Teenage Maratha girl ends life demanding reservation for her community
Sep 11, 2018, at 01:24 pm
Ahmednagar, Sept 11 (IBNS): A class 11 Maratha girl allegedly committed suicide on Monday, demanding reservation for her community.
Delhi HC rejects Sonia-Rahul's pleas against tax reassessment
Sep 11, 2018, at 12:19 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and present party president Rahul Gandhi's pleas against the tax reassessment in relation to Associated Journals Limited, the publisher of newspaper National Herald, for 2011-2012, media reports said.
Kashmir: Two terrorists killed in Kupwara district
Sep 11, 2018, at 11:30 am
Srinagar, Sept 11 (IBNS): Two terrorists were killed by security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, media reports said.
Swami Vivekananda was an embodiment of Hindu Culture: Venkaiah Naidu
Sep 10, 2018, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Swami Vivekananda was an embodiment of Hindu Culture and his messages that are relevant till today reverberate across India.
Convey timeless, harmonious vision of India to world: Naidu tells Indian diasporas in US
Sep 10, 2018, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asked the Indian diasporas in the US to convey the timeless, harmonious vision of India to the world and bring the best ideas and practices from the world to India.
Parliamentary delegation from Sri Lanka calls on President Kovind
Sep 10, 2018, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): A parliamentary delegation from Sri Lanka led by Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.
After concluding Chicago visit, VP Naidu emplanes for New Delhi
Sep 10, 2018, at 07:34 pm
Chicago/New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): After concluding his Chicago visit, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday emplaned for New Delhi.
Hyderabad twin blast case: Two convicts sentenced to death, one gets life imprisonment
Sep 10, 2018, at 07:22 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 10 (IBNS): Two Indian Mujahideen terrorists, Akbar Ismail Choudhary and Anique Shafique Syeed, who were convicted in Hyderabad twin blast case, have been sentenced to death by a court, media reports said.
Sep 10, 2018, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, Chief Minister of West Bengal - Mamata Banerjee, and the Chief Minister of Tripura - Biplab Kumar Deb, today jointly inaugurated three projects in Bangladesh, via video conference.External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj, and the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, also joined the video conference from Delhi and Dhaka respectively.
Sep 10, 2018, at 06:26 pm
Guwahati, Sept 10 (IBNS): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Monday took out a mammoth rally in Guwahati protesting the rising of fuel price and essential commodities.
Assam will not reduce VAT on petrol, diesel : Assam BJP president
Sep 10, 2018, at 06:11 pm
Guwahati, Sept 10 (IBNS): While the Congress and other opposition political parties protesting the rising of fuel price and the BJP-led Rajasthan government announcing a reduction in VAT on fuel prices by 4 per cent, Assam state BJP president and the party MLA, Ranjit Dass on Monday said that Assam will not reduce any state VAT on petrol and diesel.
We oppose bandh by principle but support protests: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 10, 2018, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IBNS): Stating her reason behind not supporting the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and Left over fuel price hike, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she opposes such a political programme but is open to protests.
Bharat Bandh remains mostly ineffective in West Bengal
Sep 10, 2018, at 04:46 pm
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IBNS): The Bharat Bandh called by the opposition parties across the country to protest against rising fuel prices remained mostly ineffective in West Bengal.
PNB money laundering : Interpol issues red corner notice against Nirav Modi's sister
Sep 10, 2018, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Interpol has issued a red corner notice (RCN) against Purvi Modi, sister of fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, in connection with the two billion-dollar PNB money laundering case, media reports said quoting officials.
Members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka calls on PM
Sep 10, 2018, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): A delegation of Members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
West Bengal: TMC party office collapses in explosion in Birbhum
Sep 10, 2018, at 04:04 pm
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IBNS): A local party office of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal's Birbhum district was almost destroyed by a high intensity explosion on Monday morning, reports said.
Will Rahul Gandhi takes responsibility for Bihar child death: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Sep 10, 2018, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that a two-year-old baby died in Bihar's Jehanabad area after the ambulance, in which he was traveling, was caught in a traffic jam due to the Bharat Bandh called by the opposition parties on Monday.
After Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti threatens to boycott local polls
Sep 10, 2018, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said her Peoples Democratic Party will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections in the state.
United opposition will defeat BJP in 2019: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 10, 2018, at 12:32 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Sharing a dais with leaders belonging to diverse political ideologies in the national capital, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said a united opposition will defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019 General Elections, which is just few months' away from now.
Sep 10, 2018, at 11:00 am
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Assam and Bihar are the two states which have been greatly affected by the Bharat Bandh (countrywide shutdown) called by the Congress to protest fuel price hike on Monday, media reports said.
Congress calls Bharat Bandh today; Rahul Gandhi holds protest march in Delhi
Sep 10, 2018, at 10:29 am
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Parts of India are witnessing a shutdown called by the Congress on Monday to protest the fuel price hike, media reports said.
Bharat Bandh hits normal life in Assam, vehicular movement stopped
Sep 10, 2018, at 09:47 am
Guwahati, Sept 10 (IBNS): Normal life in Assam was thrown out of gear since early morning as Bharat Bandh is being observed by the Congress and other political parties on Monday.
3.6 earthquake hits Meerut, tremors felt in Delhi
Sep 10, 2018, at 09:45 am
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit Uttar Pradesh's Meerut area on Sunday as tremors were also felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region, officials said.
Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi joins protest in Delhi
Sep 10, 2018, at 09:28 am
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Congress and 21 political parties are observing a nation-wide strike on Monday to protest against the growing prices of petrol and diesel in recent times.
Delhi: At least four labourers die while cleaning sewage treatment plant at Moti Nagar
Sep 10, 2018, at 12:34 am
New Delhi: At least four four labourers died and after allegedly inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a sewage treatment plant at P Tower of DLF Capital Greens at Moti Nagar in West Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates underground reservoir and a booster pump in Badarpur
Sep 09, 2018, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Delhi Cheif Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday inaugurated an underground reservoir and a booster pump in Badarpur area of the national capital.
Assam Congress takes out torch rally against fuel price rise in Guwahati
Sep 09, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Guwahati, Sept 9 (IBNS) : Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Sunday evening took out a torch protest rally in Guwahati against fuel price hike and in support of Monday’s Bharat Bandh called by the party.
Tamil Nadu Cabinet recommends releasing of seven convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
Sep 09, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Chennai, Sept 9 (IBNS): The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Sunday decided to recommend state Governor Banwarilal Purohit to order the release of seven convicts linked to the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
BJP will work tirelessly for India's growth: PM Modi
Sep 09, 2018, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Attending the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive meeting in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his party will try to work tirelessly for the growth of India.
Prakash Javadekar slams opposition parties, calls them 'leaderless'
Sep 09, 2018, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday criticised the opposition over their attempt of creating an alliance and said they have no leader, policy or strategy.