Foreign Secretary of India Vijay Gokhale visits Bhutan

Jul 06, 2019, at 04:25 pm

New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale paid an official visit to Bhutan on July 4 and 5, officials said.

Congress-JDS coalition in trouble in Karnataka: 11 lawmakers submit resignations

Jul 06, 2019, at 03:58 pm

Bangalore, July 6 (IBNS/UNI): The Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka is facing trouble as eight Congress and three Janata Dal Secular legislators have submitted their resignations to the office of the Speaker in his absence, media reports said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appears in court in defamation case, granted bail

Jul 06, 2019, at 03:55 pm

Patna, Jul 6 (UNI/IBNS) In a major development, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday granted bail after he appeared before a local court here in connection with a defamation case filed against him for his alleged derogatory remark against all those having surname of Modi during an election speech in Bengaluru in recently held Lok Sabha elections.

Jai Shree Ram not associated with Bengali culture: Amartya Sen

Jul 06, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Kolkata, July 6 (IBNS): Weeks after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had objected to the "Jai Shree Ram" chant by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said the slogan is not associated with the Bengali culture, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi gets bail in defamation case filed by Sushil Modi

Jul 06, 2019, at 02:54 pm

Patna, July 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been granted bail in the defamation case filed against him by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi, media reports said.

Japanese Encephalitis claims 49 lives in Assam, state government puts doctors' leaves on hold

Jul 06, 2019, at 01:42 pm

Guwahati, July 6 (IBNS): With reports of 49 deaths and 190 positive cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the state, the Assam government has kept on hold leaves for all doctors and paramedical staff including surveillance workers up to Sept 30.

Modi explains Budget 2019 to people from Varanasi, shares road to 5 trillion economy

Jul 06, 2019, at 01:24 pm

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BJP membership drive in Varanasi said to make the journey of India to a $ 5 trillion dollar economy as envisaged in the Budget 2019 easier, his government is focusing on involving farmers in big way and turning them into exporters. He said creating clean healthy and beautiful India would aid the journey and bigger the target bigger would be the pie for everyone in this journey. He also called the critics of the budget as "professional pessimists." 

Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of yatris leave base camps for holy cave, 68,500 have darshan so far

Jul 06, 2019, at 12:02 pm

Srinagar, Jul 6 (UNI) Fresh batches of pilgrims on Saturday left Nunwan Pahalgam and Baltal base camps for the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, where about 68,500 yatris had darshan of the self made Ice-Shivlingam so far.

Security personnel of BJP MP assault Toll Plaza employees in Agra

Jul 06, 2019, at 11:54 am

Agra, Jul 6 (UNI) Security personnel of a senior BJP MP from Etawah and chairperson of the National Schedule Caste commission Dr Ramshanker Kateharia assaulted the employees of the toll plaza and fired in the air to frighten them here on Saturday.

PM unveils bronze statue of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri at Babatpur airport

Jul 06, 2019, at 11:49 am

Varanasi, Jul 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled an 18-feet high bronze statue of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri at LBS International Airport, Babatpur here on Saturday during his visit to the temple town—also his Parliamentary constituency.

Police arrest three in mob lynching incident in Tripura

Jul 06, 2019, at 11:04 am

Ambassa(Tripura), Jul 06(UNI) Three persons, arrested in connection with the mob lynching of Budhdhiram Tripura on suspicion of cattle lifting in Gandacharra in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai, have been remanded in judicial custody till July 8.

Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi today to launch BJP's countrywide membership drive

Jul 06, 2019, at 07:18 am

New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi city on Saturday to start the Bharatiya Janata Party's countrywide membership drive.

Top CBI officer Nageshwar Rao shunted out of probe agency

Jul 05, 2019, at 11:48 pm

New Delhi, Jul 5 (IBNS): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) additional director Nageshwar Rao, who served as the acting CBI director twice, has been shunted out of the country’s premier probe agency.

CBI quizzes painter Shuvaprasanna for over 4 hours on Saradha scam

Jul 05, 2019, at 10:44 pm

Kolkata, Jul 5 (UNI) The CBI probing Saradha chit fund scam on Friday questioned painter Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharjee for over four hours for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore rupee scandal, that ruined thousands of poor investors across eastern India.

Roads connectivity to Kohima cut off since yesterday

Jul 05, 2019, at 10:12 pm

Kohima, July 5 (UNI): The town of Kohima and the state of Manipur has been cut off by road since yesterday following a massive landslide on the National Highway 29, the lifeline of Nagaland and Manipur, where rows of hundreds of vehicles carrying essential commodities, have been stranded on the roadside since yesterday.

Man lynched to death on suspicion of raping tribal girls in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district

Jul 05, 2019, at 09:43 pm

Guwahati, Jul 5 (IBNS): A 45-year-old man has allegedly been lynched to death by a mob on suspicion of molesting two girls in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district.

Orientation programme for Haj pilgrims from Telangana on Jul 7

Jul 05, 2019, at 08:57 pm

Hyderabad, July 5 (UNI): Telangana State Haj Committee Chairman Mohammed Masiullah Khan has said the 10th Haj Training Camp in favour of selected pilgrims for Haj 2019 will be held at Minar Garden, Salar Jung Museum road, Darulshifa, here on Sunday.

Woman electrocuted in Andhra Pradesh

Jul 05, 2019, at 07:49 pm

Eluru, July 5 (UNI): A 65-year-old woman was electrocuted and another injured at Kalarayanagudem village of Lingapalem Mandal in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday.

Nine RSS/BJP workers sentenced to life in Raveendran murder case

Jul 05, 2019, at 07:42 pm

Kannur, July 5 (UNI): The Thalassery additional district sessions court on Friday sentenced nine RSS/BJP activists to life imprisonment for murdering CPI(M) worker K.P. Raveendran inside the Kannur Central prison in 2004.

Assam CM welcomes the Union Budget, terms it unique

Jul 05, 2019, at 07:39 pm

Guwahati, Jul 5 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has welcomed the Union Budget – 2019, which was presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday and said that – this budget is mainly targeted to promote the national economy up to 5 trillion dollar by 2024-25.

Crime: Four dreaded arms smugglers arrested in Bihar

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:09 pm

Rajgir, Jul 5 (UNI) Special Task Force (STF) arrested four arms smugglers with firearms in Nai Sarai locality under Bihar police station area in Nalanda district late last night.

Maharashtra: Woman held for killing husband

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:07 pm

Kolhapur, Jul 5 (UNI) A 46-year-old woman was arrested from Ichalkaranji city of this district for allegedly killing her husband.

Bihar: Huge consignment of ganja seized from train, one nabbed

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Begusarai, Jul 5 (UNI) Rail police seized huge consignment of ganja from a train and arrested a smuggler at Begusarai railway station here today.

Dowry harassment: 3 people booked for driving pregnant woman out of house

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:02 pm

Thane, Jul 5 (UNI) A man, along with his two family members, was booked for allegedly throwing his pregnant wife out of the house over dowry demands, police said on Friday.

Target for making economy USD 5 trillion commendable: Nitish Kumar

Jul 05, 2019, at 04:55 pm

Patna, Jul 5 (UNI) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today welcomed union budget 2019-20 presented by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha and applauded Narendra Modi government for setting the goal of making the country`s economy USD 5 trillion.

Budget is a letdown: MP CM Kamal Nath

Jul 05, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Bhopal, July 5 (UNI) Describing the Union Budget as disappointing, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath averred on Friday that it would lead to an increase in prices and the Annual Financial Statement revealed no interest in heralding “achhe din.”

Union Budget is fraudulent: Sitaram Yechury

Jul 05, 2019, at 04:43 pm

New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS): Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury criticised the Union Budget and described it as 'fraudulent'.

Budget 2019: Providing access to safe and adequate drinking water to all Indians is a priority of the Government

Jul 05, 2019, at 04:08 pm

New York, July 5 (IBNS): The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman said that ensuring India’s water security and providing access to safe and adequate drinking water to all Indians is a priority of the Government.

Union Budget proposes measures to deepen Corporate Debt markets

Jul 05, 2019, at 03:57 pm

New York, July 5 (IBNS): A number of measures to further deepen bond markets have been proposed by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today.

Budget will boost India’s development in 21st century: PM Narendra Modi

Jul 05, 2019, at 03:47 pm

New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Union Budget 2019-2020, as the budget for building 'New India'.