One NSCN (IM) militant nab in Arunachal Pradesh
Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday apprehended a NSCN (IM) militant in Arunachal Pradesh.
Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS): Assam government on Monday said that the state government will not take any burden of excess cost to provide salary to more teachers and employees by provincialising more venture educational institutions.
Kargil martyr's daughter moves Women's Commission,political slugfest thickens
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) : Amid a political slugfest centring around her, Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur on Monday lodged a complaint with the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on the rape and death threats she received on social media after launching online campaign against ABVP, the student wing of the BJP.
Meghalaya: Dramatic Gains, Lingering Dangers
On February 25, 2017, a Police team that included newly constituted Special Force (SF)-10 commandos, in an encounter, killed the 'commander-in-chief' of the now-disbanded United Achik Liberation Army (UALA), Singbirth N. Marak aka Norok. X. Momin, at a hideout located inside a forest near Thapa Matronggre village in North Garo Hills District. Marak, along with other cadres of the UALA had surrendered before the Meghalaya Government on June 9, 2016, and had started living a 'normal life' after the group was disbanded. However, he reportedly escaped to the neighboring State of Assam after Meghalaya Police started looking for him following the arrest of one suspect, along with a cache of arms, on November 12, 2016, and surrender of three other suspects on November 13, 2016.These suspects subsequently disclosed that the arms were meant for the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and they were working under Marak's instructions to provide the weapons to this militant formation.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Perishable Peace
Three Shia's were shot dead by unidentified assailants in a suspected sectarian attack under the Paroa Police Station area of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on February 26, 2017.
SP, BSP conniving for a hung Assembly in UP : Narendra Modi
Mau, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 27 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are conniving between themselves for a hung Assembly in Uttar Pradesh to gain a bargaining power as they are destined to lose the ongoing Assembly elections , media reports said.
Safdar Nagori and ten other SIMI operatives get life sentence
Indore, Feb 27 (IBNS) : Altogether eleven Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives, including its former chief Safdar Nagori and his brother Kamruddin Nagori, were on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by the special CBI court for sedition and involvement in terror activities, The Times of India reported.
Won't allow ISIS become a danger for India : Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) :Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said he won't allow ISIS become a a challenge for India, media reports said.
Govt keen to free Waqf properties from clutches of mafias says Union Minister Naqvi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Monday that more than half of Waqf properties are under the clutches of waqf mafias, according to media reports.
Rail Minister Prabhu flags off first Antyodaya Express train
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the Husafar and Antyodaya express trains on Monday through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi chairs 75th meeting of Central Waqf Council in New Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that some vested interests are creating various obstacles in development of waqf properties and utilisation of these properties for welfare of the society.
APSC cash-for-job scam : Assam Police grills former Assam Congress minister
Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS): Assam police sleuths on Monday grilled former minister Gautam Roy in Guwahati for a couple of hours in connection with the Assam Public Service Commission's (APSC's) cash-for-job scam.
Delhi High Court denies parole to BSP leader Mukhtar Ansari
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) : In blow to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Delhi High Court on Monday denied parole to party MLA Mukhtar Ansari, an accused in a murder case, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Around 38 per cent voter turnout recorded until one pm in fifth phase
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IBNS): Moderate to brisk polling has been reported until Monday afternoon for the fifth phase of Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Social media post by Kargil martyr's daughter triggers political battle
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): A Facebook post by a Kargil martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur against BJP's student's wing ABVP has triggered a row.