Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed as CBI chief

Feb 02, 2019, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS):  Former Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla has been appointed as the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation, reports said.

Detention of students: India issues 'demarche' on USA

Feb 02, 2019, at 05:54 pm

Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): In a major development, India has issued a demarche on USA after several Indian students were detained in the country.

IIT Hyderabad student jumps to death

Feb 02, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Hyderabad, Feb 2 (IBNS): An engineering student from IIT Hyderabad at Kandi in Sangareddy district was suspected to have committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the college building, media reports said on Saturday.

Bengal's leadership infuriated PM Narendra Modi: Mamata Banerjee

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Hitting back at Narendra Modi for accusing the TMC government of misrule in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Prime Minister got angry as he is aware that the eastern state will lead the country in near future.

Bihar: Tough cop Gupteshwar Pandey appointed as new DGP

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Patna, Feb 2 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A senior IPS official Gupteshwar Pandey was on Thursday appointed the new Director General of Police, Bihar.

Mahagathbandhan: AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu meets Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS):  With the country gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on Friday.

Modi attacks Mamata over Ayushman Bharat, says TMC government against poor

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:09 pm

Durgapur, Feb 2 (IBNS): In one of the sharpest attacks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in recent times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called the ruling TMC government as opposed to poor people as it has withdrawn the state from Centre's newly-launched health scheme Ayushman Bharat.

Assam’s JMB operative arrested in Kerala

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:51 pm

Guwahati, Feb 2 (IBNS): Continuing its operation against the Bangladesh based terrorist organization Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), security forces have arrested an operative of JMB from Kerala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Jammu, Srinagar and Leh tomorrow

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:34 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu, Srinagar and Leh on Feb 3.

Mamata betrayed poor by denying Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme: Modi at Durgapur rally

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:22 pm

Durgapur, West Bengal: Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the TMC supremo because of politics denied the people of Bengal the Rs 5 lakh free healtcare scheme called Ayushman Bharat. Speaking at a rally here, he said "a government which betrays the poor can never benefit anyone."  

Robert Vadra gets anticipatory bail in London property case

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Businessman Robert Vadra, who is the husband of Congress general secretary in eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi, got an anticipatory bail on Saturday in connection with a money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said.

West Bengal: TMC, BJP activists clash in Durgapur ahead of PM Modi's visit

Feb 02, 2019, at 02:57 pm

Kolkata/Durgapur, Feb 2 (IBNS): Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to West Bengal's steel city Durgapur, activists of BJP and state's ruling TMC on Friday night engaged in a clash with each other over the alleged removal of Modi's cutouts, reports said.

Robert Vadra moves for anticipatory bail in London property case

Feb 02, 2019, at 01:52 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Robert Vadra, who is the husband of Congress general secretary in eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi, has sought an anticipatory bail on Friday in connection with a money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said.

Modi attacks Mamata at Thakurnagar rally in Bengal over 'democracy', 'syndicate raj'

Feb 02, 2019, at 01:21 pm

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Apart from pitching in the new benefits provided to the farmers through interim union budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who recently said the Modi government has expired, from a rally in West Bengal.

Koregaon-Bhima case: Accused Dalit scholar and activist arrested in Mumbai

Feb 02, 2019, at 12:18 pm

Mumbai, Feb 2 (IBNS): Dalit scholar and activist, Anand Teltumbde, who is an accused in the violence which broke out in Koregaon-Bhima in Maharashtra early 2018, was arrested at Mumbai airport on Saturday morning.

PM Modi to address twin rallies in West Bengal today

Feb 02, 2019, at 11:03 am

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): With few weeks to go for the 2019 General Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a couple of rallies in West Bengal on Saturday.

Woman shot dead by suspected terrorists in Kashmir, footage goes viral on internet

Feb 02, 2019, at 09:55 am

Srinagar, Feb 2 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists have shot dead a woman in Jammu and Kashmir and the entire incident was captured on the camera, triggering protests across the state.

Two tribal girls die in explosion in Manipur’s Noney district

Feb 02, 2019, at 08:48 am

Guwahati, Feb 2 (IBNS): Two tribal girls of a same family died in a bomb explosion incident in Manipur’s Noney district on Friday while they were going to work in the jhum field.

Mamata, Left slam Modi government over interim union budget

Feb 01, 2019, at 10:09 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Despite a populist interim union budget presented by acting Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Left raised questions on the feasibility of the measures taken by the Narendra Modi government just few months before the 2019 General Elections.

Rajiv Nayan Choubey takes oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC

Feb 01, 2019, at 05:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Rajiv Nayan Choubey, took the Oath of office and Secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission on Friday.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh hails the Interim Budget as historic

Feb 01, 2019, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hailed the Interim Budget as historic which he said is not only development friendly but also pays special attention to the middle class, farmers, workers in unorganised sector and the other vulnerable sections of our society.

The budget for 'New India' will energise the nation, says PM

Feb 01, 2019, at 05:03 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the budget and said it suited the 'New India' which will energize the nation.

Rs 17 a day an insult to farmers, Rahul Gandhi says

Feb 01, 2019, at 04:30 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Lambasting the Government for its Interim Budget, which includes an annual income support of Rs. 6,000 for small farmers, Congress President  Rahul Gandhi described Rs. 17 a day "an insult" to farmers.

It's an election budget : Manmohan Singh

Feb 01, 2019, at 04:09 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) :Former prime minister  Manmohan Singh said the government's interim budget, presented on Friday by Union Minister Piyush Goyal, is an "election budget" which  will have implications on the national elections due by May.

Allocation for the North Eastern areas is being proposed to be increased by 21% in 2019-20 BE over 2018-19 BE: Goyal

Feb 01, 2019, at 04:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament on Friday the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal said that the allocation for the North Eastern Areas is being proposed to be increased by 21% to Rs 58,166 crore in 2019-20 Budget Estimates over 2018-19 BE.

Budget completely disappoints Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 01, 2019, at 04:02 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Targeting the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Union Budget disappointed the national capital completely.

Interim budget an account of votes, not a vote on account : P Chidambaram

Feb 01, 2019, at 03:59 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Criticising the interim budget, former Union Finance Minister  P Chidambaram on Friday said it was an "Account for Votes" and not a Vote on Account, which has further weakened fiscal stability.

This is a budget for all Indians: Narendra Modi

Feb 01, 2019, at 03:54 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Praising his government's budget, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described it as a 'budget for all Indians'.

Piyush Goyal presents poll-bound budget addressing distressed farmers and middle-class

Feb 01, 2019, at 02:47 pm

New Delhi: In a poll-bound India budget that aimed at reaching out to all sections of the voters, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday presented an interim budget that promised the distressed farmers of assured yearly income and announced attractive tax benefits for the middle-income groups.

FM proposes mega pension scheme for unorganised sector workers

Feb 01, 2019, at 02:29 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government has proposed to launch a mega pension scheme called Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income up to Rs 15,000.