Sonowal reviews state flood situation in Assam, asks DCs to remain alert and prepared to tackle flood

Jul 11, 2019, at 07:02 pm

Guwahati, July 11 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday reviewed the prevailing flood situation in the state.

Handcuffed man escapes police custody, later police manages to catch him

Jul 11, 2019, at 06:59 pm

Guwahati, July 11 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a handcuffed man had escaped police custody, while he was taken by police to produce him before a court in Assam’s Biswanath district on Thursday.

Sonia Gandhi not keen to take charge of Congress

Jul 11, 2019, at 04:50 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Despite urge from several quarters of the party, senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is not keen to take charge of the outfit after her son Rahul Gandhi stepped down from the topmost position, an NDTV report said.

External affairs minister Jaishankar takes part in 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting

Jul 11, 2019, at 03:33 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): External affairs minister S. Jaishankar, visited London from July 9 to 11 to participate in the 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) hosted by the UK in its capacity as Chair-in-Office and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from UK and some other Commonwealth member countries.

Govt not taking bold steps to strengthen weak economy: Chidambaram

Jul 11, 2019, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (UNI): Former finance minister and senior Congress member P. Chidambaram on Thursday said the government is evading bold steps to bolster the weak economy, despite getting a huge mandate in the recent elections.

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy will not step down

Jul 11, 2019, at 02:22 pm

Bengaluru, July 11 (UNI): Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy today said that the situation has not arisen where he had to quit his post as the coalition government would survive the rebel scare it has been facing over the past one week.

Karnataka crisis: For third consecutive day, Opposition stage walk-out in Lok Sabha

Jul 11, 2019, at 02:18 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (UNI): For the third consecutive day, Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress and other opposition parties on Thursday staged walkout in the Lok Sabha registering their protest over political developments in Karnataka and Goa.

BJP MLAs daughter accuses father of trying to kill her for marrying Dalit man

Jul 11, 2019, at 01:35 pm

Bareilly, July 11 (IBNS): The daughter of a BJP MLA has uploaded videos on social media requesting protection from her father and his goons after she married a Dalit man.

Karnataka Assembly Speaker not doing what he is supposed to: Ex-attorney general

Jul 11, 2019, at 12:55 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who is representing the rebel MLAs of Karnataka, has accused the Assembly Speaker of not performing his duties.

Rising population an important and urgent problem: Mamata

Jul 11, 2019, at 12:53 pm

Kolkata, July 11 (UNI) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of World Population Day today said rising population is an important and urgent problem facing the world.

Ayodhya land dispute case: Supreme Court asks mediation panel to submit report by July 25

Jul 11, 2019, at 11:43 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the mediation panel set up by itself to submit its report by July 25 on the politically-sensitive case which pertains to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya where Babri Masjid stood till 1992, media reports said.

Supreme Court asks rebel Karnataka MLAs to meet Speaker at 6 pm

Jul 11, 2019, at 11:28 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has asked the rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs of Karnataka to meet the Vidha Soudha Speaker at 6 pm on Thursday after they had moved the top court seeking a direction to the Speaker to accept their resignations, media reports said.

Supreme Court to hear 10 rebel Cong-JDS Karnataka MLAs' plea today

Jul 11, 2019, at 10:52 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear the plea of 10 rebel Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) MLAs in Karnataka who sought a direction from the top court to the Vidhan Soudha Speaker to accept their resignations, media reports said.

Centre open to 'share' funding for state-level schemes for farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman

Jul 11, 2019, at 10:46 am

New Delhi, Jul 11 (UNI) The centre is open to the idea of 'sharing' the expenditures with the states on various state-level schemes for providing support to the farmers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said here.

Amarnath Yatri from Gujarat dies near cave shrine

Jul 11, 2019, at 10:34 am

Srinagar, Jul 11 (UNI) A 60-year-old yatri from Gujarat died due to cardiac arrest near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Thursday.

Ten Goa legislators who 'joined' BJP arrive Delhi, likely to meet Shah

Jul 11, 2019, at 10:26 am

New Delhi, Jul 11 (UNI) Ten Goa Congress MLAs who quit party and joined BJP on Wednesday arrived here and would be meeting BJP president Amit Shah and working president J P Nadda among others. 

BREAKING: CBI raids on in premises of senior lawyer couple Indira Jaising and Anand Grover

Jul 11, 2019, at 10:19 am

New Delhi: Raids by the federal investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are on at the premises of senior lawyers and activists Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover after they have been accused of violating foreign funding laws for their NGO Lawyers Collective. 

BJP Legislature Party in Karnataka to meet on Thursday

Jul 10, 2019, at 10:51 pm

Bengaluru, July 10 (UNI): Sensing the seat of power is an inch-away, Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader B.S. Yeddyurappa had convened a Legislative Party meeting tomorrow.

Shivakumar hopeful of Karnataka govt surviving political crisis

Jul 10, 2019, at 09:58 pm

Mumbai, July 10 (UNI): Signalling an end to a day full of high political drama in city, Karnataka Congress leader and minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed hope that "all the rebel Congress-Janata Dal(S) MLAs would return home and the state government would survive the crisis" as they were being deported to Bengaluru by Mumbai Police, here late on Wednesday.

Cabinet approves Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Jul 10, 2019, at 09:52 pm

New Delhi, Jul 8 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and the river valley thereof.

India bans separatist outfit Sikhs For Justice

Jul 10, 2019, at 09:48 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (UNI): The Centre on Wednesday banned the organisation called Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) being run by some fringe Sikh groups operating from the US, Britain and Canada.

Cabinet approves death penalty provisions for sexual offences against children

Jul 10, 2019, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi, Jul 8 (IBNS): In a historic decision to protect the children from Sexual offences, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Amendments in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

Cabinet approves Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019

Jul 10, 2019, at 09:13 pm

New Delhi, Jul 8 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to introduce The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019.

Farooq Abdullah urges Centre to have dialogue with all stakeholders to find solution to Kashmir issue

Jul 10, 2019, at 08:38 pm

Srinagar, July 10 (UNI): Urging the Union government to hold talks with all stakeholders in the state, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said opening of channels of dialogue will led to successful outcomes.

Wins and losses are a part of life, says PM after India lose to New Zealand

Jul 10, 2019, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (UNI): As India crashed out of the ICC World Cup 2019 after losing to New Zealand by 18 runs on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter saying wins and loses were a part of life.

Karnataka crisis deepens, two more Congress MLAs resign

Jul 10, 2019, at 08:08 pm

Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 10 (UNI): A crisis gripped Karnataka polity after two more Indian National Congress MLAs submitted their resignation to the Assembly Speaker on Wednesday, protracting the problems of the ruling coalition.

West Bengal: 1200 Kgs of Ammonium nitrate and 1000 detonators found in unauthorised go-down in Birbhum

Jul 10, 2019, at 06:17 pm

Seuri, Jul 10 (UNI) About 1200 kgs of ammonium nitrate and 1000 detonators were today seized from an unauthorised go-down by the Birbhum police and three drum full of crude bombs were found during frisking in trouble prone areas in the district, official sources said.

Two drowned, 5 others missing in boat mishap

Jul 10, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Lakhisarai, Jul 10 (UNI) Two people drowned and five others went missing when their boat capsized in Kiul river near Chanania village under Suryagarha police station area in the district today.

CBI raids residence of Bulandshahr DM in sand mining scam in UttarPradesh

Jul 10, 2019, at 06:10 pm

Lucknow, Jul 10 (UNI) Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the residence and office of Bulandshahr District Magistrate Abhay Singh on Wednesday in connection with the sand mining scam in Uttar Pradesh.

Karnataka: Five die when two buildings, one under construction collapse in Bengaluru

Jul 10, 2019, at 06:07 pm

Bengaluru, July 10 (UNI) Five people were crushed to death and four others injured when when two buildings, one under construction and another adjoining small apartment bloc, collapsed in Pulakeshi Nagar Police Station limits in the city today.