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NR Madhava Menon passes away at 84 | Rahul Gandhi tenders 'unconditional apology' for attributing chowkidar remarks to Supreme Court | Supreme Court rejects Opposition's VVPAT review plea | Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis directs his ministers to take stock of drought situation | Terror group behind Sri Lanka blasts possessed LKR 140 million cash and assets worth LKR 7 billion | Mamata Banerjee didn't receive my calls after cyclone Fani, not concerned about Bengal: PM Modi | BJP demands re-polling in West Bengal's Barrackpore constituency, accuses TMC of rigging | K Chandrasekhar Rao to meet Pinarayi Vijayan today | BJP leader killing in Anantnag not linked to withdrawal of security: Guv | Cyclone Fani: PM Modi, Naveen Patnaik conduct aerial survey of affected areas in Odisha

Assam government appeals ULFA (I) to join peace talks

Jan 28, 2020, at 08:01 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Tuesday urged anti-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (Independence) or ULFA (I) and its chief Paresh Baruah to join peace talks with the government.

Govt begins process for 'evacuation of Indian nationals' from Hubei province in China

Jan 28, 2020, at 06:44 pm

New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) The Government of India has begun the process to prepare for 'evacuation of Indian nationals' affected by the situation arising out of Novel Coronavirus outbreak in Hubei Province in China.

Pakistan official summoned, given demarche on abduction and marriage of Hindu girl in Sindh

Jan 28, 2020, at 06:43 pm

New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) India on Tuesday summoned a senior official from the Pakistan High Commission here and made a strong demarche against abduction of a Hindu girl from her marriage ceremony on January 25.

Air India Sale: RSS trade union body urges govt. to 'think over this decision a hundred times'

Jan 28, 2020, at 06:37 pm

New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the trade union affiliated to the RSS, on Tuesday strongly opposed the selling of Air India and asked the government to "think over this decision a hundred times".

Nirbhaya case: SC order reserved till tomorrow on death row convict Mukesh Singh's plea

Jan 28, 2020, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court today reserved its order for Wednesday on a petition filed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya case, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of India.

Kejriwal's appeasement politics on Shaheen Bagh has harmed Delhi, says Nadda

Jan 28, 2020, at 05:22 pm

New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) Shortly after the arrest of Shaheen Bagh stir suspect mastermind Sharjeel Imam was arrested in Bihar, the BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stating the appeasement politics has left its adverse fallout on the capital.

Tripura: Biplab Deb's rival and party colleague, Sudip Roybarman included in list of BJP campaigners for Delhi polls

Jan 28, 2020, at 03:43 pm

Agartala/UNI: Besides Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and state president Dr Manik Saha, two BJP MLAs of the state Sudip Roybarman and Ashis Saha have been included by BJP national leadership for the Delhi assembly election campaign, adding a new twist to the state politics.  

JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who gave call to sever Assam from India, arrested

Jan 28, 2020, at 03:30 pm

Patna/IBNS: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Ahmed, who earlier gave a call to sever Assam from India during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, was on Tuesday arrested in Bihar over sedition charges, media reports said.

CAA protests: CU students block West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar from attending convocation

Jan 28, 2020, at 03:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In another showdown between the students and West Bengal Governor Jadgeep Dhankhar on Tuesday, the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)-National Register of Citizens (NRC)-National Population Register (NPR) protestors at Calcutta University (CU) blocked Dhankhar from entering the campus to attend the university's convocation ceremony at Nazrul Mancha here.

Tripura govt receives set back in High Court

Jan 28, 2020, at 02:56 pm

Agartala/UNI: The BJP-IPFT government in Tripura received set back in two different cases after a division bench of the Tripura High Court rejected the state government's pleas to quash the previous judgments of a single bench of the high court in the cases.

Yediyurappa’s hand had been tied down by the central leaders: Congress

Jan 28, 2020, at 02:48 pm

Hubballi/UNI: Charting that the Bharatiya Janata party’s central leaders have not given a free-hand to the Chief minister B S Yediyurappa on the issue of expansion of Cabinet, former Chief minister and the Congress leader Siddaramaiah had opined that ''it has hampered the State’s development''.

Kashmir: Militant killed, jawan injured in Anantnag

Jan 28, 2020, at 02:12 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed and a soldier injured in an encounter which ensued after a patrol party was attack in Anantnag in south Kashmir on Monday evening, official sources said on Tuesday.

Supreme Court grants bail to 17 convicts in Gujarat riots

Jan 28, 2020, at 02:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme court on Tuesday granted bail to 17 convicts of Gujarat riots in 2002 on condition that they will engage in spiritual and social service.

West Bengal Governor to preside over Calcutta University ceremony to confer D Litt on Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

Jan 28, 2020, at 01:33 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Nobel Prize winner in economics Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee will be conferred honorary D Litt (honoris causa) at Calcutta University convocation on Tuesday.

BJP leaders coming from outside to defeat me and Delhi people: Arvind Kejriwal

Jan 28, 2020, at 01:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Steering a massive roadshow in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is bringing its leaders from other states with a sole purpose of defeating him and the people of the Union Territory.

Northeast states Nagaland and Meghalaya sound Coronavirus alert

Jan 28, 2020, at 01:12 pm

Shillong/Kohima/UNI/Sputnik: Northeastern states Meghalaya and Nagaland have sounded high alert in view of the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China.

Shaheen Bagh protestors will enter homes in Delhi and rape women: BJP MP Parvesh Verma

Jan 28, 2020, at 12:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In an yet another controversial remark passed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in the ongoing campaign trail for the Delhi assembly elections, saffron party MP Parvesh Verma courted a row by saying the protestors at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh will enter into homes and rape women.

Delhi CEO seeks report over BJP leader Anurag Thakur's 'shoot the traitors' comment

Jan 28, 2020, at 11:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi on Tuesday sought a report from the returning officer in Rithala constituency over Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur's sloganeering where he gave a call to shoot the "traitors" while lashing out at the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protestors, media reports said.

Left-ruled Kerala government decides not to remove anti-CAA remarks from Governor's policy speech

Jan 28, 2020, at 10:50 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The CPI(M)-led Left Government in Kerala has decided not to remove the remarks on anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) from the policy speech to be delivered by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan at the State Legislative Assembly on the beginning of the budget session on January 29.

Inappropriate to judge another country's legislature: LS Speaker writes to EU Parliament over anti-CAA resolution

Jan 28, 2020, at 01:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: A a day after 600 of its 751 European Union Parliament members moved six resolutions on the Citizenship Amendment Act, expressing concern that it would create the "largest statelessness crisis in the world", Lok sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday wrote to its President stating that is is not proper for a legislature to pass judgement on another.

Delhi polls: 'Shoot down traitors' chants emerge at Anurag Thakur's rally

Jan 28, 2020, at 12:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Anurag Thakur was caught on camera on Monday chanting the first half of the slogan to which the people present at a rally in Delhi concluded saying "gun down traitors."

Congress is the reason for amending citizenship act: Rajnath Singh

Jan 27, 2020, at 11:19 pm

Mangaluru/UNI: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Congress was the reason behind bringing an amendment to the Citizenship Act.

LJP planning to contest 119 assembly seats in Bihar

Jan 27, 2020, at 10:41 pm

Patna/UNI: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), an ally of National Democratic Alliance (NDA), is preparing to contest 119 assembly seats in the assembly elections of Bihar.

It shocks conscious, take action: Cong to NHRC over UP police alleged brutality on anti-CAA protesters

Jan 27, 2020, at 09:04 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Monday approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), over the alleged the atrocities unleashed by the Uttar Pradesh government against anti-CAA protesters and demanded strong action at the earliest.  

Soldier injured in militant attack in south Kashmir

Jan 27, 2020, at 07:45 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A soldier was injured on Monday evening when militants attacked a security force patrolling party at Arwani of Bijibehara in south Kashmir district of Anantnag.

Heavy rain, snowfall likely in parts of Himachal Pradesh

Jan 27, 2020, at 07:41 pm

Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh is likely to receive rain or snowfall in isolated parts of mid and high reaches during the next 24 hours, Met office warned on Monday.

ED report on CAA violence says senior lawyers received money from PFI; Kapil Sibal, Indira Jaisingh deny link

Jan 27, 2020, at 06:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate report that revealed the link between CAA violence in Uttar Pradesh and Popular Front of India(PFI), an extremist and militant Islamic fundamentalist organisation in India, has said Congress leader and noted lawyer Kapil Sibal, Indira Jaisingh, Dushyant A Dave and Abdul Samad also received funds from PFI, a DNA report said. However, two of them mentioned in the news story have already denied it, including one with an official statement posted on Twitter. 

Amarinder Singh to inaugurate 'Punjab State Youth Fair' on Jan 30

Jan 27, 2020, at 05:55 pm

Chandigarh/UNI:  Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will inaugurate the two-day 'Punjab State Youth Fair' at Chandigarh University in Gharuan on January 30.

Coronavirus outbreak: Kerala CM Vijayan urges PM to take urgent steps to bring Indians from China

Jan 27, 2020, at 05:44 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take urgent steps to operate a special flight to bring Indians from China following outbreak of Corona virus.

India-Brazil set target of USD 15 billion trade by 2022

Jan 27, 2020, at 05:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The visit of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is a sign of the growing importance of the India – Brazil bilateral partnership said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, during his address at the inaugural session of the India-Brazil Business Forum held in New Delhi today.