No automatic scrapping of citizenship, those left out of Assam NRC need not worry: CEC
Aug 01, 2018, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : After the Supreme Court's observation that those left out of the complete NRC draft in Assam must get a fair chance to prove their nationality, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat has assured that these people "need not worry now" as "no automatic removal" is in the offing.
UIDAI warns people not to share Aadhaar number after TRAI's chief's dare
Aug 01, 2018, at 12:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Days after the TRAI chief shared his Aadhaar number on Twitter, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has warned people not to share the 12-digit number on internet, media reports said.
Police case against Mamata Banerjee for 'civil war, bloodbath' remark over NRC issue
Aug 01, 2018, at 11:19 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): A police complaint has been filed against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for commenting that the exclusion of four million people from the draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) would lead to "civil war" and "bloodbath", media reports said.
Amit Shah's Kolkata rally: BJYM reapplies for police permission at alternative location
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): A day after Kolkata Police allegedly denied permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah's rally at Rani Rasmoni Road in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Aug 11, BJP's youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Tuesday reapplied to the city police seeking permission to host the rally at an alternative location, reports said.
Kolkata STF busts illegal firearms manufacturing unit, nine held
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on Monday busted an illegal arms manufacturing factory, which was being run behind a sweet shop, at Choto Serampore area in Kolkata's neighbouring North 24 Parganas district and arrested nine persons in connection with the case, officials said.
I wonder why I was not born as a Christian: Mamata appreciates works of Christian Missionaries
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appreciated the social and educational upliftment functions performed by Christian Missionaries and said she often felt why was she not born as a Christian.
Rahul Gandhi meets Karunanidhi in hospital, wishes him speedy recovery
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited Chennai to meet DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi in hospital.
Gujarat: Mob attacks man's house after interfaith couple elopes
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:43 pm
Vadodra, July 31 (IBNS): In an attempt to lodge protest over a Hindu-Muslim elopement, members of the woman's family has set vehicles ablaze and stole ornaments from the house of the man, media reports said on Monday.
Kolkata: Doctors remove nine needles from 14-year-old girl's throat
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:02 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Doctors of a state-run hospital in Kolkata successfully removed as many as nine needles from the throat of a 14-year-old girl on Tuesday, according to reports.
TRAI chief shares Aadhaar number publicly, hacker deposits Re. 1 to his bank account
Jul 31, 2018, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Amid reports of Aadhaar data breach, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma dared hackers to show what harm they could do to him by sharing his Aadhaar number publicly via Twitter.
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:55 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): More than 35 customers of Canara Bank's Golpark branch in south Kolkata on Tuesday alleged that a few thousand rupees had been fraudulently withdrawn from their savings accounts, reports said.
Former Indian president’s family members excluded from draft NRC
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:16 pm
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): Family members of former President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed are among the 40 million people, who are left out of the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), published by the Assam government on Monday.
NRC is our brainchild, Amit Shah doesn’t know the history : Tarun Gogoi
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:00 pm
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): Criticizing BJP president Amit Shah’s statement on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that it is the brainchild of the Congress and he didn’t know the history.
What about the rights of people of Assam: Amit Shah questions on NRC row
Jul 31, 2018, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked opposition leaders who have been criticising the Centre over the Assam NRC issue and said it was time for them to clarify whether they think about the rights of the people of Assam and India or that of the migrant Bangladeshis.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi meets Karunanidhi in hospital
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:50 pm
Chennai, July 31 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited a Chennai hospital where former Tamil Nadu CM and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi is currently undergoing treatment.
I don't want to see my motherland divided: Mamata Banerjee says on NRC Assam issue
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the Assam NRC issue and said it was an attempt to divide the country.
Vijay Mallya appears in London court over extradition case
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:17 pm
London, July 31 (IBNS): Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday appeared in a London court for closing arguments in his high-profile extradition trial.
Those dropped from Assam NRC must get fair chance to prove themselves : SC
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that those dropped out from the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam on the ground of nationality, must get a fair chance to prove their claims.
Ruckus over Assam NRC issue: RS adjourned for the day, walkout from LS
Jul 31, 2018, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day while the opposition staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha as the NRC issue in Assam rocked Parliament on Tuesday triggering a huge ruckus.
Rajiv Gandhi signed Assam Accord, says Amit Shah defending govt over NRC protest in Parliament
Jul 31, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) While protests rocked Parliament on Tuesday over the Assam citizenship draft that rendered about four million people illegal immigrants in the northeastern state, BJP president Amit Shah countering the Opposition said the very basis of the exercise and NRC (National Register of Citizen) is the Assam Accord signed by late Congress prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
NRC: Shock overwhelms many who miss the Assam citizenship berth
Jul 31, 2018, at 12:32 pm
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): As the complete draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was announced on Monday triggering a political firestorm in India, Md. Javed Ali, a resident of minority-dominated lower Assam district in South Salmara Mankachar, was in a state of shock.
NRC can be done also in West Bengal to evict illegal immigrants from Bangladesh: BJP
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:22 am
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Following the results of Assam's National Register of Citizenship (NRC), which did not include over four million people, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said a similar step can be taken in West Bengal to evict illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, media reports said.
Heir of Brindavan Gardens' creator expresses disappointment over Karnataka govt's Disneyland plan
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:21 am
Bangalore/London, July 31 (IBNS): Alyia Phelps Gardiner Krumbiegel, the great granddaughter of German Horticultural legend Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel, who had designed the iconic Brindavan Gardens at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, has expressed her disappointment over the Karnataka government's decision to revamp the iconic garden on the lines of popular theme park Disneyland.
3.1 earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh, no causalty
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:58 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra area on Tuesday, officials said.
Final hearing in Vijay Mallya's extradition case to be held in UK court today
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:47 am
London, July 31 (IBNS): The final hearing in the extradition trial case of liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya will be held in a UK court on Tuesday.
Seven members of a family found dead in Ranchi
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:32 am
Ranchi, July 31 (IBNS): Repeating the horror story which Burari had witnessed, seven members of a family were found dead in Jharkhand's Ranchi city, reports said.
PM Modi congratulates Imran Khan on his win in Pak general elections
Jul 30, 2018, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect and Chairperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Imran Khan and congratulated him over his win in the country's general elections.
Police denies permission to Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, BJP to move High Court
Jul 30, 2018, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata, July 30 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday denied permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's public meeting, which was scheduled to be held Rani Rasmoni Road in city's downtown Esplanade area on Aug 11, reports said.
Stop Mehul Choksi's movement by air, land or sea, India requests Antigua
Jul 30, 2018, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): The Indian government on Monday requested the Antigua authorities to stop fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi from travelling by air, land or sea, media reports said.
Literacy gives greater freedom to participate in society more actively: Venkaiah Naidu
Jul 30, 2018, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that literacy gives greater freedom to participate in society more actively and access better learning and earning opportunities.