PM Narendra Modi leaves for Vietnam

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Vietnam.

Triple Talaq : Personal laws can't be rewritten in the name of social reforms, AIMPBL tells SC

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS) : Justifying triple Talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Friday said the Supreme Court cannot interfere in religious freedom and "rewrite personal laws in the name of social reform", NDTV reports.

Rahul Gandhi's convoy stopped by agitating Anganwadi workers in Amethi

Lucknow, Sept 2 (IBNS) : Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s convoy was on Friday stopped by protesting Anganwadi workers in Gauriganj in Uttar Pradesh while he was enroute to Lucknow, reports said.

Women protester block Rahul Gandhi's convoy in Amethi

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Women protesters blocked Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's convoy in his constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, reports said.

President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of San Marino

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Republic of San Marino on the eve of their National Day (September 3, 2016).

Four Home Ministry officials suspended for renewing for licence renewal of Zakir Naik's NGO

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS) : The Union Home Ministry has suspended four officials for renewing the foreign funding licence of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF),run by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is under scanner of security agencies, reports said.

Bharat Bandh: Several strike supporters arrested in Bengal

Kolkata, Sept 2 (IBNS): While the nationwide day-long general strike, called by Left-affiliated trade unions for a 12-point charter of demands, has crippled life in several parts of India, West Bengal's capital Kolkata has not been hit due to the strike so far.

Trade unions go on nationwide strike today

New Delhi/Kolkata,Sept 2 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged anti-labour policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and basing on a 12-point charter of demands, more than a million workers from different sectors, including banking and telecom, are joining a day-long nationwide general strike called by Left-affiliated eleven central trade unions on Friday.

PM Modi greets Vietnamese people on national day, to visit nation

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, greeted the people of Vietnam on their National Day.

PM to visit Vietnam; to attend Annual G-20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Vietnam from Sept 2 to 3.

West Bengal government forms SIT to probe into R. N. Tagore's Nobel medal theft

Kolkata, Sept 2 (IBNS): Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement, the state government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to find out Rabindranath Tagore's stolen Nobel Prize medal, officials said.

India to witness day-long general strike today

New Delhi/Kolkata, Sept 2 (IBNS): Over a million workers from different sectors, including banking and telecom, are joining a day-long nationwide general strike called by Left-affiliated eleven central trade unions on Friday to protest against the alleged anti-labour policies of the Modi government and basing on a 12-point charter of demands.

India to witness day-long general strike tomorrow, Bengal govt ready to foil it

New Delhi/Kolkata, Sept 1 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged anti-labour policies of the Modi government and basing on a 12-point charter of demands, Left-affiliated eleven central trade unions, including CITU and INTUC, have called for a day-long nationwide general strike on Friday, which has been supported by several other trade unions.

They can write as many letters to UN: India on Pak's interference with Kashmir issue

New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): India on Thursday called Pakistan's effort to raise global concern over Kashmir issue by writing letters to the United Nations “baseless and untenable.”

Class-III student beaten in Kolkata school as he dropped a pencil

Kolkata, Sept 1 (IBNS): A section of guardians on Thursday demonstrated at a school premise in northern Kolkata's Dumdum area, alleging that a teacher beat a student without any reason, reports said.