Sep 13, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Mumbai, Sep 13 (UNI) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who was under attack on social media for incorrectly attributing Newton’s discovery of gravity to Albert Einstein, on Friday acknowledged that he had erred and lamented that the primary message that he was trying to deliver was lost in the rush to highlight his mistake.
Punjab vigilance nabs constable over taking bribe
Sep 13, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (UNI) Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Friday nabbed a constable while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.
Sep 13, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Puducherry, Sep 13 (UNI) AIADMK legislature party leader A Anbazhagan on friday warned the government that his party would resort to massive agitations if the government failed to remit the cash for free rice in the bank account of the beneficiaries forthwith.
Saradha scam: Calcutta HC withdraws interim protection to former Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar
Sep 13, 2019, at 04:38 pm
Kolkata, Sept 13 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Friday vacated its order which granted former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar protection from arrest in the Saradha cheat fund scam.
Sigur To Nabanna Rally: Left activists clash with police in Howrah
Sep 13, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Howrah, Sept 13 (IBNS): Students and youth wing activists of the Left parties clashed with the police in Howrah district of West Bengal on Friday.
Narendra Modi feels 'saddened' by Madhya Pradesh boat capsize incident which left 11 people killed
Sep 13, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Bhopal, Sept 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in the boat capsizing incident during Ganesh idol immersion ceremony in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal city.
Kashmir: Jaish terrorists arrested in Kathua, sent to 7-day police custody
Sep 13, 2019, at 02:40 pm
Jammu, Sept 13 (UNI): The District and Mobile Court, Kathua, on Friday sent the three arrested terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit, to seven day police remand.
SC/ST Act: Supreme Court sends Centre's review plea to 3-judge bench
Sep 13, 2019, at 02:06 pm
New Delhi, Sept 13 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Friday referred to its three-judge bench the Centre's petition seeking a review of its March 20, 2018 order which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Arvind Kejriwal brings back Odd-Even policy to control air pollution in Delhi
Sep 13, 2019, at 12:41 pm
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi is set to bring back the Odd-Even policy in November to control the air pollution in the national capital.
PM Modi invites suggestions for 'Mann Ki Baat'
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:56 am
New Delhi, Sept 13 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendara Modi on Friday invited inputs and suggestions from citizens for 'Mann Ki Baat Program' on September 29.
Man drowns during Ganesh idol immersion in Thane
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:47 am
Thane, Sept 13 (UNI): A 15-year-old boy drowned during Ganesh idol immersion in this district of Maharashtra, police said.
NCP leader Bhaskar Jadhav resigns, set to join Shiv Sena
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:44 am
Aurangabad, Sept 13 (UNI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader from Konkan region and former Maharashtra minister Bhaskar Jadhav submitted his resignation to state Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade on Friday.
Maths also required to fix economy: Congress trolls Piyush Goyal for his 'Einstein' remark
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:19 am
New Delhi: The Congress trolled Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal for his remark where he said Mathematics did not help Albert Einstein to discover the force of gravity, stating maths is also required to fix the economy.
Jammu and Kashmir Issue: Pakistan FM Qureshi refuses to rule out 'accidental war' with India
Sep 13, 2019, at 09:36 am
Islamabad, Sept 13 (IBNS): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is such that it might risk sparking an "accidental war" with India.
Bhopal: Boat capsizes during Ganpati Visarjan, 11 die
Sep 13, 2019, at 09:16 am
Bhopal, Sept 13 (IBNS): Ganapati (Hindu elephant god) immersion ceremony turned tragic in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city as at least 11 people died after the boat, in which they were travelling, capsized, media reports said.
Army organises medical camp in Assam’s Biswanath
Sep 12, 2019, at 11:28 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): Continuing the endeavor to provide humanitarian assistance to the less privileged populace of Biswanath district, the troops of Indian Army organised a medical camp at village Maranabari in Gophur on Wednesday under Operation Sadbhavana.
Assam: Combine annual training camp of NCC air wing concluded
Sep 12, 2019, at 11:21 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): Combine Annual Training Camp for Air Wing NCC which was conducted at Narangi Military Station Guwahati from Sept 4 came to an end on Thursday.
Assam minister urges centre for Indo-Sri Lanka type trade with Bangladesh
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:40 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary urged the Union government for a bilateral trade agreement with Bangladesh in line with the Indo-Sri Lankan Free Trade Agreement which will boost the bilateral trade through land route in North East.
Man shot dead by miscreants in Guwahati
Sep 12, 2019, at 10:36 pm
Guwahati, Sept 12 (IBNS): A man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Guwahati on Thursday evening.
92% of the area of Jammu & Kashmir has no restriction: MEA
Sep 12, 2019, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday stated that 92% of the area of Jammu & Kashmir has no restriction presently and normalcy has returned to the valley.
MEA counters 'motivated stories' about Kashmir in foreign media
Sep 12, 2019, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday lashed out at a section of foreign media for what it said "motivated stories" about J&K and insisted that the perceived controlled kind of situation in one police station area has been shown as that of the entire Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh regions.
Bio-terror is a real threat today: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (UNI): Acknowledging that the bio-terror is a real threat today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday underlined the importance of building capabilities to deal with the menace of Bio-terrorism.
Jharkhand 'launching pad' for big schemes meant for poor and tribals: PM Modi
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Ranchi, Sept 12 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described Jharkhand as the 'launching pad' for big schemes meant for the poor and tribals in the country.
Supreme Court overrules Delhi HC's bail to Bhushan steel ex- CFO Nitin Johari
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Delhi High Court order granting bail to former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Director of Bhushan Steel Nitin Johari.
Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting with Congress leaders
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (UNI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday met the AICC General Secretary In charges of the states, PCC presidents and CLP leaders at the AICC headquarters here to discuss current political situation and assess preparation for upcoming Assembly polls in four states.
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras HC refuses parole extension for convict Nalini
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Chennai, Sept 12 (UNI): The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to extend the parole granted to S Nalini, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
Six died, 20 injured as bus hit truck on Pune-Bangalore national highway
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Pune, Sept 12 (UNI): At least six persons were killed and 20 others injured when a private luxury bus rammed into a stationary truck near Satara on Pune-Bengaluru national highway, here on Thursday.
India does not need foolish theories about millennials: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 12, 2019, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's comment on millennials' preference of app-based cabs over cars, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said India does not need foolish theories about millennials but a concrete plan to fix the slumping economy.
Kashmir is an integral part of India, says top Muslim body backing abrogation of Article 370
Sep 12, 2019, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi: Though Pakistan is trying to interfere with the Modi government's historic move to abrogate Article 370, a top Muslim body- Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind- has openly backed India's decision to do away with Jammu and Kashmir's special status and said it considers Kashmir as an integral part of India.
Three militants nabbed with weapons in Kathua
Sep 12, 2019, at 01:41 pm
Jammu, Sept 12 (UNI): Three militants were arrested from a truck and weapons seized from their possession in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.