Clarify controversy raised over functioning of EVMs: Omar Abdullah tells EC
Dec 09, 2017, at 11:55 pm
Srinagar Dec 9 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abudllah on Saturday urged that the Election Commission should clarify the controversy raised over the functioning of the EVMs.
India joins the Wassenaar Arrangement
Dec 09, 2017, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): India has joined the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on 8 December 2017 following the completion of internal procedures for joining the Arrangement, officials said.
Assembly polls: 45 pct voting in Gujarat till 2 pm
Dec 09, 2017, at 10:33 pm
Surat, Dec 9 (IBNS): Around 45.6 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 2 pm on Saturday as Gujarat is voting in the first phase of the Assembly elections in the state.
Dec 09, 2017, at 08:55 pm
Surat, Dec 9 (IBNS) : About 37 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise till 2 pm on Saturday as polling in 89 constituencies are underway in the first phase of Gujarat election amid a heightened political tussle involving the ruling BJP and the Congress.
Development is missing in Narendra Modi's speeches : Rahul Gandhi
Dec 09, 2017, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS) : In a scathing attack on Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said there is no mention of development in the speeches of the Prime Minister during his during the Gujarat election campaign.
Congress writer Salman Nizami raises question on Modi's family background, PM hits back
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:53 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IBNS): Taking the Gujarat poll campaign to a new low, Congress politician and writer Salman Nizami raised question on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family background only to be countered by PM himself on Saturday.
PM Modi wishes Sonia Gandhi on her 71st birthday
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Congress President Sonia Gandhi on her 71st birthday on Saturday.
Gujarat election : More than 20 percent polling till noon, 70 EVMs malfunction in Surat
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Surat, Dec 9 (IBNS) : More than 20 per cent votes were cast till noon as polling in 89 constituencies are underway in the first phase of Gujarat election is underway on Saturday, reports said.
After leaving father's custody, Hadiya meets husband in Salem college
Dec 09, 2017, at 05:00 pm
Salem, Dec 9 (IBNS): Days after leaving father's custody, Hadiya Jehan, whose marriage with Shafin Jehan was annulled earlier by lower court, met her husband in Salem college on Friday, media reports said.
Gujarat poll begins today, voting in 89 constituencies underway
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:14 pm
Surat, Dec 9 (IBNS): Voting in 89 constituencies are underway in the first phase of Gujarat election, began on Saturday, media reports said.
Gujarat polls: PM Modi urges voters to turn up in large numbers
Dec 09, 2017, at 03:14 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IBNS): As the first phase of polling started in Gujarat on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the voters to turn up in large numbers and exercise their rights.
Rahul Gandhi takes dig at BJP on manifesto release
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its "arrogance" and claimed that the saffron party released its manifesto for Gujarat assembly election only after the his party raised questions on the same.
Rajnath Singh hails setting up of Women’s Police Stations in Kohima, Dimapur for empowering women
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:03 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, speaking on the occasion of Hornbill Festival 2017 as Chief Guest, extended his greetings to the people of Nagaland.
Taxpayer harassment: IT officer suspended in Gujarat
Dec 09, 2017, at 02:48 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Income Tax Department has suspended DK Meena, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, posted at Surendranagar in Gujarat region, for harassing a taxpayer in a scrutiny case with malafide intention, officials said.
Jerusalem row: Trump effigies set ablaze in Kashmir
Dec 09, 2017, at 02:24 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): United States President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital triggered wide spread protests in Kashmir on Friday.
Dec 09, 2017, at 01:52 am
Guwahati, Dec 8 (IBNS): Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, on Friday presided over a high-profile “Review Meeting of Skill Development” which saw a strong representation from State Skill Development Missions and Department of Labor from States like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
Mani Shankar Aiyar offered supari for me in Pakistan, claims Modi in Gujarat rally
Dec 09, 2017, at 12:23 am
Banaskantha, Dec 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had talked about 'supari' (contract) to get him out of the way during his visit to Pakistan.
Companies like NMDC must give a thrust to ‘Make in India’ initiative: Vice President Naidu
Dec 09, 2017, at 12:16 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that companies like NMDC must look beyond the conventional templates, take up skilling programmes for youth in a big way and give a thrust to ‘Make in India’ initiative.
India hosting Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage in New Delhi
Dec 09, 2017, at 12:10 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): India is hosting "Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage" from 8 - 10 December 2017 at the India Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi as part of celebrations of 20th Anniversary of BIMSTEC.
Sushma Swaraj speaks to Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother
Dec 08, 2017, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday announced that she has spoken to Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was sentenced to death on espionage charges,'s mother and informed Pakistan's decision to allow her and wife to visit the country.
Delhi govt suspended licence of hospital which declared newborn baby as dead
Dec 08, 2017, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Delhi government on Friday suspended the licence of a hospital in the city that faced backlash after it incorrectly declared a new born as dead.
Dec 08, 2017, at 11:07 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced Rs 3 lakh compensation to the family of a migrant labourer from her state who was killed in Rajasthan recently.
Restrictions in Srinagar, no Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid
Dec 08, 2017, at 11:04 pm
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS) : Authorities in Kashmir have put a bar on holding congregational Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar as a preventive measure against anti-US protests on Jerusalem decision.
Assam police arrest two supari killers who planned to kill Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Dec 08, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati, Dec 8 (IBNS): Assam police on Friday arrested two supari killers who were planning to kill Assam finance minister and top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Humour part of politics not abuses: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Aiyar's 'neech' comment on Modi
Dec 08, 2017, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Continuing the attack against the Congress over Mani Shankar Aiyar's "neech" comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said abuse is not a part of politics.
Pakistan grants permission to Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother, wife to meet him on December 25
Dec 08, 2017, at 07:27 pm
Islamabad, Dec 8 (IBNS) : Pakistan has allowed Indian national Kulbhsuan Jadhav's wife and mother to meet him in the prision in their country on December 25, Geo News reports said on Friday.
PM Modi to kickstart election campaign in Meghalaya on Dec 16
Dec 08, 2017, at 06:55 pm
Guwahati, Dec 8 (IBNS) : As the BJP strives for expansion into Meeghalaya after Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart election campaign for his party in the state on December 16.
Gujarat: Priest campaigning for BJP attacked
Dec 08, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): With one day to go for the Gujarat poll, a priest, who was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was attacked on Thursday late night, media reports said.
Kumbh Mela listed as intangible heritage culture by UNESCO ; Matter of pride, Modi says
Dec 08, 2017, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) : A day after Kumbh Mela, the age-old mega congregation, was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it is a matter of "immense joy and pride" for the country.
Mani Shankar Aiyar's comment and suspension 'strategic': Arun Jaitley
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress might have tried to salvage the political crisis by suspending Mani Shankar Aiyar, who called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "neech aadmi" or "low person" drawing controversy, the Bharatiya Janata Party feels the move by the Congress was "strategic".