Pak, Hurriyat, allowed conducive atmosphere for polls: Mufti
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:58 am
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS): After taking oath as the twelfth chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, 79-year-old Mufti Muhammad Sayeed triggered a controversy as he gave credit to Hurriyat, militant outfits and 'people from across the border' for allowing to create a conducive atmosphere to conduct assembly elections in the state last year.
17 cadres, linkmen of different outfits apprehended in Assam
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:36 am
Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended at least seventeen cadres and linkmen of different outfit groups, including two hardcore militants of NDFB(S), from various places in Assam on Sunday, officials said.
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:29 am
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir Governor on Sunday issued a decree to revoke the earlier proclamation because of which he had assumed all functions of the government of the state this year, an official handout said.
Assam budget session to begin tomorrow
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:16 am
Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS): The budget session in Assam's state assembly will start from Monday, officials said on Sunday.
PDP-BJP coalition govt's agenda
Mar 02, 2015, at 01:48 am
Srinagar, Mar 1 (IBNS) After two months of negotiations, the PDP-BJP alliance declared its common minimum programme that was negotiated by Dr Haseeb Drabu and Ram Madhav in Mumbai and Delhi.
Mufti takes oath as J&K CM, urges for peace in state
Mar 01, 2015, at 08:27 pm
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS): After being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, whose People's Democratic Party (PDP) entered into an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government in the northern state, said peace is must to yield development here.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: The political survivor returns
Mar 01, 2015, at 07:58 pm
When 79-year-old Mufti Mohammad Sayeed assumes the charge as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for the second time on 1 March 2015, it seems he is destined to be the man for hard times. In 2002 when he became the Chief Minister, with just 16 seats in the State assembly, in alliance with Congress, J&K was reeling under extremely adverse conditions on politico-economic fronts. Personal liberties were severely restricted and Indian Army was in an eye-ball to eye-ball confrontation with Pakistan in the aftermath of the attack on Parliament.
MP govt files FIR against Digvijaya
Mar 01, 2015, at 07:50 pm
Bhopal, Mar 1 (IBNS): An FIR has been filed against Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh and former Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Sriniwas Tiwari in connection with a decade old case regarding irregularities in appointment between 1993 and 2003, reports said.
Army's Northern Command celebrates Postal Service 43rd Anniversary
Mar 01, 2015, at 07:01 pm
Udhampur, Mar 1 (IBNS): The Army Postal Service Corps (APS) on Sunday celebrated its 43rd anniversary at HQ Northern Command.
Parl to take up Ordinances Replacement Bills in 2nd week of Budget Session
Mar 01, 2015, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Both the Houses of Parliament will take up the important legislative business of considering the Bills to replace the Ordinances promulgated during the inter-session period in the second week of the ongoing Budget session beginning Monday.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed takes oath as J&K CM
Mar 01, 2015, at 06:25 pm
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS): Amid a historic political alliance between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former's supremo Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took oath as the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday at a special ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Omar congratulates new J&K CM Mufti Mohammad
Mar 01, 2015, at 05:37 pm
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS): As Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took oath as the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday at a special ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah congratulated the People's Democratic Party (PDP) supremo.
Mufti takes oath as J&K CM in Modi's presence
Mar 01, 2015, at 05:04 pm
Jammu/Srinagar, Mar 1 (IBNS): People's Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took oath as the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday at a special ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Mufti to take oath as J&K CM today, Modi to attend
Mar 01, 2015, at 04:12 pm
Jammu/Srinagar, Mar 1 (IBNS): People's Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will take oath as the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
PIL filed seeking to know whereabouts of Rahul Gandhi
Mar 01, 2015, at 04:01 pm
Lucknow, Mar 1 (IBNS): In the wake of Rahul Gandhi's brief break from politics, a Lucknow based lawyer has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking whereabouts of the Congress Vice President, media reports said.
Mar 01, 2015, at 04:24 am
Patna, Feb 28 (IBNS) Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was recently expelled from the Janata Dal (United), on Saturday floated his own political front 'Hindustan Awaam Morcha', media reports said.
TMC removes Mukul Roy as general secretary
Mar 01, 2015, at 02:24 am
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday removed senior party leader Mukul Roy from the post of national general secretary.
RK Pachauri resigns from PM's Council on Climate Change
Mar 01, 2015, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted environmentalist RK Pachauri's resignation from the PM's Council on Climate Change, officials said on Saturday.
Budget doesn't have an adequate roadmap: Singh
Feb 28, 2015, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the General Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not 'have an adequate roadmap'.
Congress, TMC slam Jaitley's Budget
Feb 28, 2015, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) The Congress on Saturday slammed the Union Budget presented by Arun Jaitley and called it a 'vision document'.
Arun Jaitley presents growth-oriented budget
Feb 28, 2015, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Instead of big bang announcements, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday presented the General Budget 2015-16 focusing on infrastructure, cleanliness, social security and assuring a high growth trajectory while envisaging stricter laws on black money offenders.
Two militants killed in Kashmir encounter
Feb 28, 2015, at 05:41 pm
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IBNS) Two militants were killed in an encounter at Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
Arun Jaitley presents Modi govt's first full fledged budget
Feb 28, 2015, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at 11 am began presenting the General Budget 2015-16 on Saturday, his first full fledged.
Arun Jaitley to present Modi govt's first full fledged budget
Feb 28, 2015, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the General Budget on Saturday, his first full fledged one as all ears are on the finance minister's speech in a while in Parliament.
PM remembers the dedication of scientists on National Science Day
Feb 28, 2015, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday remembered the dedication, determination and untiring efforts of Indian scientists on National Science Day.
Special Metro services on Holi
Feb 28, 2015, at 03:47 am
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Metro Railway, Kolkata has arranged to run 62 pairs of train (31 Up + 31 Down) on Feb 5 on the occasion of Holi.
Mukul Roy not to attend TMC working committee meeting
Feb 28, 2015, at 03:46 am
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Amid speculations of a rift, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy on Friday said he will not attend the party's working committee meeting on Saturday.
WB presents budget, 17.5 lakh employment to be created
Feb 28, 2015, at 02:21 am
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS) West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Friday presented the state budget and said the government is expecting to create 17.5 lakh employment in the coming year.
Powerful IED recovered from Assam railway track
Feb 28, 2015, at 02:09 am
Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS): Security forces on Friday recovered a liquid petroleum cylinder based powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from a railway track in Assam's Goalpara district, officials said.
Feb 28, 2015, at 01:18 am
Mumbai, Feb 27(IBNS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday denied having done anything wrong by accepting the hospitality of the Essar , saying he only wanted to experience the yacht of the multinational conglomerate and could not have reached it by swimming.