Pulwama terror attack : Traders' bandh hits life in Assam, protest in Golaghat
Feb 18, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Guwahati, Feb 18 : The traders of Guwahati along with other parts of Assam are extending support to the nationwide strike called by the Confederation of All India Traders' (CAIT) to protest against the Pulwama terror attack.
Amid bilateral tension, Pak High Commissioner to India called back
Feb 18, 2019, at 02:27 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Amid bilateral tension over the Pulwama terrorist attack, which killed over 40 Indian paramilitary personnel, Pakistan on Monday called back its High Commissioner to India.
Pulwama encounter: Aide of JeM chief Mazood Azhar shot dead
Feb 18, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): In a big win for the Army days after the terrorist attack in Pulwama, key aide of Pakistan-based militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, Kamran, was shot dead in an encounter in the same district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, media reports said.
Feb 18, 2019, at 01:10 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) Suspended BJP leader Kirti Azad joined Congress on Monday in the presence of Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Youth Congress Hartal : Protestors pelt stones on 2 KSRTC buses
Feb 18, 2019, at 12:06 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (UNI) Two Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses were stoned by the supporters of Youth Congress during the dawn-to-dusk hartal called by it on Monday in protest against the killing of two of its activists in Kasaragod district on Sunday night.
Kerala witnesses shutdown over death of youth Congress workers
Feb 18, 2019, at 11:47 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday called a 12-hour shutdown in Kerala over the killing of its two youth workers in Kasargode district a day ago, media reports said.
Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu will remain shut: Supreme Court
Feb 18, 2019, at 11:16 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday said Tamil Nadu's sterlite copper plant, which was closed by the state government after protest over alleged pollution, will continue to remain shut, media reports said.
Shatrughan Sinha welcomes Modi, Nitish Kumar for Patna metro project
Feb 18, 2019, at 11:02 am
Patna, Feb 18 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha, who is now known as a critic of his own party and government, has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for unveiling the Patna metro rail project a day ago.
Kashmir: Four soldiers martyred in overnight Pulwama encounter
Feb 18, 2019, at 10:29 am
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): Days after over 40 paramilitary personnel were martyred in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, four soldiers including an officer were killed in an overnight encounter with Pakistan-based militant organisation, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in the same district, media reports said.
Kamal Hassan criticises Rajinikanth for not contesting Lok Sabha election
Feb 17, 2019, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Sunday criticised his celluloid rival Rajinikanth for declaring the latter would not contest the Lok Sabha elections.
Investigations about Kashmiri student continues in Moradabad
Feb 17, 2019, at 10:19 pm
Moradabad, Feb 17 (UNI) Intelligence agencies were investigating the relations of Kashmiri students, accused of sedition charges, with terrorists here.
Hindu Mahasabha demands removal of Article 370 in Kashmir
Feb 17, 2019, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 UNI) Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha and its associated organisations on Sunday protested against the dastardly terror attack in Pulwama and demanded removal of Article 370 of the Constitution in Kashmir.
Reports saying govt denied air transit to CRPF jawans untrue: Home ministry
Feb 17, 2019, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Union ministry of home affairs has denied claims by certain sections of the media that the CRPF was denied air transport on the Jammu-Srinagar-sector, Timesofindia.com said.
Not rejoicing jawans' death: Pulwama suicide bomber's father
Feb 17, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IBNS): Ghulam Hasan Dar, the father of Adil Ahmad Dar, the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant who carried out Thursday's suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, said the family was not celebrating the death of the soldiers, India Today reported.
No democracy in Congress, says BJP president Amit Shah
Feb 17, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IBNS): BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday has hit out at Congress and said it was a family party that did not have any place for democracy in it.
Fire burning in my heart, says Narendra Modi on Pulwama attack during Bihar visit
Feb 17, 2019, at 07:22 pm
Barauni, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his heart was burning with the same "fire" that is burning in the hearts of people of the nation following the killing of 40 CRPF men in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir'a Pulwama area on Thursday.
Amid Indian efforts to isolate Pak, ICJ set for hearings in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Feb 17, 2019, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi/Hague, Feb 17 (UNI) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold hearings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case on Monday at The Hague during which India and Pakistan will present their arguments before the top UN court.
Pulwama blast: Kashmiri student sent to jail for alleged 'connections' with mastermind
Feb 17, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Solan, Feb 17 (UNI) Kasauli court on Sunday remanded a Kashmiri student Tashin Gul, arrested on the charges of imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration, to judicial custody till February 28.
PM Modi unveils development projects worth Rs.33,000 crores for Bihar
Feb 17, 2019, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): In a significant boost to development of infrastructure, connectivity, energy security and health care services in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled projects worth Rs.33,000 crores in Barauni on Sunday.
Madhya Pradesh: Road mishap leaves three dead
Feb 17, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Raisen, MP, Feb 17 (UNI/IBNS): Three men on a motorcycle heading for Baktra from Badi have died on spot after being rammed by a dumper in the vicinity of Badi, law enforcement authorities said.
Feb 17, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (UNI) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday appealed to the party booth workers to take a pledge and reach out to the voters with the commendable work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the last five years.
Kashmir of India enjoys more freedom than Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), says US report
Feb 17, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS) US-based independent democracy watchdog organization Freedom House has asserted in its 2019 report that the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir enjoys more freedom than Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan itself, contrary to popular allegations levelled by the Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan.
'Tribals protectors of culture': Devendra Fadnavis
Feb 17, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Thane, Feb 17 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday called the tribal community as the protectors of the culture while lauding their efforts in preserving the Jal-Jamin-Jangal (water, land and forests).
Rajasthan: BJP leader's body recovered from Indira Gandhi canal
Feb 17, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Jaipur, Feb 17 (UNI): The body of BJP leader Madan Lal Kasvan, who had fallen into the Indira Gandhi canal in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, was recovered on the eighth day on Sunday.
Punjab Cabinet extends 5 pc reservation in allotment of houses to '84 riot victims
Feb 17, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Amritsar, Feb 17 (UNI): Victims of the 1984 riots and terror attacks in Punjab are set to get a major relief with the Punjab Council of Ministers deciding to extend them five per cent reservation in allotment of plots/houses by Urban Estates/Improvement Trust/Pepsu Township Development Board, without any financial concession, for five more years.
Chennai: MK Stalin expresses support to Narayansamy's protest
Feb 17, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Chennai, Feb 17 (UNI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin visited Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansmay at his agitation site and expressed his support to the chief minister’s agitation.
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Pulwama attack aftermath: Government removes security of five separatist leaders
Feb 17, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Srinagar/ New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Amid countrywide mourning and protest over the killing of 40 CRPF jawans in Jammu and Kashmir in a terror attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber, the government has decided to withdraw "all security and government facilities" to five separatist leaders of Kashmir.
Feb 17, 2019, at 03:43 pm
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): Laxman Jaiswal Chairman & MD of Ascon Infrastructure India Ltd on Saturday announced that his company has pledged to take the entire responsibility of studies of the 4 year-old-daughter of the martyr Head Constable Bablu Santra of CRPF till her graduation.
Each drop of tear after Pulwama attack will be avenged: PM Modi in Dhule
Feb 17, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dhule in Maharashtra on Sunday where he unveiled multiple projects and sent a strong message to the perpetrators of the terror attack in Kashmir's Pulwama which left 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans martyred.
Delhi hotel blaze: Police arrest owner
Feb 17, 2019, at 02:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI/IBNS): Owner of the hotel that caught fire on Feb 12 claiming 17 lives, was arrested by Delhi Police crime branch, police said on Sunday.