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NE India based journalist forum appreciates Islamabad's gesture to Dawn scribe

Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS): Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) has appreciated the latest gesture shown by the Pakistan Government in Islamabad towards senior scribe Cyril Almeida withdrawing his name from the exit control list (ECL).

Security forces bust two NDFB(S) camps along Assam-Arunachal border

Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday busted two camps of NDFB(S) and apprehended a hardcore militant of the outfit during an intensive operation along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, officials said.

Educational institutions can play important role in creating awareness about financial inclusion: Jaitley

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said leading institutions especially educational institutions can play an important role in creating mass awareness about issues like financial inclusion in the country.

Public dissatisfaction on functioning of elected bodies causing distrust on democratic process itself: Vice President

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Monday said that while the public participation in the electoral exercise has noticeably improved, public dissatisfaction from the functioning of elected bodies is breeding cynicism with the democratic process itself.

RJD trashes JD-U's bid to project Nitish Kumar as "PM Material"

Patna, Oct 17 (The Bihar Post): The RJD led by Lalu Prasad has strongly opposed JD-U's bid to project Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as "PM material".

Singur: Land to be returned to farmers from Thursday

Kolkata, Oct 17 (IBNS): The West Bengal government on Monday announced that process of giving physical possession of land in Singur will commence from Thursday.

Assam:Political, non-political organizations, ethnic groups protest against Centre's decision to revise Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS) : The simmering anger against the Centre’s decision to revise the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1955 reached at boiling point in Assam.

Mamata Banerjee condemns 'communal terrorism'

Kolkata, Oct 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party condemns communal terrorism.

Assam-Nagaland vow to work towards mutual trust and people to people interaction

Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS) : In putting across their intent loud and clear, the Assam and Nagaland government vowed to adopt "mutually reciprocating approach" to carry forward constant dialogue and people to people contact towards solving all outstanding issues between the two states.

Indo-Pak Border to be completely sealed in two years, officials

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): The Government has decided to completely seal the International Border (IB) with Pakistan by physical or non-physical barriers by December, 2018, officials said.

Leave Triple Talaq issue to Muslims to decide, Nitish Kumar tells Centre

Patna, Oct 17 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked Narendra Modi government at the Centre not to touch the issue of ‘triple talaq’.

My name is Rohith Vemula, I am a Dalit, he says in video days before committing suicide

Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IBNS) : In what comes as a rebuttal to the report of a Government instituted probe panel report,, a video, stated to have been shot days before Rohith Vemula committed suicide, shows the Hyderabad Central University research scholar saying he is a Dalit.

BJP-JDU in war of words over Nitish Kumar as PM candidate

Patna, Oct 17 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The BJP on Monday hit out at the JD-U for trying to project Nitish Kumar as PM candidate and as a main challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they are “daydreaming”.

Stalin and other opposition leaders arrested during Tamil Nadu agitation

Chennai, Oct 17 (IBNS): DMK treasurer and former Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, his party MLAs and other functionaries were arrested in Chennai on Monday while demanding constitution of the Cauvery Water Management Board, reports said.

Our relationship with China has improved : Rajnath Singh

Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India has strengthened its relationship with China despite having some "perceptional differences" with Beijing.