Mizoram election : 49% turnout till 1 pm

Nov 28, 2018, at 02:17 pm

Aizawl, Nov 28 (IBNS)  : Brisk polling is underway in 40 assembly constituencies of Mizoram with 49 per cent of 7.70 lakh voters already casting their votes till 1 pm  to elect a new government in the Christian- dominated north eastern state.

Kartarpur corridor won't lead to talks unless Pak stops terror: Sushma Swaraj

Nov 28, 2018, at 02:11 pm

New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Declining any possibility of India's participation at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the Kartarpur corridor won't lead to any bilateral talks unless the neighbouring country stops terrorism, media reports said.

Union Ministers leave for Pakistan to attend Kartarpur corridor ceremony

Nov 28, 2018, at 01:16 pm

Amritsar/Lahore, Nov 28 (IBNS): Union Ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday left for Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor.

Three polling officials die of cardiac arrest in MP, 22 pc polling till noon

Nov 28, 2018, at 01:10 pm

Bhopal/Aizawal, Nov 28 (IBNS) : Three  election Commission officials died following cardiac arrest at the polling booths and at least 250 faulty  EVMs were replaced as voting was underway to elect a new Government in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, reports said.

No problems with Mayawati, Akhilesh, Mamata but Cong has to be banished: Modi

Nov 28, 2018, at 12:15 pm

Nizamabad, Nov 28 (IBNS): In a dramatic shift in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s political rhetoric, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday played soft with leaders like Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee but hit out at the Congress saying it has to be banished from the country forever, media reports said.

Bihar villager loses son in gamble, told to do sit-ups as punishment

Nov 28, 2018, at 09:43 am

Patna, Nov 28 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A villager from the eastern Indian state of Bihar put his son on bet after losing everything in the gamble, inviting action from a village court.

Jammu and Kashmir: Gunfight erupts in Budgam district

Nov 28, 2018, at 09:26 am

Srinagar, Nov 28 (IBNS): An exchange of fire is currently going on between security forces and terrorists in Kuthpora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Wednesday, police said.

Voting begins in Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh

Nov 28, 2018, at 08:31 am

Aizawl/Bhopal, Nov 28 (IBNS): Voting has started in Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh where people are exercising their franchise to elect a new Assembly on Wednesday.

Pak army aiding Kashmir terrorists entry to Punjab: Amarinder Singh

Nov 27, 2018, at 11:46 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has accused the Pakistan army of aiding terrorists from Kashmir enter his state and carrying out terrorist activities in a nexus with local elements.

80 elite commandos stationed in Kashmir with no assignment

Nov 27, 2018, at 11:30 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS):  About 80 elite commandos of the National Security Guards (NSG), stationed at Jammu and Kashmir have moved to the Home Ministry seeking clarification on their role in the terror-hit state.

Omar, Mehbooba praise Malik for not 'looking towards Delhi'

Nov 27, 2018, at 10:14 pm

Srinagar, Nov 27 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah had words of praise for the state's governor Satya Pal Malik after he said he would have had to install BJP-backed Sajad Lone as the chief minister had he "looked towards Delhi".

KCR hits back at Modi, asks PM not to lie

Nov 27, 2018, at 10:03 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): After Narendra Modi's attack, Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday hit back at the PM and asked him not to lie for the sake of votes.

KCR slams Amit Shah for opposing quota to Muslims

Nov 27, 2018, at 09:54 pm

Hyderabad, Nov 27 (IBNS):  Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has attacked BJP president Amit Shah for opposing his government's proposal to increase reservation for Muslims in the state, reports said.

Kamal Hasaan appeals to Kerala CM for cyclone help

Nov 27, 2018, at 08:51 pm

Chennai, Nov 27 (IBNS): Actor-politician Kamal Haasan appealed to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to "rise above politics" and help the people of Tamil Nadu affected by the cyclone Gaja, said reports.

Sabarimala activist held for 'hurting religious sentiments'

Nov 27, 2018, at 08:43 pm

Kochi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Police arrested model-activist Rehana Fathima on Tuesday for hurting religious sentiments with her social media posts, said reports.

Romanian Foreign Minister visits India

Nov 27, 2018, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Teodor Melescanu, Foreign Minister of Romania visited India from Nov 24-27.

Ex-IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi joins BJP

Nov 27, 2018, at 06:53 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Ex-IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 14thFormation Day of NDMA

Nov 27, 2018, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, inaugurated the 14th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here on Tuesday.

Pakistan to invite Narendra Modi for SAARC summit: Pakistan FO

Nov 27, 2018, at 05:36 pm

Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): Pakistan will invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming  South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit, local media reports said quoting Foreign Office official.

Global cooperation needed to extradite economic fugitives: Vice President

Nov 27, 2018, at 04:55 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for United Nations and other Multilateral Organisations to chalk out strategy to extradite economic fugitives.

While Punjab CM flays Pakistan, Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Lahore for Kartarpur groundbreaking

Nov 27, 2018, at 04:53 pm

Lahore/Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IBNS): At a time when Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh targeted Pakistan over the 'terrorist attacks' and even declined to visit the country, state Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu played the goodwill ambassador when he arrived in the neighbouring nation to attend the Katarpur corridor ground-breaking ceremony in Nankana Sahib.

Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid calls on the President Ram Nath Kovind

Nov 27, 2018, at 03:55 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Pakistan for Kartarpur ceremony

Nov 27, 2018, at 03:46 pm

Lahore, Nov 27 (IBNS): While Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh said no to attending the Katarpur Corridor groundbreaking ceremony in the Pakistan side, Congress leader and former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu of his own party on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan for the ceremony in Nankana Sahib.  

Congress and TRS are both sides of same coin: PM Modi in Telangana

Nov 27, 2018, at 02:37 pm

Nizamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): At a time the ruling Telegu Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) and Congress are having a face-to-face fight in poll-bound Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at both saying their political actions are identical.

Three militants, one soldier killed in two encounters in Kashmir

Nov 27, 2018, at 01:42 pm

Srinagar, Nov 27 (IBNS) : A soldier was killed and two terrorists were shot dead in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam and Tral on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi is 'Dattatreya gotra', says Pushkar priest as BJP questions his clan

Nov 27, 2018, at 01:20 pm

Jaipur, Nov 27 (IBNS): A year after he claimed himself a Shiv Bhakt (devotee of Lord Shiva) to counter the BJP, a temple priest in Pushkar in Rajasthan on Tuesday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi was a Kaul Brahmin and that he belonged to the Dattatreya gotra.

Supreme Court raps Nitish Kumar government in shelter home cases

Nov 27, 2018, at 12:52 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has lashed out at the Bihar government for not filing First Information Reports (FIRs) on allegations of sodomy of children at shelter houses in the state, media reports said.

Kashmir: One soldier, 3 terrorists killed in J&K encounters

Nov 27, 2018, at 11:45 am

Jammu, Nov 27 (IBNS): One soldier and two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Muslim cleric visiting Kejriwal caught with bullets, arrested

Nov 27, 2018, at 11:05 am

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Days after the chilli powder attack, a Muslim cleric, who was visiting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has been caught with bullets at the latter's home, media reports said.

Amit Shah to address public meetings, hold roadshow in Rajasthan today

Nov 27, 2018, at 10:28 am

Jaipur, Nov 27 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will be in poll-bound Rajasthan on Tuesday to conduct his outfit's political programmes.