Indian consulate in Melbourne evacuated after receipt of 'suspicious' package
Jan 09, 2019, at 11:56 am
Melbourne, Jan 9 (IBNS): Suspicious packages have been received at at least five international consulates in Melbourne and Canberra, including the Indian one, spurring security personnel to take safety measures, media reports said.
Rajya Sabha: Poor quota, citizenship and triple talaq bills to be tabled today
Jan 09, 2019, at 11:07 am
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): The last day of the winter session in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday will see three important bills come up for passage - 10 per cent reservation for the poor, one on Citizenship Act and on triple talaq.
Trade unions' Bharat Bandh enters second day
Jan 09, 2019, at 10:39 am
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): The two day Bharat Bandh called by 10 trade unions entered its second day on Wednesday.
Media wrongly label SP MLA as BJP leader who served liquor at an event
Jan 09, 2019, at 12:19 am
Hardoi, Jan 8 (IBNS): People attending an event organised by Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Nitin Agrawal in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi on Sunday were served liquor bottles in their lunch boxes, media reports said.
Congress appoints first transgender national general secretary
Jan 08, 2019, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): The Congress has appointed its first transgender national general secretary, the party announced on Tuesday.
Never had a conversation with PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said he has never had a single proper conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
SC/ST activists oppose quota bill for upper castes
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Even as major opposition parties supported the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the country in the general category, activists of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities criticised the government over the same.
Congress ready to go solo in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi hints
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has indicated his party is ready to go solo in the general election in Uttar Pradesh and that they have a surprise for the people of the state.
Church warns Kerala nun for demanding arrest of rape-accused bishop
Jan 08, 2019, at 09:30 pm
Kochi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Superiors have warned a nun in Kerala for protesting against a rape-accused bishop, media reports said.
Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya case on Thursday
Jan 08, 2019, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and four other judges will hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute on Thursday.
LS debates Quota Bill for upper castes, major opposition parties support
Jan 08, 2019, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): As the Lok Sabha is debating the Constitution Amendment Bill, which seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the country in the general category, most of the opposition parties have backed the bill on Tuesday.
Naveen Patnaik meets President Kovind over minimum support price for rice
Jan 08, 2019, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik met President Ram Nath Kovind here on Tuesday to press for raising the minimum support price of rice to Rs 2,930 a quintal from the current Rs 1,750.
3 women from Tamil Hindu outfit held in Kerala as they were planning to enter mosque in Sabarimala
Jan 08, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IBNS): Kerala Police have arrested three women from Tamil Nadu who were attempting to enter the Vavar mosque near Sabarimala on Monday.
Narendra Modi prays for Rakesh Roshan after Hrithik reveals his cancer diagnosis
Jan 08, 2019, at 07:12 pm
Mumbai/ New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday prayed for the good health of director Rakesh Roshan who has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Indian Navy diving team at Ganga Sagar for rescue and relief operations
Jan 08, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): During ‘Makar Sankranti’ in January every year, lakhs devotees from across Indian and neighbouring countries of Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh congregate at the annual Ganga Sagar Mela to pay obeisance at Kapil Muni temple after taking a holy bath at the confluence of river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill
Jan 08, 2019, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019.
Bihar: HC notice to six ex-Bihar CMs over lifetime allotments of govt bungalows
Jan 08, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Patna, Jan 8 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Patna High Court on Tuesday issued notices to six ex-chief ministers asking them to reply within four weeks as to how they have come in possession of government bungalows for entire lifetime.
Government tables Quota Bill for upper castes in Lok Sabha
Jan 08, 2019, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): In a major move, the government on Tuesday tabled the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha.
Private FM Channels permitted to carry All India Radio News
Jan 08, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore (Retd.) on Tuesday launched the sharing of All India Radio News with private FM broadcasters.
North East strike against Citizenship bill: Bandh supporters vandalise vehicles
Jan 08, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IBNS): The 11-hour North East bandh called by the North East Student’s Organisation (NESO), All Assam Students Union (AASU) and 30 other indigenous organisations on Tuesday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 turned violent after bandh supporters hurled stones and attacked vehicles in different parts of Assam.
Jan 08, 2019, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met visiting Norway PM Erna Solberg and exchanged views on expanding ties across all sectors between the two nations.
Nothing will save Modi from Rafale: Rahul Gandhi after Alok Verma reinstated as CBI chief
Jan 08, 2019, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Linking the Centre's earlier decision to remove CBI chief Alok Verma with the pot-boiling Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said nothing will save Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the alleged scam in the deal of buying of 36 fighter jets by India from France.
Government will act according to Supreme Court's directive: Arun Jaitley
Jan 08, 2019, at 02:19 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): After receiving a setback over the Alok Verma case, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government will act according to the directive of the Supreme Court on the matter.
Lok Sabha passes Bill to remove leprosy as ground for divorce
Jan 08, 2019, at 01:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce in personal laws, reports said.
Norway has not offered to mediate between India, Pakistan: Envoy
Jan 08, 2019, at 12:38 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Debunking an Indian media report, Norwegian Ambassador Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg on Tuesday said the visiting PM of his nation Erna Solberg has not offered to mediate between India and Pakistan.
Where will PM hide? Congress after SC reinstates Alok Verma as CBI chief
Jan 08, 2019, at 12:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Welcoming the Supreme Court's judgement which quashed the Centre's decision to send Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Alok Verma on leave over fight within the federal probe agency, Congress, the country's main opposition party, took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BSP will support Modi's quota move: Mayawati
Jan 08, 2019, at 12:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Despite projecting herself as a staunch opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming General Elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said she will support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's recent reservation move.
Supreme Court quashes Centre's move, reinstates Alok Verma as CBI chief
Jan 08, 2019, at 11:48 am
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Giving a thumbs down to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Alok Verma as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief.
Mumbai: BEST employees go on strike, commuters to get affected
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:59 am
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IBNS): Employees of Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply Transport (BEST), which is Mumbai's civic transport operator, went on an indefinite strike over their multiple demands from Tuesday, media reports said.
Supreme Court reinstates Alok Verma as CBI chief
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:55 am
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): In a setback for the Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Alok Verma as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief.