Jammu and Kashmir administration revokes Farooq Abdullah's detention
Mar 13, 2020, at 02:13 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday revoked the detention of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah who will be released from custody after seven months, media reports said.
PM Modi proposes to SAARC nations to chalk out 'strong strategy' to fight Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020, at 01:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the worldwide panic over the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up on Friday to propose to all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nation to chalk out a "strong strategy" to combat the deadly virus.
Ignoring problem is not solution: Rahul Gandhi targets Modi govt over Coronavirus again
Mar 13, 2020, at 01:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Relaunching an attack on the Narendra Modi government over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said ignoring a problem, which he accused the Centre of doing, can never be the solution.
Coronavirus outbreak: Delhi government says no to IPL matches
Mar 13, 2020, at 12:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to take a decision on the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) in the wake of the deadly Novel Coronavirus outbreak, the Delhi government on Friday cleared that no match of the mega tournament will be held in the national capital.
Mar 13, 2020, at 11:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Sengar has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the death of Unnao rape victim's father, media reports said.
UNHRC: India corners Pakistan for peddling distorted Kashmir narrative
Mar 13, 2020, at 10:38 am
Geneva/IBNS: India recently cornered Pakistan on the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva for referring to different UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions to target New Delhi but never itself comply with any of them.
Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson interact over phone, exchange views on COVID19
Mar 13, 2020, at 08:49 am
London/New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson interacted over phone recently and they exchanged views on the COVID-19 epidemic, officials said.
India reports first COVID-19 death: 76-yr-old man from Karnataka who died on Tuesday had Coronavirus
Mar 12, 2020, at 11:01 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The 76-year-old man from Karnataka's Kalburgi, who died on Tuesday, had been infected with the deadly novel Coronavirus, the state health minister said on Thursday, as India registered its first death from the deadly virus that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with Israel PM, reviews bilateral relations progress
Mar 12, 2020, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a telephone call on Thursday evening from Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.
PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with UK counterpart Boris Johnson
Mar 12, 2020, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a telephone call from Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson on Thursday.
Mar 12, 2020, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reiterated that scientific methods will be used to identify the culprits of Delhi violence and assured that the perpetrators of riots will be punished regardless of their political affiliations or religion.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia put ideology in pocket and joined RSS: Rahul Gandhi
Mar 12, 2020, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Speaking in public for the first time on his close aide Jyotiraditya Scindia's exit from the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the former Union Minister and Lok Sabha MP abandoned his ideology and joined the RSS but he will not get respect there.
No documents required for NPR: Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha
Mar 12, 2020, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Making a clarification in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said no documents are required for the National Population Register (NPR).
COVID-19: India to set up coronavirus test labs for Indian nationals in Italy
Mar 12, 2020, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In view of the difficulties in getting COVID-19- negative certificates in Italy, laboratories to test the stranded Indians will be set up in that country, the government said on Thursday.
Delhi declares Coronavirus epidemic, all schools, colleges, cinema halls to remain shut till Mar 31
Mar 12, 2020, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: All schools, colleges and cinema halls will remain shut in the national capital till Mar 31 over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus which was declared as an epidemic by the Delhi government on Thursday.
Coronavirus outbreak: Govt is vigilant, says Modi; Rahul blames PM
Mar 12, 2020, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the spreading of the deadly Novel Coronavirus across the country and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government was vigilant about the present situation urging people not to panic.
Mar 12, 2020, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Three evacuations will be made back to back from coronavirus-hit Iran, Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.
Jyotiraditya Scindia's induction into BJP will strengthen party's resolve to serve MP: Amit Shah
Mar 12, 2020, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after former Union Minister and four-term parliamentarian, Jyotiraditya Scindia switched sides raising eyebrows of plenty, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the former Congress leader's induction into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will strengthen the saffron party's resolve to serve the people of Madhya Pradesh.
Coronavirus matter of concern: S Jaishankar in Parliament as total cases in India rise to 73
Mar 12, 2020, at 01:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the total positive cases of the deadly Novel Coronavirus increased to 73, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Parliament on Thursday said the outbreak of the virus was a matter of concern, media reports said.
No law to back UP govt's action of putting up hoardings naming anti-CAA protesters: Supreme Court
Mar 12, 2020, at 12:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Thursday said there was no law to back the State's action of putting up hoardings naming the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters who had allegedly resorted to violence, media reports said.
Age limit and education crucial in politics: Rajinikanth
Mar 12, 2020, at 12:21 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Taking a plunge in the politics of Tamil Nadu, southern superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday said "age limit" and "education" are crucial in politics setting a roadmap for the 2021 assembly elections in the state, media reports said.
Coronavirus: All visas to India suspended till Apr 15, WHO declares virus outbreak 'pandemic'
Mar 11, 2020, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the sudden spike in the number of cases related to the novel Coronavirus, the Indian government on Wednesday issued a new travel advisory in which it suspended all visas to India till April 15.
Wish things were resolved collaboratively within party: Sachin Pilot on Scindia quitting Cong
Mar 11, 2020, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday lamented the exit of his former colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia from the 134-year-old party and said he wished that things could have been 'resolved collaboratively within the party.'
BREAKINGNEWS: Hollywood movie moghul Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years in sex assault cases
Mar 11, 2020, at 08:53 pm
New York/IBNS: Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood movie producer against whom a series of sexual assault charges were brought by women, including top actresses, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, media reports said.
Delhi Police confined riots to 4 pct of city, ended it in 36 hrs: Amit Shah
Mar 11, 2020, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lauded the Delhi Police for confining the Delhi violence to 4 percent of the city's area and ending the same in 36 hours.
MP crisis: Rahul retweets old photo with Scindia and Kamal Nath
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after former Union Minister and four-term Lok Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi retweeted an old photo which had him, Scindia and Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath in the same frame holding hands.
Jammu and Kashmir: JeM module busted, 3 OGWs arrested in Budgam
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a Jash-e-Mohammad (JeM) module by arresting three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and recovered arms and ammunition in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the government is focussing on bringing back Indians stranded in coronavirus-stricken Italy and Iran after screening them for the infection.
BJP names Jyotiraditya Scindia as Rajya Sabha candidate
Mar 11, 2020, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling outfit named him as their Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.
Congress demands Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation for 'failing' to contain Delhi violence
Mar 11, 2020, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress on Wednesday said the government was unable to contain Delhi violence in time and demanded resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his 'overall failure' to bring peace in the national capital.