Ex-West Bengal minister Abdus Sattar joins Congress
Dec 11, 2018, at 08:58 am
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): Former West Bengal minister Abdus Sattar joined the Congress on Monday.
Assembly polls: Congress ahead in Rajasthan, close fight in MP, Chhattisgarh
Dec 11, 2018, at 08:48 am
Bhopal/Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): As per early trends, Congress is slightly ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan as counting of votes for the assembly polls in five Indian states is currently going on Tuesday.
Poll results of five states to be declared today
Dec 11, 2018, at 07:51 am
Bhopal/Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Counting of votes for five states where Assembly polls were held recently will be held on Tuesday.
Urjit's resignation 'severe blow to economy': Manmohan Singh
Dec 10, 2018, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Urjit Patel's resignation as the RBI governor on Monday was "a severe blow to the nation's economy".
PM appeals to Opposition for smooth function of Parliament
Dec 10, 2018, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told Opposition leaders to facilitate proper functioning of Parliament ahead of its winter session, the last full session before the general elections of 2019.
Mallya shot in the arm for Modi govt on Urjit quit day
Dec 10, 2018, at 09:44 pm
London, Dec 10 (IBNS): On a day the country's central bank governor resigned in a jolt to the BJP-led NDA government, the Modi regime in India received a shot in the arm ahead of the 2019 general elections with an UK court deciding that fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya would be extradited to India to face investigation in banking fraud cases.
Poll results of five states to be out tomorrow, countdown to 2019 begins
Dec 10, 2018, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Assembly election results of five states - Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Telangana - will be out on Tuesday.
Deputy governor not quitting, assures RBI
Dec 10, 2018, at 08:52 pm
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IBNS): Reserve Bank of India's deputy governor Viral Acharya is not quitting, India's central bank has said in an effort to end speculations that Acharya might follow in the footsteps of his former boss Urjit Patel, who resigned from the post of RBI governor on Monday.
Prez addresses Founder’s Week celebrations of Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad, Gorakhpur
Dec 10, 2018, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday addressed the Founder’s Week Celebrations of Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur.
RBI governor Urjit Patel resigns, Congress attacks Narendra Modi
Dec 10, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): In a significant development in the political scenario of the country, Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel quit from his position on Monday and the Opposition blaming the Union government for it.
Fencing works of Indo-Bangladesh border to be completed soon: Assam CM Sonowal
Dec 10, 2018, at 07:24 pm
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said the fencing works of the Indo-Bangladesh border will be completed soon.
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Chief of Air Staff visits Japan
Dec 10, 2018, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff is on a goodwill visit to Japan from 10-14 Dec 18, officials said.
India- USA holds bilateral Air Force Exercise 'Cope-India-18'.
Dec 10, 2018, at 07:02 pm
Kalaikunda, Dec 10 (IBNS): Air forces of India and the USA participated in the third edition of a joint exercise "Cope-India-18" at Kalaikunda Air Force Station here today. The 13-day long exercise which started on December, 3, will come to end on Dec 13.
Security forces arrest one NDFB (S) militant with arms in Assam’s Baksa district
Dec 10, 2018, at 06:56 pm
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday arrested a militant of banned Saraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) in Assam’s Baksa district.
2019 Lok Sabha polls: Opposition leaders meet in Delhi
Dec 10, 2018, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): In a bid to form a front that might take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the next Lok Sabha polls, leaders of 21 opposition parties met in New Delhi on Monday.
Urjit Patel will be missed immensely: Narendra Modi
Dec 10, 2018, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Minutes after Urjit Patel resigned from his position, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised him for his service and said he left a 'great legacy' behind.
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Liquor baron Vijay Mallya to be extradited to India, rules UK court
Dec 10, 2018, at 06:05 pm
London, Dec 10 (IBNS): A court in London on Monday decided that fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya will be extradited to India to face investigations into fraud cases against him with the verdict coming as a big victory for the Modi government now facing strong politicial challenges ahead of crucial elections.
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Congress attacks Narendra Modi and his government over RBI Governor Urjit Patel's resignation
Dec 10, 2018, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel's decision to step down from his position.
Dec 10, 2018, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The police personnel in India need to be trained in information technology (IT) and be exposed to digital technologies to avoid getting left behind in the era of cyber policing, a top official of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on Monday.
Dec 10, 2018, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Both the ruling and opposition parties in Rajya Sabha on Monday assured the Vice President and the Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu of their full cooperation for a productive Winter Session of the House beginning on Tuesday.
Court sends Christain Michel to five-day CBI custody
Dec 10, 2018, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): A CBI court on Monday sent Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, to the custody of the probe agency for five more days.
No link between my settlement offer and extradition: Vijay Mallya
Dec 10, 2018, at 03:41 pm
London, Dec 10 (IBNS): Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Monday said his settlement offer and his extradition have no links as both are separate issues.
Dec 10, 2018, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Addressing floor leaders of parties in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha here today, ahead of the Winter Session 2018 of Parliament beginning tomorrow, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi said that Government is always receptive to the issues raised by all Political Parties and is ready to discuss all issues of national importance on the floor of both Houses of Parliament.
Narendra Modi's PRO Jagdish Thakkar dies
Dec 10, 2018, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the prime minister's office and senior journalist Jagdish Thakkar died on Monday.
BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha quits NDA, says 'PM didn't fulfill promises'
Dec 10, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): In a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its ally from Bihar, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), severed ties with the saffron party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday after party chief Upendra Kushwaha resigned from the Union Cabinet, media reports said.
Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha resigns from Cabinet over seat sharing, RLSP may walk out of NDA
Dec 10, 2018, at 02:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Shakti (RLSP) party chief Upendra Kushwaha has resigned from the Narendra Modi cabinet after a long-drawn battle with the BJP over seat-sharing for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, media reports said on Monday.
Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha resigns fro Cabinet over seat sharing, RLSP may walk out of NDA
Dec 10, 2018, at 02:07 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Shakti (RLSP) party chief Upendra Kushwaha has resigned from the Narendra Modi cabinet after a long-drawn battle with the BJP over seat-sharing for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, media reports said on Monday.
Mamata Banerjee has all traits to become good PM: Yashwant Sinha
Dec 10, 2018, at 12:17 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): Ahead of a crucial Opposition meet in New Delhi, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee has all traits to become the country's Prime Minister.
TRS rejects BJP's proposal to form alliance in Telangana
Dec 10, 2018, at 10:33 am
Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IBNS): Days ahead of the results of the crucial Telangana polls, the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) has rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s proposal to form a post-poll alliance to constitute the next state government, media reports said.
2019 Lok Sabha Polls: Opposition leaders to meet in New Delhi today
Dec 10, 2018, at 09:08 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Several opposition leaders have assembled in New Delhi on Monday for a meeting over the alliance formation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year.