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.

Good to be on the same team: Vasundhara Raje tweets welcoming Scindia

Mar 11, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Jaipur/UNI: Welcoming her nephew Jyotiraditya Scindia's decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday asserted that it is good to be on the same team.

Congress leaders slam Jyotiraditya Scindia as he joins BJP

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As former Union Minister and four-term Lok Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, several Congress leaders criticised him for the move.

Congress appoints its troubleshooter DK Shivakumar as Karnataka PCC chief

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:36 pm

New Delhi/UNI: After months of uncertainty and internal fight, the Congress on Wednesday appointed former Minister and senior leader DK Shivakumar as its PCC president in Karantaka unit along with three working presidents.

Anil Chaudhary appointed as new Delhi Congress chief 

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:33 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Former MLA Anil Chaudhary was appointed as the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief by the grand old party on Wednesday.

No Goa school, college shut down due to Coronavirus outbreak: CMO

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:10 pm

Panaji/UNI: Goa Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Wednesday clarified that educational institutions in state have not been shut down due to outbreak of Coronavirus.

Kolkata Metro rake stranded inside tunnel due to technical snag, triggers panic among passengers

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: An AC rake of Kolkata's north-south metro on Wednesday afternoon got stranded for nearly 15 minutes inside a tunnel due to a suspected technical snag, triggering panic among the passengers, reports said.

We have numbers, will prove majority in MP assembly: Congress expresses confidence

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Amid the crisis confronting the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh after senior party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the party to join the BJP, the Congress on Wednesday said that its government in the state is stable and expressed confidence that it would prove the numbers in the state assembly.

Coronavirus outbreak: Medical team to fly to Italy to bring back Indian nationals, says EAM Jaishankar

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:34 pm

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that a team of medical staffs will fly to Italy on Thursday in a bid to collect samples so that the Indian nationals stranded there could be brought back smoothly.

Congress is no more what it used to be in the past: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Starting a new journey in his political career, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday and attacked his previous political outfit Congress and said it is no more the same as it used to be in the past.

Lok Sabha: Suspension of 7 Congress MPs revoked

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:53 pm

New DelhiUNI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday revoked suspension of seven Congress Members.

Bangladeshi national sent back over suspicion of coronavirus infection from border check post in Tripura: Report

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm

Agartala/IBNS: A day after reports said that an Indian national had been sent back from Akhaura check post by Bangladeshi officials over suspicion of COVID19, Indian Express said that it was, in fact, a Bangladeshi national who was prevented from entering India after being screened with high temperature.

Former Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a major blow to the Congress, former Union Minister and four-term Lok Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), beginning a new chapter in his political career.

Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP

Mar 11, 2020, at 02:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Ending all speculations, former Union Minister and ex-Congress leader, Jyotiraditya Scindia, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. 

COVID19: Suspected patient dies in K'taka

Mar 11, 2020, at 02:43 pm

Kalaburagi/UNI: A person, who was reportedly suffering from the infectious disease Covid-19  died in the district on Wednesday.

Coronavirus outbreak: One more tested positive in Jammu, cinema halls, schools shut in 5 districts

Mar 11, 2020, at 01:53 pm

Jammu/UNI: In view of one more case was found positive of Coronavirus in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday ordered closure of all primary schools in five districts and cinema halls in ten districts of Jammu Division.

Delhi riot to be discussed in Lok Sabha today, HM Amit Shah likely to reply

Mar 11, 2020, at 01:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the government faced heat from the Opposition, the Lok Sabha will on Wednesday debate the deadly Delhi violence with a likely reply coming from Union Home Minister Amit Shah later in the evening, media reports.

Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of destabilising 'elected Congress government' in MP

Mar 11, 2020, at 12:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In his first reaction to the Madhya Pradesh political crisis, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destabilising the "elected Congress government" in the state.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams Yogi Adityanath govt over rape and murder of 9-yr-old girl in Unnao

Mar 11, 2020, at 12:14 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12:30 pm amid chaos over suspension of Congress MPs

Mar 11, 2020, at 12:04 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 12:30 pm on Wednesday post Congress uproar over suspension of its seven MPs.

Assam : 14-year-old girl drowns in river while taking bath after Holi celebration

Mar 11, 2020, at 10:37 am

Guwahati/IBNS: A teenage girl drowned while she was bathing in a river following Holi celebrations in Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday evening.

Madhya Pradesh crisis: Jyotiraditya Scindia abandons Congress, set to join BJP

Mar 10, 2020, at 11:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Dealing a blow to the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, former union minister and four-time Parliamentarian Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from the 134-year-old party on Tuesday morning after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, making it pretty evident that he is set to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Kolhapur administration on toes after two test positive for COVID-19 in Pune

Mar 10, 2020, at 11:26 pm

Kolhapur/UNI: After a Pune couple tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a first in Maharashtra, Collector Daulat Desai here on Tuesday held a review meeting with top district officials to chalk out an action plan for combating the deadly pandemic.

Two women tourists from Bengal among three killed after their car fell in gorge in Sikkim

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:21 pm

Darjeeling/UNI: Two women tourists from Bengal were among three people killed and nine others injured when their charted Sumo car fell into a deep gorge in Sikkim day, police said.

COVID-19: Visitors' entry restricted in Kerala Assembly

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:07 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: In the wake of more positive cases of Coronavirus in Kerala, the entry of visitors has been restricted in Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Jyotiraditya’s step is for India’s good: Kailash Vijayvargiya

Mar 10, 2020, at 09:38 pm

Indore/ MP/IBNS/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday described erstwhile central minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s resignation from the Congress as a decision taken in the country’s interest.

Kolkata: Police complaint filed against Youtuber Roddur Roy for making Tagore songs' parodies with 'obscene' words

Mar 10, 2020, at 08:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Members of Paschim Banga Shikshak Aikya Mukta Mancha, an organization of teachers in West Bengal, on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Beliaghata Police Station in Kolkata against Youtuber Roddur Roy, who composes parodies of Rabindranath Tagore's songs using 'objectionable' and 'obscene' words, reports said.

Coronavirus: 41 quarantined after return from Iran and China tested negative in Kashmir

Mar 10, 2020, at 07:58 pm

Budgam/UNI: All 41 locals, who were quarantined in central Kashmir district of Budgam after returning from Iran and China, have tested negative for Coronavirus, a senior official said here on Tuesday.

Jyotiraditya Scindia's resignation and Madhya Pradesh tussle: Scindia set to join BJP

Mar 10, 2020, at 06:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: On a day when Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from the Congress amid speculations that he might be joining the ruling party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently at the BJP headquarters on Tuesday.

Holi celebration: Delhi Police chief visits violence-hit Northeast Delhi, exchange sweets

Mar 10, 2020, at 06:32 pm

New Delhi/UNI: On the festival of Holi on Tuesday, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava visited violence-hit northeast district of the National Capital, met members of "Aman" committee and other people and extended greetings.