Board Members of USIBC call on PM Modi
Sep 07, 2018, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Board members of United States India Business Council (USIBC) called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Madhya Pradesh: Deputy Ranger of forest crushed to death by tractor of sand mafia
Sep 07, 2018, at 02:48 pm
Morena, Sept 7 (IBNS): A forest officer was crushed to death when he attempted to stop a tractor- troley laden with illegally-mined sand in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district on Friday morning, media reports said quoting the police.
Vice President leaves for two-day US visit for World Hindu Congress
Sep 07, 2018, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu emplaned on Friday for the United States of America on a two-day visit.
SC gives one week to states to set up procedures to prevent mob lynching incidents
Sep 07, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday gave a week's time to set up procedures to prevent mob lynching incidents in the country, media reports said.
Congress calls Bharat Bandh on Sept 10 to protest fuel price hike
Sep 07, 2018, at 12:49 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): The Congress on Thursday called a Bharat Bandh on Sept 10 to protest the rise in petrol and diesel prices, media reports said.
West Bengal: Canal bridge collapses in Siliguri, one minorly hurt
Sep 07, 2018, at 11:34 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Sep 7 (IBNS): Three days after the Majherhat bridge collapse incident, which claimed three lives, in Kolkata, another bridge collapsed at Phansidewa area in Siliguri city of northern West Bengal on Friday early morning, reports said.
EC to decide today whether Telangana state polls can be held by year end
Sep 07, 2018, at 10:56 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): A day after Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's declaration of the dissolution of the state Assembly, the Election Commission on Friday will decide whether polls in the southern state can be held by the end of the year, media reports said.
SP Vaid removed as Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief
Sep 07, 2018, at 09:30 am
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) SP Vaid has been removed from his post on Thursday, officials said.
Several missing as boat capsizes in West Bengal's Murshidabad district
Sep 06, 2018, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Sep 6 (IBNS): At least 10 persons, including few women and children, are missing as a boat carrying about 60 passengers capsized in Bhairab river at Madhya Garibpur area under Domkal Police Station limits in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Thursday late evening, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi is the biggest buffoon in the country: Telangana CM KCR
Sep 06, 2018, at 06:44 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 6 (IBNS): Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi following the dissolution of the Telangana Assembly, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday called the former as the "biggest buffoon" in the country, media reports said.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee forms committee to probe Majherhat bridge collapse
Sep 06, 2018, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata, Sept 6 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the formation of a committee to probe the Majherhat bridge collapse incident, which claimed three lives and injured 20 odd people.
Kerala : BJP state President invites superstar Mohanlal to join party and contest elections
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:47 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Sept 6 (IBNS) :BJP Kerala State President, P S Sreedharan Pillai has officially invited Malayalam superstar Mohanlal to join the party and contest the elections, media reports said.
Congress welcomes Supreme Court's verdict legalising gay sex
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): The Congress has welcomed the Supreme Court's judgement to strike down Section 377, which earlier held gay sex as a criminal activity in India.
Guwahati boat accident : Indian army, NDRF in rescue operation in the Brahmaputra
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:21 pm
Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : The Army and members of Indian army and members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are engaged in search and rescue operations in the Brahmaputra after many people went missing in a boat capsize incident.
Kolkata actress found dead in Siliguri hotel
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:15 pm
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IBNS): The body of a Bengali television actress was found hanging in a hotel room in northern West Bengal's Siliguri city on Wednesday evening, reports said on Thursday.
Srijan Scam : IT Raids residence of Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi's cousin
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:12 pm
Patna, Sep 6 (IBNS) : The income tax department on Thursday raided eight places in the state, including the house of Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi’s cousin, in connection with the Rs. 880-crore Srijan scam, media reports said.
Telengana : TRS releases list of 105 candidates for Assembly elections
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Shortly after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao recommended dissolution of the state Assembly, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Thursday announced a list of 105 candidates for Telangana elections, media reports said.
Our work starts from today, the road is long: Activist says after India decriminalises gay sex
Sep 06, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Kolkata, Sept 6 (IBNS): On a historic day when the LGBTQ community in India is celebrating a new lease of life, following the apex court verdict which decriminalises gay sex in the country, a prominent activist has warned the people against getting complacent.
India, US Two Plus Two meeting: Agreement for military purchase
Sep 06, 2018, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): The United States and India on Thursday signed the high-level COMCASA defence agreement enabling India to to buy advanced American military hardware.
Bhima Koregaon violence: SC defers hearing, house arrest of activists extended
Sep 06, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) :The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred hearing on the Bhima Koregaon case till September 12 and extended the house arrest of the five activists until then, reports said.
Telengana CM meets Governor, recommends dissolution of Assembly for early polls
Sep 06, 2018, at 02:57 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Setting to rest all speculations, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday, recommended dissolution of the state Assembly, paving the way for early Assembly polls in the state, reports said.
Vice President to visit US to participate in 2nd World Hindu Congress
Sep 06, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Vice President M Venkaiaha Naidu will visit the United States on September 8-9 to address the 2nd World Hindu Congress being held in Chicago on the occasion of 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Historic Speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1893.
SC/ST Amendment protest : Life partially affected in MP and in parts of UP and Rajasthan
Sep 06, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Normal life was partially affected in Madhya Pradesh and in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Thursday as several organistations staged demonstration as part of the Bharat Bandh in protest against the SC/ST Amendment Act, media reports said.
Sep 06, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): As the Supreme Court of India on Thursday scripted history by moving to scrap the draconian Section 377 of Indian Penal Code that considered gay sex as a crime, a large number of Indians and the entire LGBTQ community and rights groups celebrated the judgement that came after a long struggle of the gay community.
It is not crime to be gay in India anymore: Supreme Court
Sep 06, 2018, at 11:59 am
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): In a historic judgement that can be called a milestone in the movement for gay rights in India, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that homosexuality is not a crime in the country anymore with the top court moving to scrap Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a British era law that treated the practice as unnatural.
Majherhat bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 3; search and rescue operation ends
Sep 06, 2018, at 10:57 am
Kolkata, Sept 6 (IBNS): The death toll in Majherhat bridge collapse incident rose to three as the search and rescue operation ended on Thursday, media reports said.
India awaits Supreme Court verdict on gay sex as judges set to rule on Section 377 today
Sep 06, 2018, at 10:23 am
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict today on whether homosexuality will continue to remain a crime in India with the top court set to rule on the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
Sep 05, 2018, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): The death toll in Majherhat bridge collapse incident rose to two on Wednesday while leaving 25 others injured.
India hires highest female pilots in the world: Reports
Sep 05, 2018, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Bringing some good news, India can now boast of having the highest proportion of female pilots in the world, which stands at 12 percent, media reports said.
Uri gang rape & murder of minor: Police arrests five accused
Sep 05, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Srinagar, Sept 5 (IBNS): The Kashmir Police has claimed to have solved the gang rape and murder case of the 9-year-old girl from Uri area of Baramulla district with the arrest of five accused persons, media reports said on Wednesday.