Dec 30, 2019, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tweeted a video of spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev who gave a historical context of the newly made Act which will grant citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi but not Muslim refugees who came to India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before 2015.
General Bipin Rawat appointed as country's first CDS
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday was appointed as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Assam Panchayat member loses her post for violating two-child norms
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An Anchalik Panchayat member of Assam has lost her post for violating the state government’s two-child norms policy.
Minor fire breaks at PM Modi's house, situation under control now
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A minor fire broke out Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house in the national capital's Kalyan Marg on Monday evening, which was soon brought under control.
Record-breaking cold in Delhi, max day temp lowest in 119 years: IMD
Dec 30, 2019, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital on Monday recorded the coldest day of December so far in the past 119 years in terms of maximum day temperature falling to 9.4 degrees Celsius which is 11.4 degrees C below season's average, according to the Met department.
Minor fire at PM Modi's Delhi residence, brought under control
Dec 30, 2019, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A minor fire was reported at the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening at around 7-25 pm, reports said. It was later brought under control. PMO India confirmed the news as a minor blaze.
Maharashtra politics: Shiv Sena's lone Muslim legislator Abdul Sattar made Minister of State
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi, the erstwhile Congressman and now the lone Muslim legislator in the Shiv Sena party, was sworn-in as Minister of State (MoS) in the State cabinet expansion on Monday.
Centre announces entire Nagaland as disturbed area
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Home Ministry on Monday declared the whole state of Nagaland as ‘disturbed area’ for the next six months with effect from December 30.
West Bengal: Aged woman died of burn while trying to beat the cold on afire in North Dinajpur
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Raigunj/UNI: A sixty-nine-year-old woman was burnt alive after her saree caught fire from an oven, she was sitting nearby warming herself to beat the shivering cold in North Dinajpur district, which is reeling under cold wave for the past week, police said today.
Karnataka: One killed, 8 critically injured in a road mishap near Uppinangady
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Puttur/UNI: One person was killed and eight others seriously injured when a jeep shuttling passengers between Nelyady and Uppinangady collided with a container truck near Bajathur village on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
Minor girl gangraped in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Guwahati: Three minor boys aged below 18 years, who allegedly gangraped a 16-year-old minor girl, surrendered before police in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district on Sunday.
West Bengal: Church attacked in East Midnapore, 3 arrested
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least three people were arrested in connection with the attack on a church in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Monday.
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: NCP leader Ajit Pawar was on Monday sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra along with 35 new ministers, including Cabinet and Minister of State ranks.
Unite against BJP, make the party alone: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday once again tried to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party and said all should unite and leave the ruling party 'alone'.
No place for revenge, violence in the soul of the country: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Dec 30, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Congres leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday attacked the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre and said there was no place for violence and revenge in the country's soul.
General Bipin Rawat named India's first Chief of Defence Staff
Dec 30, 2019, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS:General Bipin Rawat, who retires as the Chief of Indian Army on Dec 31, has been named as the first Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) of India.
Government will not allow educational institutions turn into politicking hubs: HRD Minister
Dec 30, 2019, at 01:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid anti-CAA protests in the various universities across the country, Union human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said the government will not tolerate educational institutions turning into hubs of political activities at "any cost".
No 50:50 seat sharing deal with BJP in next Bihar Assembly polls: Prashant Kishor
Dec 30, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Patna/IBNS: Poll strategist and Janata Dal(United) leader Prashant Kishor has again sparked controversy by saying that JD(U) should get a bigger share in the seat-sharing agreement in the Assembly elections slated next year even as party chief Nitish Kumar is yet to spell out a formula.
Mamata Banerjee to lead anti-CAA march in West Bengal's Purulia
Dec 30, 2019, at 12:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens(NRC) in Purulia on Monday.
CAA: PM Modi launches outreach campaign with hashtag #IndiaSupportsCAA
Dec 30, 2019, at 11:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a campaign to support the Citizenship Amendment act(CAA) with the hashatag #IndiaSupportsCAA.
Pvt company not returning data of 45 lakh ex-servicemen after completing contract
Dec 30, 2019, at 11:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An FIR has been lodged against a private company for allegedly not returning a database containing personal information of 45 lakh former defence personnel after completing a contract for ECHS smart cards, a Hindustan Times report said.
Ajit Pawar likely to be sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Dec 30, 2019, at 11:01 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ajit Pawar, who had broken ranks with NCP-Shiv Sena-Congress alliance to support the formation of a BJP led government in Maharashtra, is likely to be sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, an NDTV report said.
BREAKING: Aditya Thackeray to take oath as Maharashtra minister
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:53 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray, son of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, will take oath as a minister in Maharashtra today, media reports said.
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:56 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam government is all set to set up country’s first international level Skill University at the cost of Rs 950 crore.
Car falls in canal in Greater Noida, 6 killed
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:28 am
Greater Noida/IBNS: At least six people were killed as the car in which they were traveling skidded off the road and plunged into a canal in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, media reports said on Monday.
Anti CAA stir: Candle light march at Shaheen Bagh
Dec 29, 2019, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI Jamia Millia Islamia University students and residents of adjoining areas took out a candle light march against the CAA and NRC and in solidarity with the people protesting against the cause in Shaheen Bagh area of Delhi.
Maharashtra: Two trucks collide, drivers dead
Dec 29, 2019, at 10:27 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Two people were killed and one severely injured in a head-on-collision here in Jalna district on Saturday.
Cabinet expansion in Maharashtra scheduled on Monday
Dec 29, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra council of ministers of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray will take place on Monday, the Congress sources said.
Shiv Sena responds to Amruta Fadnavis' claim on Axis Bank
Dec 29, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday responded to former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta Fadnavis' claim that the Uddhav Thackeray-led government was trying to target her and the former Chief Minister by shifting the salaried accounts of its employees from the Axis Bank to a nationalised bank.
Rajendra Singh and Sarfaraz Ahmed in race to become new Speaker of Jharkhand Assembly
Dec 29, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Senior Congress leader Rajendra Singh and JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmed are currently leading the race for the new Speaker of the 5th Jharkhand Assembly.