Modi's three-day US visit: All Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a historic three-visit to the US. He landed in New York on Tuesday for the visit which spanned out between meetings with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to US President Joe Biden. IBNS brings all updates of Modi's visit...
Union Budget 2023: All Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the last full budget of the Modi government 2.0 before it seeks re-election next year. This will be Sitharaman's fifth budget presentation since the BJP-led government came to power in 2019 for the second consecutive term. The Economic Survey 2022-23 tabled by Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday has projected FY 2024 growth at 6-6.8%.
Gujarat Polls 2022: All updates from final phase of voting
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The second and final phase of polling in the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 is underway on Monday. The voting is underway in 93 seats across 14 districts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's homestate Gujarat. Apart from the apparent silent Congress, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is challenging Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, which is defending its 27-year-old government. The election results will be declared on Dec 8.
Rajasthan political crisis: All Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The Rajasthan Congress once again fell into a crisis after over 90 of its MLAs loyal to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot threatened to quit. The rebel MLAs demand either Gehlot, who is set to contest the Congress presidential elections, or his pick to be the Chief Minister of the state. Reports claimed the Congress top brass want former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot to replace Gehlot if the latter is elected to the Congress chief's post.
PM Modi attends SCO: Live Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit got underway in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Friday with the participation of the leaders of eight member states- India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Ahead of the formal start to the key regional meet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev upon arrival at the Congress Centre here. Narendra Modi is also meeting several key leaders on the sidelines of the event.
Prez poll between Draupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha: All updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
More than 4,000 legislators will vote to elect the new President Monday as the ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) nominee Droupadi Murmu and Opposition’s joint pick Yashwant Sinha are contesting to win the prestige battle.
Maharashtra political crisis: All updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has called for the floor test Thursday in a recent development to the ongoing political crisis in the state. The crisis had started after ruling Shiv Sena member Eknath Shinde turned rebel and camped along with his 40 odd loyalists outside Maharashtra, threatening to uninstall the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
Maharashtra political crisis: Catch all updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The political crisis in Maharashtra hit a new day with the ruling Shiv Sena and its Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray struggling to keep their flock after rebel MLA and minister Eknath Shinde flew to Assam along with his loyalists, threatening the toppling of the Sena-NCP-Congress government.
Maharashtra political crisis: All Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The Maharashtra politics has plunged into a crisis after the ruling Shiv Sena's leader and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's colleague in the government, Eknath Shinde went missing with a meaty number of MLAs. Shinde, to whom Thackeray had reached out, claims to have around 30-40 MLAs with him hinting at a possible collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
LIVE Blog: Assembly Polls Results
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
After voting in phases, results of the Assembly polls held in Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand are coming out today as counting of votes is currently underway.
Russia attacks Ukraine: LIVE Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Defying the Western appeals and outrage, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced military operations in Ukraine urging the Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms. This comes after Putin recognised the independence of self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics of Ukraine. Catch all updates here
Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget: LIVE
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the annual Budget on Tuesday. This budget is being presented ahead of the Assembly polls in several states including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation Elections Result: Live Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Counting of votes for the much-awaited Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, which was held on Sunday, is currently underway on Tuesday. The result will decide the fate of candidates who contested in 144 wards in the city. At present, the KMC is ruled by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC). Election has been delayed by around one and half years due to the COVID-19 pandemic even as the term of the elected members of the KMC ended in May 2020.The key contest in the polls is taking place between TMC, Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Left Front.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation Elections : Live updates here
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Voting for the much-awaited Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election began at 7 AM on Sunday. A total of 40.48 lakh electorates are eligible to vote in the KMC elections in 144 wards. At present, the KMC is ruled by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC). Election has been delayed by around one and half years due to the COVID-19 pandemic even as the term of the elected members of the KMC ended in May 2020. The election is expected to see a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling TMC. The other partcipants in the elections are the Congress and CPI (M), who also campaigned aggressively for the polls in a bid to revive their fortunes after the assembly elections debacle.
PM Modi in Varanasi: All Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Prime Miniser Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi for two days from Monday. He will inaugurate phase one of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, constructed at a cost of around Rs 339 crores. Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham was conceptualised as a project to create an easily accessible pathway to connect Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple to the banks of the River Ganga. With the assembly polls round the corner, the project will be highlighted by the ruling BJP which will face the polls in early 2022.
LIVE BLOG: Chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat crashes
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
An Indian army helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawait and his family members along with other senior officials has crashed near an army training camp at the Wellington Army Centre in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday afternoon. According to sources in the Indian Army, 14 people, including Major General Bipin Rawat and his family members, were on board the Mi-series (Mi-17V5) chopper that crashed in Nilgiris.
LIVE: PM Modi repeals three farm laws
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws that had triggered massive protests by the peasants. The new laws, which was controversially enacted amid COVID-19 pandemic, would have facilitated the farmers to sell their produce beyond the regulated wholesale market. However, farmers mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, who camped in and around Delhi for almost a year as a protest, fear they would be left at the mercy of the private players once the laws are enforced.
Byelections results in 13 states, 1 UT: All updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The counting of votes are underway in 13 states and one union territory, where byelections were held on Oct 30. Three Lok Sabha and 29 assembly constituencies went to bypolls last Saturday. The three Lok Sabha seats are Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Five assembly seats in Assam, four in West Bengal, three each in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya, two each in Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan and one each in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Mizoram and Telangana went to bypolls.
Live: Results of West Bengal's Bhabanipur bypolls 2021
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The results for the high voltage bypoll in West Bengal's Bhabanipur assembly constituency, where state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a candidate, are coming out on Sunday. The elctoral battle is a must win for Mamata Banerjee in order to remain the West Bengal Chief Minister. The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of West Bengal Minister and TMC veteran Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay. Chattopadhyay resigned to pave the way for Banerjee to contest and get elected to the assembly after she was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram.To challenge Banerjee, the BJP has fielded lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal, the Left has nominated young advocate Srijib Biswas while the Congress decided not to contest in a gesture to the ruling party in a changed political scenario. Follow all update here:
Bhabanipur bypoll: All updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
All eyes are on West Bengal's Bhabanipur assembly constituency, where elections are held Thursday, as Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mamata Banerjee will have to win the electoral battle to remain the West Bengal Chief Minister. To challenge Banerjee, the BJP has fielded lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal, the Left has nominated young advocate Srijib Biswas while the Congress decided not to contest in a gesture to the ruling party in a changed political scenario. For all updates, follow India Blooms blog
Afghanistan conflict LIVE: Blasts rock Kabul
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Over 103 people were killed in the blasts near the Kabul airport on Thursday, days after Taliban overran Afghanistan and seized its capital on Aug 15. As many as 1,338 people have been injured and more people are likely to succumb to their injuries, a source in the Afghan Ministry of Health told Sputnik Friday. At least two blasts targeted Kabul airport and its outskirts. The Islamic State-Khorasan terrorist group reportedly claimed responsibility for the bombings. Thousands of people have been gathering outside the Kabul airport in recent days with western troops racing to evacuate foreigners and Afghans from the war-torn country by the Aug 31 deadline set by US President Joe Biden.
Afghanistan Updates: As Kabul falls and Taliban rule begins, people rush to flee the country
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
As the Taliban entered Kabul and took over control of Afghanistan, an unprecedented situation is unfolding in the war-torn nation. We bring you the developments in Afghanistan where there is a mad scramble in the airports to flee the nation amid fear, despair and panic.
Calcutta HC hearing on Narada case: LIVE Updates
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
A five-judge larger bench of the Calcutta High Court is hearing the bail plea of three Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers including two West Bengal Ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor in the Narada case. The CBI had arrested the four accused on May 17. Earlier, the Division Bench of the high court had ordered the house arrest of the four veteran politicians. Though the CBI had filed a petition against the house arrests in the Supreme Court, the top court had passed a scathing remark on the probe agency forcing it to withdraw the plea.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The landfall process of Cyclone Yaas has started north of Dhamra and south of Balasore in Odisha, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The cyclone is also set to affect West Bengal. Since Wednesday morning, the coastal areas of Digha, Mandarmani in West Bengal were flooded by the high tides ahead of the cyclone landfall in the state.
LIVE: Calcutta HC hearing on Narada case
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The Calcutta High Court is on Wednesday hearing four arrested West Bengal politicians' plea seeking a review of the stay order put on their bail granted by a lower court. West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, MLA Madan Mitra, all belonging to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), and former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Narada sting operation on Monday morning. Though a special CBI court granted bail to all four, in a dramatic turnaround, the high court put a stay on the bail on Monday night.
LIVE: Results of Bengal Assembly Elections 2021
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
West Bengal, the eastern state of India, witnessed high-octane, high-pitched, often violent elections over the last one month. The elections to 292 of 294 seats were held in eight phases between Mar 27 and Apr 29. Elections have been postponed in two seats- Samergunj and Jangipur- due to the death of two candidates. Primarily, the ruling TMC and its Opposition BJP have locked horns while the Left-Congress-ISF have stitched an alliance, named Sanjukta Morcha- to capture power in the state. For all updates, follow our LIVE Blog
LIVE: Results of Assembly Elections 2021
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The results for assembly elections in four states- Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu- and union territory Puducherry are coming out on Sunday. Over the last one month, elections were held in the five regions of the country between Mar 27 and Apr 29. While in Assam, the BJP is aiming to retain power, Mamata Banerjee's regional satrap TMC is fighting to return to power for the third consecutive term in West Bengal. In the southern state of Kerala, the Left has locked horns with its arch-rival Congress while the DMK is aiming to oust AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. Puducherry is witnessing a fight between the BJP and Congress. For all updates, follow our LIVE Blog
LIVE Blog: Final phase of Bengal polls underway
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The eighth and final phase of prolonged West Bengal assembly elections is underway on Thursday. The final phase covers 35 assembly constituencies spread across four districts, Malda (06), Murshidabad (11), Birbhum (11) and Kolkata (07). 753 coys of Central paramilitary forces have been deployed out of which 641 coys of CAPF will be involved in protecting polling stations. Remaining forces will be used as QRT & some will be kept in reserve. State armed and unarmed police forces will also be used. Presently, 753 coys of CAPF are in WB as 318 companies have already been released from election duties. For Birbhum, ECI has appointed six additional police observers. Meanwhile, a repoll is conducted at polling booth no. 126 in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi. While the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are fighting to capture power in the state, the Left-Congress-ISF-led alliance Sanjukta Morcha are striving to stay relevant in the Bengal politics.
ASSEMBLY POLL LIVE BLOG: Seventh phase of voting begins in West Bengal
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Amidst unprecedented security arrangements, voting for the seventh phase of the eight-phase assembly election in West Bengal began on Monday morning in 34 of the state’s 294 constituencies. Polling for the seventh phase is held across five districts and 34 assembly seats on Monday. The districts include Malda Part I, Kolkata South, Murshidabad Part I, West Bardhaman Part and Dakshin Dinajpur.
LIVE: West Bengal votes in sixth phase
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The sixth phase of West Bengal assembly polls is covering 43 Assembly constituencies and 4 districts, including North Dinajpur (09), North 24 Parganas (17), Nadia (09) and East Burdwan (08). 779 coys of Central paramilitary forces have been deployed. State armed and unarmed police forces will also be used. Presently, 1071 coys of CAPF personnel are in West Bengal. 306 candidates, including 27 women, are contesting. 1 cr 3 lakh electorates will cast their votes. The number of polling booths are 14,480.