President Mukherjee inaugurates Namami Brahmaputra festival in Guwahati

Apr 01, 2017, at 12:34 am

Guwahati, Mar 31 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that Assam is emerging as an economic hub of East India and South East Asia, while inaugurated the Namami Brahmaputra festival, biggest ever river festival in India in Guwahati.

Gujarat: Cow slaughter becomes a life term offence after amendment of the law

Apr 01, 2017, at 12:29 am

Gandhinagar, Mar 31 (IBNS): After the amendment of the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act of 1954 by the state legislature, cow slaughter became a offence that could offer life imprisonment, raising a fresh controversy amidst the ban on slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh by BJP government, on Friday, media reports.

Narada sting issue: TMC holds second rally in two days time to counter opposition

Mar 31, 2017, at 11:47 pm

Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): In order to counter the opposition over Narada sting issue, Trinamool Congress leaders held the second rally in two days time protesting against the opposition's effort to mislead people against their party, according to media reports on Friday.

Prime Minister to address participants of Smart India Hackathon 2017

Mar 31, 2017, at 11:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the students participating in Smart India Hackathon 2017 on Saturday through video conferencing.

Grandson of Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee critical after bike accident

Mar 31, 2017, at 11:21 pm

Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): Grandson of Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, Ronodeep Bose, is critical after meeting a bike accident in New Alipore area, on Friday, according to media reports.

President of India to visit West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar from Apr 1 to 3

Mar 31, 2017, at 10:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar from Apr 1 to 3, officials said.

Pakistan using social media to incite Kashmir youths

Mar 31, 2017, at 09:03 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Making an appeal to the youths of Kashmir to not rush to the sites of encounter, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday accused Pakistan of using the social media to incite youngsters to help militants against action by security forces, reports said.

Life imprisonment for cow slaughter in Gujarat

Mar 31, 2017, at 08:14 pm

Ahmedabad, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Ahead of the state Assembly elections, the Gujarat Assembly on Friday amended the existing law making cow slaughter punishable by life term in jail-the toughest measure against such acts in the country, reports said.

Restore my work, or won't appear next time, Justice Karnan tells the Supreme Court

Mar 31, 2017, at 07:02 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31(IBNS) : Calcutta High Court Justice CS Karnan, whose standoff with the country's top judiciary earned him a warrant-a thing ever to have happened for the first time with a sitting judge-appeared before a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday in a show of relent from his earlier position, but declared that he would not appear again unless his administrative and judicial work is restored.

Maoists attack Odisha railway station, trigger explosions to protest PM Modi's proposed visit

Mar 31, 2017, at 06:08 pm

Bhubaneswar, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Odisha, armed Maoists attacked a railway station on Friday morning and detonated two explosions.

Govt rescues two abducted Indians in South Sudan, tweets Swaraj

Mar 31, 2017, at 03:22 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): The Government of India has rescued two Indians, who were abducted in South Sudan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Friday.

West Bengal: Civic volunteer thumps traffic signal violator with helmet, video goes viral on social media

Mar 31, 2017, at 04:58 am

Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): A video, showing a civic volunteer beating a man brutally with his helmet for allegedly violating traffic signal in West Bengal's Durgapur city, has gone viral on social networking site Facebook.

Meerut: Minority corporators refuse to sing 'Vande Mataram', Mayor asks to leave

Mar 31, 2017, at 04:40 am

Meerut, March 30 (IBNS): The year long controversy of nationalism in the country reached a new height as Mayor of Meerut Municipal Corporation asked minority members to leave the meeting following their refusal to sing 'Vande Mataram', on Thursday, media reports.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath gets Z category security

Mar 31, 2017, at 04:15 am

New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been given Z category central security by the Union Home Ministry, according to media reports on Thursday.

West Bengal: 2 killed in mud hut crash in East Midnapore

Mar 31, 2017, at 04:11 am

Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): An old mud house collapsed on Thursday early morning at Bhagabanpur area in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, killing at least two persons, local media reports said.

Kolkata: Women leaders of TMC hold rally over Narada issue

Mar 31, 2017, at 02:51 am

Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): A day after the rally organised by Left Front over Narada issue, women leaders of Trinamool Congress hit the streets to protest against opposition's effort to mislead people against their party, according to media reports on Thursday.

Sonowal calls for long term vision for Indo-Japan partnership to complement NE's development

Mar 31, 2017, at 02:32 am

Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS): A long term vision holds key for India-Japan Partnership towards economic development in North Eastern Region and the success of Act East Policy, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said while delivering the key note address in the workshop on India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in North Eastern Region of India at Kaziranga on Wednesday evening.

GTA does not work, Mamata says in North Bengal

Mar 31, 2017, at 02:25 am

Mirik, Mar 30 (IBNS): With few months to go for the Municipal elections in four districts of North Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) for not doing any work since its formation, according to media reports on Thursday.

Four women killed in Assam road mishap

Mar 31, 2017, at 02:22 am

Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS): At least four women were killed and seven others injured while a vehicle they were travelling skidded off from the road and fell into a roadside gorge in Lower Assam's Dhubri district on Thursday morning.

West Bengal: 6 injured in TMC-Congress clash in Murshidabad

Mar 31, 2017, at 02:15 am

Kolkata/Murshidabad, Mar 30 (IBNS): At least six persons were hurt as local leaders-activists of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress clashed with each other over a local issue at Berhampore Municipality office in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Thursday, local media reports said.

Kolkata hotel fire: Golden Parkk's owner, room service in-charge booked

Mar 31, 2017, at 12:44 am

Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): Hours after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata's Ho Chi Min Sarani area that claimed at least two lives, police on Thursday evening arrested an official and a senior staffer of the hotel for violating fire safety guidelines and negligence in rescuing people when the incident took place, police officials said.

Parliament passes Finance Bill as Lok Sabha rejects RS amendments

Mar 30, 2017, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS) : Backed by the dominant BJP and allied party members in the Lok Sabha, Parliament on Thursday approved the Finance Bill 2017 after the lower house rejected five amendments by the Rajya Sabha with regard to curbing more powers to taxmen and a cap on donation by companies to political parties.

Five die in Maharashtra as intense heat torments large parts of India

Mar 30, 2017, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): Five people have died of heat stroke in Maharashtra as 40-plus temperatures scorching the state are feared to be precursors to a heat wave.

Triple Talaq issue to be heard during summer vacation : Supreme Court

Mar 30, 2017, at 10:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS) : A five-judge constitution bench will sit on May 11 during the summer vacation to hear the triple talaq case to take a decision on the legality of the long-practised tradition in the Muslim community that allows a husband to get instant divorce from wife by saying "talaq" three times, Chief Justice J S Khehar on Thursday said.

Uttar Pradesh : CM Adityanath convenes meeting with striking slaughterhouse owners

Mar 30, 2017, at 09:51 pm

Lucknow, Mar 30 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday invited representatives of slaughterhouses for talks to end the deadlock arising out of an indefinite strike, reports said.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh to chair 11th Standing Committee meeting of Inter-State Council

Mar 30, 2017, at 09:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 11th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council on April 9, 2017.

Two NDFB (S) militants gunned down in Assam

Mar 30, 2017, at 08:18 pm

Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS) : Security forces gunned down two hardcore NDFB (S) militants in Assam's Chirang district on Thursday morning, officials said.

BJP chief Amit Shah returns to hero's welcome in Gujarat

Mar 30, 2017, at 08:14 pm

Gandhinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members in Gujarat accorded a grand welcome to their National Party President Amit Shah, when he arrived at the state assembly in Gandhinagar on Thursday, according to media reports.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in NRS hospital, no casualties

Mar 30, 2017, at 07:43 pm

Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): A minor fire reportedly broke out at the state government-run Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata's Sealdah area on Thursday, triggering panic among the patients and their family members.

Sushma Swaraj assures impartial probe and arrest of attackers on African students

Mar 30, 2017, at 07:42 pm

New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS) : External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday assured the Rajya Sabha that an impartial investigation will take place and proper action will be taken against those who had attacked African students in Greater Noida on Monday last.