Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav to address press conference today, alliance announcement expected
Jan 12, 2019, at 09:10 am
Lucknow, Jan 12 (IBNS): Amid speculation that the two parties, considered as rivals in the political scenario of Uttar Pradesh, are going to formally announce a grand alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati are going to jointly address a press conference in Lucknow on Saturday.
Citizenship Bill protest: Students, woman vendors injured during clash with police in Manipur
Jan 11, 2019, at 11:41 pm
Imphal, Jan 11 (IBNS): Several students, woman vendors and security personnel were injured during a clash between the protesters and security personnel as agitators attempted to storm the Manipur Raj Bhawan on Friday in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
India-U.S. 2+2 Inter-Sessional meeting held
Jan 11, 2019, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): The inaugural round of the India-U.S. 2+2 inter-sessional meeting was held in New Delhi on Friday.
Jan 11, 2019, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday met Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE HH Sheikh Mohammed.
Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore visits NDA Khadakwasla
Jan 11, 2019, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Union Minister of state (IC) for Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, (Retd.) visited National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla on 10 Jan 2019.
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Indian Coast Guard takes enhanced security measures for Ganga Sagar Mela
Jan 11, 2019, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): With the forthcoming Ganga Sagar Mela the Indian Coast Guard has enhanced the surveillance along the coast line of West Bengal by ensuring presence of its assets which includes hovercraft, high speed patrol vessels and interceptor boats.
Jitendra Singh addresses the training programme on Pension Rules & Bhavishya
Jan 11, 2019, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr Jitendra Singh addressed the training programme on Pension Rules & Bhavishya, organised by the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, here on Friday.
Jan 11, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi without naming him over the movie The Accidental Prime Minister, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was once a part of the Congress party, said a movie named 'Disastrous PM’ should also be released. She made the comments on a day when a cinema hall screen in a multiplex was torn up by alleged Congress activists.
Jan 11, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) : Adding more twists to the CBI vs CBI episode, sacked director of the central agency, Alok Verma resigned, three weeks before retirement, refusing to take charge as chief of fire services while the Delhi High Court rejected the plea of his former deputy, Rakesh Asthana to dismiss the bribery case against him and vacated the interim protection, media reports said.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh convicted of murdering journalist
Jan 11, 2019, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): A special Haryana court on Friday convicted tainted spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murdering a journalist, said reports.
Alok Verma declines to take over as DG Fire Services, resigns
Jan 11, 2019, at 03:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Ousted CBI Director Alok Verma on Friday declined to take over as DG Fire Service, Civil Defence & Home Guards, and tendered his resignation, reports said.
Jan 11, 2019, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) : The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected CBI number 2 Rakesh Asthana's plea for dismissal of the bribery case against him, media reports said.
MoU signed for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project among five states and Delhi
Jan 11, 2019, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chief Ministers of five states and Delhi capital for the construction of Renukaji Multi-Purpose Dam project in the Upper Yamuna Basin.
Rahul Gandhi visits UAE, interacts with business leaders
Jan 11, 2019, at 02:34 pm
Dubai, Jan 11 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has commenced his UAE trip and met business leaders here on Friday
10- month Student Entrepreneurship Programme with Dell EMC announced by NITI Ayog
Jan 11, 2019, at 02:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) : NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) released the “Atal Tinkering Lab Handbook – Nayee Dishayen, Naye Nirman, Naya Bharat” on the eve of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, also celebrated as the National Youth Day, to hail and take forward the spirit of Tinkering and Innovation across the country.
Miracles happen. We have to keep trying: SC on Meghalaya miners
Jan 11, 2019, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday chided the Meghalaya government regarding its unsatisfactory efforts to rescue the 15 miners trapped in an illegal mine since mid-December, media reports said.
Actor Prakash Raj defends Rahul Gandhi over sexist comment row, says he is not against women
Jan 11, 2019, at 01:15 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) : Amid the controversy over Rahul Gandhi's alleged sexist comment that stirred the National Commission for Women into action, actor Prakash Raj has stood in defence of the Congress president, saying the latter is not against women and that his statement has been misconstrued, media reports said.
BJP national meeting starts in Delhi today
Jan 11, 2019, at 12:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Around 12,000 BJP leaders are meeting at the Ramlila Maidan today to discuss ways to bring Narendra Modi back as the Prime Minister of the country later this year.
Kolkata woman appeals before HC to abort 24-week foetus, court seeks medical reports
Jan 11, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): A pregnant housewife from south Kolkata has appealed before the Calcutta High Court to grant permission to abort her 24-week-old foetus on the ground of abnormality.
Was transferred on the basis of unsubstantial, frivolous allegations: Alok Verma
Jan 11, 2019, at 11:31 am
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Reacting for the first time after getting ousted as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director by the Selection Committee, Alok Verma on Friday said he was transferred on the basis of unsubstantial and frivolous allegations, media reports said.
Lok Sabha polls 2019: SP-BSP to announce alliance tomorrow?
Jan 11, 2019, at 09:36 am
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): As the nation is gearing up to vote to elect a new Prime Minister, politically crucial Uttar Pradesh's two major parties- Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)- are going to hold a joint press conference on Saturday.
Fire in Delhi's Kirti Nagar area brought under control, no casualty
Jan 11, 2019, at 09:08 am
Kabul, Jan 11 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out at a furniture market in Delhi's Kirti Nagar area on Thursday has been brought under control, officials said on Friday.
Reinstated by SC, Alok Verma removed as CBI boss by PM-chaired panel
Jan 10, 2019, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Alok Verma, who was reinstated as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief by the Supreme Court, was on Thursday shunted out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-chaired committee which met again after Wednesday's meeting turned out inconclusive.
Protests continue in Assam against Citizenship bill
Jan 10, 2019, at 09:36 pm
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IBNS): Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, continued on Thursday in Assam with students, farmers, artists of the state raising their voices against the bill.
West Bengal DM, who thrashed youth in police station, transferred
Jan 10, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Four days after thrashing and threatening a youth inside a police station, the District Magistrate (DM) of West Bengal's Alipurduar district, Nikhil Nirmal, was transferred as the Managing Director (MD) of state Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation Ltd. on Thursday, officials said.
Citizenship Bill: Three Assam intellectuals booked for sedition over Assam sovereignty remarks
Jan 10, 2019, at 08:18 pm
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IBNS): While several organisations are continuing their protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 in Assam, the Guwahati city police has registered a suo-motu case against three persons including prominent intellectual and academician Dr Hiren Gohain and activist Akhil Gogoi under sections related to sedition.
PM-chaired panel removes Alok Verma as CBI chief
Jan 10, 2019, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Supreme Court reinstated Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Alok Verma was removed on Thursday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-chaired committee which met again after Wednesday's meeting on his continuance turned out inconclusive, reports said.
Sheila Dikshit becomes Delhi Congress chief, Ajay Maken congratulates
Jan 10, 2019, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has been appointed as the new party chief in the union territory.
Modi in hurry to sack CBI chief for Rafale: Rahul Gandhi
Jan 10, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Relaunching his attack on Narendra Modi over Rafale, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Prime Minister is in hurry to sack Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Alok Verma to cover up his alleged scam in the deal of buying 36 fighter jets by India from France.
PIL in Supreme Court challenges 10% upper caste quota bill
Jan 10, 2019, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitution amendment bill that provides 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the country in the general category, media reports said.