Tripura to host 10th national science film festival
May 31, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Agartala, May 31 (UNI) Tripura to host 10th National Science Film Festival here in January-February next year, which will jointly be organised by Vigyan Prasar and Tripura University for the first time in the state, said Science, Technology and Environment minister Sudip Roybarman.
Bihar: BJP leader murdered in Begusarai
May 31, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Begusarai, May 31 (UNI) Unidentified criminals killed a BJP leader in Amraur village under Singhaul police station in Begusarai district today.
Maharashtra: Headmistresses booked for fraud in Thane
May 31, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Thane, May 31 (UNI) Headmistresses of a school in Kalyan of the district have been booked on alleged charges of fabricating records in the fixation of salaries of the staff, police said on Friday.
Congress leader held for blackmailing BVA corporator
May 31, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Palghar, May 31 (UNI) A Congress leader of the district has been booked on charges of allegedly blackmailing the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) corporator of the Vasai Virar Muncipal Corporation (VVMC) and extorting money from him, police said on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three killed in Doda road accident
May 31, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Jammu, May 31 (UNI) At least three people were killed and 10 others injured when a taxi, they were travelling in, plunged into a gorge Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC Chief of the Naval staff
May 31, 2019, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Admiral Karambir Singh assumed command of the Indian Navy today (31 May 19) as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff.
Ramadan in Jammu and Kashmir: Jumat-ul-Vida celebrated with religious fervor, gaiety
May 31, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Srinagar, May 31 (UNI) Lakhs of people on Friday joined Jumat-ul-Vida, last Friday of Holy month of Ramzan, prayers in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region.
UP: Liquor worth Rs 10 lakh recovered in Deoria
May 31, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Deoria, May 31 (UNI) One person was arrested and 400 boxes of foreign liquor recovered from his possession which was being taken to Bihar through peddling in the Lar area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
By-election to 44 local body wards in 13 districts in Kerala on Jun 27
May 31, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (UNI) Bypoll to 44 local body wards in 13 districts in Kerala will be held on June 27.
Piyush Goyal takes charge as Commerce & Industry Minister
May 31, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal, took charge on Friday as Commerce & Industry Minister.
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena meets PM Modi
May 31, 2019, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena graced the swearing-in-ceremony of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, officials said.
Bihar: Bank officer arrested on graft charge
May 31, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Banka, May 31 (UNI) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today caught assistant manager of UCO Bank Sahebganj branch red handed when he was accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 under Belhar police station area in the district.
Water crisis forces schools in Udupi to abandon mid-day meal scheme
May 31, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Udupi, May 31(UNI) Thanks to severe potable water crisis, several government schools in Udupi district of Karnataka have discontinued serving mid-day meals to children.
Two Hizbul militants, OGW killed in Shopian encounter, says Police
May 31, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Srinagar, May 31 (UNI) Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants and an alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) were killed in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) by security forces in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Friday.
Maharashtra BJP leader Raosaheb Danve made MoS in PM Modi Cabinet 2.0
May 31, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 31 (UNI) BJP senior leader Raosaheb Danve,who became the Jalna MP for consecutively fifth time,has been made the Minister of State(MoS) for Consumer Affairs,Food & Public Distribution Ministry in the PM Modi Cabinet 2.0.
PM Narendra Modi meets BIMSTEC leaders, holds bilateral parleys
May 31, 2019, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a series of important bilateral meetings with the visiting nation and government heads of BIMSTEC nations.
Md. Abdul Hamid meets Narendra Modi, discuss issues related to mutual interest
May 31, 2019, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi , May 31 (IBNS): Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid met Indian PM Narendra Modi here on Friday and discussed issues of mutual interest, officials said.
Time for all the ministers to update their Twitter bios: Omar Abdullah reminds
May 31, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Srinagar, May 31 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Friday urged new ministers in the Narendra Modi-led government to update their social media portfolios after they were allotted new positions following the oath-taking ceremony on Monday.
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli gifts PM Narendra Modi 'Rudraksh'
May 31, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Kathmandu/Nepal, May 31 (IBNS): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who visited India to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi, gifted him a 'Rudraksh' during their meeting on Friday.
Miscreants set ablaze a vehicle in front of Arunachal Pradesh BJP MP residence
May 31, 2019, at 02:33 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, some miscreants set ablaze a car in front of the residence of Arunachal Pradesh state BJP president and Arunachal East MP Tapir Gao in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city Itanagar on Friday morning.
Bangladesh repatriated two Indian nationals to India, country deports one Bangladeshi
May 31, 2019, at 02:28 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): Bangladesh had repatriated two Indian nationals, who were in Bangladesh jail, to India through Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday.
Modi cabinet 2.0: Amit Shah takes Home, Rajnath in Defence, Nirmala gets Finance
May 31, 2019, at 02:12 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Amit Shah, the architect of a spectacular victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections, is India's new Home Minister while his predecessor Rajnath Singh gets Defence as the portfolios of the lists of ministers in the Narendra Modi government 2.0 were announced on Friday.
Modi's list of cabinet members comes out, Amit Shah to become Home Minister
May 31, 2019, at 01:17 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president and Gandhinagar MP, Amit Shah, is assuming the post of Home Ministry as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's list of cabinet members came out on Friday.
After swearing-in, PM Modi changes social media profile picture and cover photo
May 31, 2019, at 01:00 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): After taking oath as the Prime Minister for the second term, Narendra Modi has changed the profile picture and cover photo of his own Twitter handle and Facebook profile.
Prime accused arrested in Surendra Singh murder case
May 31, 2019, at 12:05 pm
Amethi, May 31(UNI): Amethi police has arrested the prime accused in the Surendra Singh murder case here on Friday.
Omar Abdullah congratulates newly sworn in Narendra Modi government
May 31, 2019, at 12:03 pm
Srinagar, May 31 (UNI): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday congratulated Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Admiral Karambir Singh becomes new Indian Navy Chief
May 31, 2019, at 11:55 am
New Delhi, May 31 (UNI): Admiral Karambir Singh on Friday assumed the charge of Chief of Indian Naval Staff at a ceremony in South Block here.
After taking oath, PM Modi gets into diplomatic exercise
May 31, 2019, at 11:53 am
New Delhi, May 31 (UNI): Shortly after taking over as Prime Minister for the second consecutive term, Narendra Modi has started on the work mission and held first important diplomatic engagements with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov on Thursday evening.
Odisha's Pratap Chandra Sarangi who campaigned in bicycle gets ministry in Modi government 2.0
May 31, 2019, at 11:28 am
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): A loud cheer from the audience came when Odisha's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi, who campaigned in the Lok Sabha polls in bicycle, walked up the stage to take oath as a minister of the second Narendra Modi government.
May 31, 2019, at 09:03 am
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): BJP leader Smriti Irani, who scripted a massive victory in the Amethi seat in the recently held Lok Sabha polls defeating none other than Congress president Rahul Gandhi, has taken oath as one of the youngest in the council of ministers in PM Narendra Modi's government.