India fully committed to early achivement of SDGs: Hardeep S Puri
Oct 04, 2019, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi: Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State(I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs has urged the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to effectively manage solid waste by creating a dedicated group of officers and skilled municipal staff, through adequate training, hands on experience and new technologies.
Rajnath Singh reaffirms Government’s aim to achieve $26 billion Indian defence industry by 2025
Oct 04, 2019, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for an increased and active participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing to achieve the Government’s target of making the Indian defence industry worth $26 billion by 2025.
India and Bangladesh collaborators in making both countries prosperous: Piyush Goyal
Oct 04, 2019, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh are not competitors but collaborators in making both countries prosperous and ensuring a better future for their people said the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal at the India - Bangladesh Business Forum held in New Delhi on Friday.
Sanjay Nirupam slams Congress top leadership ahead of Maharashtra polls
Oct 04, 2019, at 03:09 pm
Mumbai: Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Friday slammed the party's top leadership saying leaders of his outfit are unaware of the ground reality.
Oct 04, 2019, at 02:06 pm
Muzaffarpur: A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against the celebrities including Ramchandra Guha, Aparna Sen who had voiced their concerns over mob lynching in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis files nomination from South West Nagpur
Oct 04, 2019, at 01:20 pm
Nagpur: Displaying the political muscle of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through a massive roadshow, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday filed his nomination from South West Nagpur to fight the upcoming state polls.
Maharashtra polls: Devendra Fadnavis to file nomination today
Oct 04, 2019, at 11:33 am
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Devendra Fadnavis, will file his nomination from South West Nagpur here on Friday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says her government is 'satisfied' with Indian government's NRC move
Oct 04, 2019, at 09:05 am
Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived in India on Thursday, has said her government is satisfied with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) move implemented by the Indian government in Assam this year.
Ram Kripal attacks administration for not providing relief to flood-hit people
Oct 03, 2019, at 11:33 pm
Patna, Oct 3 (UNI) Former union minister and BJP MP from Patliputra Ram Kripal Yadav on Thursday accused administration of not taking effective steps for providing succour to flood hit people.
Maha, Haryana polls: Cong leaders Sanjay Nirupam, Ashok Tanwar revolt
Oct 03, 2019, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): The Congress is facing a revolt from two important leaders in Maharashtra and Haryana, three weeks ahead of the state elections in both the states.
7 die as bus falls into river in Madhya Pradesh
Oct 03, 2019, at 09:25 pm
Raisen, MP, Oct 3 (UNI) The Madhya Pradesh dispensation sanctioned Rs 4 lakh as ex gratia on Thursday against each of the seven fatalities caused when a bus plunged into the Reechhan river.
Delhi to have sports university soon: Kejriwal
Oct 03, 2019, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that Delhi will soon have its Sports University where the players will be awarded a degree based on their sport.
Civil society, students stage massive protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Manipur
Oct 03, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IBNS): Massive protests continued in Manipur against the centre’s move to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Rampur Assembly bypolls: Prestige of Azam Khan at stake
Oct 03, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Rampur, Oct 3(UNI) One of the most interesting battles in the upcoming bypoll on eleven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh is emerging at Rampur where the prestige of Samajwadi Party MP Mohammad Azam Khan is at stake.
INX Media case: P Chidambaram to remain in Tihar jail till Oct 17
Oct 03, 2019, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi: A special court on Thursday said former Union Finance and Home Minister, P Chidambaram, will have to remain in Tihar jail over the INX Media case till Oct 17, media reports said.
Railways suffer loss of Rs 2 cr due to strike in Kashmir
Oct 03, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Srinagar, Oct 3 (UNI) Railway department has suffered a loss of about two crores due to complete strike for the past two months in Kashmir valley, where people are protesting against the scrapping of Article 370 and 35 A, besides dividing the state into two Union Territories by the Centre on August 5.
Airports in North India on high alert following intelligence report of possible terror strikes
Oct 03, 2019, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi: The airports across north India have been put on high alert after intelligence report said four heavily-armed terrorists of Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed have entered Delhi with the intention to launch attacks in the festive season.
Kashmiri political leaders to be released phase wise: Adviser to Jammu and Kashmir Guv
Oct 03, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Srinagar: Almost two months after the Centre scrapped Articles 370 and 35A, the adviser to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said the Kashmiri political leaders, who have been detained, will be released but in a phased manner, media reports said.
DEMU train service launched in Tripura as festival bonanza
Oct 03, 2019, at 03:39 pm
Agartala, Oct 3 (UNI): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Thursday launched rapid transit train service Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) today connecting Northern – Dharmanagar and Southern town – Sabroom of Tripura from Agartala, as Centre's gift to the people of Tripura.
Manmohan Singh to visit Kartarpur on Pakistan's invite
Oct 03, 2019, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Kartarpur in Pakistan on the occasion of the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor on Pakistan's invitation and following the request of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh, official sources said.
Jammu: Suspected intruder nabbed by BSF on IB
Oct 03, 2019, at 01:38 pm
Jammu, Oct 3 (UNI): Alert troops of Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday apprehended a suspected intruder from close to the International Border in Akhnoor area here on city outskirts, official sources here said.
Vande Bharat will improve connectivity and spiritual tourism: PM Modi
Oct 03, 2019, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the New Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi to Katra will not only improve the connectivity, but also contribute towards spiritual tourism.
Maharashtra assembly polls: Aditya Thackeray files nomination from Worli
Oct 03, 2019, at 12:33 pm
Mumbai: Becoming the first from his family to contest polls, Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray filed his nomination from Worli for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray to file nominations from Worli today
Oct 03, 2019, at 12:07 pm
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray, the grandson of Bal Thackeray, on Thursday headed towards filing his nominations from Worli for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
S Jaishankar discuss Kashmir, strategic ties and Indo Pacific with Pompeo
Oct 03, 2019, at 10:35 am
Washington, Oct 3 (UNI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and discussed a range of issues including growing strategic bilateral ties, developments in Kashmir and global issues of concern.
PM Modi inaugurates Swachh Bharat Diwas 2019 on Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 02, 2019, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Swachh Bharat Diwas 2019 in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:24 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for the translation of great literary works from different languages into as many languages as possible, Indian as well as foreign.
Gold biscuits worth Rs 2.95 crore seized by Assam Rifles in Manipur
Oct 02, 2019, at 08:32 pm
Guwahati, Oct 2 (IBNS): The Assam Rifles troops apprehended a gold smuggler and recovered 47 gold biscuit worth Rs 2.95 crore in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Spear Corps conducts 'Swachhta Hi Sewa' in Assam
Oct 02, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Guwahati, Oct 2 (IBNS): Spear Corps organized a multitude of events on the theme of ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’, from Sept 16 to Oct 2 in the entire Corps Zone here.
Gandhi Sankalp Yatra: Amit Shah urges people to avoid use of single-use plastic
Oct 02, 2019, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday appealed to people to avoid using plastic bags as they are dangerous for the environment.