Bengal court grants conditional anticipatory bail to Ritabrata Banerjee in alleged rape case

Nov 04, 2017, at 04:38 am

Kolkata, Nov 3 (IBNS): A local court in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district on Friday granted a conditional anticipatory bail to expelled CPI-M Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee in connection with an alleged rape and cheating case.

PM Modi interacts with global CEOs of Food Processing sector

Nov 04, 2017, at 02:16 am

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with CEOs representing the top companies engaged in the food processing and related sectors across the world. The interaction was part of the ongoing World Food India event.

Rajnath Singh chairs high level meeting to review LWE situation in Chhattisgarh

Nov 04, 2017, at 01:43 am

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS):  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high level meeting to review the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in Chhattisgarh here on Friday.

Rajnath Singh chairs high level meeting to review LWE situation in Chhattisgarh

Nov 04, 2017, at 01:19 am

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS):  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high level meeting to review the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in Chhattisgarh here on Friday.

Prime Minister of Latvia calls on the President Kovind

Nov 04, 2017, at 01:10 am

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Maris Kucinskis, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.

President of Armenia calls on the President Kovind

Nov 04, 2017, at 01:00 am

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia, called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.

Army pays tribute to soldiers killed in Kashmir encounter

Nov 04, 2017, at 12:58 am

Srinagar, Nov 3 (IBNS): The Army on Friday paid tribute to two of its soldiers who were killed in a gunfight at Sambora Pampore village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Dilip Ghosh welcomes Mukul Roy's decision to join BJP

Nov 04, 2017, at 12:21 am

Kolkata, Nov 3 (IBNS):  West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday welcomed former TMC MP Mukul Roy's induction to the BJP and said the move will make the party stronger in West Bengal.

Mukul Roy joins BJP

Nov 03, 2017, at 11:20 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Former Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Friday joined the ruling Bharatiya Jata Party (BJP).

Armenian President meets Narendra Modi

Nov 03, 2017, at 09:39 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met  Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan here.

No license for liquor shops in Srinagar airport

Nov 03, 2017, at 09:35 pm

Srinagar, Nov 3 (IBNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued an order disallowing opening of  liquor shops at the Srinagar airport.  

Passenger chopper service resumed in Nagaland

Nov 03, 2017, at 09:29 pm

Guwahati, Nov 3 (IBNS) : The Nagaland government has resumed the passenger helicopter service in Phek district from Nov 1 last, officials said on Friday.    

Hardcore NSCN-K militant nab in Nagaland

Nov 03, 2017, at 09:20 pm

Guwahati, Nov 3 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN-K along with arms and ammunition in Nagaland's Zunheboto district on Thursday, officials said on Friday.

Narendra Modi meets Latvian PM Maris Kucinskis

Nov 03, 2017, at 09:09 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Latvian counterpart Maris Kucinskis here.

Whatsapp starts working after temporary breakdown

Nov 03, 2017, at 08:40 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Messaging app Whatsapp has resumed its service after its temporary breakdown on Friday.

Whatsapp down, not working for users worldwide

Nov 03, 2017, at 08:21 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Messaging app Whatsapp is down as it is not working for billions of customers worldwide.

PM Modi inaugurates World Food India Festival, invites foreign investment

Nov 03, 2017, at 08:15 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the World Food India 2017 festival, calling upon global investors to business in India, "one of the fastest growing economies in the world."

Karnataka : Docs in private hospitals go on strike protesting proposed law

Nov 03, 2017, at 08:03 pm

Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IBNS) : Patients experienced a tough time as about 40,000 private hospitals and clinics remained closed across Karnataka on Friday as private doctors went on a strike protesting against the state Government's  proposed amendments to a medical bill which gives the state more power to have control over their functioning.

Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga, chop off horn

Nov 03, 2017, at 06:45 pm

Guwahati, Novr 3 : Poachers killed another one- horned rhinoceros in the world heritage site Kaziranga National Park and chopped off its horn on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.  

FIR lodged against Maria Sharapova over Gurugram housing project

Nov 03, 2017, at 06:19 pm

Gurugram, Nov 3 (IBNS): An FIR has been lodged against tennis icon Maria Sharapova for endorsing a housing project in Gurugram which never took off, media reports said.

Toll in NTPC boiler explosion rises to 32

Nov 03, 2017, at 06:17 pm

Raebareli, Nov 3 (IBNS): The  toll in the NTPC  boiler explosion in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli has risen to 32, media reports said.  

FIR lodged against Maria Sharapova over Gurugram housing project

Nov 03, 2017, at 06:16 pm

Gurugram, Nov 3 (IBNS): An FIR has been lodged against tennis icon Maria Sharapova for endorsing a housing project in Gurugram which never took off, media reports said.  

Heavy rain hits Chennai, throws life out of gear

Nov 03, 2017, at 04:33 pm

Chennai, Nov 3 (IBNS): A continuous heavy rain has disrupted Chennai, capital city of Tamil Nadu, throwing the normal life out of gear, media reports said.

19-year old girl gang raped in Bhopal for three hours

Nov 03, 2017, at 04:16 pm

Bhopal, Nov 3 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a 19-year old girl, whose parents are in the police, was raped by four men on Tuesday in the broad daylight for three hours in Bhopal, capital city of Madhya Pradesh, media reports said.

China blocks Masood Azhar's designation as global terrorist, India expresses disappointment

Nov 03, 2017, at 03:38 pm

New York/New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Following reports of a possible block by China to name Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, the nation did the inevitable, triggering strong reactions from India.

Two soldiers, terrorist killed in Kashmir gunfight

Nov 03, 2017, at 05:03 am

Srinagar, Nov 2 (IBNS): Two soldiers and a terrorist were killed in an ongoing encounter in Pulwama in South Kashmir, police said.

China blocks move to have Masood Azhar banned by UN

Nov 03, 2017, at 04:53 am

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): China on Thursday blocked the move to have terrorist Masood Azhar, who heads the Jaish-e-Mohammed, blacklisted by the United Nations.

Kashmir: BJP youth president found dead in Shopian district

Nov 03, 2017, at 02:01 am

Srinagar, Nov 2 (IBNS): A throat slit dead body of youth leader of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was found in Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday evening.

Good to see Shiv Sena criticising BJP despite being ally partner: Mamata Banerjee

Nov 03, 2017, at 01:38 am

Mumbai, Nov 2 (IBNS): After meeting with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said it is good to see the Sena chief criticising the ruling party at the Centre despite being the ally partner of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra.

Nitish’s move to introduce reservation in outsourced services stirs up hornet’s nest in Bihar

Nov 03, 2017, at 01:36 am

Patna, Nov 2 (TheBiharPost/IBNS):The move by the Nitish Kumar government to introduce reservation in contractual appointments has stirred up a hornet’s nest in Bihar with conflicting views coming from NDA partners.