Mamata Banerjee to skip PM Modi's meet with party chiefs tomorrow

Jun 18, 2019, at 04:25 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not attend the meeting of  political party chiefs with PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday, media reports said

Several MP's chant 'Jai Shree Ram' as Owaisi takes oath in LS, he ends taking vows with 'Allah hu Akbar, Jai Hind'

Jun 18, 2019, at 04:11 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Amid 'Jai Shree Ram ' chants, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday took oath in the Parliament.

Congress names Bengal leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as its leader in the Lok Sabha

Jun 18, 2019, at 04:09 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): The Congress party on Tuesday named its Bengal strongman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, media reports said.

Narendra Modi government acts strongly: 15 tax officials, who are accused of corruption, made to retire

Jun 18, 2019, at 04:03 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): The Centre on Tuesday said fifteen Income Tax officials have been made to retire compulsorily from their position.

Bihar encephalitis: Nitish Kumar makes first visit to Muzaffarpur where over 100 children died

Jun 18, 2019, at 01:50 pm

Muzaffarpur, Jun 18 (IBNS): Seventeen days after Acute Encephalitis Syndrome broke out in Bihar, state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made his first visit to ground zero on Tuesday.

Om Birla likely BJP's pick for the post of LS Speaker

Jun 18, 2019, at 11:35 am

New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI): Springing a surprise, BJP has decided to nominate two time MP from Kota in Rajasthan Om Birla as the new Lok Sabha Speaker.

Properties worth over Rs 50 lakh gutted in fire in Manipur

Jun 18, 2019, at 11:04 am

Guwahati, Jun 18 (IBNS): Properties worth over Rs 50 lakh were gutted in a devastating fire broke out in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Monday night.

Serving party is like a mission, says newly appointed BJP Working President J P Nadda

Jun 18, 2019, at 10:44 am

New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI): Newly appointed BJP Working President J P Nadda has said that for him 'serving the party' is like a mission and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been always an source of inspiration for him.

Kashmir: Two more youths shun militancy

Jun 18, 2019, at 10:18 am

Srinagar, Jun 18 (UNI) Two more youths shunned the militancy and returned mainstream in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

Anantnag Encounter: Two JeM militants, soldier killed

Jun 18, 2019, at 10:15 am

Srinagar, Jun 18 (UNI) Two militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and a soldier were killed in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on Tuesday, official sources said.

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed in Anantnag encounter

Jun 18, 2019, at 09:48 am

Srinagar, June 18 (IBNS): At least two terrorists were killed during an encounter with Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's  Anantnag area on Tuesday, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter underway in Anantnag

Jun 18, 2019, at 08:50 am

Srinagar, June 18 (IBNS): An encounter is going on between security forces and suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag area on Tuesday, police said.

Kamal Nath regime an all-round flop: BJP

Jun 17, 2019, at 10:56 pm

Bhopal, June 17 (UNI): Raining fire on Madhya Pradesh’s Kamal Nath dispensation over issues such as employment, debt waiver and bureaucrats’ transfers, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and the state’s erstwhile Parliamentary Affairs minister Narottam Mishra alleged on Monday that over the past six months the government had failed on every front.

Guv Keshari Nath Tripathi welcomes end of medical stalemate in Bengal

Jun 17, 2019, at 10:00 pm

Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Monday welcomed the resolution of the crisis caused by the state-wide strike of junior doctors consequent upon recent incidents of violence on doctors at Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) in Kolkata.

Nitish meets officials to discuss AES and heat wave in Bihar

Jun 17, 2019, at 09:47 pm

Patna, Jun 17 (UNI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today directed the authorities concerned to take all possible steps for prevention and cure of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) to save children from falling sick and minimising casualties from the disease besides taking measures to save the people from continued heat spell in the state.

High-level meet discusses Amarnath yatra arrangements

Jun 17, 2019, at 09:31 pm

Anantnag, Jun 17 (UNI): A high-level meeting on Monday reviewed arrangements being made for the smooth conduct of the annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, commencing from July 1 from both shortest Baltal and traditional Pahalgam tracks.

Improve work culture and quality of education in govt schools: Yogi tells officials

Jun 17, 2019, at 09:09 pm

Lucknow, Jun 17 (UNI): Asking officers of the education department to improve work culture and quality of education in the state-run schools, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that if any file stays for more than three days in an office action would be taken against the officer.

7-day-long doctors' strike ends in Kolkata after Mamata assures redressal

Jun 17, 2019, at 08:56 pm

Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): Hours after their delegation held a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna in Kolkata on Monday, protesting junior doctors of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) have called off their indefinite strike.

J&K: Army vehicle attacked in Pulwama again, no casualty

Jun 17, 2019, at 08:43 pm

Srinagar, Jun 17 (IBNS): An Army vehicle was on Monday attacked with an improvised explosive device in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, a place where the convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was attacked by a suicide bomber in February resulting in the death of 40 paramilitary personnel.

JP Nadda named working BJP president

Jun 17, 2019, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): The BJP has selected senior leader J.P. Nadda to be the party president since Amit Shah, who is now the Union home minister, has said he would like to step down from the post.

UP govt to construct public toilets in industrial areas

Jun 17, 2019, at 07:44 pm

Lucknow, Jun 17 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Dr Anup Chandra Pandey has ordered the construction of public toilets on large scale in the industrial development authority areas, industrial spaces and mini industrial spaces in a view to provide better facilities to the people visiting these places.

One militant, Army officer killed in Anantnag encounter

Jun 17, 2019, at 07:40 pm

Anantnag, Jun 17 (UNI): An Army officer and a militant were killed while three soldiers were injured in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in this south Kashmir district on Monday.

Magician goes missing in river while performing Houdini-inspired trick under Howrah bridge

Jun 17, 2019, at 07:35 pm

Kolkata, June 17 (IBNS): A magician is feared dead after he disappeared in the river Hooghly on Sunday, media reports said.

We had a fruitful meeting with delegation of junior doctors: CM Mamata Banerjee

Jun 17, 2019, at 06:04 pm

Kolkata, June 17 (IBNS): Meeting a delegation of protesting junior doctors of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) at state secretariat Nabanna on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the result of the meeting was 'fruitful'.

Meeting between agitating doctors and Mamata ends amicably, protest likely to be called off

Jun 17, 2019, at 05:51 pm

Kolkata: A meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, top government and police officials and the agitating doctors ended amicably at the state secretariat Nabanna on Monday with the representatives of the doctors indicating that they would end the protest reaching back at the NRS Hospital, the hub of the unrest.      

Man held for hurting Dalit person over robbery suspicion

Jun 17, 2019, at 05:32 pm

Nagpur, Jun 17 (UNI) A 32-year-old person was arrested from Arvi tehsil of Wardha district on the alleged charge of causing injury to an eight-year-old Dalit boy, police said on Monday.

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 militants, Army officer killed in Anantnag encounter

Jun 17, 2019, at 05:26 pm

Anantnag, Jun 17 (UNI) An Army officer and two militants were killed, while three soldiers were injured in an encounter, which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in this south Kashmir district on Monday.

BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya courts controversy on her maiden appearance in Lok Sabha

Jun 17, 2019, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Jun 17 (UNI) First timer BJP Member Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur courted controversy on her first day in Parliament as her mandatory oath taking occasion was marred by vociferous protest from the Opposition Congress members.

Border actor Sunny Deol makes Lok Sabha debut

Jun 17, 2019, at 05:22 pm

New Delhi, Jun 17(UNI) As he arrived in Parliament after his election to the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur, actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol made heads turn , creating tremendous buzz among mediapersons as well as MPs.

Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, who is defeated in Amethi, takes oath for a fourth consecutive term as Lok Sabha member

Jun 17, 2019, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi on Monday took oath as the member of the 17th Lok Sabha here.