Jammu and Kashmir awaits assembly poll results
Dec 22, 2014, at 08:52 pm
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IBNS) The counting of votes will be held on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir which witnessed a record turnout in the multi-cornered contests to elect their assembly representatives and a new assembly.
"Samajwadi Janata Dal" attacks Modi over black money in Delhi rally
Dec 22, 2014, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): The "Samajwadi Janata Dal" , where former Janata Parivar leaders Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar and Mulayam Singh Yadav , have come together, on Monday attacked Narendra Modi over the black money issue from a rally in the national capital.
Lok Sabha adjourned over conversion ruckus
Dec 22, 2014, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): The lower house of Parliament, Lok Sabha, was adjourned amid a ruckus over the conversion issue. The upper house was adjourned too earlier as the issue continued to roil Parliament and in demand of a statement by the Prime Minister.
ED summons Punjab minister in money laundering case
Dec 22, 2014, at 05:48 pm
Chandigarh, Dec 22 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a summon notice to Punjab’s cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.
Four militants executed in Pakistan
Dec 22, 2014, at 05:39 pm
Faisalabad, Dec 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday executed four more militants putting an end to the six-year-old moratorium on death penalty, media reports said.
Elderly woman killed in stampede in Andhra Pradesh
Dec 22, 2014, at 05:29 pm
Vijayawada, Dec 22 (IBNS): An elderly woman died in a stampede that broke out at a post office in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Monday morning, media reports said. She was killed in the rush to get in.
Congress RS member Sanjay Singh's estranged son joins BJP in Amethi
Dec 22, 2014, at 04:27 pm
Amethi, Dec 22 (IBNS): Congress Rajya Sabha (RS) member and former Amethi royal Sanjay Singh’s estranged son Anant Vikram joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, media reports said.
No conflict between BJP and RSS over conversion: Venkaiah Naidu
Dec 22, 2014, at 04:16 pm
Hyderabad, Dec 22 (IBNS): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that there was no conflict between the party and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the issue of religious conversions.
Kerala govt orders probe into Sunday's conversion
Dec 22, 2014, at 03:56 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 (IBNS): The Kerala government ordered a probe into the religious conversion of eight families in Alappuzha, media reports said.
Flights, train services delayed owing to thick fog in Delhi
Dec 22, 2014, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): At least 36 flights have been delayed and three have been cancelled due to heavy fog in Delhi on Monday, media reports said.
Kolkata: 2 arrested in Korpan Shah murder case
Dec 22, 2014, at 01:56 am
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police has arrested two canteen staffs of Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College's boys hostel in connection with Korpan Shah murder case on Saturday night.
BJP calls Mamata a 'Chitfund Minister'
Dec 22, 2014, at 01:55 am
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday criticised Trinamool Congress leaders for using 'insulting language' against the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister and called West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a 'Chitfund Minister'.
Drug smuggling case: ED summons Bikram Singh Majithia
Dec 22, 2014, at 01:18 am
Chandigarh, Dec 21 (IBNS) The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Punjab revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia for questioning in connection with a drug smuggling case, reports said.
Dec 22, 2014, at 12:57 am
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Special Operation Unit (SoU) of Assam police on Sunday recovered 10 IED's from lower Assam's Baska district which were stored by banned outfit Jamat-ul-Mujahideen, police said.
Assam : Two NFFB(S) militants killed, abducted trader rescued
Dec 21, 2014, at 10:39 pm
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Two hardcore militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit) were killed in gun battle with security forces in Assam's Chirang district along Bhutan border on Sunday, police said.
BJP MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat denies threatening voters
Dec 21, 2014, at 10:11 pm
Kota, Dec 21 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat has sparked a controversy as a video purportedly showed him threatening voters during the recent local body elections in Kota.
Dec 21, 2014, at 09:12 pm
Imphal, Dec 21 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in a improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Imphal city in Manipur on Sunday, reports said.
Bihar: Village panchayat bans jeans, mobiles for girls
Dec 21, 2014, at 08:36 pm
Gopalgunj, Dec 21 (IBNS): A village Panchayat in Bihar has banned girls from wearing jeans and using mobile phones claiming that it will prevent them from not getting diverted by western influences, media reports said.
IAF helicopters play key role in J&K election: Govt
Dec 21, 2014, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): From braving bullets in the Maoist infested Chhattisgarh, the IAF helicopters played a key role in facilitating the democratic process during the J&K elections.
Ex-union minister D Napoleon quits DMK, joins BJP
Dec 21, 2014, at 07:40 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS): Former Union Minister and DMK leader D Napoleon on Sunday joined the Bharaiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party president Amit Shah in Chennai.
RSS Hinduism pitch triggers TMC reaction
Dec 21, 2014, at 07:01 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): The war of words over conversion is not only roiling the Parliament, but also the political battlefield of West Bengal, where the ruling Trinamool Congress is engaged in a turf battle now with the saffron group with the rising popularity of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Gujarat: VHP 're-converts' over 200 Christians to Hinduism
Dec 21, 2014, at 06:06 pm
Valsad, Dec 21 (IBNS): As a part of the 'ghar wapsi' plans, Hindu outfit Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday "re-converted" over 200 tribal Christians to Hinduism by holding rituals at Aranai village in Valsad district of Gujarat, media reports said.
Devyani Khobragade says she will not resign
Dec 21, 2014, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who has been removed from her duties in the Ministry of External Affairs for speaking to the news channel NDTV without the permission of the ministry, said she will not resign from her post.
Kota CHMO withdraws resignation
Dec 21, 2014, at 03:52 pm
Kota, Dec 21 (IBNS): Two days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Prahalad Gunjal was suspended for allegedly threatening a Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of Kota in Rajasthan, the latter has withdrawn his application for voluntary retirement, reports said on Sunday.
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Dec 21, 2014, at 05:13 am
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): The director of state-run Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) hospital Pradip Maitra on Saturday announced that the health condition of West Bengal Transport and Sports Madan Mitra, who has been arrested in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, was stable.
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J&K: 76% polling in final phase
Dec 21, 2014, at 05:11 am
Jammu, Dec 20 (IBNS) Voting for the fifth and final phase of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir ended on Friday as about 76 percent voters exercised their franchise in 20 constituencies spread across three districts of Kathua, Jammu and Rajouri in Jammu region.
Delhi Assembly polls: AAP releases third list of candidates
Dec 21, 2014, at 04:57 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday announced their third list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approves major administrative appointments
Dec 21, 2014, at 03:04 am
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday approved some of the major appointments in the executive wing of governance.
Combing operation will be launched against NDFB militants : Assam police
Dec 21, 2014, at 01:32 am
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): Combing operation will be launched by the specially trained commandos of Indian army, CRPF, BSF, SSB and Assam police against militants in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) and bordering areas of Bhutan, officials said.
Dec 21, 2014, at 01:10 am
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS) : Two people, including a militant, were killed in an encounter between security forces and National Democratic front of Bodoland (Sangbijit) militants in Assam's Sonitpur district along Arunachal Pradesh border on Saturday, police said.