Mizoram governor addresses empty ground amid protest and boycott call against Citizenship bill
Jan 26, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Aizawl, Jan 26 (IBNS): Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan on Saturday addressed an almost empty ground on the 70th Republic Day celebration at Aizawl due to massive protests and boycott call given by various organisations against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
R-Day celebration: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal urges people to work with compassion for humanity
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal joined the nation in celebrating the 70th Republic Day by offering floral tribute to the martyrs at the martyrs’ column at Shradhanjali Kanan in Guwahati on Saturday.
Security forces kill two terrorists during encounter in Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Khonmoh, Jan 26 (IBNS): Security forces killed two terrorists during an encounter in Khonmoh area of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
IED blast hit Manipur’s Imphal West district, no casualty
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IBNS): A low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in Manipur Imphal West district on Saturday while the nation celebrated the 70th Republic Day.
Meghalaya "Rat-Hole" mine tragedy: Second body recovered
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Shillong, Jan 26 (IBNS): Rescue workers have recovered another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, officials said on Saturday.
Must strive to protect foundational ethics of Constitution: Pranab Mukherjee
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday urged people of India to live up to the ideals of the country's Constitution.
Republic Day parade pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi with tableaux of Father of the Nation
Jan 26, 2019, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was paid rich tribute on the country's 70th Republic Day parade, which was held at Rajpath in the national capital on Saturday.
Writer and Naveen Patnaik's sister Gita Mehta declines Padma Shri award
Jan 26, 2019, at 11:26 am
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Author Gita Mehta, who is also the sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has turned down Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, which was announced on Friday, saying the timing of conferment of the honour might be "misconstrued", media reports said.
India celebrates Republic Day today, security heightened across nation
Jan 26, 2019, at 08:31 am
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): India on Saturday is celebrating the 70th Republic Day when the country is going to observe the last public display before the upcoming LokSabha polls.
BBM chief gives Jan 30 deadline to Congress for alliance proposal
Jan 26, 2019, at 12:03 am
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IBNS): Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) chief Prakash Ambedkar has given a January 30 deadline to the Congress to form an alliance proposal in Maharashtra ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Meghalaya mine tragedy: Relatives identify body of drowned miner
Jan 25, 2019, at 11:10 pm
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IBNS): Relatives have identified the miner whose body was brought of an illegal rat-hole mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. Fifteen miners had gone missing when the mine was flooded on December 13.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cop hurt in grenade attack on Republic Day eve
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:53 pm
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IBNS): A police constable was injured in a grenade attack on Republic Day eve in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town on Friday evening, said reports.
Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika awarded Bharat Ratna
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Former President Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Have more children, says Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:00 pm
Amravati, Jan 25 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged people of his state to have more children, said reports,
Kendrapara: Curfew withdrawn, Sec 144 still in force
Jan 25, 2019, at 09:02 pm
Kendrapara, Jan 25 (IBNS): Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPc remain imposed in the communally-sensitive east Odisha district even though the curfew was lifted on Friday morning, local media said.
CJI Ranjan Gogoi reconstitutes bench to hear Ayodhya case
Jan 25, 2019, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday reconstituted the Constitution bench that will hear the Ayodhya case on January 29, said reports.
PM Modi to visit Kochi on Sunday
Jan 25, 2019, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 ((IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kochi in Kerala on Sunday.
Priyanka's joining will help Congress: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray
Jan 25, 2019, at 07:49 pm
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IBNS): BJP's estranged ally Shiv Sena's president Uddhav Thackeray has said Congress will gain from Priyanka Gandhi's formal entry into the party.
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate cable stay bridge over river Mandovi in Goa on Sunday
Jan 25, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the newly built, 5.1 km long, four-lane, cable stayed bridge over river Mandovi in Goa on Sunday.
I&B Ministry hikes advertisement rates for private TV channels
Jan 25, 2019, at 05:35 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has taken a decision to revise the advertisement rates offered by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC) to private TV channels.
Kodanad case: SC rejects PIL seeking CBI probe into TN CM's alleged involvement
Jan 25, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Chennai, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected hearing a PIL which sought a CBI probe into the alleged role of Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami in the robbery attempt and murder at Kodanad estate of former CM Jayalalitha.
Jan 25, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wished people of India on National Voter's day.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind graces National Voters’ Day celebrations
Jan 25, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the 9th National Voters’ Day celebrations on Friday in New Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi visits Odisha, targets BJP, ruling BJD
Jan 25, 2019, at 03:41 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IBNS): Visiting Odisha, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday tried to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal of the state by saying that they follow the "same Gujarat model" in which there is a "deal" between the Chief Ministerial candidate and industrialists and governance is later handed over to the key bureaucrats.
JNU case: Forensic lab authenticates sedition video of Kanhaiya Kumar and others accused
Jan 25, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) has certified four pieces of video which shown former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and 46 others allegedly raising anti-India slogans, media reports said.
West Bengal village observes Swami Vivekananda's birthday on January 23
Jan 25, 2019, at 02:57 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a village panchayat in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Wednesday (Jan 23) observed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 122nd birth anniversary by laying garlands on the portrait of Swami Vivekananda and unfurling a tricolour in inverted manner, reports said on Friday.
Supreme Court refuses to stay parliament's amendments to SC/ST Act
Jan 25, 2019, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay amendments, which were passed by the parliament last year, to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act which diluted the provision of an anticipatory bail for a person who committed atrocities against the community, media reports said.
Supreme Court to examine validity of 10 per cent quota, sends notice to Centre
Jan 25, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday said it will examine the Centre's move to give 10 per cent quota to economically weaker section of people in government jobs and education, media reports said.
Jan 25, 2019, at 12:02 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Amid claims in a London event made by an Indian-origin US-based "cyber expert"- Syed Shuja- that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in India can be hacked fanning to the allegations of several non-BJP politicians in India, one of the organizers of the event- the Foreign Press Association- has distanced itself from the row.
No alliance will get clear mandate in 2019 General Elections: Surveys
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:59 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): With just few months to go for the 2019 General Elections, several surveys have indicated that no alliance, be it NDA or UPA, will get a clear majority in the forthcoming polls due to be held by May.