West Bengal hooch tragedy: Death count reaches 12, Santipur PS's OC 'closed'
Nov 29, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata/Nadia, Nov 29 (IBNS): Death toll in West Bengal's Santipur hooch tragedy has raised to 12 as four more persons, who were undergoing treatment at different hospitals after consuming toxic liquor, died since Wednesday midnight, reports said.
SC adjourns Alok Verma case till Wednesday
Nov 29, 2018, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s exiled chief Alok Verma, who moved the top court against the Centre's decision to remove him, till Wednesday, media reports said.
Sidhu's photo with pro-Khalistani leader draws criticism from BJP
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) :Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been in the centre of a controversy for his visit to Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor and for heaping encomiums on akistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the event, courted more criticism on Thursday after his photo with pro-Khalistan activist Gopal Singh Chawla came online.
Three dead in Reliance rubber plant fire
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:42 pm
Vadodara, Nov 29 (IBNS): Three people were killed in a fire at a Polybutadiene Rubber plant in Reliance Industries here on Thursday.
Arvind Saxena takes oath as Chairman, UPSC
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Arvind Saxena has been sworn in as the Chairman, Union Public Service Commission. The Oath of Office and Secrecy was administered by Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi, senior most Member of the Commission, at a ceremony here on Thursday.
Cop battling depression jumps off 10th floor
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): A senior police officer died after allegedly jumping off 10th floor of the police headquarters building here on Thursday, reports said.
Maharashtra passes Maratha reservation bill
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:15 pm
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IBNS): Maharashtra on Thursday passed a bill proposing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas in education and jobs.
Govt cannot shift CBI chief without nod of appointment panel: Fali Nariman argues in SC
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Appearing for the deposed CBI director Alok Verma, lawyer Fali Nariman on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the government's order stripping the central agency chief of charges had no basis without the approval of a high-powered committee that had cleared his appointment.
Ex-chief economic advisor calls demonetisation a monetary shock
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian has said demonetisation was a "massive, draconian, monetary shock" that aided the slide in economic growth, reports said.
Kashmir : Two terrorists gunned down in encounter
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:32 pm
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS) : In yet another successful counter-insurgency operation, two terrorists were killed after a fierce encounter broke out between India's security forces and them on Thursday morning in Khrew area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, media reports said.
Arun Jaitley defends govt's new GDP data
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:30 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): India's finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday defended the government's back-series GDP data, which showed slower growth during the UPA regime that was previously recorded, as realistic, credible and more reflective of the economy.
Air India plane hits building at Stockholm airport, no one hurt
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Stockholm, Nov 29 (IBNS): An Air India aircraft on Wednesday hit a building at the Arlanda airport here with its wingtip while taxiing, reports said.
Sidhu gets more love in Pak than India: Harsimrat Kaur
Nov 29, 2018, at 12:10 pm
Amritsar, Nov 29 (IBNS): After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday took a jibe at the cricketer-turned politician saying he has more love in the neighbouring country.
More than a lakh farmers begin two-day Kisan Mukti March in Delhi
Nov 29, 2018, at 11:45 am
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Protesting against the Centre, more than a lakh farmers began a two-day Kisan Mukti March on the outskirts of Delhi on Thursday, media reports said.
Congress' manifesto for Raj polls promises farm loan waiver, free women's education
Nov 29, 2018, at 11:16 am
Jaipur, Nov 29 (IBNS): With little more than a week to go for the Rajasthan polls, the Congress on Thursday released its manifesto which promises farm loan waiver and free women's education.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed during gunfight
Nov 29, 2018, at 09:12 am
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS): At least two terrorists were killed during a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora area on Thursday, officials said.
VK Singh at Geneva ministerial meet on Afghanistan
Nov 28, 2018, at 11:56 pm
Geneva, Nov 28 (IBNS): The Minister of State for External Affairs, General (Dr.) V K Singh (Retd.) led the Indian delegation to the Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan held in Geneva on 28 November 2018. The Geneva Ministerial Conference was organised to evaluate and strategise on developmental policy achievements during the transformation decade (2015-24) for Afghanistan.
75% polling in Madhya Pradesh, Congress confident
Nov 28, 2018, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Nearly 75 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday and the Congress is confident of winning 140 seats in the 227-member Assembly.
Again a hooch tragedy claims eight lives in West Bengal, four arrested
Nov 28, 2018, at 11:29 pm
Kolkata/Nadia, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least eight persons died and more than 20 others fell sick reportedly after consuming toxic liquor at Santipur in West Bengal's Nadia district on Wednesday.
IAF Kiran trainer aircraft crashes
Nov 28, 2018, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force Kiran trainer aircraft, which had flown from the Air Force Station at Hakimpet on a routine training mission, crashed on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir governor under 'transfer threat'
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:35 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said he is under "the threat of transfer", media reports said.
Shujaat Bukhari murder accused gunned down in J&K
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:18 pm
Srinagar, Nov 28 (IBNS): Security forces on Wednesday gunned down Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) leader Naveed Jatt, who was wanted for the murder of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari in June, reports said.
Mizoram election: 75% voters turnout recorded till 6 pm
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:45 pm
Aizawl, Nov 28 (IBNS): Around 75 percent votes were cast in Mizoram assembly elections till 6 pm on Wednesday, but the figure is expected to rise as long queues of voters were still spotted outside many polling stations to exercise their franchise.
Pak PM takes dig at Indian leadership, praises Sidhu
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:34 pm
Kartarpur, Nov 28 (IBNS): In an indirect dig at the Indian political leadership, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said he hoped the nuclear-armed neighbours didn't have to wait till cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu became India's Prime Minister to develop friendly relations.
Norway's ex-PM meets separatist leaders in Srinagar
Nov 28, 2018, at 07:57 pm
Srinagar, Nov 28 (IBNS): Former Norwegian prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik last week visited Srinagar and met separatist leaders in the Valley, media reports said.
Saudi-India business meeting held in Riyadh
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Saudi-India Business meeting was held with Council of Saudi Chambers during the visit of the Indian Infrastructure & Housing delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee makes Instagram debut
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:16 pm
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday made her debut on popular social media site Instagram.
We want solid relations with India: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Nov 28, 2018, at 04:53 pm
Kartarpur, Nov 28 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday performed the groundbreaking of the Kartarpur corridor and said his nation wants to establish 'solid relations' with India.
Suspected smuggler arrested with 50 human skulls, skeletons in Bihar
Nov 28, 2018, at 04:44 pm
Patna, Nov 28 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Police in Bihar have arrested a suspected smuggler involved in smuggle of human skulls and skeletons.
Imran Khan lays foundation of Kartarpur corridor, Sidhu calls Pak PM mere dildaar
Nov 28, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Kartarpur, Nov 28 (IBNS) :Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday laid the foundation stone at the ground breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in presence of two Indian Ministers.