Pakistan, China may have released poisonous gas to pollute Delhi air, claims BJP leader

Nov 06, 2019, at 09:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vineet Agarwal Sharda has claimed that Pakistan and China should be blamed for the air pollution trouble in New Delhi and adjoining areas.

TMC would be back in power in 2021, BJP has no chance: Mamata Banerjee

Nov 06, 2019, at 12:54 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister on Tuesday said her party will be voted to power once again in the 2021 Assembly elections and the BJP should stop dreaming of being at the helm in the state.

Cops-lawyers conflict: Police personnel in Delhi end 11-hour protest

Nov 05, 2019, at 11:30 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Protesters dispersed on Tuesday after a day-long sit-in following an assurance given by top police officials and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, ending an 11-hour long stir in the wake of clashes with lawyers at the Tis Hazari courts on Saturday over a parking issue that escalated into a major showdown.

Rajnath in Moscow to boost Defence cooperation with Russia

Nov 05, 2019, at 10:43 pm

Moscow/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday arrived on a three-day visit to Moscow during which he is expected to hold bilateral meetings to boost defence cooperation.

Social harmony be strengthened, says Naqvi ahead of Ayodhya verdict

Nov 05, 2019, at 09:57 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday called a meeting of prominent members from the Muslim community and said that under no circumstances should be the fabric of social harmony, brotherhood and unity be broken in the country.

Prakash Javadekar in Dhaka to attend SACEP meeting

Nov 05, 2019, at 09:27 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday arrived on a two-day Dhaka visit to attend 15th meeting of the Governing Council of South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) tomorrow.

China says will resolve RCEP issues raised by India

Nov 05, 2019, at 09:10 pm

Beijing/UNI: China on Tuesday said it would work with all participating countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to resolve the outstanding issues raised by India and welcome New Delhi to join the free trade pact at an early date.

First Khadi mall of the country opens in Bihar

Nov 05, 2019, at 08:54 pm

Patna/UNI: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today inaugurated the first Khadi mall of the country in the state capital today.

CPI slams Kerala Chief Secy for supporting Maoist killing

Nov 05, 2019, at 08:42 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: CPI, the second ally of the ruling Left Front in Kerala, on Tuesday criticised State Chief Secretary Tom Jose for writing an article in a national daily justifying the killing of Maoists in an encounter recently.

Water diverted to Godavari from the near-full Jayakwadi dam in Nashik :Sources

Nov 05, 2019, at 08:32 pm

Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI As rain water continues to flow since the last couple of days in the  catchment areas of  upstream dams in Nashik district towards the Jayakwadi dam in district, the authorities of irrigation department  have played it safe by opening the sixteen gates of the dam to release the flooded water of 26941 cusecs per second  water into downstream of river Godavari.

Article 371 will remain in force: Union MoS Sarangi

Nov 05, 2019, at 08:00 pm

Itanagar/UNI:Union Minister of State for MSME and Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Tuesday said  Article 371 will continue to remain in force.

Cyclone Maha re-curves towards Gujarat but likely to weaken; might hit Diu on Nov 7

Nov 05, 2019, at 07:48 pm

Gandhinagar/UNI Very severe cyclonic storm Maha over the west-central and adjoining east-central Arabian sea has re-curved towards Gujarat but is likely to weaken rapidly and cross Gujarat coast around Diu as a cyclonic storm in morning hours of November 7.

Shiv Sena declares 'its govt' at the helm in Mah, no truce with BJP on this issue

Nov 05, 2019, at 07:41 pm

Mumbai,/UNI:Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday declared that Maharashtra will gets its next chief minister from the Shiv Sena which is fighting for upholding ‘truth, justice and rights’ in the current political imbroglio that has encompased the state.

Six including five policemen injured in Imphal blast, CM condemns, reward announced

Nov 05, 2019, at 07:30 pm

Imphal/UNI: Six people, including five policemen, were injured in a powerful bomb blast at Thangal Bazar here today.

Dreaded rhino poacher arrested with arms in Assam’s Biswanath district

Nov 05, 2019, at 06:02 pm

Guwahati/IBNS : In a joint operation, the police and Assam forest department have arrested a dreaded rhino poacher with arms in Assam’s Biswanath district on Tuesday. 

Assam CM inaugurates Brahmaputra Pushkar & Sanskritik Mahotsav

Nov 05, 2019, at 06:01 pm

Guwahati/IBNS : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the Brahmaputra Pushkar & Sanskritik Mahotsav 2019 and highlighted river Brahmaputra’s important role in Assam’s socio-cultural life.

Maoists: Failing Ventures

Nov 05, 2019, at 05:36 pm

In a successful operation conducted by the Security Forces (SFs) against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Kerala, SFs killed at least four Maoist cadres in two successive encounters in a forested area in Manjakkatty near Agali town under the Attappady Taluk (revenue sub-division) in the Palakkad District of Kerala on October 28-29, 2019. 

Endangered Health

Nov 05, 2019, at 05:33 pm

On October 11, 2019, a doctor, identified as Mohammad Ali, was assassinated by Taliban terrorists in the Payencha region of Dolina District in Afghanistan’s Ghor Province. Taliban terrorists have been repeatedly targeting health workers, including doctors and nurses, as well as medical facilities across Afghanistan. Facing constant threat, intimidation and harassment from the Taliban, several healthcare practitioners have resigned and health centres have been shut down, depriving civilians of access to healthcare.

Plight of Bengali Muslims in Pakistan

Nov 05, 2019, at 05:30 pm

There are around three million Bengalis in Pakistan, and a significant portion of them live in Karachi. They are the poorest segment of Pakistani society. They are hindered by their status as aliens in the country and there are very few, almost negligible portion, who hold official documentation as Pakistani citizen. Usman Town Bangalipara is the area where Bengalis have been living for more than six decades. In fact they are living in Pakistan from the days of Partition of India and Pakistan. Yet they are facing lots of problems and living in constant tension and harassment.

Why is the Home Minister 'mum' on Delhi police protest issue, asks Congress

Nov 05, 2019, at 05:22 pm

New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) Attacking the BJP government and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the clash between police personnel and advocates and subsequent protest by Delhi police at the national capital, Congress on Tuesday said it is 'a new low' for the country since Independence.

Uttar Pradesh: One held, liquor worth Rs 40 lakh recovered in Lucknow

Nov 05, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Lucknow, Nov 5 (UNI) A liquor peddler was arrested and 750 boxes of liquor recovered from his possession in the Para area here, police said on Tuesday. The cost of the impounded liquor is estimated to be Rs 40 lakh.

BS Yediyurappa wows to provide good governance in Karnataka

Nov 05, 2019, at 04:24 pm

Bengaluru, Nov 5 (UNI): Karnataka Chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday promised to provide a good governance to the people of the state and vowed to change the profile of the state in coming days.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two drug peddlers arrested, psychotropic substance recovered in Awantipora

Nov 05, 2019, at 04:14 pm

Srinagar, Nov 5 (UNI) Two drug peddlers were arrested and psychotropic substance recovered in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police official said on Tuesday.

Government of India secures release of five Indian nationals abducted in Myanmar

Nov 05, 2019, at 04:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Timely intervention by Government of India has ensured release of five abducted Indian nationals, a Member of Myanmar Parliament and four other Myanmar nationals from Arakan Army in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, in the early hours of Monday.

Rajasthan: Five killed in road accident

Nov 05, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Jaipur, Nov 5 (UNI) At least five people were killed in a car-truck collision in Sirohi district of Rajasthan on Tuesday.

Tripura: Restaurant offers one meal against 1 kg plastic

Nov 05, 2019, at 03:53 pm

Agartala, Nov 5 (UNI) In a bid to carry forward the mission to make Tripura a plastic-free state, a restaurant owner of the city launched an initiative, where a person can have a full free meal by exchanging one kg plastic.

Inquiry initiated into Tis Hazari Court clash incident: CP

Nov 05, 2019, at 03:43 pm

New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) Delhi Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik on Tuesday appealed police personnel, protesting against the violent clash with lawyers at Tis Hazari Court complex, to maintain peace saying an inquiry into the matter has been initiated.

PM Narendra Modi chairs a meeting on pollution and cyclone

Nov 05, 2019, at 03:42 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation arising due to pollution in various part of Northern India.

Jammu and Kashmir: Mysterious fire damages over 20 shops in Srinagar

Nov 05, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Srinagar, Nov 5 (UNI) Over 20 shops have been reduced to ashes in a devastating mysterious fire at Batmaloo area in this summer capital, official sources said.

Fire breaks out in Jammu, around 10 huts gutted 

Nov 05, 2019, at 03:19 pm

Jammu, Nov 5 (UNI) Around 10 huts burnt on Tuesday morning in a fire broke out due to a 'short circuit' in Qasim Nagar area here.