Amit Shah mistakenly calls own party CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa 'most corrupt', Congress attacks

Mar 27, 2018, at 10:04 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): A slip of tongue by BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday left party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa embarrassed.

Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rout

Mar 27, 2018, at 08:31 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : In a significant development,  West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Rout, reports said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to co-chair the India-Japan Strategic Dialogue

Mar 27, 2018, at 07:56 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday that Union Minister Sushma Swaraj will pay an official visit to Japan from March 28-30 March, 2018, at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Japan Taro Kono.

Karnataka election date leak row : EC says strict action will be taken

Mar 27, 2018, at 07:33 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Even before the Election Commission announced the Karnataka election schedule, a tweet by BJP leader Amit Malviya making public the exact poll date kicked up a huge controversy on Tuesday, prompting the Chief Election Commissioner to pledge "strict action" against the leak, reports said.

Fake job rackets emerging in Kashmir

Mar 27, 2018, at 06:02 pm

Srinagar, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Attracting gullible job-seekers through job advertisements in newspapers and later cheating and duping them has for long been a time-tested tactic with fraudsters – and now the Kashmir valley too seems getting share of this trickery.

Karnataka election to be held on May 12, counting on May 15

Mar 27, 2018, at 05:43 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that the Karnataka election will be held in a single phase on May 12.

Khap Panchayats have no rights to stall marriages between adults: Supreme Court

Mar 27, 2018, at 05:02 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the stalling of marriages between two adults by the Khap Panchayats as illegal, media reports said.

Karnataka polls to be held on May 12

Mar 27, 2018, at 04:55 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Karnataka polls will take place in a single phase on May 12, according to Election Commission.

TRS to end protest in parliament, no-confidence motions may be tabled

Mar 27, 2018, at 04:11 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Four no-confidence motions might be taken up by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) have called off its protest in the parliament, media reports said.

Congress government failed miserably in Karnataka: Amit Shah

Mar 27, 2018, at 03:11 pm

Shivamogga, Mar 27 (IBNS): BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday slammed the Congress-led government in Karnataka and said it has 'failed miserably' in all fronts.

EC to announce Karnataka Assembly polling dates today

Mar 27, 2018, at 03:00 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Election Commission is all set to announce polling dates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka on Tuesday.

US's OPIC loan to expand access to clean water in India

Mar 27, 2018, at 04:42 am

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has committed a $12.5 million (Rs. 80 crore) loan to a project that will expand access to affordable clean drinking water to millions of low and middle-income people in India.

Curfew imposed in Bihar's Aurangabad after communal clashes erupt

Mar 27, 2018, at 04:05 am

Aurangabad, Mar 26 (IBNS): Prohibitory orders were imposed in south Bihar’s Aurangabad town where communal clashes broke out during Ram Navmi processions on Monday, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi is technologically illiterate: BJP

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:19 am

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): The BJP on Monday said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was 'technologically illiterate'.

West Bengal: Communal clash breaks out in Raniganj

Mar 27, 2018, at 12:58 am

Raniganj/Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): A day after Ram Navami festival was celebrated to mark the birthday of Hindu deity Lord Rama, a clash allegedly broke out in West Bengal's Raniganj, media reports said.

Mamata Banerjee to begin four-day visit to Delhi today

Mar 27, 2018, at 12:22 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): To take the discussions over the united opposition a step further, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to begin her four-day visit to the national capital on Monday.

Ram Navami row: WB CM Mamata Banerjee asks police to take actions against those who defied order

Mar 27, 2018, at 12:00 am

Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): A day after the show of strength by West Bengal ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by taking out Ram Navami processions, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the police to take strict actions against all those who have violated rules.

Madhya Pradesh: Journalist investigating 'police-mining mafia nexus' run over by dumper

Mar 26, 2018, at 11:24 pm

Bhopal, Mar 26 (IBNS): Under mysterious circumstances, a Madhya Pradesh journalist, who was investigating an illegal sand mining cases in Bhind district of the state, was run over by a dumper on Monday, media reports said.

Narendra Modi misusing PM's position to build personal database: Rahul Gandhi

Mar 26, 2018, at 11:17 pm

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): Raising his voice once again against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the NaMo App, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said the former is misusing his position in the nation to build a personal database.

Congress removes official mobile phone app

Mar 26, 2018, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS) :  Amid thickening charges and counter charges over sharing user data, the  Congress on Monday appeared to have  removed its official mobile phone application from Google Play Store.

Ten killed in Telengana as autorickshaw falls into falls into agricultural well

Mar 26, 2018, at 06:52 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 26 (IBNS) : Ten people, including six children,  were killed when an autorickshaw in which they were travelling fell into an agricultural well in Mupkal area in Telengana's Nizamabad district on Sunday, media reports said.

PM Modi likes to spy on Indians: Rahul Gandhi

Mar 26, 2018, at 06:07 pm

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): With no sign to budge over the NaMo app row, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi likes to spy on his countrymen.

Amit Shah reaches central Karnataka, visits Siddaganga Mutt

Mar 26, 2018, at 05:26 pm

Bengaluru, Mar 26 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah began his two-day visit to Karnataka on Monday as the state is heading towards the assembly poll in few months' time.

Shatrughan Sinha thanks lawyers for providing legal support to Lalu Prasad

Mar 26, 2018, at 04:52 pm

Patna, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may accuse former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad of corruption, but its MP Shatrughan Sinha has thanked all who are providing legal support to Lalu, who has been sentenced to an imprisonment of more than a decade.

Develop into managerial leaders who can foresee the future trends and shape the world: Vice President Naidu

Mar 26, 2018, at 01:53 am

Rohtak, Mar 25 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has advised the students IIM Rohtak to develop into managerial leaders who can foresee the future trends and shape the world in the best possible way.

No problem stripping before white man: KJ Alphons slams critics on Aadhar row

Mar 26, 2018, at 01:10 am

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): Union Minister KJ Alphons has triggered a controversy by saying that data protection champions in India have a problem when their government ask for data while they are ready to become 'body naked' before a 'white man'.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his app, BJP counters

Mar 25, 2018, at 11:00 pm

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused that his App was collecting data for illegal purposes.

Mukesh Ambani's son Akash to marry Shloka Mehta?

Mar 25, 2018, at 08:00 pm

Mumbai, Mar 25 (IBNS): Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani's son Akash Ambani is all set to marry diamantaire Russell Mehta's youngest daughter Shloka Mehta, media reports said on Sunday.

Babasaheb Ambedkar was an inspiration to the poor: Modi on Mann Ki Baat

Mar 25, 2018, at 06:10 pm

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 42nd edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', where he hailed Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar aand said he is an inspiration to the poor.

Security forces kill militant in Central Kashmir

Mar 25, 2018, at 03:30 pm

Srinagar, Mar 25 (IBNS): A militant was killed while a lady suffered bullet injury in a gunfight between government forces and militants in Central Kashmir's Budgam district.