PM Modi chairs first Niti Aayog meeting
Feb 08, 2015, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired the first meeting of the Governing Council, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).
Bihar political crisis: Manjhi likely to meet PM Modi
Feb 08, 2015, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Jiten Ram Manjhi is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening in attempt to do some damage control amid a huge political crisis in the state, a day after Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] legislators elected Nitish Kumar as the leader of the legislature party.
Haryana: Mentally-challenged woman raped and killed
Feb 08, 2015, at 07:12 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old mentally challenged woman was gangraped by a number of unidentified men in Haryana and then murdered.
12 people killed in Assam road mishap
Feb 08, 2015, at 06:01 pm
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IBNS): At least 12 people including including three women were killed and three others injured in a road mishap at NH-37 near Kaziranga in Assam's Golaghat district, officials said.
Nitish to stake claim to form government in Bihar today
Feb 08, 2015, at 03:26 pm
Patna, Feb 8 (IBNS): Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] leader Nitish Kumar is all set to stake claim on Sunday to form the government in Bihar after 97 MLAs of his party unanimously elected him as the the leader of the state Assembly at a legislative party meeting, said reports.
Saradha: Matang Sinh sent to CBI custody
Feb 08, 2015, at 03:29 am
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS) A local court on Saturday sent arrested former Union minister Matang Sinh to the CBI custody for five days.
AAP likely to win Delhi elections, says exit polls
Feb 08, 2015, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to clinch the Delhi Assembly polls, according to early trends from exit polls released on Saturday.
Nitish elected JD(U) leader of house amid speculations of early polls
Feb 08, 2015, at 12:32 am
Patna, Feb 7 (IBNS) In a day of rapid political development in Bihar, senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was elected the leader of the Bihar Assembly at a legislative party meeting while his bete noire, chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi recommended to the governor to dissolve the house, stoking possibility of an early election in the state.
Kolkata: Police arrests another chit fund boss
Feb 07, 2015, at 11:33 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): Police from Electronic Complex Police Station has arrested the owner of chit fund company URO, Biswapriyo Giri, from his own office at Salt Lake sector-V area in Kolkata on Friday night.
Srinagar Muzaffarabad trade suspended
Feb 07, 2015, at 11:27 pm
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IBNS): The trade between Srinagar Muzaffarabad at the Chakothi crossing point remained suspended for a second day on Saturday as a truck from Azad Kashmir was stopped by Jammu and Kashmir Police after it was reported to be carrying illegal imports.
Manjhi recommends dissolution of Bihar Assembly
Feb 07, 2015, at 11:17 pm
Patna, Feb 7 (IBNS) The political situation in Bihar on Saturday went to a high steam as chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi recommended to the governor dissolution of the state assembly defying the opposition of majority of his ministers.
Delhi polls: Over 60 pct Delhiites cast vote
Feb 07, 2015, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Amid exchange of political barbs between the two main rivals-Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party, more than 60 percent of Delhiites exercised their franchise on Saturday to elect the new government in the national capital.
Feb 07, 2015, at 10:33 pm
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IBNS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said he hoped that the Aam Aadmi Party will give BJP "something to think about" in Delhi election.
Govindacharya complains to EC against BJP ads on poll day
Feb 07, 2015, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) Former RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya on Saturday complained to the Election Commission against the Bharatiya Janata Party for its full-page advertisements in e-papers of various national dailies, saying it was a violation of the electoral law.
Manjhi succumbs: To resign in favour of Nitish
Feb 07, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Patna, Feb 7 (IBNS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi finally succumbed on Saturday by deciding to resign and pave the come back way for Nitish Kumar after majority of Janata Dal (U) legislators rallied behind the former CM.
Amit Shah holds meeting to assess voting
Feb 07, 2015, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday held a meeting with party leaders to assess voting in Delhi.
BJP candidate complains against AAP for misbehaviour
Feb 07, 2015, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) BJP's candidate from New Delhi constituency Nupur Sharma on Saturday alleged that an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker "pushed her around" when she tried to stop their illegal campaigning during polling.
Delhi polls: AAP complains to EC against Bedi
Feb 07, 2015, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): As Delhiites continue to cast their votes in the high-voltage Assembly election here, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday filed a complaint to the Election Commission against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi for violating the model code of conduct in Krishna Nagar constituency.
Polling underway in Delhi amid BJP-AAP charges
Feb 07, 2015, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) : A high octane polling to choose a new Assembly in Delhi is underway with 35.8 percent of the electorate casting their votes till 1 pm on Saturday even as the two main rivals- BJP and AAP- engaged in verbal duel over the developments of the day.
AAP buying votes, threatening women: Kiran alleges
Feb 07, 2015, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): While Delhi votes on Saturday in a high-voltage elections that pitted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) against the BJP, allegations are also flying thick and fast as well.
AAP dubs Delhi polls as "wave election"
Feb 07, 2015, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Arvind Kejriwal-led Admi Party (AAP) on Saturday said that the Delhi Assembly polls this time could be a "wave election", media reports said.
Elections to four RS seats in J&K today
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Elections to at least four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be held on Saturday, media reports said.
PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): With the countdown started for the Delhi Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to go out and vote in large numbers on Saturday.
Delhi polls: President cast his vote
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday cast his vote as polling is currently underway in the national capital to elect a new Delhi Assembly.
BJP's Kiran Bedi casts her vote
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s CM candidate Kiran Bedi on Saturday cast her vote at a polling booth in New Delhi as voting began since morning in the national capital to elect a new Assembly.
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Delhi votes to elect new Assembly
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Over 1.33 crore electorates are expected to exercise their franchise on Saturday as voting has begun from 8 am in the national capital to elect a new Delhi Assembly.
Saradha scam: ED summons TMC MP, 2 aides of Matang Sinh
Feb 07, 2015, at 05:21 am
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday issued fresh summons to Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) MP Arpita Ghosh and two aides of former Union minister Matang Sinh in connection the multi crore Saradha cit fund scam.
Delhi polls: All eye on Modi vs Kejriwal contest tomorrow
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:43 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): As the countdown has started for the Delhi Assembly elections to commence on Saturday morning, political parties namely the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have involved in a war of words to win the national capital.
Metro Railway launches massive cleanliness drive in all stations
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:08 am
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS): A massive awareness campaign on cleanliness throughout Metro Railway has been launched in the form of banners, leaflets, posters etc., a official statement said.
Aberrations don't alter India's history of tolerance: Jaitley on Obama remark
Feb 07, 2015, at 12:18 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Reacting to US President Barack Obama's comment of religious intolerance in India, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that aberrations don't alter India's history of tolerance.