Jan 29, 2020, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to extend the existing Productivity Linked Reward (PLR) Scheme beyond 2017-18 until any change/amendment is made in the Scheme.
JD(U) expels Prashant Kishor, Pavan Varma
Jan 29, 2020, at 04:20 pm
Patna/IBNS: The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday expelled election strategist Prashant Kishor and leader Pavan Varma, media reports said.
West Bengal: Two people killed in anti-CAA protests in Murshidabad
Jan 29, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons were killed when some locals opened fire and hurled crude bombs on a group of people who were protesting against the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bharat Bandh attracts lukewarm response in Marathwada
Jan 29, 2020, at 04:09 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: The call of Bharat Bandh given by Bahujan Kranti Morcha, along with various organisations, in protest against the CAA and NRC, has received lukewarm response across the eight districts of Marathwada region in Maharashtra.
Coronavirus: Indigo suspends Delhi-Chengdu flight service
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Beijing/New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when coronavirus outbreak has triggered panic across the world, airline major Indigo on Wednesday said it has suspended its flight between Delhi and Chengdu city in China from Feb 1.
After heckling journalist Arnab Goswami on flight, Kunal Kamra now gets banned by SpiceJet
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After getting banned by IndiGo and Air India for heckling journalist Arnab Goswami during a flight journey, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday now received the same treatment by airline SpiceJet.
Mumbai: Bahujan Kranti Morcha block train services during Bharat Bandh
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The activists of Bahujan Kranti Morcha on Wednesday blocked train services briefly at the Kanjurmarg suburban railway station here.
Bihar: Professor shot dead in Patna
Jan 29, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Patna/UNI: Some armed criminals today shot dead professor Shiv Narayan Rai of TPS college near Janata flat under Kankarbagh police station area here.
Jan 29, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday ordered the removal of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Verma as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s star campaigners over their controversial remark in the run-up to the Delhi assembly elections which will be held next month, media reports said.
Jan 29, 2020, at 02:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday ordered the removal of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Verma as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s star campaigners over their controversial remark in the run-up to the Delhi assembly elections which will be held next month, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: One killed, two injured as SUV rams into shop in UP
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:29 pm
Jaunpur/UNI: One person was killed while two others sustained critical injuries when a speeding SUV rammed into a tea shop they were sitting in, in the Sarpathan area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police sources said on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh crime: Youth shot dead over minor argument
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:27 pm
Ghaziabad/UNI: A youth was shot dead over a trivial argument in the Loni area of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Wednesday.
Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal joins Bharatiya Janata Party
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's badminton poster girl and sports icon Saina Nehwal on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Badminton player Saina Nehwal to join BJP
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Badminton player Saina Nehwal will be joining the country's ruling outfit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, media reports said.
Kashmir: High speed, broadband internet remains suspended
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: High speed mobile internet of all cellular companies and broadband remained suspended in Kashmir valley since August 5, when the Centre scrapped Article 370 and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories (UTs).
Harsh Vardhan Shringla takes charge as new Foreign Secretary
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Harsh Vardhan Shringla took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on Wednesday.
Odisha: 7 killed, 40 injured as bus overturns near Taptapani Ghat in Ganjam district
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:17 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a mishap, at least seven passengers were killed and 40 others injured when a bus carrying them skidded off a bridge near Taptapani Ghati at Palukhela in Odisha’s Ganjam district in the wee hours today.
SC rejects Nirbhaya gangrape case convict Mukesh's petition against mercy plea rejection
Jan 29, 2020, at 11:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the petition filed by Mukesh Singh, one of the four convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, against President Ram Nath Kovind's mercy plea rejection, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman over economy
Jan 29, 2020, at 10:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the annual budget on Feb 1, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over falling economy.
CAA: Dilip Ghosh wonders how people protesting in Shaheen Bagh 'not dying' in cold
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:06 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid nationwide protests, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday sparked a controversy stating that he wonders how people are not dying in this feezing cold while protesting at the Shaheen Bagh in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Indigo, Air India ban stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for midair offensive on Arnab Goswami
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, who tried to shame TV journalist Arnab Goswami on a flight of Indigo for his brand of journalism and then posted a video of the episode on social media, has been barred from flying for a period of six months by the private airline. Air India also followed suit and suspended him from flying on the national carrier while urging other airlines to act as well.
Twenty killed, over 30 injured in MSRTC bus-autorickshaw collision in Nashik
Jan 28, 2020, at 11:32 pm
Nashik/UNI: At least twenty passengers were killed while more than 30 injured after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus and an autorickshaw fell into a well after colliding with each other at Meshi village on Malegaon-Deola road in Nashik on Tuesday.
Am Congress supporter but grateful to Centre for Padma Shri: Bengal doctor
Jan 28, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal based doctor, Sushovan Banerjee, who has been selected this year to receive the Padma Shri award, has said he is grateful to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre to bestow him with this honour despite his affiliations with the Congress party.
Top Khalistani leader Harmeet Singh killed in Pakistan's Lahore
Jan 28, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Lahore/IBNS: A top leader of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) has been gunned down in Pakistan's Lahore by a local gang over financial disputes related to drug smuggling, media reports said.
Assam government appeals ULFA (I) to join peace talks
Jan 28, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Tuesday urged anti-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (Independence) or ULFA (I) and its chief Paresh Baruah to join peace talks with the government.
Govt begins process for 'evacuation of Indian nationals' from Hubei province in China
Jan 28, 2020, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) The Government of India has begun the process to prepare for 'evacuation of Indian nationals' affected by the situation arising out of Novel Coronavirus outbreak in Hubei Province in China.
Pakistan official summoned, given demarche on abduction and marriage of Hindu girl in Sindh
Jan 28, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) India on Tuesday summoned a senior official from the Pakistan High Commission here and made a strong demarche against abduction of a Hindu girl from her marriage ceremony on January 25.
Air India Sale: RSS trade union body urges govt. to 'think over this decision a hundred times'
Jan 28, 2020, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the trade union affiliated to the RSS, on Tuesday strongly opposed the selling of Air India and asked the government to "think over this decision a hundred times".
Nirbhaya case: SC order reserved till tomorrow on death row convict Mukesh Singh's plea
Jan 28, 2020, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court today reserved its order for Wednesday on a petition filed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya case, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of India.
Kejriwal's appeasement politics on Shaheen Bagh has harmed Delhi, says Nadda
Jan 28, 2020, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) Shortly after the arrest of Shaheen Bagh stir suspect mastermind Sharjeel Imam was arrested in Bihar, the BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stating the appeasement politics has left its adverse fallout on the capital.