CAA protests: Stone pelting occurs close to Jaffrabad 

Feb 23, 2020, at 05:13 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Stone pelting was reported from New Delhi's Jaffrabad area on Sunday where an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rally was taking place.

'Namaste Trump': Home Minister Amit Shah reviews preparations

Feb 23, 2020, at 04:31 pm

Ahmedabad/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed preparations of the 'Namaste Trump' event which will be held in honour of US President Donald Trump's maiden visit to India, at the newly reconstructed Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here on Monday.

Purnea region of Bihar, inspiration for people across country: Modi

Feb 23, 2020, at 04:22 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Saying that new India is not willing to tag along with old approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Purnia in Bihar is an inspiration for people across the country as the women of this region chose a different path of farming.

Donald Trump's maiden India visit: Security beefed up in Kashmir

Feb 23, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  Security has been beefed up in the summer capital Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley to foil any attempts by militants to cause disruption and carry out attacks on the eve of US President Donald Trump's visit to India.

Bio-jet fuel: PM Modi lauds CSIR and IIP scientists for developing technology

Feb 23, 2020, at 03:49 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated scientists of CSIR and Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum for developing the technology to fly Indian Air Force transport aircraft with bio-fuel.

India looks forward to welcome POTUS: PM Modi

Feb 23, 2020, at 03:32 pm

New Delhi/UNI: With barely few hours left for US President Donald Trump's maiden visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the country looks forward to welcome @POTUS.

Women & daughters' courage and entrepreneurship matter of pride: PM

Feb 23, 2020, at 03:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded courage and entrepreneurship of women and daughters of our country and said our daughters are breaking age old shackles and attaining new heights.

Donald Trump shares video featuring him as 'Baahubali'

Feb 23, 2020, at 01:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: It seems like Donald Trump is leaving no stone unturned to make his visit to India a special and memorable one as he shared a video made to welcome him in India which features the US President as Baahubali.

Ahead of Trump's India visit, Congress takes dig at PM Modi with 5 questions

Feb 23, 2020, at 01:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to India, the Congress party on Sunday posed five questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on US-India trade, H-1 B visas, national security, oil prices and steel exports.

A section of people developed habit of criticizing anything related to Hindus and India: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Feb 23, 2020, at 12:50 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a section of people of the country has now developed a habit of criticizing anything related to Hindus and India.

Assam Accord’s Clause 6 committee to submit its report to Assam CM on Feb 25

Feb 23, 2020, at 12:08 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the high-level committee on Assam Accord’s Clause 6 will submit its report to the Assam Chief Minister on February 25.

Assam government to eliminate Maktab word from all government schools

Feb 23, 2020, at 12:01 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: After the announcement of converting all government-run Madrasas and Sanskrit Tols to general high school and higher secondary schools, now the Assam government has decided to delete the ‘Maktab’ word from the government schools title.

Police attempt to clear key road blocked by anti-CAA protesters in Delhi's Jaffrabad

Feb 23, 2020, at 10:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police are attempting to clear a key road in northeast Delhi's Jaffrabad on Sunday, which has been blocked since Saturday night by hundreds of women protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

After AMIM leader gets booked for his controversial comment, Javed Akhtar demands FIR against BJP Leader Giriraj Singh for insulting Muslims

Feb 23, 2020, at 12:51 am

Mumbai/IBNS: After All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen(AMIM) leader Waris Pathan was booked on Saturday for saying "15-crore (Muslims) can dominate over 100 crore (Hindus)" under various sections of Indian Penal Code, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar demanded an FIR against BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh for suggesting that all Muslims should have been sent to Pakistan.

AMIM leader withdraws his '15 crore minority can dominate 100 crore majority' statement

Feb 23, 2020, at 12:10 am

Mumbai/IBN: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen(AMIM) former legislator from Maharashtra, Waris Pathan, who had said "15-crore (Muslims) can dominate over 100 crore (Hindus)", took back his statement on Saturday and added that he had no intention to hurt the sentiments of any community, said media reports.

Indian Naval Sailing Vessels Mhadei & Tarini set sail for Bay of Bengal Offshore sailing expedition

Feb 22, 2020, at 11:23 pm

Panaji/UNI: Indian Naval Sailing Vessels Mhadei and Tarini set sail for the Bay of Bengal Offshore sailing expedition from the Indian Naval Ocean Sailing Node at Goa on Saturday.

CAA Agitation: Shaheen Bagh protesters open arterial road to Noida and Faridabad

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: On the day Supreme Court-appointed interlocutor Sadhana Ramachandran and the anti-CAA protestors held talks at Shaheen Bagh for the fourth consecutive day, an arterial road connecting Delhi with Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad in Haryana was opened by the protesters.

India was recognised as a vibrant democracy and world power due to Jawaharlal Nehru: Manmohan Singh

Feb 22, 2020, at 08:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In an apparent attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, former Prime Minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh has said India was recognised as a vibrant democracy and world power due to the efforts of its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and currently a "militant and purely emotional" idea of the country was being promoted under the garb of nationalism, said reports.

Gender justice missing link of nation's progress: PM

Feb 22, 2020, at 08:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, while inaugurating International Judicial Conference here, affirmed that no country can develop without gender justice.

2012 Delhi Gangrape: Convict Vinay Sharma's plea nixed

Feb 22, 2020, at 06:42 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana, on Saturday, dismissed an application filed on behalf of one of the convicts, Vinay Sharma, on death row in the Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case.

Hindi language has become a big medium of employment: Yogi Adityanath 

Feb 22, 2020, at 06:13 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Utrar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Hindi language has performed the task of connecting large parts of the country.

Baramulla: HM commander arrested, arms-ammunition recovered 

Feb 22, 2020, at 05:57 pm

Baramulla/UNI: Police on Saturday arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander and recovered arms and ammunition in this north Kashmir district.

Over 200 militants still active in Kashmir, 25 killed in 12 operations since Jan in J&K, says DGP

Feb 22, 2020, at 05:44 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the progress of anti-militancy operations, saying 25 militants have been killed in 12 operations since January while 250 are still active in Kashmir valley.

BJP to stage ‘dharna’ against Uddhav Thackeray govt on Feb 25 in Aurangabad

Feb 22, 2020, at 05:06 pm

Aurangabad, Maharashtra,/UNI: The activists of opposition BJP will stage ‘dharna’ on Feb 25 in front of the Tehsil office here, to protest against the ruling MVA government.

Maharashtra: 4 labourers killed, 3 injured as mound of mud falls on them in Nagpur

Feb 22, 2020, at 05:00 pm

Nagpur/UNI: Four women labourers were killed while others three injured when soil caved in near Adasa Patkakhedi village in Saoner tehsil of Nagpur district, police said on Saturday.

Maharashtra: Security guard stoned to death in Nagpur

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:59 pm

Nagpur/UNI:  A 63-year-old man was stoned to death by some unidentified criminals on Saturday within jurisdiction of Kalaman police station, police said.

Kashmir: LeT commander among two militants killed in Anantnag encounter

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:47 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a commander, were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the wee hours of Saturday.

Etiquettes Of Flying: Aviation Ministry reminds people that flight's reclining seat is not a sleeper berth with interesting tweet

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation posted several interesting tweets recently where they advised people on how they can properly use reclining seats so that it does not create a trouble for fellow passengers.

Technology should help deliver speedy justice: Narendra Modi

Feb 22, 2020, at 03:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: PM Narendra Modi addressed the International Judicial Conference in New Delhi. Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court as well as various High Courts, Eminent lawyers and delegates from overseas also took part in the Conference.

Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia not invited to accompany Melania Trump on Delhi School visit

Feb 22, 2020, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia are unlikely to accompany Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States, during her visit to a government school in the national capital next week, sources said on Saturday.