Obama urges US citizens to stop gun violence
Washington, Jan 6 (IBNS) Gun violence is one of the major issues plaguing the US right now, something President Obama wants to stop, calling it a phenomenon that makes him mad whenever he thinks about the lives lost due to the same, according to reports.
Pathankot attack: Punjab police officer, friend and cook being interrogated by NIA
Pathankot, Jan 6 (IBNS) Punjab police officer Salwinder Singh, his friend and cook, who were allegedly abducted by the terrorists a day before the attack on the Pathankot air base on Saturday, are being questioned by the National Investigation Agency.
WB: 7 ministers to oversee Gangasagar Mela 2016
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): After a preparatory meeting at state's main administrative building-Nabanna-on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to depute seven cabinet ministers to Sagar Island in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas districts during the Gangasagar Mela, which will start from next Sunday (Jan 12).
J&K: Police holds Hizbul Mujahideen militant responsible for father-son murder
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IBNS): Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday claimed to have solved what it termed as 'mysterious killing' of a father-son duo in Sopore area of north Kashmir by arresting a militant of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit.
Income Tax department conducts raids at Apollo Hospitals
Chennai, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted raids across various premises of popular health-care chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd, media reports said.
WB: Parents and grandmother arrested for killing baby girl in Nadia
Kolkata/Nadia, Jan 5 (IBNS): The police on Tuesday arrested three for killing a baby girl at Santipur area in West Bengal's Nadia district, reports said.
TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee files FIR after men allegedly broke into her home
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS): Television actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who is better known as 'Anandi' form Balika Vadhu, filed an FIR in Mumbai's Kandivali police station on Monday, alleging that she was molested by few imposters who pretended to be cops, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Jangalmahal Utsav in West Midnapore
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday flagged off the second edition of Jangalmahal Utsav in West Bengal's West Midnapore district and distributed prizes for the Jangalmahal Cup.
PM Modi mourns ex-Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia's death
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the death of former Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia.
Saradha: Chidambaram's wife named in CBI chargesheet
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed the sixth supplementary chargesheet in connection with their ongoing probe into the Saradha financial scam where they named the wife of former finance minister P. Chidambaram's wife Nalini, sources said.
Cabinet Secretary chairs meeting on relief ops in Manipur
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Cabinet Secretary P. K. Sinha chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee here on Tuesday to take stock of ongoing relief operations in Manipur.
Mechanized delivery of postal and parcel services launched in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal Postal Circle, Arundhaty Ghosh launched the delivery of business and e-commerce parcels through mechanized delivery system to meet the needs of customers in the growing e-commerce segment here on Tuesday.
Kolkata: 2 suspects arrested with firearms from Garden Reach
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the police on Monday nabbed two suspects with firearms from Garden Reach area in Kolkata, reports said.
Part of old house crashes in Kolkata, teenager injured
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): A portion of an old residential building in north Kolkata's Keshab Chandra Sen Street area crashed on Tuesday morning which left one teenager boy injured, reports said.
Pathankot: Nawaz Sharif calls PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a call on Tuesday from his Pakistani counterpart Muhammad Nawaz Sharif regarding the terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase.