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Another IIT aspirant commits suicide in Kota | Bihar: BJP nominates Gopal Narayan Singh for RS, JD(U) alleges corruption | Resentment in Kashmir 'Versity over ban on attending seminar | Delhi: 8-year-old abducted and raped outside home, youth detained | Fire at ammunition depot in Maharashtra, several feared dead | Modi speaks to Sharif, wishes him well ahead of surgery | African students in India should have no reason to fear for their safety and security, says President | Satya Nadella meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Modi urges people to rate govt, says views will go a long way in transforming India | Geelani condemns Mehbooba's "pigeon and cat" reference

Rahul Gandhi has no maturity and understanding of India: BJP

Aug 24, 2018, at 07:16 pm

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): BJP leader Sambit Patra on Friday attacked Rahul Gandhi for comparing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with the Muslim Brotherhood and said the Congress President has 'no maturity and understanding' of India.

Heavy rains lead to water logging in Guwahati, woman dies in landslide

Aug 24, 2018, at 07:08 pm

Guwahati, Aug 24 (IBNS): A woman died in a massive landslide that took place near Jorabat area, in the outskirts of Guwahati due to the heavy rains that inundated many parts of the capital city of Assam.

Ram Nath Kovind wishes people on Onam, prays for a new beginning in flood-hit Kerala

Aug 24, 2018, at 07:02 pm

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday wished the nation on Onam and also prayed that the flood-hit people of Kerala could take the opportunity of festivity in making a new beginning to their lives.

Priya cinema hall will be reopened with full compliance to fire guidelines: Dutta

Aug 24, 2018, at 06:48 pm

Kolkata, Aug 24 (IBNS):   Priya Entertainment Managing Director, Arijit Dutta, has said that the popular Priya cinema hall, which experienced a fire recently during a movie screening, will be reopened and they are not compromising on any of the guidelines and regulations on fire safety while correcting all the damages done to the structure.

Modi does not have deeply thought out strategy to deal with Pakistan: Gandhi

Aug 24, 2018, at 04:20 pm

London, Aug 24 (IBNS): Attacking Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Prime Minister does not follow a 'deeply thought out strategy' in dealing with Pakistan.

Doctors should interact with patients & their families with empathy: Vice President Naidu

Aug 24, 2018, at 04:05 pm

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): Vice President of India M,. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Hospitals and Doctors must interact with patients & their families with empathy and compassion.  

Awareness, regular check-ups and screening crucial in dealing with Cancer: Vice President

Aug 24, 2018, at 03:51 pm

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has expressed concern over the increasing cancer cases in the county and called for establishing more affordable cancer treatment centres to provide preventive, curative and palliative care programmes.

Fodder scam case: Lalu's parole extension plea rejected by court, asked to return to jail by Aug 30

Aug 24, 2018, at 01:37 pm

Ranchi, Aug 24 (IBNS): The plea to extend three-month parole of former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Prasad, who has been convicted in fodder scam case, was rejected by the Jharkhand High Court on Friday, media reports said.

Supreme Court rules out re-election in uncontested panchayat seats won by TMC in West Bengal

Aug 24, 2018, at 11:45 am

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): In a big relief for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled out any re-election in 34 percent of panchayat seats, which were won by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) uncontested, in the eastern state, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Gunfight erupts in Anantnag district

Aug 24, 2018, at 09:14 am

Srinagar, Aug 24 (IBNS): A gunfight has erupted between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday, police said.

BJP politicising Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death for electoral gains, alleges his niece

Aug 23, 2018, at 11:31 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): A week after Atal Bihar Vajpayee's demise, his niece on Thursday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is politicising the former prime minister's death for electoral gains in 2019 polls. 

India declines financial aid from UAE for Kerala flood relief

Aug 23, 2018, at 10:28 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Even as the Kerala government is ready to accept the aid from the United Arab Emirates, the Centre has made it clear that India would not take financial support from any foreign country for relief operations in the southern state ravaged by floods.

PM Modi inaugurates various projects in Gujarat's Junagadh district

Aug 23, 2018, at 10:25 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated various projects in Junagadh district. 

Asthi of Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be immersed in WB's Gangasagar tomorrow

Aug 23, 2018, at 08:47 pm

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Asthi Kalash of late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be immersed in Gangasagar on Friday. 

Agitated villagers kill leopard in Assam’s Sivasagar district

Aug 23, 2018, at 08:34 pm

Guwahati, Aug 23 (IBNS): Agitated villagers killed a leopard in upper Assam’s Sivasagar district after it attacked and injured two persons.

Rahul Gandhi appoints Raebareli MLA Aditi Singh as General Secretary of Mahila Congress

Aug 23, 2018, at 08:04 pm

Lucknow, Aug 23 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday appointed Raebareli MLA Aditi Singh as the General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress.

Ashes of Atal Bihari Vajpayee immersed in Brahmaputra in Guwahati

Aug 23, 2018, at 08:00 pm

Guwahati, Aug 23 (IBNS): Part of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes were immersed in the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass.

Haryana: Newborn dies after ambulance gets stuck in Congress rally, state govt orders probe

Aug 23, 2018, at 06:18 pm

Sonipat, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Haryana government on Thursday ordered a probe into the incident in which a newborn baby had died in Sonipat district after the ambulance carrying the child got stuck in a cycle rally, which was organised by the Congress, media reports said.

My dream is to see every Indian owning a house : PM Modi

Aug 23, 2018, at 06:13 pm

Junagarh, Gujarat,  Aug 23 (IBNS) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his Government was putting in efforts to ensure that every Indian has own house by 2022.

Meghalaya by-polls : 67 per cent turnout till 3 pm

Aug 23, 2018, at 04:39 pm

Guwahati, Aug 23 (IBNS)  : Amid a tight security, voting is underway for the  by-elections to the South Tura and Ranikor assembly constituencies in Meghalaya.

Sacrilege law: Punjab's "aping of Pakistan" invites condemnation

Aug 23, 2018, at 04:26 pm

Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh may have other  ideas about the sacrilege law, which has been passed unanimously by his cabinet, but to critics, it's another way to suppress free speech, similar to Pakistan's condemnable blasphemy laws.

Rahul Gandhi's Hamburg speech : Country's image tarnished, we want explanation, says BJP

Aug 23, 2018, at 03:56 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS) : In a fierce backlash to Rahul Gandhi's Hamburg speech which related terrorism with joblessness, the ruling Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused the Congress President of tarnishing the image of India, saying his utterances encouraged terrorism and were of "dangerous implications."

West Bengal: Two killed in explosion in Trinamool party office in West Medinipur

Aug 23, 2018, at 03:26 pm

West Medinipur, Aug 23 (IBNS): At least two men were killed and several others were injured in an explosion in a party office of the state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) at Mokrampur area under Narayangarh Police Station limits in West Medinipur district of West Bengal on Thursday morning, reports said.

BJP blasts Rahul Gandhi for ISIS remarks in Germany

Aug 23, 2018, at 02:35 pm

New Delhi/Hamburg, Aug 23 (IBNS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lambasted Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in Germany where he spoke on the creation of ISIS and linked lynchings in India to demonetisation.

PM witnesses collective e-Gruhpravesh of beneficiaries of PMAY in Gujarat

Aug 23, 2018, at 02:23 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday joined thousands of people in witnessing the collective e-Gruhpravesh of beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) at a large public meeting in Jujwa village of Valsad district in Gujarat.

West Bengal : At least one killed, five injured in explosion in Trinamool Congress office

Aug 23, 2018, at 01:55 pm

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS) : At least one person was killed and five others were injured when an explosion took place in a Trinamool Congress office in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Thursday, reports said.

Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar passes away; Prez Kovind, PM Modi condole

Aug 23, 2018, at 12:47 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Veteran journalist, columnist, human rights activist and former Rajya Sabha MP, Kuldip Nayar, passed away at around 1 am on Thursday in New Delhi, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi links unemployment, demonetisation, GST to lynchings in India

Aug 23, 2018, at 11:30 am

Hamburg, Aug 23 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering at the Bucerius Summer School in the Germany city of Hamburg, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said it is the joblessness that is leading to several incidents of lynchings in India.

Omar Abdullah condemns BJP worker Shabir Ahmad Bhat's murder

Aug 22, 2018, at 10:45 pm

Srinagar, Aug 22 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday condemned the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Shabir Ahmad Bhat in Pulwama district of the state.

Israeli PM Netanyahu sends condolence to Modi on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's demise

Aug 22, 2018, at 08:23 pm

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to send his condolences on the demise of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.