From CAA to Ayushman Bharat, Modi ends Kolkata visit with political attacks on Opposition
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After completing his courtesy meets on the first day of his Kolkata visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi got down to his business of politics by launching one after the another attacks on Opposition on Day 2 of his stay in the eastern state.
Sri Lanka PM to visit India next month: Report
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likley to travel to India next month for talks with the Indian government, The Sunday Morning reported Sunday.
Jan 12, 2020, at 06:20 pm
New York/IBNS: Indians across the globe could not stop appreciating Hollywood actor Martin Sheen for reciting a poem of poet Rabindranath Tagore while delivering his speech at a recent climate change protest in the US.
Modi touches feet of 105-year-old Kolkata Port Trust former worker
Jan 12, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today upheld the Indian values of respecting the elders when he touched the feet of an 105-year-old former employee of Kolkata Port Trust while celebrating the organisation's 150 years celebration here.
Swami Vivekananda was an embodiment of Hindu culture: Vice President Naidu
Jan 12, 2020, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called upon the youth work towards shaping an India that is free of hunger, discrimination and inequalities based on caste, creed and gender.
Jain Coral Cove apartment razed down into rubble in Maradu as per SC order
Jan 12, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Kochi/UNI: The 55 meter high Jain Coral Cove luxury apartment built in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms in Maradu municipality, was razed down within seconds at 11.03 am on Sunday through controlled Implosion.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists killed during encounter with security forces
Jan 12, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Tral/IBNS: Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar welcomes Modi for renaming Kol port after Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee
Jan 12, 2020, at 04:42 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who went to the city airport to see off Prime Minister, today lauded Mr Narendra Modi for renaming Kolkata Port Trust after Shyama Prasad Mookerjee.
PM Modi announces renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as 'Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port'
Jan 12, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the Sesquicetenary Celebration of Kolkata Port Trust in Kolkata, which he renamed as Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port.
Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in J&K's Pulwama
Jan 12, 2020, at 12:16 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Sunday morning.
Opposition not ready to understand CAA: PM Modi in Kolkata's Belur Math
Jan 12, 2020, at 11:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After facing strong protest on Saturday and witnessing slogans like 'Go Back Modi', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary at Kolkata's Belur Math and used the same platform to urge the youth to join hands as well as spread awareness about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
PM Modi cruises through Kolkata despite Left protests, Mamata makes 'courtesy' visit
Jan 12, 2020, at 12:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden Kolkata visit after returning to power in 2019 and most importantly registering Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s unprecedented surge in West Bengal was marred by citywide protests throughout the day though West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid a "courtesy" visit to him drawing taunts from the Left and Congress.
Mamata should attend tomorrow's KoPT function: Dharmendra Pradhan
Jan 12, 2020, at 12:04 am
Kolkata/UNI: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday opined that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take part in Sunday's sesquicentenary celebration programme of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the function.
Jagdeep Dhankhar most suitable to be the Governor of WB: Subramanian Swamy
Jan 11, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata/UNI: BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the most suitable person to be the Constitutional head of the state.
Except economy, opposition has no valid issue against the govt: Subramanian Swamy
Jan 11, 2020, at 11:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Asserting that the Opposition has no valid issue against the Centre except the performance of the economy, Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said the brouhaha over CAA and NRC is the tactics to gain attention by the Left and the Congress as they cannot win elections in Bengal.
Modi reaches Belur Math: PM to stay overnight at the Math
Jan 11, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Belur Math on Saturday evening where he will stay overnight.
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated to the nation three renovated heritage buidings of the city-Old Currency Building, Belvedere House and Metcalfe House and three refurbished galleries of the iconic Victoria Memorial, from the Old Currency Building.
PM inaugurates light and sound show on iconic Howrah Bridge
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated light and sound show on iconic Howrah Bridge.
PM Modi inaugurates light and sound at iconic Howrah Bridge
Jan 11, 2020, at 08:50 pm
Howrah,West Bengal/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated light and sound at the iconic HowrahBridge, as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.
Central Govt’s notification of CAA will stay only on paper: Mamata
Jan 11, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the Central Govt’s notification of CAA will stay only on paper.
Bodies recovered from pond in Ranchi and Dhanbad
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:42 pm
Ranchi/Dhanbad/UNI: One body each was recovered from pond under separate police station areas of Ranchi and Dhanbad districts.
Manish Sisodia releases AAP campaign song "Lage Raho Kejriwal"
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia here on Saturday launched the party's campaign song, titled 'Lage Raho Kejriwal' (Keep going Kejriwal) for Delhi Assembly elections.
Won't accept CAA, NRC: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An hour after meeting visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, West Bengal CM Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Centre over the new citizenship law and said the movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizenswill continue.
Jan 11, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Hajipur/UNI: A Maoist extremist of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoists), Anil Baitha was arrested during a raid at village Dih Buchauli under Jandaha police station in Vaishali district.
Odisha: Police recover decomposed bodies of a couple and their two minor children
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Police today recovered decomposed bodies of four members of a family including two minor children from a house in the IT Colony of Rajagangpur in Sundergarh district.
Gujarat: At least four killed, 23 injured as bus hits electric poleÂ
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Junagadh/UNI: At least four passengers of a private luxury bus were killed and over 20 others injured on Saturday when one of its tyre came off and the bus collided with an electric pole near Lalpur Patiya village in Visavadar area here, police said.
Uttar Pradesh:Â Â National Youth Festival to kick off in Lucknow from tomorrowÂ
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 will begin here on Sunday on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Narendra Modi likely to stay in Belur Math tonight
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived the city this afternoon on a two-day visit to West Bengal, is likely to stay at the Ramakrishna Mission headquarters at Belur Math tonight.
CAA Protest-JNU Violence: Congress Working Committee meet
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress working committee, the highest decision-making body of the Congress, met here on Saturday to discuss the current political situation, amid the countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register for Citizens.
Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee meet in Kolkata
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid ongoing protests across the city over the newly passed citizenship law by the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi met in Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Saturday.