Will do more 'Surya Namaskar' to make my back stronger: PM Modi jibes at Rahul Gandhi's 'danda' remark

Feb 06, 2020, at 02:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who during campaigning for Delhi polls said the youth will "beat" Narendra Modi with "sticks", the Prime Minister on Thursday said he will make himself stronger by doing more "Surya Namaskar".

Abrogation of Art 370, abolition of triple talaq would not have happened had we followed predecessors: Modi

Feb 06, 2020, at 01:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a jibe at the Opposition, mainly Congress, Prime Minister Narenra Modi in Parliament on Thursday said the historic steps like the abrogation of Article 370 and abolition of triple talaq would not have happened had the present government followed the footsteps of its predecessors.

Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in several villages

Feb 06, 2020, at 12:30 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Thursday launched Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) in several villages in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.

Days ahead of Delhi polls, Madhya Pradesh 'strengthens' anti-CAA movement

Feb 06, 2020, at 12:17 pm

New Delhi/Bhopal/UNI: Notwithstanding the union government which told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that it was in talks with state governments having concerns with regard to implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), an anti CAA resolution was passed by the Kamal Nath-led cabinet in Madhya Pradesh.

Shaheen Bagh has become the breeding ground for suicide bombers: Giriraj Singh

Feb 06, 2020, at 11:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: On the last day of campaigning for the Delhi assembly polls, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Giriraj Singh, on Thursday stirred a row by saying Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where Muslim women and men are protesting uninterrupted against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), has become the breeding ground for suicide bombers.

Assam: Police recover two IEDs from Guwahati

Feb 05, 2020, at 11:46 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Police on Wednesday recovered two IEDs from Pan Bazar and Paltan Bazar area in Guwahati city of Assam.

Youth found murdered in Punjab's Bassi Pathana

Feb 05, 2020, at 11:30 pm

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab/UNI: A youth was found murdered in railway colony, Bassi Pathana in Punjab on Wednesday.

CAA should be scrapped: Digvijaya Singh in Rajya Sabha

Feb 05, 2020, at 11:19 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Government of having a crisis on credibility and trust, Congress lawmaker Digvijay Singh on Wednesday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) should be scrapped immediately to defuse tension and also announce that the National Population Register (NPR) is withdrawn

Nirbhaya case: President rejects mercy plea of Akshay Thakur

Feb 05, 2020, at 10:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Thakur, the third of the four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape case.

EC warns Kejriwal for promising mohalla clinic in court complex, asks him ‘to be more careful in future’

Feb 05, 2020, at 08:31 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission on Wednesday ‘warned’ Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by promising mohalla clinic in the court complex.

Haryana: Man gets 20-year jail term for minor’s rape

Feb 05, 2020, at 08:00 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: The Court of Additional District and Session Judge, Palwal, sentenced 20 years of imprisonment to a man convicted for raping a minor girl.

Rohingyas should get citizenship, says Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav in Upper House

Feb 05, 2020, at 06:10 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Demanding citizenship to Rohingyas from Myanmar, Samajwadi Party lawmaker Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday asked the Government to suspend the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that the Muslims, who have been engaged in making the country beautiful, should not be looked down upon with mistrust.

Mother-son duo killed in Punjab road mishap

Feb 05, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Hoshiarpur/UNI: A woman along with his 5-year-old son and car driver died in an accident near Jhingar Kalan (Dasuya) about 44 Kms from here, police said here on Wednesday.

Nun rape case: Hearing on discharge plea adjourned till Feb 11

Feb 05, 2020, at 05:59 pm

Kottayam/UNI: Additional District Court Judge G Gopakumar has adjourned the preliminary hearing to February 11 on the discharge petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case.

Srinagar encounter: Militant attack foiled; 3 ultras, 1 CRPF jawan killed

Feb 05, 2020, at 05:53 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three militants, belonging to three different outfits and a CRPF jawan were killed and another jawan was injured in an encounter that took place in the outskirts of the city on Srinagar-Baramulla road on Wednesday.

IT raids at AGS Entertainment, Cinemas for tax evasion, actor Vijay picked for questioning

Feb 05, 2020, at 05:36 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Income-Tax GST wing officials today conducted raids at the residences and business premises of popular film screens AGS Cinemas following complaints of tax evasion.

Stalled Justice

Feb 05, 2020, at 05:17 pm

On January 23, 2020, the newly appointed office bearers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) took oath of office and secrecy in a programme organised at the Supreme Court in Kathmandu. Soon after, the newly sworn-in office-bearers of both the Commissions held a meeting with the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal. Minister Dhakal urged the newly appointed members to fulfil their responsibilities in line with the essence of transitional justice and take the ongoing peace process of the country to its logical conclusion. He also assured the newly appointed members of the Government’s full support.

Assam: Balancing Ethnic Antagonisms

Feb 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm

On January 30, 2020, at least 1,615 cadres of four factions of the Bodo militant formation, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), surrendered arms at a ceremony held in Guwahati in Kamrup (Metro) District. Those who surrendered included 836 from the Dhiren Bodo faction of NDFB (NDFB-DB), and the Gobinda Basumatary led Pro-Talks faction (NDFB-PTF); 579 from the Ranjan Daimary faction (NDFB-RD); and 200 from the Saoraigwra faction (NDFB-S). Significantly, the 1,615 surrendered militants deposited just 178 weapons and 4,803 rounds of live ammunition.

Kashmir Politics: Sajjad Lone, Waheed Parra released from preventive detention

Feb 05, 2020, at 04:21 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: After 180 days in preventive detention, two Jammu and Kashmir politicians were released on Wednesday.

Sharad Pawar is India's next PM: Grandnephew Rohit Pawar

Feb 05, 2020, at 03:29 pm

Aurangabad/UNI: Grandnephew of NCP Supremo and MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed constituency in Ahmednagar, Rohit Pawar has expressed his confidence that his grandfather Sharad Pawar will be India's next prime minister.

Land at Dhanipur village in Ayodhya selected for mosque: UP Minister

Feb 05, 2020, at 03:21 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh government's spokesperson and state Energy Minister Srikant Sharma on Wednesday said five acres of land at Dhanipur village under Sohawal tehsil on the Lucknow -Ayodhya highway has been selected for building mosque in the Temple city.

Nirbhaya gangrape: Convicts have one week time to use all legal remedies against hanging

Feb 05, 2020, at 03:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set seven days dateline for Nirbhaya gangrape convicts to exercise all their legal remedies.

Srinagar encounter: 2 militants, a CRPF jawan killed, 1 ultra caught alive

Feb 05, 2020, at 03:15 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Two militants and a CRPF jawan were killed while one ultra was caught alive during an encounter which ensued in the outskirts of city on Srinagar-Baramulla road on Wednesday.

'Are we still a democracy', asks Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Kashmir lockdown

Feb 05, 2020, at 03:09 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the Union government questioning the 'illegal detention' of former Chief Ministers and 'lock down' in Jammu and Kashmir and wondering, 'whether we are still a democracy or not'.

Punish Shaheen Bagh shooter harder if he has AAP link: Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 05, 2020, at 01:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to play an impartial role ahead of Feb 8 assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Shaheen Bagh shooter should be punished harder if he has any link with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Novel Coronavirus: 2,421 people in Kerala are under observation

Feb 05, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Even though there no new positive cases of Novel Coronavirus reported in Kerala till Tuesday, about 2,421 people are placed under surveillance in the state.

Kashmir: Security forces launch search operation in Kulgam

Feb 05, 2020, at 12:20 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Wednesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Kulgam.

Cabinet clears trust formation to build Ayodhya Ram Temple

Feb 05, 2020, at 11:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a major announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his cabinet has cleared the formation of a trust, as directed by the Supreme Court, to pave the way for the construction of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.

Shimla: Fire breaks out at Hotel Grand, one room gutted 

Feb 05, 2020, at 10:19 am

Shimla/UNI: A fire which broke out in a hospitality unit near ISBT Tutikandi here in the intervening night of Feb 3-4 gutted a hotel room and was controlled by the fire tender, police said on Wednesday.

Is he a Chief Minister or Chief Pretender: Gautam Gambhir slams Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 05, 2020, at 09:07 am

New Delhi/IBNS: BJP MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and called him a 'chief pretender'.