Is the time up for Left politics in India?

Mar 06, 2018, at 09:01 pm

If the 2011 West Bengal Assembly Election was the beginning of a downfall of the Left in Indian politics, then the 2018 Tripura poll can be seen as one of the last nails in the coffin of the political ideology in India.

Biplab Kumar Deb unanimously chosen as Tripura BJP party leader in the state assemby

Mar 06, 2018, at 08:42 pm

Agartala, Mar 6 (IBNS): As anticipated, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen Biplab Kumar Deb as the party's leader in Tripura state assembly, according to media reports on Tuesday.

PM Modi congratulates Conrad Sangma after latter sworn-in as CM of Meghalaya

Mar 06, 2018, at 06:40 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Conrad Sangma after the latter was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya.

Tripura: Lenin's statue brought down; CPI-M hits out at BJP

Mar 06, 2018, at 06:07 pm

Agartala, Mar 6 (IBNS): The CPI-M has hit out at the BJP over the post poll-results violence in the state including the bringing down of Communist Revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin's statue in the state.

Supreme Court refuses to grant interim relief to Karti Chidambaram

Mar 06, 2018, at 05:29 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti, who has been arrested in an alleged money laundering case in connection to INX media, media reports said.

Congress protests outside Parliament over Nirav Modi scam

Mar 06, 2018, at 04:58 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): Targeting the central government, the Congress led by its chief Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Parliament over the alleged Nirav Modi scam, media reports said.

Conrad K Sangma takes oath as Meghalaya CM

Mar 06, 2018, at 04:29 pm

Shillong, Mar 6 (IBNS): National People’s Party (NPP) leader Conrad K Sangma took oath as the new Meghalaya Chief Minister on Tuesday.

Conrad K Sangma to swear in as new Meghalaya CM

Mar 06, 2018, at 04:22 pm

Shillong, Mar 6 (IBNS): National People's Party (NPP)  supremo and former Lok Sabha Speaker Late PA Sangma’s son Conrad K Sangma will be swearing in as the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya on Tuesday.

Conrad Sangma to take oath as Meghalaya CM today

Mar 06, 2018, at 03:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS):  Conrad Sangma is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalya on Tuesday.

Assam Rifles nab two arms fabricators along with arms-ammunition in Nagaland

Mar 06, 2018, at 04:32 am

Kohima, Mar 5 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles on Monday apprehended two illegal arms fabricators and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Nagaland, officials said.

Zeliang still refuses to quit, Himanta says BJP broke tie up with NPF

Mar 06, 2018, at 04:28 am

Kohima, Mar 5 (IBNS): Outgoing Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang on Monday refused to quit saying his party NPF should be called to form the next government as it has emerged as the single largest party by securing 26 seats.

Rajinikanth unveils statue of MGR, holds first public meeting

Mar 06, 2018, at 04:01 am

Chennai, Mar 5 (IBNS): After joining politics, superstar Rajinikanth on Monday held his first public meeting after unveiling a statue of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MG Ramachandran in state capital Chennai, media reports said.

Meghalaya: HSPDP refuses to support NPP if BJP in coalition government

Mar 06, 2018, at 03:21 am

Shillong, Mar 5(IBNS): Just a day before the swearing-in ceremony in Meghalaya, the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) on Monday refused to support NPP in a coalition government if BJP takes part in it.

Odisha announces sanitary hygiene initiatives for school girls and rural women

Mar 06, 2018, at 03:01 am

Bhuvneshwar, Mar 5 (IBNS): The Odisha government has launched a state-wide campaign to provide free sanitary napkins to every girl in government schools across the state.

Indian benchmark indices end negative for fourth consecutive session, RBI penalizes Axis Bank and Indian Overseas Bank

Mar 06, 2018, at 02:45 am

Mumbai, Mar 5 (IBNS): Indian benchmark indices dipped on Monday, extending their losses over four consecutive sessions, with BSE Sensex down 300.16 points to close at 33,746.78 and NSE Nifty down 99.50 points at 10,358.90.

Top Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 06, 2018, at 01:28 am

Srinagar, Mar 5 (IBNS): Top Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces and Jammu and Kashmir police in Pulwama district's Let Pora village on Monday evening, police said.

Our target is Red Fort: Mamata Banerjee

Mar 06, 2018, at 01:07 am

Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): Challenging the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee on Monday said if the ruling party targeted Bengal then her TMC will attempt to capture  'Red Fort'.

Banking system fell apart during former 'so-called economist' PM Manmohan Singh's tenure: BJP

Mar 06, 2018, at 12:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Attacking former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader and Union Ministe Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the banking system of the country was dented under the 'so-called economist'.

Czech Minister of Industry & Trade calls on Union Minister of Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal

Mar 05, 2018, at 11:16 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Tomas Huner called on Union Minister of Railways & Coal Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on  Monday.

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate New CIC premises on March 6

Mar 05, 2018, at 11:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new premises of Central Information Commission, CIC at Munirka in the capital on Tuesday.

Nagaland once again fails to elect first woman legislator

Mar 05, 2018, at 11:06 pm

Kohima, Mar 5 (IBNS): Many had hoped that Mach 3, Saturday would make a history in Nagaland.

SC puts on hold probe against army personnel named in January Shopian firing

Mar 05, 2018, at 08:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): The Apex Court on Monday has put on hold a probe against army personnel Major Aditya pertaining to the killing of three civilians in military firing in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian in January.

J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti condemn the killing of four civilians in Shopian on Sunday

Mar 05, 2018, at 06:07 pm

Srinagar, Mar 5 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killing of four civilians in Shopian of South Kashmir on Sunday evening

Telengana CM KCR calls for National Front, Mamata backs

Mar 05, 2018, at 05:57 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has backed her Telegana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao's call for a non BJP-Congress National Front ahead of the 2019 General Election, media reports said.

Ninety-nine 'crorepati' candidates elected to Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura assembly

Mar 05, 2018, at 05:54 pm

Kohima/Shillong/Agartala, Mar 5 (IBNS) : Ninety-nine 'crorepati' candidates have been newly elected to the legislative assemblies of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura.

Budget session of parliament resumes, TMC stages protest

Mar 05, 2018, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) staged a protest outside the parliament as the budget session resumed on Monday, media reports said.

This is a completely unexpected result: Manik Sarkar

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:14 pm

Agartala, Mar 5 (IBNS): Outgoing Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said that BJP's performance in the Assembly polls in the state was 'completely unexpected'.

Terrorist, three OGW's killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 05, 2018, at 02:56 pm

Srinagar, Mar 5 (IBNS): Four people, including one terrorist, were killed on Sunday evening in a gunfight with security forces in Shopian district of South Kashmir.

Terrorist, suspected accomplices killed In Kashmir encounter

Mar 05, 2018, at 07:25 am

A terrorist and three others were killed on Sunday evening in a gunfight with security forces in Shopian district of South Kashmir.  

Army Chief Bipin Rawat visits Meghalaya

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:51 am

Guwahati, Mar 4 (IBNS): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Sunday visited the ‘Red Horns Division’ at Umroi Station in Meghalaya.