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MODIFEST begins in West Bengal

Jun 03, 2017, at 12:58 am

Kolkata, June 2 (IBNS): MODIFEST, the ‘Making of Developed India’ Fest, begins in West Bengal on Friday.

MODI Fest inaugurated in Bengaluru

Jun 03, 2017, at 12:34 am

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): Union Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation D.V.Sadananda Gowda has inaugurated Making of Developed India Festival - MODI Fest at Malleswaram in Bengaluru on Friday.

Pranab Mukherjee lays foundation stone of Driver’s Training Institute and Secondary School at village Dhaula under SMARTGRAM Initiative

Jun 03, 2017, at 12:24 am

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of a Driver’s Training Institute and a Secondary School under the SMARTGRAM Initiative at village Dhaula, Gurugram (Haryana)on Friday.

EAEU Chairman Tigran Sargasyan meets Narendra Modi

Jun 02, 2017, at 09:56 pm

St.Petersburg, June 2 (IBNS): Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Tigran Sargasyan met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday.

Narendra Modi visits State Hermitage Museum

Jun 02, 2017, at 09:40 pm

St Petersburg, June 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg on Friday.

Delhi PWD scam case ACB files three FIRs against Kejriwal

Jun 02, 2017, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) : Delhi's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has informed a court that it has lodged three FIRs on a complaint filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in alleged PWD scam, reports said.

Prithvi II successfully test-fired

Jun 02, 2017, at 06:40 pm

Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IBNS) : India on Friday successfully test-fired the short range surface–to–surface ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a defence base off Odisha coast, reports said.

PM Modi presents sacred Buddhist texts to Gunzechoinei Buddhist Temple in Russia

Jun 02, 2017, at 06:33 pm

New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, presented over 100 volumes of Urga Kanjur to Jampa Donor, Buda Balzheivich Badmayev, Head Priest, Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist Temple, St Petersburg, Russia.

PM Modi greets people Talangana, AP on statehood day

Jun 02, 2017, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on their statehood day.

PM Modi's address at Exchange of Agreements and Press Statements in St Petersberg, Russia

Jun 02, 2017, at 05:30 am

We, the leaders of India and Russia, in the year that marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries, note that the Indian-Russian special and privileged strategic partnership is a unique relationship of mutual trust between two great powers. Our relationship covers all areas of cooperation, including in the spheres of political relations, security, trade and economy, military and technical field, energy, scientific, cultural and humanitarian exchanges, and foreign policy, and helps promote national interests of both countries, and contributes to the establishment of a more peaceful and just world order.

India, Russia sign deal to set up two nuclear power units in Tamil Nadu

Jun 02, 2017, at 05:25 am

St Petersburg, June 1 (IBNS): India and Russia on Thursday signed a deal to set up last two nuclear power units of Kundankulam in the state of Tamil Nadu with help of Moscow, according to media reports.

Cattle trade notification has nothing to do with cow slaughter rules in states: Jaitley

Jun 02, 2017, at 03:57 am

New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): Reacting to the controversy which erupted over the Centre's notification to ban sale of cows and buffaloes in animal market, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday clarified that the notification issued on cattle trade has nothing to do with cow slaughter rules in states, media reports.

Sonowal, Purohit mourn Gauhati University ex-VC's death

Jun 02, 2017, at 03:33 am

Guwahati, June 1 (IBNS): Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal expressed their condolences on the demise of former of Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University professor Jamini Mohan Choudhury who passed away on Thursday. He was 97.

Assam govt makes biometric attendance must in all medical colleges

Jun 02, 2017, at 03:27 am

Guwahati, June 1 (IBNS): The Assam Health and Family Welfare Department has directed the Director of Medical Education to advise the Principal of all Medical Colleges of the State to strictly enforce Biometric attendance system for recording the attendance of all Faculties, Doctors, Grade-II and Grade-IV staff from July 1 at their respective medical Colleges.

Beef party row: Meghalaya BJP leader Bernard N Marak quits

Jun 02, 2017, at 03:11 am

Shillong, June 1 (IBNS): Giving a tough time to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership, Meghalaya leader of the saffron party, Bernard N Marak, announced his decision to quit over the controversy created due to his call for celebrating three years of Modi government by organising a beef party, according to media reports on Thursday.

Assam agriculture minister vows to fight against corruption, sanctions prosecution against 33 officials

Jun 02, 2017, at 02:24 am

Guwahati, June 1 (IBNS): Assam agriculture minister Atul Bora on Thursday said that, his department has started fight against corruption and given prosecution sanction against 33 officials in past a year.

My apprehension came true, says Mamata on dip in GDP growth rate

Jun 02, 2017, at 01:12 am

Kolkata, June 1 (IBNS): Attacking the Centre once again for the demonetisation and its negative impacts on Indian economy, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her apprehension proved to be true regarding the severe loss in jobs and decline in productivity, at the time when India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate slipped to 6.1% in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016-2017.

Over 500 fake doctors are currently active in West Bengal: CID

Jun 02, 2017, at 12:53 am

Kolkata, Jun 1 (IBNS): In a major development in their ongoing probe into a fake doctors' module, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigators said that more than 500 doctors with false degrees and documents are currently practicing in the state.

Female sex worker found dead in Kolkata, police suspect murder

Jun 01, 2017, at 11:33 pm

Kolkata, Jun 1 (IBNS): Police on Thursday recovered the body of a 25-year-old female sex worker from Kolkata's largest red light district Sonagachhi, reports said.

We made peace overtures, Pakistan responded with Pathankot, Uri : Arun Jaitley,

Jun 01, 2017, at 09:36 pm

New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS) : Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that though India made peace overtures in recent years Pakistan thwarted every bid with responses such as Pathankot and Uri, where audacious terror attacks were carried out, reports said.

AIADMK election symbol bribery case : TTV Dinakaran and aide get bail

Jun 01, 2017, at 08:32 pm

New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS) : A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran and his aide Mallikarjuna in the ‘two leaves’ bribery case, reports said.

High alert in Assam, IB warns possible terror attacks

Jun 01, 2017, at 07:26 pm

Guwahati, June 1 (IBNS) : The Assam police have sounded a high alert across in the state following intelligence warning against of probable attacks by the ISI patronised terrorists.

Yoga is integrating the world, says PM Modi

Jun 01, 2017, at 04:10 pm

New Delhi, Jun 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged people to take up yoga to help create a healthier society.

Kashmir: Security forces kill at least two militants in Sopore encounter

Jun 01, 2017, at 02:23 pm

Srinagar, Jun 1 (IBNS): Security forces killed at least two militants, who were holed up in a house at Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning.

Mamata Banerjee expresses concern over fees structure in private schools

Jun 01, 2017, at 04:47 am

Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Pushing for the the reforms in the fees structure of private schools, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concern over the exorbitant amount of money claimed as donation and fees, in a meeting with the respective authorities, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Kapil Mishra heckled by AAP legislators in Delhi assembly

Jun 01, 2017, at 03:42 am

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Suspended Aam Admi Party leader Kapil Mishra was heckled on Wednesday inside the Delhi assembly by the AAP legislators.

Assam Rifles troops nab NSCN (IM) militant

Jun 01, 2017, at 03:23 am

Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN (IM) from Assam’s Tinsukia district on Tuesday night.

Pilots of crashed IAF aircraft fatally injured

Jun 01, 2017, at 02:15 am

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Sqn Ldr D Pankaj and Flt Lt S Achudev, the pilots of the Su-30 aircraft sustained fatal injuries when the aircraft crashed approximately 60 Km from Tezpur Airbase on May 23, a defence statement said on Wednesday.

Mamata Banerjee, Congress condemn Afghanistan attack

Jun 01, 2017, at 01:43 am

Kabul, May 31 (IBNS): The Congress and West Bengal Chief Minister Mmaata Banerjee condemned the militant attack in Afghanistan which has claimed 80 lives on Wednesday.

Result setback: Three girls end lives, one dies of shock, another attempts suicide in BIhar

Jun 01, 2017, at 01:05 am

Patna, May 31 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): At least five girl students committed suicides in Bihar out of sheer frustration after 65 percent of them were declared as having failed the class 12 examination conducted by the Bihar school examination Board.