Akhilesh will be chief ministerial candidate for UP polls: SP
Oct 18, 2016, at 04:01 am
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IBNS): The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday cleared all rumours and said Akhilesh Yadav will be the chief ministerial candidate of the party in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.
Tourism Minister to visit Ayodhya tomorrow
Oct 18, 2016, at 03:49 am
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): In an attempt to woo Hindu voters ahead of the Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh, Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma will visit Ayodhya on Tuesday to inspect the disputed site for setting up a Ramayana museum.
Major fire breaks out in Bhubaneswar hospital
Oct 18, 2016, at 03:22 am
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
NE India based journalist forum appreciates Islamabad's gesture to Dawn scribe
Oct 18, 2016, at 02:27 am
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS): Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) has appreciated the latest gesture shown by the Pakistan Government in Islamabad towards senior scribe Cyril Almeida withdrawing his name from the exit control list (ECL).
Security forces bust two NDFB(S) camps along Assam-Arunachal border
Oct 18, 2016, at 02:08 am
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday busted two camps of NDFB(S) and apprehended a hardcore militant of the outfit during an intensive operation along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, officials said.
Oct 18, 2016, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said leading institutions especially educational institutions can play an important role in creating mass awareness about issues like financial inclusion in the country.
Oct 18, 2016, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Monday said that while the public participation in the electoral exercise has noticeably improved, public dissatisfaction from the functioning of elected bodies is breeding cynicism with the democratic process itself.
RJD trashes JD-U's bid to project Nitish Kumar as "PM Material"
Oct 18, 2016, at 01:16 am
Patna, Oct 17 (The Bihar Post): The RJD led by Lalu Prasad has strongly opposed JD-U's bid to project Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as "PM material".
Singur: Land to be returned to farmers from Thursday
Oct 18, 2016, at 12:55 am
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IBNS): The West Bengal government on Monday announced that process of giving physical possession of land in Singur will commence from Thursday.
Oct 18, 2016, at 12:00 am
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS) : The simmering anger against the Centre’s decision to revise the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1955 reached at boiling point in Assam.
Mamata Banerjee condemns 'communal terrorism'
Oct 17, 2016, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party condemns communal terrorism.
Assam-Nagaland vow to work towards mutual trust and people to people interaction
Oct 17, 2016, at 11:30 pm
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS) : In putting across their intent loud and clear, the Assam and Nagaland government vowed to adopt "mutually reciprocating approach" to carry forward constant dialogue and people to people contact towards solving all outstanding issues between the two states.
Indo-Pak Border to be completely sealed in two years, officials
Oct 17, 2016, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): The Government has decided to completely seal the International Border (IB) with Pakistan by physical or non-physical barriers by December, 2018, officials said.
Leave Triple Talaq issue to Muslims to decide, Nitish Kumar tells Centre
Oct 17, 2016, at 10:33 pm
Patna, Oct 17 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked Narendra Modi government at the Centre not to touch the issue of ‘triple talaq’.
My name is Rohith Vemula, I am a Dalit, he says in video days before committing suicide
Oct 17, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IBNS) : In what comes as a rebuttal to the report of a Government instituted probe panel report,, a video, stated to have been shot days before Rohith Vemula committed suicide, shows the Hyderabad Central University research scholar saying he is a Dalit.
BJP-JDU in war of words over Nitish Kumar as PM candidate
Oct 17, 2016, at 09:01 pm
Patna, Oct 17 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The BJP on Monday hit out at the JD-U for trying to project Nitish Kumar as PM candidate and as a main challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they are “daydreamingâ€.
Stalin and other opposition leaders arrested during Tamil Nadu agitation
Oct 17, 2016, at 08:53 pm
Chennai, Oct 17 (IBNS): DMK treasurer and former Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, his party MLAs and other functionaries were arrested in Chennai on Monday while demanding constitution of the Cauvery Water Management Board, reports said.
Our relationship with China has improved : Rajnath Singh
Oct 17, 2016, at 08:40 pm
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India has strengthened its relationship with China despite having some "perceptional differences" with Beijing.
BIMSTEC Leaders' Retreat 2016 Outcome Document
Oct 17, 2016, at 07:24 pm
Benaulim (Goa)/New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, on Monday, published the official Outcome Document following the meeting of the BIMSTEC--BRICS outreach summit held in Goa on Sunday.
India-Brazil hold bilateral talks in Goa and sign four MoUs
Oct 17, 2016, at 07:18 pm
Benaulim (Goa)/New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Michel Temer of Brazil on Monday for a bi-lateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS 2016 summit held in Goa, according to media reports.
Several TN opposition leaders arrested for agitation
Oct 17, 2016, at 06:29 pm
Chennai, Oct 17 (IBNS): Several opposition leaders in Tamil Nadu were arrested on Monday after they supported the 48-hour rail roko agitation called by various farmer's organisation, reports said.
Mumbai : Elderly RTI activist shot dead at home
Oct 17, 2016, at 06:20 pm
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IBNS) : An elderly Right to Information activist was shot dead by a man in his home in Mumbi on Saturday, reports said.
RSS activist murdered in Bengaluru, bandh called today
Oct 17, 2016, at 05:35 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Prohibitory orders have been promulgated in some parts of Bengaluru and a bandh has been called in protest against the murder of Rashtriy swyam Sevak activist Rudresh R on Sunday.
PM Modi interacts with Nepal, Bangladesh's PM for stronger bilateral ties
Oct 17, 2016, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that he had discussed stronger bilateral ties with his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the sidelines of BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit on Sunday.
Rajnath Singh to interact with editors in Chandigarh today
Oct 17, 2016, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who will attend a PIB event in Chandigarh on Monday, will interact with editors of north and north eastern states there.
Militants decamp with rifles in Kashmir
Oct 17, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Srinagar, Oct 17 (IBNS): Suspected militants snatched five rifles from guards in Dalvash village of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Sunday evening, officials said on Monday.
Omar Abdullah faces "random" check at US airport
Oct 17, 2016, at 02:59 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he was stopped and had to spend two hours at a holding area at a U.S airport for a "random" secondary check.
Soldier killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan
Oct 17, 2016, at 04:24 am
Jammu, Oct 16 (IBNS): In a fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistani rangers in Balakote Tarkundi forward sector in Mendhar area of Jammu on Sunday killed at least an army soldier, officials said.
19th session of Krishnaguru International Spiritual Youth Society held at Bokakhat
Oct 17, 2016, at 03:14 am
Guwahati, Oct 16 (IBNS) : Reiterating that the youth must take leading role in making Assam a developed state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the youth must employ its innovative ideas in nation building process and commit themselves to the cause of the society.
Nitish Kumar has qualities of a Prime Minister: JD-U
Oct 17, 2016, at 02:43 am
Patna, Oct 16 (The Bihar Posti/IBNS): The ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) in Bihar on Sunday said chief minister Nitish Kumar has all the qualities of a Prime Minister.