will take charge as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and countries like USA and Maldives have congratulated him over the achievement.
J&K administration releases five political leaders from detention since scrapping of Art 370
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday released five political leaders who were under detention since the abrogation of the Article 370 by the Centre on Aug 5.
Ex-CM Ashok Chavan gets berth in Maharashtra Cabinet
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:20 pm
Nanded/UNI: Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who belongs to an influential political family from this district, was sworn-in as a minister in the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Monday.