Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate cable stay bridge over river Mandovi in Goa on Sunday
Jan 25, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the newly built, 5.1 km long, four-lane, cable stayed bridge over river Mandovi in Goa on Sunday.
I&B Ministry hikes advertisement rates for private TV channels
Jan 25, 2019, at 05:35 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has taken a decision to revise the advertisement rates offered by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC) to private TV channels.
Kodanad case: SC rejects PIL seeking CBI probe into TN CM's alleged involvement
Jan 25, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Chennai, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected hearing a PIL which sought a CBI probe into the alleged role of Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami in the robbery attempt and murder at Kodanad estate of former CM Jayalalitha.
Jan 25, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wished people of India on National Voter's day.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind graces National Voters’ Day celebrations
Jan 25, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the 9th National Voters’ Day celebrations on Friday in New Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi visits Odisha, targets BJP, ruling BJD
Jan 25, 2019, at 03:41 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IBNS): Visiting Odisha, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday tried to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal of the state by saying that they follow the "same Gujarat model" in which there is a "deal" between the Chief Ministerial candidate and industrialists and governance is later handed over to the key bureaucrats.
JNU case: Forensic lab authenticates sedition video of Kanhaiya Kumar and others accused
Jan 25, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) has certified four pieces of video which shown former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and 46 others allegedly raising anti-India slogans, media reports said.
West Bengal village observes Swami Vivekananda's birthday on January 23
Jan 25, 2019, at 02:57 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a village panchayat in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Wednesday (Jan 23) observed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 122nd birth anniversary by laying garlands on the portrait of Swami Vivekananda and unfurling a tricolour in inverted manner, reports said on Friday.
Supreme Court refuses to stay parliament's amendments to SC/ST Act
Jan 25, 2019, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay amendments, which were passed by the parliament last year, to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act which diluted the provision of an anticipatory bail for a person who committed atrocities against the community, media reports said.
Supreme Court to examine validity of 10 per cent quota, sends notice to Centre
Jan 25, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday said it will examine the Centre's move to give 10 per cent quota to economically weaker section of people in government jobs and education, media reports said.
Jan 25, 2019, at 12:02 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Amid claims in a London event made by an Indian-origin US-based "cyber expert"- Syed Shuja- that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in India can be hacked fanning to the allegations of several non-BJP politicians in India, one of the organizers of the event- the Foreign Press Association- has distanced itself from the row.
No alliance will get clear mandate in 2019 General Elections: Surveys
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:59 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): With just few months to go for the 2019 General Elections, several surveys have indicated that no alliance, be it NDA or UPA, will get a clear majority in the forthcoming polls due to be held by May.
TMC smells conspiracy in CBI arrest of Mamata's close aide and producer Shrikant Mohta
Jan 24, 2019, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): Reacting to the arrest of producer Shrikant Mohta by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting people by using the probe agency.
BJP-led government committed to protect interests of Assam : Sarbananda Sonowal
Jan 24, 2019, at 10:13 pm
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IBNS): While the massive protests are continuing in Assam against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said his government is committed to protect the interest of the people of the state.
2019 General Elections: Congress likely to go solo in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
Jan 24, 2019, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Despite featuring in the mega 'United India' rally in Kolkata last week, Congress is likely to stay away from any alliance both in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming General Elections.
Not going back to paper ballots: Chief Election Commissioner declines Opposition demand
Jan 24, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Turning down several opposition parties' demands, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Thursday said there is no way to get back to the paper ballot system in the forthcoming General Elections.
Congress leader makes sexist remark on Kerala CM Vijayan, apologises
Jan 24, 2019, at 06:57 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IBNS): On the day when former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi's granddaughter Priyanka Vadra entered into active politics, Kerala Congress leader K Sudhakaran made a sexist jibe at Chief Minister of the southern state, Pinarayi Vijayan, media reports said.
CBI arrests Mamata’s close aide & film producer Shrikant Mohta in Ponzi-related case
Jan 24, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested one of the founder-directors of Kolkata-based media and entertainment company- SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Shree Venkatesh Films), Shrikant Mohta, in connection with its ongoing probe into Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials confirmed.
Meghalaya: One body fished out of mine after 42 days
Jan 24, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IBNS): The Indian Navy on Thursday managed to fish out the decomposed body of one of the 15 miners who went missing in an illegal rat-hole mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district 42 days ago.
United opposition could see BJP sliding to 5 seats in Uttar Pradesh: Opinion poll
Jan 24, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Lucknow, Jan 24 (IBNS): The BJP's tally in the next General elections could plunge to as low as five in Uttar Pradesh that sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha if all the opposition parties were to fight together, finds a poll by India Today-Karvy Insights.
'Acche din' has come for Congress: Shiv Sena leader
Jan 24, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IBNS): BJP's estranged ally Shiv Sena has said Priyanka Gandhi's entry in politics heralds good time for the Congress party.
Reopen factory or return land, farmers protest against Rahul Gandhi
Jan 24, 2019, at 02:46 pm
Amethi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Farmers who had given away their land for a now-closed cycle factory here after being promised jobs protested against Amethi MP and Congress president Rahul Gandhi here on Wednesday.
Son of man killed by cow vigilantes arrested for smuggling cows
Jan 24, 2019, at 02:26 pm
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IBNS): The father of a 22-year-old man arrested on Tuesday for alleged cow smuggling had been killed by cow vigilantes in November 2017.
Baramulla is Jammu & Kashmir's first militant-free district: Police
Jan 24, 2019, at 01:30 pm
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IBNS): Baramulla has become the first district in Jammu and Kashmir with no surviving militants, a DNA report said.
CBI raids Videocon offices in Mumbai & Aurangabad in loan case, lodges FIR
Jan 24, 2019, at 12:54 pm
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IBNS): The CBI on Thursday conducted raids at the Videocon offices in Mumbai and Aurangabad.
Will support Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy
Jan 24, 2019, at 12:11 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IBNS): Days after praising his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee as an able leader, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has extended his support to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Kolkata: Train blockade at Dasnagar station hits passengers in Howrah-Kharagpur section
Jan 24, 2019, at 11:31 am
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): Train service in South Eastern railway's Howrah-Kharagpur section has been disrupted as hundreds of passengers have been blocking railway tracks at Dasnagar railway station in Howrah city since Thursday morning, reports said.
Deoband's Darun Uloom issues travel advisory for students on Republic Day
Jan 24, 2019, at 11:10 am
Meerut, Jan 24 (IBNS): Islamic seminary Darul Uloom of Deoband has suggested students to avoid train journeys during the Republic Day vacation to avoid occurrence of any untoward incident, media reports said.
Bihar man divorces wife as she was not taking regular baths!
Jan 24, 2019, at 10:04 am
Patna, Jan 24 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A man from India’s Bihar state handed out divorce to his wife as she would not take regular bath.
Rescue operation on as building collapses in Gurugram, 8 people trapped
Jan 24, 2019, at 09:04 am
Gurugram, Jan 24 (IBNS): A four-storey building collapsed in Gurugram's Ullawas area on Thursday which left at least eight people trapped, media reports said.