Election Commission uploads electoral bonds' data from SBI on website
Mar 15, 2024, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big move towards showing transparency regarding political funding, the Election Commission of India has uploaded the data of the electoral bonds provided to it by the State Bank of India.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffers 'major injury'
Mar 15, 2024, at 03:22 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Thursday hospitalised in Kolkata after she suffered a "major injury".
Mar 15, 2024, at 02:53 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The CPI-M-led Left Front on Thursday announced the first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, keeping the option open for seat adjustment with Congress.
SC prohibits Ajit Pawar group from using Sharad Pawar’s name during election campaign
Mar 15, 2024, at 02:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Ajit Pawar faction, which has been officially recognised as the Nationalist Congress Party by the Election Commission of India to submit an undertaking in the court that they will not use the name and pictures of former NCP supremo Sharad Pawar in the election campaign.
Mamata Banerjee suffers injury, taken to Kolkata hospital
Mar 15, 2024, at 02:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday suffered major injury and was taken to a state-run hospital in the city.
UN report lauds India's 'remarkable progress' in human development as HDI ranking improves to 134
Mar 15, 2024, at 01:45 am
New Delhi: India witnessed an increase in its Human Development Index (HDI) value in 2022, rising from 0.633 to 0.644, a positive trend after a decline in 2021, according to the latest report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Mamata Banerjee doesn't know the difference between refugee and infiltrator: Amit Shah
Mar 15, 2024, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for opposing the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was implemented by the Centre earlier this week.
Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal moves sessions court challenging ACMM summons
Mar 15, 2024, at 12:35 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday moved the sessions court challenging the summons issued to him by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court, which directed him to appear before it on March 16 on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) complaint over the non-compliance of summons in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy case.
High-level committee submits report on 'One Nation One Election' to Prez Murmu
Mar 15, 2024, at 12:30 am
New Delhi: The high-level committee on 'One Nation One Election', headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind submitted its report on simultaneous polls to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
Centre blocks 18 OTT platforms for obscene content
Mar 14, 2024, at 10:20 pm
New Delhi: The Central Government said on Thursday that it has blocked 18 OTT (over-the-top) platforms for obscene and vulgar content after multiple warnings.
Suspended Congress MP Preneet Kaur joins BJP in Delhi
Mar 14, 2024, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi: Suspended Congress MP from Patiala Preneet Kaur, the wife of former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday ahead of the Lok Sabha Election.
Mar 14, 2024, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi: Retired IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sandhu have been chosen as the election commissioners for the two vacant posts in the top panel of the Election Commission of India ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
Bengal: Arjun Singh set to rejoin BJP after TMC denied him a ticket for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 14, 2024, at 07:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Arjun Singh, the Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal's Barrackpore, is set to rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being denied a ticket by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
ED begins fresh raid at Bengal's Sandeshkhali
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:43 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday began a fresh raid on the properties of arrested suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his associates at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas.
Hundreds of farmers gather at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on call of SKM
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:39 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: On the call of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday, hundreds of farmers gathered at Delhi Ramlila Maidan holding a "Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat".
Delhi: Four, including 2 children, killed in massive fire at Shastri Nagar
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Two children among four people have been killed after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in the Shastri Nagar area of Shahdara in New Delhi in the early hours of Thursday.
AIADMK-BJP are in secret alliance, INDIA bloc will defeat them in LS polls: MK Stalin
Mar 14, 2024, at 05:22 pm
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K.Stalin lashed out at BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Opposition AIADMK and said both the parties are having secret alliance.
Politics of lies: Amit Shah slams Opposition over CAA protests
Mar 14, 2024, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has lashed out at the opposition parties for doing "politics of lies" by opposing the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which aims to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from neighbouring countries.
India-Bhutan ink pacts in hydrocarbon, energy efficiency & food safety
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:32 am
New Delhi: Intending to enhance economic cooperation with neighbouring country Bhutan, the government on Wednesday approved three MoUs in the areas of Hydro Carbon, extending cooperation in the field of Energy Efficiency and cooperation in the areas of Food Safety.
Haryana: CM Nayab Singh Saini wins vote of confidence
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:23 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Haryana government led by newly appointed Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini won the vote of confidence during a special session of the Assembly on Wednesday.
Union Cabinet approves Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement signed between India and UAE
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:20 am
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement (IGFA) between India and UAE.
Delhi CM Kejriwal inaugurates 3-lane Moti Nagar flyover
Mar 14, 2024, at 05:51 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the three-lane flyover at Moti Nagar on Wednesday to alleviate traffic congestion for commuters in the national capital.
Nitin Gadkari, ML Khattar, Anurag Thakur feature in BJP's second list of 72 candidates for LS Polls
Mar 14, 2024, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday released the second list of 72 candidates from 11 states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar resigns from Karnal Assembly seat, says CM Saini will contest
Mar 14, 2024, at 04:00 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after quitting as Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar Wednesday resigned from the Karnal Assembly seat, clearing the decks for his successor Nayab Singh Saini to contest the by-poll from the constituency.
BJP reserves East Tripura seat for alliance partner TIPRA Motha in upcoming LS polls
Mar 14, 2024, at 02:45 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to sacrifice the East Tripura (ST) seat to its newfound ally TIPRA Motha in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, but the latter has agreed to fight the polls under the BJP’s symbol.
Cabinet clears two new metro corridors in Delhi at estimated cost of Rs 8,400 crore
Mar 14, 2024, at 02:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved two corridors of Delhi Metro with a total investment of Rs 8,399 crore.
Cabinet approves signing of agreement between Bhutan, for cooperation in areas of food safety
Mar 13, 2024, at 11:30 pm
The Indian Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of an Agreement between Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA), Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regarding cooperation in the areas of food safety.
SBI furnishes Electoral Bonds details to Election Commission of India, files affidavit before SC
Mar 13, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court on Wednesday informing that the Bank has complied with the Apex Court order fully and furnished the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
India lays the foundation stone to build high-impact community development projects in Nepal
Mar 13, 2024, at 11:06 pm
India recently laid the foundation stone for the construction of high-impact community development projects in Nepal's Doti region of Nepal.
Mar 13, 2024, at 11:02 pm
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bhutan on extending cooperation in the field of Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Measures.