President of India to visit Tamil Nadu on Friday and Saturday
Sep 08, 2016, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee will visit Tamil Nadu on Sep 9 and 10, 2016, the President's Secretariat announced on Thursday.
Kashmir : Suspected militants loot weapons of NC leader's house guards
Sep 08, 2016, at 07:03 pm
Srinagar, Sept 8 (IBNS) : A group of suspected militants looted weapons from the residential guards of a National Conference (NC) leader at Damhal Hanjipora village of Kulgam district in south Kashmir on Wednesday night.
President of India’s message on the eve of foundation day of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Sep 08, 2016, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the eve of their Foundation Day (September 9, 2016).
President of India’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Tajikistan
Sep 08, 2016, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Tajikistan on the eve of their 25th Independence Day (September 9, 2016).
Delhi HC sets aside Govt's order to appoint 21 lawmakers as Parliamentary Secretaries
Sep 08, 2016, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) : In a big setback to Arvind Kejriwal's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Delhi High Court has set aside the Government's order appointing 21 lawmakers as parliamentary secretaries, reports said.
Bihar anti-corruption drive : Govt confiscates house of another corrupt official
Sep 08, 2016, at 06:10 pm
Patna, Sept 8 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Bihar Government has confiscated the bungalow of another corrupt official accused of amassing huge wealth through fraudulent means.
Governor gives assent to 'draconian' Bihar prohibition law
Sep 08, 2016, at 05:37 pm
Patna, Sept 8 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind finally gave his assent to the ‘draconian’ new Prohibition and Excise Bill, paving the way for formal implementation of the liquor laws in the state.
ASEAN-India summit: PM Modi meets Park Geun-hye
Sep 08, 2016, at 04:41 pm
Vientiane, Laos, Sept 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met South Korean President Park Geun-hye, on the sidelines of ASEAN-India summit.
Enhancing connectivity central to India’s partnership with ASEAN: PM Modi
Sep 08, 2016, at 04:22 pm
Vientiane, Laos, Sept 8 (IBNS): Attending his third India-ASEAN summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that enhancement of connectivity is central policy to India's partnership with the ASEAN.
Narendra Modi meets Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Sep 08, 2016, at 04:20 pm
Laos,Sept 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday.
Bihar: Youth shot dead for not giving side to gangster's son
Sep 08, 2016, at 03:20 pm
Patna, Sept 8 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A youth in Bihar was killed in cold blood for allegedly not giving road pass to a gangster’s son in yet incident of road rage, alarming the state administration.
PM Narendra Modi meets Laos PM
Sep 08, 2016, at 03:15 pm
Laos, Sept 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Laos counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith here.
Mehbooba welcomes resolution adopted at all party delegation
Sep 08, 2016, at 04:04 am
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS): Welcoming the resolution adopted at the All Party Meeting in New Delhi which calls for dialogue with all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said engagement and reconciliation is the only way forward to end the stalemate and make peace, stability and prosperity a reality in the state and the region.
West Bengal: Explosion in firecracker factory injures 3
Sep 08, 2016, at 03:53 am
Kolkata/East Midnapore, Sept 7 (IBNS): At least three persons were seriously injured due to an explosion in home-based firecracker factory at Mahaldihi area under Egra Police Station limits in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Wednesday, reports said.
One held for calling in bomb threat to Kolkata airport
Sep 08, 2016, at 03:46 am
Kolkata, Sept 7 (IBNS): The Bidhannagar City Police on Wednesday booked a middle-aged man from Dankuni area in Hooghly district of West Bengal for allegedly giving bomb threat to Kolkata airport, officials said.
All Party Delegation achieved nothing: Omar Abdullah
Sep 08, 2016, at 03:12 am
Srinagra, Sept 7 (IBNS): The All Party Delegation (APD), which visited the unrest-hit Kashmir this week, achieved "nothing" and there is "no sense of urgency" to control the situation, National Conference leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Wednesday.
Meghalaya turns transit route of smuggling wooden logs, coal to Bangladesh
Sep 08, 2016, at 03:07 am
Guwahati, Sept 7 (IBNS): It appears smugglers want to exploit the flooded river Simsang and Chillai before the water level goes down as these rivers have been main routes for smuggling wooden logs, coal and bamboo from India to Bangladesh.
Nitish Kumar is more capable to become PM than Modi: Lalu's son
Sep 08, 2016, at 01:53 am
Patna, Sept (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said chief minister Nitish Kumar was more fit to run the nation than incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Illegal arms factory unearthed near Kolkata, huge ammunition seized
Sep 08, 2016, at 12:54 am
Kolkata, Sept 7 (IBNS): Police has busted an illegal arms factory in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and recovered a huge cache of firearms, cartridges and explosives from the factory, officials said on Wednesday.
Majuli's prestige is the Assam's prestige: Sonowal
Sep 08, 2016, at 12:52 am
Guwahati, Sept 7 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that Majuli's prestige is Assam's honour and it will be upheld at any cost.
President of India attends first convocation of NIT Delhi
Sep 08, 2016, at 12:49 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee attended the first convocation of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi on Wednesday in New Delhi.
India summons Pakistani envoy to lodge protest
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): India on Wednesday summoned Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit to lodge a formal protest against the last-minute cancellation of an event in Karachi where India's envoy to Pakistan, Gautam Bambawale, was expected to speak, reports said.
Kashmir issue: Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif attacks India
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad, Sept 7 (IBNS): In a major development which may further deteriorate relationship between the two neighbouring nations, Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif has said the 'struggle of Kashmir people' do not resides in 'raining bullets'.
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:13 pm
Lao, Sept 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
Satbir Singh appointed as next Ambassador of India to Algeria
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Satbir Singh, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
All-party resolution calls for peace and dialogue in Kashmir, says no compromise with sovereignty
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) : A unanimous resolution adopted by all political parties on Wednesday appealed for peace and dialogue to bring normalcy restive Kashmir, while emphasising that there could be no compromise on the nation's sovereignty and integrity, reports said.
Biometric authentication derails PDS in Jharkhand, says Jean Dreze
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Patna, Sept 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The introduction of biometric authentication has derailed Public Distribution System in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, according to a study conducted by a two-member team headed by Jean Dreze, a Belgian-born Indian development economist.
Assam's Majuli island will be India's first island district
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:46 pm
Guwahati, Sep 7 (IBNS): Majuli island, in Assam, which recently won the epaulette of being the world's largest river island, will be declared India's first island district on Thursday, according to media reports.
Indian Prime Minister reaches Lao PDR for summit meetings
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Prime Ministet Narendra Modi arrived in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Wednesday to attend the 14th ASEAN-India Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit, according to media reports.
Union Tourism Ministry approves funds for Swadesh Darshan scheme
Sep 07, 2016, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Tourism approved projects amounting to Rs 450 crore under the Swadesh Darshan scheme for Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim, ministry announced on Wednesday.