1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar seeks 30 days to surrender
Dec 20, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Found guilty in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced to life imprisonment, Sajjan Kumar has sought 30 days from the Delhi High Court to surrender, media reports said.
Fracas over Rafale : Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day, Lok Sabha till 2 pm
Dec 20, 2018, at 01:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) :Fracas continued to rule the roost in Parliament on Thursday causing repeated disruption in the proceedings and leading to adjournment of both the Houses over the Rafale issue.
Not time yet to declare PM candidate: Mamata
Dec 20, 2018, at 01:45 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has said the time was not ripe for declaring a prime ministerial candidate of the anti-BJP alliance.
No one to blame but myself: Hamid Ansari
Dec 20, 2018, at 12:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Hamid Ansari, who returned to India on Tuesday after remaining captive in Pakistan for six years, has said he blamed no one for what he underwent but himself.
Chirag Paswan warns BJP over seat-sharing, says alliance may suffer
Dec 20, 2018, at 11:01 am
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): In more worry for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has issued a warning to the saffron party over seat-sharing in Bihar.
Calcutta University professor finds 600 missing answer scripts at home
Dec 19, 2018, at 11:57 pm
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): A Calcutta University professor lodged an FIR about 600 missing answer scripts but found them later at home, said media reports.
BJP, Congress protest against each other over Rafale deal in Guwahati
Dec 19, 2018, at 11:16 pm
Guwahati, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam unit and the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday staged massive protests in Guwahati over the Rafale deal issue.
Kamal Nath defends migrant worker comment
Dec 19, 2018, at 11:05 pm
Bhopal, Dec 19 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday defended a comment he made on migrant workers a day earlier that had triggered a controversy.
Nagaland to host 1st Northeast Summit on Dec 20-21
Dec 19, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Nagaland government in partnership with UN Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI), co-hosted by International Chamber for Service Industry (ICSI), will be holding its 1st Northeast Summit “Developing Northeast through the Power of Entrepreneurship” on Dec 20 and 21 at Niathu Resort in Dimapur.
Asked for 10 days, did it in 2: Rahul Gandhi on farm loan waiver
Dec 19, 2018, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has kept his promise of waiving farm loans in the three states where the party came to power in the recently-concluded Assembly elections.
After Brexit, Indians and EU citizens to be treated on par for visas
Dec 19, 2018, at 10:14 pm
London, Dec 19 (IBNS): The British government on Wednesday announced that citizens from 27 European Union countries and those from India and elsewhere will be treated on par for purpose of migration after Brexit, media reports said.
Rajasthan: Congress govt waives farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh
Dec 19, 2018, at 09:40 pm
Jaipur, Dec 19 (IBNS): After Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Wednesday announced the waiver of farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh.
Assam to get three new medical colleges
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:50 pm
Guwahati, Dec 19 (IBNS): Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Assam will get three more medical colleges with 100 seat capacity of each college.
NDA mantra is 'Leap before you look': Chidambaram on GST
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Former Union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said BJP/NDA's governance mantra is 'Leap before you look'.
Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill amid disruptions.
President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir from Dec 20
Dec 19, 2018, at 07:45 pm
Srinagar, Dec 19 (IBNS): President's Rule will been imposed in Jammu and Kashmir from midnight, media reports said on Wednesday evening.
Post Office Passport Seva Kendra to start at Alipurduar district
Dec 19, 2018, at 06:47 pm
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): A Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) is coming up at Alipurduar district of West Bengal. The inauguration of POPSK at Alipurduar Court Post Office in Buxa Feeder Road, near Fire Brigade will be held on Dec 29.
Newly elected Sarpanches from J&K call on PM
Dec 19, 2018, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): 48 newly elected Sarpanchesof Panchayats from Jammu and Kashmir called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Doormats, rugs with image of Golden Temple 'sold' on Amazon, triggers outrage
Dec 19, 2018, at 05:39 pm
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): A prominent Sikh body protested strongly after reports emerged that doormats and rugs with the image of the Golden Temple were sold on e-commerce giant Amazon.
Bulandshahr case was a political conspiracy: Yogi
Dec 19, 2018, at 05:13 pm
Lucknow, Dec 19 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said his government should be 'thanked' for the steps he has taken in the Bulandshahr case.
Rs. 15 lakhs in each account will happen: Ramdas Athawale
Dec 19, 2018, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said that Rs 15 lakhs will be added to the accounts of every Indians, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2014 over his black money comment, slowly.
Freed Indian national Hamid Ansari meets Sushma Swaraj
Dec 19, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): With tears in his eyes, Indian national Hamid Ansari, who was freed from a jail in Pakistan on Tuesday, met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.
Dec 19, 2018, at 02:31 pm
On December 7, 2018, Security Force (SF) personnel killed an ‘area committee member’ (ACM) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Vijender, in an encounter at Muler village in Sukma District. Vijender carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head.
Balochistan: CPEC - Escalating Threat
Dec 19, 2018, at 02:27 pm
On December 10, 2018, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Cell, in its briefing to Balochistan Cabinet, revealed that Balochistan’s share in the USD 62 Billion CPEC project was a miniscule nine percent, about USD 5.6 Billion. It was also disclosed that, out of this committed sum, less than USD one Billion had been spent in over five years, since May 22, 2013, when CPEC was launched. The stunned Cabinet members reportedly described CPEC spending in Balochistan thus far, as “a joke”.
Assam, Gujarat waive rural electricity bills, farm loans; Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at Modi
Dec 19, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Following the Congress' footsteps, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments in Assam and Gujarat on Tuesday waived rural electricity bills and farm loans in the two states.
Three arrested in Bulandshahr for cow slaughter, main accused in mob violence still at large
Dec 19, 2018, at 01:07 pm
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, Dec 19 (IBNS) :Two weeks after a police officer was killed in mob violence over alleged cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, five more people have been arrested, three of them for cow slaughter, media reports said.
INX media case: P Chidambaram reaches ED office for questioning
Dec 19, 2018, at 12:05 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Former union finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s office after he was summoned for questioning in connection with the INX media case, media reports said.
Kamal Nath sparks controversy with migrant comment
Dec 18, 2018, at 11:42 pm
Bhopal, Dec 18 (IBNS): A day after assuming office, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has triggered a controversy by commenting on migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
I wasn't the PM who was afraid to talk to the press: Manmohan
Dec 18, 2018, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Manmohan Singh on Tuesday indicated that Narendra Modi was the real silent PM because he hadn't held a single news conference since becoming the country's Prime Minister.
Rahul Gandhi refuses to comment on Sajjan sentencing
Dec 18, 2018, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday refused to comment on Sajjan Kumar's conviction and sentencing in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.