75,000 Indian industrialists turned NRIs after note ban move: Mamata Banerjee
Nov 09, 2017, at 01:17 am
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that 75,000 Indian industrialists have left the country and turned NRIs due to note ban move made by the Central government last year.
Demonetisation is not scam but miracle, opines Jayant Sinha
Nov 09, 2017, at 01:15 am
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has opined that demonetisation is not a scam but a miracle.
Two NDFB-S militants nab in Assam's Chirang district
Nov 09, 2017, at 12:32 am
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IBNS) : Security forces on Wednesday apprehended two militants belonging to the banned outfit NDFB-S in Assam's Chirang district, officials said.
M J Akbar completes Finland visit
Nov 09, 2017, at 12:31 am
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Minister of State M.J. Akbar visited Finland from Nov 5-7, 2017 at the invitation of Timo Soini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland. The visit coincided with the celebration of 100 years of independence of Finland and enabled both countries to continue the regular high level dialogue and review ongoing bilateral cooperation.
Colombia's Minister of External Relations visits India
Nov 09, 2017, at 12:16 am
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, on Wednesday met with Maria Angela Holguin, Minister of External Relations of Colombia who along with Maria Lorena Gutierrez, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia and other delegates is visiting India from Nov 6 to 9.
4.8 earthquake hits Tripura, tremors felt in Bangladesh
Nov 09, 2017, at 12:05 am
Agartala/Dhaka, Nov 8 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Tripura state of India on Wednesday, officials said.
Assam: Contractor of Labour department arrested in connection with multi-crore rupees scam
Nov 08, 2017, at 10:52 pm
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IBNS) : The sleuths of Assam Chief Minister’s vigilance on Wednesday arrested a contractor in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam in Labour department, which took place in the previous Congress regime.
APSC’s cash-for-job scam : Assam police arrested 15 ACS, APS officials
Nov 08, 2017, at 10:44 pm
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IBNS): As the biggest move against corruption by the Sarbananda Sonowal-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Assam, the Assam police on Wednesday had arrested 15 officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied services in connection with the cash-for-job scam in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
7th Asian Mining Congress inaugurated in Kolkata
Nov 08, 2017, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): 7th Asian Mining Congress organized by the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI) was inaugurated by Susheel Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India here on Wednesday.
IndiGo manhandling : Civil Aviation Minister seeks report, Airlines promoter meets him
Nov 08, 2017, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS) : Civil Aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has sought a report from Government agencies on a passenger’s assault by IndiGo airline staffers, media reports said.
AAP likely to name Raghuram Rajan as Rajya Sabha candidate
Nov 08, 2017, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to announce the name of former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan as its Rajya Sabha candidate, media reports said.
EAM Sushma Swaraj welcomes her Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin to India
Nov 08, 2017, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): India's External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, on Wednesday, welcomed the Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin to India
Delhi smog : Schools to remain shut for the week
Nov 08, 2017, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS) : Delhi's Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday ordered all the schools in Delhi to remain closed till Sunday as a huge blanket of poisonous smog covered the national capital for the second consecutive day, reports said.
BJP President Amit Shah visits Somnath Temple during his Gujarat campaign
Nov 08, 2017, at 08:09 pm
Junagadh, Nov 8 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, on Wednesday, visited the Somnath Temple and participated in ritualistic offerings. according to media reports.
Twitter expands character limit to 280
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:59 pm
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Social networking site Twitter decided to enable its users to express more by expanding its character limit to 280.
APSC’s cash-for-job scam : Assam police arrests 13 ACS, APS officials
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:53 pm
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IBNS): The Assam police on Wednesday arrested 13 officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other associate services in connection with the cash-for-job scam in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Indigo ground staff members manhandle passenger, airline apologises
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, Indigo ground staff members have dragged and manhandled a passenger at the Delhi airport, which was evident in a video recorded by another staff member, media reports said.
Ryan murder case: Class XI student arrested for killing Pradyuman Thakur
Nov 08, 2017, at 04:12 pm
Gurgaon, Nov 8 (IBNS): In a major twist to the school murder case, where a seven-year old Pradyuman Thakur was found dead in a pool of blood in Ryan International School, a class XI student of the same school has been arrested, media reports said.
PM Modi greets LK Advani on his birthday, says BJP workers lucky to have his advice
Nov 08, 2017, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted senior BJP leader and former party president Lal Krishna Advani on the latter's birthday.
One year of Demonitisation: PM Modi salutes people, opposition takes jibe
Nov 08, 2017, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to social media to praise the Indian citizens on the completion of one year of the demonitisation, a move through which the present government banned old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
Major fire breaks out in Kolkata godown, firefighting ops underway
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:05 am
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in a warehouse at Strand Road area near Armenian Ferry Ghat in Kolkata on Tuesday night, reports said.
Manish Sisodia orders all primary schools in Delhi to remain shut tomorrow
Nov 08, 2017, at 04:45 am
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): As a result of the dangerous level of pollution recorded in the national capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday ordered all primary schools to shut down for a day on Wednesday.
Major fire breaks out near Armenian Ghat in Kolkata
Nov 08, 2017, at 03:06 am
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a godown near Armenian Ghat in Kolkata on Tuesday, reports said.
Parking charges may hike to curb air pollution in Delhi
Nov 08, 2017, at 12:33 am
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): People in Delhi are likely to pay more for parking in the city after the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPPCA) held a meeting on Tuesday, media reports said.
Security forces nab hardcore NDFB-S militant in Assam
Nov 07, 2017, at 10:09 pm
Guwahati, Nov 7 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to the banned outfit NDFB-S in Assam's Chirang district on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.
Notes ban a watershed moment, says Arun Jaitley ; Black day, says Manmohan Singh
Nov 07, 2017, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS) : Claiming that Demonetisation was a "watershed moment for India", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said it has led the nation to a more transparent paradigm.
Demonetisation is a big scam: Mamata Banerjee
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called the move of note ban by the Centre last year as a 'big scam'.
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): Nearly two years eight months after a 72-year-old nun was raped by armed dacoits in a convent school at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, a Kolkata court on Tuesday convicted one man for raping and five others for robbery.
Two-day Controllers Conference under Defence Accounts Department begins in New Delhi
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): India's Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, inaugurated the two-day Controllers Conference - 2017, organised by the Defence Accounts Department under Ministry of Defence (Finance), in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Fire NOC of Vashi building that caught fire was not renewed in 2017
Nov 07, 2017, at 08:46 pm
Vashi, Nov 7 (IBNS): The fire NOC of the building near Vashi Railway station in Navi Mumbai, which went up in flames, was not renewed in 2017, a senior official of the NMMC was quoted by the media on Tuesday.