Nepal PM to visit India on Aug 23
Kathmandu, Aug 2 (IBNS): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will start his India visit from Aug 23, media reports said on Wednesday
I-T raid an attempt to silence Opposition's voice against BJP: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IBNS): Reacting to the I-T raids in Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar and his kin's houses on Wednesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said it is an attempt by the BJP-run Centre to silence the Opposition's voice, media reports said.
Congress moves SC against NOTA in RS poll
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS) : The Congress on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission's decision to allow the use of NOTA provision in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls as the party, rattled by defections in Gujarat, fights to stem further rot.
India observes birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of Indian Tricolour
New Delhi. Aug 2 (IBNS): On Wednesday, India remembered Pingali Venkayya, the man who designed the Indian Tricolour, on his birth anniversary.
Tension in lower Assam : Minority student leader shot dead
Guwahati, Augt 2 (IBNS): Tension gripped several parts of Assam after a popular minority student leader and president of All Bodo Minority Students Union (ABMSU) Lafikul Islam Ahmed was gunned down by miscreants in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday evening.
I-T Department raids Karnataka minister Shivakumar's kin's house
Bengaluru/Mysore, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Income Tax raid on Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar's properties was followed by an I-T Department raid on his relative's house in Mysore, media reports said on Wednesday.
Congress protest outside Minister Shivakumar's residence over I-T raids
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IBNS): Hours after the raids in the Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar's house by the Income Tax Department officials, Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest outside his residence, creating a political battle with the Centre, media reports said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, informed the Rajya Sabha about the special packages to address debt burden of farmers, an issue that has rocked several states over the past few months.
Kashmir : Injured youth succumbs
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IBNS) : A youth, who was seriously wounded during clashes with forces on Tuesday succumbed to his injuries early on Wednesday in a Srinagar hospital.
Former union minister Santosh Mohan Dev passes away
Guwahati, Augt 2 (IBNS) : Former union minister and veteran Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev died on Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Silchar following a prolonged illness.
No Congress MLAs searched in Bengaluru resort: Arun Jaitly on Karnataka I-T raids
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Dismissing the claims of using state machinery to target the opposition parties, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said no Congress MLAs from Gujarat were searched in the Bengaluru resort hours after Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar was raided by the I-T Department officers on Wednesday morning.
Income Tax officers raid Karnataka minister's resort currently housing Gujarat Congress MLAs
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Income Tax officers raided Karnataka Energy Minister's property on Wednesday morning, where 44 Gujarat Congress lawmakers are presently staying, reports said.
PM Modi to address Dada Vaswani's birthday celebrations
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he will be taking part in spiritual leader Dada Vaswani's 99th birthday celebrations via video conferencing.
PM Modi greets Gujarat CM on his birthday
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on the latter's birthday.
Impossible to use Aadhaar to track citizens: UIDAI tells SC
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it is virtually impossible to use Aadhaar to track citizens.