3rd Joint Indo-Bangladesh Army Cycling Expedition 2019 begins
Mar 20, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS): The 3rd Joint Indo-Bangladesh Army Cycling Expedition 2019 is being conducted under the aegis of Indian Army.
PNB scam accussed businessman Nirav Modi arrested in London
Mar 20, 2019, at 03:57 pm
London, Mar 20 (IBNS): In a major development, fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi has been arrested in London city, officials said.
Vote for Narendra Modi if you want to see your children become chowkidar: Arvind Kejriwal
Mar 20, 2019, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Attacking the Prime Minister, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said people should vote for Narendra Modi if they want to see their children working as' chowkidar' (watchman).
PNB scam accused Nirav Modi arrested in London
Mar 20, 2019, at 03:17 pm
London, Mar 20 (IBNS): Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi has been arrested in London, media reports said.
PM Modi should stop thinking people are fools: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Varanasi
Mar 20, 2019, at 03:06 pm
Varanasi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Escalating her attack on Narendra Modi at his own parliamentary constituency, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the Prime Minister should stop thinking people of the country are fools.
Won't contest 2019 General Elections: BSP supremo Mayawati
Mar 20, 2019, at 02:36 pm
Lucknow, Mar 20 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said she won't contest the upcoming 2019 General Elections but will campaign for his party and ally Samajwadi Party (SP).
Pre-poll violence hits Assam: BJP leader shot dead in Cachar district
Mar 20, 2019, at 01:55 pm
Guwahati, Mar 20 (IBNS): Pre-poll violence hits Assam ahead of the Lok Sabha elections after a BJP leader was killed by miscreants in Assam’s Cachar district.
Pramod Sawant-led BJP government in Goa wins floor test
Mar 20, 2019, at 01:19 pm
Panaji, Mar 20 (IBNS): The newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa won the floor test a day after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant took oath as the Chief Minister, media reports said.
Think wisely: Narendra Modi urges voters as Priyanka visits Varanasi
Mar 20, 2019, at 12:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI): In the run up to the general elections and as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visits his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raked up dynastic politics vis-a-vis absence of internal democracy in Congress and urged the voters to "think wisely".
Arunachal Pradesh: 18 BJP leaders quit ahead of polls
Mar 20, 2019, at 11:51 am
Itanagar, Mar 20 (IBNS): In a setback for the saffron party ahead of national and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections, 18 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of the state quit, media reports said.
Mar 20, 2019, at 11:44 am
Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS): The popular Jadavpur constituency of West Bengal is already in the news after Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee fielded Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty as her candidate. Now it is also buzzing for having maximum number of third gender people of West Bengal.
Train service suspended in Kashmir for security reasons
Mar 20, 2019, at 09:47 am
Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI/IBNS) Train service was on Wednesday suspended for security reasons in the Kashmir valley, where separatists have called for a general strike in protest against the alleged custodial death of a principal of a local private school in Awantipora in Pulwama on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: IUST suspends all semester exam for 2nd day
Mar 20, 2019, at 09:42 am
Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI) The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama has postponed all scheduled semester examination for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Drug peddler arrested in Srinagar outskirts
Mar 20, 2019, at 09:40 am
Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a drug peddler and recovered codeine phosphate at Nishat area of Dal Lake in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, a police spokesperson said here on Wednesday.
Goa government faces floor test today
Mar 20, 2019, at 09:05 am
Panaji, Mar 20 (IBNS): In a major development, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his government are going to face the floor test on Tuesday.
ECI appoints Special Expenditure Observers for Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Mar 19, 2019, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has appointed two eminent former civil servants Shailendra Handa and Madhu Mahajan as Special Expenditure Observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
FIR against BJP MP Babul Supriyo for his theme song on election
Mar 19, 2019, at 11:32 pm
Kolkata, Mar 19 (UNI): The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to sitting Asansol MP and Union minister of state for heavy industries and public enterprises Babul Supriyo for his campaign music-video against Mamata Banerjee's TMC.
Balakot airstrikes are an ‘election stunt’: Mehbooba Mufti
Mar 19, 2019, at 11:23 pm
Jammu, Mar 19 (UNI): Asserting that things are happening as per the script, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday termed the Balakot airstrikes as ‘election stunt’.
India, Pakistan discuss Kartarpur corridor technicalities
Mar 19, 2019, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (UNI): India and Pakistan on Tuesday held a meeting of technical experts to discuss issues related to the Kartarpur corridor.
Karnataka building collapse: Two dead, 30 feared trapped under debris
Mar 19, 2019, at 11:05 pm
Dharwad, Mar 19 (IBNS): Two people have died and nearly 30 are feared trapped under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in this Karnataka district on Tuesday afternoon, media reports said.
Anti-Maoist drive in Bihar ahead of Lok Sabha election
Mar 19, 2019, at 10:16 pm
Patna, Mar 19 (UNI): A massive anti-Maoist drive has been launched in four extremist dominated Lok Sabha constituencies going to the poll in the first phase of election on April 11.
Ex-Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is India's first Lokpal
Mar 19, 2019, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday cleared the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the country's first Lokpal or the anti-corruption ombudsman.
CBI doing everything to extradite Nirav Modi
Mar 19, 2019, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is taking all necessary steps to expedite the extradition process of fugitive Nirav Modi, sources said on Tuesday.
ECI asks social media platforms to come up with code of conduct
Mar 19, 2019, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India on Tuesday had in-depth interactive session with representatives of various Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on the usage of social media ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
BJP floor test in Goa Assembly tomorrow
Mar 19, 2019, at 08:50 pm
Panaji, Mar 19 (UNI) The BJP-led coalition government in Goa will go for a floor test in the state Assembly on Wednesday with Goa governor Mridula Sinha calling a day-long session of the House.
Nirav Modi spotted again in London
Mar 19, 2019, at 07:31 pm
London, Mar 19 (IBNS): Billionaire diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India in the Rs 13,600 crore PNB scam, was spotted by the media in London for the second time in this month.
One killed, several trapped as under-construction building collapses in Karnataka
Mar 19, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Dharwad, Mar 19 (IBNS): At least one person has died and several are trapped under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in this Karnataka district on Tuesday, media reports said.
Add Pappu prefix, we will not object to it: Anil Vij
Mar 19, 2019, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Mar 19 (IBNS): BJP minister in Haryana Anil Vij on Tuesday suggested Congress workers to add 'Pappu' prefix to their Twitter name.
Kolkata: Youth with Rs 2 lakh fake notes arrested
Mar 19, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata, Mar 19 (UNI) A youth from Malda has been arrested with fake notes of Indian currencies of Rs 2 lakh during trade from Moulali in central part of the city, weeks after two persons arrested with Rs 8 lakh fake notes from Chandi chowk, also in the heart of this metropolis.
Kolkata: Three persons held with fake passports from airport
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata, Mar 19(UNI/IBNS)Three individuals have been detained by the immigration buraeu officials at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport with fake passports.