Achal Kumar Joti assumes office as CEC
Jul 06, 2017, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi, Jul 6 (IBNS) : Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Thursday assumed office on Thursday as the 21st Chief Election Commissioner of India, reports said.
Nation pays homage to veteran leader Babu Jagjivan Ram on his death anniversary
Jul 06, 2017, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi, Jul 6 (IBNS): Leaders from various quarters remembered veteran leader Babu Jagjivan Ram on his death anniversary on Thursday, according to media reports.
Muslim man in Bihar converts to Hinduism allegedly after being harassed by Muslim hardliners
Jul 06, 2017, at 06:55 pm
Patna, Jul 6 (IBNS) : A Muslim lawyer in Bihar's Begusarai district has reportedly converted to Hinduism along with his two sons after allegedly being harassed and threatened by the hardliners within his own community, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar's JD-U to support Opposition in vice-presidential elections
Jul 06, 2017, at 05:55 pm
Patna, Jul 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) in Bihar has decided to support the opposition in the vice-presidential elections scheduled to be held on August 5.
Army jawan decamps with arms in Kashmir
Jul 06, 2017, at 05:36 pm
Srinagar, Jul 6 (IBNS): A Territorial Army man fled with an AK 47 rifle and ammunition from his unit during night-time in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said on Thursday.
China warns India it'll support Sikkim's independence
Jul 06, 2017, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, Jul 6 (IBNS): Chinese state media has warned India that the former will support Sikkim's independence call if the latter does not back down in the border dispute, reports said.
Bihar Muslim family convert to Hinduism
Jul 06, 2017, at 03:18 pm
Patna, Jul 6 (IBNS): Unable to cope with the 'harassment' of his Muslim neighbours, a lawyer and his two sons converted to Hinduism in Bihar's Begusarai district, reports said.
Narada: ED summons Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, deputy mayor Iqbal Ahmed, TMC MP Sultan Ahmed
Jul 06, 2017, at 05:02 am
Kolkata, Jul 5 (IBNS): In a major development in its ongoing probe into a money laundering case in the Narada sting, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday served notices to three influential leaders of Trinamool Congress (TMC), sources said.
India, Israel sign 7 pacts, Netanyahu calls tie 'made in heaven'
Jul 06, 2017, at 03:53 am
Jerusalem, July 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israel counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday signed seven pacts, following which the latter said that the tie between the two countries is "a marriage made in heaven."
Pranab Mukherjee addresses annual convocation of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Jul 06, 2017, at 03:13 am
Bengaluru, July 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru on Wednesday.
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Assam CM meets Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister, requests for consulate office
Jul 06, 2017, at 02:48 am
Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs of Singapore Dr. Maliki Osman and Singapore's High Commissioner to India Lim Thuan Kuan on the sidelines of Delhi Dialogue 9 late on Tuesday evening and discussed gamut of issues of mutual interest.
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Tulirang Ronghang to take charge as CEM of newly formed Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
Jul 06, 2017, at 02:40 am
Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): Tuliram Ronghang has been elected as the new Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the newly formed 12th Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), polls for which was held on June 17 last.
Assam multi-crore rupees scam : CID arrested another excise official
Jul 06, 2017, at 01:54 am
Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam police on Wednesday arrested a top official of state excise department in connection with the tax evasion scam in excise department.
PM’s gifts to PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Jul 06, 2017, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of 2 sets of relics from Kerala that are regarded as key artifacts in the long Jewish history in India.
Narendra Modi meets 26/11 survivor Moshe
Jul 06, 2017, at 01:39 am
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently visiting Israel, met Moshe Holtzberg on Wednesday.
Pradeep Kumar Rawat appointed as next Ambassador of India to Indonesia
Jul 06, 2017, at 01:26 am
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS): Pradeep Kumar Rawat, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia, officials said.
India has a weak PM: Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi
Jul 06, 2017, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called Narendra Modi as the 'weakest PM' of India.
Wreckage of missing IAF chopper found in Arunachal Pradesh, bodies of two pilots recovered
Jul 06, 2017, at 12:23 am
Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): The wreckage of the Indian Air Force chopper that went missing on Tuesday evening has been found in Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district on Wednesday evening.
NDA’s presidential candidate Kovind is not a ‘Dalit’: Lalu
Jul 06, 2017, at 12:05 am
Patna, July 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday alleged the NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind is not a “Dalit†as is being published by the BJP.
BJP won’t enter into alliance with JD-U: Nityanand Rai
Jul 05, 2017, at 11:58 pm
Patna, July 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The BJP today suddenly changed its tune towards its old ally saying it was not interested in allying with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JD-U).
Narendra Modi meets Benjamin Netanyahu, calls his visit to Israel 'exceptional'
Jul 05, 2017, at 11:07 pm
Tel Aviv, July 5 (IBNS): Calling his visit to Israel as exceptional, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he had 'productive discussions' with his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jul 05, 2017, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Jul 5 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday, launched the ‘MERIT app (Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency)’ and the e-bidding portal for providing e-bidding solution to states to select Independent Power Producers (IPPs) for procurement of power by transferring their domestic coal under the scheme of flexibility in utilization of domestic coal.
Kolkata social activist writes to Sushma Swaraj for changing passport rule on infant fingerprinting
Jul 05, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): You are the proud parent of a little baby and want to travel abroad? Well, things may turn a little complicated when you seek a passport for your little one as Sundeep Bhutoria, a well-known cultural activist and social worker from Kolkata, found out recently.
PM Modi calls on Israel President Rivlin, pledges friendship
Jul 05, 2017, at 08:09 pm
Jerusalem, Jul 5 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called on Israel President Reuven Rivlin to a warm welcome and said India and Israel will turn out to be great allies, cooperating in various fields. .
Visit of Royal Australia Navy Ship to Kochi
Jul 05, 2017, at 06:45 pm
Kochi, Jul 5 (IBNS): Royal Australia Navy (RAN) ship, HMAS Newcastle commanded by Commander MD Sirois is visiting Kochi from July 4 to July 17.
Narendra Modi presents Israeli PM replicas of Jewish history artifacts
Jul 05, 2017, at 06:35 pm
Tel Aviv, Jul 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of relics from Kerala that are regarded as key artifacts in the long Jewish history in India.
Basirhat riot: Tripura Guv, Sanghis spreading bile, says TMC
Jul 05, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata, Jul 5 (IBNS): The Chief National Spokesperson of All India Trinamool Comgress Derek O'Brian accused Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy and BJP faithfuls of spreading bile against the state government.
Prominent Kerala businessman arrested for allegedly raping house maid
Jul 05, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Jul 5 (IBNS): The Kerala police have arrested prominent businessman Rajmohan Pillai for allegedly raping his house maid, media reports said.
Looking for suspected robbers, police, commandos search for eight hours 900 Hyderabad homes
Jul 05, 2017, at 05:37 pm
Hyderabad, Jul 5 (IBNS): Police and anti-terrorist commandos of Andhra Pradesh went for a night-long marathon search in nearly 900 homes at a Hyderabad high-rise on Tuesday, looking for a gang that had attempted a daring robbery earlier in the day, media reports said.
India will experience more losses than in 1962, if war breaks out now: Chinese media
Jul 05, 2017, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Jul 5 (IBNS): As the standoff between the Indian and Chinese military continues, the latter's state run media has warned the former of greater loss than that of 1962 if war breaks out now, media reports said.