Gorakhpur: Narendra Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Mayawati slams it
Feb 24, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Gorakhpur, Feb 24 (IBNS): In a bid to give some relief to the farmers of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi in Gorakhpur.
BJP leader Baddam Bal Reddy passes away; CM mourns demise
Feb 23, 2019, at 07:54 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 23 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and three-term MLA Baddam Bal Reddy passed away while undergoing treatment at a corporate hospital here on Saturday.
Feb 23, 2019, at 07:48 pm
Kolkata, Feb 23 (UNI) BJP today staged a protest demonstration in front of Eden Gardens demanding removal of portraits of Pakistani cricketers, including that of Pak President Imran Khan, from the iconic stadium in view of Pakistan aided terror attack on the CRPF personnel at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Feb 14.
Our fight is for Kashmir and not against Kashmiris: Narendra Modi
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Tonk, Feb 23 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned against targeting Kashmiri people across the nation and said the fight of the nation was for Kashmir and not against 'Kashmiris'.
Opposition meet on Feb 27 to decide Common Minimum Programme ahead of elections
Feb 22, 2019, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Several anti-BJP parties will meet on Feb 27 to decide a Common Minimum Programme for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which is due to be held by May, media reports said.
Congress, BJP exchange barbs over Pulwama attack
Feb 21, 2019, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday attacked the Congress after the Rahul Gandhi-led party attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir which left 40 CRPF jawans dead.
PM, BJP insulted martyrs' memory: Congress
Feb 21, 2019, at 02:26 pm
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI/IBNS) In its fiercest attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP since the February 14 Pulwama terror attacks, the Congress on Thursday charged the PM and the BJP leaders of mocking the sacrifice of martyrs.
BJP looks for allies in Andhra, Kerala after tie-ups in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Feb 21, 2019, at 09:49 am
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): The BJP realises the fight for Lok Sabha in 2019 will not be as easy as they earlier thought and the party has started working on forging new alliances and strengthening existing ones.
Mayawati takes dig at BJP's leadership over alliance in Bihar, Maharashtra, TN
Feb 20, 2019, at 02:49 pm
Lucknow, Feb 20 (IBNS): Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to the opposition alliance as 'mahamilavat', Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday took a dig at the leadership of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recently sealed three alliances in Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
After AIADMK and BJP, DMK, Congress likely to announce alliance today
Feb 20, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): A day after the AIADMK and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sealed a deal, the DMK and Congress are likely to announce their alliance in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday, media reports said.
BJP and Shiv Sena announce alliance for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls
Feb 18, 2019, at 08:37 pm
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IBNS): Shiv Sena and the BJP announced on Monday their alliance for the coming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Maharashtra.
Shatrughan Sinha welcomes Modi, Nitish Kumar for Patna metro project
Feb 18, 2019, at 11:02 am
Patna, Feb 18 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha, who is now known as a critic of his own party and government, has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for unveiling the Patna metro rail project a day ago.
Feb 17, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (UNI) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday appealed to the party booth workers to take a pledge and reach out to the voters with the commendable work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the last five years.
Will come to power and scrap triple talaq bill, says Congress; BJP calls it 'appeasement politics'
Feb 13, 2019, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Drawing sharp criticism from the ruling BJP for its alleged "appeasement politics" ahead of the General Elections, Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev said her party will come to power and scrap the triple talaq bill, which aims to end the practice of instant divorce to wives in Muslim community orally, media reports said.
Modi government's Rafale deal 2.86% cheaper: CAG report
Feb 13, 2019, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Amid standoff between the ruling BJP and Congress over the controversial Rafale deal (buying of 36 fighter jets from France), the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on Wednesday stated the deal signed by the Narendra Modi government is 2.86% cheaper than the one made by the UPA government.
Rahul takes dig at Modi over The Hindu's report claiming BJP govt's deal not better
Feb 13, 2019, at 11:58 am
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following publication of The Hindu report on Wednesday claiming the Rafale deal (buying of 36 fighter jets from France) signed by the BJP government was not on "better terms" than the one was made by the UPA government.
Mukul Roy named in Trinamool MLA murder case
Feb 10, 2019, at 09:56 pm
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): BJP leader Mukul Roy has been named in the case of the murder of Trinamool Congress MLA Satyajit Biswas. Roy was earlier the second-in-command in Mamata Banerjee's TMC party.
Opposition parties follow political culture of abusing Modi: PM says in Tamil Nadu
Feb 10, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Tiruppur, Feb 10 (IBNS): Stating that his government only thinks about people of the nation, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday, while visiting Tamil Nadu, attacked the opposition parties and said they follow only one 'political culture' of abusing him.
No intelligence but state govt halted BJP's Rath Yatra in Bengal: India Today sting
Feb 09, 2019, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Amid the recent tussle between Mamata Banerjee and the BJP over the CBI actions against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar, a national news channel has claimed that BJP's Rathyatra was halted by the West Bengal government before it could roll out in December apparently because of far-fetched intelligence reports and not tips from the ground as originally claimed.
BJP calls Rahul pathological liar hitting back on Rafale row
Feb 09, 2019, at 11:52 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Hitting back at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over The Hindu report claiming the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) held parallel parleys with France over the controversial Rafale deal (buying of 36 fighter jets by India from France), the BJP called the opposition leader a "pathological liar".
PM Narendra Modi visits north Bengal, targets Mamata Banerjee over her 'dharna'
Feb 08, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Jalpaiguri, Feb 8 (IBNS):At a time when state CM Mamata Banerjee recently sat on a dharna (sit-in protest) to demonstrate against CBI's actions against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday came down to West Bengal to attack the TMC-led government and also highlighted his Centre's developmental works in the past five years.
Rahul Gandhi blasts Modi over Rafale report claiming PMO held parleys with France
Feb 08, 2019, at 12:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (NITN): Following the publication of a report in The Hindu which stated the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) held separate talks with the French government over the controversial Rafale deal (buying of 36 fighter jets by India from France), Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday blasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again by calling him a "thief".
Mamata speaks for investment across India at BGBS fuelling speculations about her Delhi bid
Feb 07, 2019, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): Urging all industrialists at the fifth Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) to invest not just in her state but all over India, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday raised speculation whether she is trying to emerge as a key national leader in the run up to the General Elections due to be held by May.
Rahul's challenge to BJP: Get Narendra Modi on stage with me for 5 minutes
Feb 07, 2019, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi today challenged the BJP to get Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the same stage as him for five minutes to talk about the economy, national security and the Rafale deal.
BJP thinks it's bigger than the country: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 07, 2019, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the ruling BJP thinks they are bigger than the country.
BJP will win 23 seats in West Bengal this year: Amit Shah
Feb 06, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Bulandshahr, Feb 6 (IBNS): Giving a new challenge to the ruling Trinamool Congress and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday said he will ensure that the Bharatiya Janata Party wins 23 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the east Indian state.
After SC asks Kolkata Police Commissioner to face CBI, Mamata ends dharna
Feb 05, 2019, at 09:35 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): After the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to cooperate with CBI in connection with chit fund scams, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming moral victory called off her sit-in protest (dharna) which began on Sunday evening against the federal agency's action in the state.
Opposition backs Mamata's dharna against CBI; BJP calls it 'alliance of corrupts'
Feb 04, 2019, at 11:50 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): With weeks to go for the General Elections, several opposition leaders came together in support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is continuing her "sit-in protest" (dharna) over CBI's move against Kolkata Police Commissioner, Rajeev Kumar, accused of tampering evidences of several chit-fund scams.
Feb 04, 2019, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Former West Bengal IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who was wanted in an alleged extortion case and has been absconding since last year, on Monday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi.
Chandrababu Naidu won't be welcomed to NDA fold: Amit Shah
Feb 04, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Monday went to Andhra Pradesh and said CM Chandrababu Naidu will not be included in the NDA fold if his party comes to power in the state.