Harsh Vardhan, Mayawati, Singhvi visit 'critical' Arun Jaitley at AIIMS
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday visited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Arun Jaitley, who is in critical condition, at the AIIMS here, media report said.
Fire breaks out at AIIMS hospital, no casualty
Aug 17, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): A fire broke out at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Saturday.
Aug 17, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Thimpu, Aug 17 (IBNS): Visiting Bhutan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held delegation levels talk with his counterpart Lotay Tshering.
Kolkata: Two Bangladeshis killed in road mishap
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata, Aug 17 (UNI/IBNS): At least two Bangladeshi nationals were killed after a Kolkata Police kiosk collapsed on them after a Mercedes Benz, being hit by a Jaguar passenger vehicle, rammed into it on Saturday.
Nagpur: Potion of mall collapses, one killed
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Nagpur, Aug 17 (UNI) A person was reportedly killed while four others sustained injuries when a portion of the Poonam Mall at the Wardhaman Nagar here collapsed in the wee hours of Saturday.
Girl drowns as boat capsizes in Krishna River
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Vijayawada, Aug 17 (UNI) The heavy floods to the river Krishna has claimed one life in Krishna district as a girl drowned when the country boat on which she was being shifted to safer place capsized at Chevitikallu village in Kanchakacharla mandalm.
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed that process of relaxation and easing of restrictions in the Valley was already in progress and most of the telephone exchanges will be functional by Sunday evening.
Telangana: Major fire breaks out in a chemical factory, 1 hurt
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Sangareddy, Aug 17 (UNI) A worker suffered burns after a major fire broke out at a chemical factory in Pashamylaram Industrial area in Patancheru in the early hours on Saturday.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi greets Parsi community on Navroz
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) Interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday greeted people from the Zoroastrian community on the auspicious occasion of the Parsi New Year, Navroz.
Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala opens
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Sabarimala, Aug 17 (UNI) The world famous Lord Ayyappa temple here has been opened for the monthly poojas on Friday evening and the selection for a new Melsanthi (head priest) for the period of next one year was held on Saturday.
Restrictions reduced in several parts of Kashmir, more than 50,000 landlines are working
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Srinagar, Aug 17 (IBNS): Nearly two weeks since a lockdown was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir before the central government's historic decision to revoke Article 370 that had granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, restrictions are being eased as over 50,000 landline phone connections have been restored in parts of the Kashmir Valley on Saturday.
Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC in Nowshera, 1 jawan killed
Aug 17, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Jammu, Aug 17 (UNI) An Army jawan was killed as Pakistan on Saturday yet again violated the truce agreement by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rebel AAP leader Kapil Mishra joins BJP
Aug 17, 2019, at 02:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): Former minister in the Arvind Kejriwal government and disqualified MLA Kapil Mishra along with AAP women's wing chief Richa Pandey joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.
Police arrest three fake currency makers from Assam’s Mangaldoi
Aug 17, 2019, at 02:00 pm
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IBNS): Assam police have arrested three persons in connection with making of fake currency notes in Darrang district on Saturday.
Assam court convicts three with life imprisonment in a 10-year-old murder case
Aug 17, 2019, at 01:48 pm
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IBNS): A local court in Assam’s Hojai district on Friday convicted three persons with life imprisonment in connection with a 10-year-old murder case.
Narendra Modi commences his Bhutan trip
Aug 17, 2019, at 01:41 pm
Thimpu, Aug 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Bhutan as he commenced his two-day visit to the Himalayan nation.
Centre wants to conclude Naga peace process within three months : RN Ravi
Aug 17, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IBNS): Nagaland governor RN Ravi said the centre wants to conclude the Naga peace process within three months.
NSCN (IM) leader shot dead in Dimapur
Aug 17, 2019, at 12:36 pm
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IBNS): A leader of Naga outfit group NSCN (IM) was shot by unidentified assailants in Nagaland’s Dimapur town on Friday evening at around 7-30 pm.
Police arrest a Jemandar of 8 Manipur Rifles with drugs worth Rs 4 crore
Aug 17, 2019, at 12:28 pm
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Manipur police arrested a security personnel for his involvement in drugs smuggling.
Aug 17, 2019, at 12:28 pm
London: British national and one of the founders of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Dr. Shabir Choudhry has said that the only "success" of the informal United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Kashmir yesterday was that China has now officially become a party to the Kashmir dispute even as Pakistan diverted the attention of its people from domestic problems.
Priyanka attacks BJP as rape-accused Kuldeep Sengar features in poster with saffron leaders
Aug 17, 2019, at 11:41 am
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after rape-accused expelled saffron party MLA Kuldeep Sengar was seen in a poster which also features Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other right-wing outfit leaders.
Arun Jaitley remains crticial but stable
Aug 17, 2019, at 09:35 am
New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) The condition of former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley is stated to be stable but critical.
Aug 17, 2019, at 09:11 am
Jammu, Aug 17 (UNI) The snapped mobile internet service was restored with 2G speed on Saturday in Jammu district while restrictions have also been lifted in Rajouri district, an official here said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Bhutan today
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:39 am
Thimpu/New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhutan for two days on Saturday.
Resolve Kashmir issue in accordance with UN Charter, bilateral agreements, says Chinese envoy
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:28 am
United Nations, Aug 17 (UNI) China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jim on Friday stressed that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be settled peacefully in compliance with the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and existing agreements between India and Pakistan.
US President Donald Trump urges Pakistan to ease tensions with India: White House
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:24 am
Washington, Aug 17 (IBNS/UNI) Amid tension between the neighbouring nations over the issue of Kahsmir, US President Donald Trump has spoken with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over the telephone and discuss the importance of easing tensions with India, White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley said late on Friday.
Article 370 is India's internal matter, stop terror to start talks: India after UNSC meeting
Aug 17, 2019, at 12:58 am
New York: India on Friday said there was an effort to masquerade national statements by two countries [read Pakistan and China] as the will of international community in respect to the removal of Article 370 in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, but the national position of India remains that the move in Kashmir is an internal issue with no external ramifications.
Arun Jaitley critical, Amit Shah visits him at hospital
Aug 16, 2019, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS hospital last week with breathing troubles, is in critical condition, media reports said on Friday.
Pro-Khalistan movement supporter Kulbir Kaur arrested in Delhi
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): The Batala Police of Punjab on Friday arrested pro-Khalistani movement supporter Kulbir Kaur alias Deep Kaur from Delhi, government sources told IBNS.
Russia hopes India, Pakistan avoid escalation over Kashmir: Deputy Envoy to UN
Aug 16, 2019, at 09:23 pm
United Nations, Aug 16 (Sputnik): Russia is concerned about the tough rhetoric between India and Pakistan over the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and hopes that an escalation of the situation can be avoided, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy told reporters on Friday.