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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| BJP will defeat SP-BSP alliance: Amit Sh | Kanpur, Jan 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday vowed to defeat the SP-BSP alliance in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. | 30-Jan-2019 |
| HC seeks ED response in journalist Rai b | New Delhi, Jan 30 (TIWN / IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file response on the bail plea of senior journalist Upendra Rai in a money laundering case. | 30-Jan-2019 |
| CBI books HAL officials for misappropria | Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) The CBI has registered five cases against Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) senior Manager Bhabhen Maitra and others for misappropriating funds to the tune of Rs 13 crore between 2013 and 2018. | 30-Jan-2019 |
| Debt-ridden Punjab seeks special package | Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) With Punjab's debt estimated at over Rs 2.10 lakh crore, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the 15th Finance Commission to sanction a 'Special Debt Relief Package' to support his government's efforts to revive fiscal health, along with a one-time package to enable payment of the entire debt of the distressed farmers of the agrarian state. | 30-Jan-2019 |
| Chidambaram rues death of statistics bod | New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday lamented the "death" of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), calling it a "venerable institution" which succumbed to the Centre's "malicious negligence". | 30-Jan-2019 |
| Rahul meets Parrikar in Goa | Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the Goa Assembly and met ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in his official chamber. | 29-Jan-2019 |
| Nagaland cabinet rejects Citizenship (Am | Kohima, Jan 29 (TIWN / IANS) The Nagaland cabinet on Monday rejected the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which was passed in the Lok Sabha earlier this month. | 28-Jan-2019 |
| Ex-Union Minister George Fernandes dead | New Delhi, Jan 29 (TIWN / IANS) Former Defence Minister George Fernandes, long-time socialist and a trade unionist, who fought the Congress all his life died on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 88. | 28-Jan-2019 |
| 68.74% voting in Rajasthan by-election t | Jaipur, Jan 28 (IANS) A total of 68.74 per cent of votes were cast on Monday in the Ramgarh Assembly constituency in Rajasthan till 3 p.m., officials said. | 28-Jan-2019 |
| Gautam Khaitan's ED custody extended by | New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A court here on Monday extended by five days the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of arrested lawyer Gautam Khaitan, a co-accused in the case relating to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, in a fresh money laundering case. | 28-Jan-2019 |
| Over 50% polling in Haryana by-election | Jind (Haryana), Jan 28 (IANS) Haryana's Jind Assembly seat's multi-cornered by-election registered an over 50 per cent voter turnout by 2 p.m. on Monday, officials said. | 28-Jan-2019 |
| 15% polling in 2 hours in Haryana bypoll | Chandigarh, Jan 28 (TIWN / IANS) Haryana's lone Jind seat assembly bypoll registered an over 15 per cent voter turnout in its first two hours on Monday. | 27-Jan-2019 |
| Voting begins for Jind assembly bypoll i | Chandigarh, Jan 28 (TIWN / IANS) Voting began for the by-election in Jind assembly constituency on Monday morning. | 27-Jan-2019 |
| Manipur to hold all-party meet on Citize | Imphal, Jan 27 (TIWN / IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren has convened an all-party meeting on Monday on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. | 27-Jan-2019 |
| Fed up of paper leaks, youths demand 'Pr | New Delhi, Jan 27 (TIWN / IANS) Youths from across the country gathered here on Sunday to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch a Pradhan Mantri CHEAT Fund Yojna for job aspiring youths who cannot afford the high cost of buying a leaked paper. | 27-Jan-2019 |
| Won't allow corruption as long as I am ' | Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 27 (TIWN / IANS) Dubbing the opposition as a "corrupt house", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said in the last four years, people in Delhi have made him a "chowkidhar". | 27-Jan-2019 |
| Mamata is on the back foot: Bengal BJP c | Kolkata, Jan 27 (TIWN / IANS) Taking at dig at West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, the BJP on Saturday said she was gathering "people from all over the country" after realising her inability to take on the saffron party. | 26-Jan-2019 |
| Indian, Pakistani armies trade fire on L | Jammu, Jan 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Sunday violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said. | 27-Jan-2019 |
| Two militants killed in J&K gunfight | Srinagar, Jan 26 (TIWN / IANS) Two militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district, police sources said. | 25-Jan-2019 |
| Bharat Ratna for Bhupen Hazarika, Padma | New Delhi, Jan 26 (TIWN / IANS) Recognising the colossal contribution of Northeast's multi-faceted cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika, he was picked posthumously to be conferred the Bharat Ratna, while late Bollywood actor Kader Khan has been named for the Padma Shri honour by the government, it was announced on Friday. | 25-Jan-2019 |
| Himachal has taken steps for weaker sect | Shimla, Jan 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Friday that his government took steps for the welfare of the weaker sections of society, saying his one-year term marked a "generational change" in state politics. | 25-Jan-2019 |
| India puts into orbit satellite 'Microsa | Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 25 (TIWN / IANS) India on Thursday night opened the year's space campaign by putting into orbit defence imaging satellite "Microsat R" for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and students-built nano-satellite "Kalamsat" in a copy book style. | 24-Jan-2019 |
| Priyanka Vadra: A potent campaigner who | New Delhi, Jan 25 (TIWN / IANS) Shortly after the Congress party announced that Priyanka Vadra would be the new general secretary of the Grand Old Party holding charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, it put out a photograph of Indira Gandhi playing with a young Priyanka. | 24-Jan-2019 |
| Only Citizenship Bill can save Assam fro | Guwahati, Jan 25 (TIWN / IANS) Making its stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Assam BJP on Thursday said that the state can be saved from becoming a 'Kashmir' only with the implementation of the Bill coupled with enforcing the Assam Accord's Clause VI and ST status to six communities. | 24-Jan-2019 |
| Modi lies, I don't: Rahul | Rae Bareli, Jan 24 (TIWN / IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted Narendra Modi and said that the Prime Minister lies through his teeth even after reciting God's name; Gandhi, on the other hand, fulfils his promises. | 24-Jan-2019 |
| NIA arrests one for 2006 Kerala twin bla | New Delhi, Jan 24 (TIWN / IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it has arrested one of the men involved in the 2006 Kerala twin blaste from the airport here. | 24-Jan-2019 |
| Rahul congratulates CA topper Shadab Hus | New Delhi, Jan 24 (TIWN / IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday extended his best wishes to CA exam topper Shadab Hussain, who cleared the exam in the very first attempt. | 24-Jan-2019 |
| Congress to go alone in Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada, Jan 24 (TIWN / IANS) Congress party in Andhra Pradesh has decided to go alone in the ensuing simultaneous elections to the State Assembly and Lok Sabha. | 23-Jan-2019 |
| 3 dead, 2 injured in Delhi as cars catch | New Delhi, Jan 24 (TIWN / IANS) Three persons were on Wednesday burnt to death and two others injured as their cars collided and caught fire in the national capital, police said. | 23-Jan-2019 |
| Vijayan travels in convoy of 28 vehicles | Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday slammed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for travelling in a convoy of 28 vehicles including an ambulance. | 23-Jan-2019 |
| Priyanka's appointment shows Rahul's fai | New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The entry of Rahul Gandhi's sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, into active politics is an acceptance of the Congress President's "failure", the BJP said, adding that it will not have any impact on the ruling party. | 23-Jan-2019 |
| EVM with VVPAT is fine: Nitish Kumar | Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday supported VVPAT-fitted EVMs for the coming Lok Sabha polls. | 23-Jan-2019 |
| Modi, Shah tear into the Opposition | Varanasi/Malda, Jan 23 (TIWN / IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday lashed out at the opposition, with Modi berating the Congress for never having the will or intention to end corruption, and Shah dismissing the January 19 rally of opposition leaders in Kolkata as a "gathbandhan" (alliance) of power-seekers keen on serving their own interests. | 22-Jan-2019 |
| Railway Board Chairman reviews NR, stres | New Delhi, Jan 23 (TIWN / IANS) Chairman Railway Board V.K. Yadav on Tuesday chaired a review meeting of the Northern Railway and underscored the need for expeditious completion of infrastructure projects for meeting the twin objectives of punctuality and safety. | 22-Jan-2019 |
| EVMs don't respond to any radio frequenc | New Delhi, Jan 22 (TIWN / IANS) In the wake of fresh controversy over alleged manipulation of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday reiterated it is not possible to communicate with its EVMs through wireless technology. | 22-Jan-2019 |
| Vedanta moves SC, seeks direction to TN | New Delhi, Jan 22 (TIWN / IANS) The Vedanta group on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Tamil Nadu government to take steps for the re-opening of the group's Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi in the state in pursuance to the December 15 National Green Tribunal's order. | 22-Jan-2019 |
| Bengal's contribution to national produc | Malda (West Bengal), Jan 22 (TIWN / IANS) Taking a dig at the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said the states contribution to national production has come down to 3.3 per cent under her regime as against the figure of 27 per cent just after independence. | 22-Jan-2019 |
| BJP calls EVM row Congress sponsored | New Delhi, Jan 22 (TIWN / IANS) The BJP on Tuesday alleged that the EVM hackathon in London where a US-based self-claimed cyber expert said the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were rigged and that EVMs can be hacked was a "conspiracy" sponsored by the Congress to defame the country's election process. | 22-Jan-2019 |
| Sharad Yadav refutes merger of LJD with | Jan 22 (IANS) Loktantarik Janata Dal chief Sharad Yadav on Tuesday refuted reports of his party's merger with former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP). | 22-Jan-2019 |
| Caretaker was blackmailing 'Bhaiyyu Maha | Bhopal, Jan 22 (TIWN / IANS) Probing the alleged suicide of a spiritual guru 'Bhaiyyu Maharaj', the Indore police on Monday said the guru's personal secretary and caretaker Palak Puranik were blackmailing him for his property. | 21-Jan-2019 |
| BJP will win Lok Sabha election battle: | Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 21 (IANS) Asserting that the BJP is going to retain power in 2019, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the coming Lok Sabha election is not a challenge to the ruling party. | 21-Jan-2019 |
| Railways fail on job front, reveals an R | New Delhi, Jan 20 (TIWN / IANS) * Over the years, the Indian Railways is unable to fill vacancies | 20-Jan-2019 |
| Smriti Irani BJP's key face to take on o | New Delhi, Jan 20 (TIWN / IANS) Is Union Minister Smriti Irani BJP's 'go-to' person for countering the Congress? | 20-Jan-2019 |
| Citizenship bill won't hamper interests | Guwahati, Jan 20 (TIWN / IANS) Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that disinformation is being spread over the Citizenship Amendment Bill across the state, saying the bill, if passed, will allow the six minority communities to apply for citizenship after only a year's residency. | 19-Jan-2019 |
| Congress expels former Union Minister Sr | Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (TIWN / IANS) Former Union Minister Srikant Jena and former MLA Krushna Chandra Sagaria have been expelled from Congress for alleged anti-party activities in Odisha, a senior party leader said. | 19-Jan-2019 |
| Kerala to revise list of women who praye | Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (TIWN / IANS) Stung by widespread criticism over the numerous errors in the list of women who prayed at the Sabrimala temple, the Kerala government has decided to re-prepare the list. | 19-Jan-2019 |
| Tens of thousands attend Bengal's mega a | Kolkata, Jan 19 (TIWN / IANS) Tens of thousands of enthusiastic workers and supporters, including a man on a wheelchair, attended the mega anti-BJP rally at the historic Brigade Parade ground here on Saturday raising their voices against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | 19-Jan-2019 |
| Mizoram urges Centre to cover 80% people | Aizawl, Jan 19 (TIWN / IANS) Mizoram has urged the Centre government to raise the coverage from 64.73 per cent to at least 80 per cent of its 12 lakh population under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the state, an official said here on Saturday. | 19-Jan-2019 |
| Regional parties can fulfil people's asp | Kolkata, Jan 19 (TIWN / IANS) Calling upon all regional parties to come together, Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday said they are the only ones who can fulfil the aspirations of the people and termed the Centre's ruling BJP a "paper tiger". | 19-Jan-2019 |
| Delhi Police questioned for filing JNU c | New Delhi, Jan 19 (TIWN / IANS) A court here on Saturday asked the city police why has it filed a chargesheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case without receiving the sanction from competent authority. | 19-Jan-2019 |