We want Rahul Gandhi to be PM: HD Deve Gowda
Jan 14, 2019, at 10:43 am
Karnataka, Jan 14 (IBNS): Rahul Gandhi may be a good candidate for Prime Minister but he shouldn't be using slogans such as "Chowkidaar chor hai", feels former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.
Mamata Banerjee, Congress remember Mahaswetah Devi on birth anniversary
Jan 14, 2019, at 10:05 am
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday remembered late writer Mahaswetah Devi on her birth anniversary.
Tejashwi Yadav meets BSP supremo Mayawati in Lucknow, wishes her on birthday
Jan 14, 2019, at 09:53 am
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday met Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati in Lucknow city and greeted her on birthday.
Gujarat government to implement new 10 percent quota law from today
Jan 14, 2019, at 08:51 am
Ahmedabad, Jan 14 (IBNS): The Gujarat government is all set to implement the 10% quota in government jobs and higher education for the economically backward in the upper caste category from Monday.
Odisha: Class VIII girl gives birth in school hostel
Jan 13, 2019, at 11:47 pm
Kandhamal, Jan 13 (IBNS): Months after she was allegedly raped, a Class VIII student gave birth in a tribal residential school hostel on Sunday, Hindustan Times reported.
SC judge says no to post-retirement job offer from govt
Jan 13, 2019, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Supreme Court judge A.K. Sikri has said no to a post-retirement job offer made to him by the Union government, reports said.
Assam Rifles seizes narcotics worth Rs 5.78 crore in Manipur
Jan 13, 2019, at 09:10 pm
Imphal, Jan 13 (IBNS): Security forces seized narcotics worth Rs 5.78 crore and detained one person in Manipur on Sunday.
First-time voters not interested in dynasty but development: Narendra Modi
Jan 13, 2019, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said first-time voters are not interested in dynasty but development.
Rahul strikes 'right notes' with NRIs in UAE
Jan 13, 2019, at 07:59 pm
Dubai, Jan 13 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi promised non-resident Indians in the UAE to be their voice in India addressing a gathering of Indians in Dubai during his two-day trip to the country this weekend.
Vandalism at Bengali poet Srijato's event in Assam’s Silchar town
Jan 13, 2019, at 07:44 pm
Guwahati, Jan 13 (IBNS): Right-wing activists on Saturday night ransacked a hotel in Assam’s Silchar town where Bengali poet Srijato Bandopadhyay was invited as a guest of honour at an event.
Jan 13, 2019, at 06:26 pm
Samarkand, Jan 13 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rasit Meredow on the sidelines of the India-Central Asia Dialogue and the two leaders discussed issues related to enhancing bilateral cooperation across sectors.
Jan 13, 2019, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi released on Sunday a commemorative coin of Rs. 350 in the national capital to mark the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh.
Need for a cultural renaissance in the country: Vice President Naidu
Jan 13, 2019, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for creating a cultural renaissance in the country by propagating and practicing India’s time-tested traditions and customs.
Congress to fight in 80 seats in Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Jan 13, 2019, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said his party will contest in 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Ahead of Makar Sankranti, Rajasthan Cong distributes kites with questions on Rafale printed on them
Jan 13, 2019, at 12:14 pm
Jaipur, Jan 13 (IBNS): Launching a new attack on the Narendra Modi government, the Congress party ahead of the Makar Sankranti, is distributing kites with four questions regarding Rafale deal printed on them, media reports said.
J&K: Two terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter
Jan 13, 2019, at 10:21 am
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IBNS): Two terrorists including an IED expert have been killed in an encounter with security forces at Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Six of nine members refuse to take part in Centre’s high-powered committee on Assam Accord
Jan 12, 2019, at 11:35 pm
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IBNS): The high-powered committee, which was formed by the union home ministry to look into the implementation of clause six of the Assam Accord of 1985, has hit trouble from beginning after six of the nine members of the committee including former bureaucrat M P Bezbaruah, who is head of the committee, have refused to be a part of it.
Akhilesh-Mayawati's alliance decision is political: Rahul Gandhi
Jan 12, 2019, at 10:34 pm
Dubai, Jan 12 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the decision taken by the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to form an alliance without the country's oldest outfit in Uttar Pradesh is a political one.
Government's 10 percent quota bill becomes law with President Kovind's assent
Jan 12, 2019, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): In a major development, the quota bill, which is providing for 10% reservation in education and government jobs for economically weak from upper castes, on Saturday became a law with President Ram Nath Kovind's assent.
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Government's quota bill becomes law with President Kovind's assent
Jan 12, 2019, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): In a major development, the quota bill, which is providing for 10% reservation in education and government jobs for economically weak from upper castes, on Saturday became a law with President Ram Nath Kovind's assent.
Reforms taken by the Government of India will continue: Vice President Naidu
Jan 12, 2019, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has stated that reforms and steps taken by the Government of India to improve Ease of Doing Business will continue, since the mood of the people is in favour of growth and development, in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of "Reform, Perform and Transform".
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India, a bright spot in a global economy: VP Naidu
Jan 12, 2019, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu said that a steady growth rate of almost 7% coupled with a series of reforms made India, the most favourite destination for investments in the world.
Vivekananda an embodiment of Hindu culture: VP Naidu
Jan 12, 2019, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has said that preserving the invaluable heritage of India was true nationalism and India can provide a sheet-anchor and a spiritual compass to the world witnessing unprecedented changes.
Jan 12, 2019, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): A day after a section of Youth Congress activists stormed into few Kolkata movie theatres during the screening of The Accidental Prime Minister, authorities of multiple cinema halls across the city on Saturday decided to suspend shows of the controversial movie indefinitely, citing safety and security concerns of the spectators.
Akhilesh Yadav hints at supporting Mayawati for PM's post
Jan 12, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Lucknow, Jan 12 (IBNS): Forming the alliance for the Lok Sabha polls, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hinted that he might support Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati for the post of the Prime Minister.
PM Modi to release a Commemorative Coin to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh
Jan 12, 2019, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin on Guru Gobind Singh, on Sunday at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, officials said.
Mamata Banerjee welcomes SP-BSP alliance formation ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Jan 12, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday welcomed the grand alliance formed by the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party to contest the Lok Sabha polls to be held this year.
BJP running the longest corruption-free Government, Modi says amidst Rafale row
Jan 12, 2019, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) : Claiming that honesty and good governance are the hallmark of the current dispensation at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the BJP-led NDA has been running the "longest corruption-free Government" in the country.
AAP's trade union in Bengal attacks all parties over Baranagar jute mill crisis
Jan 12, 2019, at 02:13 pm
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s trade union in West Bengal, Shramik Vikash Sangathan (SVS), has recently attacked all political parties in the state over the ongoing crisis in Baranagar jute mill.
SP and BSP form alliance against BJP ; have full faith in Maywatiji, says Akhilesh
Jan 12, 2019, at 01:32 pm
Lucknow, Jan 12 (IBNS) : Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday announced an alliance in which both the parties will contest for 38 seats each, media reports said. Two seats have been left for the Congress and two for other allies.