Feb 04, 2019, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Former West Bengal IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who was wanted in an alleged extortion case and has been absconding since last year, on Monday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi.
Amid Mamata Banerjee's dharna, Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as new CBI chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Newly-appointed CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla on Monday took charge of his office at a time when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is sitting on a dharna in Kolkata to oppose the national probe agency's move against city police chief Rajeev Kumar on Sunday.
Chandrababu Naidu won't be welcomed to NDA fold: Amit Shah
Feb 04, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Monday went to Andhra Pradesh and said CM Chandrababu Naidu will not be included in the NDA fold if his party comes to power in the state.
Ravi Shankar Prasad calls opposition parties supporting CM Mamata as 'alliance of corrupts'
Feb 04, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS); Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday once again targeted opposition leaders and called them 'an alliance of corrupts' after several of them extended their support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is currently on a dharna (sit-in protest) against the Central Bureau of Investigation's move against Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar.
Mumbai teen commits suicide after family members refuse to give him new mobile phone to play PUBG
Feb 04, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IBNS): In a shocking episode, a Mumbai teen committed suicide after his family refused to give him a new mobile phone for playing popular mobile game PUBG.
Feb 04, 2019, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Observing World Cancer Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted his government's initiatives like Ayushman Bharat which aims at providing quality healthcare and ensuring cancer-free lives of people.
BJP shares old tweets where Rahul Gandhi attacked CM Mamata over same cheat fund scams
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): At a time when Rahul Gandhi came out in supporting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is currently sitting on an indefinite dharna against the CBI move against Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shared certain old tweets on its official handle where the Congress president could be seen attacking the TMC supremo over the cheat fund scams which hit the east Indian state since she came to power in 2011.
Krishan Lal Middha meets Narendra Modi after Jind by-poll victory
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Krishan Lal Middha, who registered a thumping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jind assembly seat by-election in Haryana last week, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
251 sedition cases registered in Assam since BJP came to power
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:05 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : The Assam government has registered a total of 251 sedition cases in the state since the BJP-led alliance government came into power in 2016.
Eight people killed in three separate road mishaps in Assam
Feb 04, 2019, at 02:45 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : At least eight people were killed in three separate road mishaps in Assam in the past 24 hours.
Huge quantity of explosives recovered at Guwahati and Jagiroad railway stations
Feb 04, 2019, at 02:34 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : The Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered huge quantity of explosives from the Guwahati railway station on Monday.
Mamata-CBI tussle: Anti-BJP Opposition backs TMC chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 02:10 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): In an apparent boost for the anti-Narendra Modi front, several opposition leaders, most of them who were seen at the Brigade rally on Jan 19, backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "sit-in" protest against the CBI's move to quiz Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for allegedly tampering evidences of chit-fund scams.
Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm over Mamata's dharna
Feb 04, 2019, at 01:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday amid ruckus after TMC MPs protested against BJP for allegedly using CBI for political gains in West Bengal ahead of the General Elections.
Who is Mamata shielding? Herself or top cop, asks BJP leader Javadekar
Feb 04, 2019, at 01:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): As the entire opposition rallies behind Mamata Banerjee to challenge Narendra Modi over the CBI vs Kolkata Police episode, the BJP hit back hard asking who is the West Bengal Chief Minister shielding in her tussle with the federal agency- the top cop of Kolkata or herself.
BJP takes fight against Mamata Banerjee to Election Commission
Feb 04, 2019, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took their battle against the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal to the Election Commission highlighting how the Mamata Banerjee government in the eastern state is using its machinery to threaten the BJP workers and not allowing any electioneering by refusing permission to landing of helicopters of their leaders.
Supreme Court to hear CBI plea against Kolkata top cop tomorrow, Mamata continues dharna
Feb 04, 2019, at 11:26 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear tomorrow the CBI plea against the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal on non-cooperation with the federal agency to probe into the state's chit fun scams, which require the quizzing of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, media reports said.
Kejriwal, Tejashwi likely to visit Kolkata over Mamata-CBI tussle
Feb 04, 2019, at 10:59 am
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): After expressing solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her tussle with the CBI, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav are likely to visit Kolkata on Monday, media reports said.
CBI set to move Supreme Court against Mamata Banerjee's 'non-cooperation'
Feb 04, 2019, at 10:42 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Amid the drama unfolding in Kolkata over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "sit-in protest" against CBI's move, the central investigating agency is planning to move the Supreme Court against the state government over its "non-cooperation" on Monday, media reports said.
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee continues her dharna against CBI move to quiz city police chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 09:06 am
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dharna (sit-in protest) in Kolkata, which she commenced on Sunday to protest against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) move to enter the house of city police chief Rajeev Kumar to quiz him on chit funds scams, entered its second day on Monday.
Mamata sits on dharna against CBI move to quiz Kolkata police chief, BJP demands Prez Rule in Bengal
Feb 03, 2019, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Amid high drama that unfolded since evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday began an indefinite dharna (sit-in protest) to protest the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) move to enter the house of Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar to quiz him on chit funds scams and said she is ready to "sacrifice her life to save India from Modi even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded imposition of 'presidential rule' in the eastern state where the Trinamool Congress is ruling since 2011.
We found concrete evidence against Rajeev Kumar: CBI on chit fund scam probe
Feb 03, 2019, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS) As a high-pitched drama unfolded in Kolkata Sunday evening over the CBI's attempt to interrogate Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, the federal investigating agency claimed they have concrete evidence against the city police chief in the chit fund scams probe and hence summoned him for quizzing for the past two years.
Feb 03, 2019, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Several key opposition leaders, including Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, came out in support of their West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee as she began a dharna (sit-in protest) in the city's downtown area to protest the CBI move to enter the house of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, whom the federal probe agency wanted to meet in chit fund scam cases.
CRPF guard for CBI offices in Kolkata as Mamata sits on dharna against federal agency
Feb 03, 2019, at 09:40 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) personnel were deployed to protect the CBI offices in Kolkata amid reports that the federal investigating agency is moving the Supreme Court tomorrow to counter the Kolkata Police which whisked away several of their officers on Sunday evening when they tried to meet city police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the chit fund scams probe in West Bengal.
Mamata announces sit-in protest against CBI move against Kolkata Police Commissioner
Feb 03, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister on Sunday evening announced a dharna (sit in protest) in the city's downtown area to protest the CBI move to enter the house of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, whom the federal probe agency wanted to meet in chit fund scam cases.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists gun down district’s executive head in Sar-i-Pul
Feb 03, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Kabul, Feb 3 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists have gunned down the executive director for Gosfandi district of northern Sar-i-Pul province in Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit begins in Guwahati
Feb 03, 2019, at 08:01 pm
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday inaugurated the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit at Hotel Taj Vivanta in Guwahati.
Left gives call to oust Modi-Mamata, accuses BJP, TMC of looting people in partnership
Feb 03, 2019, at 07:38 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): In a bid to enthuse its party workers and get back its lost ground in West Bengal ahead of the General Elections, the Left Front on Sunday gave a call to oust both Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's TMC government in the eastern state.
Surgical strike reflected new policy needed to tackle terrorism: Narendra Modi
Feb 03, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IBNS): Interacting with students in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the surgical strike conducted by the Indian Army across the Line of Control during his tenure reflected the new policy needed to tackle the issue of terrorism.
Feb 03, 2019, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata: Amid high drama, Kolkata Police on Sunday evening whisked away a group of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials who tried to enter the house of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who is reportedly wanted by the federal invetigating agency in the probe into ponzi scheme scams in West Bengal. They are reportedly detained inside the Shakespeare Thana police station though there is no official confirmation by the city police.
Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari to launch National Road Safety Week tomorrow
Feb 03, 2019, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to launch the 30th National Road Safety Week from Monday, with a host of initiatives planned for generating awareness and sensitizing people about safe road usage.