Cambridge Analytica worked in India, Congress was its client: Whistleblower
Mar 28, 2018, at 04:33 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Cambridge Analytica (CA), the controversial data analytics firm, "worked extensively in India," whistleblower Christopher Wylie revealed on Tuesday while testifying before the UK Parliament.
Assam Rifles apprehended six NSCN militants in Nagaland
Mar 28, 2018, at 01:16 am
Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles have apprehended six Naga militants, including five belonging to NSCN-IM, in Nagaland on Monday (March 26) evening, officials said on Tuesday.
GST collection up to March 26 at Rs 85,174 crore: Centre
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): GST collection has dropped marginally for the second straight month to Rs 85,174 crore in February, officials said on Wednesday.
India, China agree to a roadmap for addressing trade imbalance
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:33 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The eleventh session of the China-India joint-group on Economic Relations, Trade, Science & Technology was held on Mar 26.
EC forms committee to probe Karnataka poll date leak, report in seven days
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:17 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The committee constituted by the Election Commission of India will submit its report of the investigation on the leaks of Karnataka poll dates within seven days, media reports said.
No other party more communal than BJP : Mamata Banerjee
Mar 27, 2018, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Claiming thar no other party in the country is more communal than the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she has been in touch with all non-BJP political parites.
Amit Shah mistakenly calls own party CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa 'most corrupt', Congress attacks
Mar 27, 2018, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): A slip of tongue by BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday left party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa embarrassed.
Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rout
Mar 27, 2018, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : In a significant development, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Rout, reports said.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to co-chair the India-Japan Strategic Dialogue
Mar 27, 2018, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday that Union Minister Sushma Swaraj will pay an official visit to Japan from March 28-30 March, 2018, at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Japan Taro Kono.
Karnataka election date leak row : EC says strict action will be taken
Mar 27, 2018, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Even before the Election Commission announced the Karnataka election schedule, a tweet by BJP leader Amit Malviya making public the exact poll date kicked up a huge controversy on Tuesday, prompting the Chief Election Commissioner to pledge "strict action" against the leak, reports said.
Fake job rackets emerging in Kashmir
Mar 27, 2018, at 06:02 pm
Srinagar, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Attracting gullible job-seekers through job advertisements in newspapers and later cheating and duping them has for long been a time-tested tactic with fraudsters – and now the Kashmir valley too seems getting share of this trickery.
Karnataka election to be held on May 12, counting on May 15
Mar 27, 2018, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that the Karnataka election will be held in a single phase on May 12.
Khap Panchayats have no rights to stall marriages between adults: Supreme Court
Mar 27, 2018, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the stalling of marriages between two adults by the Khap Panchayats as illegal, media reports said.
Karnataka polls to be held on May 12
Mar 27, 2018, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Karnataka polls will take place in a single phase on May 12, according to Election Commission.
TRS to end protest in parliament, no-confidence motions may be tabled
Mar 27, 2018, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Four no-confidence motions might be taken up by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) have called off its protest in the parliament, media reports said.
Congress government failed miserably in Karnataka: Amit Shah
Mar 27, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Shivamogga, Mar 27 (IBNS): BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday slammed the Congress-led government in Karnataka and said it has 'failed miserably' in all fronts.
EC to announce Karnataka Assembly polling dates today
Mar 27, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Election Commission is all set to announce polling dates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka on Tuesday.
US's OPIC loan to expand access to clean water in India
Mar 27, 2018, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has committed a $12.5 million (Rs. 80 crore) loan to a project that will expand access to affordable clean drinking water to millions of low and middle-income people in India.
Curfew imposed in Bihar's Aurangabad after communal clashes erupt
Mar 27, 2018, at 04:05 am
Aurangabad, Mar 26 (IBNS): Prohibitory orders were imposed in south Bihar’s Aurangabad town where communal clashes broke out during Ram Navmi processions on Monday, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi is technologically illiterate: BJP
Mar 27, 2018, at 02:19 am
New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): The BJP on Monday said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was 'technologically illiterate'.
West Bengal: Communal clash breaks out in Raniganj
Mar 27, 2018, at 12:58 am
Raniganj/Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): A day after Ram Navami festival was celebrated to mark the birthday of Hindu deity Lord Rama, a clash allegedly broke out in West Bengal's Raniganj, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee to begin four-day visit to Delhi today
Mar 27, 2018, at 12:22 am
Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): To take the discussions over the united opposition a step further, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to begin her four-day visit to the national capital on Monday.
Ram Navami row: WB CM Mamata Banerjee asks police to take actions against those who defied order
Mar 27, 2018, at 12:00 am
Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): A day after the show of strength by West Bengal ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by taking out Ram Navami processions, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the police to take strict actions against all those who have violated rules.
Madhya Pradesh: Journalist investigating 'police-mining mafia nexus' run over by dumper
Mar 26, 2018, at 11:24 pm
Bhopal, Mar 26 (IBNS): Under mysterious circumstances, a Madhya Pradesh journalist, who was investigating an illegal sand mining cases in Bhind district of the state, was run over by a dumper on Monday, media reports said.
Narendra Modi misusing PM's position to build personal database: Rahul Gandhi
Mar 26, 2018, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): Raising his voice once again against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the NaMo App, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said the former is misusing his position in the nation to build a personal database.
Congress removes official mobile phone app
Mar 26, 2018, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS) : Amid thickening charges and counter charges over sharing user data, the Congress on Monday appeared to have removed its official mobile phone application from Google Play Store.
Ten killed in Telengana as autorickshaw falls into falls into agricultural well
Mar 26, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 26 (IBNS) : Ten people, including six children, were killed when an autorickshaw in which they were travelling fell into an agricultural well in Mupkal area in Telengana's Nizamabad district on Sunday, media reports said.
PM Modi likes to spy on Indians: Rahul Gandhi
Mar 26, 2018, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): With no sign to budge over the NaMo app row, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi likes to spy on his countrymen.
Amit Shah reaches central Karnataka, visits Siddaganga Mutt
Mar 26, 2018, at 05:26 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 26 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah began his two-day visit to Karnataka on Monday as the state is heading towards the assembly poll in few months' time.
Shatrughan Sinha thanks lawyers for providing legal support to Lalu Prasad
Mar 26, 2018, at 04:52 pm
Patna, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may accuse former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad of corruption, but its MP Shatrughan Sinha has thanked all who are providing legal support to Lalu, who has been sentenced to an imprisonment of more than a decade.