Amit Shah is the new BJP president
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah was announced as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.
Sonia Gandhi alleges witch hunt in National Herald case
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi has alleged that Narendra Modi government is acting in a vindictive manner politically by targeting her and her son Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders in the case of misuse of the funds of the now defunct National Herald paper which was once run by the Gandhi family.
N Korea fires '2 short-range ballistic missiles'
Seoul, July 9 (IBNS): South Korea on Wednesday said North Korea fired off two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea from an inland site on Wednesday.
Woman kidnapped outside Ghaziabad mall, raped
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) A young woman was allegedly gang-raped by four after she was kidnapped from outside a shopping mall in Ghaziabad, police said on Wednesday.
Both houses of Parliament adjourned over TMC, Opposition protest
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): Both houses of Parliament were adjourned on Wednesday over protest by mainly Trinamool Congress MPs over the railway budget.
Salman Khan served Supreme Court notice in poaching case
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has issued notice to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the case of poaching of black buck in 1998 during the shooting of a film in Rajasthan.
TMC protests outside Parliament, Rajya Sabha adjourned
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday protested outside the Parliament against alleged attack on them by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers during the budget speech a day ago, a charge that has been strongly denied by the BJP.
Railway Budget lacks vision: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Railway Budget presented by the Modi government lacked vision.
Bengal neglected, humiliated: Mamata on Rail Budget
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) With the Railway Minister not announcing anything for West Bengal apparently in his budget speech, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the Railway Budget by the Narendra Modi government.
Railway budget shows where we want to take India: Modi
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Nanrendra Modi immediately after the presentation of what is termed as an aggressive Railway Budget said on Tuesday that it showed where his government wants to take India.
Amit Shah tipped to be next BJP president
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah can take over as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said media reports on Tuesday, adding that the announcement can come as early as on Wednesday.
Sourav Ganguly turns 42 today
Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly turned 42 years of age on Tuesday.
Rail Budget Protest: Congress leader stomps on Gowda nameplate
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) Taking the protest over the Railway Budget to the official residence of Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda, a Congress leader plucked out the nameplate of the minister and stomped on it shouting slogans on Tuesday.
TMC MPs accuse BJP of threatening them in Parliament
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday alleged that they were physically threatened and attacked by the BJP members inside Parliament during the Railway Budget speech as TV footage showed several TMC lawmakers rushing out of the House and seeking help.
Life term for watchman convicted in killing of Mumbai lawyer Pallavi
Mumbai, July 7 (IBNS) A sessions court in Mumbai on Monday pronounced life term for a city watchman of an apartment who killed a young woman lawyer, Pallavi Purkayastha, in August 2012, after trying to rape her.
Congress should get Leader of Opposition post: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi said the Leader of Opposition post should go to Congress party, which has only 44 MPs in the Lok Sabha, which is less than one tenth of the total strength of the House required for the same, after their electoral drubbing at the hands of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
No one can run parallel court in India: SC on Shariat courts, fatwas
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Shariat courts have no sanction of law and no body can run a parallel court in India even as the Muslim Personal Law Board said they are okay with the apex court ruling and whatever they do otherwise is based on the law of the land.
Stormy start for budget session over price rise, LS adjourned
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) The first budget session of the Narendra Modi government began on Monday with a ruckus over the price rise in Lok Sabha forcing an adjournment of the lower house.
Stormy start for Modi government budget session over price rise
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) The first budget session of the Narendra Modi government began on Monday with a ruckus over the price rise in Lok Sabha.
Narendra Modi flags off Vaishno Devi Express for pilgrims' progress
Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, July 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a 25 km long Udhampur- Katra railway link by giving the green flag for the Vaishno Devi Express (which he suggested to rechristen as Shreeshakti Express), which would take commuters and pilgrims to the base camp of Vaishno Devi at Katra now on.
AgustaWestland scam: CBI quizzes Goa governor
Panaji, July 4 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is quizzing Goa Governor BV Wanchoo on Friday as a witness in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam.
Narendra Modi arrives in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, July 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narender Modi landed in Kashmir Valley to address the Army Personnel at Army Headquarters at Badam-i-Bagh here on Friday.
Indian nurses freed in Iraq: Media reports
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): The International Red Cross has confirmed that 46 Indian nurses caught in the fight between Iraqi forces and the ISIS militants have been freed, according to a report in CNN IBN on Friday.
Hurriyat shutdown in Kashmir over Modi visit
Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS) Kashmir Friday observed a shutdown on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the Valley after taking over as the PM.
Tapas Paul remark: Mamata accuses media of exaggeration
Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): Even after facing severe criticisms over her party MP Tapas Paul's 'rape' remark, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said media is exaggerating a trivial issue.
Sai Baba ate meat, cannot be regarded as Hindu God: Shankaracharya
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Triggering a new controversy, Hindu religious leader Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has said that Sai Baba was one who ate meat and cannot be regarded as a "Hindu God".
CM reviews security situation ahead of PM's visit to J&K
Jammu, July 3 (IBNS) Ahead of Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took stock of the security situation and arrangements put in place on the occasion of the Prime Minister's visit on Friday.
Govt introduces 4 vaccines to be provided to children
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the decision of his government to introduce four new vaccines as part of India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).
Narendra Modi-the third most followed world leader on Twitter
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the third most followed world leader on micro-blogging site Twitter after overtaking Indonesian President S B Yudhoyono on Thursday.
Sunanda death row: Subramanium Swamy seeks CBI
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Adding another twist, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramaniun Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.
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