BJP picks up Bihar Governor and Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind as Presidential candidate
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit leader, is the National Democratic Alliance’s choice for India's next President, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Monday.
PM Modi meets BJP Parliamentary Board to discuss Presidential candidate
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with the BJP's Parliamentary board, including most senior members of the BJP, to decide the ruling party's choice for the next President of India.
Mamata Banerjee leaves for The Hague ; Darjeeling continues to boil
Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday left for The Hague in the Netherlands to attend a UN meet as unrest continued to rage in Darjeeling where an indefinite strike called by the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha entered the eight dayhe eighth day.
Mali resort attack: At least two dead after terrorists storm compound
Bamako, Mali, Jun 19 (IBNS); At least two people were killed by terrorists after they stormed a luxury resort in Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa.
PM Modi to meet BJP Parliamentary Party, Presidential candidate could be picked up
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on Monday to discuss the party's Presidential candidate with no name yet coming up strongly even after a round of parleys with the opposition, media reports said.
PM Modi greets Rahul Gandhi on his birthday
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on the latter's birthday.
Swami Atmasthananda passes away, Narendra Modi,Mamata Banerjee condole
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math- Swami Atmasthananda.
78.04 per cent voters turnout in KAAC poll
Guwahati, June 18 (IBNS): A total of 78.04 per cent voters of Karbi Anglong on Saturday exercised their franchises to elect 26 representatives to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of a Super Specialty Hospital of BRS Health & Research Institute at Udupi, Karnataka on Sunday.
Bihar youth burns girlfriend to death after rape
Patna, June 18 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A youth in Bihar burnt his girlfriend to death after allegedly raping her, media reports said on Sunday.
Darjeeling protests: Rajnath Singh appeals for peace
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday urged people of Darjeeling to remain calm and peaceful.
Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives in Portugal forest fire
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the forest fire tragedy in Portugal.
Schoolgirl gang-raped, thrown off from running train in Bihar
Patna, June 18 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A schoolgirl was thrown off from a running train and was left to die after being gang-raped in Bihar.
Darjeeling shutdown continues, GJM holds protest rally
Darjeeling, June 18 (IBNS): Even as shutdown continued in the conflict-torn Darjeeling on Sunday, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) carried out a protest rally on Sunday with bodies of three of its supporters who were killed allegedly in police firing on Saturday, media reports said.
Darjeeling unrest likely to escalate today
Darjeeling, June 18 (IBNS): Amid escalating tension in the hills of West Bengal, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)'s protests over the demand for a separate state in Darjeeling are set to intensify with party chief Bimal Gurung asking his supporters to defy curfew and assemble at Chowk Bazaar on Sunday, media reports said.