Unified opposition meets EC demanding return of ballot paper in upcoming polls

Apr 11, 2017, at 02:10 am

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Amidst the ongoing controversies regarding the authenticity of EVM machines, unified opposition of all parties met Election Commission of India on Monday with a demand of returning the use of ballot papers in the conduction of upcoming elections in different parts of the country, media reports.

Assam: Arrested SSP (CID) sent to 14-day judicial custody

Apr 11, 2017, at 01:57 am

Guwahati, Apr 10 (IBNS): A local court in Guwahati on Monday sent the SSP (CID) of Assam police to 14-day judicial custody, who was arrested for allegedly leaking the probe detail of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office in Silapathar on March 6 last.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh calls on President Pranab Mukherjee

Apr 11, 2017, at 01:20 am

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh called on President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

PM Modi's statement on Australian PM visit

Apr 11, 2017, at 12:40 am

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Following is the Press Statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the State visit of Prime Minister of Australia to India:

India issues demarche to Pak High Commissioner on Kulbhushan Jadhav sentencing

Apr 10, 2017, at 11:21 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): India's Foreign Secretary, S Jaishankar, on Monday, summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and handed over demarche, after Pakistan sentenced to death former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav on allegations of spying.

PM Modi and his Australian counterpart take the Delhi Metro to Akshardham Temple

Apr 10, 2017, at 10:29 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took the Delhi Metro for their trip to the famous Akshardham Temple in New Delhi.

PM Modi urges Indians to use the principles of Champaran Satyagraha to become Swachhagrahis

Apr 10, 2017, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): India, on Monday, observed the 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha initiated by Mahatma Gandhi on April 10, 1917, in a small village in Bihar.

Pakistan hands out death sentence to former Indian naval officer on charges of spying

Apr 10, 2017, at 09:17 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Pakistan, on Monday, sentenced to death former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav on allegations of spying, according to media sources.

Survey of India celebrates 250th anniversary of its foundation on Monday

Apr 10, 2017, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Union Minister for Science & Tech and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday inaugurated the Naksh-e Portal, on the occasion of the 250th Anniversary of Survey of India, in New Delhi.

Tarun Vijay's comment on South Indians continues to rock Lok Sabha

Apr 10, 2017, at 08:35 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed an uproarious scene leading to brief adjournment of the House as BJP MP Tarun Vijay's certain remarks on the skin colour of south Indians continued to draw angry protests from the opposition.

Tamil Nadu farmers strip near PMO during agitation

Apr 10, 2017, at 07:56 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) : A group of Tamil farmers stripped near the Prime Minister office on Monday morning while demonstrating to press for waiver of agricultural loans, The Hindu reported.

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu says EC has taken the right step by cancelling TN by-election

Apr 10, 2017, at 07:46 pm

Chennai, Apr 10 (IBNS): Veteran BJP leader and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said on Monday that the Election Commission (EC) has taken the right decision in cancelling the by-poll to Chennai's RK Nagar Assembly constituency, media reports said.

After Srinagar violence PDP demands postponement of Anantnag bypoll

Apr 10, 2017, at 07:44 pm

Srinagar, Apr 10 (IBNS) : A day after the orgy of violence in Srinagar by-polls, in which eight people were killed, the ruling People's Democratic Party on Monday demanded that the Anantnag by-election, slated for April 12 -- be postponed, NDTV said.

WB CM Mamata Banerjee calls on PM Narendra Modi

Apr 10, 2017, at 07:37 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, called on the Prime Minister Naremdra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.

Curfew relaxed in Odisha's Bhadrak as situation improves

Apr 10, 2017, at 06:13 pm

Bhadra, Apr 10 (IBNS) : Curfew has been relaxed in Odisha's Bhadrak town following improvement in situation after incidents of communal clashes, reports said.

PM to inaugurate Swachhagraha exhibition tomorrow

Apr 10, 2017, at 03:54 am

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate an exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” in the national capital tomorrow to mark the 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s first experiment of Satyagraha in Champaran.

Narendra Modi condemns Egypt attacks

Apr 10, 2017, at 03:07 am

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condemned the attacks in Egypt.

Rajnath Singh inaugurates web portal “Bharat ke Veer”

Apr 10, 2017, at 03:05 am

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the web portal and mobile application named “Bharat ke Veer” on the occasion of Valour Day of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) here on Sunday.

Assam's new population policy draft suggests no government jobs with more than two children, free education to all girls up to university

Apr 10, 2017, at 02:51 am

Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS): To check population growth, the new population policy draft of the Assam government suggested that no government jobs for people with more than two child and free education up to university level to all girls in the state.

Govt officers are the pillars of success of every programme and scheme: Arunachal Pradesh Governor

Apr 10, 2017, at 02:39 am

Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS) : Arunachal Pradesh Governor P.B. Acharya on Sunday met the Government officers of Bhalukpong Circle at Bhalukpong, West Kameng district.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrives in India

Apr 10, 2017, at 02:33 am

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrived in India on Sunday, officials said.

Rajnath Singh chairs 11th Standing Committee meeting of Inter-State Council

Apr 09, 2017, at 11:28 pm

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the 11th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council here on Sunday.

President Mukherjee urges citizens to extend unstinted support to the mission of a less cash India

Apr 09, 2017, at 09:42 pm

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee urged all citizens to extend their unstinted support to the mission of a less cash India.

NIA's most wanted militant's wife nabbed in Nagaland

Apr 09, 2017, at 08:32 pm

Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended the wife of NSCN (K)'s top leader Nikki Sumi, who is also the most wanted militant declared by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), from a passenger bus in Nagaland on Friday night, officials said on Sunday.

Hardcore NSCN (K) militant nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh

Apr 09, 2017, at 08:28 pm

Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS): Security forces on Saturday apprehended a top leader of NSCN (K) from Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district, who is also wanted for attack on security personnel.

Indian Navy ships respond to piracy attack on foreign merchant vessel in Gulf of Aden

Apr 09, 2017, at 08:18 pm

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): The Indian Navy on Sunday said that it received a distress call from a foreign merchant vessel MV OS 35 (Tuvalu registered vessel), which was attacked and boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on late Saturday night.

EC may cancel Chennai's RK Nagar bypolls over bribery scandal?

Apr 09, 2017, at 07:14 pm

Chennai, Apr 9 (IBNS): The election Commission called on a meeting on sunday to discuss whether to cancel the much-hyped assembly bypoll in Chennai's RK Nagar after tax authorities allegedly unearthed a large-scale bribery scandal here.

Srinagar by-polls: Three killed, several injured as mobs ransack booths

Apr 09, 2017, at 07:01 pm

Srinagar, Apr 9 (IBNS): With the by-polls being underway in Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, at least three youths were killed and several others got injured when security forces allegedly opened fire at stone-pelting protesters outside a polling booth in Budgam district of central Kashmir on Sunday.

Powerful IED recovered in Manipur

Apr 09, 2017, at 06:16 pm

Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS): A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered by the Assam Rifles personnel on Imphal-Ukhrul road on Saturday evening, officials said on Sunday.

Chhattisgarh: News anchor completes bulletin even after finding about husband's death

Apr 09, 2017, at 06:09 pm

Chhattisgarh, Apr 9 (IBNS): Supreet Kaur, a news anchor based in Chhattisgarh, has been in news after she completed her bulletin even as she learnt about the death of her husband while being on air.