Stalin, DMK MLAs wear black clothes in TN assembly protesting Tuticorin massacre

May 29, 2018, at 05:50 pm

Chennai, May 29 (IBNS): DMK lawmakers, including opposition leader MK Stalin, on Tuesday entered the Tamil Nadu assembly by wearing black clothes as a mark of  protest against the killing of 13 people in Tuticorin during agitation over the Sterlite copper plant pollution issue, media reports said.

TN government cancels land allotment to Vedanta Group for Sterlite plant expansion

May 29, 2018, at 04:08 pm

Chennai, May 29 (IBNS): A day after ordering a complete closure of the Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, the Tamil Nadu government has cancelled the land allotment for the second phase of expansion of the plant by Vedanta Group in the region, media reports said.

PM Modi to visit Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore starting tomorrow

May 29, 2018, at 05:04 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore from May 29 to June 2. 

No wish to live, Sunanda mailed Shashi Tharoor before death: Delhi police

May 29, 2018, at 03:57 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): While submitting charge sheet against Shashi Tharoor, the Delhi Police on Monday told court that his wife Sunanda Pushkar had e-mailed the Congress leader a week before her death stating that  she had "lost her will to live."

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy meets PM Modi in Delhi

May 29, 2018, at 01:24 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): For the first time after swearing-in as the Karnataka Chief Minister, HD Kumaraswamy met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday.

Talks and terror can't go together: Sushma Swaraj on India's stand with Pakistan

May 29, 2018, at 12:25 am

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Hinting at no change in stance towards Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said talks with the neighbouring country cannot take place with continued terrorism at the border, media reports said.

Tamil Nadu orders permanent closure of Sterlite plant in Tuticorin

May 29, 2018, at 12:02 am

Tuticorin, May 28 (IBNS): Prioritising Tamil Nadu people's demands after over a dozen deaths of protesters in police firing, the state government has issued an order to close the Sterlite copper plant permanently in Tuticorin on Monday, media reports said.

Karnataka Congress MLA Siddu Nyamagouda passes away, Rahul Gandhi condoles

May 28, 2018, at 11:02 pm

Bengaluru, May 28 (IBNS): Karnataka Congress MLA and senior politician Siddu B Nyamagouda has passed away in a road accident near Tulasigeri of the state, media reports said.

EC denies allegation of large-scale failure of voting machines in ongoing by-elections

May 28, 2018, at 08:53 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has denied allegations of large-scale failure of  EVM and VVPATs in the on-going by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Abortion: Savita Halappanavar, the Indian who forced a rule change in Ireland

May 28, 2018, at 07:18 pm

Dublin, May 28 (IBNS): A majority of Irish women are overjoyed after the country made abortion legal in Ireland, abolishing the age-old Eight Amendment.

Odisha: Suspended BJD MP Baijayant Panda quits party

May 28, 2018, at 07:06 pm

Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IBNS): Suspended Odisha Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Jay Panda, on Monday announced his resignation from the ruling  Biju Janata Dal.

Centre needs to act: Mamata Banerjee on fuel price hike

May 28, 2018, at 06:43 pm

Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trianamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has hit out at the Centre  over fuel price hike.

44 pc polling in Nagaland and 40 in AMeghalaya in bypolls till 11 am

May 28, 2018, at 05:59 pm

Kohima (Nagaland) /Ampati (Meghalaya), May 28 (IBNS)  : An average 42 percent of the electorate have voted till 11 am as polling  is underway for byelectios to  Nagaland Lok Sabha and Ampati assembly (Meghalaya) seats on Monday.

Rahul Gandhi to accompany Sonia Gandhi for medical check-up, takes dig at BJP

May 28, 2018, at 04:57 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be accompanying his mother and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi for medical check-up outside India.

Voting in four parliamentary, ten assembly seats underway

May 28, 2018, at 04:15 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Voting in four parliamentary and ten assembly seats across ten states of the country is underway on Monday.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs to visit Tawang led by Tharoor

May 28, 2018, at 07:02 am

Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS) : The Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs led by senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor will visit Arunachal Pradesh on Monday to take stock of the ground situation on the Indo-China border.

Al Jazeera exposes Indian match-fixing syndicate, ICC-BCCI combine assures serious investigation

May 28, 2018, at 06:19 am

Dubai/Mumbai, May 27 (IBNS)  The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday said it is taking “extremely seriously” the allegations of match-fixing and existence of a betting syndicate in India as captured in a documentary aired by Qatar-based news organisation Al Jazeera.

Manipur: Burmese national held with 1 kg heroine by NAB officials, three others arrested

May 28, 2018, at 01:20 am

Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS): A team of Narcotics Affairs and Borders (NAB) officials have arrested four persons, including an IRB Rifleman and a Burmese national, on the grounds of drugs trafficking.

Hangpan Dada memorial inaugurated at Tirap in Arunachal Pradesh

May 28, 2018, at 01:04 am

Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS): The memorial of of Martyr Havildar Hangpan Dada, Ashok Chakra (Posthomous), was inaugurated by Major General Gajinder Singh, GOC 2 Mountain Division on Saturday in Dada's native village at Borduria, Khonsa, Arunachal Pradesh.

Assam: DRI seizes 24 pieces of ivory at Guwahati railway station

May 28, 2018, at 12:50 am

Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 24 pieces of ivory weighing around 5.838 kg from two persons at Guwahati railway station on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.

PM Modi inaugurates Delhi-Meerut Expressway

May 27, 2018, at 08:52 pm

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday  inaugurated the Phase 1 of Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME).

8 people injured in clash over land dispute in Assam

May 27, 2018, at 08:34 pm

Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS): At least eight people were injured as two groups clashed over a land dispute in central Assam’s Nagaon district.

Some 'issues' over portfolio allocation with Congress: Kumaraswamy

May 27, 2018, at 08:22 pm

Bengaluru, May 27 (IBNS): Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has said there are some "issues" on portfolio allocation with Congress, with whom his party JD(S) has made a coalition to form the government, media reports said.

19 CRPF jawans injured in Kashmir road accident

May 27, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Srinagar, May 27 (IBNS): At least 19 Indian Para military troopers were injured after the driver of the vehicle lost control in Bemina area of Srinagar city.

Full text of PM Modi’s address in 44th Mann Ki Baat

May 27, 2018, at 07:03 pm

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 44th Mann Ki Baat, his monthly radio broadcast.

If we are fit, India is fit, says Modi in 44th Mann Ki Baat

May 27, 2018, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 44th Mann Ki Baat, his monthly radio broadcast, where he invoked the spirit of 'Fit India' and said people should keep themselves fit for the sake of nation.

PM Modi inaugurates Eastern Peripheral Expressway

May 27, 2018, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, which is India’s first smart and green 6-lane highway.

Still long way to go: PM Modi on BJP's completion of four years in power

May 27, 2018, at 01:07 am

Cuttack, May 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have completed four years in power, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for a long run at his office.

Rahul Gandhi evaluates Modi government's four-year performance, gives report card

May 27, 2018, at 12:54 am

New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has given a thumps down to Narendra Modi government, which completed four years in office on Saturday.

Arunachal Pradesh : NSCN-IM militant killed in fierce gunfight

May 26, 2018, at 09:53 pm

Guwahati, May 26 (IBNS) : A hardcore militant belonging to NSCN-IM was killed during a fierce gun fight with the troops of Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.