Dec 26, 2019, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In his first reaction to the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Army chief General Bipin Rawat stirred a row by making a political comment where he said leaders are not those who lead people in an inappropriate direction.
IIT Hyderabad researchers unravel working of a Protein that repairs damaged DNA
Dec 26, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Researchers have unravelled the working of a protein that repairs damaged DNA.
Andhra farmers stage dharna against shifting of capital city
Dec 26, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Amaravati/UNI: In protest against the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy headed state government’s proposal of shifting capital city from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam under the three capital cities concept, farmers in 29 villages in the capital region organised various agitations on Thursday.
Letter pledging support to NRC and CAA was 'fake': Sena MP Patil
Dec 26, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil from Hingoli constituency of Marathwada on Thursday claimed that a letter pledging his support to the NRC and CAA was 'fake'.
Arundhati Roy eggs on people to spike NPR with Ranga-Billa names, BJP slams writer-activist
Dec 26, 2019, at 03:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Writer-activist Arundhati Roy is at it again as she asked people to fill out National Population Register (NPR) by fictitious names such as of murderers Ranga and Billa to defy the government's moves on NPR in tandem with CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act). The ruling BJP leaders hit back soon.
Yaba tablets and drugs worth Rs 6 Cr seized in Kolkata, 3 peddlers arrested
Dec 26, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Special Task Force(STF) of Kolkata Police has seized contraband drugs, including yaba tablets and heroin worth Rs 6 crore, and arrested three peddlers from eastern part of the city, police said on Wednesday.
Do not play with fire: Mamata Banerjee attacks Centre over CAA-NRC
Dec 26, 2019, at 03:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Holding yet another protest rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Register of Citizens (NRC), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday warned the Centre urging it not to play with fire.
Former BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule now quits Congress, to float new political party
Dec 26, 2019, at 02:13 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Former BJP MP from Bahriach Savitri Bai Phule, who left the party just before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, and unsuccessfully contested the Parliament polls on Congress' ticket, resigned from the grand-old party on Thursday.
RSS PM speaks lies to country: Rahul attacks Modi over 'detention centres' claim
Dec 26, 2019, at 12:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hitting out at Narendra Modi who claimed no detention centre has been made in any part of the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called the Prime Minister a liar citing a media report showing presence of such camps in Assam where a National Register of Citizens (NRC) has already been conducted.
We won't show papers: JU student Debsmita Chowdhury tears CAA copy at convocation ceremony
Dec 26, 2019, at 11:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the widespread students' protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Jadavpur University student Debsmita Chowdhury chose her way of agitation by tearing a copy of the Act while receiving her MA degree and medal during the convocation ceremony on Tuesday.
Raghubar Das booked for making casteist remarks against Hemant Soren
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:48 pm
Dumka/UNI: An FIR has been registered against caretaker Chief Minister Raghubar Das for making casteist remarks against JMM's acting president Hemant Soren.
State BJP chief Laxman Giluwa resigns after poll debacle
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Ranchi/UNI: State BJP President Laxman Giluwa on Wednesday resigned from his post following the party's ouster from power in Jharkhand.
CAA: UP Police release photos, videos of protesters firing at cops
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:26 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday released a string of photos and videos of two men firing at police during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment act in Meerut last Friday, media reports said.
Hemant Soren meets Sonia ahead of swearing-in
Dec 25, 2019, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Jharkhand Chief Minister-designate Hemant Soren on Wednesday met Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi here and invited her to his swearing-in ceremony on Dec 29.
People outside Jamia continue to protest against CAA, NRC
Dec 25, 2019, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The students of Jamia Millia Islamia University, along with other students and locals of the adjoining areas protesting outside the Jamia campus on Wednesday were seen in the spirit of Christmas, as some of them dressed up as Santas, while the demonstration went on peacefully.
Artists, cartoonists, poet stage protest against CAA in Guwahati
Dec 25, 2019, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Several hundreds of artists, cartoonists and people from different parts of Assam staged against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Guwahati through paintings and by reciting poems.
Security rejig: Sachin gets X category, Y for Aditya Thackeray
Dec 25, 2019, at 07:10 pm
Mumbai/UNI: In the reorganisation of security cover according to threat perception, Maharashtra government has upgraded the protection to Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray while downgraded for cricket star Sachin Tendulkar.
Gangasagar fair of 2020 can be viewed directly through app
Dec 25, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Kakdwip/UNI: Aarti and worship of Kapil Muni Temple will be seen live this year through mobile app during the days of Gangasagar fair.
West Bengal Governor unveils portrait of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee
Dec 25, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday unveiled the portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at Raj Bhawan here.
BSF recover huge cache of arms-ammunition in Mizoram
Dec 25, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, including M-16 rifles, AK-series rifles, from a house in Mizoram’s capital city Aizawl.
Police produce gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in court
Dec 25, 2019, at 05:47 pm
Malout (Sri Muktsar Sahib)/UNI: The Malout Police of Sri Muktsar Sahib District on Wednesday produced Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster in connection with the murder of history sheeter Manpreet Manna who was murdered at Malout on December 2.
PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University
Dec 25, 2019, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: PM Narendra Modi unveiled a plaque to mark the laying of the foundation stone of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Poets, painters lead anti-CAA protest in Assam
Dec 25, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Poets, painters and singers led the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, protest in Assam today as they composed new poems, recited old ones and used the painting canvas to oppose the legislation.
Lucknow: Narendra Modi gives strong message to 'violent' protesters
Dec 25, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: In his strong message to 'violent' protesters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said they should also keep in mind the need to maintain roads and other facilities like clean sewerage systems.
Bengal Guv & CM pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary
Dec 25, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to the legendary son of the soil Bharat Ratna former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.
Tripura provides maximum job to aspirational blocks: Dy CM
Dec 25, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura government has provided maximum jobs to the selected aspirational rural development blocks of the state in the current financial year that boosted up rural livelihood substantially, claimed deputy chief minister holding the rural development portfolio Jishnu Dev Varma here today.
Police outpost in-charge among three booked for rape in UP
Dec 25, 2019, at 03:08 pm
Bareilly/UNI: Three people, including a police station In-charge at the Bahedi police station's Katai Mill police outpost, have been booked for rape on the directions of a court in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Wednesday.
Atal Bhujal Yojana an important step towards providing water to all houses: PM Modi
Dec 25, 2019, at 01:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Launching Atal Bhujal Yojana on the 95th birth anniversary of his predecessor late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the scheme is an important step towards providing water to all houses.
BJP releases video showing Sonia Gandhi getting enumerated in 2011 under NPR
Dec 25, 2019, at 01:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released a video footage showing Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi enumerating for the population census in 2011 under the National Population Register (NPR) norms.
BJP, CPI-M clash during protest rally in Tripura
Dec 25, 2019, at 12:57 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tension continued in Udaipur of Gomati district in South Tripura following group clash between ruling BJP supporters and opposition CPI-M on Tuesday during a protest rally of the later party against privatization and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).