Mamata Banerjee thanks Mayawati for 'exposing' BJP
Mar 29, 2018, at 01:13 am
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday thanked BSP chief Mayawati for attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre.
Narendra Modi congratulates new Myanmar President U Win Myint
Mar 29, 2018, at 12:11 am
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated U Win Myint on being elected as the President Myanmar.
Four terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter
Mar 28, 2018, at 11:48 pm
Srinagar, Mar 28 (IBNS): Security forces have killed four foreign militants, who had intruded from across the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector, in Rajouri district on Wednesday .
Cambridge Analytica: Whistle-blower says firm helped major political parties in India
Mar 28, 2018, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi/London: Christopher Wylie, the whistle-blower in the Cambridge Analytica saga, revealed on Tuesday that the UK-based firm has offices in India and has been helping major Indian political parties during election campaigns.
President Ram Nath Kovind wishes nation on Mahavir Jayanti eve
Mar 28, 2018, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday greeted the nation on the eve of Mahavir Jayanti.
Question paper leak: CBSE to conduct re-examination for class 10 maths, class 12 economics papers
Mar 28, 2018, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Amid reports that question papers were leaked, education body CBSE on Wednesday confirmed that re-examination for the Class X Maths and Class XII Economics papers will be performed.
Mar 28, 2018, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will inaugurate the first mega food park at Roopangarh Village in Ajmer, Rajasthan on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes retiring Rajya Sabha Members
Mar 28, 2018, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday commended the contributions of all the retiring Members of the Rajya Sabha, and wished them well for the future.
Our bond with the people we serve is a bond that endures and it continues: Vice President Naidu
Mar 28, 2018, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Vice President of India and the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that our bond with the people we serve is a bond that endures and it continues and only gets strengthened with each passing year.
Mar 28, 2018, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): In yet another major development, Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower who exposed the Facebook data breach scandal, on Wednesday unveiled several activities performed by Cambridge Analytica in India.
Win Myint succeeds Htin Kyaw as Myanmar President
Mar 28, 2018, at 07:16 pm
Naypyidaw, Mar 28 (IBNS) : A week after former President Htin Kyaw's resignation, Myanmar Parliament elected Win Myint as his successor, reports said on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday over ruckus by opposition
Mar 28, 2018, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till Monday as the opposition continued to create ruckus in the lower house on the 18th day in the second phase of the Budget session.
Opposition on signature campaign seeking impeachment of the Chief Justice
Mar 28, 2018, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS) : Led by the Congress, several opposition parties have reportedly embarked on a signature campaign demanding an impeachment motion in Parliament against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, NDTV reports.
Gunfight underway in Jammu area
Mar 28, 2018, at 06:15 pm
Srinagar, Mar 28 (IBNS) : A gunfight between suspected militants and Government forces is underway in the Sunderbani area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, where a search operation has been going on for past four days.
My office is always open to you all: PM Modi to retiring Rajya Sabha MPs
Mar 28, 2018, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Bidding farewell to the retiring Rajya Sabha MPs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his office is always open to them.
Nagaland : NIA summons TR Zeliang and ex-PS for funding insurgent groups
Mar 28, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS) : Three days after the arrest of three Nagaland Government officials in connection with illegal tax collection on behalf of several insurgent groups, including the banned NSCN-K, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a fresh notice to former Chief Minister TR Zeliang, asking him to appear before it in New Delhi on March 31.
Mamata Banerjee to meet rebel BJP leaders in Delhi today
Mar 28, 2018, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): A day after holding meetings with host of opposition leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, Mamata Banerjee, will meet three rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in the national capital on Wednesday, media reports said.
Will no-confidence motions be tabled in parliament today?
Mar 28, 2018, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): The parliament will head on to the 18th working day in the second phase of the budget session as the logjam between the ruling and the opposition parties is continuing to stall proceedings in both the houses.
Sushma Swaraj commences her three-day Japan visit
Mar 28, 2018, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday departed for Japan.
Cambridge Analytica worked in India, Congress was its client: Whistleblower
Mar 28, 2018, at 04:33 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Cambridge Analytica (CA), the controversial data analytics firm, "worked extensively in India," whistleblower Christopher Wylie revealed on Tuesday while testifying before the UK Parliament.
Assam Rifles apprehended six NSCN militants in Nagaland
Mar 28, 2018, at 01:16 am
Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles have apprehended six Naga militants, including five belonging to NSCN-IM, in Nagaland on Monday (March 26) evening, officials said on Tuesday.
GST collection up to March 26 at Rs 85,174 crore: Centre
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): GST collection has dropped marginally for the second straight month to Rs 85,174 crore in February, officials said on Wednesday.
India, China agree to a roadmap for addressing trade imbalance
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:33 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The eleventh session of the China-India joint-group on Economic Relations, Trade, Science & Technology was held on Mar 26.
EC forms committee to probe Karnataka poll date leak, report in seven days
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:17 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The committee constituted by the Election Commission of India will submit its report of the investigation on the leaks of Karnataka poll dates within seven days, media reports said.
Andhra Pradesh: Collapsing Movement
Mar 27, 2018, at 11:35 pm
A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Irothu Sundaramma akaSadhana, carrying a reward of INR one million on her head, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP), C.M. Trivikrama Varma, in Srikakulam District on March 17, 2018. Sadhana was involved in a number of Maoist-linked offenses, including an attack at National Aluminium Company (NALCO) Company at Damanjodi in the Koraput District of Odisha on April 12, 2009, in which 11 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were killed.
Mar 27, 2018, at 11:33 pm
Ten persons, including six Policemen, were killed and another 35 were injured in a suicide attack near a Police check post outside the Tablighi Jamaat Markaz (centre) at Raiwind Town in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, on March 14, 2018. A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up when a Policeman tried to stop him from entering the Markaz. At least 70,000 followers of Tablighi Jamaat were present at the annual congregation. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened more attacks on Police in retaliation for the killing of their “associates” in Punjab.
No other party more communal than BJP : Mamata Banerjee
Mar 27, 2018, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Claiming thar no other party in the country is more communal than the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she has been in touch with all non-BJP political parites.
Amit Shah mistakenly calls own party CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa 'most corrupt', Congress attacks
Mar 27, 2018, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): A slip of tongue by BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday left party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa embarrassed.
Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rout
Mar 27, 2018, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : In a significant development, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Rout, reports said.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to co-chair the India-Japan Strategic Dialogue
Mar 27, 2018, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday that Union Minister Sushma Swaraj will pay an official visit to Japan from March 28-30 March, 2018, at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Japan Taro Kono.