Indore cleanliest city of India, Gonda diretiest
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) : Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been adjudged the cleanest city in India while Bhopal from the same state comes second in a survey conducted under the Centre's "Swachh Survekshan 2017" programme, Union Minister Venkiah Naidu announced on Thursday.
Four suspected Maoists arrested in connection with the Sukma attack on CRPF
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) : Nearly ten days after 25 CRPF jawans were killed in a deadly ambush by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, four people, believed to be involved in the attack, have been arrested, media reports said.
Bombay High Court denies death penalty for Bilkis Bano rape-murder convicts, upholds life sentenche
Mumbai, May 4 (IBNS) : The Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the life imprisonment of 11 convicts in the gang-rape and murder of Bilkis Bano, committed during the post-Godhra Gujarat pogrom while rejected their death penalty as demanded by the CBI, media reports said.
Alert sounded along Indo-Myanmar border as 100 militants take shelter to carry out attacks
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS) : Security has been beefed up along the Indo-Myanmar border following intelligence reports about probable militant attacks on security forces.
Kashmir: Security forces cordon off over 20 villages in Shopian
Srinagar, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Security forces on Thursday morning cordoned off more than 20 villages in Shopian of South Kashmir as part of a major crackdown following spurt in militant activities, police said.
Punjab: Police lands search for three suspicious men near international border
Amritsar, May 4 (IBNS): The Punjab Police has sounded a high alert after three men jumped a signal and sped away under suspicious circumstances near Baharampur sector, reports said.
West Bengal college principal says he was threatened with beheading for failing student
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): Principal of a West Bengal college on Wednesday alleged that he has received beheading threat and was pressured to promote an unsuccessful student, according to reports.
APSC cash-for-job scam: Police arrests three ACS officers
Guwahati, May 3 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday night arrested three Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers in connection with cash-for-job in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
WB: TMC allegedly hijacks Naxalbari couple who offered lunch to Amit Shah
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): A Dalit couple of Naxalbari area in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, at whose house BJP president Amit Shah had lunch weeks ago, joined state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday, reports said.
Minister of Railways inaugurates two-day global technology conference
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the two-day Global Technology Conference for Leveraging World Class Technology (International Conference on Development & Adaptation of Advance Technology for Railways) here today.
Prakash Javadekar meets J&K Education Minister
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): A high level meeting between Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar and Jammu & Kashmir State Education Minister Altaf Bukhari was held on Wednesday here in New Delhi over Education related matters in the state.
Kill 'corrupt' politicians, not our jawans, Bihar MP suggests Maoists
Patna, May 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Controversial parliamentarian Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav has suggested the Maoist rebels to kill “corrupt†politicians, instead of security personnel.
Two launches in a row with precise hit of Brahmos Block 3
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): South Western Command’s Corps ‘Strike One’ successfully carried out the firing of the advanced BRAHMOS Block III land attack cruise missile system in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on May 3 for the second consecutive day, official said.
West Bengal: TET candidates block rail tracks at Barasat, clash with police, commuters
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): Demanding an immediate recruitment, Primary Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) candidates, who successfully passed the exam in 2009, blocked railway tracks near Barasat railway station in Kolkata's neighbouring North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday afternoon, hitting train service for hours, reports said.
Suspected militants loot cash from bank
Srinagar, May 3 (IBNS): Suspected armed militants barged into a bank at Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Wednesday and looted a cash of around Rs 3 lakhs.