'He is against Punjab': Man stops Ajay Devgn's car in Mumbai

Mar 03, 2021, at 05:40 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Ajay Devgn's car was stopped in Mumbai for around 15 minutes on Tuesday by a man who was apparently upset with the actor's tweet last month backing the Centre over the farmers' issues after international pop icon Rihanna tweeted in support of them.

'Shocking': Nusrat Jahan attacks Yogi Adityanath over women's safety in UP as he campaigns for Bengal polls

Mar 03, 2021, at 04:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali film actress Nusrat Jahan on Tuesday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the increasing number of violent crimes against women in his state.

NIA takes over probe into bomb attack on West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain

Mar 03, 2021, at 04:18 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Nearly 13 days after West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain was seriously injured in a bomb attack at Nimtita railway station in Murshidabad, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday took over the probe into the case, officials said.

'Misunderstood': Ghulam Nabi Azad clarifies after praising PM Modi

Mar 03, 2021, at 03:35 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not go well within his party, sources close to him asserted that he had been "misunderstood", said media reports.

TMC MLA, former Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari joins BJP

Mar 03, 2021, at 01:39 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (MLA) from Pandaveswar and former Asansol Mayor, Jitendra Tiwari, on Tuesday joined the BJP during the party's West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh's rally in Hooghly.

Will bring law to nullify CAA in Assam if voted to power: Priyanka Gandhi

Mar 03, 2021, at 01:28 am

Tezpur/UNI: Slamming the ruling BJP government for imposing CAA, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said her party will bring a law to nullify the Citizenship Amendment Act if voted to power in Assam.

Delhi Assembly's Budget session to commence from March 8

Mar 03, 2021, at 01:12 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Budget session of the Delhi Assembly will commence from March 8, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir: JeM associate arrested in Pulwama

Mar 03, 2021, at 01:00 am

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces arrested an associate of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Bengal: Youth, women likely to be given importance in Trinamool Congress candidate list

Mar 03, 2021, at 12:15 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal is likely to give importance to the young generation and women in its candidate list for the upcoming state polls.

Cyber attacks against India’s power grid: China rejects report

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:51 pm

Beijing: China has refuted reports that Beijing had initiated cyber attacks against India’s power grid resulting in massive power outages.

Ram-Drohi has no place in Bengal: Yogi Adityanath slams Mamata govt

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday called the Trinamool Congress government "Ram-Drohi" stating it has no place in West Bengal, further escalating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

BJP heads towards big victory in Gujarat local polls

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:32 pm

Ahmedabad/IBNS: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is marching towards a big win once again in Gujarat local polls with victory on 2,085 of 8,474 seats across  municipalities that polled on Sunday, establishing a wide gap with next in lead rival Congress.

S Jaishankar interacts with New Zealand Minister Nanaia Mahuta, discuss Indo-Pacific region 

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:25 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday interacted with Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta when the two leaders discussed issues related to the Indo-Pacific region.

COVID-19 vaccine: Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne thanks PM Narendra Modi

Mar 02, 2021, at 11:07 pm

Saint John’s:  Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne has thanked Indian PM Narendra Modi for demonstrating an “act of benevolence, kindness and empathy” by sending 175,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to the Caribbean countries which will help in fighting against COVID-19.

India sending humanitarian assistance to Madagascar

Mar 02, 2021, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi/UNI: In response to the urgent appeal made by Madagascar for international solidarity and assistance to deal with the humanitarian crisis in South of Madagascar due to severe drought, India is sending a consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 tablets of HCQ to Madagascar.

Assam elections: Priyanka Gandhi woos tea garden voters

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:47 pm

Guwahati/UNI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her second day of visit to poll bound Assam today met the tea pluckers and plucked the green leaves at tea gardens in Upper Assam.

Sarada scam: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh reaches ED office following summon

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:35 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Trinamool Congress spokesman Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday appeared before the investigators of the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money trails in the multi-crore rupees Sarada scam.

Sivasagar: Centre stage of Assam politics

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:24 pm

Sivasagar/UNI: The erstwhile seat of Ahom dynasty, Sivasagar, always occupies the centre stage in Assam politics.

Kangana Ranaut moves SC seeking transfer of cases from Mumbai

Mar 02, 2021, at 09:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, along with her sister Rangoli Chandel, on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of cases pending against them in various Mumbai courts to Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.

Left-Congress-ISF alliance stalemate nears resolution after series of meetings

Mar 02, 2021, at 08:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The stalemate over the United Front alliance is likely to get resolved soon as the Congress and Indian Secular Front (ISF) have agreed on a seat-sharing deal at least in South Bengal.

TMC mouthpiece Kunal Ghosh faces ED interrogation in Saradha scam

Mar 02, 2021, at 08:11 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday quizzed journalist-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) mouthpiece Kunal Ghosh in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, officials said.

Know your facts: Congress' Adhir Chowdhury hits back at rebel Anand Sharma over ISF remark

Mar 02, 2021, at 07:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury has hit back at senior rebel party leader Anand Sharma, who Monday questioned his outfit's alliance with Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF).

Bengal: Deadlock over Left-Congress-ISF alliance continues as Adhir refuses to concede bastion

Mar 02, 2021, at 05:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The deadlock over the alliance between the Left, Congress and Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF), termed as United Front, has failed to get resolved even as the talks to finalise the seat-sharing deal is on.

Seat sharing discussion between BJP and AGP starts

Mar 02, 2021, at 04:08 pm

Guwahati: The maiden discussions on seat sharing between BJP and its ally parties for the assembly polls in Assam have started in Guwahati.

Amarinder Singh appoints Prashant Kishor as 'principal advisor' ahead of 2022 Assembly polls, offers him Cabinet rank

Mar 02, 2021, at 05:37 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has once again roped in political strategist Prashant Kishor to return to power in the Assembly election to be held in 2022.

Congress Vs Congress: Anand Sharma hits out at Adhir Chowdhury over Bengal alliance

Mar 02, 2021, at 03:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday publicly went against the party's West Bengal strategy and said an alliance with the ISF (Indian Secular Front) and similar parties "goes against its core ideology".

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee joins BJP in Kolkata

Mar 02, 2021, at 12:58 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali cine star Srabanti Chatterjee on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a five-star hotel in Kolkata in the presence of party's General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, IT head Amit Malviya, state president Dilip Ghosh and Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta.

SC provides six more months to complete trial in sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep

Mar 02, 2021, at 12:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today extended the time to complete the trial against Malayalam actor Dileep in a sexual assault case of a female actor by six months.

CPI-M, Congress joined BJP in caste politics: Trinamool Congress

Mar 02, 2021, at 12:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed the Left and Congress for allegedly playing caste politics, like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by roping in Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front (ISF) in an alliance for the upcoming West Bengal polls.

RJD will give full support to Mamata Banerjee in Bengal polls: Tejashwi Yadav

Mar 01, 2021, at 11:53 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid rumours of a seat-sharing deal, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav Monday said his party will give full support to Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.