Govt official gets bail after Assam police fails to submit charge sheet before court

Sep 07, 2017, at 02:15 am

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS): Another alleged corrupted government official was granted bail after Assam police failed to submit charge sheet before the court.

Sonowal inaugurates Hindustan Unilever Limited’s 4th unit in Assam

Sep 07, 2017, at 01:59 am

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS): Unleashing a major boost in industrial growth of the state, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inaugurated the personal product factory, unit-4 of Hindustan Unilever Limited at Doom Dooma in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district.

Kashmir Hurriyat to protest against NIA in New Delhi

Sep 07, 2017, at 01:41 am

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): Joint Hurriyat leadership of Kashmir has decided to hold a day long protest in New Delhi outside the headquarters of National Investigation Agency (NIA) over arrests and warrants against dozens of hurriyat leaders since last few months.

Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee participates in candle light vigil to condemn murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh

Sep 07, 2017, at 01:13 am

Kolkata, Sept 6 (IBNS): Condemning the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Karnataka, West Bengal Chief Minister participated in a candle light vigil from Kolkata Press Club till Gandhi statue in the city on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi feels happy visiting Ananda Temple in Myanmar

Sep 07, 2017, at 12:46 am

Bagan, Sept 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he felt 'happy' visiting the Ananda Temple in Myanmar.

Probationers of 67th Batch of Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) call on President Kovind

Sep 07, 2017, at 12:14 am

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): A group of probationers of 67th (2015) batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Journalist Gauri Lankesh laid to rest with full state honour

Sep 07, 2017, at 12:13 am

Bangalore, Sept 6 (IBNS): Hundreds of people, including Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, assembled as journalist Gauri Lankesh was laid to rest at Chamrajpet in Bangalore on Wednesday.

PM Narendra Modi visits Ananda Temple in Myanmar

Sep 06, 2017, at 11:13 pm

Bagan , Sept 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the Ananda Temple, at Bagan in Myanmar.

Bihar: Son of former JD-U legislator gets life term in road rage and murder case

Sep 06, 2017, at 10:38 pm

Patna, Sep 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A local court in Bihar on Wednesday sentenced a politician’s son Rocky Yadav to life imprisonment for killing a teenager in a road rage case which took place last year.

Narendra Modi visits Ananda Temple in Myanmar

Sep 06, 2017, at 10:11 pm

Bagan, Sept 6 (IBNS): On his second day in Myanmar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the historic Ananda Temple in the country.

Women journalists condemn killing of Gauri Lankesh, ask Karnataka government to act

Sep 06, 2017, at 09:09 pm

Bengaluru, Sep 6 (IBNS): Condemning the killing of senior Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh by some unknown assailants in Bengaluru, several women journalists have urged the Karnataka government to act strong and probe the case efficiently.

Joint Press Statement on The India-Japan Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue

Sep 06, 2017, at 08:34 pm

New Delhi/Tokyo, Sep 6 (IBNS): Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, who was in Japan at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart, Itsunori Onodera, attended the India-Japan Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue, held on Sep 5, 2017 in Tokyo.

Modi meets Suu Kyi, extends India's solidarity with Myanmar over Rakhine violence issue

Sep 06, 2017, at 08:09 pm

Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 6 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Myanmar’s state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and extended India's solidarity with the neighbouring country that deals with the prolonged violence in Rakhine state, reports said.

Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi finally speaks up, slams the 'iceberg of misinformation' circulated

Sep 06, 2017, at 07:15 pm

Naypyidaw, Sep 6 (IBNS): Under constant call from the international community to speak up on the Rohingya crisis plaguing her country, Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said that her government is doing its best to protect the ethnic minorities.

Cow vigilantism : SC asks Centre, states to take measures

Sep 06, 2017, at 07:07 pm

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS): Initiating a crackdown on cow vigilantism, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked both the Centre and the states to take steps to curb the practice, media reports said.

LJP leader awarded life imprisonment for murder in Bihar

Sep 06, 2017, at 06:56 pm

Patna, Sep 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A local court in Bihar on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a LJP leader for killing a youth a decade ago.

Modi and BJP out to silence voice of dissent : Rahul Gandhi on Lankesh murder

Sep 06, 2017, at 06:48 pm

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS) : In an inevitable political fallout of the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders on Wednesday launched a virulent attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while different organisations in major metros announced plans to hit the street in protest.

Florida: Punjab couple fly 13,000 kms to 'discipline' daughter-in-law, face criminal prosecution

Sep 06, 2017, at 05:55 pm

Tallahassee, Sep 6 (IBNS): An Indian couple from the Punjab region who flew almost 8000 miles (approx 13,000 kms) to beat their daughter-in-law in Florida, are facing multiple battery charges, reports said.

Gauri Lankesh Murder Probe: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls emergency meeting

Sep 06, 2017, at 05:24 pm

Bengaluru, Sep 6 (IBNS): As the cops are yet to open the CCTV footage to probe the murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called an emergency meeting with several other ministers a little while from now, media reports said.

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Have secured good leads, say state police

Sep 06, 2017, at 04:46 pm

Bengaluru, Sept 6 (IBNS): Hours after senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was gunned down by unidentified assailants at her Bengaluru residence, Karnataka Police have clamed that they have come across some good leads and have also secured CCTV footage, which will help them crack the case.

Lucknow metro comes to a premature halt on day one

Sep 06, 2017, at 04:17 pm

Lucknow, Sep 6 (IBNS): The Lucknow metro which was flagged off amid much fanfare on Tuesday, sadly encountered a premature halt on the inaugural day, after developing a technical glitch during its maiden run on Wednesday morning, reports said.

5.4M earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, no casualty reported

Sep 06, 2017, at 03:26 pm

Port Blair, Sep 6 (IBNS): A quake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands early on Wednesday morning, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Senior journo Gauri Lankesh shot dead at her Bengaluru home

Sep 06, 2017, at 04:05 am

Bengaluru, Sept 5 (IBNS): Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, who is also an activist in Bengaluru, was on Tuesday shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, media reports said.

Narendra Modi calls meeting with Myanmar President 'wonderful'

Sep 06, 2017, at 03:40 am

Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 5 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw.

Suresh Prabhu deliberates on promoting investments,calls for a paradigm shift

Sep 06, 2017, at 02:51 am

New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu held a meeting with @investindia team in New Delhi on Tuesday and deliberated on promoting investments .

Children should be taught to be good human beings first, says President

Sep 06, 2017, at 02:48 am

New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): President Ram NathKovind received 319 recipients of ‘National Awards to Meritorious Teachers’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.

Ashwini Choubey inaugurates Synmposium on ‘Life after Spinal Cord Injury’

Sep 06, 2017, at 02:29 am

New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, inaugurated the Symposium on ‘Life after Spinal Cord Injury’ on the occasion of World Spinal Cord Injury Day at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, here on Tuesday.

Death toll reaches 3 in Kolkata building collapse

Sep 06, 2017, at 02:09 am

Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): Death toll raised to 3 as two more persons were killed after an old multi-storey building collapsed at Shibtala Street under Posta Police Station limits in Kolkata's Burrabazar area on Tuesday morning, reports said.

CBI quizzes TMC MP Prasun Banerjee in Narada sting

Sep 06, 2017, at 01:26 am

Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday interrogated footballer-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Prasun Banerjee in connection with the Narada sting operation, officials said.

Mamata instructs officials to curb processions with weapons on Vijaya Dashami

Sep 06, 2017, at 01:15 am

Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has instructed the police to show zero tolerance if any right wing organization tries to take out procession with weapons or arms on Vijaya Dashami, which is scheduled to be organized in the state on Sept 30, sources said.