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.
Cow should be national animal, says Rajasthan High Court
Jun 01, 2017, at 12:57 am
Jaipur, May 31 (IBNS): Giving a sigh of relief to Narendra Modi government for the controversies erupted of late regarding its notification on sale of cow in the market, Rajasthan High Court said that cow should be made the national animal of the country, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Narendra Modi ends Spain visit, leaves for Russia
Jun 01, 2017, at 12:46 am
Madrid, May 31 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Russia after completing his visit to Spain.
Body of young techie found in parking lot of Noida apartment
Jun 01, 2017, at 12:24 am
Noida, May 31 (IBNS) Body of a young techie was found in the parking lot of her apartment complex in Noida on Wednesday, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Four policemen injured in militant attack
Jun 01, 2017, at 12:19 am
Srinagar, May 31 (IBNS): Four policemen were injured when suspected militants lobbed grenade on a police station in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday.
Indian President condemns Afghanistan attack
May 31, 2017, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Afghanistan which killed at least 80 people.
Narendra Modi meets Spanish King Felipe VI
May 31, 2017, at 11:12 pm
Madrid, May 31 (IBNS): In the second leg of his visit to four nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Spanish King Felipe VI at the royal palace here.
Business complex in Raipur catches fire, silk showroom gutted in Chennai
May 31, 2017, at 10:46 pm
Raipur/Chennai, May 31 (IBNS): A huge fire broke in a market complex in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday afternoon, and it is feared that people may be trapped inside, according to media reports.
Delhi : Sacked Minister Kapil Mishra dragged out of Assembly, says he was beaten up
May 31, 2017, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS) : All hell broke loose in the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday when suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kapil Mishra was manhandled and pushed by AAP lawmakers when the house met for a one-day special sitting on the GST or Goods and Services Tax, reports said.
Uttar Pradesh : Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya
May 31, 2017, at 08:57 pm
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, May 31 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday offered prayers makeshift Ram temple at the disputed Ram Jnmbhoomi-Babri Masjid site fuelling speculations, NDTV reported.
Madras IIT students on protest against attack over beef fest
May 31, 2017, at 08:29 pm
Chennai, May 31 (IBNS) : A section of students of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) are holding protests outside the campus condemning the attack on a PhD scholar at the institute on Tuesday allegedly by some students who were agitating against the "beef fest" organised the previous day.
Rajasthan High Court says cow national animal, recommends lifer for bovine slaughter
May 31, 2017, at 08:14 pm
Jaipur, May 31 (IBNS) : The Rajashtan High Court on Wednesday recommended life imprisonment for cow slaughter, saying the bovine should be declared the national animal, reports said. while also calling to make the bovine, considered holy by many Hindus, as India's national animal.
Congress leader Baba Siddique's residence along with others raided by ED
May 31, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Mumbai, May 31 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Wednesday, raided the house of Maharashtra Congress leader, Baba Siddique, according to media reports.
Forces supporting terrorism need to be defeated, says PM Modi
May 31, 2017, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who's in Spain on a state visit, has condemned the Kabul blast, which rocked the Afghan capital city on Wednesday morning.
IIT Delhi: Woman scholar commits suicide
May 31, 2017, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): A woman scholar of IIT Delhi allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday night by hanging herself from the ceiling fan inside her hostel room, reports said.
Model Sonika Chauhan's death: Actor Vikram Chatterjee charged with culpable homicide
May 31, 2017, at 03:42 am
Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): After getting approval from a local court, the Kolkata Police on Tuesday charged Bengali actor Vikram Chatterjee with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, exactly one month after model Sonika Singh Chauhan was killed in a car crash during a late-night drive with Vikram Chatterjee in the city, officials said.