SW Monsoon covers entire India, heavy rain in southern states in next 24 hrs
Jul 19, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Pune, Jul 19 (UNI) With the Southwest Monsoon further advancing into the remaining parts of west Rajasthan, it has thus covered the entire country on Friday, said the Indian Meteorological Department in a bulletin here.
Priyanka hits out at Yogi Govt, says instead of curbing crime, they arrested her
Jul 19, 2019, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh's Yogi Adityanath government over the killing of 10 persons in state's Sonbhadra district and detaining her from entering the area, Congress general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi said the BJP is unable to stop the crime and preventing her from doing her duties.
Jul 19, 2019, at 06:22 pm
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Pursuant to an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, Hema Patel, 51, a Texas-based bail bondswoman, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for her role in smuggling hundreds of illegal aliens into the United States.
Supreme Court extends tenure of special judge in Babri Mosque demolition case
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) In crucial order, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that the trial against senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders -- L K Advani, Dr MM Joshi and many others -- for their alleged involvement in the criminal conspiracy in the demolition of Babri Mosque to be completed within nine months from today.
Maharashtra: 6 members of family of Thane booked in dowry case
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Thane, Jul 19 (UNI) Six members of a family from Ulhasnagar of the district including four women have been booked on the alleged charges of harassing a housewife to bring Rs 25 lakhs as dowry, the police said on Friday.
Maharashtra: 8 booked for looting cable worth Rs 6.77 lakhs from godown in Thane
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Thane, Jul 19 (UNI) Eight people were booked on the alleged charges of dacoity into a cable go down and looting a material worth Rs 6.77 lakhs, the police said.
Indian Parliament: Transgender Persons Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) A Bill which seeks to empower transgenders by defining their identity and rights to prohibit discrimination against them, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Crime: Woman hacked to death in Bokaro
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Bokaro, Jul 19 (UNI) A woman was hacked to death by a sharp weapon in Kewat Tola under Mahuatand Police Station area of this district.
Jul 19, 2019, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) Lashing out at the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi's 'arrest' was an arbitary use of power by the state government.
Bill to ban unregulated deposit schemes introduced in Lok Sabha
Jul 19, 2019, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) A Bill which seeks to tackle the menace of illicit deposit-taking activities and ponzi schemes in the country, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping likely to meet in India this year
Jul 19, 2019, at 02:42 pm
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to meet in India this year, said Zha Liyou, the Consul general of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata, on Friday.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attempts to meet families of 10 shot dead in UP; detained
Jul 19, 2019, at 02:14 pm
Lucknow, July 19 (IBNS): Congress general secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, was detained after she tried to meet the families of 10 people shot dead in the state over a land dispute last week, media reports said.
Karnataka assembly likely to witness chaotic scene over Guv's direction to CM
Jul 19, 2019, at 11:35 am
Bengaluru, July 19 (UNI): While the Confidence motion, moved by the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy is yet to reach to its logical conclusion, the direction by the Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to Chief Minister to prove his majority within 1330 hours, is likely to create storm in the house, when it reassembled on Friday.
Survey finds PM Narendra Modi as most-admired Indian of 2019
Jul 19, 2019, at 08:55 am
London, July 19 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named as world's most admired Indian, as per a survery conducted by UK-based internet market research and data analytics firm YouGov.
Prove majority by July 19, K'taka Guv directs CM
Jul 18, 2019, at 10:58 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (UNI/IBNS): Amid heated debate over the resignation of 15 MLAs of the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition government, triggering a crisis in the ruling in Karnataka, Governor Vajubhai R Vala asked Chief Minster HD Kumaraswamy to prove his majority, before 1330 hrs on Friday.
Assam flood: Situation improves, death toll mounts to 39
Jul 18, 2019, at 08:34 pm
Guwahati, Jul 18 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has slightly improved but several lakhs of people are still living underwater in the state.
No trust vote today in Karnataka Assembly
Jul 18, 2019, at 07:55 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (IBNS): The impasse in Karnataka politics seems to take no halt with the Speaker calling it a day in the Assembly, which means there will be no trust vote on Thursday.
Amarinder politicising sacrilege issue to divert attention from govt failures: SAD
Jul 18, 2019, at 07:21 pm
Chandigarh, Jul 18 (UNI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday said the Congress government, headed by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, was deliberately politicising the issue of sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, to cover its own failures and undermine the Sikh institutions.
Popular Bengali television and film personalities join BJP
Jul 18, 2019, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed a number of Bengali television and film personalities to the party fold on Thursday.
Speaker orders Karnataka home minister to submit report on the alleged kidnap of a Congress MLA
Jul 18, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (UNI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar today ordered the home minister M.B. Patil to ask the state police and submit a report on Congress party members statement that one of the party MLA had been kidnapped.
Madras HC suspends Vaiko's one year jail term in sedition case
Jul 18, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Chennai, July 18 (UNI) Newly elected Rajya Sabha MP and MDMK general secretary Vaiko got a major relief, when the Madras High Court suspended his one year conviction in a 2009 sedition case.
Uttar Pradesh: 2 dead, 4 injured in road accident
Jul 18, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Sultanpur, July 18 (UNI): Two people died on the spot while four suffered severe injuries when their car lost control and dashed into a divider in the Kudvar area, police said here on Thursday.
West Bengal: Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta resigns
Jul 18, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): Amid the Calcutta High Court's hearing on his plea against the no-confidence motion, Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta resigned on Thursday.
Petitioner against triple talaq gets death threats for attending Hanuman Chalisa event
Jul 18, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): Ishrat Jahan, the petitioner against triple talaq (the practice of giving instant divorce to wives of Muslim community), has alleged that she had received death threats for attending a Hanuman Chalisa event, media reports said.
India urges Pak to release Jadhav; Venkaiah Naidu says 'Country will keep pursuing the matter'
Jul 18, 2019, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI): A day after ICJ at The Hague snubbed Pakistan by suspending the death sentence served to Kulbhushan Jadhav by its military court, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday urged Islamabad to release and repatriate Jadhav forthwith.
Lok Sabha takes up Finance Bill
Jul 18, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up the Finance Bill which allows several amendments to the already operational legislations and policies of the central government.
Centre approved regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Jul 18, 2019, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that the central government has given approval to regularise unauthorised colonies in Delhi, and the residents will be given ownership rights of their land.
Leader of Opposition in hurry: Kumaraswamy taunts Yeddyurappa during Karnataka trust vote
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:55 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (IBNS/UNI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has taunted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman BS Yeddyurappa in the Vidhan Soudha saying the opposition leader, who wanted the trust vote process to be completed quickly, is in hurry, media reports said.
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ICJ's verdict a vindication for those who believe in law, says Jaishankar
Jul 18, 2019, at 01:58 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Reacting to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday said the judgement is "not only a vindication for India but all those who believe in the rule of law".
India condemns Erbil attack that killed Turkish diplomat
Jul 18, 2019, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): India has strongly condemned the attack in Iraq's Erbil on Wednesday that killed at least one Turkish diplomat.