Jul 14, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Mumbai, July 14 (IBNS): Comedy group AIB has landed itself in a controversy after they were accused of posting offensive content on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
West Bengal: 1 dead after explosion in firecracker factory in South 24 Parganas
Jul 14, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata, Jul 14 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others were injured in a major explosion inside a firecracker factory at Champahati area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Friday, reports said.
Narada sting: CBI team visits TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's Kolkata residence, she denies
Jul 14, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Jul 14 (IBNS): A three-member team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday morning questioned Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar at her residence at Madhyamgram in Kolkata's neighbourhood in connection with the Narada sting, sources said.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in Kolkata bank, no casualty reported
Jul 14, 2017, at 08:25 pm
Kolkata, Jul 14 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a nationalised bank in south Kolkata's Shakespeare Sarani police station area on Friday morning.
Two killed, several injured in Gujarat caste clashes
Jul 14, 2017, at 08:11 pm
Ahmedabad, Jul 14 (IBNS) : Two persons have been killed and several injured in caste clashes in Halvad town of Gujarat's Saurashtra region, The Hindu reported.
Supreme Court asks Maharashtra government if the Kinara Masjid can be regularised or not
Jul 14, 2017, at 07:48 pm
Mumbai, Jul 14 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India on Friday, responding to a petition from Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah Trust, modified its order regarding removal of encroachment from the area, according to media reports.
JD-U asks Lalu to declare property, source of income as alliance reaches critical stage
Jul 14, 2017, at 07:45 pm
Patna, Jul 14 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The JD-U led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked its ally, RJD president Lalu Prasad to declare his property and their sources of income, giving a new twist to the crisis the ruling coalition is in.
Newly-recruited militant captured with arms in Kashmir
Jul 14, 2017, at 06:57 pm
Srinagar, Jul 14 (IBNS) : Security forces on Friday captured a recently-recruited militant from an orchard in North Kashmir’s Bandipora town.
Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Manipur Encounter Killings
Jul 14, 2017, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe various cases of alleged fake encounters in Manipur, reports said.
UP CM Adityanath calls urgent security meeting after explosive found in Assembly
Jul 14, 2017, at 05:38 pm
Lucknow, Jul 14 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called an urgent high level security meeting after an explosive substance was found inside the state Assembly on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan Foreign Office says it's considering visa for Kulbhushan's mother
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:00 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS): Pakistan Foreign Office said on Thursday that it was considering granting visa to Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother, report said.
West Bengal: 2 kids electrocuted, another seriously hurt in North 24 Parganas
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:35 am
Kolkata, Jul 13 (IBNS): Two children died and a teenager was seriously injured after touching an electric fence at Sendanga area under Ashoknagar Police Station limits in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday evening, reports said.
India takes tough stand against China's offer to mediate in Kashmir
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:19 am
New Delhi, July 13 (IBNS): India strongly rejected to China's offer to mediate in Kashmir with an aim to bring peace in the region on Thursday, media reports said.
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:17 am
Kolkata, Jul 13 (IBNS): A taxi driver was arrested on Thursday for allegedly entertaining an air hostess's molestation inside his moving cab in Kolkata, reports said.
BSF jawan missing from flood-hit Assam
Jul 14, 2017, at 03:54 am
Guwahati, July 13 ((IBNS): A jawan of Border Security Force (BSF) went missing from an inundated border post in Assam’s Dhubri district along the Bangladesh border on Wednesday night, officials said.
Rijiju conducts aerial survey of flood-hit Assam, ministerial group of Centre to visit soon
Jul 14, 2017, at 03:08 am
Guwahati, July 13 (IBNS): While Assam is still struggling with the devastating flood claiming already 49 lives and affecting over 1.74 million people of 26 districts out of 32, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Thursday undertook an aerial survey of flood-affected districts of the state.
We have 80 MLAs, what Laluji says will happen ultimately: RJD legislator
Jul 14, 2017, at 01:10 am
Patna, July 13 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The RJD led by Lalu Prasad on Thursday literally threatened the JD-U saying their decision will be supreme since they are the largest block in the Bihar assembly.
Kashmir: Mehbooba remembers 1931 Martyrs
Jul 14, 2017, at 12:48 am
Srinagar, July 13 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday joined the people of the state in remembering the Martyrs of 1931.
No AC, saffron towel, sofa for field visits, Yogi Adityanath orders his officials
Jul 14, 2017, at 12:43 am
Lucknow, July 13 (IBNS): Urging to stop all 'show offs', Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath strictly ordered his officials not to indulge in the arrangements of air conditioner, saffron towel, sofa during his field visits, media reports said on Thursday.
Narada sting: CBI summons two senior TMC lawmakers, ED quizzes one
Jul 13, 2017, at 11:25 pm
Kolkata, Jul 13 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has served notices to Trinamool Congress lawmakers Subrata Mukherjee and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar in connection with the Narada sting case, officials said.
Congress decides not to give multiple state charges to a leader
Jul 13, 2017, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi, July 13 (IBNS): Changing the age-old practice, the Congress party decided not to give multiple state charges to a single leader, media reports said on Thursday.
Jul 13, 2017, at 11:04 pm
Kolkata, Jul 13 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs has said it will review the system of asking infants to be present at the passport seva kendra for biometric or fingerprinting process, according to media reports.
Jul 13, 2017, at 10:41 pm
Patna, Jul 13 (IBNS) : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday defended his security men who have been accused of manhandling journalists on Wednesday, saying he was about to be hit on the nose by the reporters' microphones.
Sasikala paid Rs. two-crore bribe to get special facilities in jail : Prison report
Jul 13, 2017, at 09:15 pm
Chennai, Jul 13 (IBNS) : AIADMK leader VK Saiskala managed special treatment in a Bengaluru jail in exchange of a Rs two-crore bribe to prison officials in Karnataka’s, a senior police officer has reported.
Sushma Swaraj calls all-party meeting to brief opposition on border standoff with China
Jul 13, 2017, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS) : As the border standoff with China snowballs into a big issue that the opposition finds handy to bash the Government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has called an all-party meeting on Friday where she is expected to brief them on the situation, reports said.
Nagpur: Cow vigilantes caught on video thrashing man for allegedly carrying beef, four arrested
Jul 13, 2017, at 07:51 pm
Nagpur, Jul 13 (IBNS): Maharashtra Police said they have arrested four people in relation to the latest incident of 'beef' outrage in Nagpur, according to media reports on Thursday.
Mob attacks housing society in Noida over missing maid, FIR against 300 people
Jul 13, 2017, at 04:40 pm
Noida, Jul 13 (IBNS): Angry over the disappearance of one of their own women working as a maid, a mob of 300 people attacked an upscale housing society in Noida on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Sonowal orders inquiry into electrocuted deaths
Jul 13, 2017, at 03:54 am
Guwahati, July 12 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the chronology of circumstances leading to alleged spurt in the incidence of electrocuted deaths during seasonal floods in Assam.
Sonowal visits flood-affected Majuli, assures to provide all possible help
Jul 13, 2017, at 02:58 am
Guwahati, July 12 (IBNS): As the swollen Brahmaputra showed no signs of respite and inundated large parts of Majuli, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited the flood hit district, inspecting relief camps.
Assam: Flood claims five more lives taking death toll to 44, Sonowal takes stock in Kaziranga
Jul 13, 2017, at 02:52 am
Guwahati, July 12 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam turned worse as five more lives were lost on Wednesday taking the death toll to 44 and affecting over 1.7 million people of 24 districts.