Maharashtra Minister asks Ganesh Mandals to support flood-hit people

Aug 11, 2019, at 10:41 am

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Aug 11(UNI) Minister of State for Industry Atul Save has urged Ganesh Mandals across the city to support the flood-affected people of western Maharashtra.

BJP mocks Congress for selecting Sonia Gandhi as party president

Aug 11, 2019, at 10:37 am

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has mocked the Congress Working Committee's decision to appoint UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi as the interim chief stating that the party would never come out of the mother-son slavery.

Days after 'exchange' of words on Article 370, Jaishankar to visit China

Aug 11, 2019, at 09:58 am

New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be travelling to China on Sunday on a three-day visit to co-chair the second meeting of the India-China High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges.

Sonia Gandhi to be next Congress President

Aug 10, 2019, at 11:18 pm

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): After a marathon meeting of the Working Committee, Sonia Gandhi has been once again chosen as the new Congress president on Saturday.

GRSE launches its 5th Fast Patrol Vessel for Indian Coast Guard

Aug 10, 2019, at 10:05 pm

Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) launched its fifth Fast Patrol Vessel for the Indian Coast Guard at Raja Bagan Dockyard Unit here on Saturday.

IT dept detects benami business of running of petrol outlets in Meghalaya

Aug 10, 2019, at 10:05 pm

Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Investigation Wing of Income Tax department of North Eastern Region (NER) has detected benami business of running of petrol outlets in Meghalaya. 

Article 370: Pakistan terminates Dosti bus service

Aug 10, 2019, at 09:50 pm

Islamabad, Aug 10 (IBNS/UNI): A day after terminating the Thar and Samjhauta Express services, Pakistan on Saturday suspended its long-running 'Dosti' Bus Service, officially known as 'Sada-e-Sarhad'.

Jharkhand: Hardcore ultra Maoist killed in encounter with police

Aug 10, 2019, at 08:42 pm

Hazaribagh, Aug 10 (UNI) A hardcore ultra of the CPI (Maoists) was killed on Saturday during an encounter between the security personnel comprising the jawans of the district police and the elite COBRA battalion of the CRPF in Satweya Forest located under Chouparan Police Station area of this district in Jharkhand.

Abrogation of Article 370 welcomed by people: Vice President

Aug 10, 2019, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venakaih Naidu has said that abrogation of article 370 was welcomed by people cutting across all political lines in the country.

Congress may name its new party president today

Aug 10, 2019, at 06:31 pm

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Congress Working Committe is expected to name its new president on Saturday, ending all specualtions on who will take charge of the grand old party of India which suffered a massive jolt in the Lok Sabha polls this year.

British-Sikh girl is winning hearts for her video message after she was called 'terrorist'

Aug 10, 2019, at 06:18 pm

London, Aug 10 (IBNS): A British-Sikh girl has posted a video on the social media to hit back at those who branded her as a 'terrorist' on a playing ground recently and said greater "exposure and knowledge" should be promoted about the community to "handle racism". 

Assam court sentences life imprisonment to a man for repeatedly raping his minor daughter for two years

Aug 10, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): A local court in Assam’s Nagaon district sentenced a man to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping his minor daughter for last two years.

Delhi Police arrest man for giving triple talaq to wife

Aug 10, 2019, at 06:04 pm

New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI ) A man has been arrested by Delhi Police for giving triple talaq to his wife, police said on Saturday.

Puducherry: Woman held for snatching gold chain

Aug 10, 2019, at 06:01 pm

Puducherry, Aug 10 (UNI) Police arrested a woman on charges of snatching the gold chain of an old-aged woman at the temple festival here on Friday night.

Maharashtra: School van driver gets RI in rape case

Aug 10, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Thane, Aug 10 (UNI) A local court here has awarded ten years rigorous imprisonment to a 35-year-old school van driver on charges of molesting and raping two minor girls besides fining him Rs 28,000.

Bihar: STF arrests dreaded Maoist

Aug 10, 2019, at 05:52 pm

Patna, Aug 10 (UNI) Special Task Force (STF) arrested self proclaimed area commander of CPI (Maoist) from Piri Bazar police station area in Lakhisarai district last night.

Assam Congress suffers major setback after a former minister and Rajya Sabha MP quits

Aug 10, 2019, at 05:52 pm

Guwahati, Aug 10  (IBNS): The Congress in Assam suffered another major setback after a former Assam minister and a Rajya Sabha member resigned from the party and is all set to join the BJP on Sunday.

Telecom major BSNL offers a week-long Free voice Calls and data in flood affected Districts of Karnataka

Aug 10, 2019, at 05:51 pm

Bengaluru, Aug 10 (UNI) BSNL will be offering free voice calls and data in flood affected parts of Karnataka including Chickmangaluru, Dakshin Kannada, Belgavi, Yadgir, Bagalkot and Dharwad Districts.

Body of missing boy found in safety tank in Himachal Pradesh

Aug 10, 2019, at 05:49 pm

Shimla, Aug 10 (UNI) A body of six-year-old boy was recovered from a safety tank at Kishanpur in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Saturday.

DCW chief Swati Maliwal seeks action against Haryana CM Khattar over remarks on Kashmir women

Aug 10, 2019, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS/UNI) Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Saturday demanded action against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar over his alleged controversial remarks on Kashmiri women.

Maharashtra government collaborates with Volkswagen and Savelife to reduce road accidents

Aug 10, 2019, at 05:01 pm

Mumbai, Aug 10 (IBNS): To reduce road crash deaths and make the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH 48) safe for all road users, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), Volkswagen Group India and SaveLIFE Foundation, recently launched the Vision Zero initiative.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit flood-hit Wayanad tomorrow

Aug 10, 2019, at 04:30 pm

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Wayanad constituency, which has been badly hit by flood, on Sunday.

Congress leader arrrested in Chhatisgarh for sharing obscene video on Whatsapp group

Aug 10, 2019, at 04:11 pm

Raipur, Aug 10 (IBNS): A Congress leader was arrested by the police in Chhattaisgarh's Bilaspur district for allegedly sharing  an obscene video in a WhatsApp group.

10-year-old girl raped in Rajasthan, two arrested

Aug 10, 2019, at 03:57 pm

Bikaner, Aug 10 (IBNS): Two youths allegedly raped a mute 10-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Sarunda village on Thursday, media reports said on Saturday.

Kashmir: Union Home Ministry denies report of huge protest in Srinagar

Aug 10, 2019, at 03:29 pm

New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI) The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday denied reports of huge protest by more than 10,000 people in Srinagar and termed it 'fabricated and incorrect'.

Now we can bring Kashmiri girls for marriage: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

Aug 10, 2019, at 03:25 pm

Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IBNS): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has triggered a controversy by commenting that after abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, girls from Kashmir can now be brought for marriage.

No bar in publication of newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir

Aug 10, 2019, at 02:23 pm

Srinagar, Aug 10 (IBNS): Defeating the rumours in the wake of scrapping Article 370 and a security lockdown in Kashmir Valley, the newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir are getting published regularly, IBNS has learnt.

Two ULFA-I militants nabbed in Assam’s Tinsukia

Aug 10, 2019, at 02:21 pm

Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended two militants of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) in Assam’s Tinsukia district.  

Assam Rifles nabs hardcore NSCN (K-YA) militant in Nagaland

Aug 10, 2019, at 02:15 pm

Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN (K-YA) faction in Nagaland’s Zunheboto.

Locals seize cattle-laden three vehicles in Assam’s Karimganj

Aug 10, 2019, at 02:03 pm

Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): Ahead of the Eid al-Adha or Eid Qurban, local people have seized suspected smuggled cattle in Assam’s Karimganj town, the bordering town along Indo-Bangladesh border.