West Bengal Assembly: Suvendu Adhikari resigns as TMC MLA
Dec 16, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata: Ending days of speculations, Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned as Trinamool Congress MLA.
'Trinamool Congress leaders who were from day one will stay': Mamata Banerjee
Dec 16, 2020, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Exuding confidence to keep her flock together, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said her party is united despite a few rebels switching sides.
Kerala: Initial trends show LDF, UDF neck-and-neck in Local Body election
Dec 16, 2020, at 06:53 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: As the initial trends started coming, a neck-and-neck battle between the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is witnessed after the counting of votes was taken up in the three-phase local body poll in Kerala at 0800 hours on Wednesday.
Kashmir DDC polls: 10.66% votes polled till 9 am in phase 7
Dec 16, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Jammu/UNI: The seventh phase of DDC elections, that went underway on Wednesday, recorded voter percentage of 10.66% till 9 am across different constituencies spread over several districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
PM Modi, Rajnath Singh remember 1971 war heroes
Dec 16, 2020, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday paid rich tributes to the war heroes to mark the 50th anniversary of India-Pakistan war in 1971.
Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari likely to join BJP during Amit Shah's Bengal visit
Dec 16, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress rebel MLA Suvendu Adhikari, whose political position is speculated over the last several weeks, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to poll-bound West Bengal, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected militant arrested; arms, ammunition recovered in Pulwama
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces arrested a suspected militant and recovered arms and ammunition in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said on Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2020, at 05:20 am
Chennai/IBNS: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Tuesday evening reiterated his willingness to work with fellow superstar Rajinikanth if their political ideologies are similar.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are likely to be held in March 2021 ahead of the assembly polls, said the West Bengal Election Commission on Tuesday.
Stop Pranab Mukherjee's memoir, says son; 'Please don't,' responds daughter
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former President Pranab Mukherjee's last book, which has been titled as The Presidential Years, has triggered an open fight between his son and daughter ahead of its release.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:27 am
New Delhi/Dhaka: A new chapter in the relationship between India and Bangladesh will be written on Thursday when a rail route between the neighbours will be reopened after a gap of 55 years.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a strict message to the rebels just ahead of the state polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she won't tolerate any leader who would hobnob with other parties after benefitting by remaining in the party and government for years.
Navy's senior-most submariner Vice-Admiral Srikant dies of Covid-19
Dec 16, 2020, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Navy's senior-most submariner, Vice Admiral Srikant, died on Tuesday after suffering from the deadly novel coronavirus infection.
Arvind Kejriwal is habitual liar, failed Delhi during Covid crisis: UP Minister
Dec 16, 2020, at 01:32 am
Lucknow/UNI: Making a mockery of his announcement to seek re-entry into the Uttar Pradesh politics, the Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday came down heavily on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, calling him a 'habitual liar,' whose 'inefficient administration skills were exposed thoroughly during the COVID-19 crisis.'
Assam government to shut down all government-run Madrassas, decides to convert it to general school
Dec 15, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: By aiming to establish a secular education system in the state, the Assam government has decided to shut down all government-run Madrassas and convert these to general educational institutions.
Opposition leaders are trying to mislead farmers: Narendra Modi
Dec 15, 2020, at 10:03 pm
Kutch: Backing his government's farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the opposition leaders are trying to mislead farmers.
West Bengal: Centre upgrades security cover of Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Ministry has upgraded the security cover of former West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari to Z category, a senior official in the security set up said here on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson to attend India's Republic Day parade as Guest of Honour
Dec 15, 2020, at 09:45 pm
London: British PM Boris Johnson will be India's Guest of Honour during the annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Jan 26.
Anna Hazare threatens to go on hunger strike if farmers' demands are not met
Dec 15, 2020, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the three farm laws in the country, renowned social activist Anna Hazare has threatened to go on a hunger strike if the farmers' demands are not met.
Centre upgrades security cover of Trinamool rebel MLA Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 15, 2020, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Ministry has upgraded the security cover of former West Bengal transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari to 'Z plus' from Z category, a senior official in the security set up said here on Tuesday.
Assam: 13 people injured after passenger bus hit roadside parked truck in Karimganj
Dec 15, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: At least 13 people were injured in a road accident in Assam’s Karimganj district in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Manipur police destroy 25 acres illegal poppy plant
Dec 15, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Continuing its war against illegal drugs, the Manipur police conducted illegal poppy plant destruction drive at Kangchup Geljang Hill range under Kangchup police station in Kangpokpi district on Monday.
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee discharged from hospital
Dec 15, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was admitted to a hospital on Dec 9, was discharged on Tuesday.
'Why of the party, by the party, for the party'? Suvendu Adhikari's veiled attack on Trinamool
Dec 15, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a veiled attack on the Trinamool Congress, rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday accused the ruling dispensation of working only for the interests of the party and not common people.
AAP to contest 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, announces Arvind Kejriwal
Dec 15, 2020, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to expand his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in north India, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced his political outfit will contest the next assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Mamata Banerjee begins three-day north Bengal visit today
Dec 15, 2020, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to gain back the lost political ground ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began her three-day north Bengal visit on Tuesday.
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to be discharged from hospital today
Dec 15, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was admitted to a hospital on Dec 9, will be discharged on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on death anniversary
Dec 15, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to India's first deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 70th death anniversary.
Indian forces ready to counter any eventuality in Ladakh: General Bipin Rawat
Dec 15, 2020, at 04:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday said the Indian forces are ready to counter "any eventuality" in Ladakh as China's People's Liberation Army carries out developmental activities in nearby areas of Tibet Autonomous Region.
Diljit Dosanjh takes dig at those who slammed 'pizza langar' at farmers' protest site
Dec 15, 2020, at 03:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh who has been backing the farmers' protest against the Centre's contentious laws, on Monday, slammed those who criticised the distribution of pizzas among the demonstrators camped at Singhu on Delhi-Haryana border.