Cartoonist arrested for criticising Tamil Nadu CM, officials

Nov 06, 2017, at 04:12 am

Chennai, Nov 5 (IBNS):  Tamil Nadu cartoonist Bala G, who is charged with defaming top government functionaries, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, was arrested from Chennai city, media reports said on Sunday.

Expecting nothing from new interlocutor: Farooq Abdullah

Nov 06, 2017, at 03:50 am

Srinagar, Nov 5 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah on Sunday asked the Government of India to devise a sound Kashmir policy and termed the appointment of a new interlocutor to J&K as ‘nothing new’.

Nine drown taking bath in Bihar in Ganga during family picnic

Nov 06, 2017, at 01:02 am

Patna, Nov 5 (IBNS/TheBiharPost): At least nine people, including several children, were drowned in river Ganga when a family picnic turned into A tragedy in Bihar on Sunday. 

Ram Nath Kovind terms World Food India “the Kumbh Mela of Indian Food”

Nov 05, 2017, at 10:41 pm

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): World Food India 2017 achieved a resounding success with delegates from over 60 countries and Global CEOs congregating in New Delhi for the three day Conference cum exhibition.

Sushma Swaraj condoles Indian-origin Kenyan national's death, assures help

Nov 05, 2017, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi, Nov  5 (IBNS): Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has condoled the killing of a Indian-origin Kenyan national Bunty Shah in Nairobi city of Kenya recently.

Suspected ISIS operative arrested in Mumbai

Nov 05, 2017, at 09:56 pm

Mumbai, Nov 5 (IBNS): A suspected ISIS operative has been arrested in Mumbai Airport, media reports said on Sunday.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, asks him to deliver or quit

Nov 05, 2017, at 09:12 pm

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked him to deliver or quit his post.

Don’t fall prey to lifestyle diseases: Vice President

Nov 05, 2017, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS):  Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has cautioned people against falling prey to illnesses caused by modern and sedentary lifestyles. 

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini departs from Fremantle

Nov 05, 2017, at 06:58 pm

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Fremantle, Australia on Sunday morning for its onwards journey to Lyttleton, New Zealand. INSV Tarini had arrived at Fremantle on Oct 23 after completion of first leg of its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe.  

Dharmendra Pradhan participates in 5 Kms Green Ride to create awareness for cycle

Nov 05, 2017, at 06:03 pm

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): A Cyclothon event was flagged off from New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

Days after attack on Swiss couple, German tourist assaulted in UP

Nov 05, 2017, at 05:47 pm

Sonbhadra, UP, Nov 5 (IBNS):  Just two weeks after a Swiss couple was brutally assaulted in Uttar Pradesh, a German tourist was on Saturday attacked in Sonbhadra district, located in the eastern part of the city, media reports said.

Army foils infiltration bid foiled in Kashmir's Uri, kills two infiltrators

Nov 05, 2017, at 04:07 pm

Srinagar, Nov 5 (IBNS): At least two infiltrators were killed as army on Sunday foiled an infiltration in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath visits hospitals to enquire about people injured in NTPC blast

Nov 04, 2017, at 11:27 pm

Lucknow, Nov 4 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh  Yogi Adityanath on Saturday visited the hospital in Lucknow city where the injured people of the boiler blast at the  NTPC unit in Rae Bareli are undergoing treatment.

Congress has conceded defeat in Himachal Pradesh: Narendra Modi

Nov 04, 2017, at 11:12 pm

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Nov 4 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress has conceded defeat in Himachal Pradesh as its senior leaders have left the field leaving Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to his fate.

7th Indo-Bangladesh joint training exercise to start from Nov 6

Nov 04, 2017, at 10:54 pm

Guwahati, Nov 4 (IBNS): The seventh Indo-Bangladesh Joint Training Exercise SAMPRITI - 2017 is scheduled to be conducted in India this year in the month of November 2017 under aegis of Red Horns Division of the elite Gajraj Corps. 

President of India to visit Chhattisgarh on Nov 5 and 6

Nov 04, 2017, at 10:46 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Chhattisgarh on Nov 5 and 6.

Cops injured in terrorist attack

Nov 04, 2017, at 10:37 pm

Srinagar, Nov 4 (IBNS): At least two cops of Jammu and Kashmir Police were injured when suspected militants attacked Rajpora Police station in South Kashmir of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

Field Marshal Cariappa deserves Bharat Ratna : Army chief Bipin Rawat

Nov 04, 2017, at 10:32 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS) : Chief of Army Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat on Saturday said  late Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa deserves  Bharat Ratna and it is time to recommend his name for the country's top civil award, The Hindu reported.

Need to focus on planning and design for sustainable and clean urban mobility: Vice President

Nov 04, 2017, at 10:25 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that there has to be an increased focus on planning and design for sustainable and clean urban mobility.

Sushma Swaraj seeks report over attack on Sikh boy in US

Nov 04, 2017, at 10:07 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS) : External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has  sought a report from the Indian Embassy in the US following reports of an attack on a Sikh schoolboy  in Washington.

Assam’s Foreigners Tribunal serves notice to another ex-army man

Nov 04, 2017, at 09:23 pm

Guwahati, Nov 4 (IBNS)  : In yet another strange incident that has come to light,  a retired army  man  from Assam’s Barpeta district has reportedly been served with a notice from the Foreigners' Tribunal, asking him to prove his Indian citizenship. 

Those questioning recognition of India's feat were in the World Bank:Modi

Nov 04, 2017, at 08:23 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS) : Claiming that India made a "stupendous work" by jumping the index ladder for ease of doing business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the opposition for questioning the country's progress, saying the critics themselves were in the World Bank, the institution which has recognised the feat.

Mathura: Police arrest bank manager for raping Russian woman

Nov 04, 2017, at 07:30 pm

Mathura, Nov 4 (IBNS): Police have arrested the manager of a nationalised bank for allegedly raping a Russian woman after befriending her on Facebook, reports said.

PM Modi greets the nation on Guru Nanak Jayanti

Nov 04, 2017, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Guru Nanak Jayanti  on Saturday.

Monsoon rains inundate Chennai, kills at least 12

Nov 04, 2017, at 05:34 pm

Chennai, Nov 4 (IBNS): Sustained rainfall over a period of seven days has inundated the state capital of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, resulting in the death of at least 12 people, reports said.

Stampede in Bihar's Begusarai kills three, injures 10

Nov 04, 2017, at 05:22 pm

Patna, Nov 4 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and 10 others wounded in a stampede at a bathing spot in Begusarai district of Bihar on Saturday morning.

No non-sense with Indian woman's pride: Uma Bharti on Padmavati row

Nov 04, 2017, at 05:10 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): Taking a stand on the Padmavati row, Union minister Uma Bharti said on Saturday that there should be no non-sense with Indian woman's pride.

Three people killed in stampede in Bihar's Begusarai

Nov 04, 2017, at 04:41 pm

Begusarai, Nov 4 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and ten injured in a stampede in Bihar's Begusarai on Saturday, media reports said. �

Bhopal gangrape case: Five policemen sacked, state forms SIT to probe crime

Nov 04, 2017, at 04:20 pm

Bhopal, Nov 4 (IBNS): The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday has suspended five police officials in the wake of the Bhopal gangrape case, while forming a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the crime, reports said.

SC scraps engineering degrees obtained through distance education since 2001

Nov 04, 2017, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India on Friday has declared all engineering degrees obtained through distance education since 2001 as invalid, reports said.