Kolkata: Barkati refuses accepting his removal order as Tipu Sultan mosque's Imam
May 17, 2017, at 11:53 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): An hour after he was officially removed as the Imam of Kolkata's Tipu Sultan mosque, Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati on Wednesday evening told the media that he won't be accepting the trustee's decision and he will continue his works as an Imam at the masjid here.
Cabinet approves construction of electrified third line between Manmad-Jalgaon in Maharashtra
May 17, 2017, at 11:43 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of electrified third line between Manmad-Jalgaon in Maharashtra.
Mamata congratulates people of West Bengal for victory in civic polls
May 17, 2017, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated people of West Bengal for her party Trinamool Congress' victory in four out of seven civic bodies that went on to poll last Sunday.
Cabinet approves Amendment of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
May 17, 2017, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the introduction of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament.
May 17, 2017, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for signing and ratifying, an Agreement between India and Tajikistan on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters.
May 17, 2017, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday received Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the State of Palestine at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
May 17, 2017, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Faculty Exchange Agreement signed between the National Defence College, New Delhi and National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
May 17, 2017, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime.
Cabinet approves construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors
May 17, 2017, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): In a significant decision to fast-track India’s domestic nuclear power programme, and give a push to country’s nuclear industry, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR).
INS Sharda foils piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden
May 17, 2017, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): INS Sharda has foiled piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden, officials said.
Kolkata: Barkati officially removed as Tipu Sultan mosque's Imam
May 17, 2017, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): The trustee board of central Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque on Wednesday officially declared to remove Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati from the post of masjid's Imam.
Cabinet approves proposal to establish Indian Agricultural Institute (IARI) in Assam
May 17, 2017, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Wednesday approved the proposal of DARE/ICAR scheme of the establishment of the Indian Agricultural Institute (IARI)- Assam with hundred percent outlay of central government on 587 acres of land provided by the government of Assam. Also, the proposal for 98 positions has been approved.
Around 15 Maoists gunned down by CRPF in Dantewada
May 17, 2017, at 08:58 pm
Raipur, May 17 (IBNS) : In what looks like a retaliation of the Sukma massacre, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has claimed to have gunned down
Kolkata: 8 firefighters hurt while dousing flames at Burrabazar chemical store
May 17, 2017, at 08:55 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): At least eight firemen were injured while dousing a massive fire that broke out in a chemical shop at Portuguese Church Street in Kolkata's commercial hub Burrabazar area on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Arunachal Pradesh : Four Government employees arrested with leopard skin and bones
May 17, 2017, at 06:41 pm
Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS) : Forest officials arrested four employees of the Arunachal Pradesh Government in Assam's Biswanath district and recovered a leopard skin and bones from their possession on Tuesday.
Kashmir : Locals clash security forces as cordon and search operation goes on
May 17, 2017, at 05:25 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (IBNS) : Violent clashes erupted in Shopian in south Kashmir on Wednesday morning after security forces, looking for militants, launched a cordon and search operation in the Heff-Shirmal and Achan village areas.
TMC wins West Bengal civic polls in plains, makes inroads in hills with Mirik
May 17, 2017, at 05:20 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS) The ruling Trinamool Congress led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal won all the seats in plains while it made inroads in the Darjeeling hills winning Mirik as counting of the municipal elections is on for the seven corporations.
Karnataka IAS officer found dead in Lucknow road
May 17, 2017, at 04:33 pm
Lucknow, May 17 (IBNS) The body of a Karnataka Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was found dead by the roadside in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.
UP jewellery shop robbery: CM orders probe after two jewellers die
May 17, 2017, at 04:45 am
Lucknow, May 16 (IBNS): A day after two jewellers were shot dead by armed robbers in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday ordered the state police chief to investigate why there have been no arrests so far.
West Bengal: TMC leader makes 'obscene' attack on PM Modi, Smriti Irani and other BJP leaders
May 17, 2017, at 03:31 am
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): Triggering a fresh controversy, a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader on Tuesday made 'obscene' remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Smriti Irani, Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh and BJP leader Locket Chatterjee during a public meeting at Khatra area in West Bengal's Bankura district, local media reports said.
Teaching courses on film making starts in NFTIA, Arunachal
May 17, 2017, at 02:51 am
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday expressed happiness over the opening of prestigious National Film and Television Institute and Animation (NFTIA), Arunachal that has started teaching courses on film making since yesterday.
Assam : Two police personnel commit suicide in past 24 hours
May 17, 2017, at 02:50 am
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS) : Two Assam police personnel had committed suicide in the state in past 24 hours.
Anshu Jamsenpa scales Mount Everest for 4th time, sets new record
May 17, 2017, at 02:32 am
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): Anshu Jamsenpa, the Indian Mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh, has conquered Mount Everest again for the fourth time setting a new record.
May 17, 2017, at 02:18 am
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): Assam Health and Family Welfare department on Tuesday ordered a probe against the persons who spread rumours about a vaccine that could lead to infertility on social media which triggered panic among the people in many districts in lower Assam in past two days.
Bandaru Duttatreya to attend the G20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet in Germany on May 18-19
May 17, 2017, at 01:50 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Bandaru Duttatreya, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment will be leading the Indian delegation to the G20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet, scheduled on 18-19, May, 2017 at Bad Neuenahr, Germany.
Union Home Minister reviews security situation in the North East
May 17, 2017, at 01:19 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation in the North East with the Chief Secretaries and DGsP of the eight North Eastern States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
West Bengal government makes Bengali mandatory in all schools of the state
May 17, 2017, at 01:09 am
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): Giving an emphasis on the native language, the Education ministry of the West Bengal government made the Bengali language compulsory for students to study in all schools including the ones affiliated to private boards, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Arun Jaitley launches Operation Clean Portal
May 17, 2017, at 12:47 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley, officially launched the Portal of Operation Clean Money in New Delhi on Tuesday in the presence of senior officers of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue and the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
Women boycott event chaired by Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti
May 17, 2017, at 12:39 am
Srinagar, May 16 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti faced protest from self-help groups women wing as they raised pro freedom slogan during an event in Srinagar on Tuesday.
We are in favour of a consensus candidate from the opposition, says Mamata on presidential election
May 17, 2017, at 12:13 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Hinting at a unified opposition again, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, after a meeting with the Congress national president Sonia Gandhi, said that her Trinamool Congress are in favour of a consensus candidate for the presidential election, according to media reports on Tuesday.