Six killed in Tiware dam wall collapse

Jul 03, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Ratnagiri, Jul 3 (UNI) At least six people were killed while 19 went missing after the Tiware Dam in this district breached following incessant rains, officials here said on Wednesday.

Shillong: Body of BSF jawan recovered

Jul 03, 2019, at 04:42 pm

Shillong, July 3 (UNI) The body of a Border Security Force jawan Dharamveer Singh, who was drowned on Sunday in the fast current of the Ganol river in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district was finally recovered on Wednesday, police said.

TMC, BJP MPs clash, Speaker urges them not to turn the Lower House into Bengal legislature

Jul 03, 2019, at 04:35 pm

New Delhi, Jul 3 (UNI) Members from West Bengal belonging to the BJP and state's ruling party Trinamool Congress clashed intensely and repeatedly in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday forcing the chair to snub them more than once.

Nonagenarian industrialist BK Birla no more

Jul 03, 2019, at 04:29 pm

New Delhi, Jul 3 (UNI) Nonagenarian industrialist Basant Kumar Birla, 98, died on Wednesday.

It is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party: Rahul Gandhi tweets with his resignation letter

Jul 03, 2019, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Ending days of suspense and anxiety, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday formally submitted his resignation as the Congress president, weeks after his party once again received a jolt in the Lok Sabha polls.

I am no longer Congress president: Rahul Gandhi

Jul 03, 2019, at 03:27 pm

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Remaining firm with his decision of not continuing as the Congress president after the Lok Sabha poll debacle, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the party's working committee should elect a new chief “without further delay", media reports said.

Saradha scam: PBT moves Calcutta HC, seeks disclosure of TMC leader Madan Mitra's health records

Jul 03, 2019, at 03:24 pm

Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): Patients' rights group People for Better Treatment (PBT) has moved the Calcutta High Court to seek direction for disclosure of health records based on which Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Madan Mitra was released from jail in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

Amit Shah reprimands Delhi top cop over Hauz Qazi clashes

Jul 03, 2019, at 01:50 pm

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reprimanded Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik for the communal clashes which took place in Delhi's Hauz Qazi area on Sunday evening, media reports said.

What sort of language is this? PM Modi slams Akash Vijayvargiya's assault of official

Jul 03, 2019, at 12:32 pm

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Acting tough against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Madhya Pradesh MLA Akash Vijayvargiya who had assaulted an official, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the saffron leader for his language, media reports said.

PM Modi to launch BJP's membership drive from Varanasi on July 6

Jul 03, 2019, at 11:26 am

Varanasi, July 3 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch BJP's membership drive from the temple city on July 6, the birth anniversary of party ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee and unveil 178- feet bronze statue of late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at LBS international airport.

Kashmir: Police arrest 10 drug peddlers, recover huge quantity of contraband in Budgam

Jul 03, 2019, at 11:21 am

Srinagar, July 3 (UNI): Ten drug peddlers were arrested in separate operations by the police in the central Kashmir district of Budgam, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

In his address to new LS MPs, Amit Shah to explain 'How to be an effective parliamentarian'

Jul 03, 2019, at 11:18 am

New Delhi, July 3 (UNI): Union Home Minister and BJP chief Amit Shah will address newly elected Members of Parliament on the topic 'How to be an effective parliamentarian' here on Thursday as part of a mega orientation programme for the newly elected members of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Maharashtra dam breach floods villages, 2 die

Jul 03, 2019, at 09:00 am

Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): The Tiware dam in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra was breached that resulted in the death of two people, media reports said on Wednesday.

Building collapse in Mizoram kills four

Jul 02, 2019, at 11:14 pm

Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS): At least four people were killed and many others injured when three blocks of a building collapsed due to a massive landslide at Durtlang Leitan area, about 5km from Mizoram’s capital city Aizawl on Tuesday evening at around 5:45 pm.

Mumbai records heaviest rain in 24 hrs since 2005, 21 dead

Jul 02, 2019, at 11:03 pm

Mumbai, Jul 2 (IBNS): At least 21 people were killed as Mumbai received the heaviest of rains in the last 24 hours since the 2005 deluge.

PM Modi compares Parliament to a 'varsity', says zero tolerance to VIP culture

Jul 02, 2019, at 10:31 pm

New Delhi, Jul 2 (UNI): Giving unto himself the role of a hard task master, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told BJP lawmakers that Parliament should be considered like a university and that in any case indiscipline, arrogance and politics of VIP culture and bullying would not be tolerated.

UK court allows Vijay Mallya to appeal against extradition

Jul 02, 2019, at 09:48 pm

London, Jul 2 (UNI): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday got a breather when the Royal Courts of Justice here approved his plea to appeal against extradition to India where is facing fraud charges.

Assam police rescue girl sold in Arunachal Pradesh six years back

Jul 02, 2019, at 08:43 pm

Guwahati, Jul 2 (IBNS): Police recovered an Assamese girl hailing from a house located at Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh along the Indo-China border.

BJP and Congress slam Odisha govt for failing check distress sale of farm products

Jul 02, 2019, at 08:26 pm

Bhubaneswar, July 2 (UNI): Opposition BJP and Congress today slammed the BJD government for its failure to provide irrigation, timely supply of seeds, crop insurance money and prevent distress sale of paddy.

Pakistan confirms July 14 for Kartarpur Corridor talks at Wagah

Jul 02, 2019, at 08:22 pm

New Delhi, Jul 2 (UNI): Pakistan on Tuesday conveyed to India that the second meeting to discuss the draft agreement for finalizing the modalities of Kartarpur Corridor and related technical issues will be held on July 14 at Wagah.

Tension prevails in Delhi's Chandni Chowk after communal violence

Jul 02, 2019, at 08:17 pm

Delhi, July 2 (IBNS):  Three FIRs have been lodged in connection with the disturbance in Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi - two over a parking issue and the third concerning vandalism at a temple, reports said.

Bangladeshi terror outfit using WB madrasas for recruitment: MHA

Jul 02, 2019, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi, Jul 2 (IBNS): In an explosive statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said some madrasas in West Bengal are preaching religious extremism and helping Bangladeshi terror outfits like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, media reports said.

BJD member raises issue of accountability of Medical Council of India

Jul 02, 2019, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi, Jul 2 (UNI) BJD member Anubhav Mohanty on Tuesday asked the Union Government as to how it planned to strengthen the accountability of the Medical Council of India (MCI). 

Jammu and Kashmir: Five gamblers arrested, stake money recovered in Srinagar

Jul 02, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Srinagar, Jul 2 (UNI) Five gamblers were arrested by security forces in a raid in Srinagar, a police spokesman said Tuesday afternoon.

Haryana police seize banned drugs, heroin

Jul 02, 2019, at 06:02 pm

Chandigarh, Jul 2 (UNI) In yet another crackdown on drug-peddlers, Haryana Police in separate cases has seized 28,000 prohibited pharma pills and 47 gram heroin in Fatehabad and Sirsa districts. Police has also arrested five persons who were in possession of the prohibited drug.

Kashmiris always welcome Amarnath pilgrims: Mehbooba Mufti

Jul 02, 2019, at 05:59 pm

Srinagar, Jul 2 (UNI) Wishing pilgrims undertaking Yatra to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said people of Kashmir have always welcomed them wholeheartedly.

BJP MP Sunny Deol calls controversy around his decision to appoint a representative as 'extremely unfortunate'

Jul 02, 2019, at 05:38 pm

New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Slamming his critics, actor-turned-BJP MP Sunny Deol on Tuesday called the controversy around his decision to appoint a “representative” to the Lok Sabha constituency as “extremely unfortunate”.

AP students seeking admission to Delhi University get relief after Vice President’s intervention

Jul 02, 2019, at 05:26 pm

New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has advised the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to issue an advisory to Boards of Secondary Education or Intermediate of all States to follow a uniform pattern of providing marks to facilitate admissions into Central Universities.

ISKCON invites TMC MP Nusrat Jahan Jain to Rath Yatra programme

Jul 02, 2019, at 05:26 pm

Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): Days after actress-turned politician Nusrat Jahan Jain called herself a product of inclusive India in a message to Deoband clerics' fatwa (diktat) over her interfaith marriage, global Hindu religious organisation International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has invited the newly-elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP to Rath Yatra (pulling of chariot) which will be held on Thursday.

BJP MP Sunny Deol appoints representative, Congress slams him

Jul 02, 2019, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Amid reports that BJP MP Sunny Deol has appointed a representative in his parliamentary constituency Gurdaspur, who would "attend meetings" and follow "important matters" related to the city in his absence, the Congress party has attacked the actor-turned-politician over the move and said he has performed a 'betrayal of highest order' with the people.