PC Chacko rules out joining BJP after quitting Congress ahead of Kerala polls
Mar 11, 2021, at 04:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After quitting the Congress, PC Chacko said the party "lacked democracy" but ruled out joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Tripua ADC polls: BJP, IPFT workers protest after both parties agree on seat sharing
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:11 am
Agartala/UNI: Amid the growing resentment among the local BJP leaders against Indigenous Peoples’ Front of Tripura (IPFT), the saffron party's top brass has decided to concede 14 seats to it in the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections.
Assam: Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered
Mar 11, 2021, at 02:51 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s Chirang district on Wednesday.
Mar 11, 2021, at 02:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left Front (LF), Indian National Congress (INC) and Indian Secular Front (ISF)'s alliance, Sanjukta Morcha, on Wednesday announced that CPI-M's youth wing, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), leader Minakshi Mukherjee will take on TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and BJP's heavyweight candidate Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram seat in the forthcoming West Bengal assembly election.
Farmers call Bharat Bandh on March 26 against new farm laws
Mar 11, 2021, at 02:20 am
Delhi/IBNS: The farmers' unions protesting against the three new farm laws have called a Bahrat Bandh on March 26 to reassert their demand for withdrawal of the legislations.
Jammu and Kashmir: Director Horticulture visits IGC Lassipora
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:48 am
Srinagar: Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Kashmir today visited IGC Lassipora Pulwama to inspect various post-harvest units including CA Stores.
Delhi govt created 10 principles inspired by principles of 'Ram Rajya': Arvind Kejriwal
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:45 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that his government has created 10 principles inspired by those of 'Ram Rajya', including food, electricity, water, education, health, employment, houses, women, and the elderly.
Jammu and Kashmir: DGP J&K chairs joint meeting of Administrative Board of PP Schools
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:27 am
Srinagar: Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh chaired the annual meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Police Public Schools Board of administrative and Management Committee at GO’s Mess here today.
Delhi govt created 10 principles inspired by principles of 'Ram Rajya': CM Arvind Kejriwal
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the city government has created 10 principles inspired by the principles of 'Ram Rajya', including food, electricity, water, education, health, employment, houses, women, and the elderly.
Jammu and Kashmir: KVK Bandipora distributes nutri-kits of Kharif vegetable among women
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:06 am
Srinagar: KrishiVigyan Kendra, Bandipora organized a function to celebrate International Women’s Day wherein besides providing awareness about the agriculture sector, the women participants were also presented nutri-kits of Kharif vegetables.
Four people manhandled me in Nandigram, my legs are injured: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:03 am
Nandigram/East Medinipur/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening alleged that she was manhandled by four-five people in 'complete absence' of her security guards at Nandigram in East Medinipur district of poll-bound West Bengal.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar-led government wins trust vote
Mar 10, 2021, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar-led government on Wednesday won the trust vote.
Haryana Floor Test: No confidence is Congress' old culture, says Manohar Lal Khattar
Mar 10, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday slammed the Congress party for moving the motion against the ruling BJP-JJP government.
PC Chacko resigns from Congress party ahead of Kerala polls
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader PC Chacko announced his resignation from the party on Wednesday.
BJP adopts three mantras ‘Security-Civilization-Development’ for its Assam assembly poll campaign
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance Minister and convenor of BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that, the composite Assamese culture is under threat and BJP has adopted three mantras – Suraksha (security), Sabhyata (civilization) and Vikas (development) and these are the three pillars of the BJP’s campaign for the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
Explosives recovered in Assam’s Dibrugarh district
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Ahead of the first phase of assembly polls in the state, troops of Assam Rifles and police had recovered huge quantity of explosives in Assam’s Dibrugarh district and arrested two persons in connection with it.
Rajya Sabha member Subramanya Swamy to file Rs 100 crore defamation case on Andhrajyoti
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:02 pm
Tirupati/UNI: Rajya Sabha member Dr Subramaniam Swamy on Wednesday announced his decision to file a Rs 100 crore defamation case against Telugu newspaper Andhrajyoti.
Mamata Banerjee files nomination from Bengal poll epicentre Nandigram
Mar 10, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Haldia/IBNS: Kicking off her journey in one of the make or break electoral battles of her life, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday filed her nomination as a Trinamool Congress candidate from Nandigram, which has turned out to be the epicentre of this year's state polls.
Puducherry: Rangasamy declared as NDA's chief ministerial candidate
Mar 10, 2021, at 06:15 pm
Puducherry/UNI: The All India NR Congress has declared their party chief N Rangasamy, as the NDA's Chief Ministerial candidate, after passing a resolution to this effect at an emergency executive committee meeting, of the party held on Tuesday night.
BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to become new Uttarakhand CM, swearing-in ceremony at 4 pm
Mar 10, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Dehradun/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tirath Singh Rawat will become the new Uttarakhand Chief Minister as Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the post Tuesday.
Google celebrates Satellite Man of India Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Mar 10, 2021, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Google honoured the renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao, also known as 'India’s Satellite Man', via a doodle on his 89th birthday on Wednesday.
Bengal Polls 2021: Mamata Banerjee to file nomination from Nandigram today
Mar 10, 2021, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata/Haldia/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday file her nomination in Haldia for her electoral battle with her former lieutenant and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari in the Nandigram constituency.
Japanese PM discusses cooperation in Indo-Pacific region with PM Modi
Mar 10, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday when the two leaders discussed the issue of cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Maitri Setu will improve relationship between India, Bangladesh: PM Narendra Modi tweets
Mar 10, 2021, at 05:27 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Maitri Setu will emerge as a landmark project that will improve the friendship between India and Bangladesh.
Mar 10, 2021, at 05:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Russia on Tuesday said that it took note of the publication in the Indian media claiming that Moscow allegedly “kept India out” of the international efforts for the Afghan peace process.
Jyotiraditya Scindia's swift and scathing response to Rahul Gandhi's 'BJP backbencher' jibe
Mar 10, 2021, at 05:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Congress leader and now BJP Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia has returned Rahul Gandhi's recent barb with a swift but scathing response that exposed why the grand old party has been deserted by many young and dynamic leaders.
PM Modi, Joe Biden to meet virtually on Friday as part of Quad Summit
Mar 10, 2021, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the first virtual Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, where the new US President Joe Biden is also taking part.
Bengal polls 2021: Election Commission removes IPS Virendra as state DGP
Mar 10, 2021, at 04:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Weeks ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday removed senior IPS officer Virendra as the Director-General of Police (DGP) of the state, reports said.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns a year before polls
Mar 10, 2021, at 04:24 am
Dehradun/IBNS: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from his post on Tuesday as the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opted for course-correction a year before the elections.
SC to examine if gold smuggling can be termed as 'terrorist activity'
Mar 10, 2021, at 04:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and the National Investigative Agency (NIA) to examine whether gold smuggling can be considered as "terrorist activity" under the sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), said media reports.