Unnao rape-accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar likely to be produced before Delhi court today
Aug 05, 2019, at 09:33 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS/UNI): Unnao rape-accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is expected to be produced before a Delhi court on Monday.
Aug 05, 2019, at 09:08 am
Srinagar, Aug 5 (IBNS/UNI): Tension prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir as the central government imposed Section 144 of the CRPC in Srinagar with effect from Aug 5 and even with several top leaders in the Valley, including former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, being put under house arrest since midnight.
Top Kashmir leaders placed under house arrest as tension escalates, restrictions imposed
Aug 05, 2019, at 03:21 am
Srinagar/New Delhi: Three prominent politicians of Jammu and Kashmir- Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone - have been placed under house arrest as tension in Kashmir escalated forcing massive deployment of troops and appeals to the Amarnath pilgrims to abandon the yatra and go back. Restrictions under CrPC 144 have been imposed in Kashmir, official circulars said.
Ready to respond to any 'misadventure' by India: Pakistan warns after India foils infiltration bid
Aug 05, 2019, at 12:09 am
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): Amid heightened tension across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir and infiltration attempt by Pakistan that are being foiled by the Indian security and army personnel, the latter on Sunday said it is ready to respond to any "misadventure or aggression" by the Indian forces, media reports said.
Unnao rape-accused BJP MLA Senger shifted to Delhi: Wishes victim to get well soon
Aug 04, 2019, at 09:44 pm
Sitapur, Aug 4 (UNI) Unnao rape-accused and expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, apart from co-accused Sashi Singh, were taken to New Delhi, under tight security cover on Sunday night.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath removes DM, SP of Sonbhadra over tribal massacre
Aug 04, 2019, at 09:06 pm
Lucknow, Aug 4 (UNI) Acting tough on the recommendations of the three-member committee that probed Sonbhadra massacre, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday removed district magistrate (DM) and superintendent of police (SP) of Sonbhadra with immediate effect and ordered a SIT probe into the whole issue.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India in October
Aug 04, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IBNS): Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will visit India in October, media reports said.
ACB sends notice to Mehbooba Mufti over JK Bank appointments
Aug 04, 2019, at 06:50 pm
Srinagar, Aug 4 (UNI) The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has sent a notice to former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to explain her position regarding appointments in Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JKB).
Aug 04, 2019, at 06:43 pm
Unnao, Aug 4 (UNI) Local police have registered a case against a man for making derogatory comments on rape-accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's daughter on social media.
Aug 04, 2019, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): A day when the world is celebrating International Freindship Day, the Embassy of Israel on Sunday greeted India with a special post to cherish the strong bond shared between the two nations.
India conducts successful test fire of Quick reaction Surface to Air missile (QRSAM) from ITR
Aug 04, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Balasore, Aug 4 (UNI) The Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) having a striking range of 30 km was today successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on sea, about 15 kms from here.
Vice President Naidu calls for strengthening library movement
Aug 04, 2019, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkiah Naidu called for strengthening library movement from universities to villages and said it should become a jan andolan on the lines of Swachh Bharat and Beti Bachao, Beti Padao programmes.
Alka Lamba may quit Aam Aadmi Party soon
Aug 04, 2019, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Chandni Chowk MLA Alka Lamba has finally decided to part ways with the Aam Aadmi Party. She, however, would continue as a legislator.
Aug 04, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Amritsar, Aug 4 (IBNS): On a day when the world is observing Happy Friendship Day, Punjab CM Amrinder Singh shared an old image of himself when he was serving the Indian Army.
Days after Rahul Gandhi resigns as party president, CWC to meet on August 10 to decide on next chief
Aug 04, 2019, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Amid increasing uncertainty in the Congress over who would be the next party president after Rahul Gandhi quit as party chief, the Congress Working Committee will meet on August 10 to deliberate on the issue.
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba calls APM at her residence after hotel refuses permission
Aug 04, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Srinagar, Aug 4 (UNI) After a local hotel was allegedly directed by authorities not to allow holding of any political meeting, former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the All Party Meeting (APM) will be now held at her Gupkar residence this evening.
Time to take up US President Donald Trump's mediation offer on Kashmir issue: Imran Khan
Aug 04, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said time has come for taking up the offer given by US President Donald Trump that he will mediate to solve the Kashmir issue which has left the relationship between India and Pakistan on the boil ever since the nations gained independence in 1947.
Unnao case: CBI raids Sengar's house, several other locations across Uttar Pradesh
Aug 04, 2019, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday is conducting search operations at at around 15 places, including Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Sengar's residence.
Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting with Ajit Doval on Kashmir
Aug 04, 2019, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS/UNI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a 'high level' meeting with Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the Kashmir issue in the Parliament complex here.
Teenager drowns in College Square Pool in Kolkata
Aug 04, 2019, at 02:29 pm
Kolkata, Aug 4 (UNI) Seventeen-year-old-boy, identified as Mohammed Shabaj, drowned while learning swimming in the College Square pool in the central part of the city.
One killed in mysterious blast near LoC in Keran sector
Aug 04, 2019, at 02:00 pm
Srinagar, Aug 4 (UNI/IBNS) A person was killed in a mysterious blast near Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Sunday, official sources said.
Aug 04, 2019, at 01:14 pm
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IBNS): Pakistani troopers have made constant bids to hinder the search operations and attempts to recover the bodies of Pak's Border Action Team (BAT) personnel killed by the Indian Army when they foiled the Pakistan Army’s infiltration attempt on the intervening night of July 31-Aug 1 in Keran Sector of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
Aurangabad administration issues alert in wake of water release from Nashik
Aug 04, 2019, at 12:18 pm
Aurangabad, Aug 4 (UNI) In the wake of the continuous water release from upper Godavari various dams of Nashik district, the Aurangabad district administration has issued vigilance alerts so that potentially unpleasant incidents do not occur and care would be taken to ensure the safety of villagers as floodwater is entering their villages.
Assam: Huge quantity Yaba tablets worth Rs 90 lakh seized from Tripura bound bus
Aug 04, 2019, at 12:05 pm
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS): Assam police seized huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 90 lakh from a passenger bus and apprehended two persons in Assam’s Karimganj district on Sunday.
Two killed in road mishap in Assam’s Bilasipara
Aug 04, 2019, at 12:01 pm
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS): Two persons were killed in a road mishap following a head-on collision between a truck and a motorcycle at Bilasipara area in Assam’s Dhubri district on Saturday evening.
UP: Bulandshahr SSP suspended for corruption charges
Aug 04, 2019, at 10:08 am
Lucknow, Aug 4 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government suspended a senior Bulandshahr district Superintendent of Police (SSP), N Kolanchi, citing alleged irregularity in postings of Station House Officer (SHOs) in the district, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Avnish Awasthi said here on Sunday.
Remain vigilant: British government asks its nationals who are travelling in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 03, 2019, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): At a time when the state government has directed all tourists and pilgrims to leave the valley in the backdrop of intelligence inputs on terror threats, the British government has directed its nationals to remain 'vigilant' while travelling in Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian Army foils BAT attack at LoC in Keran sector; 5 to7 Pakistan soldiers, militants killed
Aug 03, 2019, at 10:20 pm
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IBNS/UNI) In a major development amid the ongoing tension in Kashmir, five to seven Pakistan soldiers and militants were killed as alert Indian troops foiled a major Border Action Team (BAT) attempt of Pakistan to strike forward Indian post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector in north Kashmir district of Kupwara, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Saturday night.
Kashmir: Sopore operation ends, two militants killed
Aug 03, 2019, at 09:12 pm
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed in an encounter which took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore on Saturday.
Amarnath Yatra was never stopped: Congress
Aug 03, 2019, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI/IBNS) Terming it as 'unprecedented' and 'worrisome' that the Home Ministry asked the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims and tourists to curtail their stay and go back, the Congress on Saturday attacked the ruing BJP government and said it is creating the image that outsiders are not safe in Jammu and Kashmir, while the locals are fully lined with tourists and pilgrims.