Day after providing wrong calculation, Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi
Dec 06, 2017, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): A day after providing wrong calculation, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday defended himself, saying to err is human and he too commits mistakes unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP scripts massive victory in Uttar Pradesh civic polls
Dec 02, 2017, at 12:29 am
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): Giving moments of celebration for the BJP ahead of the Gujarat polls, the ruling party clinched 14 mayoral seats in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls.
BJP leads in UP civic poll, BSP appears second
Dec 01, 2017, at 08:54 pm
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): Within one year of capturing power in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has got another reason to celebrate as the saffron brigade is leading in majority of the civic bodies in which polls were conducted in late November, media reports said.
BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu, who threatened Deepika Padukone over Padmavati, resigns
Nov 29, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IBNS): Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suraj Pal Amu, who threatened to behead Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali over the Padmavati row, resigned from the party post on Wednesday, media reports said.
Modi-Rahul literal face-off in Gujarat poll campaigns today
Nov 29, 2017, at 05:26 pm
Rajkot, Nov 29 (IBNS): A big focus on Wednesday will be on Saurashtra region of Gujarat as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be busy in campaigning for the upcoming poll in the state, media reports said.
Assam Health Minister Himanta holds 'sins' responsible for cancer, Chidambaram mocks
Nov 23, 2017, at 04:45 pm
Dispur, Nov 23 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has mocked Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as the latter held "sins" responsible for cancer during an event on Tuesday.
Hardik Patel declares PAAS-Congress pact in Gujarat poll
Nov 22, 2017, at 06:19 pm
Gandhinagar, Nov 22 (IBNS): Patidar Ananmat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday declared that the PAAS is in pact with the Congress to fight the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election.
Jaitley hits back at Sonia over winter session in parliament, says Congress also rescheduled
Nov 21, 2017, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Hitting back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who criticised the Modi government for delaying the winter session in the parliament, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said the Congress also rescheduled the session in 2011, media reports said.
BJP releases third list of candidates for Gujarat poll
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.
Congress releases first list of candidates for Gujarat poll
Nov 20, 2017, at 05:21 pm
Gandhinagar, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Congress released its first list of candidates for the Gujarat Assembly election, scheduled to be held in December, on Sunday night, media reports said.
NCP to contest Gujarat poll alone, no alliance with Congress
Nov 20, 2017, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Giving a blow to the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday said it will go solo in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election, media reports said.
Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi ignores Reliance's threat to sue with a jibe
Nov 17, 2017, at 12:15 am
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who has grown popular for his tweets, on Thursday ignored Anil Ambani's Reliance's law sue threat over Rafale deal with a jibe at the company and also Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
Election Commission bars Gujarat BJP from using word 'Pappu' in ad campaigns
Nov 15, 2017, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has barred the Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from using word 'Pappu', which refers to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, in their advertisement campaigns, media reports said.
More videos of Hardik Patel surfaces, Patidar leader threatens BJP of legal action
Nov 15, 2017, at 05:18 pm
Gandhinagar, Nov 15 (IBNS): After the leak of a sex-CD, more videos of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel have surfaced on social media, prompting the leader to threaten the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of legal actions for breaching his privacy, media reports said.
Lands snatched from farmers by ruling BJP: Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat
Nov 11, 2017, at 05:39 pm
Ambaji, Nov 11 (IBNS): Continuing the sharp attacks against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the former forcefully took away the lands from the farmers of Gujarat and gave them to the industrialists.
Amit Shah begins door to door campaign in Gujarat
Nov 07, 2017, at 05:24 pm
Ahmedabad, Nov 7 (IBNS): Ahead of the Gujarat assembly election, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah began a door to door campaign in the state on Tuesday.
Mamata urges all to change Twitter DP to black as protest against demonetisation
Nov 06, 2017, at 04:14 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged all Twitter users to change their display pictures to black on Nov. 8, the day when the Modi government will celebrate the one year completion of noteban, as a mark of protest.
Hardik Patel asks Congress to clear stand on Patidar reservation
Oct 29, 2017, at 12:10 am
Gandhinagar, Oct 28 (IBNS): Giving an ultimatum to the Congress, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel asked the opposition party in Gujarat to clear their stand on the constitutional reservation of the Patidars, ahead of the assembly election in the state.
West Bengal government moves Supreme Court against Aadhaar linkage
Oct 28, 2017, at 05:43 pm
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IBNS): Challenging the central government's directive for linking Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identification number, to all social welfare schemes, the West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court, media reports said.
Mersal row: Freedom of expression for all, says Madras HC
Oct 27, 2017, at 06:30 pm
Chennai, Oct 27 (IBNS): Dismissing the plea seeking cancellation of the censor certificate of a Tamil film, Mersal, for making a reference to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Madras High Court has upheld the freedom of expression of all people, media reports said.
CDs recovered from Vinod Verma have objectionable contents: Chhattisgarh police
Oct 27, 2017, at 06:11 pm
Raipur, Oct 27 (IBNS): The Chattisgarh police has said the CDs recovered from journalist Vinod Verma, who was arrested on Friday morning allegedly for extortion, have objectionable contents which goes against the IT act, media reports said.
Journalist working on investigative story arrested over charges of extortion
Oct 27, 2017, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): A senior journalist, Vinod Verma, who was working on an investigative story on the Chhattisgarh government, was arrested with the charges of extortion on Friday, media reports said.
Demonetisation, GST led Indian economy to ICU: Rahul Gandhi
Oct 26, 2017, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Union finance minister Arun Jaitley once again, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the two biggest steps taken by the Modi government recently, demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST), led the Indian economy to a critical condition.
Yogi Adityanath visits Taj Mahal, takes part in cleanliness drive
Oct 26, 2017, at 04:37 pm
Agra, Oct 26 (IBNS): Amid the recent controversy surrounding the mausoleum, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Taj Mahal on Thursday and took part in the cleanliness drive outside the monument along with several other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.
BJP leader says watched 'Mersal' online, triggers controversy
Oct 25, 2017, at 10:12 pm
Chennai, Oct 25 (IBNS): A fresh controversy over Tamil film 'Mersal' began after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said he has watched the movie online, as actor Vishal accused the saffron leader of supporting piracy, media reports said.
Election Commission to announce Gujarat poll dates today
Oct 25, 2017, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India will announce the poll dates of Gujarat assembly election at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi compares Congress' Genuine Simple Tax to Modi's Gabbar Singh Tax
Oct 24, 2017, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has once again took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the Congress' GST means "Genuine Simple Tax" while the one launched by the PM this year is "Gabbar Singh Tax".
Chidambaram takes dig on EC over Gujarat poll, BJP hits back
Oct 21, 2017, at 03:41 am
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IBNS): Former Union finance minister and Congress leader, P. Chidambaram, on Friday took a dig on the Election Commission of India over the delay in the announcement of the dates for Gujarat assembly election.
Dr. Manmohan Singh was right person to become PM in 2004: Pranab Mukherjee
Oct 17, 2017, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): While the Congress party is often criticised for choosing Dr. Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister in 2004, former President Pranab Mukherjee believes the decision taken at that juncture was appropriate.
BJP trying to destabilise Darjeeling: Mamata Banerjee
Oct 17, 2017, at 01:20 am
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IBNS): Following the withdrawal of the central paramilitary forces by the union government in Darjeeling, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to destabilise the hills in the state.