NEET row: Supreme Court stays Madras HC order for grace marks

Jul 20, 2018, at 03:04 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Madras High Court order awarding grace marks to the students who wrote  National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2018, in Tamil, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi hugs PM Modi during no-confidence motion debate

Jul 20, 2018, at 02:33 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): In a rare picture of the present Indian politics, Congress president Rahul Gandhi embraced Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the course of the no-confidence motion debate in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Nirmala Sitharaman lied about secrecy clause with France on Rafale deal under Modi's pressure: Rahul Gandhi

Jul 20, 2018, at 02:12 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly during his speech on the No Confidence Motion in Lok Sabha on Friday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lied about the facts of the Rafale deal and a secrecy clause with France under pressure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Free Balochistan office inauguration in New Delhi triggers strong anti-India reaction from Pakistan

Jul 20, 2018, at 01:27 pm

Islamabad, July 20 (IBNS): Launching a tirade over the opening of a Free Balochistan office in India, Pakistan has warned the latter against interfering in the former's internal matters, reports said.

#NoConfidenceMotion: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over false promises

Jul 20, 2018, at 01:21 pm

New Delhi: Speaking on the No-Confidence Motion debate in Parliament, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi made one false promise after another to the youth on jobs and took the nation on a ride by creating excitement and then delivering nothing. 

India and US to hold maiden 2+2 dialogue in Delhi on September six

Jul 20, 2018, at 01:10 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): India and the US will hold the inaugural 2+2 dialogue in Delhi on September six, almost five months after it was originally scheduled, to discuss a broad range of bilateral, regional and global issues.

TDP had no reason to bring no-confidence motion: BJP

Jul 20, 2018, at 12:46 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Countering the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) in the Lok Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said the opposition party had no reason to bring the no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.

Truckers to begin nationwide indefinite strike from today,

Jul 20, 2018, at 12:26 pm

Mumbai, July 20 (IBNS) : Truckers from across the country go  on an indefinite strike from Friday to press for demands, including removal of the daily pricing mechanism for diesel, toll collection and reduction in insurance premium.  

Debate over no-confidence motion begins in Lok Sabha

Jul 20, 2018, at 11:40 am

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): The debate over the no-confidence motion- moved by the Telegu Desam Party (TDP)- began in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament) on Friday.

No-Confidence Motion debate begins in Parliament

Jul 20, 2018, at 11:31 am

New Delhi: The debate over a no-confidence motion against the Modi government began in Parliament on Friday with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) flaying the NDA led by BJP for its "unkept promises" and bias against Andhra Pradesh.  

Advantage BJP as Opposition join forces to move No-Confidence Motion

Jul 20, 2018, at 11:12 am

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): In the run up to the 2019 General Election, the Opposition unity will be tested perhaps for one last time by the no-confidence motion- moved by N Chandrababu Naidu's Telegu Desam Party (TDP)- in the parliament on Friday.

NDA has full support of its allies: Ananth Kumar on no-confidence motion

Jul 20, 2018, at 11:00 am

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Claiming its imminent victory in the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Union Minister Ananth Kumar has said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is having the full support of its allies.

No trust vote: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes MPs will indulge in constructive debate

Jul 20, 2018, at 08:52 am

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government moved by the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he hopes to see the MPs to indulge in a 'constructive, comprehensive & disruption free debate' in the Parliament.

PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of rural electrification through video bridge

Jul 19, 2018, at 11:49 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with citizens from villages across the country which has been electrified since 2014. 

Assam: Security forces nab four ZUF militants in Cachar district

Jul 19, 2018, at 08:54 pm

Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended four hardcore Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants in Assam's Cachar district on Thursday.

APSC cash-for-job scam: Court sends 19 arrested officers to custody

Jul 19, 2018, at 08:39 pm

Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): A local court in Guwahati sent all 19 government gazetted officers, who were arrested in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), to 11-day police custody on Thursday.

Heat wave leaves 50-year-old man dead in Assam

Jul 19, 2018, at 07:57 pm

Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): Severe heat wave conditions in Assam following shortage of rainfall left a 50-year-old dead as a result of heat stroke in central Assam’s Morigaon district headquarter on Thursday.

Assam: Gunfight erupts between forest guards and poachers, arms recovered

Jul 19, 2018, at 07:18 pm

Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): Forest guards on Thursday recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition after a fierce gun fight with a poacher gang in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. 

Aircel-Maxis case: CBI charges P Chidambaram, son Karti

Jul 19, 2018, at 06:18 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case, even as the former union finance minister said the action was uder the pressure of the ruling government in New Delhi.

BJP reaches out to Shiv Sena, gets support for no-confidence motion

Jul 19, 2018, at 05:51 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Following a phone call from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has agreed to lend his support to the saffron party for the no-confidence motion, which will be debated in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Mumbai's Elphinstone Staton renamed Prabhadevi

Jul 19, 2018, at 04:30 pm

Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Shedding the British era name, Mumbai's  Elphinstone Road station has been rechristened as Prabhadevi station.

Rajnath Singh condemns mob lynching but says it is a state matter

Jul 19, 2018, at 01:40 pm

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Condemning the recent acts of mob lynching across the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said unverified fake news circulated through social media was the trigger for such incidents and it is up to the State Governments to take remedial measures as this is a state matter.

BJP believes truth must be hidden from people: Rahul Gandhi on govt's RTI Amendment Bill

Jul 19, 2018, at 12:17 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Criticising the Union government's Right To Information (RTI) (Amendment) Bill 2018, which will be tabled in  parliament on Thursday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the centre believes in hiding truth from the people.

Uttarakhand bus accident: Death toll touches 14; 9 injured

Jul 19, 2018, at 12:11 pm

Dehradun, July 19 (IBNS): The death toll in the Uttarakhand bus accident has touched 14, while, 9 others have sustained injuries.

Chhattisgarh: Seven maoists killed in encounter with security forces

Jul 19, 2018, at 11:27 am

Raipur, July 19 (IBNS): At least seven maoists, including three women, have been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Chattisgarh's Bijapur district, media reports said.

Bihar moots employing transgender guards at women homes to prevent sexual assault

Jul 19, 2018, at 11:25 am

Patna, July 19 (IBNS): In an attempt to thwart the growing menace of molestation and rape of women at short stay homes, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked his administration to look into the possibility of recruiting transgender security guards in place of men.

Parliament monsoon session: Opposition to protest RTI (Amendment) Bill in RS today

Jul 19, 2018, at 11:25 am

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The Opposition will protest the government's Right To Information (RTI) (Amendment) Bill 2018 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, leading to another conflict with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the second day of the parliament's monsoon session, media reports said.

Uttarakhand: 10 dead as bus skids off Rishikesh Gangotri highway

Jul 19, 2018, at 11:08 am

Dehradun, July 19 (IBNS): At least 10 people have died, while 9 others sustained injuries, as a bus skidded off the Rishikesh Gangotri highway in Uttarakhand, reports said.

WB becomes 7th state to bring Direct Selling Guidelines 2018

Jul 18, 2018, at 11:32 pm

Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): The Government of West Bengal on Wednesday notified that it has become the seventh state to bring ‘West Bengal Direct Selling Guidelines 2018.'

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Cuba on cooperation in medicine

Jul 18, 2018, at 09:17 pm

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Cuba on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy.