Karnataka: 40 students injured as bus collides with tank
Nov 27, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Vijaypura, Nov 27 (UNI) About 40 college students sustained injuries when a KSRTC bus collided with a diesel tanker on Wednesday on National Highway 50 at Yumkunji by-pass in Sindagi village of Vijaypura District.
Shiv Sena leader Ramesh Solanki resigns party citing ideological differences
Nov 27, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Mumbai, Nov 27 (UNI) Shiv Sena leader and member of its IT Cell Ramesh Solanki on Wednesday quit the party, with which he was associated for 21 years, citing ideological differences.
Bihar: Notorious criminal killed in gang war
Nov 27, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Begusarai/UNI: A dreaded criminal was killed and another injured in a fire exchange between two gangs of outlaws under Chakia police outpost area in the district.
Nov 27, 2019, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Australian Government will return three culturally significant artefacts during its Prime Minister Scott Morrison's visit to India in January 2020, a media release by the Australian High Commission in India said here.
Nov 27, 2019, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Myanmar on bilateral cooperation for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons; Rescue, Recovery, Repatriation and Re-integration of victims of Trafficking.
Nov 27, 2019, at 03:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved Post Facto the Agreement signed by Prime Minister on Oct 29, 2019 for establishment of Strategic Partnership Council between India and Saudi Arabia.
Cabinet approves India's Approach to UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Spain next week
Nov 27, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the negotiating stand of India at the 25th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) scheduled to be held in Madrid, Spain (under the Presidency of Chile) from 2-13 December 2019.
Assam government bans gutkha, pan masala
Nov 27, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has banned the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation, sale and display of gutkha, pan masala and chewing materials containing tobacco and nicotine.
AIMPLB to file review plea against Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict
Nov 27, 2019, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday said it will file a review petition against the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict which allowed the construction of Ram Temple in the disputed site of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Uddhav Thackeray to take oath as Maharashtra CM tomorrow, Aghadi to finalise portfolios soon
Nov 27, 2019, at 02:04 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray- the first in his family- will take oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday possibly ending a prolonged political crisis occurred after the poll results were declared on Oct 24.
I am with NCP: Ajit Pawar after returning to party
Nov 27, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A day after resigning as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Wednesday returned to his own party.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meet P Chidambaram in Tihar jail today
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met jailed former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in Tihar jail, media reports said.
Uddhav Thackeray to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM tomorrow
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:17 am
Mumbai/UNI: Uddhav Thackeray, nominee of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress alliance for Maharashtra Chief Minister's post, will be sworn in on November 28, according to a confirmation letter issued from the office of the Governor B K Koshyari in response to a claim stake by him for the formation of the govt.
Maharashtra government formation: Special Assembly session begins
Nov 27, 2019, at 09:10 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A day after witnessing the dramatic turn of events in the political scenario of Maharashtra, a special session of the state Assembly is taking place on Wednesday when the 288 newly-elected MLAs are being administered the oath of office.
Telangana teacher gets life term for setting ablaze woman colleague in 2015
Nov 26, 2019, at 10:51 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: A local court here on Tuesday convicted a 30-year-old teacher of a private school here for killing a woman colleague by setting her ablaze in March 2015, an official statement said here.
Maharashtra: Greedy politics took Constitution for granted, says Shatrughan Sinha
Nov 26, 2019, at 09:48 pm
Patna/IBNS: Veteran actor and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's decision to hold a floor test in Maharashtra Assembly and said "greedy politics" took the Constitution for granted.
Activist Trupti Desai's visit to Sabarimala aborted, to return to Pune
Nov 26, 2019, at 09:00 pm
Kochi/UNI: Bhumata Brigade leader and social activist Trupti Desai on Tuesday gave up her plan to visit Sabarimala after police refused to give protection to a team led by her.
Nine injured in fire at chemical factory in Thane
Nov 26, 2019, at 08:36 pm
Thane/UNI: Nine industrial workers were injured, some of them seriously, when a fire broke out in a chemical unit in Badlapur MIDC area of the district on Tuesday.
‘Super 30’ founder Anand Kumar fined Rs 50,000 by Gauhati High Court
Nov 26, 2019, at 08:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Gauhati High Court has directed Anand Kumar, founder of the popular Super 30 education programme, to appear personally before the court on Nov 28 after he failed to appear on Tuesday as per its order in connection with a PIL filed by four students of IIT-Guwahati.
20-member Indian Army team completes Trans Arunachal Mountain Terrain Cycling Expedition
Nov 26, 2019, at 07:45 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A 20- member team of the Indian Army on Tuesday completed its long, challenging and adventurous Trans Arunachal Mountain Terrain Cycling Expedition covering a distance of 1494 km within a span of 30 days.
In the age of 5G, Anadaman & Nicobar Islands struggling for access to 3G
Nov 26, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Port Blair/UNI: While many countries are moving ahead with 5G telecom connectivity, the southernmost landmass of India, the Great Nicobar Island, is still struggling with 2G network.
Uddhav Thackeray set to become Maharashtra CM, Guv calls special assembly session tomorrow morning
Nov 26, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: After the month-long political drama, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is all set to become the first in his family to become the Maharashtra Chief Minister.
Nov 26, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Kochi/UNI: A lecturer at Kannur University Bindu Ammini and a member of six-member team led by Social Activist Trupti Desai, on Tuesday said she will file a contempt of court petition against the Kerala government in the Supreme Court after the police had denied protection for their visit to Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.
Govt introduces bill to merge union territories Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Nov 26, 2019, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday introduced the bill to merge the union territories of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Eight Ayyappa devotees injured after huge tree falls on them
Nov 26, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Sabarimala/UNI: As many as 8 Ayyappa devotees were injured, two of them seriously, when a huge tree fell on them while they were trekking on the Chandranandan road near Marakkuttam, here in the wee hours on Tuesday.
Student snake bite case: Sarvajana school reopens partially
Nov 26, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Wayanad/UNI: The Sarvajana Vocational Higher Secondary School in Bathery near here, where a fifth standard student died of snakebite inside the classroom last week, was reopened partially on Tuesday.
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis resigns, says Shiv Sena surrendered Hindutva ideology to Sonia
Nov 26, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Three days after controversially taking oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday resigned but trained his guns at the Shiv Sena saying his former ally surrendered its Hindutva ideology to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
No possibility of mid-term poll in Karnataka: Yediyurappa
Nov 26, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Mysuru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday expressed confident that BJP would sweep the upcoming 15 Assembly seats and that would put an end to all talks around mid-term polls in the state.
Fire damages shrine in Kashmir
Nov 26, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A shrine of Hazrat Mir Mohammad Syed Ali Hamdani was damaged in a fire incident at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama late Monday night, official sources said.
Grenade attack near Kashmir University leaves several injured
Nov 26, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A grenade hurled by terrorists on Tuesday near one of the gates of Kashmir University in Srinagar left several people injured, media reports said.