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Now thief is scolding chowkidaar: PM Modi attacks Rahul in LS

Feb 07, 2019, at 11:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday teared into the Opposition and said that their idea of Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) is a Maha Milavat (Grand Adulteration).

CBI to quiz Kolkata CP Rajeev Kumar in Shillong on Feb 9

Feb 07, 2019, at 11:05 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday sent a notice to Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar asking him to appear before the investigators on Saturday (Feb 9) for interrogation in connection with its ongoing Supreme Court mandated probe into chit fund scams, officials said.

Delhi, Noida hit by hailstorm, 18 flights diverted

Feb 07, 2019, at 09:42 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Fourteen domestic and four international flights were diverted in Delhi due to bad weather on Thursday evening, media reports said.

Five persons including three Assam Rifles jawans injured in Manipur blast

Feb 07, 2019, at 08:45 pm

Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS): At least five persons including three Assam Rifles jawans were injured in a bomb blast in Manipur’s capital city Imphal on Thursday evening.

Mamata speaks for investment across India at BGBS fuelling speculations about her Delhi bid

Feb 07, 2019, at 08:38 pm

Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): Urging all industrialists at the fifth Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) to invest not just in her state but all over India, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday raised speculation whether she is trying to emerge as a key national leader in the run up to the General Elections due to be held by May.

Prime Minister to lay foundation stone for National Highways Project in West Bengal tomorrow

Feb 07, 2019, at 04:14 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the four laning of the Falakata-Salsalabari section of NH -31 D in the northern part of West Bengal on Friday.

Mamata asks businessmen to invest in the country and Bengal

Feb 07, 2019, at 03:34 pm

Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Barely two days after her dharna against the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appeared in another avatar- this time as an administrator and a statesman playing at the national level - pitching for drawing investments in the state and the country  as she urged industrialists who have left India to come back and invest.

Rahul's challenge to BJP: Get Narendra Modi on stage with me for 5 minutes

Feb 07, 2019, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi today challenged the BJP to get Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the same stage as him for five minutes to talk about the economy, national security and the Rafale deal.

Business meet won't bring investments until Mamata acts against extortion, syndicates: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Feb 07, 2019, at 03:14 pm

Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan today slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over alleged extortion syndicates and lack of investment issues in the state at a time when the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit 2019 is under way in Kolkata.

BJP thinks it's bigger than the country: Rahul Gandhi

Feb 07, 2019, at 02:35 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the ruling BJP thinks they are bigger than the country.

Ten Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Feb 07, 2019, at 02:11 pm

Raipur, Feb 7 (IBNS) : At least 10 Maoists were killed in a fierce  encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, The Indian Express reported.

UP: Yogi Adityanath govt allocates Rs 450 crore for cow shelters in state budget

Feb 07, 2019, at 01:52 pm

Lucknow, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has allocated nearly Rs 450 crore for maintenance and construction of cow shelters across the state in its Rs 4.79 lakh crore budget.

Robert Vadra questioned by the ED for second time

Feb 07, 2019, at 01:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, underwent second round  questioning by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday after his grilling the previous day  for over five hours  in a money laundering case.

Big fire in Noida hospital, no casualty

Feb 07, 2019, at 01:38 pm

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 7 (IBNS) : A massive fire broke out  at the Metro hospital in Noida sector I12 on Tursday, media reports said.

Enough is enough, SC slams Bihar Govt, transfers Muzaffarnagar shelter home abuse case to Delhi

Feb 07, 2019, at 01:13 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Slamming the Bihar Government over incomplete information of the status of shelter homes in the state, the Supreme Court on Thursday transferred the trial of Muzaffarnagar shelter home case to a Delhi court, media reports said.

Bangladesh foreign minister makes first official foreign visit to India, meets Modi

Feb 07, 2019, at 12:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Bangladesh foreign minister A.K. Abdul Momen on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.

Karti Chidambaram faces ED today in INX Media money laundering case

Feb 07, 2019, at 11:57 am

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) While the spotlight is on the quizzing of Robert Vadra by the Enforcement Directorate, Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram too is facing the ED in a money laundering case today. He has reached the  Enforcement Directorate office to face questioning in the  INX Media money laundering case.

Robert Vadra will face Enforcement Directorate grilling again today

Feb 07, 2019, at 11:41 am

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will face questioning by the Enforcement Directorate again today after his grilling yesterday for over five hours  in a money laundering case.

Lucky my name hasn't come out on #MeToo despite the things I've done: Shatrughan Sinha

Feb 06, 2019, at 11:50 pm

Mumbai, Feb 6 (IBNS): Actor-politician Shatrughan Singh today said he was lucky his name hadn't come out in the #MeToo movement despite the things he had done.

Robert Vadra leaves ED office after 5 hours, to return for questioning tomorrow

Feb 06, 2019, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will continue on Thursday morning, media reports said.

Twitter India summoned by parliamentary panel over 'anti-Right-wing bias'

Feb 06, 2019, at 10:33 pm

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has summoned Twitter India for its alleged “anti-right-wing bias”.

Don't own properties in London: Robert Vadra to ED during 4-hour grilling

Feb 06, 2019, at 09:46 pm

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra denied owning several properties in London during his four-hour questioning by the Enforcement Directorate this evening, NDTV said citing sources.

Mamata extends support to Robert Vadra, says "Opposition stands together"

Feb 06, 2019, at 09:29 pm

Kolkata/ New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who sat on dharna to counter the Central Bureau of Investigation's move against Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, on Wednesday has extended her support to Robert Vadra, who is the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Court raps Delhi govt for sitting on Kanhaiya sanctions

Feb 06, 2019, at 09:10 pm

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The city court has slammed the Delhi government for delay in granting the required sanctions to prosecute former JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case.

Shashi Tharoor nominates Kerala fishermen for Nobel Peace Prize for their role during 2018 floods

Feb 06, 2019, at 08:37 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IBNS): Thiruvananthapuram's Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said he had nominated the fishermen of Kerala for this year's Nobel Peace Price.

I stand by my husband, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after dropping Robert at ED office

Feb 06, 2019, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra dropped husband Robert Vadra at the Enforcement Directorate office where he went for questioning in a money laundering case today.

Assam to give Rs 10 crore to Meghalaya government for National Games 2022

Feb 06, 2019, at 06:32 pm

Guwahati, Feb 6 (IBNS): Assam government will provide Rs 10 to the Meghalaya government for National Games 2022.

Bihar: Boy hires shooter to kill father as he would ask him to focus on study!

Feb 06, 2019, at 06:29 pm

Patna, Feb 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A boy in Bihar hired a contract killer to kill his retired father only because he would often admonish him for not giving proper attention to his study. Sounds weird but that remains a fact!

New Delhi hosts second Foreign Office Consultations between India and New Zealand

Feb 06, 2019, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Second Foreign Office Consultations between India and New Zealand was held on Feb 5 in New Delhi.

Will be beside people of Bengal in overthrowing anarchist government: Yogi Adityanath targets Mamata Banerjee on Twitter

Feb 06, 2019, at 06:02 pm

Lucknow, Feb 6 (IBNS): Describing West Bengal government as 'anarchist', Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who addressed a rally in Purulia town on Tuesday, said he will be beside the people of the state in ' overthrowing' the Mamata Banerjee-led government.