Nirmala Sitharaman is not Defence Minister but PM's spokesperson: Rahul Gandhi
Jan 07, 2019, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Hitting out at the Defence Minister over Rafale once again on Monday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has termed Nirmala Sitharaman as a "spokesperson of Prime Minister Narendra Modi".
BJP workers stage 'protest' against Kerala government in Parliament
Jan 07, 2019, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing row over the entry of women in Sabarimala temple, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs staged 'protest' in the Parliament against the Left-led Kerala government in Kerala.
Modi cabinet approves 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker upper castes
Jan 07, 2019, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS) : In a significant decision ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls the Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10 per cent reservation for economically backward upper castes, CNBC Awaaz reported.
Jan 07, 2019, at 01:20 pm
Alipurduar/Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Taking law in his own hand, young IAS officer and the District Magistrate (DM) of West Bengal's Alipurduar district, Nikhil Nirmal, along with his wife, Nandhini Krishnan, thrashed and threatened a youth inside a police station for allegedly posting vulgar and abusive comments on social platforms, a viral social media video showed on Sunday.
Jan 07, 2019, at 09:11 am
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): A day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharama and Congress president Rahul Gandhi exchanged barbs on Twitter over the issue of procurement orders worth Rs. 1 lakh crore given to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL, the Parliament might expect to witness another session of a showdown on Monday.
Chandrababu Naidu is pushing Andhra into sunset to see his son rise: PM Narendra Modi
Jan 06, 2019, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Targeting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he is pushing the state into "sunset" to see his "son rise".
Aadhar Card is a game changer: Arun Jaitley
Jan 06, 2019, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday called the Aadhar Card as a 'game changer' and informed that till March 2018 it has helped the government in saving around Rs. 90,000 crore over the last few years by eliminating duplicate and fake beneficiaries.
AAP-Congress to contest Lok Sabha polls in Delhi together, says politician Ashutosh
Jan 06, 2019, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Ashutosh, a journalist-turned-politician, has claimed that the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party might contest the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi together.
Odisha Minister Pradeep Maharathy quits over his Pipili gang-rape case remark
Jan 06, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jan 6 (IBNS): Just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the state government to re-investigate the Pipili gang rape-and-murder case, a minister in Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's government resigned from the state cabinet over his comment in the case.
Jan 06, 2019, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): The Parliament is likely to witness another round of fireworks on Monday as Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress president Rahul Gandhi got engaged in a Twitter battle over the issue of procurement orders worth Rs. 1 lakh crore given to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL.
Sukhpal Khaira resigns from Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party
Jan 06, 2019, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) received another jolt ahead of the Lok Sabha polls as Punjab legislator Sukhpal Khaira quit from the outfit on Sunday.
Call to BJP to pass women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha
Jan 06, 2019, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Women lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha cutting across party lines have urged the BJP to use its strength in the Lok Sabha to pass the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lower House of Parliament.
NTR true icon of Telugu pride: Narendra Modi
Jan 06, 2019, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed N.T. Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, as the true Telugu icon and slammed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu for "bending his head" in front of the Congress.
Man fires celebratory shots in air, bullet kills 8-yr-old son
Jan 06, 2019, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Police have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly shooting and killing his eight-year-old son while participating in celebratory firing in northeast Delhi's New Usmanpur, media reports said.
Small section of people protesting, many have supported us: Sabarimala women
Jan 06, 2019, at 12:37 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IBNS): Only a small section of people in Kerala are against women entering the Sabarimala temple and are turning violent for political reasons, said Bindu Ammini, one of the two women in their 40s who entered the shrine on Wednesday.
If any Bengali has chance to be PM, it's Mamata Banerjee, says Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh
Jan 06, 2019, at 11:33 am
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): Shocking several Bharatiya Janata Party members, BJP's Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh on Saturday declared that if any Bengali has a chance to become the Prime Minister of India it is state chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee.
Secretaries of 3 UP ministers held after sting op finds them seeking bribe
Jan 06, 2019, at 10:47 am
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IBNS): A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested the personal secretaries of three state ministers on charges of bribery, media reports said.
#MeToo: Alok Nath granted anticipatory bail in rape case filed by Vinta Nanda
Jan 05, 2019, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Dindoshi Sessions Court on Saturday granted an anticipatory bail to actor Alok Nath, who was accused of rape by writer-producer Vinta Nanda in the wake of the #MeToo movement in Bollywood last year, media reports said.
Illegal sand mining case: Akhilesh Yadav under CBI scanner
Jan 05, 2019, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): On a day when reports suggesting a possible tie-up between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) emerged, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has come under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner over an illegal sand mining case, media reports said.
After Akhilesh-Mayawati alliance talk, Congress says will go solo
Jan 05, 2019, at 09:33 pm
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IBNS): With several media reports claiming the Samajwadi party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are looking for an alliance without the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the country's oldest party said it will go solo in the 2019 General Elections in the state.
Devendra Fadnavis hopes more than one Maharashtrian will serve as PM by 2050
Jan 05, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed his hope that by 2050 more than one Maharashtrian will occupy the PM's post.
Mumbai court declares Vijay Mallya as fugitive economic offender
Jan 05, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS): A Mumbai court on Saturday declared Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya as a fugitive economic offender.
You will be finished: Chandrababu Naidu tells BJP workers
Jan 05, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Amaravati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was caught on camera threatening Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers when they attempted to block his convoy on his way to attend 'Janmabhoomi maa vooru' event in Kakinada area of the state on Friday.
Need to provide affordable medical facilities to people living in rural areas: Vice President Naidu
Jan 05, 2019, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has stressed the need to provide affordable medical facilities to people living in rural areas.
Jan 05, 2019, at 03:00 pm
Palamu, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Palamu in Jharkhand and witnessed the e-Grih Pravesh of 25,000 beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana.
Kashmir: Gunfight erupts between security forces, terrorists in Tral
Jan 05, 2019, at 02:26 pm
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IBNS): A gunfight has erupted between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral region, police said on Saturday.
4 people killed, 7 injured in a road mishap in Assam’s Goalpara district
Jan 05, 2019, at 02:19 pm
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): At least four people were killed and seven others injured in a road mishap in lower Assam’s Goalpara district last night.
Jan 05, 2019, at 12:24 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Jan 5 (IBNS) : Bombs were hurled at the houses of Thalassery MLA and CPI(M) leader AN Shamseer and BJP MP V Muraleedharan at Thalassery among other places while a worker of the Marxist party was stabbed as violence hit Kerala once again on Friday night over the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple. In an earlier violence six BJP workers were stabbed.
Wedding couples ask people to return Narendra Modi in power in 2019
Jan 05, 2019, at 11:50 am
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Dramatic things in the election year is not something new but emergence of Narendra Modi's name in wedding cards is definitely a surprise for many people.
Karnataka government hikes fuel prices, BJP attacks ruling coalition
Jan 05, 2019, at 10:52 am
Bangalore, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Karnataka government has hiked the rate of sales tax on petrol and diesel to 32% and 21% respectively.