Sushma Swaraj and Ethiopian FM lead bilateral delegations for talks
May 09, 2018, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu led their delegations for the 2nd Joint Committee Meeting on Wednesday.
BJP conspiring to win Karnataka election: Congress on voter ID card raids
May 09, 2018, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS): Reacting to the voter ID card raids in Bengaluru on Tuesday night, the Congress has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is conspiring to wrest power in poll-bound Karnataka.
Lalu Prasad granted five days' parole
May 09, 2018, at 07:08 pm
Ranchi, May 9 (IBNS) : Bihar's Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is serving multiple sentences in fodder scam cases, was Wednesday granted a five-day parole to attend the wedding of his elder son later this week, media reports said quoting his lawyer.
Rahul Gandhi draws comparison between Congress and BJP rules in Karnataka
May 09, 2018, at 06:28 pm
Bengaluru, May 9 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has compared his party's rule to the one by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, which will go to polls on May 12.
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Rahul Gandhi visits Dodda Ganapathi Temple in Karnataka
May 09, 2018, at 06:16 pm
Bengaluru, May 9 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited the Dodda Ganapathi Temple in Basavanagudi in poll-bound Karnataka on the third day of the ninth phase of Jana Aashirwada Yatra on Wednesday.
PM Modi taunts Rahul Gandhi's ambition to become PM, says 'it is a vanity"
May 09, 2018, at 06:14 pm
Bangarapet, May 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed Congress president Rahul Gandhi's 'wish' to become the PM of the country in 2019 as a "vanity", while addressing a rally in poll-bound Karnataka on Wednesday.
PM Modi taunts Rahul Gandhi's ambition to become PM, says 'it is a vanity"
May 09, 2018, at 06:13 pm
Bangarapet, May 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed Congress president Rahul Gandhi's 'wish' to become the PM of the country in 2019 as a "vanity", while addressing a rally in poll-bound Karnataka on Wednesday.
Life in Kashmir returns to normal after three days of restrictions
May 09, 2018, at 06:10 pm
Srinagar, May 9 (IBNS) : Life in the Kashmir Valley returned to normal on Wednesday after three days of prohibitory restrictions, imposed by authorities and strike called by separatists after the killing of five civilians in firing by security forces near the encounter site in Badigam Shopian on Sunday.
Congress demeaned Karnataka pride, looted democracy in five years: PM Modi in Karnataka
May 09, 2018, at 05:22 pm
Bangarapet, May 9 (IBNS): Launching an all-out attack against the Congress party in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country's oldest political outfit demeaned the pride of the state and looted democracy in five years of rule.
Congress demeaned Karnataka pride, looted democracy in five years: PM Modi in Karnataka
May 09, 2018, at 05:18 pm
Bangarapet, May 9 (IBNS): Launching an all-out attack against the Congress party in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country's oldest political outfit demeaned the pride of the state and looted democracy in five years of rule.
Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on birth anniversary
May 09, 2018, at 04:50 pm
Kolkata, May 9 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has paid tribute to Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore on his 157th birth anniversary on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi begins third day of ninth phase of Jana Aashirwada Yatra in Karnataka today
May 09, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Bengaluru, May 9 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to begin the third day of the ninth phase of Jana Aashirwada Yatra in poll-bound Karnataka on Wednesday.
Nearly 10,000 voter IDs found in Bengaluru apartment, EC orders probe
May 09, 2018, at 03:26 pm
Bangalore, May 9 (IBNS): Ahead of the assembly polls in Karnataka, the Election Commission has ordered a probe after nearly 10,000 voters ID cards were found from a ‘rented’ apartment in North Bangalore’s R R Nagar area on Tuesday.
Assam Rifles jawan injured in Manipur blast
May 09, 2018, at 03:47 am
Imphal, May 8 (IBNS): A bomb blast occurred in front of Assam Rifles' gate at Sanjeevani near PDA office, north AOC in Imphal on Tuesday evening.
Assam: Massive protests against Union MoS Railway minister after he misbehaved with retired teacher
May 09, 2018, at 02:46 am
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain courted a controversy at a government programme in Central Assam’s Nagaon district on Monday where he had interrupted and misbehaved with a retired teacher of a government school who was speaking on the poor road condition in his area.
Four NSCN militants nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh
May 09, 2018, at 12:31 am
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles have apprehended four NSCN militants, including two militants from Myanmar, in Arunachal Pradesh.
Rahul Gandhi expresses his aspiration to become PM in 2019
May 09, 2018, at 12:16 am
New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has expressed his aspiration to become the Prime Minister of the country after 2019 Lok Sabha polls, in which the leader thinks the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be defeated, media reports said.
Narendra Modi speaks so much, but remains silent on real issues: Sonia Gandhi
May 08, 2018, at 11:02 pm
Vijayapura, May 8 (IBNS): Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who joined her party's campaign trail in Karnataka on Tuesday, targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi while appealing people of Karnataka to vote against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming state polls.
Congress only thinks about one particular family, says Narendra Modi in Karnataka
May 08, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Koppal, May 8 (IBNS): Attacking the Congress and the Gandhi family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the party is only dedicated towards serving 'one family' and not the nation.
West Bengal govt forms high-level committee to probe carcass meat racket
May 08, 2018, at 09:10 pm
Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): West Bengal government on Tuesday announced the formation of a high-level committee to investigate into the recently busted carcass and rotten meat supply racket in the state, reports said.
May 08, 2018, at 09:08 pm
Srinagar, May 8 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, expressed her grief at the death of a tourist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in a stone-throwing incident in Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports.
May 08, 2018, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): In a significant judgement, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed West Bengal State Election Commission to accept and validate all Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidates' nominations, which were filed through electronic messaging (email), for upcoming Panchayat polls.
Teenager injured in Sunday's clash in J&K's Shopian district succumbs to injuries
May 08, 2018, at 08:31 pm
Srinagar, May 8 (IBNS): A teenager who was injured in a clash between security forces and protesters in Jammu and Kashimir's Shopian district on Sunday succumbed to his injuries, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Congress will be vanquished in Karnataka and they will use excuse of rigging : PM Modi
May 08, 2018, at 07:34 pm
Vijayspura, Karnataka, May 8 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Congress will use excuses like rigged EVMs after it suffers defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
15th Asia Media Summit to be hosted by India from May 10-12 in New Delhi
May 08, 2018, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS) : The 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS) 2018 is being hosted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, jointly with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi and Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), from May 10 to 12 in New Delhi.
Congress withdraws petition challenging V-P Naidu's rejection of impeachment motion against CJI
May 08, 2018, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS): In a new twist to the impeachment motion tale, Congress lawmaker Kapil Sibal has withdrawn the petition challenging Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's decision to reject the impeachment motion brought against Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, by seven opposition parties, media reports said.
Karnataka polls: Sonia Gandhi to join Congress' campaign trail today
May 08, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Bengaluru, May 8 (IBNS): With four days to go for the state polls, Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi will campaign for her party in Karnataka on Monday.
SC to hear Congress' petition against V-P Naidu's rejection of impeachment motion against CJI today
May 08, 2018, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS): A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will hear two Congress lawmakers' petition challenging Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's rejection of the impeachment motion brought against Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, by the opposition, media reports said.
22-yr-old Chennai tourist dies in Kashmir stone pelting, leaders condemn the incident
May 08, 2018, at 06:46 am
Srinagar, May 7 (IBNS): A group of tourists from Chennai who were traveling in tempos came under attack from stone-pelters on Monday night in Budgam a central district of Kashmir valley, resulting in the death of one tourist and injury of several others.
IMD issues thunderstorm warning in northern and eastern India
May 08, 2018, at 04:57 am
New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of thunderstorm accompanied with squall in several parts of northern and eastern India on Tuesday.