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  • 11:07 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Nusrat Jahan released from hospital

    TMC MP Nusrat Jahan released from hospital after health condition improves.

  • 11:06 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Navy Week celebrations 2019: Mumbai's Naval Dockyard organise Harbour Cruise for patients

    As part of Navy Week 2019 celebrations, Naval Dockyard Mumbai organised a Harbour Cruise for young cancer patients. About 90 children participated in the event.

  • 9:32 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Pak violates ceasefire in Shahpur, Kirni sectors of Poonch

    Pakistan on Monday evening initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along LoC in Shahpur and Kirni sectors of Poonch District.

    The firing of small arms and intense shelling with mortars started from the Pakistani side at about 2015 hours.

    Indian Army is retaliating.

  • 9:27 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    About 17,000 migratory birds died in Rajasthan's Sambhar Lake due to botulism

    Nearly 17,000 migratory birds have died so far in Rajasthan's Sambhar Lake due to botulism, said the official.

  • 9:24 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Sanjay Raut briefs media after meeting with Sharad Pawar

    Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday held a meeting with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar in Delhi. 

    After his meeting with Pawar, Raut said, "The responsibility to form government was not ours, the ones who had that responsibility ran away, but I am confident that soon we will have a Govt in place."

  • 8:54 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Sabarimala temple receives over Rs 3 crore on opening day

    Sabarimala shrine board president has said on Monday that the Lord Ayyappa temple receives over Rs 3.30 crore as revenue on opening day.

  • 8:48 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Andhra CM launches Toll-free number to curb sand mafia

    In tune with the pursuance of the policy of providing corruption-free and transparent governance, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched ‘Toll-free number 14500’ to curb sand mafia.

    Complaints can be made to a toll-free numbers for irregularities like hoarding, smuggling, and selling sand at a higher price and such irregularities would attract penal action.

  • 8:08 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Foreign Minister S Jaishankar meets Bhutanese counterpart

    The External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with Bhutanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Tandi Dorji on Monday in New Delhi.

  • 8:01 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    After Vodafone Idea, now Airtel to raise tariffs

    After Vodafone Idea increased its tariffs, now Airtel on Monday announces to increase mobile services rates.

  • 7:38 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Kerala CM inaugurates 148-km Edamon-Kochi power highway

    Kerala CM Pinrayi Vijayan inaugurates 148-km Edamon-Kochi power highway, increasing the state's power import capability by 800 MW.

  • 7:37 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Avalanche hits Army positions in Siachen, rescue operations underway

    Avalanche hits Army positions in the Siachen Glacier where some Army jawans are stuck under snow. Rescue and recovery operations are on by the troops. The avalanche had taken place in the Northern Glacier where altitude is around 18,000 feet and above.

  • 6:59 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Delhi Metro stations near Parliament reopened: DMRC

    Amid massive protest in Jawaharlal Nehru University, entry and exit at three Delhi Metro stations near Parliament which were closed early today, are now reopened by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

  • 6:17 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Vodafone Idea to increase mobile services rates from Dec 1

    Vodafone Idea on Monday announced to increase mobile services rates from December 1, 2019.

  • 6:14 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Pak violates ceasefire in Rajouri sector

    Pakistan violated ceasefire in Sunderbani Sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri at 4:15 PM. Indian Army is retaliating.

  • 6:04 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Two held with 580 kg poppy straw in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba

    Two residents of Punjab were arrested on Monday after 580 kgs of poppy straw was recovered from their truck in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

    Gubaksh Singh and Santokh Singh, both residents of Sangrur district of Punjab, were arrested after the narcotic, concealed in 25 plastic boxes, was recovered from their truck during an inspection, a police official said.

    A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 has been registered and further investigation is on, he said.

    The truck was intercepted at Mansar Morh by the Special Operations Group of Jammu police and the Samba district police after they received specific information that some inter-state drug peddlers were trying to smuggle a huge consignment of poppy straw from Kashmir to other parts of the country, the official said.

  • 5:57 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    HRD Ministry appoints committee to restore normalcy in JNU

    HRD Ministry appoints three-member committee to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of JNU.

  • 5:08 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Bill Gates meets PM Modi in Delhi

    Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

  • 5:02 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Sharad Pawar arrives at 10 Janpath to meet Sonia Gandhi

    NCP chief Sharad Pawar arrives at 10 Janpath in New Delhi to meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.

  • 4:34 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Udyog Bhawan, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat metro stations closed: DMRC

    As advised by Delhi Police, metro trains are not halting at Udyog Bhawan and Patel Chowk. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed the Exit/Entry Gates for Udyog Bhawan, Patel Chowk, and Central Secretariat temporarily.

  • 4:21 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    6 children died after bridge collapsed in Bihar's Gopalganj

    Six children playing under a bridge have died after the bridge collapsed in Bihar's Gopalganj.

  • 4:09 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    TMC, Shiv Sena seek discussion on economic crisis in Rajya Sabha

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with other opposition parties including Shiv Sena has given notice to Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu seeking short duration discussion on economic crisis in India and how to improve the situation.

  • 3:54 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Centre declares insurgent group HNLC 'unlawful association'

    Central Government has declared the Meghalaya-based insurgent group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), along with all its factions, wings and front organizations as unlawful associations.

  • 3:51 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Sensex closes at 40,284.19

    Sensex ends 72.50 points lower at 40,284.19, while Nifty settles below 11,900 on Monday.

  • 3:42 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Smriti Irani, Bill Gates launch 'Bharatiya POSHAN Krishi Kosh' in Delhi

    Union Minister Smriti Irani and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates at the launch of 'Bharatiya POSHAN Krishi Kosh' in New Delhi. Ministry of Women and Child Development in partnership with Gates Foundation launched the repository of diverse crops for better nutritional outcomes.

  • 2:46 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi concludes his speech in Rajya Sabha

    PM Narendra Modi has concluded his speech in Rajya Sabha.

  • 2:46 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi praises NCP and BJD during Rajya Sabha speech

    PM Narendra Modi praised NCP and BJD during his speech in Rajya Sabha

    He said that both these parties decided that they will not come to the well of the house and all political parties should emulate them.

  • 2:39 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi: Rajya Sabha is second house, but never a secondary house

    Underlining the importance of Rajya Sabha in Parliamentary system, PM Modi said that Rajya Sabha is indeed a second house but never a secondary house of the Parliament.

    He quoted former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee while making this point.

  • 2:36 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi: Rajya Sabha always came together for national good forgetting political differences

    PM Narendra Modi said that Rajya Sabha often rose above political differences and came together for greater national good. He is speaking in Rajya Sabha.

  • 2:33 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi remembers Dr Ambedkar in his Rajya Sabha speech

    PM Narendra Modi remembered Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and said that it was in Rajya Sabha, that Dr Ambedkar was able to contribute towards nation's progress.

  • 2:30 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi in Rajya Sabha: This house gives opportunity to those away from electoral politics

    PM Modi in his speech said that Rajya Sabha gives those away from electoral politics, an opportunity to take part in the nation's development.

  • 2:24 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha represents the soul of India's federal structure

    "Rajya Sabha represents the soul of India's federal structure," said PM Modi in his address to Rajya Sabha in its 250th session.

  • 2:22 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Modi in Rajya Sabha: Parliament has successfully adapted itself to changes

    "Parliament has successfully adapted itself to changes," said PM Modi

  • 2:20 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    PM Narendra Modi begins his speech in Rajya Sabha

    PM Narendra Modi has begun his speech in Rajya Sabha.

    This is Rajya Sabha's 250th session.

  • 1:57 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protests: Students are moving towards Nelson Mandela Marg

    JNU Protests: Protesting student are now moving towards Nelson Mandela Marg near the university. The police have erected barricades there.

  • 1:41 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protest: Section of students seen backing off from protests

    JNU Protest: A section of students has been observed to have stopped protesting.

  • 1:39 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protest: Several students detained, sent to Vasant Vihar Police Station

    JNU Protest: Several students have been detained by the police. Some of them have been sent to Vasant Vihar Police Station while others have been sent to Delhi Cantt. Police Station.

  • 1:35 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protests: Students attempting to breach third police barrier

    JNU Protest: Students are attempting to climb over third barrier erected by the police. If this barrier is breached, the police may use water cannon to disperse the student.

  • 1:33 PM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    PM Narendra Modi will be speaking in Rajya Sabha at around 2 PM

    The Rajya Sabha will have a special discussion marking the 250th session of this august House.  PM Narendra Modi will be speaking in the House at around 2 PM.

  • 1:21 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protest: Students breach second police barricade

    JNU Protest: JNU students have breached second barricade erected by the police. The police had erected 3 lines of barricades. Two of them have been breached.

    Police have kept water cannons ready to disperse protesting students.

  • 1:15 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protest: Students request Delhi Police to support them, say they are with the police

    JNU Protest: Protesting students are requesting Delhi Police to support them saying that the student march is not against the police. The students also said that they are with Delhi Police.

  • 1:10 PM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Rebel MLA (disqualified) Byrathi Basavaraj files his nomination as BJP candidate, from KR Puram assembly constituency, for the upcoming by-elections to the state legislative assembly.

  • 1:05 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protest: Police talking with students to convince them to end stir

    JNU Protest: Police are talking with protesting JNU students to convince them to end their march to Parliament. However, students are not yet willing to call-off their stir and demanding that the recent fee-hike at JNU be reversed immediately.

  • 1:02 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protests: Protesting students stopped at Ber Sarai by the police

    JNU Protests: The police have stopped protesting JNU students at Ber Sarai. The student are not being allowed to continue their march towards the Parliament.

  • 1:01 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protest: Have a look at the security arrangements at JNU

    There was heavy police presence outside JNU campus this morning prior to the march. The police had erected barricades outside JNU campus this morning and posters were erected to warn students against holding protests. Watch the video below to have a look at security arrangements this morning.

     

  • 12:57 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU Protests: HRD Ministry appoints committee, read the full story

    JNU Protests: Human Resource Development Ministry has appointed a 3-member committee to resolve the impasse of fee hike in JNU and to restore normalcy to the campus

    Click Here to read the entire story

  • 12:54 PM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    There is no need of it, says Kejriwal on implementing Odd-Even scheme again

    "The sky is clear now, so there is no need of it," says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on implementing Odd-Even scheme once again.

  • 12:43 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU students breach barricades erected outside University campus

    JNU Protest: Police had set up barricades outside the JNU campus prior to the march. However, JNU students breached the barricades when they started marching towards the Parliament. Section 144 was imposed outside JNU campus.

  • 12:39 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Delhi Traffic advisory: Here are all the latest details

    Ahead of JNU's march to Parliament, Delhi Police had issued a traffic advisory for citizens

    Click here to get all details

  • 12:26 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Parliament Winter Session: Congress raises issue of removal of SPG cover to Gandhi family

    Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the issue of removal of Special Protection Group (SPG) cover to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. 

  • 12:23 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Winter Session: Actor and TMC MP Nusrat Jahan admitted to hospital, not attending Parliament today

    Actor and TMC MP Nusrat Jahan is not attending Winter Session of the parliament today. She has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Kolkata after she complained of respiratory problems.

     

  • 12:20 PM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    We will do our politics, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

    BJP-Shiv Sena fought together, we (NCP) and Congress fought together. They have to choose their path and we will do our politics, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

  • 12:16 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Not a matter of ideology: JNU student tells India TV

    JNU students have begun their march to Parliament. A student of the university told India TV that the march had nothing to do with ideology but it was purely against JNU administration's decision to hike fees.

  • 12:07 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    JNU students begin march to Parliament

    JNU students have begun marching towards Parliament.

  • 12:03 PM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Section 144 imposed outside JNU campus

    Section 144 has been imposed outside JNU campus in anticipation of a protest march by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students Union. Police have warned the students against organising any protest. Main gate of the University has been barricaded and posters warning the students against holding any demonstration have been erected.

    Section 144 has been imposed near Parliament as well.

    Section 144 prohibits an assembly of four or more people at a public place.

  • 11:44 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    HRD Ministry appoints committee to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of JNU

    HRD committee on JNU will initiate dialogues with students and administration, submit recommendations on resolution of all issues. 

  • 11:43 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    SC agrees to hear Chidambaram's bail plea in INX Media money laundering case either on Tuesday or Wednesday

  • 11:36 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Winter Session of Parliament: Demise of Arun Jaitley is loss to entire nation, says Ghulam Nabi Azad in Rajya Sabha

    Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad said that demise of BJP leader Arun Jaitley is a loss to entire nation.

  • 11:34 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Uddhav Thackeray cancels Ayodhya visit

    Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has cancelled his scheduled visit Ayodhya. It is being said that the visit has been cancelled keeping in mind political situation in Maharashtra.

  • 11:30 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Maharashtra Crisis: Sharad Pawar & Sonia Gandhi to meet at 5 pm today

    Maharashtra Political Crisis: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are scheduled to meet at 5 pm today. Sharad Pawar has flown to New Delhi for the meet.

    Both the leaders are expected to chalk out strategy vis-a-vis Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government formation in Maharashtra.

  • 11:25 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays tribute to Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ram Jethmalani

    Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tribute to Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ram Jethmalani. All of them were parliamentarians who passed away recently.

  • 11:17 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Section 144 imposed outside Parliament

    As Winter Session of the Parliament got underway, Section 144 was imposed near Parliament ahead of protest march by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students Union.

    Under Section 144, assembly of four or more people is deemed 'unlawful' and all of them can be booked for rioting.

  • 11:10 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Parliament Winter Session: Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naid pays tribute to Late Arun Jaitley

    Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu paid tribute to Late Arun Jaitley as Winter Session of the Parliament began.

    Naidu also paid tribute to Jagannath Mishra, Sukhdev Singh Libra, Ram Jethmalani, Gurudas Gupta; former members of Rajya Sabha who passed away recently.

  • 11:07 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    BJP MP Manoj Tiwari arrives at the Parliament, riding a bicycle

  • 11:06 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Demonstrations by Shiv Sena and PDP outside Parliament

    As Winter Session of the Parliament began, Shiv Sena and People's Democratic Party MPs were seen holding demonstrations outside the Parliament building.

    PDP protested against abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir while Shiv Sena held demonstrations over farmer issues.

  • 11:03 AM (IST) Posted by Manas Joshi

    Winter Session of Parliament begins

    Winter Session of the Parliament has started.

  • 10:58 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Rajya Sabha MPs Nazir Ahmad Laway and Mir Mohammed Fayaz protest in the Parliament premises over Jammu and Kashmir issue

  • 10:57 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    TMC has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over detention of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah

  • 10:54 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Two held for selling banned medicines in UP

    In a joint raid conducted by officials of the health department and police at two drug stores here, two men were arrested for allegedly selling banned medicines. The tablets banned for sale were also seized during the raid in Kotwali police station area on Sunday, the officials said. According to Drug Inspector Vaibhav Babbar, two persons were held for selling the banned medicines at their drug stores

  • 10:52 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Train service between Srinagar and Banihal resumed

    Train service between Srinagar and Banihal has resumed today. The train service in Kashmir was suspended on August 5 following the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A.

  • 10:49 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    NCP Chief Sharad Pawar arrives in Delhi, to hold meeting with Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi at 4pm today

  • 10:16 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    PM Modi addresses media ahead of the Parliament's Winter Session

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media ahead of the Winter session of the Parliament on Monday. Below are the pointers: 

    • This is the last session of 2019 and this comes with an opportunity of awareness for the citizens of India
    • I express gratefulness to all MLAs and expect that this session of Parliament will take the country forward
    • It is important to discuss all key issues in the Winter session
    • The Constitution of India holds the unity and diversity of the country
    • The Winter session of the Parliament gave me an opportunity to meet the MLAs of all political parties 
  • 9:31 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Truck driver robbed, killed in UP's Muzaffarnagar

    Unidentified persons robbed a truck driver of Rs 1 lakh and strangled him to death in Khatoli town here, police said on Monday. The body of Javed was found on Sunday with a belt wrapped around the neck, they said.

    He had come to Muzaffarnagar where he sold tomatoes and was on the way to Amroha when the incident took place in Khatoli, police said. A case was registered in this connection and efforts are on to identify and nab the accused, they said.

  • 9:31 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    PM Modi wishes MP CM Kamal Nath on birthday

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on his 73rd birthday, praying for his long and healthy life.
    Nath was born in 1946 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

    "Birthday wishes to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Kamal Nath Ji. I pray for his long and healthy life," Modi wrote on Twitter

  • 9:28 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Justice SA Bobde leaves for Rashtrapati Bhawan, will take oath as CJI today

    Justice SA Bobde leaves for Rashtrapati Bhawan. He will take over as Chief Justice of India today; President Ram Nath Kovind to administer him the oath of office.

  • 9:26 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    CK Mishra to hold a high-level meeting on air pollution today

    CK Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, to hold a high-level meeting on air pollution today. The meeting to be attended by Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh.

    Senior officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Agriculture will also be present in the meeting

  • 9:26 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Congress MLA Tanveer Sait attacked with sharp knife in Myuru

  • 9:25 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    10 killed, more than 25 injured in bus0truck collision in Rajasthan

    10 people killed, 20-25 injured in collision between a bus and truck on National Highway 11 near Shri Dungargarh in Bikaner district, Rajasthan

  • 7:52 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Congress releases another list of candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand polls

  • 6:55 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Physiotherapy student dies in car crash

    A 19-year-old physiotherapy student died when his speeding car overturned after hitting a kerb and ramming into a water tanker in southeast Delhi in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

    Ansh Girdhar, a resident of Kalkaji Extension, was returning home when the accident occurred on the Okhla Estate Road, police said, adding that they were informed about it around 3.29 am.

  • 6:55 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Three men arrested for duping finance company in Delhi

    Three men, including an employee of a finance company, were arrested for allegedly duping the firm to the tune of Rs 20 lakh, police said on Sunday.
    The accused were identified as Sunil Kumar (25), who worked at Leyland Finance Limited, Harish Dhingra (40), a stock broker, and Mohammad Sualeheen (28), a dealer of old tyres in Jama Masjid area, they said.

  • 6:54 AM (IST) Posted by Priya Jaiswal

    Badrinath closes for winter

    The sacred portals of Badrinath in Garhwal Himalayas closed for devotees on Sunday for the winter season. After traditional prayers, the gates of the famed Himalayan shrine were closed at 5.13 pm, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti sources said.

    The gates of 'chardham', a set of four pilgrimage sites in Garhwal Himalayas, including Badrinath are closed every year in October-November for devotees due to extreme cold conditions.