Sonowal urges banks to join hands with govt for effective implementation of flagship programmes
Oct 07, 2016, at 12:50 am
Guwahati, Oct 6 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that to brand the Possibilities, Potentialities and Prosperities of Assam, all Banks must join hands with the government and ensure successful implementation of government flagship programmes for financial inclusion.
Nitish taking revenge for a 16-year-old incident, alleges Shahabuddin's wife
Oct 07, 2016, at 12:42 am
Patna, Oct 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Heena Shahab, wife of controversial RJD politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, has accused the ruling Nitish Kumar government in Bihar of settling a personal score with her husband for a 16-year-old incident.
President of India to visit West Bengal from October 7 to 11
Oct 06, 2016, at 10:20 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal from October 7 to 11, 2016, the President's Secretariat said in a release on Thursday.
Why has RJD president Lalu Prasad suddenly gone mum?
Oct 06, 2016, at 10:16 pm
Patna, Oct 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): RJD President Lalu Prasad has suddenly gone silent, fuelling speculations about what might be bothering this usually vociferous leader.
Kolkata: Illegal gas cylinder storage catches fire, 3 killed
Oct 06, 2016, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a warehouse, filled with gas cylinders, at Tangra Christopher Road area in Kolkata on Thursday which left at least three people dead, reports said.
India to host first AMCDRR after Sendai Framework
Oct 06, 2016, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): India will host the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in November in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
Modi has introduced fair and lovely scheme to turn black money into white : Rahul Gandhi
Oct 06, 2016, at 09:58 pm
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Oct 6 (IBNS) : Deriding Narendra Modi on his "fight against corruption,", Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said instead of fulfilling the poll promise of bringing black money back, the Prime Minister has introduced "fair and lovely" schemes to turn them into white.
70 call centre employees arrested in Mumbai for conning Americans
Oct 06, 2016, at 08:29 pm
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IBNS) : The Mumbai police have arrested 70 call centre employees on the charge of duping American citizens by posing themselves as US tax officials over the past one year.
Former RJD lawmaker Raj Ballabh Yadav out on bail, meets Lalu Prasad
Oct 06, 2016, at 08:24 pm
Patna, Oct 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A rape-accused lawmaker Raj Ballabh Yadav met RJD president Lalu Prasad at the latter's residence on Thursday. What transpired between them, however, is not known.
Defence Minister Parrikar urges ASEAN countries to fight terrorism in every form
Oct 06, 2016, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, while delivering the keynote address on Tuesday at a forum hosted by the National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Defence, said that non-traditional threats and terrorism were the foremost challenges to South East Asia.
No need to name interim CM for unwell Jayalalithaa : Madras High Court
Oct 06, 2016, at 08:19 pm
Chennai, Oct 6 (IBNS) Rejecting the plea made in a petition, the Madas High Court on Thursday said that there is no need for the Tamil Nadu Government to make a formal statement on the health of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa or choose an interim Chief Minister while she is in hospital for treatment, reports said.
Three terrorists killed in north Kashmir, Attack on Army camps foiled
Oct 06, 2016, at 06:32 pm
Sringar, Oct 6 (IBNS) : Three terrorists were killed after they attacked an army camp in Langate in north Kashmir's Handwara on Thursday morning, reports said.
Rohit Vemula not a dalit, ended life due to frustration: probe panel tells HRD ministry
Oct 06, 2016, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Rohit Vemula, the dalit student of Hyderabad University, whose suicide earlier this year caused massive uproar in the country resulting in anti-establish demonstrations, ended his life because he was frustrated and did not belong to the backward class, a one-man enquiry panel told the HRD Ministry, according to media reports.
Delhi CM urges govt to expose Pakistan internationally
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Taking a U-turn on his stance about the Surgical Strikes conducted by the Indian Army in Pakistan, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that he is happy with some media channel exposing Pakistan's false propaganda and urged the government to do the same.
Kupwara: Militants attack army camp
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:31 pm
Kupwara, Oct 6 (IBNS): Militants attacked an army camp in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, reports said.
BVR Mohan Reddy appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
Oct 06, 2016, at 03:01 am
Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IBNS): BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder and Executive Chairman Cyient Ltd., has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Bihar: After saving her from witch doctor, man rapes girl in Aurangabad
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:17 am
Patna, Oct 5 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): From the frying pan into the fire—This exactly remains the case of a minor girl who narrowly escaped being raped by a witch doctor but the very next moment ended up being sexually assaulted by a man who saved her.
Mehbooba meets Modi to discuss overall situation in J&K
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:04 am
Srinagar, Oct 5 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the overall situation in the state.
Had a good meeting with Sri Lankan PM: Rajnath Singh
Oct 06, 2016, at 01:15 am
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said he had a 'great meeting' with Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Narendra Modi
Oct 06, 2016, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe here.
Oct 06, 2016, at 12:08 am
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said India has thwarted his nations move to bring both the countries to the dialogue table.
Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Oct 05, 2016, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
Prime Minister of Singapore calls on President Mukherjee
Oct 05, 2016, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Republic of Singapore, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Bangalore: Building collapses, 4 feared trapped
Oct 05, 2016, at 11:02 pm
Bangalore, Oct 5 (IBNS): A five-storey building collapsed in Bangalore on Wednesday,reports said.
Saradha scam: Suspended TMC MP Kunal Ghosh gets interim bail from Calcutta HC
Oct 05, 2016, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted an interim bail on a personal bond of 2 lakh rupees to suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP and journalist Kunal Ghosh in multi-crore Saradha financial scam case.
School bus catches fire in Kolkata, none hurt
Oct 05, 2016, at 10:51 pm
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): A massive blaze gutted an empty school bus in Kolkata's satellite town Salt Lake on Wednesday, reports said.
UN to court throws out Marshall Islands' case against India
Oct 05, 2016, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): The International Court of Justice, on Wednesday, upheld India's objection to jurisdiction in the Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament case filed by the Marshall Islands against India, according to media reports.
PM Modi warns ministers against bragging over surgical strikes
Oct 05, 2016, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly warned his ministers against bragging over and speaking speaking out of turn on the Indian Army's surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) last week, NDTV reports.
Former Army chief opposes calls for sharing proof of India's surgical strikes
Oct 05, 2016, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) : As calls have been raised from different quarters for sharing the footage of India's surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control, former army chief General Shankar Roychowdhury has vehemently opposed revealing any such proof, saying that would go benefiting Pakistan.
Army is said to have handed over Pak attack video to government
Oct 05, 2016, at 09:14 pm
Patna, Oct 5 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Indian Army is likely to have handed over the video of the surgical strike in Pakistan to the government.