Tamil Nadu : Palaniswamy takes oath as TN Chief Minister
Feb 16, 2017, at 10:44 pm
Chennai, Feb 16 (IBNS) : Edappadi Palaniswamy on Thursday took oath as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu : 31-member Palaniswamy Ministry to take oath
Feb 16, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Chennai, Feb 16 (IBNS) : A 31-member Ministry headed by Edappadi Palaniswamy will take oath at 4 30 pm on Thursday.
Rs. 3 lakh looted from Kashmir bank
Feb 16, 2017, at 09:20 pm
Srinagar, Feb 16 (IBNS) : Suspected militants believed to be locals looted at least Rs 3 lakh from a Jammu and Kashmir bank branch in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said on Thursday.
Karnataka beefs up security around Sasikala jail
Feb 16, 2017, at 08:28 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IBNS): Security was beefed around Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail on Thursday as supporters of Sasikala began arriving in large numbers, media reported.
No development in UP, only crimes : Modi at Hardoi rally
Feb 16, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 16 (IBNS) : Playing on the development plank and targeting the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the ruling Samajwadi Party and its ally Congress as he made the final push for the BJP before the phase three elections in the state.
New Delhi: AAP vs LG case, SC refers petitions to Constitution Bench
Feb 16, 2017, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Supreme Court referred a batch of petitions on Delhi Lieutenant Governor's (LG’s) powers to a larger constitution bench, the media reported on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu : Sasikala tastes victory from inside jail as protege Palaniswamy goes to form Government
Feb 16, 2017, at 07:17 pm
Chennai, Feb 16 (IBNS) : VK Sasikala, whose dream for the post of Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister was cut short by a court order sentencing her to jail in a corruption case, scores a victory even in defeat as her protege E Palaniswami is set to form Government on Thursday following an invitation by the Governor setting off celebrations in her camp.
Tamil Nadu : Sasikala loyalist Palaniswami to form Government, swearing-in today
Feb 16, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Chennai, Feb 16 (IBNS) : Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday invited AIADMK Legislature Party Leader E Palaniswamy to form the Government,reports said.
UP polls third phase : Modi to address rallies at Hardoi and Barabanki today
Feb 16, 2017, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election rallies at Hardoi and Barabanki on Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party makes its final pitch before the phase three of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, to be held on February 19.
Wife moves SC over husband's porn addiction
Feb 16, 2017, at 05:22 pm
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): Seeking ban on pornographic websites, a Mumbai-based woman has moved Supreme Court, stating that it has hampered her married life owing to her husband's addiction, media reports said..
Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister : Governor to meet Palanisami, expected to take decision today
Feb 16, 2017, at 05:10 pm
Chennai, Feb 16 (IBNS) : As the political situation in Tamil Nadu takes a new turn, Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has called for a meeting with Elappadi Palanisamy,for the post of the Chief Minister, NDTV reported.
Kolkata: Mother, child found dead in Salt Lake posh apartment
Feb 16, 2017, at 05:13 am
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IBNS): A middle-aged woman and her 9-month-old baby boy were recovered dead from an apartment at EE Block area under Bidhannagar East Police Station limits in Kolkata's satellite town Salt Lake on Wednesday evening, reports said.
Prez, VP congratulate ISRO on launch of PSLV-C37,carrying 104 satellites
Feb 16, 2017, at 05:11 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful launch into space of PSLV-C37, carrying a record 104 satellites.
Palanisamy, OPS meet Guv expecting invitation to form TN govt
Feb 16, 2017, at 05:02 am
Chennai, Feb 15 (IBNS): A team led by Edappadi Palanisamy, who was selected by VK Sasikala as her successor, on Wednesday evening met Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to request him to invite the faction to form the government in the state on Thursday.
Feb 16, 2017, at 04:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): The Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has urged schools to strictly observe Guidelines for Eliminating Corporal Punishment, issued by the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) of WCD Ministry.
Cabinet approves signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Rwanda
Feb 16, 2017, at 04:43 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Rwanda.
Sushma Swaraj speaks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Feb 16, 2017, at 04:36 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had a telephone conversation on Wednesday, Indian officials said.
Cabinet approves Amending the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (7 of 2009)
Feb 16, 2017, at 03:56 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved a proposal to introduce a Bill in Parliament to extend the jurisdiction of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 to Jammu & Kashmir on statistics relevant to any matters under any of the entries specified in the List-I (Union List) and the List- III (Concurrent List) in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, as applicable to Jammu & Kashmir under the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 1954.
Sasikala charged with kidnapping by MLA who claims to run away from resort
Feb 16, 2017, at 03:33 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): As VK Sasikala reached a Bengaluru prison on Wednesday evening, the close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been charged with the kidnapping by a lawmaker, media reports said.
Seven engineers dismissed in Bihar on charges of corruption
Feb 16, 2017, at 01:45 am
Patna, Feb 15 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The state government in Bihar has dismissed seven engineers on the charges of corruption and showing gross negligence towards duty.
Centre cuts Rs 1752 crore grant-in-aid fund to Assam in 2017-18
Feb 16, 2017, at 01:40 am
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS): While Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sought more funds for state from the Centre, the state budget for the financial year 2017-18 showed that, Assam will get less fund from the Centre as grant-in-aid in 2017-18 compared to the current fiscal.
PM Modi pays tribute to martyrs
Feb 16, 2017, at 12:00 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid his last respects to bravehearts Major Satish Dahiya, Ptr. Dharmendra Kumar and Gnr. Ahtosh Kumar, who were martyred in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Feb 15, 2017, at 11:57 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IBNS): Sasikala surrendered before the Bengaluru court on Wednesday.
West Bengal: Threat posters trigger panic in Jalpaiguri
Feb 15, 2017, at 11:22 pm
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 15 (IBNS): Few warning posters, put up by unknown persons, have triggered scare among the locals in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal since last week, reports said.
Sasikala reaches Bengaluru jail
Feb 15, 2017, at 11:02 pm
Bengaluru , Feb 15 (IBNS): Former AIADMK chief Sasikala has reached Bengaluru jail on Wednesday.
Mahesh Sharma launches pre-loaded Sim Card for Tourists arriving in India on E-visa
Feb 15, 2017, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): Mahesh Sharma,Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Culture, launched the initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for providing pre-loaded Sim Card to foreign tourists arriving in India on e-Visa here on Wednesday.
President of India wishes Lithuania on the eve of National Day
Feb 15, 2017, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Lithuania on the eve of their National Day (February 16, 2017).
Maharashtra: Congress politician from Bhiwandi town murdered
Feb 15, 2017, at 08:53 pm
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IBNS): A Congress politician from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra succumbed to his injuries after he was allegedly shot at, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Manipur : 215 candidates file nominations for first phase polls
Feb 15, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS): The first phase of Assembly Election in Manipur is scheduled for Mar 4, for which 215 candidates have filed nomination papers from 38 assembly constituencies.
Assembly Elections 2017: Voting in full swing at Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Feb 15, 2017, at 08:07 pm
Lucknow/DehraDun, Feb 15 (IBNS): Moderate to brisk polling has been reported till one pm on Wednesday for the single phase Uttarakhand and second phase of Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, according to media reports.