ED arrests Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor for alleged fraud

Mar 08, 2020, at 10:30 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested crisis-hit Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in connection with the alleged bank scam, media reports said on Sunday.

Twitter celebrates #EveryWoman by honouring late Sushma Swaraj as the #TwitterDiplomat

Mar 08, 2020, at 01:44 am

New Delhi/IBNS: This International Women's Day Twitter wants to celebrate #EveryWoman/ #प्रत्येकमहिला with a custom emoji on the service; encouraging positive conversations. Well, in line with its theme, in India the microblogging service decided to honour late Sushma Swaraj as the #TwitterDiplomat:

Confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths across the world

Mar 08, 2020, at 01:34 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Fresh cases of novel coronavirus are being reported every day after it first surfaced in Wuhan, the capital city of China's Hubei province, in late December.

Uddhav Thackeray to donate Rs 1 cr for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

Mar 07, 2020, at 11:50 pm

Ayodhya/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray here on Saturday announced to personally donate Rs one crore for the the construction of Ram Temple.

Show me a country which says 'everybody is welcome', says Jaishankar on CAA slamming UNHRC

Mar 07, 2020, at 11:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday slammed the United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC) for giving a narrative based on incorrect information on Kashmir just like it had done on previous occasions and said one should look at the UN rights body's handling of Kashmir issue in the past, said media reports.

CISF recovers US dollars equalling over Rs 1 cr from Kyrgyz nationals at IGI Airport crore

Mar 07, 2020, at 09:23 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday seized about US dollars bills equivalent to Rs 1.40 crore from two Kyrgyzstan nationals at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

Congress demands clarification from Odisha CM on huge deposit of Jagannath Temple funds in Yes Bank

Mar 07, 2020, at 07:59 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI:  Senior Congress leader and former Minister Narashingh Mishra today targeted the ruling  BJD government and sought a clarification from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the deposit of Jagannath Temple funds of Rs 545 crore in Yes Bank, which was placed under moratorium by the RBI last Thursday.

Rabindra Bharati row: Kolkata Police form investigation team, Vice-Chancellor withdraws resignation

Mar 07, 2020, at 07:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS:  Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) vice-chancellor Sabyasachi Basu Roy Chowdhury, who had resigned from his position on Friday after vulgar body markings of a Tagore song at the Basanta Utsab (a pre-holi celebration) on the campus, withdrew his resignation on Saturday late evening, reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews the situation on COVID-19 with concerned Ministries

Mar 07, 2020, at 06:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the situation on Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) and action taken so far by various Ministries on Saturday.

Coronavirus: Assam government sounds high alert, medical teams deployed along international border

Mar 07, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Saturday sounded high alert across the state after the first case of deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) detected in Bhutan who visited Assam before leaving for the Himalayan nation.

Vice President Naidu calls for improving service delivery of government programmes

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu said today that there is no dearth of policy formulation in India, but what is more important is the effective implementation of these policies on ground.

Maharashtra: 3 booked in cheating case in Thane

Mar 07, 2020, at 04:22 pm

Thane/UNI: Three persons, including a woman, have been booked on the alleged charges of fudging at Baba Ramdev's Patanjali products outlet, the police said on Saturday.

Naveen Patnaik names four candidates for Rajya Sabha polls 

Mar 07, 2020, at 04:07 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Ending all speculations Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced the names of four party candidates for the coming biennial Rajya Sabha election from Odisha scheduled to be held on March 26 next.

Dubai: Road mishap leaves Indian-origin man dead

Mar 07, 2020, at 03:45 pm

Dubai/IBNS: An Indian-origin man was killed in a road mishap in Dubai city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

136 men, 31 women cadets inducted into army at a passing out parade in Chennai

Mar 07, 2020, at 03:39 pm

Chennai/UNI: A total of 136 Gentlemen Cadets and 31 lady cadets were today inducted into the Indian Aarmy after the passing out parade at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) here.

West Bengal: Police bust fake mineral water factory at Barasat, owner arrested

Mar 07, 2020, at 03:29 pm

Barasat/UNI: North 24 Parganas Police have busted a fake mineral water factory at Barasat and arrested one of the owners and seized fake level of a branded company, official sources said.

Four injured in blast in train in Varanasi

Mar 07, 2020, at 02:21 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Four youths were injured in a blast that took place in the Prayagraj-Ghazipur City Demu passenger train near the Varanasi railway station, police sources said on Saturday.

Coronavirus: The entire floor of luxury hotel in Guwahati where positive US tourist stayed evacuated

Mar 07, 2020, at 01:53 pm

Guwahati, Mar 7 (UNI) The entire second floor of Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati was evacuated as the US man who tested positive for Coronavirus in Bhutan had stayed in the hotel prior to his arrival in the Himalayan kingdom. 

Oppn leaders should also visit Ayodhya as it is a national responsibility: Sanjay Raut

Mar 07, 2020, at 01:46 pm

Ayodhya, Mar 7(UNI) Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday called upon Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi to visit Ayodhya and pay obeisance to Ram Lalla.

Govt working on mission mode to solve challenges in health sector: PM Modi

Mar 07, 2020, at 01:31 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the government is working on a Mission Mode to understand the various challenges in the health sector and solve them.

Don't believe in rumours, follow doctors' advice: PM Modi on Coronavirus scare

Mar 07, 2020, at 01:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on people to stay away from rumours and follow the advice of the doctors for prevention of coronavirus

Kashmir: Two people suspected to be infected by novel Coronavirus

Mar 07, 2020, at 12:26 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Two people have been suspected to be infected by the deadly novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu and Samba districts.

Centre's ban imposed on Malayalam news channels for covering Delhi riots lifted

Mar 07, 2020, at 12:15 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Central government on Saturday lifted the 48-hour ban imposed on Friday on two Malayalam news channels for reportage that could "enhance communal disharmony" across the country, sources said.

Assam government decides to appoint Hima Das as DSP

Mar 07, 2020, at 12:07 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The BJP-led Assam government has decided to appoint ace athlete Hima Das who is also known as ‘Dhing Express’ as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).

West Bengal: RBU vice-chancellor resigns after youngsters show off obscene body markings at spring festival on campus

Mar 07, 2020, at 01:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after Kolkata's Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) campus witnessed a shocking display of cuss words- read vulgar Bengali slangs- by some youngsters on their bodies while celebrating the annual Basanta Utsav (spring festival inspired by Bengali cultural icon Rabindranath Tagore whose song they lampooned), the Vice Chancellor of the university, Sabyasachi Basu Roy Chowdhury, resigned from his position on Friday night.

Coronavirus: Visva Bharati University cancels 'Basanta Utsav'

Mar 06, 2020, at 11:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Santiniketan in West Bengal's Birbhum district will not witness the splash of colours this year as the Visva Bharati University authority on Friday late evening announced not to hold its iconic 'Basanta Utsab' on its campus amid Coronavirus scare, reports said.

Rahul Gandhi was screened for Coronavirus at Delhi airport: Congress

Mar 06, 2020, at 10:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party on Friday revealed that Rahul Gandhi was screened for Coronavirus infection at the Delhi Airport on Feb 29 during his return from Italy, a country which has now emerged as an epicentre of the epidemic outbreak in Europe.

Civilian shot dead by gunmen in south Kashmir’s Tral

Mar 06, 2020, at 10:03 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A civilian was killed by unidentified gunmen at Tral region of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Friday evening.

India 'slid rapidly' from development model to strife-hit state in economic despair: Manmohan Singh

Mar 06, 2020, at 08:42 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid massive unrest and economic slowdown in the country, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the current situation is grim and that India has 'slid rapidly from being a model of economic development to a strife-ridden majoritarian state in economic despair.'

Budget failed to fulfil needs of people of Maharashtra: Fadnavis

Mar 06, 2020, at 07:52 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday took a swipe at the Maha Vikas Aghadi government over the presentation of the state budget.