Karnataka: Congress, JD(S) move lawmakers from Bengaluru to Hyderabad to avoid defection
May 18, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Bengaluru/Hyderabad, May 18 (IBNS): Adding to the political drama in Karnataka, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) moved all its elected MLAs from a Bengaluru resort to the one in Hyderabad on Thursday midnight, in an attempt to keep the lawmakers away from an alleged horsetrading by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Nine people killed, two injured in four separate road mishaps in Assam
May 18, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed and two others injured in four separate road mishaps in Assam in the past 24 hours.
Karnataka slug-fest: Supreme Court refuses to grant more time to BJP, floor test tomorrow
May 18, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has refused to grant more time to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove its majority as the floor test in the Karnataka assembly will be held at 4 pm on Saturday.
Karnataka slug-fest in SC: Hearing of Congress-JD(S) plea resumes today
May 18, 2018, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): A day after BS Yeddyurappa controversially took oath as the Karnataka Chief Minister, the Supreme Court on Friday resumed hearing of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea against Governor Vajubhai Vala's invitation to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a minority government in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee wish HD Deve Gowda on birthday
May 18, 2018, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished ex-PM HD Deve Gowda on his birthday.
Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa to face Supreme Court test today
May 18, 2018, at 03:10 pm
Bangalore, May 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear petition that challenged the invitation made by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa to form the government in the state.
Militants decamp with rifles from Srinagar
May 18, 2018, at 04:54 am
Srinagar, May 17 (IBNS): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Jammu and Kashmir state on Saturday, suspected militants decamped with three INSAS rifles from a Srinagar hotel on Thursday evening, official said.
Cleanliness is best way to promote hygiene and disease prevention: Vice President
May 18, 2018, at 04:19 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that cleanliness ensures hygiene and disease prevention and it also creates a sense of social well-being and good mental health.
TMC retains dominance in Bengal, heads for complete sweep in Panchayat polls
May 18, 2018, at 03:16 am
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): Amid allegations of massive violence and booth rigging, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party on Thursday retained its dominance in West Bengal by emerging victorious at the Panchayat elections.
Congress, RJD to stake claims to form Goa, Bihar governments
May 18, 2018, at 12:52 am
Panaji/Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Playing with the strategy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to assume powers in Karnataka, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will now stake claims to form governments in Goa and Bihar respectively, as the two political outfits had emerged as single largest parties in the two states, media reports said.
Karnataka impact: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to meet Governor over government formation
May 18, 2018, at 12:04 am
Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Amid the slug-fest between the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the formation of the Karnataka government, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaderTejashwi Yadav has raised a question as to why his party was not asked to form the Bihar government despite being the single largest political outfit in the eastern state.
West Bengal Panchayat poll results : TMC heads for complete sweep
May 17, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS) : The ruling Trinamool Congress looks all set for a clean sweep in the West Bengal Panhayat elections, winning panchayat seats.
Jethmalani moves SC against K'nataka Governor's decision to invite BJP
May 17, 2018, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) : Veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Thursday moved the Supreme Court in his personal capacity against the Karnataka governor's decision to invite the Bharatiya Janta Party to form Government in the state, reports said.
May 17, 2018, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah has hit back at his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi for the latter's "murder of democracy" comment over BS Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as the Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday.
Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa to waive farmers' loans
May 17, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): In the first move after assuming office, Karnataka's new Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa announced waiving of farmers' loans as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) installed a minority government in the southern state on Thursday.
May 17, 2018, at 05:21 pm
Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs have staged a protest outside the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as Chief Minister on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Congress' Abhishek Singhvi hints at BJP's 'horse trading' to form 'stable government' in Karnataka
May 17, 2018, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi has taken a subtle swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by hinting at a possible horse trading by the saffron outfit, which lacks the simple majority, to provide a stable government to the people of Karnataka.
BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Karnataka Chief Minister
May 17, 2018, at 02:51 pm
Bangalore, May 17 (IBNS): BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP over government formation in Karnataka
May 17, 2018, at 02:37 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up to form the government in Karnataka, Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi attacked the ruling party and said India will 'mourn defeat of democracy' on Thursday.
BJP trying to subvert democracy in Karnataka: Yashwant Sinha
May 17, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of government formation in Karnataka and said it is 'brazenly trying to subvert democracy' in the southern state.
BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as Karnataka Chief Minister today
May 17, 2018, at 02:05 pm
Bangalore, May 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strongman BS Yeddyurappa is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday.
Supreme Court refuses to stay Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as Karnataka CM
May 17, 2018, at 10:16 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Upsetting the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine, the Supreme Court has orally refused to stay Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa's swearing-in ceremony, which is scheduled to be held at 9 am on Thursday.
Supreme Court begins hearing Congress-JD(S) plea to stop Yeddyurappa's swearing-in ceremony
May 17, 2018, at 07:50 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has started hearing the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea brought against Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala's decision to invite Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa to take oath, which is scheduled to be held at 9 am on Thursday.
Supreme Court agrees to hear Congress-JD(S) plea at 1.45 am
May 17, 2018, at 06:52 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea, which was brought against Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala's decision to invite Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa to take oath, at 1.45 am on Thursday.
Karnataka Governor invited Yeddyurappa to 'manufacture majority', says P Chidambaram
May 17, 2018, at 06:03 am
Bengaluru, May 16 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday attacked Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala for inviting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa to take oath on Thursday, despite the saffron outfit falling short of a majority mark.
BJP asked to form Karnataka govt, Congress wants urgent SC hearing tonight
May 17, 2018, at 04:34 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announcing that BS Yeddyurappa will take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, that Congress party has approached the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing.
BJP's BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as Karnataka CM tomorrow
May 17, 2018, at 04:13 am
Bangalore, May 16 (IBNS): In a major political turn, the Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday evening announced that its leader BS Yeddyurappa will be taking oath as the chief minister of the south Indian state on Thursday after governor Vajubhai Vala invited the party to form government.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Suriname for cooperation in electoral management
May 17, 2018, at 03:01 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Suriname on cooperation in the field of electoral management and administration.
CBI catches ONGC officer red-handed while taking bribe
May 17, 2018, at 01:15 am
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): The sleuths of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have arrested an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Officer in connection with a graft case in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Wednesday.
May 17, 2018, at 01:11 am
New Delhi, May 16(IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to some proposal of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.