Union Home Minister reviews the Preparation for Census 2021
Aug 31, 2018, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the functioning of the Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India here on Friday.
A group of 96 school children from J&K meet MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh
Aug 31, 2018, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): A group of 96 school children from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), met the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, here on Friday.
Activists arrest: Police produce documents, expose plans to overthrow PM Narendra Modi-led govt
Aug 31, 2018, at 05:20 pm
Pune, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Pune Police on Friday produced evidence, which included several documents, that established their claims that the recently arrested activists have links with Maoists.
Aug 31, 2018, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has asked scientists and researchers to regularly interact with farmers and work in a mission mode to double the farmers income by 2022 as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi, KP Oli meet in Kathmandu, discus bilateral ties
Aug 31, 2018, at 04:29 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Nepali counterpart KP Oli here.
Narendra Modi meets Chief Advisor of Interim Government of Bhutan in Kathmandu
Aug 31, 2018, at 04:11 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (IBNS): Lyonpo Tshering Wangchuk, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of Bhutan, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday.
Getting Dearness Allowance is a legal right of govt employees: Calcutta HC
Aug 31, 2018, at 03:46 pm
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): Dismissing the order of West Bengal State Administrative Tribunal (SAT), a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday said that state government employees have legal rights to get dearness allowances (DA).
Terrorists abduct 11 family members of J&K policemen, ex-Chief Minister's express concern
Aug 31, 2018, at 03:27 pm
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IBNS): Terrorists have abducted 11 family members of Jammu and Kashmir policemen in the past few days, media reports said on Friday.
Banks will remain open in the first week of September
Aug 31, 2018, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) :Discounting messages being circulated on the social media, the Government on Friday, said banks across the country will remain open in the first week of September.
PM to launch India Post Payments Bank tomorrow
Aug 31, 2018, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will launch the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
Supreme Court quashes all cases against wink girl Priya Prakash Varrier
Aug 31, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday quashed all police complaints against teenage South-Indian actor Priya Prakash Varrier, the "wink girl", for hurting religious sentiments in her upcoming film, media reports said.
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, six states on violation of public advertisement guidelines
Aug 31, 2018, at 01:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre, BJP and six state governments on a petition that alleges that the apex court's directive on issuance of public advertisements has been violated.
Aug 31, 2018, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Article 35A, which bestows certain privileges to people of Kashmir and bars outsiders from buying property in the region, till next January, media reports said.
BIMSTEC Summit: Narendra Modi meets Myanmar President Win Myint, Thailand PM Prayut Chan-o-cha
Aug 31, 2018, at 12:22 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (IBNS): On the sidelines of the Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha and Myanmar President Win Myint on Friday.
Railway hotel case: Delhi court grants bail to Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav
Aug 31, 2018, at 11:04 am
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): In a big relief for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and party leader Tejashwi Yadav were granted bails in connection with the railway hotel case by the Patiala House court on Friday.
Relief for Lalu's family; Rabri-Tejashwi granted bail in land for contract scam
Aug 31, 2018, at 10:38 am
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav were granted bail in connection with the land for contract scam by the Patiala House court on Friday.
Terrorists abduct family members of five policemen in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 31, 2018, at 09:06 am
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IBNS): Terrorists have adducted family members of at least five policemen from south Kashmir, media reports said on Friday.
Kashmir: Hizbul Mujahideen suffers setback after Altaf Kachroo's death
Aug 30, 2018, at 11:32 pm
Srinagar, Aug 30 (IBNS): In a setback to Kashmiri separatist militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen, Altaf Kachroo, the deputy field operations commander of the terror outfit, was gunned down by Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday.
Mutilated body of bank employee found in bush near Kolkata
Aug 30, 2018, at 10:41 pm
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): Headless, legless and armless body of a 27-year-old employee of a private sector bank was recovered from a roadside bush at Makardah's Raghabpur area under Domjur Police Station limits in Kolkata's neighbouring Howrah district of West Bengal on Wednesday, reports said on Thursday.
Demonetisation was done to move India from tax non-compliant society to a compliant society
Aug 30, 2018, at 10:28 pm
The Reserve Bank has twice released its reports stating that the demonetised Notes of `500 and `1000 have been substantially deposited in the Banks. A widely stated comment has been that just because most of the currency came back into the Banks, the object of Demonetisation has not succeeded. Was the invalidation of the Non-deposited currency the only object of demonetisation? Certainly Not. The larger purpose of demonetisation was to move INDIA from a Tax Non-compliant society to a compliant society. This necessarily involved the formalisation of the Economy and a blow to the black money. How has this been achieved?
Amid 36-hour Assam bandh youth receive burn injures
Aug 30, 2018, at 10:16 pm
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS): A youth received serious burn injuries on Thursday as protesters set tyres on fire during the 36-hour Assam bandh called by the All Koch Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRASU).
Two people injured as train hits truck in Assam’s Kamrup district
Aug 30, 2018, at 09:34 pm
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS): At least two people were injured when a stone loaded truck collided with a passenger train at a railway level crossing in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district on Thursday.
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Assam Rifles nabs three Naga militants with arms in Nagaland
Aug 30, 2018, at 09:16 pm
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS): Assam Rifles troops have apprehended three Naga militants in Nagaland capital city Kohima.
Rahul Gandhi's fiction on demonetisation helping NPA holders: Jaitley
Aug 30, 2018, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): In a continuing war of words, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi for having little knowledge about demonetisation after the Congress President gave him a deadline demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
Adulterated milk powder manufacturing unit busted in Kolkata, one held
Aug 30, 2018, at 08:49 pm
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, Kolkata Police's Enforcement Branch (EB) on Thursday morning unearthed an adulterated milk powder production unit-cum-warehouse in central Kolkata's Burrabazar area and arrested one person in connection with the case, officials said.
Aug 30, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata/Malda, Aug 30 (IBNS): A three-year-old child was shot in the head during a political violence over panchayat board formation at Ramnagar area under Manikchak Police Station limits in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday afternoon, reports said.
India to host International Buddhist Conclave in 2020, PM Modi invites BIMSTEC members
Aug 30, 2018, at 06:17 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited all Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) members to the International Buddhist Conclave, which will be hosted by India in 2020.
Arundhati Roy and other intellectuals address press conference, condemn arrest of activists
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Noted activists and authors on Thursday joined together to condemn the recent arrest of five activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence and to protest the raids on the houses of five others under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
PM Modi discusses bilateral ties with Sri Lanka President on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:48 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on the sidelines of BIMSTEC summit in Kathmandu and had talks on bilateral cooperation.
Government and ADB Sign $375 Million Loan to Improve Irrigation Efficiency in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) : The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 375 million-dollar loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency.