Nitish Kumar blasts Rahul Gandhi for ‘compromising’ with corruption, Congress slams
Feb 04, 2019, at 10:18 pm
Patna, Feb 4 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday hit out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for allying with the RJD of Lalu Prasad.
Vijay Mallya to be extradited to India for trial
Feb 04, 2019, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya will be extradited to India to face trial for defaulting of loans and money syphoning.
Calcutta HC refuses immediate hearing to WB govt's plea against CBI
Feb 04, 2019, at 09:20 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to hear immediately the West Bengal government's petition against the attempt by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to interrogate Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar at his residence here over his alleged involvement in chit fund scams and destruction of evidence, media reports said.
Mamata vs CBI row: BJP office vandalized in Kolkata, TMC accused
Feb 04, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is holding an 'indefinite' sit-in-demonstration (dharna) in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area over the ongoing CBI issue, a local party office of BJP at Bhawanipore area in south part of the city was ransacked allegedly by TMC men on Monday afternoon, reports said.
Feb 04, 2019, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday spread special message on the occasion of World Cancer Day when he wrote on Twitter that “human mind can overcome any disease”.
Over 1.03 foreigners in Assam, only 29,829 deported: Minister
Feb 04, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Foreigners' Tribunals in Assam have so far declared 1,03,764 persons as illegal foreigners while the state government could deport only 29,829 persons till January 2019.
Feb 04, 2019, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Former West Bengal IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who was wanted in an alleged extortion case and has been absconding since last year, on Monday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi.
Amid Mamata Banerjee's dharna, Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as new CBI chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Newly-appointed CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla on Monday took charge of his office at a time when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is sitting on a dharna in Kolkata to oppose the national probe agency's move against city police chief Rajeev Kumar on Sunday.
Chandrababu Naidu won't be welcomed to NDA fold: Amit Shah
Feb 04, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Monday went to Andhra Pradesh and said CM Chandrababu Naidu will not be included in the NDA fold if his party comes to power in the state.
Ravi Shankar Prasad calls opposition parties supporting CM Mamata as 'alliance of corrupts'
Feb 04, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS); Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday once again targeted opposition leaders and called them 'an alliance of corrupts' after several of them extended their support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is currently on a dharna (sit-in protest) against the Central Bureau of Investigation's move against Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar.
Mumbai teen commits suicide after family members refuse to give him new mobile phone to play PUBG
Feb 04, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IBNS): In a shocking episode, a Mumbai teen committed suicide after his family refused to give him a new mobile phone for playing popular mobile game PUBG.
Feb 04, 2019, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Observing World Cancer Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted his government's initiatives like Ayushman Bharat which aims at providing quality healthcare and ensuring cancer-free lives of people.
BJP shares old tweets where Rahul Gandhi attacked CM Mamata over same cheat fund scams
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): At a time when Rahul Gandhi came out in supporting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is currently sitting on an indefinite dharna against the CBI move against Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shared certain old tweets on its official handle where the Congress president could be seen attacking the TMC supremo over the cheat fund scams which hit the east Indian state since she came to power in 2011.
Krishan Lal Middha meets Narendra Modi after Jind by-poll victory
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Krishan Lal Middha, who registered a thumping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jind assembly seat by-election in Haryana last week, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
251 sedition cases registered in Assam since BJP came to power
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:05 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : The Assam government has registered a total of 251 sedition cases in the state since the BJP-led alliance government came into power in 2016.
Eight people killed in three separate road mishaps in Assam
Feb 04, 2019, at 02:45 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : At least eight people were killed in three separate road mishaps in Assam in the past 24 hours.
Huge quantity of explosives recovered at Guwahati and Jagiroad railway stations
Feb 04, 2019, at 02:34 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : The Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered huge quantity of explosives from the Guwahati railway station on Monday.
Mamata-CBI tussle: Anti-BJP Opposition backs TMC chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 02:10 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): In an apparent boost for the anti-Narendra Modi front, several opposition leaders, most of them who were seen at the Brigade rally on Jan 19, backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "sit-in" protest against the CBI's move to quiz Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for allegedly tampering evidences of chit-fund scams.
Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm over Mamata's dharna
Feb 04, 2019, at 01:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday amid ruckus after TMC MPs protested against BJP for allegedly using CBI for political gains in West Bengal ahead of the General Elections.
Who is Mamata shielding? Herself or top cop, asks BJP leader Javadekar
Feb 04, 2019, at 01:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): As the entire opposition rallies behind Mamata Banerjee to challenge Narendra Modi over the CBI vs Kolkata Police episode, the BJP hit back hard asking who is the West Bengal Chief Minister shielding in her tussle with the federal agency- the top cop of Kolkata or herself.
BJP takes fight against Mamata Banerjee to Election Commission
Feb 04, 2019, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took their battle against the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal to the Election Commission highlighting how the Mamata Banerjee government in the eastern state is using its machinery to threaten the BJP workers and not allowing any electioneering by refusing permission to landing of helicopters of their leaders.
Supreme Court to hear CBI plea against Kolkata top cop tomorrow, Mamata continues dharna
Feb 04, 2019, at 11:26 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear tomorrow the CBI plea against the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal on non-cooperation with the federal agency to probe into the state's chit fun scams, which require the quizzing of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, media reports said.
Kejriwal, Tejashwi likely to visit Kolkata over Mamata-CBI tussle
Feb 04, 2019, at 10:59 am
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): After expressing solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her tussle with the CBI, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav are likely to visit Kolkata on Monday, media reports said.
CBI set to move Supreme Court against Mamata Banerjee's 'non-cooperation'
Feb 04, 2019, at 10:42 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Amid the drama unfolding in Kolkata over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "sit-in protest" against CBI's move, the central investigating agency is planning to move the Supreme Court against the state government over its "non-cooperation" on Monday, media reports said.
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee continues her dharna against CBI move to quiz city police chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 09:06 am
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dharna (sit-in protest) in Kolkata, which she commenced on Sunday to protest against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) move to enter the house of city police chief Rajeev Kumar to quiz him on chit funds scams, entered its second day on Monday.
Mamata sits on dharna against CBI move to quiz Kolkata police chief, BJP demands Prez Rule in Bengal
Feb 03, 2019, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Amid high drama that unfolded since evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday began an indefinite dharna (sit-in protest) to protest the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) move to enter the house of Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar to quiz him on chit funds scams and said she is ready to "sacrifice her life to save India from Modi even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded imposition of 'presidential rule' in the eastern state where the Trinamool Congress is ruling since 2011.
We found concrete evidence against Rajeev Kumar: CBI on chit fund scam probe
Feb 03, 2019, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS) As a high-pitched drama unfolded in Kolkata Sunday evening over the CBI's attempt to interrogate Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, the federal investigating agency claimed they have concrete evidence against the city police chief in the chit fund scams probe and hence summoned him for quizzing for the past two years.
Feb 03, 2019, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Several key opposition leaders, including Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, came out in support of their West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee as she began a dharna (sit-in protest) in the city's downtown area to protest the CBI move to enter the house of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, whom the federal probe agency wanted to meet in chit fund scam cases.
CRPF guard for CBI offices in Kolkata as Mamata sits on dharna against federal agency
Feb 03, 2019, at 09:40 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) personnel were deployed to protect the CBI offices in Kolkata amid reports that the federal investigating agency is moving the Supreme Court tomorrow to counter the Kolkata Police which whisked away several of their officers on Sunday evening when they tried to meet city police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the chit fund scams probe in West Bengal.
Mamata announces sit-in protest against CBI move against Kolkata Police Commissioner
Feb 03, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister on Sunday evening announced a dharna (sit in protest) in the city's downtown area to protest the CBI move to enter the house of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, whom the federal probe agency wanted to meet in chit fund scam cases.