JD-U asks Nitish to decide on next Bihar CM
Patna, May 19 (IBNS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Monday left the responsibility on Nitish Kumar's shoulders to decide on who will succeed him as the new Bihar Chief Minister.
SC grants interim bail to Tarun Tejpal
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted three weeks' interim bail to former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief and sexual assault accused Tarun Tejpal to attend the cremation of his mother who passed away in Goa on Sunday.
Encounter rages in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, May 19 (IBNS) An encounter is currently underway between militants and security personnel at Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, said reports on Monday.
Nawaz Sharif invites Modi to Pakistan
Islamabad, May 19 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has invited India's Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi to visit the country.
Hit-and-run: 4th witness identifies Salman Khan
Mumbai, May 19 (IBNS) A fourth witness on Monday identified Bollywood actor Salman Khan as the one driving the suburban utility vehicle (SUV) in the 2002 hit-and-run case.
"US must demonstrate larger view of India"
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) As the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to take office this week in India, Kanwal Sibal, former foreign secretary, called upon the United States to not treat the wider US-India relations as subordinate to narrow trade interests of few corporations.
LoC: Army jawan killed in Pakistan firing
Jammu, May 19 (IBNS) In a fresh incident of ceasefire violation by Pakistan, an Indian Army man was killed and two others were injured when they went to rescue a colleague hurt in a landmine blast at the Pallanwalla sector in Jammu and Kashmir near the Line of Control (LoC).
Eyes on Modi after ceasefire violation
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): The death of an Indian Army soldier in an alleged attack by Pakistani military, barely three days after a election victory brought Hindu-nationalist Narendra Modi to power in New Delhi, has cast a shadow on the already-testy ties between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Rajnath Singh eyeing Home Ministry?
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh is keen on becoming the Union Home Minister, said reports on Monday.
UP Minister Satai Ram dies in road mishap
Lucknow, May 19 (IBNS) An Uttar Pradesh minister was killed in an accident in Jaunpur district on Monday, said reports.
It's final, Nitish Kumar will resign: Sharad Yadav
Patna, May 19 (IBNS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) supremo Sharad Yadav on Monday said the decision on Nitish Kumar quitting as Bihar Chief Minister is final.
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi trying to run away: Giriraj Singh
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh on Monday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party vice president Rahul Gandhi are trying to run away post the party's poll debacle.
DMK activists arrested for attack on scribes
Chennai, May 19 (IBNS): Eleven Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) activists were arrested in Chennai and charged with attempt to murder for an attack on journalists outside M K Stalin's home.
Modi has come, no Indo-Pak friendship possible: Hafiz Saeed
Islamabad, May 19 (IBNS) Banned terrorist organization Jama'at-ud-Da'wah chief Hafiz Saeed has said with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman Narendra Modi becoming the new Prime Minister of India, no "friendship" between Pakistan and its neighbour is possible any more.
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi unlikely to resign
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) As the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be meeting here on Monday to introspect the recent Lok Sabha poll debacle, party president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party vice president Rahul Gandhi are unlikely to tender their resignation at the meet.