15 foreign envoys visit J&K: MEA

Jan 09, 2020, at 09:17 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: A group of 15 Foreign Envoys based in New Delhi are on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 9-10 Jan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

BJP veteran M M Joshi demands ouster of JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar

Jan 09, 2020, at 08:31 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI/IBNS): Amid ongoing violence and raging controversy related to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), BJP veteran and former HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday demanded that the varsity Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar is not implementing the ''government proposal'' on fees and thus should be removed.

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visits eastern sector bases

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC undertook a two day visit to Air Force Stations in Eastern Air Command (EAC).

Neither BJP nor government has given any call to boycott Chapaak: Prakash Javadekar

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said neither the BJP nor the government has given any call to boycott Deepika Padukone starrer Chapaak.

Confiscated crackers explode at Naihati

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:17 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Plumes of smoke billowed from the banks of the Ganges at Naihati in North 24 Parganas as police started defusing confiscated crackers on Thursday.

PM Modi meets various groups in pre-budget exercise

Jan 09, 2020, at 07:02 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met various stakeholders as part of the pre-budget exercise and called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of 5 trillion dollar economy in India.

Never lobbied for post: Congress leader DK Shivakumar

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:48 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Former minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who is seen as a frontrunner for the post of KPCC President, on Thursday said that he has never lobbied for the post.

Nankana Sahib attack on Sikhs should work as 'mirror' on Pak: MEA

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:45 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday said that the Nankana Sahib attack on Sikhs and murder of a member from that 'minority' community should work as 'mirror' for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan.

JNU students refuse to stop march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, clash with police

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Refusing to stop their march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students clashed with Delhi police at Shastri Bhavan here on Thursday, media reports said.

DMK, allies stage walk out of Tamil Nadu Assembly on CAA

Jan 09, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Opposition DMK and its allies on Thursday staged a walk out from the Tamil Nadu after Speaker P Dhanapal refused permission for them to raise their demand for a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Varanasi for 3 hours on Friday

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:51 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency here for three hours on Friday to meet the victims of the CAA protest.

Delhi Police did not stop JNU violence on Centre's direction: Arvind Kejriwal

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has blamed the Centre for the police inaction during the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5 last, an India Today report said.

Akhilesh Yadav meets family members of CAA protest victim in Kanpur

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Kanpur/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met the family members of the deceased who was killed in the violence during the CAA protest here on December 20.

Punjab cabinet decides on Special Session of Assembly on Jan 16-17

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:36 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: The Punjab Assembly will hold a Special Session on January 16-17 for ratification of the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill 2019, for extending SC/ST quota, excluding ango-Indians, in the House by another 10 years and to take up any other important business.

Special screening of 'Chhapaak' movie in Punjab

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:28 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Women and Child Development and Social Security department of Punjab government will screen "Chapaak" movie on Jan 11 in Zirakpur for acid-attack victims.

EU ambassadors not part of foreign delegation visiting Kashmir due to number constraints: MEA

Jan 09, 2020, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rubbishing the claim that the European Union (EU) members do not want a "guided tour" to Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the EU ambassadors faced constraints of number as they wanted to travel in a group.

31 SFI members of Jadavpur University quit over sexual abuse 'inaction' by Left student wing

Jan 09, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: While there is a wave of sympathy and solidarity with the Left students in JNU after a violent attack on them, in Kolkata's hotbed of student politics, the Jadavpur University campus, the Student Federation of India (SFI) is jolted by the demons of sexual abuse charges and alleged inaction.

Several opposition leaders join JNUSU protest march against violent attack on JNU campus

Jan 09, 2020, at 03:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, Brinda Karat and D Raja, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav and Congress leader Mukul Wasnik joined the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union’s(JNUSU) protest march against the violent attack on the JNU campus to the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The protesters are also demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar.

Nirbhaya gangrape case convict files curative plea before Supreme Court

Jan 09, 2020, at 02:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: One of the four convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case on Thursday filed a curative plea before the Supreme Court, media reports said.

Will fight CAA, NRC alone, says Mamata Banerjee; TMC chief to skip Opposition meet

Jan 09, 2020, at 01:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Splitting an apparent Opposition unity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she will fight against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) alone.

16 envoys including US Ambassador reach Jammu and Kashmir for two-day visit

Jan 09, 2020, at 11:43 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Sixteen envoys from different countries including the United States reached Jammu and Kashmir for a two-day visit to the valley beginning on Thursday at the government's invitation.

Fire breaks out in Noida hospital, no reports of injury

Jan 09, 2020, at 11:31 am

Noida/IBNS: A fire broke out at a hospital in Noida near Delhi on Thursday morning, media reports said.

Yashwant Sinha flags off 3000-km Gandhi Shanti Yatra in Mumbai

Jan 09, 2020, at 11:06 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday flagged off his 3000-km Gandhi Shanti Yatra to push for the scrapping of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, here.

16 envoys including US Ambassador to visit Jammu and Kashmir, EU skips tour

Jan 09, 2020, at 10:53 am

New Delhi/Srinagar/IBNS: Sixteen envoys from different countries including the United States will be on a two-day trip to Jammu and Kashmir beginning on Thursday at the government's invitation.

BJP wrests Dhule Zilla Parishad from NCP in Maharashtra

Jan 09, 2020, at 02:18 am

Dhule/UNI: In yet another blow to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi combine in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) captured 39 seats out of total 56 in election to the Zilla Parishad here on Wednesday.

NIA files charge-sheet against 11 accused in Ansarullah terror module case

Jan 09, 2020, at 02:08 am

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge-sheet against 11 accused persons in Ansarullah terror module case at a Special NIA Court in Chennai, an official statement said. All were  arrested for allegedly attempting to set up a terror outfit, "Ansarullah."  

Cabinet approves ratification of Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France

Jan 08, 2020, at 11:13 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the ratification of Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France.

Cabinet apprised on amendments to Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Jan 08, 2020, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been apprised of information about the amendments moved to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 as passed by the Rajya Sabha.

PM Modi will not visit Assam to inaugurate Khelo India Youth Games 2020

Jan 08, 2020, at 10:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not visit the state to inaugurate the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 in Guwahati on Jan 10, media reports said.

BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta claims to have been 'locked into room' in Visva Bharati

Jan 08, 2020, at 08:30 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday claimed that he had been locked into a room due to mob attack while he was addressing a meeting at Visva Bharati University in West Bengal's Shantiniketan.