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This is a completely unexpected result: Manik Sarkar

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:14 pm

Agartala, Mar 5 (IBNS): Outgoing Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said that BJP's performance in the Assembly polls in the state was 'completely unexpected'.

Terrorist, three OGW's killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 05, 2018, at 02:56 pm

Srinagar, Mar 5 (IBNS): Four people, including one terrorist, were killed on Sunday evening in a gunfight with security forces in Shopian district of South Kashmir.

Terrorist, suspected accomplices killed In Kashmir encounter

Mar 05, 2018, at 07:25 am

A terrorist and three others were killed on Sunday evening in a gunfight with security forces in Shopian district of South Kashmir.  

Army Chief Bipin Rawat visits Meghalaya

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:51 am

Guwahati, Mar 4 (IBNS): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Sunday visited the ‘Red Horns Division’ at Umroi Station in Meghalaya.

Terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:15 am

Srinagar, Mar 4 (IBNS): A terrorist was killed in a brief encounter with security personnel in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Sunday evening, police said.

Nagaland governor gives 48 hours time to TR Zeliang to prove his majority, asks Rio to submit signatures of 32 MLAs

Mar 05, 2018, at 02:58 am

Kohima, Mar 4 (IBNS): Nagaland governor PB Acharya has given 48 hours to incumbent Chief Minister TR Zeliang to prove his majority after he refused to resign , despite his party Naga People’s Front (NPF) losing its majority in the assembly polls results. 

Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed

Mar 05, 2018, at 02:49 am

Srinagar Mar 4 (IBNS): A terrorist was killed in an brief encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Sunday evening, police said.

Assam Rifles nabs NSCN (IM) militant in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 05, 2018, at 02:39 am

Itanagar, Mar 4 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended a hardcore NSCN (IM) militant, along with arms and ammunition, in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.

Conrad Sangma to be sworn in as new Meghalaya CM on Mar 6

Mar 05, 2018, at 01:30 am

Shillong, Mar 4 (IBNS): Conrad Sangma, son of former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma and National People’s Party (NPP) leader, will be sworn in as Meghalaya Chief Minister on Mar 6.

BJP, allies stake claim to form Meghalaya government

Mar 05, 2018, at 12:47 am

Shillong, Mar 4 (IBNS): NPP's Conrad Sangma on Sunday met Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad and staked claim to form the next government in the state.

Degree do not really contribute to the quality of life, if educated people, especially women, do not speak up for their rights: Vice President Naidu

Mar 05, 2018, at 12:10 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that a degree do not really contribute to the quality of life, if educated people, especially women, do not speak up for their rights.

President Kovind hosts President of Vietnam; says Indian and Vietnamese economies complement each other

Mar 05, 2018, at 12:06 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind received Tran Dai Quang, the President of Vietnam at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.

Manik Sarkar resigns as Tripura CM

Mar 04, 2018, at 11:51 pm

Agartala, Mar 4 (IBNS): A day after the BJP registered a landmark victory in the Tripura Assembly polls, outgoing Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Sunday submitted his resignation to state Governor  Tathagata Roy in Agartala.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Mayawati denies alliance with Samajwadi Party

Mar 04, 2018, at 11:08 pm

Lucknow, Mar 4 (IBNS): BSP supremo Mayawati has rejected reports that her party is planning to tie up with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha election.

PM Modi addresses Youth Convention at Tumakuru, Karnataka, via video conference

Mar 04, 2018, at 10:47 pm

Tumakuru, Mar 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a State Level Youth Convention at Tumakuru, Karnataka, via video conference, on the theme – Youth Power: A vision for New India.

Meghalaya government: BJP-NPP trying to get support from regional parties, Congress stakes claim

Mar 04, 2018, at 08:35 pm

Shillong, Mar 4 (IBNS): While the Meghalaya polls threw a fractured verdict, the big question doing the rounds is who will form the next government?

BJP-NDPP likely to form next government in Nagaland

Mar 04, 2018, at 04:40 am

Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now prepared to form the next Nagaland government with the new ally party Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by three times former Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.

BJP to form government in Nagaland with NDPP

Mar 04, 2018, at 04:33 am

Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the next Nagaland government with NDPP, elected candidates of JD(U) and one independent.

Election is due in Italy, Amit Shah takes dig at Rahul Gandhi

Mar 04, 2018, at 04:22 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday took a dig at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi saying election is due in Italy as the latter flew off to the European country at a time the poll results in three northeastern states came out.

Modi takes dig at Amarinder Singh, Punjab CM hits back

Mar 04, 2018, at 04:09 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): In a shocking remark after the BJP's win in two northeast states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Congress doesn't even consider Punjab Chief Minsiter Captain Amarinder Singh as their own to only receive a counter statement by the latter.

Manik Sarkar wins from Tripura's Dhanpur constituency

Mar 04, 2018, at 03:25 am

Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): Tripura's outgoing Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has won from Dhanpur constituency by a margin of 5441 votes, media reports said.

Vote counting in Tripura's Dhanpur constituency resumes

Mar 04, 2018, at 02:57 am

Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): The counting of votes in outgoing Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's Dhanpur constituency has begun after it was stopped for four hours, media reports said.

Tripura revives oscillating Modi wave in national politics

Mar 04, 2018, at 02:39 am

It is often said that nothing is impossible in the field of politics. It is rather as uncertain as an ODI cricket match. Days ago, the BJP was facing the heat after losing two by-polls in Madhya Pradesh and three in Rajasthan coupled with the pyrrhic victory in the Gujarat Assembly polls last year.

BJP used money,other resources to win Tripura polls: CPI-M

Mar 04, 2018, at 01:22 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS):  Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday charged that the BJP used money to win the Assembly polls in Tripura.

Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi meet Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang

Mar 04, 2018, at 01:09 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday met Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang here.

Narendra Modi praises BJP Karyakartas for strong performance in Tripura, north- east

Mar 04, 2018, at 12:36 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated party workers for BJP's landmark victory in Tripura.

BJP, NPF likely to form next government in Nagaland

Mar 04, 2018, at 12:06 am

Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): After a comprehensive win and dethroning of the 25-year-old Left Front government in Tripura, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now prepared to form government in Nagaland again by forming an alliance with the ruling party Naga People’s Front (NPF).

Will Biplab Kumar Deb be the next Tripura CM?

Mar 03, 2018, at 11:52 pm

Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): With BJP registering a thumping victory in Left bastion Tripura uninstalling the communists after 25 years, the next big question is who in BJP will be taking oath as the next Chief Minister of the state to replace Left Front's Manik Sarkar whose fort came crashing down.

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar congratulates Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Tripura victory

Mar 03, 2018, at 11:02 pm

Panaji, Mar 3 (IBNS):  Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday welcomed BJP's performance in Tripura and congratulated party president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the victory.