Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras HC refuses parole extension for convict Nalini
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Chennai, Sept 12 (UNI): The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to extend the parole granted to S Nalini, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
Six died, 20 injured as bus hit truck on Pune-Bangalore national highway
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Pune, Sept 12 (UNI): At least six persons were killed and 20 others injured when a private luxury bus rammed into a stationary truck near Satara on Pune-Bengaluru national highway, here on Thursday.
India does not need foolish theories about millennials: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 12, 2019, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's comment on millennials' preference of app-based cabs over cars, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said India does not need foolish theories about millennials but a concrete plan to fix the slumping economy.
Kashmir is an integral part of India, says top Muslim body backing abrogation of Article 370
Sep 12, 2019, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi: Though Pakistan is trying to interfere with the Modi government's historic move to abrogate Article 370, a top Muslim body- Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind- has openly backed India's decision to do away with Jammu and Kashmir's special status and said it considers Kashmir as an integral part of India.
Three militants nabbed with weapons in Kathua
Sep 12, 2019, at 01:41 pm
Jammu, Sept 12 (UNI): Three militants were arrested from a truck and weapons seized from their possession in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Forest officials rescue an Indian flap shell turtle
Sep 12, 2019, at 12:51 pm
Guwahati: The Assam forest department officials had rescued one Indian flap shell Turtle and arrested one person in connection to the incident in Assam’s Biswanath district.
16441 WY tablets seized in Manipur’s Moreh
Sep 12, 2019, at 12:45 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): A combined team of Assam Rifles and Moreh police seized huge quantity of contraband drugs in Manipur’s Moreh town area on Wednesday evening.
Mamata Banerjee to hold protest rally against NRC today
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:56 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will walk in a protest rally on Thursday against National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, which has excluded 19 lakh people.
Road accident in Hapur kills 5
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:45 am
Hapur, Sept 12 (UNI): Five people were killed while one other critically injured in a road accident in the Hafizpur police station area on the National Highway-9 on Thursday.
BSF seizes 7000 Yaba tablets in Assam’s Karimganj
Sep 11, 2019, at 09:49 pm
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) seized huge quantity of contraband drugs and apprehended a person in Assam’s Karimganj district along Indo-Bangladesh border last night.
Nagaland: Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered from NSCN (IM) leader house
Sep 11, 2019, at 09:12 pm
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): Security forces recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition and warlike stores in Nagaland’s Namsa area.
Mamata refuses to implement new law imposing hefty fines for traffic violation
Sep 11, 2019, at 09:06 pm
Kolkata, Sep 11 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made it clear that she won't implement the new law imposing hefty fines for traffic violation.
Rajnath Singh to commission submarine INS Khanderi on Sept 28
Sep 11, 2019, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the Second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi into Indian Navy in Mumbai on Sept 28.
LJP leader surrenders before Bihar court in firing incident
Sep 11, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Samastipur, Sep 11 (UNI): An LJP leader Rohit Kumar alias Antu Issar, who is a named accused in a case related to firing at the residence of a prominent railway scrap contractor Badri Goenka, surrendered before a local court here in Bihar on Wednesday.
Local Panchayat member found dead in Uttar Pradesh
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Sultanpur, Sep 11 (UNI) The body of a local Panchayat member was found hanging from a tree in the Lambhua Kotwali area of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
CBI records voice sample of former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee in Narada sting scam case
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Kolkata, Sep 11 (UNI) The CBI, probing the Narada sting operations scam case, today recorded the voice sample of former Kolkata Corporation mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who had joined the BJP recently.
Union Minister Smriti Irani inaugurates free wi-fi service at Amethi railway station
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Amethi, Sep 11(UNI) Union Women and Children Welfare Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday inaugurated free wi-fi service at the Amethi railway station and reviewed the programme of the doubling of the rail tracks on the Rae Bareli-Amethi route.
Situation very close to becoming normal: DGP
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Srinagar, Sep 11 (UNI) Asserting that the situation is very close to becoming normal in Kashmir valley, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said that there were hardly any reports about youth joining militant ranks in the aftermath of abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 A on August 5.
#BoycottMillennials trends on Twitter after Nirmala Sitharaman's comment
Sep 11, 2019, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): A comment by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has triggered the trending of a hashtag- #BoycottMillennials.
Narendra Modi wishes people Happy Onam
Sep 11, 2019, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Onam.
Dr PK Mishra takes over as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Sep 11, 2019, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Pramod Kumar Mishra, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India.
PM Narendra Modi calls on the youth to innovate solutions
Sep 11, 2019, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi: Narendra Modi launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NACDP) to control and eradicate the Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis amongst the livestock in the country, at Mathura today.
PK Sinha appointed Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Sep 11, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi: PK Sinha, currently functioning as OSD in the Prime Minister's Office, has been appointed the Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kolkata: BJP youth wing protests against hike in electric charges, clashes with police
Sep 11, 2019, at 02:53 pm
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), clashed with police while protesting against the "irrational hike" in electric bills at Chittaranjan Avenue here on Wednesday.
PM Modi to arrive Jharkhand tomorrow, to launch slew of schemes and projects
Sep 11, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Ranchi, Sep 11 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving in Jharkahnd on Thursday to launch a slew of schemes and projects just before the assembly elections are declared in the state.
FIR lodged after objectionable video posted against BJP MLA on social media
Sep 11, 2019, at 12:36 pm
Thane, Sep 11 (UNI): Police have registered an FIR against unidentified people for uploading defamatory video against BJP MLA from Thane district's Mira Bhayander Narendra Mehta on social media.
Kashmir: Sopore encounter kills wanted LeT militant
Sep 11, 2019, at 12:29 pm
Srinagar, Sept 11 (UNI): A wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was killed in an encounter with security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Wednesday.
Gumnaami row: Srijit Mukherji cheated censor board, alleges Chandra Bose; filmmaker warns
Sep 11, 2019, at 11:38 am
Kolkata: Amid the huge controversy over upcoming Bengali film Gumnaami based on the death and disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his family member Chandra Bose accused director Srijit Mukherji of cheating the censor board to get the certification, prompting the latter to hit back.
Protest against YSR Congress: Naidu put under house arrest
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:00 am
New Delhi: Police have put several Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders, including former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, under house arrest on Wednesday to prevent them from participating in protest against the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government.
BCCI partners with AIR to provide live radio commentary
Sep 10, 2019, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): In an initiative to enhance the coverage of Indian Cricket and take it to the nook and corner of the country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a two-year radio rights arrangement with All India Radio (AIR).