Cong fought against Vajpayeeji, yet I was the first to visit him at hospital: Rahul
Jun 12, 2018, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his party respects the political opponents and that is why he was the first to visit ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee at AIIMS after the former prime minister was admitted for kidney infection.
Union Home Minister exhorts BPR&D to train policemen in soft skills
Jun 12, 2018, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a meeting here on Tuesday exhorted the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to work towards imparting training in soft skills to all the policemen in the country.
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:43 pm
The Media in Pakistan has long faced the brunt of the all-powerful military establishment. Of late, with elections around the corner, there has been an intensification of the crackdown against journalists and news establishments. On June 6, 2018, The New York Times thus wrote
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:41 pm
For decades now, the Pakistan establishment, including both political parties and the military leadership in pursuit of their own agendas, have propped up and exploited Islamist extremist and terrorist formations. Increasingly, however, these radical groups are realizing their own power and capacity for mass mobilization and, instead of operating as proxies for others, seek a direct political role for themselves.
India welcomes talks between Kim, Trump, calls the entire episode as a 'positive development'
Jun 12, 2018, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): India on Tuesday welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Nother Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore and said it was a 'positive development' between the two nations.
Spiritual leader Bhayyuji Maharaj dies after shooting himself
Jun 12, 2018, at 03:20 pm
Indore, June 12 (IBNS): Spiritual guru Bhayyuji Maharaj died on Tuesday afternoon after he shot himself, media reports said.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is now stable, to remain in hospital
Jun 12, 2018, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi, Jun 12 (IBNS): The health condition of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is now stable as he is undergoing a series of tests at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday, media reports said.
Will continue to fight and win: Rahul Gandhi after pleading not guilty in RSS defamation case
Jun 12, 2018, at 01:08 pm
Bhiwandi, Jun 12 (IBNS): Coming out from Bhiwandi court after pleading not guilty in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) defamation case on Tuesday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said he will continue to fight and win against the RSS and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in RSS defamation case
Jun 12, 2018, at 12:05 pm
Bhiwandi, Jun 12 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has pleaded not guilty in the case which was filed by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker after the former accused the RSS of assassinating Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai, to address booth workers
Jun 12, 2018, at 10:19 am
Mumbai, Jun 12 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has arrived in Mumbai to address booth workers in the financial capital of the country on Tuesday.
Rebel AAP MLA moves HC against Kejriwal's poor Assembly attendance
Jun 11, 2018, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): Rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kapil Mishra on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his poor attendance in the Delhi assembly.
Hardcore UTLA militant killed in Manipur gunfight, two other arrested
Jun 11, 2018, at 09:20 pm
Imphal, June 11 (IBNS): One hardcore militant of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) was killed during a gun fight with Assam Rifles troops in Manipur on Sunday night, officials said on Monday.
Kejriwal's AAP to support BJP in 2019 if Delhi is granted full statehood
Jun 11, 2018, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS); Giving a hint that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) might campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he is ready to do so in case Delhi is granted full statehood ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls next year.
Police arrests 23 persons in Karbi Anglong youth lynching
Jun 11, 2018, at 07:23 pm
Guwahati, June 11 (IBNS): The Assam Police has arrested 23 persons so far for their alleged involvements in the mob lynching of the two youth artists from Guwahati in the name of child lifters (locally called Xupadhora) in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on June 8 evening.
ULFA (I) militant nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh
Jun 11, 2018, at 07:15 pm
Guwahati, June 11 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a militant belonging to banned outfit group ULFA (I) in Arunachal Pradesh.
Rahul Gandhi visits AIIMS to meet Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Jun 11, 2018, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi, Jun 11 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Monday to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
#AccordingToRahulGandhi: Twitterati troll Congress President over his 'Coca-Cola' remark
Jun 11, 2018, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi, Jun 11 (IBNS): Twitterati have seized another opportunity to troll Congress president Rahul Gandhi as the latter on Monday said Coca-Cola founder started his business initially by selling "shikanji" or lemonade in the United States.
Rumours of child kidnapping fuelled Karbi Anglong lynching incident
Jun 11, 2018, at 05:56 pm
Guwahati, June 11 (IBNS): Rumours about child lifters (locally called Xupadhora) had fuelled the incident that took place at a remote area in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Friday night, where two young men from Guwahati were lynched by a mob.
Tejashwi, Tejpratap celebrate Lalu Prasad's 70th birthday with RJD workers
Jun 11, 2018, at 05:44 pm
Patna, Jun 11 (IBNS): Amid reports of a possible rift between them, Tejashwi and Tejpratap- the two sons of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad- celebrated their father's 70th birthday by cutting cake with several Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers in Patna on Monday.
Bullets were fired on my brother with the intention of killing him: Khan
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:44 pm
Gorakhpur, June 11 (IBNS): Kafeel Khan, the doctor who was jailed last year in connection with child deaths in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's home base Gorakhpur, has said that bullets were fired on his brother with the intention of killing him.
Appointment of Vigilance Commissioner
Jun 11, 2018, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): Retired IPS officer Sharad Kumar has been appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission.
Uttar Pradesh: Brother of suspended Gorakhpur doctor shot at
Jun 11, 2018, at 03:28 pm
Gorakhpur, June 11 (IBNS) : The younger brother of Kafeel Khan, the doctor suspended in connection with Uttar Pradesh child deaths last year was shot at by unidentified bike-borne men near Gorakhpur's JP Hospital Gorakhdham overbridge, media reports said.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS
Jun 11, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Monday morning on the advice of doctors, a statement issued by his office said.
Six students among seven run over and killed in UP
Jun 11, 2018, at 02:14 pm
Lucknow, June 11 (IBNS): In a tragic incident, six students and a teacher were killed and three others sustained critical injuries on Monday after they were run over by a bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district, media reports said quoting the police.
Will continue alliance with BSP even if it costs us seats: Akhilesh Yadav
Jun 11, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Agra, June 11 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said that his party will continue the alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, even it costs seats, to ensure BJP’s defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Jun 11, 2018, at 12:32 pm
Mumbai, Jun 11 (IBNS): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's reference to the alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the latter's attempt to garner sympathy has received condemnation from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Karnataka: Polling in Jayanagar constituency underway
Jun 11, 2018, at 12:14 pm
Bengaluru, Jun 11 (IBNS): Voting in Jayanagar constituency of Bengaluru in Karnataka is presently underway, media reports said.
Nirav Modi claims political asylum in UK, says Financial Times
Jun 11, 2018, at 11:41 am
New Delhi/London, Jun 11 (IBNS): Diamond czar Nirav Modi, who fled from the country after being accused in a $2 billion bank fraud case, is claiming a political asylum in the United Kingdom (UK), according to the Financial Times report published on Sunday.
Bus mows down seven school children, teacher on Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh
Jun 11, 2018, at 10:55 am
Lucknow, Jun 11 (IBNS): Seven school children and a teacher were run over by a bus on Agra-Lucknow expressway near Kannauj city of Uttar Pradesh on early Monday morning, media reports said.
Narendra Modi assassination plan: Sharad Pawar calls it a bid to gain 'sympathy'
Jun 11, 2018, at 09:33 am
Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS): Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday reacted to the alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the threat letter was an attempt to win sympathy of people.