Varun Gandhi files nomination from Sultanpur
Apr 15, 2014, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): After an elaborate roadshow complete with a march and showering of flower petals, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Varun Gandhi on Tuesday filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha polls from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Supreme Court rules in favour of transgenders
Apr 15, 2014, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS) In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the transgender community (the Third Gender as they are referred to) should be granted all facilities like any other citizen and should be treated as socially and economically backward class.
Kejriwal reaches Varanasi for campaign
Apr 15, 2014, at 03:58 pm
Varanasi, Apr 15 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) architect Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday morning reached Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to begin his election campaign targetting his BJP rival in the seat, Narendra Modi.
BJP, allies to get 275 seats: NDTV
Apr 15, 2014, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS) The Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with its allies might bag 275 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls in India to form a government in New Delhi, according to an opinion poll by the news channel NDTV on Tuesday.
Vajpayee was the weakest PM: Congress
Apr 15, 2014, at 04:43 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Days after praising former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on its website, the Congress party has now called him the "weakest PM" of India.
BSF recovers gold worth Rs 35 lakh from arrested smuggler
Apr 15, 2014, at 04:32 am
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): The Border Security Force on Monday succeeded in its second gold seizure in a couple of days in West Bengal by nabbing a smuggler with 1.18 kg gold, the border guards said.
Nigeria bus station attack kills 71
Apr 15, 2014, at 04:30 am
Abuja, Nigeria, Apr 14 (IBNS): At least 71 people were killed and about 124 got injured as a bomb exploded at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday, reports said.
Maya slams Modi over 'Ambedkar' claims
Apr 15, 2014, at 03:32 am
Lucknow, Apr 14 (IBNS): Reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's claim that under BJP rule BR Ambedkar was bestowed with the Bharat Ratna, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday said the party was not happy when the architect of the Constitution received the honour.
Who took away PM's freedom of speech, asks Modi
Apr 15, 2014, at 02:55 am
Lakhimpur Kheri, UP, Apr 14 (IBNS): Slamming the Congress party on BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Monday asked who snatched away PM Manmohan Singh's Freedom of Speech and Expression.
Rahul mocks Modi's Gujarat model
Apr 15, 2014, at 01:38 am
Latur, Maharashtra, Apr 14 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday made a mockery of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's Gujarat model of development.
After Baru, Parakh's book questions PM's ability
Apr 15, 2014, at 12:31 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): After former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru's book, another documentation called "Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and Other Truths" by former coal secretary PC Parakh, has now raised question on Manmohan Singh's ability as a PM.
Kashmir encounter ends with death of militants
Apr 15, 2014, at 12:26 am
Srinagar, Apr 14 (IBNS) A 24-hour-long gunbattle between militants and the security forces at Ahmad Nagar near here in Jammu and Kashmir ended Monday evening with the death of the two ultras. Two SOG (Special Operations Group) men were injured.
Jairam shoots letter to Modi over "his lies"
Apr 14, 2014, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took on Union Minister Jairam Ramesh at his home district Chikmaglur in Karnataka, the Congress leader on Monday shot off a letter to the Gujarat CM accusing him of making "outrageous statements".
Modi and BJP are same: Rajnath Singh
Apr 14, 2014, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Monday said the party is synonymous with its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and vice versa.
Modi sponsored Baru's book on PM: Digvijaya
Apr 14, 2014, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is the sponsor of former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru's book that claimed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was controlled by party president Sonia Gandhi.
Priyanka Gandhi of no help to Congress: Jaitley
Apr 14, 2014, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Monday said fielding Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi to contest elections will not help the party.
PM was like Bheeshma: Sanjaya Baru
Apr 14, 2014, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru, who is under Congress fire for saying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was controlled by party president Sonia Gandhi, on Monday said the PM was like Bheeshma of The Mahabharata.
Not stopped from contesting polls: Priyanka Gandhi
Apr 14, 2014, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Monday said her family, including her mother, party president Sonia Gandhi and her brother, party vice president Rahul Gandhi, never stopped her from contesting elections.
UP: BSP supporters clash with police
Apr 14, 2014, at 04:55 pm
Lucknow, Apr 14 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday said they have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Ram Prasad Chaudhary after his supporters clashed on on-duty cops on Sunday.
AAP candidate beaten up in Bihar
Apr 14, 2014, at 04:09 pm
Nalanda, Apr 14 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Bihar's Nalanda, Pranav Prakash, has alleged that a group of around 25 unknown assailants beat him up with iron rods while he was campaigning for his party at Udarfu on Sunday.
Get Rahul Gandhi married: Shiv Sena
Apr 14, 2014, at 03:56 pm
Mumbai, Apr 14 (IBNS) Defending Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on his marital status, ally Shiv Sena has said the Congress should get its vice president Rahul Gandhi married first before commenting on the issue.
Encounter underway in Jammu & Kashmir
Apr 14, 2014, at 03:44 pm
Srinagar, Apr 12 (IBNS) An encounter between security personnel and militants, that started late Sunday, is still underway in Jammu and Kashmir, said reports on Monday.
Kejriwal in Varanasi today; to stay till May 12
Apr 14, 2014, at 03:29 pm
Varanasi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kerjiwal on Monday will take a train to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and he is likely to stay at the Lok Sabha constituency till polling is held there on May 12.
Modi meets Rajinikanth in Chennai
Apr 14, 2014, at 07:29 am
Chennai, Apr 13 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi met southern superstar Rajinikanth at his residence in Chennai on Sunday.
Joshi discounts Modi wave, calls it BJP wave
Apr 14, 2014, at 07:19 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Sunday said there is a BJP wave in the country and not a Modi wave, calling the BJP's prime ministerial candidate a representative of the party.
Encounter rages near Srinagar in Kashmir
Apr 14, 2014, at 05:58 am
Srinagar, Apr 13 (IBNS) A firefight raged between security forces and militants on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar late on Sunday.
Communalism and Indian politics
Apr 14, 2014, at 01:48 am
Communalism is a libertarian socialist political philosophy coined by Murray Bookchin. According to dictionary 'Communalism' is a system according to which each commune is different from each other.
Cops killed in National Conference house attack in Kashmir
Apr 13, 2014, at 11:07 pm
Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, Apr 13 (IBNS) Two policemen were killed in a militant attack at the house of a ruling National Conference worker in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Later in a counter operation one militant died.
AIADMK's no to Third Front not setback: Manik Sarkar
Apr 13, 2014, at 08:35 pm
Agartala, Apr 13 (IBNS): Tripura chief minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Politburo member Manik Sarkar has said that the Third Front efforts have not suffered a setback because of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) refusing to have a seat-sharing deal with the Left parties.
Manmohan weakest PM of all: Advani
Apr 13, 2014, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Reacting over former advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjaya Baru's claims in his book 'The Accidental Prime Minister', senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani said Manmohan Singh is the weakest Prime Minister of all in India.