Sushil Modi alleges Prashant Kishor of hurting NDA for benefiting opposition alliances
Dec 31, 2019, at 02:57 pm
Patna/IBNS: The BJP has slammed Janata Dal(United) deputy chief and poll strategist Prashant Kishor who said his party should get lions share in the seat-sharing agreement in the next Bihar Assembly election saying that his focus is on creating a market for company and had no concern about the welfare of the country.
Congress slams govt over appointment of Chief of Defence Staff
Dec 31, 2019, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress has questioned the government over the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), minutes after theannouncement was made.
2019: Bidding Farewell To A Year Less Ordinary
Dec 31, 2019, at 01:05 pm
2019 will surely go down in Indian history as a landmark year. From the yearend protests over citizenship laws to abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir in August, the political turmoil in the country hogged the headlines soon after a landslide victory of the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha polls. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back
General Mukund Narwane is the new Army chief
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane on Tuesday became the 28th chief of Indian Army. He was handed over the charge by outgoing chief of Army General Bipin Rawat here at the Raksha Bhawan.
BREAKING NEWS: General Mukund Narwane takes charge as new Army chief, succeeds General Bipin Rawat
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane has taken charge as the new Army chief on Tuesday.
Always loyal to the Thackerays: Sanjay Raut
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:10 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has rubbished reports that linked his absence from Monday's swearing-in ceremony of ministers as part of the first cabinet expansion of Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray's government with his brother not making the cut.
Uttar Pradesh: 4 killed in road accident due to fog in Kanpur
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:28 am
Kanpur/UNI: Four people, including 2 women, of a family were killed and two others injured when their car met with an accident due to dense fog in Ghatampur area of Kanpur district early Tuesday morning, police sources said.
Nagaland Assembly speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passes away, PM Modi mourns
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:31 am
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday.
US, Maldives congratulate outgoing Army Chief Bipin Rawat for becoming India's first CDS
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's outgoing Army chief Bipin Rawat will take charge as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and countries like USA and Maldives have congratulated him over the achievement.
J&K administration releases five political leaders from detention since scrapping of Art 370
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday released five political leaders who were under detention since the abrogation of the Article 370 by the Centre on Aug 5.
Ex-CM Ashok Chavan gets berth in Maharashtra Cabinet
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:20 pm
Nanded/UNI: Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who belongs to an influential political family from this district, was sworn-in as a minister in the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Monday.
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tweeted a video of spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev who gave a historical context of the newly made Act which will grant citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi but not Muslim refugees who came to India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before 2015.
General Bipin Rawat appointed as country's first CDS
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday was appointed as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Assam Panchayat member loses her post for violating two-child norms
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An Anchalik Panchayat member of Assam has lost her post for violating the state government’s two-child norms policy.
Minor fire breaks at PM Modi's house, situation under control now
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A minor fire broke out Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house in the national capital's Kalyan Marg on Monday evening, which was soon brought under control.
Record-breaking cold in Delhi, max day temp lowest in 119 years: IMD
Dec 30, 2019, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital on Monday recorded the coldest day of December so far in the past 119 years in terms of maximum day temperature falling to 9.4 degrees Celsius which is 11.4 degrees C below season's average, according to the Met department.
Minor fire at PM Modi's Delhi residence, brought under control
Dec 30, 2019, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A minor fire was reported at the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening at around 7-25 pm, reports said. It was later brought under control. PMO India confirmed the news as a minor blaze.
Maharashtra politics: Shiv Sena's lone Muslim legislator Abdul Sattar made Minister of State
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi, the erstwhile Congressman and now the lone Muslim legislator in the Shiv Sena party, was sworn-in as Minister of State (MoS) in the State cabinet expansion on Monday.
Centre announces entire Nagaland as disturbed area
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Home Ministry on Monday declared the whole state of Nagaland as ‘disturbed area’ for the next six months with effect from December 30.
West Bengal: Aged woman died of burn while trying to beat the cold on afire in North Dinajpur
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Raigunj/UNI: A sixty-nine-year-old woman was burnt alive after her saree caught fire from an oven, she was sitting nearby warming herself to beat the shivering cold in North Dinajpur district, which is reeling under cold wave for the past week, police said today.
Karnataka: One killed, 8 critically injured in a road mishap near Uppinangady
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Puttur/UNI: One person was killed and eight others seriously injured when a jeep shuttling passengers between Nelyady and Uppinangady collided with a container truck near Bajathur village on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
Minor girl gangraped in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills
Dec 30, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Guwahati: Three minor boys aged below 18 years, who allegedly gangraped a 16-year-old minor girl, surrendered before police in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district on Sunday.
West Bengal: Church attacked in East Midnapore, 3 arrested
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least three people were arrested in connection with the attack on a church in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Monday.
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: NCP leader Ajit Pawar was on Monday sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra along with 35 new ministers, including Cabinet and Minister of State ranks.
Unite against BJP, make the party alone: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday once again tried to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party and said all should unite and leave the ruling party 'alone'.
No place for revenge, violence in the soul of the country: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Dec 30, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Congres leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday attacked the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre and said there was no place for violence and revenge in the country's soul.
General Bipin Rawat named India's first Chief of Defence Staff
Dec 30, 2019, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS:General Bipin Rawat, who retires as the Chief of Indian Army on Dec 31, has been named as the first Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) of India.
Government will not allow educational institutions turn into politicking hubs: HRD Minister
Dec 30, 2019, at 01:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid anti-CAA protests in the various universities across the country, Union human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said the government will not tolerate educational institutions turning into hubs of political activities at "any cost".
No 50:50 seat sharing deal with BJP in next Bihar Assembly polls: Prashant Kishor
Dec 30, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Patna/IBNS: Poll strategist and Janata Dal(United) leader Prashant Kishor has again sparked controversy by saying that JD(U) should get a bigger share in the seat-sharing agreement in the Assembly elections slated next year even as party chief Nitish Kumar is yet to spell out a formula.
Mamata Banerjee to lead anti-CAA march in West Bengal's Purulia
Dec 30, 2019, at 12:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens(NRC) in Purulia on Monday.