India has been completely committed to protecting the rights of its minorities: Vice President
Dec 18, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that India has always ensured a fair and impartial approach to its minorities and inclusion and non- discrimination have been our country’s non negotiable articles of faith.
Sajjan Kumar resigns from primary membership of Congress
Dec 18, 2018, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Sajjan Kumar, who is a convict in the1984 riots, has resigned from the primary membership of the Congress on Tuesday.
Parliament : Lok Sabha adjourned till Wedenesday, Rajya Sabha till 2 PM
Dec 18, 2018, at 03:15 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS) :The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm and the Lok Sabha till Wednesday as proceedings in both the Houses were disrupted on the day six of Parlaiment's winter session on Tuesday over a bitter row on the Rafale deal and the 1983 anti-Sikh riots case.
Will force Narendra Modi to waive farm loans: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 18, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): A day after the newly-formed Madhya Pradesh government waived farm loans in the state, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said he along with the entire Opposition will force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a similar step.
Aircel Maxis case: CBI court extends interim protection of Karti, P Chidambaram
Dec 18, 2018, at 01:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS) :A Delhi court on Tuesday adjourned the Aircel-Maxis case till January 11, extending the interim protection of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti, reports said.
Four transwomen offer prayers at Sabarimala temple
Dec 18, 2018, at 01:16 pm
Sabarimala, Dec 18 (IBNS) : Four transwomen, who were earlier blocked by the Kerala Police on Sunday from taking part in the annual pilgrimage at the Sabarimala temple, offered prayers on Tuesday without any resistance from other devotees, media reports said.
Convicted leader Sajjan Kumar resigns from Congress' primary membership
Dec 18, 2018, at 12:28 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): A day after getting convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, Congress leader Sajjan Kumar resigned from his party's primary membership on Tuesday, media reports said.
Parliament adjourned after face-off between government, Opposition
Dec 18, 2018, at 12:27 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): The parliament session on Tuesday began on a fiery note with a major face-off between the government and Opposition over the Rafale issue and 1984 anti-Sikh riot leading to adjournment of both the Houses, media reports said.
Mumbai Hospital fire leaves 8 people dead
Dec 18, 2018, at 09:29 am
Mumbai, Dec 18 (IBNS): At least eight people died as a fire broke out at Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Mumbai's Andheri (East) area on Monday, reports said on Tuesday.
Centre approves changes to make Aadhaar sharing voluntary
Dec 17, 2018, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Centre on Monday approved the necessary changes to make sharing of Aadhaar details voluntary for mobile phone connections, bank accounts and school admissions.
Sajjan Kumar verdict: Political leaders welcome sentence
Dec 17, 2018, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Monday sent convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to jail "for the remainder of his natural life" in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, annulling his acquittal by a lower court earlier.
5 dead in Mumbai hospital fire
Dec 17, 2018, at 08:42 pm
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IBNS): A major fire at a hospital in Andheri East on Monday evening has killed at least five people and injured several others, media reports said.
Cyclone Phethai claims two lives
Dec 17, 2018, at 08:10 pm
Visakhapatnam, Dec 17 (IBNS): At least two people have died in the heavy rain and strong winds after the severe cyclonic storm Phethai made landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon, reports said.
SC exposed Rahul Gandhi and Congress party’s lie on Rafale deal: Yogi Adityanath
Dec 17, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Guwahati, Dec 17 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hit back on Congress over the Rafale deal and said that the Supreme Court has exposed Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party’s lie on Rafale deal.
Hours after taking oath as CM, Kamal Nath waives farm loans
Dec 17, 2018, at 06:16 pm
Bhopal, Dec 17 (IBNS): Just hours after he took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath on Monday waived off the loans for farmers in his state.
Kamal Nath takes charge as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Dec 17, 2018, at 05:08 pm
Bhopal, Dec 17 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Monday formally took charge as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
PM Modi announces $1.4 billion aid for Maldives
Dec 17, 2018, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS) :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced a $1.4 billion aid for the Maldives following his meeting with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to bail out the island country from an economic crisis. The two countries also inked four pacts, including one on visa facilitation. Advertising
HAL's light utility helicopter project achieves another milestone
Dec 17, 2018, at 03:54 pm
Bangalore, Dec 17 (IBNS): Soon after flying at 6 KMs altitude recently, the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) project of HAL gathered momentum as the third prototype (PT3) made its maiden flight on December 14, 2018.
Ailing Manohar Parrikar inspects bridge in Panaji, BJP receives flak
Dec 17, 2018, at 03:48 pm
Panaji, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has received flak after its ailing chief minister from Goa, Manohar Parrikar, inspected an under-construction bridge here on Sunday.
Two children die as wall of Noida school building collapses
Dec 17, 2018, at 03:40 pm
Noida, Dec 17 (IBNS): Two children were killed and three others injured after a wall of a school building collapsed on them in a village in Noida on Monday, media reports said quoting the police.
Kamal Nath takes oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Dec 17, 2018, at 03:31 pm
Bhopal, Dec 17 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Kamal Nath sworn in as MP Chief Minister
Dec 17, 2018, at 03:29 pm
Bhopal, Dec 17 (IBNS) : Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath was sworn-in as Madhya Pradesh CM on Monday in presence of a galaxy of Opposition leaders, including Congress President Rahul Gandhi in what appeared to be a show of strength against the Bharaitya Janata Party ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Sushma Swaraj meets Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, discuss bilateral issues
Dec 17, 2018, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih here.
Dec 17, 2018, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS) : The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘PHETHAI’ over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved further northwards with a speed of 24 kmph, weakened into a cyclonic storm and lay centred over westcentral Bay of Bengal 370 km north-northeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 120 km east-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 130 km south of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh).
Why Congress is running away from parliament debates over Rafale? Smriti Irani questions
Dec 17, 2018, at 02:29 pm
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IBNS): Responding to the Congress' demand of a Joint Parliament Committee (JPC) probe into an alleged corruption in the Rafale deal, union minister Smriti Irani on Monday asked why the main opposition party is shying away from parliamentary debates.
Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan CM, Pilot Deputy CM
Dec 17, 2018, at 02:24 pm
Jaipur, Dec 17 (IBNS) : Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the third time while state Congress chief Sachin Pilot took the oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan on Monday, reports said.
AAP and Congress make U- turn to come close
Dec 17, 2018, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS) : Shedding the bitterness that once kept the two parties on political poles, Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress are reportedly heading for a hunky dory by initiating talks for an alliance for the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital as well for Haryana and Punjab in the next Lok Sabha elections.
1984 anti-Sikh riot: Delhi HC convicts Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, sentences him to life term
Dec 17, 2018, at 10:59 am
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, annulling his acquittal by a lower court earlier. He was sentenced for life by the court.
1984 anti-Sikh riot: Delhi HC to deliver verdict on plea challenging Sajjan Kumar's acquittal
Dec 17, 2018, at 10:31 am
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Monday will deliver a verdict on the plea challenging the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, media reports said.
Delhi: Three-year- old raped by a guard
Dec 17, 2018, at 09:37 am
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a neighbouring person at her home in Delhi on Sunday, the police said.