We have to build regional leadership: Digvijaya Singh

Mar 11, 2017, at 05:36 pm

New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said a mandate for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is what the Opposition has to accept as he emphasised on building young and regional leadership for Congress but ruled out Rahul Gandhi quitting as the Congress vice-president since the Gandhi family is the binding factor in the party.

Goa Chief Minister loses seat, state heading for hung Assembly

Mar 11, 2017, at 05:33 pm

Panaji, Mar 11 (IBNS): Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has lost his Assembly seat while the recent trend of poll results and the counting trend throw up the possibility of a hung Assembly with the BJP and Congress racing neck and neck.

Credit for win goes to Modi: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Mar 11, 2017, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): The credit for the massive BJP win in Uttar Pradesh goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday.

BJP sweeps Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Cong to take Punjab

Mar 11, 2017, at 04:19 pm

Lucknow, Mar 11 (IBNS): As counting progressed it is a saffron surge in heartland India with the BJP crossing the halfway mark in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in a massive show of mandate while Congress is taking over in Punjab where the Akalis are losing badly and AAP emerged as the second force.

Air India plane goes missing for few moments over Hungary

Mar 11, 2017, at 04:34 am

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): An Air India passenger aircraft on way to London went off the radar for a few moments while flying over Hungary, the airline said on Friday.

French avalanche warning issued in Kashmir

Mar 11, 2017, at 02:53 am

Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS): Fresh avalanche warnings on Friday were issued by Kashmir Divisional Administration for next 24-hours for hilly and avalanche prone areas of Kashmir Valley and Kargil district.

Suspected Dhaka terror attack operative booked in Kolkata

Mar 10, 2017, at 11:57 pm

Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, given by Delhi Police, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has nabbed a suspected mastermind of Dhaka terror attack from central Kolkata's Burrabazar area, officials said.

EC website to provide trends and results of Assembly Elections from eight am on Saturday

Mar 10, 2017, at 09:29 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday that it has set up a secured infrastructure facility for disseminating trends and results of the General Elections of five state assemblies that went to the polls in Feb/Mar 2017.

Jammu and Kashmir: Protest in valley over Thursday civilian deaths

Mar 10, 2017, at 09:17 pm

Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS): Normal life was affected in Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday due to a strike called by the Kashmir Separatist leadership against the killings of civilians in Pulwama district during a gunfight between militants and forces on Thursday.

King Mswati III of Swaziland calls on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee

Mar 10, 2017, at 08:23 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): King Mswati III of Swaziland, who is on a eight-day working visit to India until Mar 15, met President Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, on Friday.

Another ATM in Delhi dispenses fake Rs. 2000 note

Mar 10, 2017, at 08:20 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) : Delhi Police have registered a complaint after a customer alleged that he received fake notes from a private bank's ATM in south Delhi's Amar colony area, media reports said.

125 Bengal schools, allegedly linked to RSS, served with Govt notice for religious intolerance

Mar 10, 2017, at 08:10 pm

Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS) : The West Bengal Government has served notice to 125 schools, allegedly linked to the Rashtriya Swyam Sevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the BJP, warning them against promoting religious intolerance, reports said.

New laws to probe assets of people like Vijay Mallya: Arun Jaitley

Mar 10, 2017, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that new laws will be framed to probe assets of people like Vijay Mallya.

Manipur hold repoll in 28 centres on Friday

Mar 10, 2017, at 07:17 pm

Imphal, Mar 10 (IBNS): In Manipur, 28 polling stations across eight assembly segments went for repolling on Friday, according to media reports.

Maruti factory violence case : 31 convicted, 117 acquitted by Haryana court

Mar 10, 2017, at 07:12 pm

Gurgaon, Mar 10 (IBNS) : After nearly five years of legal battle, 31 people were convicted and 117 others acquitted on Friday as a Haryana court gave its verdict on the 2012 Maruti Suzuki Manesar factory violence, reports said.

India holding probe into allegations of firing at the Indo-Nepal border

Mar 10, 2017, at 07:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that India's Sahastra Seema Bal has initiated an inquiry into the death of a Nepali citizen in the India-Nepal border.

Court verdict on Haryana's Maruti Suzuki factory violence today

Mar 10, 2017, at 06:35 pm

Gugaon, Mar 10 (IBNS) : A court in Gurgaon in Haryana is expected give verdict on Friday on the 2012 violence in Maurti Suzuki factory in Manesar in which a manager was set on fire in a conference room and a mob ran amok carrying out massive destruction, reports said.

We shall win, Rahul Gandhi claims trashing UP exit poll results

Mar 10, 2017, at 06:01 pm

Lucknow, Mar 10 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday refused to give credence to the exit poll results for Uttar Pradesh, claiming his party's alliance with the Samajwadi Party is going to win the just concluded Assembly elections.

Indian Navy sailors assault officer on board INS Sandhayak, removed by using helicopter

Mar 10, 2017, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) : Four sailors of the Indian Navy have been removed from the survey ship INS Sandhayak after they allegedly assaulted an officer on board, NDTV reported.

Supreme Court orders warrant against High Court judge CS Karnan in contempt case

Mar 10, 2017, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) : In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan after he failed to appear before it in a contempt case, reports said.

PM Modi greets CISF on Raising Day

Mar 10, 2017, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on its 48th Raising Day.

Akhilesh hints at a tie-up with Mayawati, BSP declines

Mar 10, 2017, at 04:35 pm

Lucknow, Mar 10 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in an interview to BBC Hindi on Thursday said that he might go for a post poll tie-up with Mayawati led BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party), in case of a hung assembly in the state.

Expired medicine racket busted in Kolkata, 2 held

Mar 10, 2017, at 04:52 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly reprinting and recycling outdated medicines in Kolkata, officials said.

Lok Sabha passes Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Mar 10, 2017, at 04:46 am

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which inter-alia includes increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two surviving children in order to allow the mother to take care of the child during his/her most formative stage.

Assam Police announces bounty of Rs 1 lakh on NBBUSS prez, forms SIT on AASU office attack

Mar 10, 2017, at 04:21 am

Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Assam Police on Thursday announced a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on Sudodh Biswas, national president of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NBBUSS), one of the prime accused in the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack.

State to press for tri-partite meeting for granting ST status to six communities: Sonowal

Mar 10, 2017, at 04:08 am

Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the state government is committed to ensuring the grant of ST status to six communities.

Assam assembly asks govt to complete 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro power project soon

Mar 10, 2017, at 03:58 am

Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Despite protest by several organizations, Assam Assembly on Thursday unanimously asked the government to complete the stalled 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro power project soon.

J&K: Militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 10, 2017, at 03:53 am

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): In a brief encounter one Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed after he fired on a search party in Bandipora of North Kashmir Thursday evening.

Exit polls: BJP to take over UP, U'khand, Goa; Cong and AAP in Punjab close call

Mar 10, 2017, at 03:04 am

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge as the biggest winner in Uttar Pradesh but could fall short of the halfway mark, according to exit polls which also predicted a good show of Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab at the cost of the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance.

PM Modi interacts with recipients of Nari Shakti Puraskar – 2016

Mar 10, 2017, at 01:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met and interacted with the recipients of the Stree Shakti Puraskar and Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2014.