Voting underway in Assam, Goa, Sikkim, Tripura
Apr 12, 2014, at 03:41 pm
Guwahati, Apr 12 (IBNS) Voting for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections has begun in seven constituencies of Assam, Goa, Sikkim and Tripura on Saturday morning.
India, Pakistan to participate in joint naval exercises
Apr 12, 2014, at 07:19 am
New Delhi/Beijing, Apr 11 (IBNS): Indian naval ships, along with fleets from other nations, including Pakistan, will be participating in a joint exercises organised by the Chinese navy to celebrate its 65th founding anniversary at the Qingdao port this month, officials said on Friday.
Top Indians abroad slam Modi in UK paper
Apr 12, 2014, at 07:01 am
New Delhi/London, Apr 11 (IBNS): As India is gearing up for another phase of Lok Sabha polls, which is being seen as a direct battle for gaining power at the Centre between the Congress party's vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Narendra Modi, several top Indian-origin people have warned against the Gujarat Chief Minister as the country's next prime minister.
Assam: Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:31 am
Guwahati, Apr 11 (IBNS) : Security forces on Friday recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, ahead of the second phase Lok Sabha polls in the state on Saturday.
Rajendra Mal Lodha to be the next CJI
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:30 am
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): Rajendra Mal Lodha is all set to become the next Chief Justice of India, the Indian government said on Friday.
UP: Khan, Shah banned from holding rallies
Apr 12, 2014, at 04:27 am
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Election Commission (EC) has banned Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s general secretary Amit Shah from holding public rallies and road shows in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh.
PM surrendered to Sonia: Sanjaya Baru
Apr 12, 2014, at 03:43 am
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): Former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru has triggered a controversy by writing in his book 'The Accidental Prime Minister', that Indian PM Manmohan Singh surrendered to pressure from Congress president Sonia Gandhi and allies.
WB minister's son-in-law held for assaulting EC officials
Apr 12, 2014, at 01:22 am
Malda, Apr 11 (IBNS): The West Bengal Police has arrested Soumyadeep Sarkar, who is the son-in-law of state minister Sabitri Mitra, for allegedly assaulting some Election Commission (EC) officials in Malda district on Thursday, said reports.
Congress complains to EC over Modi's marital status
Apr 12, 2014, at 12:14 am
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): The Congress party on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for hiding his marital status.
2002 riots: SC refuses to hear plea on Modi clean chit
Apr 11, 2014, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a petition questioning the clean chit given to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the 2002 communal riots
EC seeks CD of Mulayam's rape remark
Apr 11, 2014, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS) The Election Commission (EC) on Friday asked for the CD of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav speech where he said rapes are mere 'mistakes' by 'boys'.
Ayesha Takia slams father-in-law Abu Azmi
Apr 11, 2014, at 08:54 pm
Mumbai, Apr 11 (IBNS) Actress Ayesha Takia Azmi on Friday slammed her father-in-law and Samajwadi Party (SP)'s Maharashtra unit chief Abu Azmi for his controversial statement on pre-marital sex.
Congress puts Vajpayee's photo on its website
Apr 11, 2014, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS) The Congress has started a controversy by putting up a photo of Bharatiya Janata Party veteran and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on its oficial website, saying he thought Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is unfit to run even his own state.
UP: AAP to join hands with Ansari
Apr 11, 2014, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS) Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) might join hands with don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Uttar Pradesh for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, said reports on Friday.
Akhilesh plays safe on Mulayam's rape remark
Apr 11, 2014, at 06:16 pm
Lucknow, Apr 11 (IBNS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday played safe on his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav remarks on rape.
Stone people who have sex out of marriage: Azmi
Apr 11, 2014, at 06:04 pm
Mumbai, Apr 11 (IBNS) Samajwadi Party (SP)'s Maharashtra unit chief Abu Azmi has sparked a controversy by saying that men and women who have sex out of the wedlock should be stoned to death.
Assam: Polling in 3 constituencies tomorrow
Apr 11, 2014, at 05:55 pm
Guwahati, Apr 11 (IBNS): Total 37 candidates of three Lok Sabha constituencies are in fray in the fourth phase polls in Assam (Second) on April 12, where campaigning came to an end on Thursday afternoon.
Amit Shah couldn't even protect his hair: Azam Khan
Apr 11, 2014, at 04:21 pm
Lucknow, Apr 11 (IBNS) Reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Uttar Pradesh in-charge Amit Shah's recent controversial remark, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan said how can Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close aide claim to take revenge when he could not even save the hair on his head.
Sweden should compensate Roma: Zed
Apr 11, 2014, at 03:29 pm
Nevada, Apr 11 (IBNS) Sweden should formally apologize for abuses incurred on its Roma populace over 100 years and compensate them adequately, distinguished religious statesman Rajan Zed stated in Nevada (USA) on Friday.
LS poll: Voting underway in Mizoram
Apr 11, 2014, at 02:58 pm
Aizawl, Apr 11 (IBNS) Voting for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram began on Friday morning.
LS: 68% polling in Jammu-Poonch constituency
Apr 11, 2014, at 03:54 am
Jammu, Apr 10 (IBNS): Around 68 percent electorate cast their vote in the Lok Sabha election for Jammu-Poonch parliamentary constituency which concluded on Thursday evening.
LS: Mukhtar Ansari won't contest against Modi
Apr 11, 2014, at 02:58 am
Allahabad, Apr 10 (IBNS): Don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari on Thursday announced that he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejirwal from the Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
LS: Good voter turnout in Delhi, UP, J&K
Apr 11, 2014, at 01:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): As the third phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections across 11 states and three Union territories ended on Thursday evening, the national capital registered 64 percent voter turnout.
LS: India witnesses impressive turnout in third phase
Apr 11, 2014, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): India in its third phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections across 11 states and three Union territories witnessed good turnout of voters with the state of Kerala registering 73.2 percent balloting on Thursday.
Mulayam shocks by defending Mumbai rape convicts
Apr 10, 2014, at 11:39 pm
Moradabad, Apr 10 (IBNS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday shocked everyone when in a poll rally here referring to the Mumbai Shakti Mills gangrape verdict of death sentence to rapists he said the boys made mistake but the punishment should not be hanging.
No Modi wave in India: Priyanka Gandhi
Apr 10, 2014, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday said there is no Modi wave in the country.
I-T returns: Jayalalithaa, Sasikala skip court
Apr 10, 2014, at 07:59 pm
Chennai, Apr 10 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her close aide Sasikala Natarajan on Thursday skipped appearing before a Chennai court again in connection with an income tax case.
Modi targets Mamata in West Bengal rally
Apr 10, 2014, at 07:29 pm
Siliguri, Apr 10 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi here went all out to slam West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and urged people to bring real change in the state while not sparing the Trinamool supremo over the Saradha ponzi meltdown.
Good turnout in India third phase polls till noon
Apr 10, 2014, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) As India votes for the third phase across 11 states and three Union Territories (UTs) for the Lok Sabha elections along with an assembly poll in Odisha, the voter turnout is impressive till noon and beyond on Thursday.
WB: TMC workers assaults EC officials
Apr 10, 2014, at 07:03 pm
Malda, Apr 10 (IBNS) A group of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers on Thursday allegedly assaulted some Election Commission (EC) officials in West Bengal's Malda district, said reports.