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Sushma Swaraj congratulates Ram Nath Kovind following Presidential candidate nomination

Jun 19, 2017, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday congratulated Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind following the latter's nomination as a Presidential candidate.

TMC to announce its decision on President candidate only after Opposition meet on June 22: Mamata Banerjee

Jun 19, 2017, at 11:10 pm

Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS):West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said their decision on Presidential Polls candidate will only be announced after the meeting of the opposition parties on June 22.

NDA Presidential nominee Kovind performed exceptionally well as Guv of Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar

Jun 19, 2017, at 10:57 pm

Patna, June 19 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed happiness over governor Ram Nath Kovind being nominated as NDA’s presidential candidate and also praised him for his role as the governor of the state.

India gives more liberal market turf to US tech majors; ASSOCHAM urges PM Modi to convey Donald Trump

Jun 19, 2017, at 10:36 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): ASSOCHAM has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remind President Donald Trump that If Indian IT firms have got a good foothold in the US, American top notch firms like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple, Coke and Pepsi are getting quite a liberal market access in India without any restrictions.

I am sure Ram Nath Kovind will make an exceptional President: Modi

Jun 19, 2017, at 10:29 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Expressing happiness over selection of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as NDA's candidate for the upcoming Presidential polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he hopes that if elected the Dalit leader will serve as an exceptional President.

Congress refuses to comment on NDA's Presidential candidate

Jun 19, 2017, at 10:07 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday refused to comment on the NDA's move to name Dali leader and Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind as its candidate for the upcoming Presidential polls.

Rahul Gandhi thanks people for wishing him on birthday

Jun 19, 2017, at 09:58 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday thanked people for wishing him on his birthday.

Governor of Mexican state Nuevo León visits India to enhance links with Infosys and finalize an investment agreement with Uber Diagnostics

Jun 19, 2017, at 09:49 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez Calderón visited India from June 14-17, officials said..

CBI questions Delhi Minister Satyandra Jain's wife in money laundering case

Jun 19, 2017, at 08:22 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Few days after their unwelcome visit to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers on Monday knocked at the doors of Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday and questioned his wife in connection with an alleged money laundering case, reports said.

BJP picks up Bihar Governor and Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind as Presidential candidate

Jun 19, 2017, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit leader, is the National Democratic Alliance’s choice for India's next President, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Monday.

PM Modi meets BJP Parliamentary Board to discuss Presidential candidate

Jun 19, 2017, at 07:50 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with the BJP's Parliamentary board, including most senior members of the BJP, to decide the ruling party's choice for the next President of India.

Mamata Banerjee leaves for The Hague ; Darjeeling continues to boil

Jun 19, 2017, at 06:00 pm

Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday left for The Hague in the Netherlands to attend a UN meet as unrest continued to rage in Darjeeling where an indefinite strike called by the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha entered the eight dayhe eighth day.

Mali resort attack: At least two dead after terrorists storm compound

Jun 19, 2017, at 05:35 pm

Bamako, Mali, Jun 19 (IBNS); At least two people were killed by terrorists after they stormed a luxury resort in Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa.

PM Modi to meet BJP Parliamentary Party, Presidential candidate could be picked up

Jun 19, 2017, at 05:23 pm

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on Monday to discuss the party's Presidential candidate with no name yet coming up strongly even after a round of parleys with the opposition, media reports said.

PM Modi greets Rahul Gandhi on his birthday

Jun 19, 2017, at 02:51 pm

New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on the latter's birthday.

Swami Atmasthananda passes away, Narendra Modi,Mamata Banerjee condole

Jun 19, 2017, at 02:50 am

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math- Swami Atmasthananda.

78.04 per cent voters turnout in KAAC poll

Jun 19, 2017, at 01:39 am

Guwahati, June 18 (IBNS): A total of 78.04 per cent voters of Karbi Anglong on Saturday exercised their franchises to elect 26 representatives to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).

Pranab Mukherjee lays foundation stone of super specialty hospital of BRS Health & Research Institute at Udupi

Jun 19, 2017, at 01:33 am

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of a Super Specialty Hospital of BRS Health & Research Institute at Udupi, Karnataka on Sunday.

Bihar youth burns girlfriend to death after rape

Jun 18, 2017, at 11:57 pm

Patna, June 18 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A youth in Bihar burnt his girlfriend to death after allegedly raping her, media reports said on Sunday.

Darjeeling protests: Rajnath Singh appeals for peace

Jun 18, 2017, at 10:55 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday urged people of Darjeeling to remain calm and peaceful.

Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives in Portugal forest fire

Jun 18, 2017, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the forest fire tragedy in Portugal.

Schoolgirl gang-raped, thrown off from running train in Bihar

Jun 18, 2017, at 08:09 pm

Patna, June 18 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A schoolgirl was thrown off from a running train and was left to die after being gang-raped in Bihar.

Darjeeling shutdown continues, GJM holds protest rally

Jun 18, 2017, at 08:02 pm

Darjeeling, June 18 (IBNS): Even as shutdown continued in the conflict-torn Darjeeling on Sunday, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) carried out a protest rally on Sunday with bodies of three of its supporters who were killed allegedly in police firing on Saturday, media reports said.

Darjeeling unrest likely to escalate today

Jun 18, 2017, at 06:49 pm

Darjeeling, June 18 (IBNS): Amid escalating tension in the hills of West Bengal, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)'s protests over the demand for a separate state in Darjeeling are set to intensify with party chief Bimal Gurung asking his supporters to defy curfew and assemble at Chowk Bazaar on Sunday, media reports said.

Error in evaluation of CBSE Class 12 results?

Jun 18, 2017, at 05:45 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): The controversy related to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 results refuses to cease with new reports revealing huge discrepancies in marks of candidates appeared.

2 killed in Howrah petrol pump fire

Jun 18, 2017, at 04:21 am

Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed as a massive fire broke out at a petrol pump at Salkia Babudanga area in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Saturday night, reports said.

5 killed, 9 injured in Meghalaya landslide

Jun 18, 2017, at 03:44 am

Guwahati, June 17 (IBNS): At least five people, including a couple, were killed and two others went missing in a massive landslides in Meghalaya’s Umiam area on Saturday morning.

Former NCHAC CEM, four other leaders quit BJP

Jun 18, 2017, at 03:28 am

Guwahati, June 17 (IBNS): A former Chief Executive Member (CEM) of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) and BJP leader Prakanta Warisa, who along with four other leaders had recently joined Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Friday, alleged that the saffron party has ruled as a dictator in the hills district.

President of India dedicates the Metro Phase –I Project to the people of Karnataka and Bengaluru

Jun 18, 2017, at 03:26 am

Bengaluru, June 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee attended a function at Bengaluru for dedication of the Metro Phase –I project to the people of Karnataka and Bengaluru as Chief Guest on Saturday.

BJP wins Shimla corporation for the first time

Jun 18, 2017, at 02:33 am

Shimla, June 17 (IBNS): Continuing the winning streak of Delhi and Mumbai municipalities, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as victorious in Congress' stronghold Shimla corporation for the first time on Saturday.