Kolkata: Fire breaks out at Sealdah factory
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in a factory at Munsirbazar area on South Sealdah Road in north Kolkata on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
UP poll: Rahul, Akhilesh hold joint media address, say alliance will win 300 plus seats
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IBNS): Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi held a joint press conference for the first time on Sunday where they said that their alliance will bag over 300 of the state's 403 seats.
30 vehicles collide on Jaipur-Agra highway due to fog, one dead
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): In a major accident due to thick fog on the Jaipur-Agra highway, around 30 vehicles collided which resulted in the death of one person, media reports said.
Srinagar-Jammu highway opens for one-way traffic after four days
Drinagar, Jan 29 (IBNS): The 300-km-long strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway opened for one-way traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for four days due to snowfall.
Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi gets make over after 15 years for increased visitor engagement
New Delhi. Jan 29 (IBNS): For more than 10,000 domestic and foreign visitors who visit Mahatma Gandhiji's Samadhi at Rajghat in the national capital every day, there is nothing much to engage the visitors about his life and and thoughts other than the black stone platform that marks the spot where Gandhiji was cremated. To address this deficiency and to enhance the engaging experience of the visitors, the Rajghat Samadhi Samiti, under the Ministry of Urban Development has undertaken several initiatives during the last two years and they will be inaugurated on Monday on the occasion of the 69th death anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
Exams should be celebrated as festivals: PM Modi tells students
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' where he urged students to celebrate exams as festivals while not taking pressure.
Narendra Modi addresses students in Mann Ki Baat
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday is addressing his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat.
West Bengal: TMC leader arrested for vandalizing police station in Burdwan
Kolkata/Burdwan, Jan 29 (IBNS): Hours after a police station was ransacked by angry mob over a local issue in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police on Saturday night arrested at least eleven persons, including a local leader of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), in connection with the case, reports said.
Narendra Modi to address Mann Ki Baat today
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will address his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat.
Jorhat MLA Hitendranath Goswami to be the next assembly speaker: Assam cabinet approves
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : The legislator of Jorhat assembly constituency Hitendranath Goswami to be the next speaker of Assam assembly and the decision was approved by the state government cabinet.
SM Krishna decides to quit from active politics?
Chennai, Jan 28 (IBNS): Former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna has decided to retire from primary membership of the Congress party, media reports said.
Union Govt has taken decisive steps against Pak sponsored terrorism: Dr Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh has said that the Union Government led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken decisive steps against Pakistan sponsored terrorism and the two most recent examples are the decision of Remonetization which has drastically reduced terror related transactions, preceded by the military strike inside the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
Assam Madrasas benefited by terror funding: IB, several institutions in police radar
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Several Madrasas of Assam are in radar under the Assam police and other security agencies which were benefited by terror funding.
Assam, Nagaland governor take additional charges of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday took oath as the Governor of Meghalya, when the Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya Justice Dinesh Maheshwari administered the oath of office to him at a solemn function held at Raj Bhavan in Shillong.
Goa did well under BJP's rule in five years: Modi
Panaji, Jan 28 (IBNS): Campaigning in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the union territory has witnessed significant development for the past five years under the tenure of the BJP rule.