Prime Minister of Bhutan calls on Indian President Kovind

Dec 29, 2018, at 03:45 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Lotay Tshering, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy : Indian navy divers, 21 fire fighters with 10 high-powered pumps join rescue operation

Dec 29, 2018, at 02:58 pm

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Indian navy divers and 21 fire fighters of Odisha Fire Services on Saturday  joined the operation  to rescue 15 miners trapped since December 13 inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district .

Four Jaish militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Dec 29, 2018, at 01:35 pm

Srinagar, Dec 29 (IBNS) :Four Jeish-e-Muhammad militants were  shot dead by security forces during an encounter in south Kashmir's  Pulwama district on Saturday morning, media reports said quoting the police.

Seven poachers arrested with tiger bones, skins in Assam’s Kaziranga

Dec 29, 2018, at 12:59 pm

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): Sleuths of Assam forest department and police  arrested seven poachers and recovered huge quantity for tiger body parts in the  Kohora area of  Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Friday night.

Kashmir: One terrorist killed in Pulwama

Dec 29, 2018, at 10:49 am

Jammu, Dec 29 (IBNS): One terrorist has been killed in an encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.

Differences crop up between Lalu’s sons over Anant Singh, other party affairs

Dec 29, 2018, at 09:08 am

Patna, Dec 29 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Differences have surfaced between two powerful Yadav brothers—sons of RJD chief Lalu Prasad—over policy matters in what experts say not a very good sign for the party ahead of the next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

Illegal assets worth Rs150 million belonging to top five Maoists confiscated

Dec 29, 2018, at 09:04 am

Patna, Dec 29 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED), an economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime in India has confiscated illegal property worth Rs15 crore (Rs150 million) belonging to five top Maoists in Bihar.

2019 election to save Constitution, institutions: Tejashwi Yadav

Dec 28, 2018, at 11:27 pm

Patna, Dec 28 (IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has said the 2019 general elections was the one to save the Constitution and institutions such as the CBI and the RBI.

Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering holds delegation level talks with Modi

Dec 28, 2018, at 10:38 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, who is currently visiting India, held delegation level talks with Narendra Modi.

My best performance, says Kher as Congress changes stance on Manmohan film

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:14 pm

Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS): Actor Anupam Kher on Friday said playing former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in The Accidental Prime Minister was his best performance till date.

Declaring suspects terrorists based on 'sutli bombs' premature: Mehbooba Mufti

Dec 28, 2018, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said "declaring suspects as terrorists on the basis of Sutli bombs, associating with the dreaded IS" was "premature".

BJP sweeps Tripura civic by-elections, Ram Madhav appreciates CM Biplab Kumar Deb

Dec 28, 2018, at 06:41 pm

Agartala, Dec 28 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party registered a thumping victory in the bypolls for the vacant seats in different municipal bodies and Agartala Municipal Corporation.

Cabinet approves setting up of the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) Bill

Dec 28, 2018, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister  Narendra Modi has approved the draft National Commission for Homoeopathy, Bill, 2018, which seeks to replace the existing regulator Central Council for Homoeopathy (CCH) with a new body to ensure transparency.

Narendra Modi to visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Dec 28, 2018, at 05:20 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Dec 29-30., officials said.

Kashmir encounter: One terrorist killed

Dec 28, 2018, at 04:37 pm

Pulwama, Dec 28 (IBNS): One terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in Awantipora area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Friday.

Union Cabinet approves Gaganyaan project, three Indian astronauts will be sent to space in 2022

Dec 28, 2018, at 04:22 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet has approved a budget of Rs.10,000 crore for sending three Indian astronauts to space for a period of seven days, officials said.

Bahrain working on its embassy in Syria

Dec 28, 2018, at 04:13 pm

Manama, Dec 28 (IBNS):  Bahrain on Friday said at present the work at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus is going on.

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: IAF airlifts NDRF team with high-powered pumps in Guwahati

Dec 28, 2018, at 03:15 pm

Guwahati, Dec 28 (IBNS) : After huge criticism over the centre and the Meghalaya government’s inability to rescue 15 miners, who were trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district for the past 15 days, measures are now being taken to rescue the trapped miners.

IAF flies rescue team, high-powered pumps for evacuation of Meghalaya miners

Dec 28, 2018, at 03:09 pm

Shillong, Dec 28 (IBNS) : The Indian Air Force has deployed its heavy-lift transport plane to airlift NDRF rescuers from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati on Friday as well as carry equipment to the rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped since December 13, media reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh tomorrow

Dec 28, 2018, at 03:00 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on Dec 29, officials said on Friday.

Sushma Swaraj calls on Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering

Dec 28, 2018, at 02:55 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday called on Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering here.

Rahul Gandhi hoists flag on Congress' 134th foundation day

Dec 28, 2018, at 12:40 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi hoisted the national flag on the occasion of his party's 134th foundation day on Friday.

Congress objects to Anupam Kher's The Accidental Prime Minister over distortion of facts

Dec 28, 2018, at 11:14 am

Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS):  Alleging distortion of facts, the Maharashtra Youth Congress has objected to the release of veteran actor Anupam Kher starrer The Accidental Prime Minister, a biopic on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Manjhi party threatens to boycott LS polls if not offered good number of seats

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:26 am

Patna, Dec 28 (The Bihar Post/ IBNS): The Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), a key ally of the Grand Alliance, has threatened to boycott the next Lok Sabha polls if the party was not given “respectable” treatment in matter of seat share.

Declare Nitish as PM candidate for NDA’s return to power after 2019 LS polls: JD-U

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:20 am

Patna, Dec 28 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): In a curious political development, the JD-U has sought for declaring Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as the Prime Ministerial candidate for “NDA’s return to power”.

Indian PM Narendra Modi wishes Arun Jaitley on birthday

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:12 am

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his birthday.

Mumbai building fire leaves five people dead

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:01 am

Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out on the 10th floor of the Sargam Society at Tilak Nagar in Mumbai's Chembur area, left at least five people dead, reports said.

UP police arrest man who shot cop during Bulandshahr violence

Dec 28, 2018, at 12:20 am

Bulandshahr, Oct 27 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested the man who shot inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during the mob violence over cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.

Massive fire breaks in Mumbai building, 3 killed

Dec 27, 2018, at 11:09 pm

Mumbai, Dec 27 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a level-3 fire broke out in a housing society in suburban Mumbai's Chembur.

PM Modi lauds Himachal govt on completion of one year

Dec 27, 2018, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a Jan Abhar Rally at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, to mark the completion of one year of the state government.