New horizons Pluto stamp earns Guinness World Record
Jul 20, 2016, at 03:11 pm
California, July 20 (IBNS) It’s a new world record that’s being broken every second.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in the kitchen of actor Prasenjit Chatterjee
Jul 20, 2016, at 05:03 am
Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out at the residence of Bengali superstar Prasenjit Chatterjee in Kolkata's Ballygunge Place area on Tuesday late evening, reports said.
Mining sector can help achieve sustainable development goals: Report
Jul 20, 2016, at 04:57 am
New York, USA, July 19 (IBNS): Large-scale mining has the potential to play a critical role in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in resource-rich countries, according to a new report published today on the occasion of the UN High-Level Political Forum in New York.
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Malaysia calls on PM Modi
Jul 20, 2016, at 03:40 am
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Malaysia called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Kolkata Metro service disrupted as man attempts suicide
Jul 20, 2016, at 02:24 am
Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata has been disrupted since Tuesday evening as a middle aged man committed suicide at Rabindra Sarovar station, reports said.
Senior Naxalite leader Gaur Chakraborty acquitted
Jul 20, 2016, at 01:35 am
Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): A Kolkata court on Tuesday acquitted veteran Maoist leader Gaur Chakraborty, seven years after he was arrested from the city.
Deputy PM of Malaysia meets PM Modi
Jul 20, 2016, at 01:26 am
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Deputy PM of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Bin Hamidi Met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday.
Guruprasad Mohapatra takes over as Chairman Airports Authority of India
Jul 20, 2016, at 12:48 am
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS) Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, an IAS Officer of Gujarat Cadre, (1986 Batch) in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, took over as Chairman, Airports Authority of India on Tuesday.
BK Bansal's wife, daughter commit suicide
Jul 19, 2016, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The wife and daughter of arrested senior IAS officer BK Bansal have committed suicide, reports said on Tuesday.
PM Narendra Modi mourns death of CRPF jawans in Maoist attack
Jul 19, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the death of CRPF jawans in a Maoist attack in Bihar on Monday.
Army to hold inquiry into Qazigund civilian deaths
Jul 19, 2016, at 09:31 pm
Srinagar, July 19 (IBNS): The Army announced on Tuesday that it will hold an inquiry into the firing incident at Qazigund, when three people were killed and six injured, according media reports.
Congress members walk out of Lok Sabha protesting Rajnath's accusation
Jul 19, 2016, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) : Congress members staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha on Tuesday in protest against Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's statement accusing the previous UPA regime of destabilising several state Governments.
Congress has habit of destabilising Governments : Rajnath Singh
Jul 19, 2016, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday alleged that the Congress "has the habit" of destabilising democratically elected Governments and denied that the BJP had any role in the political crisis in Uttaranchal and Arunachal Pradesh.
Domestic production of urea on the rise
Jul 19, 2016, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mansukh L. Mandaviya informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the domestic production in the year 2015-16, was the highest ever.
Hyderabad's drunken driving accident leads to bar licence cancellations
Jul 19, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Hyderabad, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Excise department has cancelled the licence of three bars in Hyderabad, including that of Thank God It's Friday (TGIF), for selling liquor to a group of students, one of whose drunk driving led to three death, the media reported on Tuesday.
Three more people, including two women, killed in Kashmir, curfew and shutdown continue
Jul 19, 2016, at 07:18 pm
Srinagar, July 19 (IBNS) : With the death of three more civilians, including two women, since Monday, the toll in the strife-torn Kashmir rose to 43 as restrictions and a complete shutdown remained in force across the valley for the 11th day on Tuesday, media reports said.
Two naval patrol boats sink in Mumbai
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:46 pm
Mumbai, July 19 (IBNS) : Two security boats of Indian Navy sank at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following fire onboard, reports said.
SC says cases can be transferred from J&K courts to other states
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has ruled on Tuesday that it can transfer cases being tried in Jammu and Kashmir courts to other states, according to media reports.
Navjot Sidhu resigns not only from Rajya Sabha, but also from BJP : Wife clarifies
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) : Former test cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife has clarified that her husband's resignation as a BJP Rajya Sabha member implies that he has quit the party.
Supreme Court pulls up Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remark on the RSS
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was pulled up by the Supreme Court on Tuesday regarding his alleged comment blaming the RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, according to media reports.
PM Modi congratulates Malcolm Turnbull
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.
India-US bilateral energy cooperation talks
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Washington/New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas met the US Secretary of Energy Dr Ernest Moniz in Washington on Monday. The two Ministers reviewed bilateral energy cooperation, especially in oil and gas sector between the two countries.
Elite CRPF commandos die in Maoist ambush in Bihar
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:09 pm
Patna, Jul 19 (IBNS): Ten soldiers of the elite COBRA commando team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died in a suspected Maoist attack in a forested area off the Aurangabad-Gaya border in Bihar, according to media reports on Tuesday. Several injured jawans have been shifted to hospitals.
PM Modi greets nation on Guru Purnima
Jul 19, 2016, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Tuesday on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
BJP extremely suffocating, says Kejriwal
Jul 19, 2016, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The verbal duel between the Central government and Delhi Chief Minister continues, with the latter referring to the incumbent government as suffocating in his latest tweet.
Bihar: 10 CRPF commandos killed in IED blast
Jul 19, 2016, at 03:18 pm
Patna, July 19 (IBNS): In a Naxal triggered IED blast at least 10 CRPF commandos belonging to the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) battalion were killed in Bihar on Monday, reports said.
Narada sting: Kolkata Police summon TMC leader Iqbal Ahmed
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:10 am
Kolkata, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Hooghly's Khanakul assembly constituency and Kolkata Municipal Corporation's Deputy Mayor Iqbal Ahmed in connection with its ongoing probe into Narada sting operation, officials said.
Gujarat: Seven backward caste people attempt suicide
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:35 am
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IBNS): Protesting against the atrocities against them, seven dalit people, including a Congress leader, attempted suicide in Gujarat on Monday, reports said.
Two suspected jehadis nabbed in Assam
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:19 am
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS) : Security forces on Monday apprehended two suspected jehadis from Assam’s Chirang district, officials said.
India, Malaysia to proactively engage to combat the menace of ISIS
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS) India and Malaysia have agreed to proactively engage to combat the menace of ISIS activities. In his delegation level meeting with the visiting Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Dato Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi here today, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that we are concerned about the danger of enhanced activities of ISIS in democratic countries like India and Malaysia.