Meghalaya police arrest two top leaders of Manipur based outfit ZUF
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:29 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Meghalaya police have arrested two top leaders of Manipur based insurgent group Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF).
Meghalaya: Campaigns for South Tura and Ranikor by-polls end
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:28 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS): The high-voltage campaigning for the by-elections to South Tura and Ranikor assembly constituencies in Meghalaya ended on Tuesday evening at 5 pm.
State Councillor and Defence Minister of China calls on PM
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Gen. Wei Fenghe, State Councillor and Defence Minister of China, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
Satya Pal Malik appointed as new Jammu and Kashmir Governor
Aug 21, 2018, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Indian President's office on Tuesday confirmed that Satya Pal Malik, the Governor of Bihar, has been appointed as the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
Assam mob lynching: 14 persons arrested so far
Aug 21, 2018, at 07:46 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Assam police have arrested one more person in connection with the mob lynching incident that happened on Aug 15 early morning at Sootea area in northern Assam’s Biswanath district.
President Kovind wishes nation on Idu’l Zuha eve
Aug 21, 2018, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Idu’l Zuha.
Special court awards death sentence to two accused in Mandsaur minor rape case
Aug 21, 2018, at 04:48 pm
Mandsaur, Aug 21 (IBNS): A special court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to two for raping a minor girl in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur city.
Imran Khan calls Navjot Singh Sidhu 'ambassador of peace'
Aug 21, 2018, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Amid controversy in India over former cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's visit to Pakistan, the Asian nation's new Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded the Congress leader and called him an 'ambassador of peace'.
Kerala Floods: Vijayan says UAE offered Rs 700 crore
Aug 21, 2018, at 02:55 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IBNS): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made an offer of Rs 700 crore for the flood hit state.
Kerala floods : Efforts on to restore essential services
Aug 21, 2018, at 02:53 pm
Thiruvanthapuram/Kochi, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Even though the rain stopped and water receded in some areas, the flood-ravaged Kerala on Tuesday kept struggling to come back to normal as massive efforts were going on to restore essential services alongside the relief and rescue operations to cope with what the Centre has declared as a "calamity of severe nature."
Assam: Police arrest hospital employee for allegedly molesting patient
Aug 21, 2018, at 12:43 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS): Police on Monday evening arrested an employee of a private hospital in Guwahati, Assam, after molestation charges surfaced against him.
PM Modi wishes Arunachal CM Pema Khandu on birthday
Aug 21, 2018, at 10:43 am
Itanagar, Aug 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on the latter's 39th birthday on Tuesday.
Tripura government announces to donate Rs. 1 crore for Kerala flood victims
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:10 am
Agartala, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Tripura government on Tuesday announced donating Rs. 1 crore for relief work in flood-hit Kerala.
Arunachal Pradesh: Vehicle falls into gorge, all passengers rescued
Aug 20, 2018, at 11:26 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Indian Army on Monday rescued eight civilians when a vehicle met an accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang region.
Congress misinformed, misled over Rafale deal: Anil Ambani writes to Rahul
Aug 20, 2018, at 11:03 pm
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IBNS): Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has written to Congress President Rahul Gandhi over allegations regarding the Rafale fighter jet deal and said his party has been 'misinformed, misdirected and misled by malicious vested interests and corporate rivals.'
Sedition case filed against Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pak Army Chief
Aug 20, 2018, at 10:17 pm
Patna, Aug 20 (IBNS): A sedition case has been filed against Congress leader and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, media reports said.
Locals rescue woman from getting drowned in Brahmaputra river
Aug 20, 2018, at 08:07 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Local people of Garigaon area under Jalukbari police station in Assam’s capital city Guwahati safely rescued a woman, who was getting drowned in the Brahmaputra river on Monday.
Deputy Chairman of RS Harivansh meets President Ram Nath Kovind
Aug 20, 2018, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha Harivansh met President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday.
Ex-Gauhati HC judge’s son surrenders in hit and run case, granted bail
Aug 20, 2018, at 07:20 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Son of a former judge of Gauhati High Court has surrendered before the police in Guwahati in connection with a hit and run case.
Maldives donates USD 50,000 for Kerala relief
Aug 20, 2018, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Government of Maldives has announced that it will be donating $50,000 for Kerala relief.
Is Kerala flood a manmade disaster?
Aug 20, 2018, at 06:27 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: As of Aug 20, 2018, 370 people have lost their lives in the Kerala floods, which have been dubbed as the worst to hit 'God's Own Country' in a long time. However, the natural disaster could have been avoided, say experts.
Vajpayee's efforts made India establish as a nuclear power: PM Modi
Aug 20, 2018, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Remembering his predecessor late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it was his efforts which made India establish itself as a nuclear power in the world.
Moon sighted, Id-Ul-Zuha holiday on August 22
Aug 20, 2018, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) : The Centre on Monday rescheduled the holiday on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) on August 22 instead of August 23.
Yogi Adityanath directs UP authority to 'keep check' on cow slaughter during Eid festivity
Aug 20, 2018, at 04:47 pm
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IBNS): In a bid to prevent any unwanted incident during the ongoing Kawad yatra (also called Kanwar Yatra) by the Hindu pilgrims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the state police to remain vigilant and keep a check on cow slaughter during the Muslim festival of Eid.
Defence Minister of Japan calls on PM Modi
Aug 20, 2018, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the deepening of the strategic and global partnership between India and Japan and said he was looking ahead to visiting the country later this year.
Kashmir man deported from UAE, handed over to police for being ISIS sympathiser
Aug 20, 2018, at 03:01 pm
Srinagar, Aug 20 (IBNS): An Indian man from the state of Jammu and Kahmir, who went missing in the United Arab Emirates, has been deported from the Gulf nation and handed over to the police for being an Islamic State sympathiser, ever as his family claimed innocence.
Rain subsides in Kerala, red alert withdrawn, but massive rescue and relief operation goes on
Aug 20, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Aug 20 (IBNS) : The Indian Meteorological Department has withdrawn red alert from all the districts of Kerala following let up in rainfall even though the situation in the flood-ravaged state remained grim with widespread destruction and lakhs of people being homeless.
Nirav Modi in UK, authorities finally confirm
Aug 20, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) : The UK has confirmed for the first time that fugitive Indian billionaire Nirav Modi is in the country, media reports said on Monday.
PM Modi pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2018, at 12:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to his predecessor Rajiv Gandhi on the latter's birth anniversary on Monday.
Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2018, at 11:32 am
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with his mother Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the latter's birth anniversary on Monday.