IG Rajan Bargotra takes over as command of Coast Guard NE
Aug 01, 2018, at 07:54 pm
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS): Inspector General Rajan Bargotra, has assumed charge as Commander Coast Guard Region North East at the Coast Guard Regional HQs here on Wednesday.
Cabinet approves Policy Framework for exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons
Aug 01, 2018, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the policy to permit exploration and exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons such as Shale oil/gas, Coal Bed Methane (CBM), officials said on Wednesday.
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Cabinet approves Re-structuring of the Agricultural Scientists' Recruitment Board
Aug 01, 2018, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for restructuring of Agricultural Scientists'Recruitment Board (ASRB).
Cabinet approves Extension of Concessional Financing Scheme (CFS)
Aug 01, 2018, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the first extension of Concessional Financing Scheme(CFS) to support Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad.
Kolkata Police grants permission to Amit Shah's August 11 rally
Aug 01, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Wednesday granted permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), to host its 'mega' rally, where BJP national president Amit Shah will be present as the chief speaker, on Aug 11 at Mayo Road in city's downtown Esplanade area, sources said.
Mamata, Rahul playing with India's sovereignty: Arun Jaitley on NRC
Aug 01, 2018, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress President Rahul Gandhi over their stance on NRC issue in Assam and said they should realise that 'sovereignty of India' is not a matter to play with.
Mamata Banerjee meets Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, says BJP is nervous about 2019 polls
Aug 01, 2018, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Visiting New Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and ex-party supremo Sonia Gandhi here and later said the ruling BJP is nervous about the outcome of the 2019 general elections.
Mamata Banerjee meets Rahul, Sonia Gandhi in Delhi
Aug 01, 2018, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and ex-supremo of the party Sonia Gandhi here.
Sabarimala Temple row: Supreme Court reserves verdict
Aug 01, 2018, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the clutch of pleas that have been challenging the ban on the entry of women, who are aged between 10 to 50 years, in the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala dedicated to Lord Ayyappan.
NRC issue should not be politicised: Prakash Javadekar
Aug 01, 2018, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam should not be politicised.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day over NRC issue, ruckus denies Rajnath Singh to make statement
Aug 01, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid repeated disruptions as Opposition members, particularly the Trinamool Congress continued ruckus over the Assam NRC issue denying Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to make a statement on the subject.
PM Modi urges people to participate in rural sanitation
Aug 01, 2018, at 01:34 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people to participate in the largest rural sanitation survey and said their feedback will help create a cleaner India.
Centre asks states to count number of Rohingya refugees; Cites reports of illegal activities
Aug 01, 2018, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The Union Home Ministry has sent an advisory to State Governments to collect biometric data of Rohingya migrants living in India, and told the Lok Sabha that the Centre had received reports of their involvement in illegal activities, The Hindu reported.
No automatic scrapping of citizenship, those left out of Assam NRC need not worry: CEC
Aug 01, 2018, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : After the Supreme Court's observation that those left out of the complete NRC draft in Assam must get a fair chance to prove their nationality, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat has assured that these people "need not worry now" as "no automatic removal" is in the offing.
UIDAI warns people not to share Aadhaar number after TRAI's chief's dare
Aug 01, 2018, at 12:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Days after the TRAI chief shared his Aadhaar number on Twitter, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has warned people not to share the 12-digit number on internet, media reports said.
Police case against Mamata Banerjee for 'civil war, bloodbath' remark over NRC issue
Aug 01, 2018, at 11:19 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): A police complaint has been filed against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for commenting that the exclusion of four million people from the draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) would lead to "civil war" and "bloodbath", media reports said.
Amit Shah's Kolkata rally: BJYM reapplies for police permission at alternative location
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): A day after Kolkata Police allegedly denied permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah's rally at Rani Rasmoni Road in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Aug 11, BJP's youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Tuesday reapplied to the city police seeking permission to host the rally at an alternative location, reports said.
Kolkata STF busts illegal firearms manufacturing unit, nine held
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on Monday busted an illegal arms manufacturing factory, which was being run behind a sweet shop, at Choto Serampore area in Kolkata's neighbouring North 24 Parganas district and arrested nine persons in connection with the case, officials said.
I wonder why I was not born as a Christian: Mamata appreciates works of Christian Missionaries
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appreciated the social and educational upliftment functions performed by Christian Missionaries and said she often felt why was she not born as a Christian.
Rahul Gandhi meets Karunanidhi in hospital, wishes him speedy recovery
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited Chennai to meet DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi in hospital.
Gujarat: Mob attacks man's house after interfaith couple elopes
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:43 pm
Vadodra, July 31 (IBNS): In an attempt to lodge protest over a Hindu-Muslim elopement, members of the woman's family has set vehicles ablaze and stole ornaments from the house of the man, media reports said on Monday.
Kolkata: Doctors remove nine needles from 14-year-old girl's throat
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:02 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Doctors of a state-run hospital in Kolkata successfully removed as many as nine needles from the throat of a 14-year-old girl on Tuesday, according to reports.
TRAI chief shares Aadhaar number publicly, hacker deposits Re. 1 to his bank account
Jul 31, 2018, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Amid reports of Aadhaar data breach, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma dared hackers to show what harm they could do to him by sharing his Aadhaar number publicly via Twitter.
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:55 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): More than 35 customers of Canara Bank's Golpark branch in south Kolkata on Tuesday alleged that a few thousand rupees had been fraudulently withdrawn from their savings accounts, reports said.
Former Indian president’s family members excluded from draft NRC
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:16 pm
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): Family members of former President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed are among the 40 million people, who are left out of the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), published by the Assam government on Monday.
NRC is our brainchild, Amit Shah doesn’t know the history : Tarun Gogoi
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:00 pm
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): Criticizing BJP president Amit Shah’s statement on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that it is the brainchild of the Congress and he didn’t know the history.
What about the rights of people of Assam: Amit Shah questions on NRC row
Jul 31, 2018, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked opposition leaders who have been criticising the Centre over the Assam NRC issue and said it was time for them to clarify whether they think about the rights of the people of Assam and India or that of the migrant Bangladeshis.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi meets Karunanidhi in hospital
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:50 pm
Chennai, July 31 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited a Chennai hospital where former Tamil Nadu CM and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi is currently undergoing treatment.
I don't want to see my motherland divided: Mamata Banerjee says on NRC Assam issue
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the Assam NRC issue and said it was an attempt to divide the country.
Vijay Mallya appears in London court over extradition case
Jul 31, 2018, at 04:17 pm
London, July 31 (IBNS): Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday appeared in a London court for closing arguments in his high-profile extradition trial.