Assam govt rejects present NRC, wants to be a part of national NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Nov 20, 2019, at 09:43 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Rejecting the National Register of Citizens (NRC) which was published on August 31, the Assam government has welcomed the centre’s stand after Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday told the parliament that the NRC will be implemented nationwide.

Assam government to give 30K to every bride gold purchase from Jan 1

Nov 20, 2019, at 09:08 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Aiming to reduce child marriage and strengthen women empowerment, Assam government will spend Rs 800 crore per year under the Arundhati scheme through which every bride of the state will get Rs 30,000  to purchase gold.

Heavy rain or snow in parts of Himachal Pradesh: Met Dept

Nov 20, 2019, at 07:52 pm

Shimla/UNI: The Indian Meteorological department on Wednesday issued forecast of heavy rain or snowfall in parts of mid and high reaches on Nov 22 due to western disturbances, likely to be active Thursday onwards.

Do not fear, I am with you: Mamata Banerjee on NRC

Nov 20, 2019, at 06:19 pm

Sagardighi/UNI: With the fear of NRC looming large over people of the state, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said they should think about her whenever they feel worried.

Seat changed in Rajya Sabha to humiliate me: Sanjay Raut complains to Vice-President

Nov 20, 2019, at 05:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut has written to Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu expressing his disapproval over the change of his seating in Rajya Sabha.

Priyanka Gandhi hits out at BJP over Air India and Bharat Petroleum sale

Nov 20, 2019, at 04:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has slammed the government for its decision to sell its majority stake in the loss-making Air India and Bharat Petroleum, saying "Public-sector organisations are India's 'golden birds' and the pride of the country".

JNU trouble: University seeks action against agitating students for violating court's order

Nov 20, 2019, at 04:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has sought contemptuous action against the students and Delhi Police for allegedly violating the court's order against holding a protest within 100 metres of the Administrative Block.

Winter Session: Congress demands restoration of SPG cover to Gandhis in RS

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:55 pm

New Delhi, Nov 20 (UNI) The Congress Party on Wednesday raised the issue of withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) to the former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rahul Gandhi in Rajya Sabha and urged the Government to restore it immediately.

Twenty farmers sent to jail in Pilibhit for burning stubble

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:54 pm

Pilibhit/UNI: After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reprimanded officials of the ten districts who could not stop stubble burning leading to increase in pollution, the Pilibhit district authorities tightened the noose by sending 20 farmers to jail and taking action against 17 lekhpals,  suspending eight of them.

IIT Kharagpur study finds post- Harappan climate change Induced human migration in Thar desert

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have made a breakthrough discovery of tracing 3000 years old Iron Age remains, the earliest to be found in the presently arid Rann of Kutch and the Thar Desert.

Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi to discuss farmers' issue

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the parliament to discuss the farmers' issue.

NRC scare: Several illegal immigrants intrude into Bangladesh

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:02 pm

Dhaka, Nov 20 (UNI) The number of illegal intruders into Bangladesh from India in fear of National Register of Citizens (NRC) of the country suddenly has risen. Often everyday people from India are intruding into Bangladesh territory through Maheshpur border in Jhenidah District. Among them, at least 200 Indian intruders were detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in last two weeks.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Nov 20, 2019, at 02:56 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday reached Sri Lanka to meet newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Will join hands with Rajinikanth for Tamil Nadu's betterment if needed: Kamal Haasan

Nov 20, 2019, at 02:39 pm

Chennai/IBNS: Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday cleared that people of his state Tamil Nadu may witness his political association with colleague and southern superstar Rajinikanth if needed.

Everything is normal in Kashmir: Amit Shah implies in Rajya Sabha

Nov 20, 2019, at 02:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: More than 100 days after the Centre withdrew Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday referred to various sectors which are active in the valley, implying normality in the region.

Actor Paresh Rawal stunned by the protest of BHU students gainst appointment of Muslim professor's appointment for Sanskrit teaching

Nov 20, 2019, at 01:59 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Actor Paresh Rawal has said he is "stunned by the protest" by the students of Banaras Hindu University against the appointmewnt of  Muslim professor Firoze Khan in the Sanskrit faculty.

Government believes in giving citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi refugees: Amit Shah

Nov 20, 2019, at 01:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government believes in giving citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi refugees who came from three Muslim dominated nations, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, a move which may irk several opposition parties across the nation.

Students continue to protest as BHU firm on Muslim professor's appointment for Sanskrit teaching

Nov 20, 2019, at 12:33 pm

Varanasi/IBNS: The students of Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vijnan, a unit of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), are continuing with their protests as the education institution is firm on the appointment of Muslim professor Firoze Khan as the Sanskrit teacher, media reports said.

UPA never removed SPG cover of Vajpayee, says Congress accusing BJP of playing 'partisan politics'

Nov 20, 2019, at 11:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Raising the issue of removal of the Gandhi family's Special Protection Group (SPG) cover, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing "partisan politics".

Assam: Eight persons of a marriage party killed in road accident

Nov 20, 2019, at 11:05 am

Guwahati/IBNS: At least eight persons of a marriage party were killed in a road accident in Udalguri district of Assam in the early hours of Wednesday.

Amid Maharashtra government formation talks, Sharad Pawar to meet PM Modi today

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the talks over government formation in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday.

Indian charged with sexually assaulting a U.S. national in Afghanistan

Nov 20, 2019, at 08:52 am

New York/IBNS: An Indian national arrived in the U.S. recently after being ordered detained and removed to the U.S. for the alleged sexual assault of a U.S. national on a military base in Afghanistan.

Over 700 persons arrested in 190 cases of stone-pelting since removal of Article 370: Centre

Nov 20, 2019, at 08:44 am

New Delhi/IBNS:The Centre has informed that since the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on Aug 5 till date, 765 persons have been arrested in 190 cases registered relating to stone-pelting and law & order.

BHU Sanskrit dept students protest against Muslim professor's appointment

Nov 19, 2019, at 11:24 pm

Varanasi/IBNS: The "Sahitya" or the literature wing of the Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vijnan, which is a unit of the prestigious Banaras Hindu University, is facing a lockout for nearly two weeks with students protesting the appointment of a Muslim man as Assistant Professor in the department.

Girl barred from proceeding to Sabarimala Temple in Kerala

Nov 19, 2019, at 10:52 pm

Sabarimala/UNI: A 12-year-old girl from Puducherry, who arrived here along with her father on Tuesday for darshan to Lord Ayyappa temple was not allowed to proceed from Pampa.

Strong earthquake tremors felt in Delhi, parts of north India

Nov 19, 2019, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Strong earthquake tremors were felt in the national capital, Lucknow and other parts of northern India on Tuesday evening, media reports said.

SAD leader shot dead in altercation with neighbour in Punjab

Nov 19, 2019, at 07:12 pm

Batala/UNI: A senior SAD leader and vice-president of the party's Gurdaspur unit Dalbir Singh Dhilwan was allegedly shot dead last night in his village Dhilwan in Punjab when he was walking with his two sons Major Singh and Mandeep Singh.  

BSP chief Mayawati expresses concern on pollution in UP

Nov 19, 2019, at 06:24 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Expressing concern over the state of pollution in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday said the government should immediately pay attention towards it, so that the problem can be resolved at the earliest.

Lok Sabha debates on pollution: Farmers solely should not be blamed

Nov 19, 2019, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha members, cutting across party affiliations, on Tuesday said that farmers who were burning their stubble in the fields were not the only one responsible for causing air pollution and they should not be solely blamed for it.

UP: Woman found murdered in Jaunpur

Nov 19, 2019, at 05:54 pm

Jaunpur/UNI: A 40-year-old woman was found murdered with stab injuries in the Meerganj area of this district, police said on Tuesday.