RJD leader killed in Bihar, angry villagers torch house of suspected murder
Jan 02, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Patna, Jan 2 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was shot dead by criminals in Bihar, triggering strong protests.
Congress manufacturing corruption over Rafale deal : Jaitley hits back at Rahul
Jan 02, 2019, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) : Alleging that the Congress was "manufacturing" corruption charges over Rafale deal, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said there is no need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into it after the Supreme Court cleared the government from the accusation of over pricing.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, FM Jaitley exchange barb over Rafale in Parliament
Jan 02, 2019, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Indian Parliament witnessed a showdown on Wednesday as the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party exchanged barbs over the Rafale Deal issue.
Lok Sabha: Speaker denies Rahul to play Rafale audio clip
Jan 02, 2019, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday adjourned the house till 2 30 pm amid an uproar after she refused to allow Congress President Rahul Gandhi to play an audio tape in which a Goa minister purportedly claims proves former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar possesses files with all the of the India-France Rafale jet deal.
Supreme Court to hear PIL on Meghalaya miners' rescue
Jan 02, 2019, at 02:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a petition seeking urgent steps to rescue 15 miners trapped inside a mine in Meghalaya, reports said.
Vice President presents LPG connections to Ujjwala beneficiaries to mark six crore connections
Jan 02, 2019, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) : Handing over LPG connection to a woman beneficiary, that marked a milestone of six crore such connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday hailed it as a revolutionary scheme that transformed the lives of women from poor families.
Rafale deal : Congress releases audio clip, claims Manohar Parrikar has all files in bedroom
Jan 02, 2019, at 01:51 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) :The Congress on Wednesday released an audio clip in which a Goa minister purportedly claims that former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar possesses files with all the of the India-France Rafale jet deal, media reports said.
BJP terms women's entry to Sabarimala a 'conspiracy' by Kerala CM
Jan 02, 2019, at 01:31 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IBNS): The BJP has referred to the two women's entry to the Sabarimala temple as a "conspiracy" by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Yashwant Sinha, Shourie,Prashant Bhushan move SC seeking review of Rafale verdict
Jan 02, 2019, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) : Former ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, along with advocate Prashant Bhushan, have moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its December 14 verdict in Rafale case that gave the government a clean chit over the allegation of corruption, media reports said.
Kerala tense after women enter Sabarimala temple
Jan 02, 2019, at 12:52 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IBNS): A tense situation prevails in Kerala following the eventual entry of two women in their 40s to the Sabarimala temple after numerous failed attempts by several groups of women to do so since the Supreme Court in September said the ban on the entry of women to the shrine was unconstitutional.
Brown sugar worth Rs 60 lakh seized in Assam, 2 arrested
Jan 02, 2019, at 12:06 pm
Guwahati, Jan 2 (IBNS): Security personnel seized brown sugar worth Rs 60 lakh and arrested two persons in Assam’s Karimganj district last night.
'Purification rituals' at Sabarimala after women enter shrine
Jan 02, 2019, at 11:09 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Sabarimala temple has been closed for "purification rituals" after two women activists in their mid 40s entered the shrine on Wednesday, latest reports said.
Triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha today in govt's latest attempt to pass it
Jan 02, 2019, at 10:28 am
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government at the Centre will make another attempt to steer the triple talaq bill through the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, two days after the Opposition parties- looking at the minority votes ahead of the general elections this year- foiled its previous attempt.
Two women activists in mid-40s enter Sabarimala temple
Jan 02, 2019, at 09:42 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IBNS): In a first since the Supreme Court gave its verdict last year, two women activists, who seem to be in their mid-40s, entered the Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Wednesday, media reports said.
MP, Rajasthan to withdraw 'political cases' against Dalits after Mayawati warning
Jan 01, 2019, at 11:10 pm
Bhopal, Jan 1 (IBNS): The Congress gave its ally BSP chief Mayawati a New Year gift on Tuesday by deciding to withdraw all "politically motivated cases" filed by the previous BJP governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Narendra Modi defends BJP on triple talaq and Sabarimala
Jan 01, 2019, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday denied that his party, the BJP, had double standards when it came to the two issues of triple talaq and the Sabarimala temple.
PM Narendra Modi's interview a 'monologue': Congress
Jan 01, 2019, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): The Congress has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's New Year interview a "monologue".
Both UPA and NDA have been in favour of dialogue with Pakistan: PM Modi
Jan 01, 2019, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): No Indian government - be it UPA or NDA - has ever been against dialogue with Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on New Year's Day.
India and Pakistan exchanged list of Nuclear Installations
Jan 01, 2019, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan, officials said.
Lalu’s son allows shelter-less woman to stay in party office, earns wide applause
Jan 01, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Patna, Jan 1 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Tej Pratap Yadav, former Bihar health minister and son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, has earned wide applause after he allowed a poor, shelter-less woman to stay in the premises of party office in Patna.
Maoists say BJP lawmaker usurped Rs 5 crore given for exchange after note ban
Jan 01, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Patna, Jan 1 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Investigations into the Maoists attack on the house of a Bihar BJP lawmaker on Saturday night have brought to fore a startling revelation.
Bulandshahr: Man who led attack on inspector with axe arrested
Jan 01, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Bulandshahr, Jan 1 (IBNS): After the arrest of Prashant Nutt, the man who allegedly shot inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during the Dec 3 mob violence over cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, a second man, blamed for leading the fatal attack with axe, has been detained.
President Ram Nath Kovind mourns death of Bollywood actor Kader Khan
Jan 01, 2019, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday mourned the death of Bollywood actor Kader Khan who passed away in Canada.
India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners
Jan 01, 2019, at 02:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): India and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody.
PM Modi expresses grief over Kader Khan's demise
Jan 01, 2019, at 01:44 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the demise of veteran actor Kader Khan.
Lakhs of Dalits to gather at Koregaon Bhima today, heavy security arranged
Jan 01, 2019, at 12:37 pm
Pune/Mumbai, Jan 1 (IBNS): Lakhs of people, especially Dalits, are expected to gather around the war memorial at Koregaon Bhima in Maharashtra which witnessed violence a year ago on the same day, prompting the administration to deploy heavy security forces. However, latest reports said the Bombay High Court has refused to grant interim relief to Bhim Army for the public meeting in Pune.
Veteran actor Kader Khan passes away at 81
Jan 01, 2019, at 10:55 am
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Kader Khan, who entertained cine-goers of popular Indian cinema with his roles as either a comedian or a villain mostly during the 1980s and 90s, died on Tuesday after a protracted illness in Canada. He was 81.
Narendra Modi greets people on New Year
Jan 01, 2019, at 09:07 am
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished the nation on New Year.
US journo working in Sterlite issue interrogated by TN police
Dec 31, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Thoothukudi, Dec 31 (IBNS): A U.S.-based independent journalist, Mark Scialla, believed to be working on a report related to the sealing of the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu, was taken away by the police and interrogated for several hours on Sunday.
President Kovind wishes nation on New Year eve
Dec 31, 2018, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year 2019.