Bedi, Kerjiwal file nomination

Jan 21, 2015, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi and Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal filed their nominations for the Delhi Assembly polls on Wednesday.

PM greets people of Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur

Jan 21, 2015, at 06:54 pm

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their Statehood Day.

Kiran Bedi hits the street with her road show

Jan 21, 2015, at 06:26 pm

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) A day after Arvind Kejriwal hit the street, BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi Assembly elections, Kiran Bedi on Wednesday went to the people in east Delhi constituency, holding a road show.

Kiran Bedi to file her nomination today

Jan 21, 2015, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): BJP's chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi Assembly polls Kiran Bedi will file her nomination on Wednesday.

Delhi announces final list of four candidates

Jan 21, 2015, at 05:38 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced the names of its last four candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls.

Coal scam: Manmohan Singh's statement recorded?

Jan 21, 2015, at 05:37 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recorded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement in connection with the coal blocks allocation case, media reports said.

Delhi polls: Surender Prakash Sharma to contest from Gandhi Nagar

Jan 21, 2015, at 04:13 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): The Congress on Tuesday fielded Surender Prakash Sharma as its candidate from Gandhi Nagar seat of Delhi as the national capital is gearing up to elect a new Assembly on Feb 7.

NN Vohra reviews security scenario in J&K

Jan 21, 2015, at 03:01 am

Jammu, Jan 20 (IBNS) After taking over as the Governor rule in Jammu and Kashmir, state Governor N. N. Vohra has stressed on the need for close and effective coordination among all the security forces and intelligence agencies to maintain peace and order in the north Indian state.

TMC calls Shah's rally a flop show

Jan 21, 2015, at 03:00 am

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday called Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's rally in West Bengal's Bardhaman city as a 'flop show'.

Maneka Gandhi bats for 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme at Panipat

Jan 21, 2015, at 02:25 am

Panipat, Jan 20 (IBNS): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi on Tuesday urged the nation to save girls while stressing that the society needs to change the mindset towards a girl child to eradicate the problem of female foeticide.

Delhi elections: Miffed BJP leaders protest over tickets denial

Jan 21, 2015, at 02:06 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Supporters of Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay shouted slogans and staged a sit-in protest outside the BJP office in the national capital on Tuesday over the denial of election ticket to the party's top leadership here.

Mamata regime threat to national security: Amit Shah

Jan 21, 2015, at 12:24 am

Burdwan, Jan 20 (IBNS) Launching a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Tuesday accused her of endangering the country's security and asked the people to uproot the Trinamool Congress Government.

TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi set to join BJP?

Jan 21, 2015, at 12:08 am

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): Days after Manjul Krishna Thakur, Minister of State for Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), another Trinamool Congress leader and former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi is now expected to make a similar move, media reports said on Tuesday.

EC notice to Kerjiwal for 'instigating' bribery

Jan 20, 2015, at 11:46 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) The Election Commission on Tuesday issued notice to Aam Admi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal for instigating public to take bribes from Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress.

BJP a machine of lies : Kejriwal

Jan 20, 2015, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) Election heat in Delhi continued to soar as Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday called the Bharatiya Janata Party a "machine of lies" and said the people would elect his party in the upcoming Assembly polls.

TMC leader praises Modi, calls Mamata 'arrogant'

Jan 20, 2015, at 10:29 pm

Kolkata, Jan 20 ( IBNS) In what could be seen as a indication of a shift in alignment, Trinamool Congress leader and former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi while saying Mamata Banerjee has to shed her 'ego' and 'arrogance.'

Naidu calls for CPWD makeover

Jan 20, 2015, at 08:24 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20(IBNS) Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday reached out to all the 30,000 employees of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), urging them to work for a makeover of the organisation.

Nagaland: Evasive Reconciliation

Jan 20, 2015, at 08:18 pm

Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management The relative peace achieved in Nagaland was further consolidated through 2014, as insurgency-related fatalities continued to decline. According to partial data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) the State recorded a total of 15 fatalities, including 11 civilians and four militants in 2014; as compared to 32 fatalities in 2013, including 11 civilians and 21 militants; a decline of 53.12 per cent.

Balochistan: Persistent Crisis

Jan 20, 2015, at 08:15 pm

Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management The Security Forces (SFs) recovered three bullet-riddled bodies from Mand area of Turbat District of Balochistan on December 30, 2014. The victims had been shot multiple times in the head, chest and face at close range.

Sunanda death: Tharoor quizzed, might be questioned on IPL

Jan 20, 2015, at 06:36 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) After police on Monday questioned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's alleged murder case for nearly four hours, the Delhi Police chief said on Tuesday the angle of Indian Premier League (IPL) will be probed too.

Arvind Kejriwal begins big roadshow ahead of filing nomination

Jan 20, 2015, at 06:22 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal pulled off a big show of strength in the national capital on Tuesday as armed with his party symbol brooms a huge road show began ahead of his filing the nomination papers for the Delhi assembly polls.

Election is like a 'dharma yudh' for us: Kejriwal on Delhi polls

Jan 20, 2015, at 03:34 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS); Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvidn Kejriwal, who will file his nomination papers for the Delhi Assembly polls, on Tuesday said the election is like a battle for truth for for his party.

I accept Kejriwal's challenge: Bedi

Jan 20, 2015, at 03:14 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi Assembly polls Kiran Bedi on Tuesday accepted Arvind Kejriwal's challenge for a debate with him and said she will do it on the floor of the Assembly.

Arvind Kejriwal invites Kiran Bedi for a public debate

Jan 20, 2015, at 02:29 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Kiran Bedi as their chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday invited the former top cop for a public debate.

Delhi Assembly polls: BJP names 62 candidates in 1st list

Jan 20, 2015, at 01:53 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) Besides naming former-top cop-turned politician Kiran Bedi as their Chief Ministerial nominee, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named 62 candidates in its first list of candidate for the Delhi Assembly polls.

Sunanda Pushkar case: Shashi Tharoor questioned for four hours

Jan 20, 2015, at 06:02 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) The police on Monday questioned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's alleged murder case for nearly four hours.

Delhi polls: Kejriwal to file nomination tomorrow

Jan 20, 2015, at 05:45 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will file his nomination papers for the Delhi Assembly polls on Tuesday.

I will like to thank the party leadership: Bedi

Jan 20, 2015, at 05:11 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) Former-top-cop-turned politician Kiran Bedi on Monday thanked the BJP leadership after she was named as the party's Chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi.

Kiran Bedi to be CM nominee for BJP in Delhi polls

Jan 20, 2015, at 04:48 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced former top-cop-turned- politician Kiran Bedi as their Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi.

Rajnath Singh chairs 20th Meeting of the Central Zonal Council

Jan 20, 2015, at 04:23 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the 20th Meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Lucknow on Monday.