Amit Shah allowed to campaign in UP
Apr 18, 2014, at 05:55 am
New Delhi,Apr 17 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday lifted ban on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s general secretary Amit Shah on campaigning in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh.
Jayalalithaa slams Narendra Modi
Apr 18, 2014, at 05:02 am
Chennai, Apr 17 (IBNS); Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and said her state is much more developed than Gujarat.
Apr 18, 2014, at 03:14 am
Jammu, Apr 17 (IBNS): Around 69 percent electorate cast their vote on Thursday's polling for Udhampur parliamentary constituency, which concluded in the evening.
Fire breaks out in Mamata's hotel room, CM safe
Apr 18, 2014, at 02:41 am
Malda, Apr 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerejee on Thursday had a narrow escape as fire broke out in a hotel room where she was staying in West Bengal's Malda district.
Cong releases video showing Uma slamming Modi
Apr 18, 2014, at 02:41 am
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): The Congress party on Thursday released a video clipping that showed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti calling party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a "Vinash purush" (destructive man).
Fresh proposal offered for Subrata Roy's release
Apr 18, 2014, at 02:30 am
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): In a fresh development, Sahara on Thursday submitted fresh proposal to the Supreme Court for the modification of Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy's bail conditions.
AAP accuses BJP of spreading 'fake' letter
Apr 18, 2014, at 02:11 am
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for spreading a 'fake' letter that has the party's chief Arvind Kejriwal thanking jailed don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari for supporting him in the Lok Sabha contest against Narendra Modi in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Admiral RK Dhowan takes over as Navy chief
Apr 18, 2014, at 01:27 am
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): Admiral RK Dhowan took over as the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff of India on Thursday.
Probationers of Indian Postal Service, Indian P&T Accounts, Finance Service call on Prez
Apr 17, 2014, at 04:13 am
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS) A group of Probationers of Indian Postal Service of 2010-2013 batches and Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service of 2011-2013 batches called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Srinivasan named in IPL probe report: SC
Apr 16, 2014, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday revealed that suspended Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan has been named among 13 other people in the sealed report submitted by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal.
Bangalore: Bus catches fire; 6 dead
Apr 16, 2014, at 03:42 pm
Bangalore, Apr 16 (IBNS) At least six people were charred to death on Wednesday morning when a luxury bus caught fire while travelling from Davangere in Karnataka to Bangalore.
Vishvas files nomination papers
Apr 16, 2014, at 06:23 am
Amethi, Apr 15 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Kumar Vishvas on Tuesday filed his nomination papers from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Srinivasan files affidavit questioning his removal
Apr 16, 2014, at 02:56 am
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): N Srinivasan, the suspended Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, on Tuesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court (SC) questioning his removal from the top post of the Indian cricket board.
Supreme Court rules in favour of transgenders
Apr 15, 2014, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS) In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the transgender community (the Third Gender as they are referred to) should be granted all facilities like any other citizen and should be treated as socially and economically backward class.
Vajpayee was the weakest PM: Congress
Apr 15, 2014, at 04:43 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Days after praising former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on its website, the Congress party has now called him the "weakest PM" of India.
BSF recovers gold worth Rs 35 lakh from arrested smuggler
Apr 15, 2014, at 04:32 am
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): The Border Security Force on Monday succeeded in its second gold seizure in a couple of days in West Bengal by nabbing a smuggler with 1.18 kg gold, the border guards said.
Nigeria bus station attack kills 71
Apr 15, 2014, at 04:30 am
Abuja, Nigeria, Apr 14 (IBNS): At least 71 people were killed and about 124 got injured as a bomb exploded at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday, reports said.
After Baru, Parakh's book questions PM's ability
Apr 15, 2014, at 12:31 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): After former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru's book, another documentation called "Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and Other Truths" by former coal secretary PC Parakh, has now raised question on Manmohan Singh's ability as a PM.
Kashmir encounter ends with death of militants
Apr 15, 2014, at 12:26 am
Srinagar, Apr 14 (IBNS) A 24-hour-long gunbattle between militants and the security forces at Ahmad Nagar near here in Jammu and Kashmir ended Monday evening with the death of the two ultras. Two SOG (Special Operations Group) men were injured.
Jairam shoots letter to Modi over "his lies"
Apr 14, 2014, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took on Union Minister Jairam Ramesh at his home district Chikmaglur in Karnataka, the Congress leader on Monday shot off a letter to the Gujarat CM accusing him of making "outrageous statements".
Modi sponsored Baru's book on PM: Digvijaya
Apr 14, 2014, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is the sponsor of former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru's book that claimed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was controlled by party president Sonia Gandhi.
PM was like Bheeshma: Sanjaya Baru
Apr 14, 2014, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru, who is under Congress fire for saying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was controlled by party president Sonia Gandhi, on Monday said the PM was like Bheeshma of The Mahabharata.
Encounter underway in Jammu & Kashmir
Apr 14, 2014, at 03:44 pm
Srinagar, Apr 12 (IBNS) An encounter between security personnel and militants, that started late Sunday, is still underway in Jammu and Kashmir, said reports on Monday.
Joshi discounts Modi wave, calls it BJP wave
Apr 14, 2014, at 07:19 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Sunday said there is a BJP wave in the country and not a Modi wave, calling the BJP's prime ministerial candidate a representative of the party.
Encounter rages near Srinagar in Kashmir
Apr 14, 2014, at 05:58 am
Srinagar, Apr 13 (IBNS) A firefight raged between security forces and militants on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar late on Sunday.
Cops killed in National Conference house attack in Kashmir
Apr 13, 2014, at 11:07 pm
Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, Apr 13 (IBNS) Two policemen were killed in a militant attack at the house of a ruling National Conference worker in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Later in a counter operation one militant died.
Manmohan weakest PM of all: Advani
Apr 13, 2014, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Reacting over former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru's claims in his book 'The Accidental Prime Minister', senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani said Manmohan Singh is the weakest Prime Minister of all in India.
Baru's book confirms what was suspected: Jaitley
Apr 13, 2014, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said Sanjaya Baru's book 'The Accidental Prime Minister' only confirms what the country ordinarily suspected.
Modi targets UPA over Sanjaya Baru's book
Apr 13, 2014, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has now targetted the Congress-led-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru's claims in his book 'The Accidental Prime Minister'.
Apr 13, 2014, at 04:55 am
Kolkata, April 12 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) under aegis of South Bengal Frontiers on Saturday nabbed two smugglers from West Bengal , carrying approximately 2.8 kg gold worth 82 lakhs.