Have a wonderful 2020: Narendra Modi wishes nation in his first tweet in New Year
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In his first tweet in 2020, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished his countrymen 'Happy New Year'.
Kashmir Valley: SMS facility restored
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government restored mobile short message service (SMS) facility in the Kashmir Valley from Tuesday midnight.
Two die as SUV falls into deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Shimla/UNI: Two people died and three others were injured when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge early on Tuesday morning near Kinnaur, police said here.
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has rejected a report published by a Chinese news agency and other media outlets about recalling India's Ambassador to Austria and said facts were 'distorted' on the matter.
New Year: Elaborate security arrangements done ahead of celebration in Goa
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Panaji/UNI: Goa police have made elaborate security arrangements in the state ahead of the new year celebrations in the state, a senior police official said.
Protest: Interim bail for two arrested in connection with Seelampur anti-CAA violence
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: District & Sessions Judge Brijesh Garg on Tuesday granted interim bail to two persons arrested after a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent in the Seelampur area of this month.
SMS service to be restored in Kashmir Valley from midnight
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hinting that normalcy is returning to Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government said mobile short messaging service (SMS) will be restored in the Kashmir Valley from midnight on Tuesday.
Miscreants torch BJP leader’s bus in Assam’s Morigaon district
Dec 31, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: At a time when protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 are going on across Assam, some BJP ministers, MLAs and leaders were targeted by some protesters in many places of the state.
Sushil Modi alleges Prashant Kishor of hurting NDA for benefiting opposition alliances
Dec 31, 2019, at 02:57 pm
Patna/IBNS: The BJP has slammed Janata Dal(United) deputy chief and poll strategist Prashant Kishor who said his party should get lions share in the seat-sharing agreement in the next Bihar Assembly election saying that his focus is on creating a market for company and had no concern about the welfare of the country.
Congress slams govt over appointment of Chief of Defence Staff
Dec 31, 2019, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress has questioned the government over the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), minutes after theannouncement was made.
2019: Bidding Farewell To A Year Less Ordinary
Dec 31, 2019, at 01:05 pm
2019 will surely go down in Indian history as a landmark year. From the yearend protests over citizenship laws to abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir in August, the political turmoil in the country hogged the headlines soon after a landslide victory of the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha polls. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back
General Mukund Narwane is the new Army chief
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane on Tuesday became the 28th chief of Indian Army. He was handed over the charge by outgoing chief of Army General Bipin Rawat here at the Raksha Bhawan.
BREAKING NEWS: General Mukund Narwane takes charge as new Army chief, succeeds General Bipin Rawat
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane has taken charge as the new Army chief on Tuesday.
Always loyal to the Thackerays: Sanjay Raut
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:10 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has rubbished reports that linked his absence from Monday's swearing-in ceremony of ministers as part of the first cabinet expansion of Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray's government with his brother not making the cut.
Uttar Pradesh: 4 killed in road accident due to fog in Kanpur
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:28 am
Kanpur/UNI: Four people, including 2 women, of a family were killed and two others injured when their car met with an accident due to dense fog in Ghatampur area of Kanpur district early Tuesday morning, police sources said.
Nagaland Assembly speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passes away, PM Modi mourns
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:31 am
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday.
US, Maldives congratulate outgoing Army Chief Bipin Rawat for becoming India's first CDS
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's outgoing Army chief Bipin Rawat will take charge as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and countries like USA and Maldives have congratulated him over the achievement.
J&K administration releases five political leaders from detention since scrapping of Art 370
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday released five political leaders who were under detention since the abrogation of the Article 370 by the Centre on Aug 5.
Ex-CM Ashok Chavan gets berth in Maharashtra Cabinet
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:20 pm
Nanded/UNI: Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who belongs to an influential political family from this district, was sworn-in as a minister in the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Monday.
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tweeted a video of spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev who gave a historical context of the newly made Act which will grant citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi but not Muslim refugees who came to India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before 2015.
General Bipin Rawat appointed as country's first CDS
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday was appointed as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Assam Panchayat member loses her post for violating two-child norms
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An Anchalik Panchayat member of Assam has lost her post for violating the state government’s two-child norms policy.
Minor fire breaks at PM Modi's house, situation under control now
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A minor fire broke out Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house in the national capital's Kalyan Marg on Monday evening, which was soon brought under control.
Record-breaking cold in Delhi, max day temp lowest in 119 years: IMD
Dec 30, 2019, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital on Monday recorded the coldest day of December so far in the past 119 years in terms of maximum day temperature falling to 9.4 degrees Celsius which is 11.4 degrees C below season's average, according to the Met department.
Minor fire at PM Modi's Delhi residence, brought under control
Dec 30, 2019, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A minor fire was reported at the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening at around 7-25 pm, reports said. It was later brought under control. PMO India confirmed the news as a minor blaze.
Maharashtra politics: Shiv Sena's lone Muslim legislator Abdul Sattar made Minister of State
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi, the erstwhile Congressman and now the lone Muslim legislator in the Shiv Sena party, was sworn-in as Minister of State (MoS) in the State cabinet expansion on Monday.
Centre announces entire Nagaland as disturbed area
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Home Ministry on Monday declared the whole state of Nagaland as ‘disturbed area’ for the next six months with effect from December 30.
West Bengal: Aged woman died of burn while trying to beat the cold on afire in North Dinajpur
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Raigunj/UNI: A sixty-nine-year-old woman was burnt alive after her saree caught fire from an oven, she was sitting nearby warming herself to beat the shivering cold in North Dinajpur district, which is reeling under cold wave for the past week, police said today.
Karnataka: One killed, 8 critically injured in a road mishap near Uppinangady
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Puttur/UNI: One person was killed and eight others seriously injured when a jeep shuttling passengers between Nelyady and Uppinangady collided with a container truck near Bajathur village on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
Minor girl gangraped in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Guwahati: Three minor boys aged below 18 years, who allegedly gangraped a 16-year-old minor girl, surrendered before police in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district on Sunday.