BJP set to form govt in Goa for third straight term with MGP pledging support

Mar 11, 2022, at 12:57 am

Panaji/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to retain Goa with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) pledging support of their MLAs to the saffron brigade.

Supreme Court reserves order on sentencing of Vijay Mallya

Mar 11, 2022, at 12:29 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the quantum of sentence in a contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, found guilty of contempt for not disclosing full particulars of assets in a case between the SBI and the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

Humbly accept people's verdict: Rahul Gandhi after Congress' defeat in all states

Mar 10, 2022, at 11:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has "humbly accepted" the verdict of all five states where his party failed miserably in the Feb-Mar elections.

BJP only party to win two consecutive terms in UP; secures majority with higher vote share

Mar 10, 2022, at 11:34 pm

Lucknow: BJP led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is heading towards a massive victory in the UP assembly polls and has crossed the 260 mark, becoming the first party since 1985 to return to power in Uttar Pradesh for two consecutive terms.

BJP retains Uttar Pradesh and two other states, AAP wave in Congress bastion Punjab

Mar 10, 2022, at 10:53 pm

Riding on the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) created a history on Thursday by becoming the first incumbent to return to power in three decades surviving the challenge thrown by the Samajwadi Party (SP), which has improved its performance but failed to match to the saffron camp's might.

Goa: BJP's Monseratte beats Manohar Parrikar's son in Panaji seat with slim margin

Mar 10, 2022, at 09:12 pm

Panaji: Former Defence Minister Late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar lost to the BJP's Atanasio Monseratte by a slim margin.

Punjab results: Heavyweights CM Channi, Navjot Sidhu, Amarinder Singh trailing

Mar 10, 2022, at 07:42 pm

Congress heavyweights Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu along with former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh are all heading towards defeats in the face of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s triumph in the northern state which went to polls last month.

Navjot Sidhu accepts Punjab defeat, says 'voice of people is voice of God'

Mar 10, 2022, at 06:19 pm

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was instrumental in appointing his trusted man Charanjit Singh Channi as the Chief Minister last year, has accepted his party's crushing defeat in the hands of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the northern state which went to polls last month.

BJP sweeps Manipur, Uttarakhand assembly polls

Mar 10, 2022, at 05:59 pm

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has once again scripted a sweeping victory in Manipur and Uttarakhand, which went into polls along with three other states in the last few weeks.

Seesaw battle in Goa despite BJP's lead over Congress

Mar 10, 2022, at 05:08 pm

Panaji/IBNS: Despite surging ahead of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is so far stopping short of the majority mark in Goa creating a scenario where smaller parties may come into play.

BJP set to retain Uttar Pradesh, AAP sweeps Punjab

Mar 10, 2022, at 04:47 pm

As predicted by the exit polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking set for a second consecutive assembly win in Uttar Pradesh but with a reduced margin while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has swept the northern state of Punjab inflicting a crushing defeat on the Congress.

Arvind Kejriwal's AAP set for landslide win in Punjab

Mar 10, 2022, at 04:03 pm

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set for a landslide victory in the northern state of Punjab where voting took place on Feb 20.

Assembly Polls: AAP marching towards victory in Punjab

Mar 10, 2022, at 03:23 pm

Amritsar: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is putting up a strong show in Punjab as it is leading in 82 seats as counting of vote for the Assembly polls is currently underway, slowly inching towards coming to power in the state.

Counting of Votes: BJP leads in UP, Punjab witnesses Cong Vs AAP close fight

Mar 10, 2022, at 02:49 pm

Lucknow,Chandigarh: IBNS/UNI: Counting of votes for 690 Assembly constituencies across five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab -- has begun. According to early trends, BJP is leading in UP so far while the Congress and AAP are in a close fight in Punjab as per early trends.

PM Modi thanks Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban for evacuation of 6,000 Indians from Ukraine

Mar 10, 2022, at 05:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban and thanked him for the evacuation of 6000 Indian citizens through the Ukraine-Hungary border.

Kolkata: Left youth leaders hit streets again demanding justice for Anish Khan 'murder'

Mar 10, 2022, at 04:46 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Cornering the Mamata Banerjee government further, a sizable number of young Leftist leaders on Wednesday held a rally in central Kolkata demanding justice for the alleged murder of student leader Anish Khan.

CREDAI Bengal felicitates Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim

Mar 10, 2022, at 02:36 am

Kolkata: Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, (CREDAI) Bengal organized a felicitation for Mayor of Kolkata, Firhad Hakim in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Lalu Prasad's health condition declines

Mar 09, 2022, at 11:52 pm

Ranchi: The health condition of jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has deteriorated further after which the doctors have stopped him from eating any protein rich food including fish.

BJP creating chaos in Bengal assembly: Mamata Banerjee

Mar 09, 2022, at 11:30 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the BJP, accusing its legislators of creating chaos and disrupting the State Assembly, amidst a walkout by the saffron party MLAs after two of their lawmakers were suspended for the remaining days of the budget session for allegedly disrupting the Governor's opening address on March 7.

Pakistani student thanks Indian Embassy, PM Modi for rescuing her from war-torn Ukraine

Mar 09, 2022, at 11:16 pm

Kyiv: A Pakistani student thanked Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rescuing her from war-hit Ukraine. She is now on her way to Western Ukraine for further evacuation out of the country.

BSF recovers drone in Amritsar sector

Mar 09, 2022, at 09:44 pm

Jalandhar: Alert Border Security Force (BSF) jawans fired on a suspicious flying object coming from Pakistan to Indian territory when they heard its sound in Amritsar sector during the early hours on Wednesday.

Indian envoy to Ukraine meets Lviv Mayor, Governor, discusses issue of evacuating students

Mar 09, 2022, at 09:17 pm

Lviv: Indian envoy to Ukraine Partha Satpathy met Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi and discussed the issue of evacuation of Indian students from the war-hit nation.

Supreme Court to hear contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya tomorrow

Mar 09, 2022, at 07:08 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for Thursday the hearing in connection with a contempt of court case against liquor baron and fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya in which he was found guilty of disobeying the court's orders.

Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Modi for evacuating 9 Bangladeshis from war-hit Ukraine

Mar 09, 2022, at 06:29 pm

Dhaka/New Delhi/IBNS: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for evacuating nine citizens of her country from the war-hit country Ukraine, media reports said.

Ukraine crisis: 23 Indian sailors evacuated from Mykolaiv Port

Mar 09, 2022, at 03:40 pm

Kyiv/New Delhi: The remaining 23 Indian sailors, who were stranded in Mykolaiv Port, were successfully evacuated and are on their way to Bucharest, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine said. 

Indian students, who were stranded in Sumy, to return home tonight

Mar 09, 2022, at 02:39 pm

New Delhi/Kyiv: Indian students, who were stranded in Sumy region of war-hit Ukraine are expected to arrive in India tonight on flights under Operation Ganga.

Chandrima Bhattacharya gets Bengal finance ministry in Mamata cabinet rejig

Mar 09, 2022, at 04:40 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made minor changes to her cabinet by reallocating some portfolios and giving Chandrima Bhattacharya full charge of the finance department.

NRI thanks Hyderabad Police for nabbing laptop thief on the run

Mar 09, 2022, at 03:45 am

An NRI who returned to India after 15 years has said that he received the best news ever while still in India, from the Hyderabad police when they recovered his expensive Macbook Pro from a man who had absconded with it.

'Who's paying for exit polls?' Akhilesh Yadav questions BJP win prediction in UP, claims EVM thefts

Mar 09, 2022, at 02:55 am

Lucknow/IBNS:  Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stolen from a counting centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi just two days before the counting of votes, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Tuesday, claiming there is video proof of the theft.

All Indian students stranded in Sumy moved out, says MEA

Mar 09, 2022, at 01:39 am

New Delhi/Kyiv/UNI: All Indian students stranded in Sumy were on Tuesday moved out of the eastern Ukrainian city and are en-route to the central city of Poltava, the MEA said.