NITI Ayog CEO calls on Assam CM

Mar 16, 2017, at 02:46 am

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): NITI Ayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant on Wednesday called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at his office in Assam Secretariat and discussed various issues related to implementation of Act East Policy, facilitation of major investments, promotion of trade and business and development in implementing 'Ease of Doing Business' in the state.

Sonowal directs Assam Police to provide security cover to singer Nahid Afrin

Mar 16, 2017, at 02:10 am

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condemned the issuing of Fatwa allegedly by mullahs in Assam against upcoming singer Nahid Afrin and termed it as despicable.

Arun Jaitley lashes out at Congress in Rajya Sabha

Mar 16, 2017, at 01:54 am

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has been recently given the charge of Defence Ministry, while addressing in Rajya Sabha, lashed out at Congress party on Wednesday for their complains regarding formation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa and Manipur despite being minority.

Three militants and a minor girl killed in J&K

Mar 15, 2017, at 11:38 pm

Srinagar, Mar 15 (IBNS): Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in an encounter in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning, police said.

World Consumer Rights Day: PM Modi salutes consumers, calls for end of black money

Mar 15, 2017, at 11:34 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged consumers to give up on the malpractice of corruption and black money, while greeting them on World Consumer Rights Day.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India in early April

Mar 15, 2017, at 09:56 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, will be visiting India on a state visit from April 07-10, 2017, on an invitation extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a release.

World leaders congratulate Narendra Modi on Assembly Election results

Mar 15, 2017, at 09:54 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): World leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his party Bharaitya Janata Party's (BJP's) overall success in the recently held state assembly elections.

Kejriwal cries foul against EVMs in Punjab

Mar 15, 2017, at 09:53 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) : After BSP chief Mayawati's allegation of EVM tampering in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday cried a foul play in Punjab, claiming that 20 to 25 per cent of AAP votes were transferred to the ruling Akali-BJP coalition, reports said.

N Biren Singh takes over Manipur CM, eight other cabinet ministers sworn-in

Mar 15, 2017, at 08:14 pm

Imphal, Mar 15 (IBNS) : Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath on Wednesday as Manipur chief minister heading a BJP-led Government, five months after he left the Congress, reports said.

Clerics' fatwa against Assamese singer, Taslima Nasreen, Bollywood singer stand by her side

Mar 15, 2017, at 07:46 pm

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS) : Muslim clerics in central Assam's Hojai district have issued a fatwa against singer Nahid Afrin and asked her to stop performing in public places.

Speculations over UP Chief Minister unnecessary and futile : Rajnath Singh

Mar 15, 2017, at 06:31 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) : Amid reports on the possibilities of he becoming Chief Minister heading a BJP Government in Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said such things are "unnecessary and futile speculation," NDTV reported.

Ram Vilas Paswan releases New National Building Code on World Consumer Rights Day

Mar 15, 2017, at 06:29 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Food & Public Distribution, Consumer Affairs, released the New National Building Code on the occasion of World Consumer Righs Day in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Militant killed in Kashmir, fierce encounter goes on

Mar 15, 2017, at 06:27 pm

Srinagar, Mar 15 (IBNS) : A militant has been killed and a policeman injured in a fierce gunfight that has been going on in north Kashmir's frontier district of Kupwara, police said.

IAF helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand, no casualties

Mar 15, 2017, at 06:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) : An Indian Air Force helicopter on Wednesday crashed near the Mana Pass in Uttarakhand while making an emergency landing during a military drill, media reports said.

Gayatri Prajapati: Rape accused lawmaker arrested from Lucknow

Mar 15, 2017, at 05:26 pm

Lucknow, Mar 15 (IBNS): Gayatri Prajapati, the Samajwadi Party minister accused of rape, has been arrested by police from Lucknow, reports said.

Kolkata: SFY-DYFI leaders, who were arrested during agitation, get bail

Mar 15, 2017, at 05:15 am

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Eight leader-activists of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s students' and youths' wings- Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) respectively- were granted bail from a Kolkata court on Tuesday, reports said.

Kolkata hospital child theft: Suspect booked, stolen baby rescued

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:58 am

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Nearly nine hours after a newborn boy was allegedly stolen from Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in central Kolkata, police on Tuesday night booked a suspected woman from city's Bagmari area and rescued the baby from her home, officials said.

Multiple women accuses TVF founder Arunabh Kumar of sexual harassment

Mar 15, 2017, at 03:43 am

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): Multiple women accused online digital entertainment channel TVF (The Viral Fever) CEO and founder Arunabh Kumar of sexual harassment after an anonymous writer leveled an accusation of molestation against him in a blog post on medium.com.

Newborn theft in Kolkata hospital: Police release suspect's photo, offer Rs. 1 lakh reward to find her

Mar 15, 2017, at 02:43 am

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Hours after a four-day-old baby boy was allegedly stolen from state government-run Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in central Kolkata, city police on Tuesday evening released the photo of a suspected woman and has announced a reward of 1,00,000 rupees to trace the lady, officials said.

AIDMK, DMK express concerns over JNU Dalit scholar death

Mar 15, 2017, at 02:00 am

Chennai, Mar 14 (IBNS): Political parties of Tamil Nadu like AIDMK and DMK expressed concerns over the suicide of a Dalit scholar in Jawaharlal Nehru University and urged the Centre for a CBI investigation.

Election Commission rejects AAP's plea to use ballot papers in MCD elections

Mar 15, 2017, at 12:54 am

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Election Commission on Tuesday rejected the plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to use ballot papers over Electronic Voting Machines in the upcoming Municipal Corporation election of Delhi.

Manohar Parrikar sworn in as Goa CM, 48 hours to go for floor test

Mar 15, 2017, at 12:17 am

Panaji, Mar 14 (IBNS): Former Defence Minister of India Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as the Goa Chief Minister for the fourth time on Tuesday with 48 hours in hand to go for the floor test.

Manipur NPF demands ministerial berths for its all MLAs

Mar 14, 2017, at 11:40 pm

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): Even before the first BJP-led government has been sworn in, the Naga People's Front (NPF) has demanded that its MLAs be given ministerial berths in lieu of support.

Kolkata: Newborn allegedly stolen from government hospital

Mar 14, 2017, at 11:27 pm

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): A four-day-old baby was allegedly stolen from state government-run Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in central Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.

Manipur's first BJP government to be sworn in on Wednesday in Imphal

Mar 14, 2017, at 10:44 pm

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): The first Bharatiya Janata Party-led government of Manipur is likely to be sworn in on Wednesday under the leadership of Nongthombam Biren Singh, who was on Monday unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP's Legislature Party.

Women and Child Development Ministry refers fraud in girl child welfare scheme to CBI

Mar 14, 2017, at 10:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) said on Tuesday that it has referred the fraud being perpetuated in the name of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme; to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation.

Justice CR Sharma sworn in as Assam Upalokayukta

Mar 14, 2017, at 08:35 pm

Guwahati, March 14 : Justice Retd Chittaranjan Sharma was sworn in as the Assam's Upalokayukta on Tuesday at a brief ceremony in Raj Bhavan, Guwahati.

Assam : Three alleged poachers killed in road mishap, rhino horn, one rifle recovered

Mar 14, 2017, at 08:26 pm

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): Three alleged poachers were killed in a road mishap in Assam on Tuesday morning, according to police sources.

Arvind Kejriwal urges EC to use ballot papers, not EVMs in MCD polls

Mar 14, 2017, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi,Mar 14 (IBNS) : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Election Commission not to use electronic voting machines in the upcoming Delhi municipal polls, reports said.

Uttar Pradesh police detain rape-accused Prajapati's sons and three others

Mar 14, 2017, at 07:38 pm

Lucknow, Mar 14 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Police, on Tuesday, detained three people in the alleged gangrape case against Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati.