Rahul Gandhi mocks over GDP growth, says Gross Divisive Politics responsible for slowdown
Jan 06, 2018, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) : A day after the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for 2017-18 were released by the Central Statistics Office on Friday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi came down heavily on the Narendra Modi Government for its "gross divisive politics."
Four policemen killed in Kashmir IED blast
Jan 06, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS) : At least four policemen were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in North Kashmir's Sopore town of Baramullah district on Saturday, police said.
Karni Sena calls for complete ban on 'Padmavati'
Jan 06, 2018, at 05:20 pm
Jaipur, Jan 6 (IBNS): Creating a fresh controversy, Shri Rajpur Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi called for a complete ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial film 'Padmavati', media reports said.
Tamil Nadu: High Court asks bus strikers to resume services
Jan 06, 2018, at 04:53 pm
Chennai, Jan 6 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Friday asked the bus strikers to resume their services in Tamil Nadu after the transport facilities were greatly hit for a day, media reports said.
Kashmir: Bomb explosion in Sopore, four policemen killed
Jan 06, 2018, at 04:47 pm
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS): Four policemen were killed in a bomb explosion which took place in Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday, media reports said.
PM Modi greets Himachal CM on birthday
Jan 06, 2018, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on the latter's birthday.
Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad to get quantum of sentence today
Jan 06, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Patna, Jan 6 (IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, convicted in the multi-million-rupee fodder scam, will receive his quantum of sentence on Saturday, reports said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath meets PM Modi
Jan 06, 2018, at 03:46 am
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Avalanche hits vehicle in Kashmir, 6 feared dead
Jan 06, 2018, at 02:34 am
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IBNS): Rescue operation is underway to save at least six passengers and locate the vehicle that came under avalanche near Sadhna Top in Tanghdar area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Friday.
Participants of Jagriti Yatra Call on the President Kovind
Jan 06, 2018, at 02:20 am
New Delhi, jan 5 (IBNS): Participants of the Jagriti Yatra called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.
PM Modi interacts with Collectors of aspirational districts
Jan 06, 2018, at 01:30 am
New Delhi, Jan 5 (BNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with Collectors and Officers-in-charge of aspirational districts, at a Conference organized by NITI Aayog at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee launches state government emblem
Jan 06, 2018, at 12:05 am
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched the emblem of the State Government.
Jan 05, 2018, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister for Information & Broadcasting, chaired the meeting of Consultative Committee of I&B Ministry to discuss about the efforts taken in organizing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017 and the steps to be taken to improve the next edition of IFFI.
Jan 05, 2018, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Budget Session of the Parliament will commence from Jan 29, officials said.
Triple Talaq Bill pushed to Budget session of Parliament, RS adjourned sine die
Jan 05, 2018, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Muslim Women Protection of Rights in Marriage Bill 2017, popularly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, is likely to be taken up in the Budget session of Parliament as the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, the last day of the winter Parliament session, according to media reports.
RSS-BJP tried to tarnish my image: Jignesh Mevani
Jan 05, 2018, at 07:19 pm
Gandhinagar, Jan 5 (IBNS): Breaking silence on the case registered against him for inciting caste tension, Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA, Jignesh Mevani, on Friday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have tried to tarnish his image due to the fear of set back in 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Tamil Nadu: Strike called by transport workers' union hits bus services
Jan 05, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Chennai, Jan 5 (IBNS): The bus services in Tamil Nadu are hit as the transport workers' union went on an indefinite strike from Friday over the disagreement on wage accord proposed by the government, media reports said.
Winter session of Parliament on last day, triple talaq bill in limbo
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): The crucial triple talaq bill has remained in limbo as the winter session of the Parliament is heading towards its last sitting on Friday.
Delhi fog disrupts train services, 62 trains delayed
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Delhi fog has once again disrupted train services to and from the national capital as 62 trains have been delayed so far, media reports said.
PM Modi greets Murli Manohar Joshi on his birthday
Jan 05, 2018, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted senior BJP leader Murli Mahohar Joshi on the latter's birthday.
Happy that you stand vindicated in 2G scam case: Manhohan to Raja
Jan 05, 2018, at 05:15 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): After getting acquittal from the 2G scam case, ex-telecom minister A Raja on Dec 26 wrote an emotional letter to Manmohan Singh seeking his support to which the former Prime Minister responded on Thursday, media reports said.
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PM Modi to address Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:25 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts on Thursday.
Lushai Hills Cycling Expedition – 2018 in Mizoram flagged off
Jan 05, 2018, at 03:12 am
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Indian Army has flagged off a Cycling Expedition team from Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School located at Vairengte in Mizoram.
Bihar: Native village, ‘sasural’ of IAS officer raided in graft case
Jan 05, 2018, at 03:04 am
Patna, Jan 4 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Vigilance sleuths in Bihar on Thursday raided the various locations of a young IAS officer Deepak Anand for allegedly possessing property disproportionate to his known source of income.
Assam: Five people found dead inside a locked vehicle
Jan 05, 2018, at 02:54 am
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): Four youths and a minor boy were found dead in unconscious condition from inside a locked vehicle in lower Assam’s Nalbari district on Thursday.
Assam: Three FIRs lodged against Mamata Banerjee for her controversial remarks on NRC
Jan 05, 2018, at 01:41 am
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): Amidst massive protest by BJP, Congress’s Assam unit, All Assam Students Union (AASU) and other regional parties, over the controversial statement made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the ongoing National Register of Citizen (NRC) updating process in the state, at least three FIRs were lodged at two police stations in Guwahati against the West Bengal CM on Thursday.
Propagandistic exercises carry no credibility: India to Pakistan over Kulbhushan's second video
Jan 04, 2018, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Slamming Pakistan over Kulbhushan Jadhav's new video, where he was seen making baffling statements, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the neighbouring country's propagandistic exercises carry no credibility.
BJP's masterstroke of triple talaq bill throws Opposition in "secularism" dilemma
Jan 04, 2018, at 10:05 pm
A party which is often accused of being the proponent of 'Hindutva' delivered a masterstroke to the opposition groups by introducing the much awaited triple talaq bill in the winter session of Parliament in early 2018. And what followed in the upper house with the united opposition hullabaloo is a Shah Bano redux of 1986, reigniting India's pseudo-secularism debate.
Pakistan releases another propaganda video of Kulbhushan Jadhav
Jan 04, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IBNS) : In a new video released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, Kulbhushan Jadhav is purportedly heard making some baffling statements while saying that his mother and wife were scared during their meeting with him as an Indian diplomat was shouting at them, media reports said.
Road tunnel through Zojila to reduce travel time between Srinagar and Leh
Jan 04, 2018, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir's capital Srinagar and Leh -- the state's Buddhist heartland -- will be connected by an all-weather tunnel through Zojila, according to the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRT&H).