Five labourers killed, three injured in electrocution in Meghalaya

Jul 26, 2018, at 01:28 pm

Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS): Five labourers, including four from neighbouring Assam, were killed and three others injured in an electrocution incident in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills district on Wednesday evening.

Maratha quota protest: Internet services suspended in Navi Mumbai

Jul 26, 2018, at 12:10 pm

Mumbai, July 26 (IBNS): In the wake of the violent protests by a Maratha organisation for reservations in government jobs and educational institutions, internet services were suspended in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, media reports said.

PM Modi hails Indian soldiers on Kargil Diwas

Jul 26, 2018, at 11:02 am

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the Indian soldiers on the 19th Kargil Diwas, which marks the victory of the country against Pakistan in the Kargil war, which took place in 1999.

Parliament passes bill to prevent economic offenders from fleeing country

Jul 25, 2018, at 11:37 pm

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): The Upper House of the Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill that will enable the prevention of economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country to evade the legal process.

Guwahati police arrest four car lifters including a constable

Jul 25, 2018, at 07:14 pm

Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS): Guwahati city police have arrested four car lifters including an Assam police constable from Pathar Quarry area in the city.

Guwahati police arrest tenant for molesting a 7-year-old minor girl

Jul 25, 2018, at 06:57 pm

Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS): Guwahati city police have arrested a man for allegedly molesting a 7-year-old minor girl in the city.

Mamata Banerjee wishes President Kovind for completing one year in office

Jul 25, 2018, at 05:20 pm

Kolkata, July 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated President Ram Nath Kovind as he completed one year in office.

Uganda visit productive, says PM Modi

Jul 25, 2018, at 04:15 pm

Kampala, July 25 (IBNS): Describing his Uganda visit as "productive," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it will cement the relationship between the two nations.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate the 2nd Young Superintendent of Police Conference tomorrow

Jul 25, 2018, at 04:08 pm

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will inaugurate the 2nd Conference of Young Superintendent of Police being organized by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) here on Thursday.

PM Modi congratulates President Ramnath Kovind for completing one year in office

Jul 25, 2018, at 04:04 pm

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated President Ramnath Koovind on completing one year in office, describing him as one who has endeared himself to the people.

PNB fraud case: Mehul Choksi now in Antigua, India seeks details about whereabouts

Jul 25, 2018, at 03:25 pm

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): The CBI has written to authorities in Antigua seeking details on the fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, who has reportedly slipped into the Caribbean island, media reports said.

Maratha reservation stir: Maharashtra bandh called off

Jul 25, 2018, at 03:00 pm

Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS): Maratha Kranti Morcha, which was spearheading a violent agitation demanding reservation, on Wednesday called off the statewide bandh after a vast part of the city and its suburbs went into a chaos disrupting life, media reports said.

Mumbai: Police fire in the air as violence in agitation by Maratha groups spirals

Jul 25, 2018, at 02:30 pm

Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS) : Police fired in the air as Maratha agitators set a vehicle on fire and threw stones, taking their movement on the edge on Wednesday, demanding reservation in Government jobs and educational institutions, media reports said.

Madras HC sets aside Maran borthers' discharge from telephone exchange case

Jul 25, 2018, at 01:46 pm

Chennai, July 25 (IBNS): Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi will be charged and tried in the illegal telephone exchange case as the Madras High Court on Wednesday was set aside their discharge by a special court, media reports said.

Hardik Patel sentenced to two years in jail in 2015 Patidar riots case

Jul 25, 2018, at 01:24 pm

Ahmedabad, July 25 (IBNS): Patidar leader Hardik Patel has been sentenced to two years in jail by a Gujarat court in connection with a 2015 riots case, media reports said.

Maratha protesters block Mumbai-Pune highway demanding reservation

Jul 25, 2018, at 12:52 pm

Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS): The Maratha agitators on Wednesday blocked the Mumbai-Pune highway demanding  reservations in government jobs and educational institutions, media reports said.

Assam: Road mishap in Guwahati kills two, injures one

Jul 25, 2018, at 11:33 am

Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS): At least two people died and another sustained wounds, in a road mishap near Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Tuesday night.

Maratha protest for reservations escalates, reaches Mumbai

Jul 25, 2018, at 11:10 am

Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS): The Maratha protest for reservations in the government jobs and educational institutions reached Mumbai on Wednesday, the capital city of Maharashtra, media reports said.

14-year-old minor girl raped by neighbour in Assam

Jul 24, 2018, at 08:30 pm

Guwahati, July 24 (IBNS): A 14-year-old minor girl was raped by a youth, who happens to be her neighbour, in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district.

Congress framing fake Rafael controversy: Jaitley

Jul 24, 2018, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the Congress was framing 'fake Rafale controversy' and said it is facing challenges as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading a scam free government since 2014.

My visit adds tremendous strength to India-Rwanda relationship: Modi

Jul 24, 2018, at 07:00 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his visit to Rwanda will add 'tremendous strength' to closer economic and cultural relations between India and the African nation.

By allowing people to be killed through lynching, BJP made country unsafe: Mayawati

Jul 24, 2018, at 05:57 pm

Lucknow, July 24 (IBNS): Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which runs the central government, over the Alwar lynching incident, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has said the saffron party made the country unsafe by allowing people to be killed through mob lynching, media reports said.

New Delhi to host Indo-Israel Innovation Conclave

Jul 24, 2018, at 05:52 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): The India- Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Conclave will be held on Tuesday in New Delhi.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes Rwanda trip

Jul 24, 2018, at 05:35 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi undertook a State visit to the Republic of Rwanda from 23-24th July 2018, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Uganda

Jul 24, 2018, at 05:20 pm

Entebbe, July 24 (IBNS): Ending his visit to Rwanda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached Entebbe city as he started his Uganda trip on Tuesday.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind to visit Chhattisgarh on July 25 and 26

Jul 24, 2018, at 04:52 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Chhattisgarh on July 25 and 26, 2018.

PM Narendra Modi visits Genocide Memorial Centre in Rwanda

Jul 24, 2018, at 03:09 pm

Kigali, July 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Rwanda, on Tuesday visited Genocide Memorial Centre here which honours over 250,000 victims of the country's mass killings in 1994.

Maratha agitation: Fadnavis urges calm, says looking into options; protests grow

Jul 24, 2018, at 03:06 pm

Pune, July 24 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has urged protesters to remain calm as unrest in Maharashtra has risen several folds after an agitating man, demanding reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education, jumped off a bridge in the state's Aurangabad city and died on Monday. 

PM Modi gifts cows to villagers at Rweru Model village

Jul 24, 2018, at 02:50 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted 200 cows to villagers who do not yet own a cow, under the Rwandan Government's Girinka Programme.

Forests are our treasure, preserve and protect them: Vice President Naidu

Jul 24, 2018, at 02:44 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that a mega Bio-Diverse Country like India should preserve and protect its forest cover and pass the treasure to next generation duly protecting and developing it.