BMC polls : Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam offers to quit as party bites dust
Feb 23, 2017, at 09:23 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Taking moral responsibility for Congress' poor performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, the party's Mumbai unit chief Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday offered to resign from his post.
Major power-cut hits Kolkata, throws Metro service out of gear
Feb 23, 2017, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata was disrupted for nearly 15 minutes on Thursday morning as a 750 MW power station of Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) went out of order, reports said.
BMC polls result : Shiv Sena leads but unsure of clear majority, BJP close behind
Feb 23, 2017, at 08:04 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : In a tough battle, the Shiv Sena remained a clear leader capturing 92 seats of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), ahead of the main rival BJP, but was still 20 short of the halfway mark of 114 required to rule the civic body with the result of only 20 seats remaining to be announced.
Maharashtra :BMC polls counting underway, Shiv Sena maintains steady lead ahead of BJP
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:42 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : The Shiv Sena continued maintain its lead ahead of the main rival BJP as counting of votes for Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were underway on Thursday.
Fourth phase polling in Uttar Pradesh :39 per cent polling till 1 pm
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Raebareli, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Voting for the fourth phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh is underway in 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts with about 39 per cent electorate exercising their franchise till 1 pm, reports said.
Four legislators injured as BJP and Cong members clash in Gujarat Assembly
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:07 pm
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Four legislators, including a woman BJP minister, were injured when a clash broke out inside the Gujarat Assembly between opposition Congress and the ruling party members during the budget session proceedings on Thursday, reports said.
Maharashtra :BMC polls counting underway, Shiv Sena maintains steady lead ahead of BJP
Feb 23, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : The Shiv Sena continued maintain its lead ahead of the main rival BJP as counting of votes for Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were underway on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu Assembly, ruckus : MK Stalin to meet President today
Feb 23, 2017, at 06:03 pm
Chennai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : DMK working president M K Stalin will meet President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Thursday to make a presentation on behalf of his party on the incidents that took place in the Tamil Nadu assembly during the floor test on February 18, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh fourth phase polling : SP candidate's son shot at, 12-15 per cent polling till 10 am
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:32 pm
Raebareli, Feb 23 (IBNS) : A Samajwadi Party candidate's son was shot at during clashes with rival BSP workers in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba on Wednesday night only hours before voting started in the fourth phase of elections in the state, NDTV reported.
Maharashtra :BMC polls counting underway, Shiv Sena takes early lead ahead of BJP
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:20 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Counting of votes in the elections for BMC and nine other municipal corporations in Maharashtra began on Thursday morning with the Shiv Sena taking an initial lead ahead of the BJP in the battle for the country’s richest civic body, reports said.
Militant ambush kills three jawans, woman in Kashmir
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:07 pm
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IBNS): At least three army soldiers and an elderly woman were killed and three other army jawans were wounded after militants ambushed a patrol party in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday.
Providing evidence against Masood Azhar is not India's task alone: Jaishankar tells China
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:08 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Wednesday told China that India is not alone entrusted with the function of providing evidence against Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar.
Mumbai: Man slits wife's throat as she boarded auto
Feb 23, 2017, at 03:47 am
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IBNS): A 28-year-old woman, who is a mother of two, has been murdered by his husband in Mumbai while she was boarding an auto, media reports said.
Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar visits Maldives
Feb 23, 2017, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar visited Maldives from Feb 21-22 as a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Andhra Pradesh signs MoUs with VISA, Thomson Reuters for fintech
Feb 23, 2017, at 12:52 am
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday presided over the signing of two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with fintech multinationals Visa and Thomson Reuters at Mumbai.
Mamata announces regulatory body to curb anti-patient private hospital malpractices
Feb 22, 2017, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IBNS): Following a meeting with the authorities of privately-run hospitals over the allegations of patients' harassment and mindless billing, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced to form a health regulatory committee to monitor private nursing homes' activities.
Rival student groups clash outside Delhi's Ramjas college over Umar Khalid seminar
Feb 22, 2017, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): About 20 students were injured in clashes that broke out among rival groups of students outside Delhi's Ramjas college on Wednesday over cancellation of a seminar where controversial JNU student leader Umar Khalid was invited, reports said.
Fake 2,000-rupee notes from Delhi ATM
Feb 22, 2017, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) : In a perplexing incident, a State Bank of India ATM at South Delhi's Sangam Vihar dispensed 'fake' Rs 2000 notes, media reports said.
Kerala : CM warns against moral policing after couple goes to FB showing live their harassment
Feb 22, 2017, at 10:04 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Feb 22 (IBNS) : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had directed the state DGP to take strict action against the moral policing by his force a day after the incident in which a young couple was harassed by police.
NDMA starts advance preparations for tackling heat wave this year
Feb 22, 2017, at 09:13 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) rolled out its plans for tackling heat wave this year with a national workshop on Preparation of Heat Wave Action Plan in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Suresh Prabhu unveils new train Antodaya Express aimed at unreserved travel
Feb 22, 2017, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inspected the newly turned rake of Antyodaya Express at Safderjung Railway Station, in New Delhi, on Wednesday.
Students clash outside Delhi's Ramjas college over cancellation of seminar
Feb 22, 2017, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) : Clashes broke out among rival groups of students outside Delhi's Ramjas college on Wednesday over cancellation of a seminar where controversial JNU student leader Umar Khalid was invited, reports said.
Fire in Kozhikode shop, no casualty reported
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:53 pm
Kozhikode, Feb 22 (IBNS) : A major fire broke out in a textile shop in Kozhikode's SM Street on Wednesday, reports said.
Bihar Congress VP Brajesh Pandey resigns after molestation charge
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:33 pm
Patna, Feb 22 (IBNS) : Bihar Congress Vice President Brajesh Kumar Pandey has resigned from the post after being accused of molesting the minor daughter of a former state minister, also from the Congress.
Tension prevails in Hyderabad over proposed TJAC rally on unemployment issues
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:09 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Tension prevailed in Hyderabad on Wednesday following detention of Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) Chairman M. Kodandaram in the wake of proposed rally of unemployed youth, according to media reports.
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:05 pm
Chennai, Feb 22 (IBNS) : The Madras high court on Wednesday adjourned till Monday the hearing on the opposition DMK's petition challenging Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswamy’s trust vote and sought the video footage of the Assembly ruckus, reports said.
President of India’s message on National Day of Brunei Darussalam
Feb 22, 2017, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Sultan and people of Brunei Darussalam on the eve of their National Day (February 23, 2017).
President of India’s message on Guyana's Republic Day
Feb 22, 2017, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the eve of their Republic Day (February 23, 2017).
Indian doctor, kidnapped in Libya 18 months ago, rescued: Sushma Swaraj
Feb 22, 2017, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) : Ramamurthy Kosanam, an Indian doctor who was kidnapped by ISIS militants in Libya 18 months ago, has been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, on Tuesday night.
India-China hold the first upgraded strategic dialogue in Beijing
Feb 22, 2017, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/Beijing, Feb 22 (IBNS): India and China held their upgraded strategic dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday to shore up bilateral ties, media reported.