Calcutta High Court slams Bengal govt over Durga immersion row, verdict on Thursday
Sep 21, 2017, at 05:40 am
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday criticized Mamata government's curb on the immersion of goddess Durga idol on Ekadashi (Oct 1) for Muharram celebration in the state.
J&K: SSB official killed, another in injured in firing near Banihal
Sep 21, 2017, at 04:51 am
Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) official was killed and another injured in firing near Banihal along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday evening, media reports said.
Five HNLC militants nabbed in Karbi Anglong
Sep 21, 2017, at 04:14 am
Guwahati, Sept 20 (IBNS): Security forces busted a camp of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and apprehended five militants of the outfit while recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district in the past 48 hours officials said.
Saumendra Kumar Barua to be the next MD of NRL
Sep 21, 2017, at 04:07 am
Guwahati, Sept 20 (IBNS): Saumendra Kumar Barua, the present Director (Finance) of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) will be the next Managing Director of the oil PSU.
ND Tiwari hospitalised after suffering brain stroke
Sep 21, 2017, at 04:04 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari was on Wednesday hospitalised after he suffered from brain stroke.
Jawan killed, 3 others injured in sniper attack across LoC in J&K's Kupwara
Sep 21, 2017, at 02:18 am
Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): An Army jawan was killed and three others were injured in a sniper attack from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, media reports said.
Youth from Jammu & Kashmir participating in operation Sadbhavana call on the President
Sep 21, 2017, at 01:51 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): A group of youth from the Gurez Valley of Jammu & Kashmir, participating in Operation Sadbhavana, called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Textile mill fire kills 6
Sep 21, 2017, at 01:37 am
Dhaka, Sept 20 (IBNS): At least six people were killed when a fire broke out at a factory building in Bangladesh's Sadar upazila of Munshuganj on Wednesday, media reports said.
Cabinet approves rationalization of Government of India Press and their modernization
Sep 21, 2017, at 01:28 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its for rationalization/merger and modernization of 17 Government of India Presses (GIPs)/Units into 5 Government of India Presses (GIPs) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Minto Road and Mayapuri, New Delhi; Nashik, Maharashtra and Temple Street, Kolkata, West Bengal.
MoS Jitendra Singh inaugurates first ‘Pension Adalat’ today
Sep 21, 2017, at 01:14 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh inaugurated the first ‘Pension Adalat’ here on Wednesday at the Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop organised by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.
Fire breaks out in Karachi factory
Sep 21, 2017, at 12:39 am
Karachi, Sept 20 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a factory in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Birender Singh Dhanoa visiting Australia
Sep 21, 2017, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff is on an official visit to Australia from Sept 19-22.
Sep 20, 2017, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for extension of time period of the Scheme "Special Industry Initiative for J&K" (Sll J&K)- Udaan till Dec 31, 2018 without any modification and cost escalation. Initially the time period of Udaan was upto 2016-17.
Sep 20, 2017, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Indian President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the inaugural function of the golden jubilee celebrations of Jesus & Mary College in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Sep 20, 2017, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that a collective, coordinated action is needed to strengthen the eco-system for promoting SC & ST Entrepreneurs in the country.
Life starts limping back to normal in rain-battered Mumnai
Sep 20, 2017, at 09:06 pm
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IBNS) : Life started crawling back to normal in Mumbai with surface transport resuming services as the met department announced that the "worst is over" even though heavy rains pounded the city for the second day on Wednesday, reports said.
Madras High Court extends stay on Assembly floor test till decision on Dinakaran camp petition
Sep 20, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Chennai, Sep 20 (IBNS) : In a temporary relief for the TTV Dinakaran camp in the ruling AIADMK, the Madras High Court on Wednesday extended the stay on holding a floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly till further orders, reports said.
India to conduct the First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ in October
Sep 20, 2017, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IBNS): The Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday that the first ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead agency from October 10-13, 2017 in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Hearing begins in Madras High Court on AIADMK MLA disqualification case
Sep 20, 2017, at 06:19 pm
Chennai, Sep 20 (IBNS): The hearing on the AIADMK MLA disqualification case in the Madras High Court has started minutes ago, media reports said.
At least five killed in South Sikkim landslides
Sep 20, 2017, at 06:15 pm
Gangtok, Sep 20 (IBNS) : At least five people were killed and several injured in two separate incidents of landslide in south Sikkim's Namchi early on Wednesday, reports said.
Rs. 389-crore Bihar dam collapses during trial ahead of inauguration by Nitish Kumar
Sep 20, 2017, at 05:45 pm
Patna, Sep 20 (IBNS) : Twenty-four hours ahead of its scheduled inauguration by Chief Ministder Nitish Kumar, the wall of a Rs 389.31 crore dam project in Bihar collapsed on Tuesday during a trial run, media reports said.
Five killed in Sikkim landslide
Sep 20, 2017, at 05:31 pm
Gangtok, Sep 20 (IBNS) : Five persons were killed and many injured in a landslide in Sikkim's Namchi, reports said.
BSF jawans shoot dead two Pakistani infiltrators along Punjab border
Sep 20, 2017, at 05:01 pm
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) said that it shot two Pakistani infiltrators dead along the Punjab border on Tuesday night.
Performance of India, China will fundamentally reshape the world: Rahul at Princeton
Sep 20, 2017, at 04:55 pm
Trenton, Sep 20 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that the future of the world will be fundamentally shaped by India and China's actions.
Madras High Court to hear plea of 18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs today
Sep 20, 2017, at 04:34 pm
Chennai, Sep 20 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Wednesday will hear the plea of 18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs, who had supported leader Dinakaran, amid the ongoing power struggle in the ruling party of the state, media reports said.
Mumbai: Overnight rains retard proceedings
Sep 20, 2017, at 03:55 pm
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IBNS): Heavy rains, which belted Mumbai overnight on Tuesday, have slowed down life in the Financial Capital of India, retarding a host of operations, reports said.
Heavy rains lash Mumbai and its suburbs
Sep 20, 2017, at 04:40 am
Mumbai, Sept 19 (IBNS): Heavy rains accompanied with thunderstorms and lightening lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Tuesday, media reports.
Sep 20, 2017, at 04:19 am
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IBNS): Supporters of East Bengal Football Club allegedly attacked the tent of rival Mohun Bagan Athletic Club in Kolkata's Maidan area on Tuesday late afternoon, reports said.
Court sends Iqbal Kaskar, 2 aides to 8-day police custody
Sep 20, 2017, at 03:26 am
Mumbai, Sept 19 (IBNS): Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar, who was arrested on Monday in connection with a case of extortion, has been sent to eight-day police custody, media reports said.
Great grand-daughters of Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi meets PM Modi
Sep 20, 2017, at 02:43 am
New delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): S Aishwarya and S Saundarya, great grand-daughters of Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi, on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with their parents, V Shrinivasan and Geetha Shrinivasan.