Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly calls on Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Ranjeet Kumar Dass called on 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 here on Monday and discussed a wide range of issues including the flood situation in Assam and various developmental projects under the Ministry of DoNER.
On July 26, 2016, nine militants were killed in 'Operation Storm 26' carried out by the Joint Forces including Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the Detective Branch (DB) of the Police and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in capital Dhaka's Kalyanpur area. One militant identified as Rakibul Hassan aka Reagan, purportedly a member of Daesh [Islamic State], was arrested from the area with bullet injuries. However, Inspector General of Police A.K.M. Shahidul Haque, who visited the encounter site, stated, "The detained person claims to be an IS member, but we think they are of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)." On July 27, 2016, Police identified seven of the nine militants killed as Abdul Hakim Naym (33), Taj-ul-Haque Rashiq (25), Akifuzzaman Khan (24), Shazad Rouf (24), Motier Rahman (24), Abdullah (23) and Jobayer Hossain (20) after matching their fingerprints with those on their National Identification Cards. Most of them were from well to do families and were missing since January 2016. On July 28, 2016, the identity of the eight slain militant was established as Raihan Kabir aka Tarek, the Dhaka 'region coordinator' of JMB. He had reportedly trained the men who attacked the Holey Artisan café in Gulshan on July 2.
Anandiben Patel ready to step down as Gujarat Chief Minister
Gandhinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS): Anandiben Patel has asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to relive her as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Please speak on Kashmir,other issues: Kejriwal tells Modi
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS):Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he is 'dying' to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking on numerous issues including the Kashmir crisis.
We will bring back 10,000 Indian workers from Saudi Arabia :Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday assured Parliament that the Government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers, left jobless in Saudi Arabia, and they are being provided food and shelter.
Sohrabuddin encounter : Supreme Court clean chit to Amit Shah
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Giving a clean chit to BJP President Amit Shah in connection with the extra-judicial killing of Sohrabuddin, the Supreme Court on Monday said no reinvestigated will be conducted against him.
GST Bill : BJP issues whip to members
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : As the Government races against the clock to give push for the ambitious Goods and Services Tax bill, the ruling BJP has issued a whip asking all its MPs to be present in the Rajya Sabha for the next three days, reports said.
Puducherry : Stalking lover sets himself on fire, hugs girl
Puducherry, Aug 1 (IBNS) : A man in Puducherry set himself on fire and then forcibly hugged a girl after she repeatedly rejected his advances, media reports said.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The opposition in Parliament on Monday tore into Manohar Parrikar for his comment against the Muslim community through Aamir Khan, as Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded to know what lesson the Defence Minister is going to teach the minorities in the country.
President of India’s message for National Day of Macedonia
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Macedonia on the eve of their National Day (August 2, 2016).
Sacked AIADMK member Sasikala Pushpa refuses to relinquish RS post
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Sacked AIADMK member, Sasikala Pushpa, who was thrown out of the party by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and party supremo J Jayalalithaa on Monday, refused to step down from the Upper House, reports said.
Bulandhshahr gang-rape : Mayawati, Sheila Dishit demand Akhilesh Yadav's resignation
Bulandhsahr, Aug 1 (IBNS) : In an inevitable political spin-off to the horrific mother-daughter gang-rape in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Maywati and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit have demanded resignation of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, lambasting the state Government for the law and order situation, reports said.
Mulayam, Mayawati among former UP CMs asked by SC to vacate official bungalows
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Monday asked former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers, including Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati, to vacate official bungalows, reports said.
Top Lashker Abu Dujana reportedly seen in Kashmir rally
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Abu Dujana, a top terrorist of Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Taiba, was said to have been seen in a protest rally in Kashmir on Sunday, NDTV reports quoting sources.
Bulandshahr gang-rape case: UP Govt suspends SSP, three nabbed
Meerut, Aug 1 (IBNS): A day after a woman and her daughter were gang-raped in UP's Bulandshahr district by 12-odd robbers, the state Government has suspended Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishnan for negligence, reports said.