Mamata Banerjee displays her badminton skills in friendly doubles clash, video goes viral
Jan 05, 2019, at 09:12 am
Birbhum, Jan 5 (IBNS): Away from the world of politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently displayed her love for sports when she picked up the badminton racket to display her skills with it during her visit to Bolpur town in Birbhum district on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi 'winks' in Parliament again during Rafale debate, BJP slams
Jan 05, 2019, at 08:47 am
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi was caught 'winking' in the Parliament during the debate on the Rafale deal on Friday.
Narendra Modi’s BJP in trouble as both its Bihar allies oppose contentious issues
Jan 05, 2019, at 07:37 am
New Delhi, Jan 5 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): In an embarrassment to the BJP, the JD-U headed by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has announced to oppose the contentious issues being raked up by its saffron partner ahead of upcoming LS polls.
PM Modi to visit Jharkhand and Odisha tomorrow
Jan 04, 2019, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jharkhand and Odisha on Saturday.
SC asks Nestle India: Why should kids have Maggi with lead?
Jan 04, 2019, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday brought up Centre's Rs 640-crore class action suit against Nestle India and asked: "Why should children have Maggi noodles with lead?"
Dissent gagged in India, says Naseeruddin Shah in Amnesty India video
Jan 04, 2019, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has raised concerns about the gagging of dissent in India in an Amnesty India video.
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Modi visit to protest-hit Kerala 'postponed'
Jan 04, 2019, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "postponed" his visit to Kerala in the wake of 1,400 people being arrested in the state amid protests over two women in their 40s entering the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday.
Citizenship Bill will be passed in Parliament soon: PM Modi in Assam
Jan 04, 2019, at 08:37 pm
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): While massive protests are going on in Assam by several organizations against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his confidence that, the bill will be passed in the Parliament soon.
PM Modi, BJP leaders appreciate Nirmala Sitharaman for her 'Rafale' debate in Parliament
Jan 04, 2019, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earned appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top BJP leaders for the way she countered the allegations made against the government by the Congress in Parliament on Friday.
Happy that we forced Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi frequently: Smriti Irani
Jan 04, 2019, at 07:19 pm
Amethi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Visiting Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency Amethi, BJP leader Smriti Irani said the BJP leaders have forced the Congress vice president to visit the seat frequently.
Editors Guild of India slams Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of ANI Editor-in-Chief Smita Prakash
Jan 04, 2019, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): With interview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ANI being seized by Rahul Gandhi to attack the interviewer, the Editors Guild of India said it has noted with concern the words used by the Congress President in his criticism of ANI Editor-in-Chief Smita Prakash who interviewed the PM this week.
NE is the gate of new India’s development: PM Modi
Jan 04, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Imphal, Jan 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that northeast is a new engine of development in the country.
Bofors was a scam which brought Congress down: Nirmala Sitharaman
Jan 04, 2019, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Rafale and Bofors issues emerged as major topics of debates in the Parliament on Friday as the opposition Congress and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exchanged barbs and countered each other on the floors here.
Jan 04, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IBNS): A woman cameraperson and her bravery in shooting amid alleged attacks by Sabarimala protesters during the showdown in Kerala over the recent entry by two women in the southern temple has earned hearts of people on the social media.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Integrated Check Post at Moreh, other infrastructure projects at Imphal
Jan 04, 2019, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): With an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Imphal on Friday.
Four girls gang-raped in Bihar, one killed
Jan 04, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Patna, Jan 4 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): As many as four girls were gang-raped in Bihar in the past 24 hours, raising a big question mark over the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
Jan 04, 2019, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha for successfully climbing Mount Vinson.
You did defence dealing, we deal in defence : Nirmala Sitharaman to Cong in LS
Jan 04, 2019, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Seeking to blunt the Congress attack on Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Lok Sabha that the previous UPA government took India’s security lightly despite growing challenges from China and Pakistan.
Lanka woman contradicts with Kerala police over Sabarimala entry
Jan 04, 2019, at 03:10 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IBNS): Contradicting with Kerala police's statement, Sri Lanka woman Sasikala, who was earlier reported to have entered Sabarimala temple, has said she was not allowed to enter the shrine, media reports said.
Congress to conduct criminal investigation into Rafale deal once it comes to power : Rahul Gandhi
Jan 04, 2019, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said if his party comes to power in 2019, a criminal investigation will be conducted into the Rafale deal to ensure that the accused are punished, media reports said.
PM to visit Manipur and Assam today
Jan 04, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur and Assam on Friday.
Twitterati slam Shashi Tharoor for his 'unnecessary' comment on Sabarimala
Jan 04, 2019, at 12:57 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Several Twitter users have launched an unsparing attack on senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for terming entry of two women recently into Kerala's Sabarimala temple as "unnecessary" and accusing the Congress of hypocrisy on the issue of women's rights.
Supreme Court to begin Ayodhya case hearing from Jan 10
Jan 04, 2019, at 11:36 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will begin to hear the case pertaining to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Jan 10, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Three convicted in BBC journalist killing case
Jan 04, 2019, at 10:15 am
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS): A primary anti-terrorism court in Afghanistan has convicted three men in the murder case of a BBC reporter, media reports said on Friday.
Ajay Maken steps down as Delhi Congress chief
Jan 04, 2019, at 09:46 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Senior party leader Ajay Maken has stepped down as the Congress Delhi chief, reports said.
After Bindu and Kanakadurga, now a Sri Lankan woman enters Sabarimala
Jan 04, 2019, at 08:47 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IBNS): Amid protests and widespread violence, another woman, who is in her 40s and has been identified as a Sri Lankan national, entered the Sabarimala temple in the Indian state of Kerala on Thursday.
Shatrughan Sinha asks PM Modi to face 'genuine journalists' at presscon
Jan 03, 2019, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha, who is now known as a strong critic of the former after leaders like him were sidelined in the Modi regime, on Thursday asked the Prime Minister to face journalists at a press conference.
Three rhino poachers with arms-ammu held in Assam’s Kaziranga
Jan 03, 2019, at 08:55 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Police and Kaziranga National Park (KNP) authorities on Wednesday night arrested three rhino poachers with arms, ammunition and other sharp weapons, who were trying to enter and poach rhino inside the national park.
Five Rohingyas deported to Myanmar via Manipur’s Moreh
Jan 03, 2019, at 08:03 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Five Rohingyas including two women on Thursday deported to Myanmar via Manipur’s Moreh along Indo-Myanmar border.
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Three militants killed in Kashmir encounter
Jan 03, 2019, at 07:42 pm
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IBNS) : Three militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, media reports said quoting Army sources.