Rajnath offers LS Speaker post to Advani?
May 16, 2014, at 02:17 am
New Delh, May 15 (IBNS): A day ahead of the general elections result, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Thursday offered the Lok Sabha Speaker's post to veteran leader LK Advani, media reports said.
Air Chief inaugurates Training Command Commanders’ Conference
May 16, 2014, at 01:55 am
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): A two days Annual Commanders’ Conference of Training Command, the alma mater of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was inaugurated by Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff, on Thursday.
CPI-M urges ECI to provide security for counting agents
May 16, 2014, at 01:40 am
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls result, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission of India take "necessary measures and make proper preparations to ensure that the democratic verdict of the people is not manipulated further at the stage of the counting of votes" in West Bengal.
May 16, 2014, at 12:58 am
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Thursday suspended former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Lakshman Seth for anti-organisational activities.
May 15, 2014, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): With majority of exit polls predicting a clear majority for Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the centre, the Bharatiya Janata Party is holding a series of meetings to decide on the future strategies.
Sahara case: Justice Kehar recuses from hearing
May 15, 2014, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): In a surprising move, one of the two judges hearing the high profile Sahara case has recused himself from it following which a new bench has been set up for the trial.
Jayalalithaa expels K Malaisamy
May 15, 2014, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo J Jayalalithaa has expelled K Malaisamy from the party.
ND Tiwari marries Ujjwala Sharma
May 15, 2014, at 06:52 pm
Lucknow, May 15 (IBNS): Veteran Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister N D Tiwari on Wednesday married Ujjwala Sharma, media reports said on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi is a foreigner: Shiv Sena
May 15, 2014, at 05:55 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): The Shiv Sena on Thursday attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for skipping the farewell dinner hosted for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by his mother Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.
Rahul skips Sonia's farewell dinner for PM
May 15, 2014, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday skipped party supremo Sonia Gandhi's farewell dinner for Prime MInister Manmohan Singh as he was out of town, reports said on Thursday.
Confident that NDA will get clear majority: Rajnath
May 15, 2014, at 05:30 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): With two more days left for the counting of votes cast in the Lok Sabha polls,Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he is confident that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will get a clear majority.
Press Club RedInk Awards for Excellence receives 800 entries
May 15, 2014, at 04:31 am
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): The Press Club RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2014, instituted by the Press Club Mumbai, have received over 800 entries from 75 print and internet publications.
Sonia hosts farewell dinner for Manmohan Singh
May 15, 2014, at 04:29 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hosted a dinner in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
Heatwave conditions hit normal life in Odisha
May 15, 2014, at 03:41 am
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (IBNS): Intense heat wave conditions have hit Odisha with mercury rising to 44.2 degree celsius in Titlagarh on Wednesday, reports said .
Pakistan orders Indian journalists to leave country
May 15, 2014, at 02:14 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Pakistan has ordered the only two India journalists, who are stationed in the country, to leave within a week.
Hyderabad: Communal clashes claim 2 lives
May 15, 2014, at 01:23 am
Hyderabad, May 14 (IBNS): At least two people were killed allegedly in police firing during clashes between two groups at Kishanbagh area in Andhra Pradesh's Hyderabad city on Wednesday, reports said.
Waiting for results: Jaya on support to NDA
May 15, 2014, at 12:56 am
Chennai/New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders claimed to achieve a clear majority for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the centre, media reports speculate support from various regional parties including the AIADMK, led by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
BJP leaders in huddle with Modi in Gandhinagar
May 15, 2014, at 12:00 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) With exit polls predicting a Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the centre, senior BJP leaders like party president Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Arun Jaitley are holding meeting with the Gujarat chief minister in Gandhinagar to discuss their post-result strategy.
Rahul did not measure up to Modi: Jaitley
May 14, 2014, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) With exit polls indicating a Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the centre, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Arun Jaitley said Rahul Gandhi of Congress was no match for Modi in the electoral fight.
USA remains cagey on Modi visa issue
May 14, 2014, at 07:41 pm
Washington, May 14 (IBNS) With Narendra Modi tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India according to exit poll results, the billion dollar question is how USA would react to the elevation of the Gujarat Chief Minister as the leader of the biggest democracy of the world, since they had so far denied him a visa over the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat.
Communal clash claims 1 in Hyderabad
May 14, 2014, at 07:01 pm
Hyderabad, May 14 (IBNS) A communal escalation in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh claimed one life on Wednesday after police had to open fire to quell the warring groups, said reports.
Subramaniam, Nariman likely to be SC judges
May 14, 2014, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) The Supreme Court Collegium has cleared the names of two senior advocates- Gopal Subramaniam and Rohington Nariman- to be appointed as the apex court judges in a rare move.
Over 200 killed in Turkey mine accident
May 14, 2014, at 06:12 pm
Istanbul, May 14 (IBNS): More than 200 miners were killed in a blast and resultant fire at a Turkish mine on Tuesday with the government saying the toll could go up to 300 in one of the worst mine disasters of the world.
AIADMK hints support for Modi-led NDA
May 14, 2014, at 05:44 pm
Chennai/New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) AIADMK, led by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, could support a Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the centre, according to a leader of the southern party.
No talks on support to NDA yet: BJD
May 14, 2014, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has denied having talks with the BJP on the question of supporting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Narendra Modi.
Giriraj Singh again sparks row over communal terror remark
May 14, 2014, at 05:04 pm
Patna, May 14 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Bihar Giriraj Singh, who had asked those who are against Modi to leave for Pakistan earlier, has again triggered a controversy by asking why all those arrested on terrorism charges in India are from one particular community.
NDA clear majority will quicken Modi govt formation
May 14, 2014, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) If the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) wins a clear majority, a new government led by Narendra Modi could be a reality by May 20, according to reports, even as top BJP leaders are set to meet the Gujarat Chief Minister in Gandhinagar to discuss their strategy.
Dalbir Singh Suhag to be next Army Chief
May 14, 2014, at 04:23 am
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS):Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag will become the next army chief of the country.
PM thanks his staff, gets standing ovation
May 14, 2014, at 02:27 am
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh thanked his staff in South Block who bid farewell to him.
"India soon to find place in global ranking for education institutions"
May 14, 2014, at 01:50 am
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has said he is confident that India will sooner than later find its rightful place in the global ranking of higher education institutions.