This budget is about the dreams of the people: Modi

Feb 29, 2016, at 09:05 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over his budget and said it is about fulfilling the dreams of the people of India.

Union Budget lacks innovation: Congress

Feb 29, 2016, at 08:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday slammed the Union Budget presented by the Centre and said it lacks 'innovation'.

Amit Shah thanks Modi, Jaitley for keeping farmers,poor & rural India at centre

Feb 29, 2016, at 08:48 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): BJP president Amit Shah welcomed the Union Budget and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for keeping farmers,poor and rural India at the centre of the budget.

Mixed bag budget with no big idea: Manmohan Singh on Union Budget

Feb 29, 2016, at 08:29 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Monday called the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as "mixed bag Budget" with no big idea.

Manish Sisodia voices dissent over Union Budget

Feb 29, 2016, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia voiced his dissent post the presentation of Union Budget by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday holding it continues with injustice to Delhi.

Ludhiana: Delhi CM's car attacked, hints at Congress' involvement

Feb 29, 2016, at 07:02 pm

Ludhiana, Feb 29 (IBNS) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on Monday that his car was attacked with sticks and stones.

Kejriwal hits out at govt for booking him

Feb 29, 2016, at 07:01 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who was named in an FIR for being seditious, hit out at the government on Monday for the charges against him.

Arun Jaitley meets Prez to brief him on budget

Feb 29, 2016, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is due to present his Union Budget later on Monday, met President Pranab Mukherjee to brief him on the same.

Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget today

Feb 29, 2016, at 01:51 pm

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the Union Budget on Monday.

JNU: FIR against Rahul, 8 others

Feb 29, 2016, at 05:27 am

Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IBNS): An FIR has been lodged against senior political leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, in connection with the recent JNU row.

Haryana rape: Woman alleges gang-rape, case filed

Feb 29, 2016, at 03:20 am

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): A woman on Sunday alleged that she was gang-raped in Haryana's Murthal village during the Jat quota protest which had hit the state last week.

Mann Ki Baat programme was enriched by the presence of Tendulkar, Anand: Modi

Feb 29, 2016, at 12:11 am

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Mann Ki Baat programme was 'enriched' by the motivating words of sports icons Sachin Tendulkar and Viswanathan Anand.

Aligarh movie is defaming us: Mayor Shakuntala Bharti

Feb 28, 2016, at 11:24 pm

Bareilly, Feb 28 (IBNS): Criticising the title of the movie 'Aligarh', city Mayor Shakuntala Bharti has slammed the makers and said it was an attempt to 'defame' the north Indian city.

Want to see farmer's income getting doubled by 2022: PM

Feb 28, 2016, at 10:39 pm

Bareilly, Feb 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he expects to see the income of farmers getting doubled by 2022.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin calls on the PM

Feb 28, 2016, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the religious head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Sunday.

West Bengal: Speeding truck kill 5 on Basanti Highway

Feb 28, 2016, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata/South 24 Parganas, Feb 28 (IBNS): A fatal truck accident on Saturday night killed at least 5 persons and left 3 others injured at Paglahat Bazar area near Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, reports said.

Mann Ki Baat: Modi ropes in Sachin, Viswanathan to advise students on exams

Feb 28, 2016, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated his Mann Ki Baat address to the nation's students who are appearing for exams and asked them to not merely worry about marks.

Delhi: 2 dead in firing at Badarpur toll plaza

Feb 28, 2016, at 05:14 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Unidentified men on Sunday killed at least two people by firing at them at Badarpur toll plaza in Delhi, reports said,

Telangana: Woman allegedly raped, filmed, blackmailed by 3 batchmates

Feb 28, 2016, at 04:32 pm

Karimnagar, Feb 28 (IBNS): A 23-year-old woman in Telangana's Karimnagar district was allegedly raped, filmed and blackmailed by three of her batchmates for almost two weeks, media reports said.

Rahul counter attacks Modi over his tweet after Smriti Irani's speech

Feb 28, 2016, at 03:44 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): In a sharp criticism to Narendra Modi's tweet in praise for Smriti Irani following her fiery and emotional speech in the Parliament, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has asked the Prime Minister to listen out the version of mother of Rohith Vemula, the Hyderabad Central University scholar who committed suicide.

Thane: Man kills 14 family members, then commits suicide

Feb 28, 2016, at 03:36 pm

Thane, Feb 28 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old man allegedly killed 14 members of his family at their house near Thane in Maharashtra before committing suicide on Sunday morning, media reports said.

WB Assembly passes bills for Dunlop, Jessop acquisition

Feb 28, 2016, at 05:07 am

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): The West Bengal Assembly on Saturday passed bills for Dunlop and Jessop factory take over.

Gujarat will remain a fort of BJP: Shah

Feb 28, 2016, at 03:06 am

Ahmedabad, Feb 27 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday addressed a rally in Ahmedabad where he said Gujarat will remain the fort of the BJP.

BJP eager to form alliance with AGP?

Feb 28, 2016, at 02:52 am

Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS) : After a debacle in the Bihar Assembly polls, the BJP is aiming to capture Assam by a rainbow alliance with regional party and tribal groups in the state.

Haryana rapes: 3 member committee constituted

Feb 28, 2016, at 01:35 am

Panchkula, Dec 27 (IBNS) The Haryana government on Saturday said it has constituted a three-member committee to investigate into the alleged incident of sexual assault of women near Murthal in Sonipat area of the state during the recent agitation by the people belonging to the Jat community over the issue of reservation.

Centre to provide Rs 25,000 cr for development of road connectivity in Assam: Gadkari

Feb 28, 2016, at 01:31 am

Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS) : Centre will provide Rs 25,000 crore for development of road connectivity in Assam in next five years.

West Bengal: Explosion kills 2 in Birbhum

Feb 28, 2016, at 01:13 am

Kolkata/Birbhum, Feb 27 (IBNS): A crude bomb explosion in a house killed at least two men and left another injured on Saturday at Shibpur village under Lokpur Police Station area in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

Progress made by Kerala over last few decades has been commendable, says President

Feb 28, 2016, at 12:02 am

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee launched various schemes of Government of Kerala at a function held at Kozhikode on Saturday.

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in residential building, no casualty

Feb 27, 2016, at 10:55 pm

Mumbai, Feb 27 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a residential building in Mumbai on Saturday.

Recruitment scam: Digvijaya Singh appears before court

Feb 27, 2016, at 08:47 pm

Bhopal, Feb 27 (IBNS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh appeared in a Bhopal court in connection with the Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam case on Saturday.