Union cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill, to be tabled in Parl next week
Dec 04, 2019, at 12:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Citizenship Amendment Bill or CAB which will grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who came from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, media reports said.
Supreme Court grants Chidambaram bail but with conditions, Congress says 'truth finally prevails'
Dec 04, 2019, at 11:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 100 days after he was arrested, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram will walk out of Delhi's Tihar jail free as he was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday over the INX Media case.
INX Media case: Supreme Court grants bail to Chidambaram
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram who was arrested in connection with the INX Media case.
PM Narendra Modi wishes nation on Indian Navy Day
Dec 04, 2019, at 09:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Wishing the Indian Navy on its special day, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the contribution of the forces has made the nation stronger and safer.
Delhi govt eradicated corruption, spent money for people's facilities: Kejriwal
Dec 03, 2019, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In the concluding session of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi Government has reduced corruption and unwanted expenditure and has spent the money for providing facilities to people.
Was aware of Ajit's meet with Fadnavis but never thought he'd go so far: Sharad Pawar
Dec 03, 2019, at 10:22 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday revealed that his party was all throughout in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party alongside its talks with Congress and the Shiv Sena over government formation in Maharashtra while admitting that he knew his nephew Ajit had meeting with Devendra Fadnavis but never imagined he would support the BJP.
Country is passing through a difficult phase: Akhilesh Yadav
Dec 03, 2019, at 09:36 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the country is passing through a difficult period as the ruling BJP is aggressively pursuing divisive agenda of dividing the people on the lines of caste and religion.
Manipur: Security forces bust illegal drugs manufacturing plant, seize brown sugar
Dec 03, 2019, at 07:59 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Rifles and Manipur police busted an illegal drug manufacturing plant and seized huge quantity of illegal drugs including 41 kg suspected brown sugar in Thoubal district of Manipur.
Protests continue in Assam against CAB
Dec 03, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Protests in Assam by All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and students of several institutions opposing the Citizenship (Amednment) Bill have intensified as the centre is all set to table the bill during the ongoing winter session of the parliament.
Two civilians dead, 8 injured as Pakistani shells forward villages on LoC in Poonch
Dec 03, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Jammu/UNI: Two people, including a woman, were killed and eight other civilians were injured on Tuesday as Pakistan troops violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian Parliament passes SPG (Amendment) Bill 2019
Dec 03, 2019, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Amid walkout by key oppositon parties-Congress and others including CPI M-the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill 2019 on Tuesday recieved a nod from Parliament with the Rajya Sabha passing it by a voice vote.
TADA court extends remand of TeJI chief till Dec 17
Dec 03, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Srinagar, Dec 3 (UNI) A TADA court in Srinagar has extended judicial remand of Tehreek-e-Jehadi- Islami (TeJI) chief Abdul Samad Malla alias Inquilabi till December 17 for his involvement in anti-national activities.
Last date to apply Haj online application forms is Thursday
Dec 03, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana State Haj Committee (TSHC) Chairman Mohammed Masiullah Khan has informed that the last date to apply Haj Online Application forms is December 5.
Indian Navy to build TU 142 Aircraft museum in Kolkata
Dec 03, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata, Dec 3 (UNI) To motivate young school children to join Indian Navy, it will set up a permanent TU 142 aircraft museum in Kolkata on the lines of the Vizag Naval museum, said Naval Officer-in-Charge, West Bengal, Commodore Suprobho De.
Indian Army captures intruder from Pakistan on LoC in Rajouri's Nowshera
Dec 03, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Jammu/UNI: Alert troops have captured an intruder who crossed over to this side in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
SPG Bill not amended by keeping Gandhi family in mind: Amit Shah
Dec 03, 2019, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Participating in the debate over SPG Bill in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said it would be incorrect to think that the SPG Bill was amended by the government by keeping the Gandhis in mind.
Four people killed in a road accident in Assam’s Tezpur
Dec 03, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: At least four people were killed after a speedy vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Monday night due to fog.
Not Nirmala, Congress is weak: Poonam Mahajan attacks Adhir Chowdhury
Dec 03, 2019, at 02:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, while speaking on the onion price rise on Tuesday, was reminded of his "Nirbala Sitharaman" remark by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Poonam Mahajan, who slammed the Bengal politician for representing a party of dynasts, media reports said.
Swati Maliwal says fast unto death to continue after Delhi Police stops protests at Jantar Mantar
Dec 03, 2019, at 02:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief of Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal was stopped from holding a hunger strike to protest against crime against women at the Jantar Mantar.
Parents only controlling girls, not keeping watch on their boys: Kiran Bedi on Telangana Rape
Dec 03, 2019, at 01:52 pm
New Delhi/iIBNS: Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi said has stressed on inculcating good values and morals alongside exam-oriented education to curb rising crimes against women, media reports said.
God save India's economy: P Chidambaram on Nishikant Dubey's GDP comment
Dec 03, 2019, at 01:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey's comment where the parliamentarian dismissed the significance of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is currently reeling in the country at 4.5%.
Sub Lieutenant Shivangi becomes first woman pilot in Navy
Dec 03, 2019, at 12:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Sub Lieutenant Shivangi became the first woman pilot in the Indian Navy after successfully completing her graduation course.
Portion of fuel tank of PSLV rocket launcher missing
Dec 03, 2019, at 12:50 pm
Puducherry/UNI: A portion of the fuel tank of PSLV rocket launcher of explosive nature, caught in a fishermen's net off Vambakeerappalayam near here on Monday, was found missing.
Lawyer Rajeev Dhavan says he was 'sacked' for 'nonsense' reasons by the group Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Dec 03, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who appeared for the Muslim parties in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case on Tuesday posted on Facebook that he has been sacked by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind over "total nonsense" reasons.
Had turned down Modi's offer of cabinet ministry: Sharad Pawar
Dec 03, 2019, at 11:31 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Divulging a bit of their conversation back in New Delhi last month, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said he was offered a cabinet ministry by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s bid to induct the 79-year old politician's outfit into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Two Indian students killed in US hit-and-run accident
Dec 03, 2019, at 09:50 am
Washington/IBNS: Two Indian students were killed in a hit-and-run accident in South Nashville, in the US state of Tennessee, on Thursday, police said.
Cardinal Bo appeals to Myanmar’s rulers for dialogue with all
Dec 03, 2019, at 01:51 am
Yangon/Kolkata/IBNS: In a letter released on Sunday to the military rulers of Myanmar, Cardinal Charles Bo has appealed to reach out to its suffering people through dialogue.
Puri: Minor girl gang-raped by four policemen in police quarter, prime accused held
Dec 02, 2019, at 10:57 pm
Puri/UNI: As India witnessed outrage over the rape and murder of a young veterinarian in Hyderabad, four police personnel allegedly raped a minor girl of Nimapara in a police quarter in the pilgrim city of Puri on Monday evening.
Arunachal Pradesh: Hardcore NSCN (R) militant killed in gunfight with Indian Army
Dec 02, 2019, at 09:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a major success, the Indian army gunned down a hardcore NSCN (R) insurgent after a firefight on Nov 30 in general area Shallang of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
PM Modi writes a moving message to Israeli boy who survived 26/11 Mumbai attack
Dec 02, 2019, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written an emotional letter for the Israeli boy Moshe Tzvi Holtzberg, whose parents were killed in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai when he was just two-years-old.