Guru Nanak Palace demolition: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh urges PM Modi to take up issue with Pak
May 29, 2019, at 03:06 pm
Chandigarh, May 29 (UNI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pressure Pakistan government to undertake a thorough probe into the partial destruction of the centuries-old Guru Nanak Palace in Narowal.
Mamata decides to skip PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony, says BJP politicising it
May 29, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is politicising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony by inviting the families of alleged slain saffron party workers of the eastern state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to skip the event.
Prem Singh Tamang takes oath as Sikkim CM, Pema Khandu congratulates
May 29, 2019, at 02:12 pm
Gangtok, May 29 (IBNS): Sikkim Krantikari Morcha leader Prem Singh Tamang took oath as the new Sikkim Chief Minister on Wednesday.
Arun Jaitley opts out of new NDA government over health issues
May 29, 2019, at 01:42 pm
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has opted out of the new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government for the present time over health issues.
After terming Modi as 'Divider in Chief', TIME Magazine now calls BJP leader unifier
May 29, 2019, at 01:22 pm
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): After the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been termed by TIME Magazine as a unifier weeks after the right-wing leader was called the "Divider in Chief".
Families of slain Bengal BJP workers to attend PM Modi's oath-taking ceremony
May 29, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited families of all slain workers from West Bengal to the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a stinging message to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who will also attend the event.
Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for firth consecutive term
May 29, 2019, at 11:43 am
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IBNS): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Odisha Chief Minister for the fifth consecutive term on Wednesday.
Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM
May 29, 2019, at 10:56 am
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IBNS): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Odisha Chief Minister on Wednesday.
Sharad Pawar to personally look into party affairs in Thane for assembly polls
May 29, 2019, at 10:34 am
Thane, May 29 (UNI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar has decided to personally look into the party affairs in Thane district with a view to get good results in the forthcoming assembly polls.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter ensues between terrorists and security forces in Kulgam
May 29, 2019, at 08:36 am
Srinagar, May 29 (UNI) An encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Wednesday, a police spokesman said.
May 29, 2019, at 12:36 am
The 2019 election verdict came in stronger than the average of exit polls, with the NDA tally aggregating at 355 seats which resoundingly paved the way for a Narendra Modi govt. 2.0. He is now on a bigger democratic podium, along with approximately 60 crore total Indians who cast their ballots for or against him, after an intense and polarising campaign. The re-election of BJP is seen as a vote for Hindu nationalist Modi, the 68-year-old charismatic PM with RSS roots and whose fiery speeches and active social media presence evoke emotionally charged reactions from both supporters and critics in India and across the world. It was more like a Presidential election this time in India with the voters left with one choice- to vote for Modi or not.
Kerala Muslim body calls for mourning as Modi takes charge as PM
May 28, 2019, at 11:07 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (UNI): Kerala Muslim Jamaath Council has called for observing a state-wide mourning on May 30, when Mr Narendra Modi would be sworn-in as Prime Minister for the second term.
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Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Presidents, Nepal PM to attend Modi's oath-taking ceremony
May 28, 2019, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI): President of Bangladesh Md. Abdul Hamid, his Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Ministers of Mauritius and Nepal Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and K.P. Sharma Oli respectively will attend the ceremony in which Narendra Modi with take path as the Prime Minister of India on May 30.
CBI issues fresh summons to IPS officer Arnab Ghosh, Rajeev Kumar
May 28, 2019, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sent a fresh notice to IPS officer Arnab Ghosh, who was a member of West Bengal government formed SIT to probe the Saradha scam.
After Lok Sabha debacle, Mamata's cabinet set for rejig
May 28, 2019, at 09:18 pm
Kolkata, May 28 (UNI): A cabinet reshuffle in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government is expected shortly where veteran politician Subrata Mukherjee may be reinstated to the panchayat department, some new faces to be inducted and some minsters to be sacked, sources having knowledge on the development said.
Total voting pct in Sikkim stands at 81.69: Chief Electoral Officer
May 28, 2019, at 09:11 pm
Gangtok, May 28 (UNI): Chief Electoral Officer of Sikkim R Telang on Tuesday revealed that the total voting percentage in Sikkim stands at 81.69 per cent with postal ballots.
May 28, 2019, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): After getting trolled for wearing western attires and clicking pictures outside Parliament, two first-time Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, have received support from Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi.
India should make renewed efforts for UNSC membership: Vice President Naidu
May 28, 2019, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for renewed efforts by India to gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council.
After Rahul tough talks, Ashok Gehlot defends himself over campaign
May 28, 2019, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): It seems like the decimation of Congress in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha Election has created some internal rift in the party.
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Hakim says Trinamool deserters lack ideology
May 28, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata, May 28 (UNI): Furrows deepened on the Trinamool Congress forehead with the steady desertion of political heavyweights, which is not only leaving the party in a shambles, but was also creating a deep organisational vacuum, even as party veteran and Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor Firhad Hakim said those who left the TMC to join the BJP lacked ideology.
RJD vice-president blames Lalu's sons for rout in election
May 28, 2019, at 07:36 pm
Patna, May 28 (UNI): RJD vice president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh today held party chief Lalu Prasad's sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav responsible for the crushing defeat of party in just concluded Lok Sabha election.
Mamata likely to attend PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony
May 28, 2019, at 07:30 pm
Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday indicated that she was likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India.
May 28, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Guwahati, May 28 (IBNS): Assam Finance minister and convenor of BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that if Rahul Gandhi continues as the president of the Congress then surely it will be helpful for the BJP.
Bihar: Body of youth recovered
May 28, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Hajipur, May 28 (UNI) Police today recovered the body of a youth from roadside near Sahdullachak village under Mahua police station area in Vaishali district.
Pakistan has nothing to do with Pulwama attack: FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi
May 28, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Islamabad, May 28 (UNI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has once again refuted India's claim that Pakistan was complicit in the Pulwama attack.
IPS officer Annamalai to quit job and join politics
May 28, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Bengaluru, May 28 (UNI) Tamil Nadu based, 2011 batch Karnataka cadre IPS officer, Annamalai, presently posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru South, is expected to resign to the post and return to his home state Tamil Nadu.
Karnataka: Four arrested on the charges of murdering friend for abusing them
May 28, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Bengaluru, May 28 (UNI) Four people were arrested on the charges of murdering their friend on May 25 for abusing two of them in bad language.
Jagan Mohan Reddy to offer prayers to Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala tomorrow
May 28, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Vijayawada, May 28 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister designate Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy along with his family members will offer prayers to Lord Venkateswara at the famous hill shrine in Tirumala on Wednesday.
Ex- CM PK Chamling thanks the Dalai Lama for appreciating progress by him in Sikkim
May 28, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Gangtok, May 28 (UNI) Former Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling responding to a letter of His Holiness (HH) the Dalai Lama has expressed his gratefulness.
Girish Chandra to be Bahujan Samaj Party leader in LS
May 28, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Lucknow, May 28 (UNI) The ten-member Lok Sabha team of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from Uttar Pradesh will be led by Girish Chandra, who won from Nagina (Reserved) Lok Sabha seat, party sources said here on Tuesday.