M Nageshwar Rao appointed as interim CBI head, Asthana, Verma sent on leave
Oct 24, 2018, at 09:03 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Amid internal fight between CBI director Alok Verma and special director Rakesh Asthana, the government on Wednesday appointed M Nageshwar Rao as interim chief of the probe agency, media reports said.
SC allows firecrackers from 8 to 10 pm on Diwali
Oct 23, 2018, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed firecrackers on Diwali from from 8 pm to 10 pm, media reports said.
Kolkata: At least two killed, 14 hurt in stampede-like situation at Santragachi rly station
Oct 23, 2018, at 10:56 pm
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and several others were seriously injured in a stampede-like situation at Santragachi railway station in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Tuesday late evening, reports said.
Asom Gana Parishad threatens to withdraw support from Assam govt if Citizenship Bill is passed
Oct 23, 2018, at 10:15 pm
Guwahati, Oct 23 (IBNS): Opposing the BJP’s ‘Hindutva Design’, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally party of BJP-led Assam government, on Tuesday declared that the party will withdraw their support from the government if the Citizenship Amendment Bill is passed in the Parliament.
PM Modi to interact with IT professionals at 'Main Nahin Hum' Portal and App launch
Oct 23, 2018, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with IT and electronic manufacturing professionals across India on Tuesday on the occasion of the launch of the “Main Nahin Hum” Portal and App.
Smriti Irani's Sabarimala Temple remarks triggers controversy
Oct 23, 2018, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Union Minister Smriti Irani is drawing flak after she was quoted on Sabarimala debate that "everyone has the right to pray but not to desecrate (by entering the shrine during menstruation)", a remark that she denied making and dubbed fake news.
Union Minister Smriti Irani at Young Thinkers’ Conference in Mumbai
Oct 23, 2018, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): The Government serves not only those citizens who have voted but also those who did not vote; that is the core of policy-making, Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani said in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Girls’ education should be the centre of women empowerment: Vice President Naidu
Oct 23, 2018, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Girls’ education should be the centre of women empowerment.
President of India Kovind addresses 15th Convocation of Symbiosis International University
Oct 23, 2018, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the 15th convocation of the Symbiosis International University in Pune on Tuesday.
Paytm employee allegedly steals data from CEO’s laptop, blackmails him by demanding Rs. 20 crore
Oct 23, 2018, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Three persons, including a woman employee of an e-wallet giant, have been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing data and personal information from her boss to use it to blackmail him for Rs. 20 crore.
India summons Pakistan High Commission official over death of three Indian soldiers along LoC
Oct 23, 2018, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): India on Tuesday summoned a senior official in the High Commission for Pakistan in New Delhi to lodge a 'strong protest' over the loss of lives of three of its soldiers during an infiltration bid by Pakistani terrorists in the Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir two days ago.
CBI Infighting: No arrest for Rakesh Asthana in bribery case till Monday
Oct 23, 2018, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Central Bureau of Investigation top officer Rakesh Astana, who moved the Delhi High court against the bribery case against him by his own organisation brining to fore an infighting within India's premier federal investigation agency, will not be arrested till Monday.
Rahul Gandhi will be on two-day trip to Rajasthan from tomorrow
Oct 23, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Jaipur, Oct 23 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will campaign for his party in poll-bound Rajasthan in the next two days of the week.
Special CBI Director Asthana moves Delhi HC over bribery case registered against him
Oct 23, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Rakesh Asthana on Tuesday moved Delhi High Court against the First Information Report (FIR) registered against him over a bribery case, media reports said.
BJP may rope in Gautam Gambhir, MS Dhoni for 2019 General Elections
Oct 23, 2018, at 01:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the architects who fashioned India's famous cricket world cup win in 2011 with the bat, might begin their political careers with the same party next year, media reports said.
Assam: Bandh supporters burn tyres on streets; train services affected
Oct 23, 2018, at 12:50 pm
Guwahati, Oct 23 (IBNS): The supporters of the 12-hour Assam bandh, which has been called to mark protest against the Citizenship Amemdment Bill, 2016 on Tuesday, blocked roads by burning tyres in Guwahati, Morigaon, Nagaon, Tinsukia, Dhubri districts, disrupting normal life in the state.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan blames RSS for denying women entry in Sabarimala Temple
Oct 23, 2018, at 12:36 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (IBNS): A day after Kerala's Sabarimala Temple was shut without the entry of a single menstruating woman, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has come down hard upon Hindu, right-wing organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), blaming it for not allowing women to enter the shrine, media reports said.
Supreme Court refuses to completely ban sale and bursting of firecrackers
Oct 23, 2018, at 11:08 am
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to impose a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers across the country, media reports said.
Strike affects normal life in Assam
Oct 23, 2018, at 10:44 am
Guwahati, Oct 23 (IBNS): A day-long strike called by 46 agitating organisations have stalled normal life in Assam on Tuesday.
2019 elections: Nitish seals deal with BJP, to get 16 seats
Oct 22, 2018, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi/Patna, Oct 22 (IBNS): Putting an end to the cold war, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar entered into a pact with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for next year' general elections.
PM Modi addresses India Carpet Expo at Varanasi via video conference
Oct 22, 2018, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed via video conference the India Carpet Expo at Varanasi.
Tribal woman allegedly gang-raped, tortured with iron rod in WB village, two accused held
Oct 22, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IBNS): A nearly 20-year-old tribal youth along with his friend was arrested on Sunday for allegedly gang-raping his aunt and torturing her with an iron rod in Dhupguri's Niranjanpat village in northern West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, reports said.
President of India Kovind in Maharashtra; inaugurates Vishwashanti Ahimsa Sammelan
Oct 22, 2018, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Vishwashanti Ahimsa Sammelan at Mangi Tungi, Nasik, Maharashtra on Monday.
Case against Asthana: CBI arrests a senior official
Oct 22, 2018, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested its Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar in connection with a bribery case that brought to fore the federal probe agency's internal conflict, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee urges people to join the Durga Puja Birsorjon carnival tomorrow
Oct 22, 2018, at 03:59 pm
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to join her to witness the grand carnival event on Tuesday which will mark the immersion of major Durga idols of the city.
West Bengal: Another BJP activist found hanging from tree in Birbhum
Oct 22, 2018, at 03:35 pm
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IBNS): In a rerun of Purulia's Supurdih incident, another block-level BJP activist was found hanging from a tree at Dnarka village under Labpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Sunday midnight, reports said.
400 petrol pumps shut in Delhi today as protest against Kejriwal government
Oct 22, 2018, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IBNS): Nearly 400 petrol pumps that also sell Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the national capital will remain shut for 23 hours on Monday to protest against Delhi government's denial to slash Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel and petrol, media reports said.
Priest who gave statement against rape-accused Bishop Mulakkal found dead in Jalandhar
Oct 22, 2018, at 01:12 pm
Jalandhar, Oct 22 (IBNS): A priest who gave statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of raping a nun, was found dead in Jalandhar, Punjab on Monday, media reports said.
Sabarimala Temple closes today after five-day puja; media asked to leave
Oct 22, 2018, at 12:02 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (IBNS): Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, which opened on Wednesday for the first time for all women irrespective of their ages, is scheduled to close on Monday, after the conclusion of a five-day puja, media reports said.
Kashmir witnesses bandh over deaths of seven civilians at encounter site
Oct 22, 2018, at 10:54 am
Srinagar, Oct 22 (IBNS): A bandh (strike) called by separatists is underway in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to protest the deaths of seven civilians, who were killed in an explosion in Kulgam district of the northern state a day ago, media reports said.