Lok Sabha adjourned amid uproar ; No-Confidence motion tomorrow
Mar 19, 2018, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS) : The no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA Government, moved by the estranged ally Telugu Desam Party, could not be taken up Monday as the Lok Sabha was adjourned till Tuesday following protests by different opposition parties, reports said.
Union Minister Naqvi offers Chadar at Ajmer Sharif on behalf of PM Modi
Mar 19, 2018, at 06:40 pm
Ajmer, Mar 19 (IBNS): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Monday, offered 'Chadar' on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at dargah of Sufi Saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif.
Lok Sabha adjourned amid uproar ; No-Confidence motion not taken up
Mar 19, 2018, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS) : The no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA Government, moved by the estranged ally Telugu Desam Party, could not be taken up Monday as the Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon following protests by different opposition parties, reports said.
World Social Forum: Dr Rajendra Singh urges global leaders to set up a World River Forum
Mar 19, 2018, at 05:36 pm
Brasilia, Mar 19 (IBNS): On the concluding day of the world social forum, held between Mar 13 and 17, 2018 in Salvador Bahia, Brazil, the 9- member Indian delegation led by Magsaysay and Stockholm Water Prize winner 'Waterman' Dr. Rajendra Singh, called upon the global social community to set up a World River Forum with immediate effect.
BJP government in UP completes one year under Yogi Adityanath
Mar 19, 2018, at 05:24 pm
Lucknow, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh has completed a year under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as the ruling party will celebrate the occasion in the state capital on Monday.
Telengana CM KCR to meet Mamata Banerjee today over third front
Mar 19, 2018, at 04:20 pm
Kolkata, Mar 19 (IBNS): Telengana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday to discuss the formation of the third front to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019 General Elections, media reports said.
Ram Vilas Paswan offers advice to its ally partner BJP over UP poll results
Mar 19, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): Sending out a message to the central government, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said the ruling BJP needs to reach out to every sections of the society, while reacting to the stunning defeat of the saffron brigade in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, media reports said.
Fourth fodder scam case verdict to be pronounced today
Mar 19, 2018, at 03:53 pm
Ranchi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The verdict of the fourth fodder scam case, in which former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad is accused, will be pronounced by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday, media reports said.
Central government to face no-trust motion in Parliament today
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:17 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Central government is all set to face the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Mar 19, 2018, at 03:30 am
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Chief of the Naval Staff is visiting USA on a bilateral visit from Mar 19 to 23.
Quoting Mahatma, Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu says 'no place for violence in legislatures'
Mar 19, 2018, at 03:24 am
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Vice President of India M.Venkaiah Naidu and union ministers dealing with rural and urban development today voiced serious concern over less than the desired progress towards empowerment of rural and urban local bodies even after 25 years of legislation by Parliament and urged the States to shed their reluctance in strengthening local governments.
President of India Kovind graces convocation of IIT Bhubaneswar
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:49 am
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): President of India Ram NathKovind, graced and addressed the sixth convocation of IIT Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Nirmala Sitharaman counters Rahul Gandhi, calls him a 'loser'
Mar 18, 2018, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Hours after Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 84th plenary session of the Congress here, BJP leader and Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman came out in slamming the party president and said it reflected the 'rhetoric of a loser'.
Congress is the voice of the nation: Rahul Gandhi
Mar 18, 2018, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Calling Congress as the 'voice of the nation', party president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said India expects more from them than any other party in the nation.
Mamata Banerjee condoles former West Bengal minister Pratim Chatterjee's death
Mar 18, 2018, at 09:55 pm
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she was saddened by the death of former state minister Pratim Chatterjee's death.
Narendra Modi made tall promises: Manmohan Singh attacks
Mar 18, 2018, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday targeted the current Central government over numerous issues and said its expenditure in defence sector is 'inadequate'.
Former Bengal minister Pratim Chatterjee passes away in Kolkata
Mar 18, 2018, at 09:29 pm
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS): All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) leader and former Fire Brigade minister during the Left regime in West Bengal, Pratim Chatterjee, passed away in Kolkata on Sunday morning, reports said.
PM Modi made tall promises, implementation unthinkable: Manmohan Singh
Mar 18, 2018, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader and former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh on Sunday accused the Centre and PM Modi of making tall promises and claimed that whose implementation in present scenario is unthinkable.
BJP pushed people into poverty: Chidambaram
Mar 18, 2018, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Senior Congress party leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram while addressing the Plenary Session on Sunday said that his party can take the country out of the economic crisis and blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) govt for pushing people into poverty.
Prez Kovind, PM Modi wish nation on Ugadi, Gudi Padava and Sajibu Cheiraoba
Mar 18, 2018, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished citizens on the occasion of Ugadi, Gudi Padava and Sajibu Cheiraoba.
Five civilians killed in Pakistan shelling near LoC in J&K
Mar 18, 2018, at 05:01 pm
Srinagar, Mar 18 (IBNS): Five members of a family were killed in heavy shelling by Pakistani forces in Balakote sector in Mendhar area near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Sunday morning.
60-year-old beaten to death over scuffle for filling water from tanker
Mar 18, 2018, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): A 60-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death over a scuffle regarding filling water from a tanker in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur, media reports said.
Accident on Yamuna Expressway kills three doctors from AIIMS
Mar 18, 2018, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): In a tragic incident, an Innova car rammed into a stationery truck on Yamuna Expressway, near Mathura killing three doctors from AIIMS in the wee hours of Sunday morning, media reports said.
16th All India meet of State Legal Services Authorities opens in Guwahati
Mar 18, 2018, at 03:21 am
Guwahati, Mar 17 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is experiencing transformations and in the wake of the changes, all the four pillars of democracy are working in tandem to champion the cause of public welfare and public interests.
Assam Rifles nabs TSSF militant in Arunachal Pradseh
Mar 18, 2018, at 03:01 am
Guwahati, Mar 17 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a militant of Tai Singpho Security Force (TSSF), which is known to be close with banned United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I), in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.
Girls and women of Assam campaign for menstrual hygiene
Mar 18, 2018, at 02:40 am
Guwahati, Mar 17 (IBNS): While Bollywood movies are being made on the subject of women menstruation, girls and women of a small village in Assam are adopting hygienic reusable sanitary napkins and also started campaigning to achieve menstrual hygiene.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Army Building in Colaba
Mar 18, 2018, at 02:14 am
Mumbai, Mar 17 (IBNS): A fire broke out at an Army building in south Mumbai's Colaba on Saturday evening, media reports said.
Shatrughan Sinha continues to dig at BJP over UP by-poll defeats
Mar 18, 2018, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Making the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) uncomfortable, actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha has once again taken a dig at his own party over its twin defeats in recent by-polls which were held in Uttar Pradesh.
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi attack PM Modi, Centre at Congress Plenary Session
Mar 18, 2018, at 01:40 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Giving out a strong message to the ruling BJP, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the latter's promises before 2014 Lok Sabha polls were just 'dramebazi'.
First India-Japan workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction to begin on Mar 19
Mar 18, 2018, at 01:11 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): India and Japan, two of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, are coming together to address disaster risk.