Kamal Nath defends migrant worker comment
Dec 19, 2018, at 11:05 pm
Bhopal, Dec 19 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday defended a comment he made on migrant workers a day earlier that had triggered a controversy.
Nagaland to host 1st Northeast Summit on Dec 20-21
Dec 19, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Nagaland government in partnership with UN Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI), co-hosted by International Chamber for Service Industry (ICSI), will be holding its 1st Northeast Summit “Developing Northeast through the Power of Entrepreneurship” on Dec 20 and 21 at Niathu Resort in Dimapur.
Asked for 10 days, did it in 2: Rahul Gandhi on farm loan waiver
Dec 19, 2018, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has kept his promise of waiving farm loans in the three states where the party came to power in the recently-concluded Assembly elections.
After Brexit, Indians and EU citizens to be treated on par for visas
Dec 19, 2018, at 10:14 pm
London, Dec 19 (IBNS): The British government on Wednesday announced that citizens from 27 European Union countries and those from India and elsewhere will be treated on par for purpose of migration after Brexit, media reports said.
Rajasthan: Congress govt waives farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh
Dec 19, 2018, at 09:40 pm
Jaipur, Dec 19 (IBNS): After Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Wednesday announced the waiver of farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh.
Assam to get three new medical colleges
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:50 pm
Guwahati, Dec 19 (IBNS): Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Assam will get three more medical colleges with 100 seat capacity of each college.
NDA mantra is 'Leap before you look': Chidambaram on GST
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Former Union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said BJP/NDA's governance mantra is 'Leap before you look'.
Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill amid disruptions.
President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir from Dec 20
Dec 19, 2018, at 07:45 pm
Srinagar, Dec 19 (IBNS): President's Rule will been imposed in Jammu and Kashmir from midnight, media reports said on Wednesday evening.
Post Office Passport Seva Kendra to start at Alipurduar district
Dec 19, 2018, at 06:47 pm
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): A Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) is coming up at Alipurduar district of West Bengal. The inauguration of POPSK at Alipurduar Court Post Office in Buxa Feeder Road, near Fire Brigade will be held on Dec 29.
Newly elected Sarpanches from J&K call on PM
Dec 19, 2018, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): 48 newly elected Sarpanchesof Panchayats from Jammu and Kashmir called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Doormats, rugs with image of Golden Temple 'sold' on Amazon, triggers outrage
Dec 19, 2018, at 05:39 pm
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): A prominent Sikh body protested strongly after reports emerged that doormats and rugs with the image of the Golden Temple were sold on e-commerce giant Amazon.
Bulandshahr case was a political conspiracy: Yogi
Dec 19, 2018, at 05:13 pm
Lucknow, Dec 19 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said his government should be 'thanked' for the steps he has taken in the Bulandshahr case.
Rs. 15 lakhs in each account will happen: Ramdas Athawale
Dec 19, 2018, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said that Rs 15 lakhs will be added to the accounts of every Indians, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2014 over his black money comment, slowly.
Freed Indian national Hamid Ansari meets Sushma Swaraj
Dec 19, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): With tears in his eyes, Indian national Hamid Ansari, who was freed from a jail in Pakistan on Tuesday, met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.
Dec 19, 2018, at 02:31 pm
On December 7, 2018, Security Force (SF) personnel killed an ‘area committee member’ (ACM) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Vijender, in an encounter at Muler village in Sukma District. Vijender carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head.
Balochistan: CPEC - Escalating Threat
Dec 19, 2018, at 02:27 pm
On December 10, 2018, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Cell, in its briefing to Balochistan Cabinet, revealed that Balochistan’s share in the USD 62 Billion CPEC project was a miniscule nine percent, about USD 5.6 Billion. It was also disclosed that, out of this committed sum, less than USD one Billion had been spent in over five years, since May 22, 2013, when CPEC was launched. The stunned Cabinet members reportedly described CPEC spending in Balochistan thus far, as “a joke”.
Assam, Gujarat waive rural electricity bills, farm loans; Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at Modi
Dec 19, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Following the Congress' footsteps, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments in Assam and Gujarat on Tuesday waived rural electricity bills and farm loans in the two states.
Three arrested in Bulandshahr for cow slaughter, main accused in mob violence still at large
Dec 19, 2018, at 01:07 pm
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, Dec 19 (IBNS) :Two weeks after a police officer was killed in mob violence over alleged cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, five more people have been arrested, three of them for cow slaughter, media reports said.
INX media case: P Chidambaram reaches ED office for questioning
Dec 19, 2018, at 12:05 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Former union finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s office after he was summoned for questioning in connection with the INX media case, media reports said.
Kamal Nath sparks controversy with migrant comment
Dec 18, 2018, at 11:42 pm
Bhopal, Dec 18 (IBNS): A day after assuming office, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has triggered a controversy by commenting on migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
I wasn't the PM who was afraid to talk to the press: Manmohan
Dec 18, 2018, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Manmohan Singh on Tuesday indicated that Narendra Modi was the real silent PM because he hadn't held a single news conference since becoming the country's Prime Minister.
Rahul Gandhi refuses to comment on Sajjan sentencing
Dec 18, 2018, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday refused to comment on Sajjan Kumar's conviction and sentencing in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
Rahul as PM candidate not alliance opinion: Akhilesh Yadav
Dec 18, 2018, at 09:34 pm
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said projecting Rahul Gandhi as a prime ministerial candidate was not the opinion of the alliance.
Christian Michel is not revealing names: Report
Dec 18, 2018, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Alleged middleman in the Rs. 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam Christian Michel is not revealing any details that the CBI had hoped he would, NDTV said citing "top sources".
We'll work as two engines of Rajasthan govt: Pilot on Gehlot
Dec 18, 2018, at 08:14 pm
Jaipur, Dec 18 (IBNS): Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot has said with Ashok Gehlot and him at the helm, the state's government machinery was now a car with two engines.
PM Modi unveils housing and urban development projects in Maharashtra
Dec 18, 2018, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled important projects related to housing and urban transportation during his visit to Maharashtra.
Delegation from film and entertainment industry meets PM Narendra Modi
Dec 18, 2018, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): A delegation representing the film and entertainment industry, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Hamid Ansari: Indian 'lover' finally released from Pakistani prison, returns home
Dec 18, 2018, at 06:31 pm
Islamabad, Dec 18 (IBNS): Ending his long stay in a Pakistani jail, Indian national Hamid Ansari has been freed from the prison and returned to the country on Tuesday.
PM Narendra Modi releases the book "Timeless Laxman"
Dec 18, 2018, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday released the coffee table book "Timeless Laxman", based on the famous cartoonist RK Laxman.