Jan 19, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the BJP, in it's 4.5 years of rule, had managed to do what Pakistan couldn't in the 70 years since India's Independence.
Delhi court raps police for filing Kanhaiya Kumar chargesheet without govt approval
Jan 19, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): A Delhi court today criticised the police for filing a chargesheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University students' union leader Kahnaiya Kumar without acquiring the requisite approval from the Delhi government, reports said.
Situation now worse than Emergency: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 19, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she had seen many leaders in India but never one as dictatorial as Narendra Modi.
People will say 'chowkidaar chor hai' until Modi answers Rafale questions: Shatrughan Sinha
Jan 19, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Dissident BJP leader and film actor Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday said the country could continue to say "chowkidaar chor hai" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi until he clearly answers questions related to the Rafale issue.
Modi's expiry date has come: Mamata at united India rally in Kolkata
Jan 19, 2019, at 03:35 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the expiry date of Narendra Modi has come as he attacked the Prime Minister virulently and said he crossed the "laxman rekha" of politics but targetting all Opposition leaders.
PM Modi inaugurates gun-making unit in Surat
Jan 19, 2019, at 03:08 pm
Surat, Jan 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the howitzer gun-making unit of Larsen and Toubro (L&T) at Hazira in Surat.
2019 battle is to restore nation's faith in democracy: Sonia in message to Brigade
Jan 19, 2019, at 02:49 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Congress' former president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday skipped West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's mega rally at the icnonic Brigade Parade Ground here but sent a message through her senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge.
Living as refugees in their own land, Kashmir Pandits await justice 30 years since their exodus
Jan 19, 2019, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) "A Kashmiri Muslim for Kashmiri Pandits-apologize on behalf of some of my Kashmiri brethren for the sin of murdering Kashmiriyat. It is not enough, but acceptance, introspection & realization are the first steps towards reconciliation." This tweet by Junaid Qureshi, a Kashmiri Muslim who is now a director at a think tank group based in Amsterdam, perhaps is a small but significant expression of acknowledgement of what had happened to the original inhabitants of Kashmir- the Kashmiri pandits- in 1989-90.
Mamata reaches Brigade Parade ground to preside over mega anti-BJP rally
Jan 19, 2019, at 11:54 am
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday reached the iconic Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata and began the proceedings of a mega rally of all anti-BJP leaders who descended on the eastern city to launch a campaign to oust the Modi government in the upcoming general elections.
Karnataka: Congress lodges MLA in resort to avoid BJP poaching
Jan 18, 2019, at 11:50 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Congress has lodged all its MLAs who had come to the legislative party meeting earlier this morning, in the Eagleton Resort on the city outskirts to keep them safe from BJP poaching.
Defence minister Sitharaman visits Arunachal Pradesh
Jan 18, 2019, at 11:12 pm
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IBNS): Union defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday visited the forward areas along the India-China border in Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.
AGP takes out torch rally in Guwahati against Citizenship bill
Jan 18, 2019, at 11:01 pm
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IBNS): Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) took out a torch rally to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 in Guwahati on Friday evening.
Jammu & Kashmir: Ten feared dead in Khardung La avalanche
Jan 18, 2019, at 10:46 pm
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IBNS): Ten people are feared dead after a avalanche buried two trucks Ladakh's Khardung La region, The Indian Express said this evening.
Four Karnataka MLAs stay from Congress meet
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:26 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IBNS): Four Congress MLA remained away from a Congress Legislative Party meeting here on Friday adding fuel to speculations that the BJP is trying to topple its government led by H.D.Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular).
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60 lakh West Bengal families to be hit by Ayushman Bharat withdrawal: Centre
Jan 18, 2019, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Centre has written to the West Bengal government saying 60 lakh families in the state would be adversely affected with its withdrawal from the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
Mamata to preside over Opposition's 'dethrone BJP' rally in Kolkata tomorrow
Jan 18, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): With less than 100 days to go for the 2019 General Elections, Mamata Banerjee is all set to play the host with the most for a disparate group of Opposition leaders when she presides over a mega rally in Kolkata's iconic Brigade Parade Ground to sound not only the poll bugle but also the "oust BJP" campaign.
Driver dies after truck carrying debris falls over his car in Mumbai
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IBNS):A speeding truck carrying debris fell on a car in Mira-Bhayander on Ghodbunder road near Mumbai and left the driver dead, reports said on Friday
Uma Bharti reviews sanitation arrangements at Kumbh
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, reviewed the interventions undertaken for better sanitation and for awareness generation around Swachh Bharat at the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. 1500 swachhagrahis from different districts of Uttar Pradesh have been deployed at the Mela to ensure cleanliness. Swachhagrahis have been assigned the work to monitor toilet cleanliness and awareness.
AAP to contest Lok Sabha elections alone in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana: Gopal Rai
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said they are going to contest the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana alone.
Jammu and Kashmir: Avalanche hits Ladakh’s Khardung La pass, five dies
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IBNS): At least five people died an equal number of persons were trapped under snow after an avalanche hit Ladakh’s Khardung La pass on Friday, reports said.
India is ready for business as never before: Narendra Modi says at Vibrant Gujarat Summit
Jan 18, 2019, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 9th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit at Mahatma Mandir Exhibition cum Convention Centre in Gandhinagar on Friday.
Kolkata: Indian Coast Guard’s bike rally to spread awareness on coastal security
Jan 18, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): A bike rally consisting of 22 personnel from Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Marine Police and Fisheries for spreading awareness on coastal security was ceremonially flagged off by the Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi at Raj Bhawan on Friday.
Vibrant Gujarat has emerged as a global platform: Narendra Modi
Jan 18, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Gandhinagar, Jan 18 (IBNS): Highlighting India and his Gujarat as a business destination to the world leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed Vibrant Gujarat and said the state represented the best of 'business spirit'.
Jan 18, 2019, at 03:51 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): In a major development, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to provide security to the two women who first entered the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala this month.
Jammu and Kashmir: Grenade explosions rock Srinagar, Shopian, no casualty
Jan 18, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IBNS): Two grenade explosions rocked Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar city, on Friday, police said.
Jan 18, 2019, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Mizoram PU Zoramthanga on Friday called on the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi regarding enhancement of coverage and allocation under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
Jan 18, 2019, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the "Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2019” on Friday.
Mamata as PM? Shatrughan Sinha plays safe by calling her 'national leader'
Jan 18, 2019, at 01:27 pm
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): Despite planning to attend West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's anti-BJP mega rally on Saturday, rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha played safe when he was questioned about the chances of the former as the next Prime Minister.
Rahul Gandhi writes to 'Mamata Di', extends support to TMC rally
Jan 18, 2019, at 01:23 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): In an apparent boost to the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mega rally in Kolkata tomorrow hosted by Mamata Banerjee, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has extended his support to the event after himself skipping an attendance and instead nominating a senior party leader to attend it.
Delhi government decides to increase number of Urdu centres
Jan 18, 2019, at 11:43 am
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): With an aim to promote Urdu, the Delhi government has decided to increase the number of Urdu centres from eight to 50, media reports said.