Regional parties will decide 'next course of action' after Karnataka floor test: Mamata Banerjee
May 19, 2018, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): As the Congress tied up with HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) to form the Karnataka government, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the regional parties will decide their "next course of action" only after the floor test ,which is scheduled to be held at 4 pm on Saturday.
10th incarnation of Lord Vishnu? Gujarat engineer's show cause reply stuns seniors
May 19, 2018, at 05:32 pm
Ahmedabad, May 19 (IBNS): Proclaiming himself as the 10th incarnation of Lord Vishnu, a man has stunned his seniors while replying to a show cause notice.
Karnataka: SC rejects Congress' plea to remove Pro Tem Speaker, orders live telecast of floor test
May 19, 2018, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): In a new development to Karnataka's political tale, the Supreme Court has turned down the Congress' plea to remove Pro Tem Speaker KG Bopaiah but ordered a live telecast of the floor test, which is scheduled to be held at 4 pm on Saturday.
Karnataka floor test today, prestige battle for BJP
May 19, 2018, at 04:45 pm
Bengaluru, May 19 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have to fight a prestige battle in the Karnataka assembly as the floor test, which has been directed by the Supreme Court, will be held at 4 pm on Saturday to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the southern state.
PM Modi greets Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla
May 19, 2018, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on the latter's birthday.
SC to hear Cong-JDS plea against KG Bopaiah's appointment as pro tem speaker
May 19, 2018, at 04:51 am
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear the petition filed by the Congress-JDS against the appointment of BJP MLA KG Bopaiah as the pro tem speaker on Saturday.
Two persons killed in firing incident in Upper Assam
May 19, 2018, at 03:56 am
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): Two people were killed in a firing incident in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday evening.
Assam BJP MLA asked to prove he is Indian
May 19, 2018, at 03:03 am
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): As the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process is underway in Assam to detect illegal foreigners, a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) in Assam has served notices to a BJP legislator from southern Assam’s Barak valley and members of his family asking them to prove their Indian citizenship before the tribunal.
May 19, 2018, at 12:47 am
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): To commemorate the International Museum Day, an exhibition titled ‘The Objects in the Archive‘ was inaugurated by Dr. Jayanta Sengupta, Secretary and Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall at Central Research and Training Laboratory (CRTL), the research wing of National Council of Science Museums (NCSM).
Food safety is the top most priority of the government: GM Eastern Railway.
May 19, 2018, at 12:18 am
Kolkata, May 18 (IBNS): There is no authorised unmanned level crossing in Kolkata, said Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railway here on Friday.
PM Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow
May 18, 2018, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on May 19, officials said on Friday.
Swachh Bharat is a prerequisite for establishing a Swasth Bharat: Vice President Naidu
May 18, 2018, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Swachh Bharat is a prerequisite for establishing a Swasth Bharat.
Pakistan summons Indian envoy over 'unprovoked ceasefire violations'
May 18, 2018, at 10:31 pm
Islamabad, May 18 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday summoned Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria over the issue of 'unprovoked ceasefire violations' by Indian armed forces along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary.
Tejashwi Yadav meets Bihar Governor, stakes claim to form government
May 18, 2018, at 09:10 pm
Patna, May 18 (IBNS): Taking a cue from Karnataka's political slug-fest over government formation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday met Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik to stake claim to form the government considering his party as the single largest political party in the eastern state.
Assam Congress observes ‘Save Democracy Day’
May 18, 2018, at 07:53 pm
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) leaders and party workers on Friday staged a protest in Guwahati condemning Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite B S Yeddyurappa while neglecting JD(S)-Congress claim to form government, despite having numbers.
Supreme Court judges saved our democracy: Ghulam Nabi Azad
May 18, 2018, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 18 (IBNS): Reacting to the Supreme Court's order to hold a floor test in the Karnataka assembly on Saturday, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has said the judges of the top court saved democracy of the country.
SC's order vindicates Congress' stand regarding Karnataka Governor's action : Rahul Gandhi
May 18, 2018, at 06:48 pm
Raipur/New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 18 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said the Supreme Court's order to hold floor test in the Karnataka assembly vindicated his party's stand over the act of Governor Vajubhai Vala, who had earlier granted 15 days to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove their majority.
Karnataka: Supreme Court refuses to give more time to BJP, orders floor test tomorrow
May 18, 2018, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): In a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a floor test in the Karnataka assembly at 4 pm on Saturday, turning down the saffron outfit's request for more time to prove majority.
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.