PM Modi receives ceremonial welcome at Istana in Singapore

Jun 01, 2018, at 10:56 am

Kuala Lumpur, Jun 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Istana, the Presidential Palace in Singapore, on Friday.

Re-polling in Kairana, Bhandara-Gondiya, Nagaland parliamentary constituencies underway

May 30, 2018, at 04:23 pm

Kairana/Bhandara/Kohima, May 30 (IBNS): Re-polling in 73 polling stations of Uttar Pradesh's Kairana, 49 polling booths in Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondiya and one polling booth of Nagaland parliamentary constituencies, where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were reportedly malfunctioned two days ago, are underway on Wednesday.

Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of RSS invite triggers debate

May 30, 2018, at 07:01 am

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS)  Former President Pranab Mukherjee has reportedly accepted an invitation from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh  (RSS), the ideological patron of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to attend a key function of the organisation at the headquarters of the Sangh in Nagpur, triggering a political firestorm and speculations.

Defence Minister to visit Indo-Myanmar border tomorrow

May 30, 2018, at 04:33 am

Guwahati, May 29 (IBNS): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday arrived at Dimapur while on her maiden visit to the Army’s Spear Corps Zone in Nagaland.

Meghalaya CM undertakes trek in Garo Hills

May 30, 2018, at 04:16 am

Guwahati, May 29 (IBNS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday undertook a trek from Chandigre village in West Garo Hills to Daribokgre village on the foothills of Nokrek in East Garo Hills, about 9 kms to understand the potentials of promoting the destination for the tourists.

AASU, 28 other organisations stage 11-hr hunger strike against Citizenship Bill

May 30, 2018, at 03:25 am

Guwahati, May 29 (BNS): The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 28 other organisations, representing various ethnic and tribal communities on Tuesday staged an 11-hour hunger strike in Guwahati to protest against the Citizenship (Ammendment) Bill, 2016.

Assam Congress takes out bicycle rally against fuel price hike

May 30, 2018, at 01:01 am

Guwahati, May 29 (IBNS): As a part of ‘Betrayal Day’ observed by All India Congress Committee (AICC) against Modi government’s failure to control fuel price, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday took out a bicycle rally in Guwahati.

Kolkata: TMC hits streets to protest fuel price hike

May 30, 2018, at 12:27 am

Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): The youth wing of West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress on Tuesday hit the streets of Kolkata to protest the fuel price hike for 15 consecutive days across the country.

Haryana Minister Anil Vij compares Rahul Gandhi to Nipah virus

May 29, 2018, at 11:24 pm

Chandigarh, May 29 (IBNS): Making a controversial political statement, Haryana Minister Anil Vij has compared Congress president Rahul Gandhi to deadly Nipah virus, which claimed 13 lives in Kerala so far.

Mizoram: Nine injured in road mishap remain stranded in remote village

May 29, 2018, at 09:30 pm

Guwahati, May 29 (IBNS): Nine people, who were badly injured in a road mishap, remained stranded for three days in a remote village in Mizoram before finally being rescued.

PM Modi leaves for South East Asia tour on Tuesday, will visit Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia

May 29, 2018, at 08:55 pm

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Indonesia on the first leg of his official visit to South East Asia on Tuesday, according to media reports.

Indian bank employees to go on strike from Wednesday

May 29, 2018, at 07:38 pm

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): Around one million bank employees across the country will go on a two-day strike from Wednesday after negotiations on wage hike yielded no results.

Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala three days ahead of its normal date

May 29, 2018, at 06:33 pm

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IBNS): According to the the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. the Southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala, on Tuesday.

Stalin, DMK MLAs wear black clothes in TN assembly protesting Tuticorin massacre

May 29, 2018, at 05:50 pm

Chennai, May 29 (IBNS): DMK lawmakers, including opposition leader MK Stalin, on Tuesday entered the Tamil Nadu assembly by wearing black clothes as a mark of  protest against the killing of 13 people in Tuticorin during agitation over the Sterlite copper plant pollution issue, media reports said.

TN government cancels land allotment to Vedanta Group for Sterlite plant expansion

May 29, 2018, at 04:08 pm

Chennai, May 29 (IBNS): A day after ordering a complete closure of the Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, the Tamil Nadu government has cancelled the land allotment for the second phase of expansion of the plant by Vedanta Group in the region, media reports said.

PM Modi to visit Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore starting tomorrow

May 29, 2018, at 05:04 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore from May 29 to June 2. 

No wish to live, Sunanda mailed Shashi Tharoor before death: Delhi police

May 29, 2018, at 03:57 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): While submitting charge sheet against Shashi Tharoor, the Delhi Police on Monday told court that his wife Sunanda Pushkar had e-mailed the Congress leader a week before her death stating that  she had "lost her will to live."

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy meets PM Modi in Delhi

May 29, 2018, at 01:24 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): For the first time after swearing-in as the Karnataka Chief Minister, HD Kumaraswamy met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday.

Talks and terror can't go together: Sushma Swaraj on India's stand with Pakistan

May 29, 2018, at 12:25 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Hinting at no change in stance towards Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said talks with the neighbouring country cannot take place with continued terrorism at the border, media reports said.

Tamil Nadu orders permanent closure of Sterlite plant in Tuticorin

May 29, 2018, at 12:02 am

Tuticorin, May 28 (IBNS): Prioritising Tamil Nadu people's demands after over a dozen deaths of protesters in police firing, the state government has issued an order to close the Sterlite copper plant permanently in Tuticorin on Monday, media reports said.

Karnataka Congress MLA Siddu Nyamagouda passes away, Rahul Gandhi condoles

May 28, 2018, at 11:02 pm

Bengaluru, May 28 (IBNS): Karnataka Congress MLA and senior politician Siddu B Nyamagouda has passed away in a road accident near Tulasigeri of the state, media reports said.

EC denies allegation of large-scale failure of voting machines in ongoing by-elections

May 28, 2018, at 08:53 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has denied allegations of large-scale failure of  EVM and VVPATs in the on-going by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Abortion: Savita Halappanavar, the Indian who forced a rule change in Ireland

May 28, 2018, at 07:18 pm

Dublin, May 28 (IBNS): A majority of Irish women are overjoyed after the country made abortion legal in Ireland, abolishing the age-old Eight Amendment.

Odisha: Suspended BJD MP Baijayant Panda quits party

May 28, 2018, at 07:06 pm

Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IBNS): Suspended Odisha Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Jay Panda, on Monday announced his resignation from the ruling  Biju Janata Dal.

Centre needs to act: Mamata Banerjee on fuel price hike

May 28, 2018, at 06:43 pm

Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trianamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has hit out at the Centre  over fuel price hike.

44 pc polling in Nagaland and 40 in AMeghalaya in bypolls till 11 am

May 28, 2018, at 05:59 pm

Kohima (Nagaland) /Ampati (Meghalaya), May 28 (IBNS)  : An average 42 percent of the electorate have voted till 11 am as polling  is underway for byelectios to  Nagaland Lok Sabha and Ampati assembly (Meghalaya) seats on Monday.

Rahul Gandhi to accompany Sonia Gandhi for medical check-up, takes dig at BJP

May 28, 2018, at 04:57 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be accompanying his mother and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi for medical check-up outside India.

Voting in four parliamentary, ten assembly seats underway

May 28, 2018, at 04:15 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Voting in four parliamentary and ten assembly seats across ten states of the country is underway on Monday.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs to visit Tawang led by Tharoor

May 28, 2018, at 07:02 am

Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS) : The Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs led by senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor will visit Arunachal Pradesh on Monday to take stock of the ground situation on the Indo-China border.

Al Jazeera exposes Indian match-fixing syndicate, ICC-BCCI combine assures serious investigation

May 28, 2018, at 06:19 am

Dubai/Mumbai, May 27 (IBNS)  The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday said it is taking “extremely seriously” the allegations of match-fixing and existence of a betting syndicate in India as captured in a documentary aired by Qatar-based news organisation Al Jazeera.