Hide criminal records, get disqualified :SC about lawmakers
Feb 05, 2015, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS) In a landmark judgement of far reaching consequences, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that an elected representative could be stripped of his status if found guilty of supressing information on pending criminal cases.
Bengali actress Locket Chatterjee joins BJP
Feb 05, 2015, at 10:16 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): Bengali films popular actress Locket Chatterjee on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after quitting West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Party (TMC).
Politics not my cup of tea: Srinjoy says on resignation
Feb 05, 2015, at 10:00 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS) A day after a city court on Wednesday granted him conditional bail, Saradha scam accused Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose quit the party and membership of the upper house of Parliament on Thursday.
Rahul holds grand roadshow in Cong stronghold
Feb 05, 2015, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday held a large roadshow in north-west Delhi constituency, a seat which is a party stronghold for over 20 years.
L C Goyal takes over as Union Home Secretary
Feb 05, 2015, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi, Frb 5 (IBNS) Senior IAS officer LC Goyal on Thursday assumed office as the country's new home secretary replacing Anil Goswami, who was sacked for trying to obstruct CBI probe against a former union minister.
Amit Shah slams AAP over donation row
Feb 05, 2015, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah questioned that how it claims of not knowing about details of the donations given to his party.
Sunanda Pushkar's son questioned by police
Feb 05, 2015, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5(IBNS) Shiv Menon, the son of Sunanda Pushkar, is being questioned by a special team of Delhi police on Thursday in connection with his mother's alleged murder.
Srinjoy Bose quits Trinamool Congress
Feb 05, 2015, at 07:08 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS) A day after a city court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose, he stepped own from the TMC on Thursday.
Fire in Kolkata high-rise brought under control
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:54 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out in a multi -stored building, in Kolkata's Jahwarlal Nehru Road on Thursday has been brought under control.
BJP holds 70 rallies in Delhi on last day of campaign
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS) With the electioneering reaching its last day ahead of the Feb 7 polls in Delhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going all out to woo the voters amid survey reports that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could come first in the elections.
Dera Sachcha Sauda backs BJP in Delhi polls
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS) Ahead of Delhi polls, the BJP has got support from the sect of Dera Sacha Sauda, led by the controversial Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose film on himself recently had ran into trouble with the Censor Board.
Fire in Kolkata building, no casualty
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS) A fire broke out at the fifth floor of a building in Kolkata's Jawaharlal Nehru Road on Thursday, officials said.
Police disperse Delhi protesters against church attack
Feb 05, 2015, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS) Police dispersed a large number of people outside the Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi who were agitating against recent attacks on churches across the national capital.
L.C. Goyal appointed as new home secretary
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:55 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Indian government on Wednesday appointed rural development ministry Secretary L.C. Goyal as the new home secretary after Anil Goswami was sacked for reportedly admitting that he had called up CBI officials while former Union Minister Matang Sinh, who was arrested last week, was questioned in connection with the Saradha scam.
Matang arrest: Home secy Anil Goswami sacked
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:55 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) The Centre on Wednesday sacked Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami on charges that he had called up CBI officials while former Union Minister Matang Sinh, who was arrested last week, was questioned in connection with the Saradha scam, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi breaks his silence on Jayanthi Natarajan's charges
Feb 05, 2015, at 04:32 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday broke his silence on the allegations leveled against him by Jayanthi Natarajan and said he had directed the former Union Environment Minister to save the environment & the aadi vaasis (tribal).
Feb 05, 2015, at 04:30 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Election Commission on Wednesday allayed fears on tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls on Feb 7.
J&K: Notification issued for RS polls
Feb 05, 2015, at 03:49 am
Jammu, Feb 4 (IBNS): Notifications were issued on the Feb 7 polls for four seats of the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Feb 05, 2015, at 02:51 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) : Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami has been given marching order by the government on Wednesday, media reports said.
Joint Ops to be started against poachers in Kaziranga from Feb 6
Feb 05, 2015, at 02:46 am
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : The Assam police, Para military forces and Assam Forest Protection Force will be launching an intensive operation against poachers in Kaziranga National Park and neighboring areas, including Karbi Anglong, from Feb 6.
AAP is a brilliant propagandist: Jaitley
Feb 05, 2015, at 02:31 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Slamming the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) over over the allegation of the party receiving donations from fake establishments, Union Finance Minister Aun Jaitley on Wednesday called the party a 'brilliant propagandist'.
Pakistan accuses India of changing J&K's demography
Feb 05, 2015, at 02:20 am
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IBNS) Pakistan on Wednesday accused India of changing the demography of north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir by by settling 'non-State subjects' in Kashmir and 'turning Muslim majority there into a minority and dividing the population on ethnic, religious and communal lines'.
Matang Sinh: Anil Goswami accepts speaking to CBI?
Feb 05, 2015, at 01:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Union home secretary Anil Goswami has admitted that he had called up CBI officials while former Union Minister Matang Sinh, who was arrested last week, was questioned in connection with the Saradha scam, media reports said on Tuesday.
Three NDFB(S) militants apprehended in Assam
Feb 05, 2015, at 01:19 am
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : Three militants belonging to NDFB(S) were apprehended by security forces in Assam's Chirang district on Wednesday, officials said.
Trinamool MP Srinjoy Bose granted conditional bail
Feb 04, 2015, at 11:01 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS) A city court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose, two-and-a-half months after he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI) in connection with the Saradha scam.
AAP survey shows Kejriwal Delhi CM
Feb 04, 2015, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) Three days before the high voltage Delhi polls, Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday claimed that it would record a thumping victory to get 51 seats and form a new government.
Modi greets Sri Lanka people on their independence day
Feb 04, 2015, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) Prime Ministeri Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Sri Lanka, on their Independence Day.
Ladakh's Zanskar lake blocked after landslide
Feb 04, 2015, at 09:48 pm
Ladakh, Feb 4 (IBNS) The famous Zanskar river in Ladakh has remained blocked for three weeks after a landslide created an artificial lake in the mountains.
Former police chief discharged in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case
Feb 04, 2015, at 09:33 pm
Mumbai Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) A CBI court on Wednesday dishcharged former Gujarat police DGP PC Pandey in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case on the ground of technicality.
Mamata visits Howrah braveheart family
Feb 04, 2015, at 09:29 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the family of Arup Bhandari, a youth from Howrah who was severely assaulted when he resisted sexual harassment of some women, leading to his death after several days in coma.