Aadhaar verdict will give great relief to common people: Mamata
Sep 26, 2018, at 03:54 pm
Kolkata, Sept 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on the Aadhaar card's validity issue and supported the apex court's order of not making linkage of the 12-digit unique identity number with mobile phones and bank accounts compulsory.
Sep 26, 2018, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): In a crucial order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar card but stated that linkage of the 12-digit unique identity number with mobile phones and bank accounts is not mandatory.
SC order on Aadhaar card's validity is historic: Arun Jaitley
Sep 26, 2018, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar card.
Congress to move SC challenging Aadhaar Act as Money Bill
Sep 26, 2018, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) : The Congress has decided to challenge the Supreme Court verdict to uphold the passage of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, as a money bill in Lok Sabha, reports said.
People have made BJP's West Bengal bandh a failure: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 26, 2018, at 03:05 pm
Milan, Sept 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 12-hour state-wide bandh, which has been called to protest killing of two students at Islampur College in North Dinachpur district, is a complete failure.
Bangladesh a model for other countries to emulate: Suresh Prabhu
Sep 26, 2018, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) : Commerce &Industry and Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu, has said that the economic growth of Bangladesh is a model that could be emulated by other Least Developed Countries in the region.
SC's Aadhaar verdict is big victory for pro-poor Modi government: BJP
Sep 26, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Reacting to the Supreme Court's upholding of the constitutional validity of Aadhaar or 12-digit unique identity number, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra has said the top court's verdict is a big victory for pro-poor Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government, media reports said.
Building collapses in Delhi; two children killed, nine others injured
Sep 26, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Two children were killed and at least nine others injured as a building collapsed in Delhi on Wednesday, media reports said.
Sep 26, 2018, at 01:57 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): The Congress has welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act, which allowed sharing of data by private companies.
WB: BJP's bandh to protest killing of students in N. Dinajpur underway, clashes in parts of state
Sep 26, 2018, at 01:17 pm
Kolkata Sept 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 12-hour West Bengal bandh (strike) to protest the killing of two students in a clash with police in North Dinajpur district of the state is underway, media reports said.
SC to hear plea against appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as CJI
Sep 26, 2018, at 12:52 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court will hear a plea on Wednesday challenging the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), reports said.
IIT students, who went missing in Himachal Pradesh, rescued ; 500 people still stranded
Sep 26, 2018, at 12:51 pm
Shimla, Sept 26 (IBNS) : About 50 IIT-students, stranded in Himachal Pradesh have been rescued by Indian Air Force helicopters even as more than 500 people remain stuck in other areas in Lahaul and Spiti district, media reports said. The death roll in Himachal Pradesh, hit by heavy rains and snowfall in Lahaul and Spiti - has risen to 10 with four more deaths being reported on Tuesday, NDTV said.
Aadhaar constitutionally valid but no need to link with mobile phones, banks: SC
Sep 26, 2018, at 12:10 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar but stated that linkage of the 12-digit unique identity number with mobile phones and bank accounts is not mandatory, media reports said.
State can impose minimum restrictions on rights: SC on Aadhaar validity
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:33 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Pronouncing its verdict on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar or the 12-digit unique identity number, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a state can impose reasonable restrictions on rights, media reports said.
PM Modi wishes Manmohan Singh on his 86th birthday
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:51 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted his immediate predecessor Manmohan Singh on the latter's 86th birthday on Wednesday.
Manmohan Singh turns 86, Narendra Modi wish him
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:21 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished ex-PM Manmohan Singh on his birthday.
SC to give its verdict on constitutional validity of Aadhaar card today
Sep 26, 2018, at 08:48 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will give its verdict on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar card.
UNGA: Donald Trump appreciates India's efforts to lift people out of poverty
Sep 26, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has appreciated India's efforts in lifting several of its citizens out of poverty.
AYUSH Information Cell set up at Indian Embassy in Romania
Sep 25, 2018, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): Ministry of AYUSH has set up an AYUSH Information Cell at the premises of the Indian Embassy in Romania to disseminate authentic information about AYUSH system of medicine and encourage Ayurveda practice in Romania.
Himachal snowfall: 45 trekkers including 33 IIT students stranded during trek are safe
Sep 25, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Shimla, Sept 25 (IBNS): Forty five trekkers including 33 students from IIT Roorkee, who went missing during their trek in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district, are stranded safe due to bad weather, media reports quoting Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister said.
Students should develop compassion and service in their minds: Vice President Naidu
Sep 25, 2018, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that students should develop compassion and service in their minds.
SC to pronounce verdict on validity of Aadhaar card tomorrow
Sep 25, 2018, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court is all set to give its verdict on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar card.
Sep 25, 2018, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Indian leader has taken Rs 30,000 crore from the pockets of soldiers and martyrs and put it in the pocket of businessman Anil Ambani.
Franco Mulakkal: Kerala priest revokes ban on nun who joined protest
Sep 25, 2018, at 03:46 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 25 (IBNS): A Catholic priest in Kerala’s Wayanad district, who had barred a nun from church duties after she had participated in a protest to demand the arrest of a rape accused Bishop, recalled his decision on Tuesday, media reports said.
45 trekkers, including 33 IIT students, missing in Himachal Pradesh, says report
Sep 25, 2018, at 03:36 pm
Shimla, Sept 25 (IBNS): Forty five trekkers, including 33 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, students, went missing in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district following heavy snowfall in the region, media reports said.
Congress didn't learn from its mistakes: Narendra Modi in Madhya Pradesh
Sep 25, 2018, at 03:27 pm
Bhopal, Sept 25 (IBNS): Attacking the Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the principal opposition party didn't learn from its mistakes even after losing multiple polls across in the nation.
Sep 25, 2018, at 03:20 pm
On September 15, 2018, thousands of Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan (GNCA) supporters closed the provincial offices of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Herat, Balkh and Kandahar Provinces after the Government and the IEC failed to positively respond to their demands. On August 10, 2018, GNCA set a 10-day deadline for a response from Government to meet their demands, including the use of a biometric system for elections, a change in the election system and a transparent poll across the country. GNCA also warned that it would close the IEC offices in Nangarhar, Kunduz, Bamiyan, Panjsher, Faryab and Jawzjan Provinces, if their demands were not met.
Northeast: A Pale Islamist Shadow
Sep 25, 2018, at 03:15 pm
During a span of 11 days, between September 13 and September 23, 2018, Security Forces (SFs) arrested nine Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) cadres, all residents of Assam. The first arrest took place on September 13, when a trained HM cadre, Qamar-uz-Zaman, was arrested from Shivnagar locality in Kanpur District of Uttar Pradesh. Zaman hails from Jamunamukh in Hojai District of Assam. The Uttar Pradesh Police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) subsequently alerted authorities in Assam about the arrest.
Surgical strike hero Lance Naik Sandeep Singh dies fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 25, 2018, at 03:03 pm
Srinagar, Sept 25 (IBNS): Lance Naik Sandeep Singh lost his life while fighting against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.
BJP's top priority is national security and not vote-bank politics: Amit Shah on NRC in Bhopal
Sep 25, 2018, at 02:42 pm
Bhopal, Sept 25 (IBNS): Raising the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday said the saffron party's top priority is national security and not vote-bank politics.