Kanhaiya Kumar to walk out of jail today
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who was granted an interim bail of six months on Wednesday, is likely to walk out of the jail on Thursday.
Firing on villagers in E Midnapore: Accused SDPO transferred
Mar 03, 2016, at 04:35 am
Kolkata/East Midnapore, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, who allegedly fired bullets aiming at protesting villagers on Wednesday early morning, has been transferred to the post of DSP of Counter Insurgency Force (CIF), reports said.
Kharagpur IIT graduate put himself for sale on Flipkart
Mar 03, 2016, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): To get his dream job, a passed out student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur has put himself for sale in India's e-commerce giant- Flipkart, instead of sending CV to company's official email address.
Bengal polls: Political parties' election manifestos to come under ECI's scanner
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:47 am
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said no political party could write fake or absurd promises in its election manifesto for the West Bengal assembly election 2016 this year.
JNU row: Kanhaiya gets interim bail for six months
Mar 03, 2016, at 12:55 am
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is in jail after his arrest on sedition charges, was granted an interim bail of six months on Wednesday.
Delhi HC grants bail to Kanhaiya Kumar
Mar 03, 2016, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six months to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.
Kolkata: Minor fire breaks out at Nabanna, brought under control
Mar 02, 2016, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out on Wednesday in the room of West Bengal Agriculture Minister Purnendu Basu at state's main administrative building Nabanna in Kolkata, reports said.
PM Modi should also listen others: Gandhi
Mar 02, 2016, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tried to corner the Centre in the Parliament as he slammed the government over numerous issues and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should also listen to the opinion of the people of the country.
PM will launch Setubharatam project to make national highways railway crossing free
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) The Government has decided to launch ‘Setubharatam’ project to make all National Highways railway crossing free by the year 2019.
Files related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose declassified: Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary tells Parl
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) The Government of India has declassified all the available classified files and transferred these files to National Archives of India (NAI) for permanent retention.
B P Kanungo is the new executive director at RBI
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:19 pm
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IBNS) B. P. Kanungo has taken over as the new Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday and will look after Foreign Exchange Department, Department of Government and Bank Accounts and Internal Debt Management Department.
Aircel-Maxis: Government is going to the root of cases, says Jaitley
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said his government is moving to the root of each of the case connected with the Aircel-Maxis deal.
Laser walls along riverine stretches of India-Pakistan border
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question by Majeed Memon and S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that installing laser wall is one of the integrated measures taken by the Border Security Force (BSF) to check terrorist infiltration along Indo-Pakistan border.
Bangladesh FM Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali meets Sushma Swaraj
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Bangladesh FM Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali on Wednesday met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here.
India and World Bank sign agreement to improve higher education in MP
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) A financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 300 million (equivalent) for the "Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project" was signed between India and the World Bank on Tuesday.
West Bengal: SDPO fires bullets aiming villagers, 2 shot
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least two villagers sustained bullet injuries on Wednesday morning, when local Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) allegedly fired a them indiscriminately over a puja-function at Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, reports said.
Measures to protect India's monuments
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) A committee from the Ministry of Culture has recommended to the Union government to form a Special Force and provide them with tools and electronic gadgets for protection of Monuments and Art Installations as part of a comprehensive security policy, informed the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday .
West Bengal: Facebook post sparks tension in Birbhum, 1 killed
Mar 02, 2016, at 07:56 pm
Kolkata/Birbhum, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least one person was killed on Tuesday during a clash between police and protesters, following a controversial Facebook post at Illambazar area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, officials said.
Tilting of India's highest tower Qutub Minar
Mar 02, 2016, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma said that the Qutub Minar in New Delhi is experiencing a mean rate of annual change in tilt of 3.5 seconds per year with respect to its base centre.
EA Minister Sushma Swaraj meets former President of Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
Mar 02, 2016, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday met with former President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Kumaratunga and Afghanistan Hamid Karzai.
President of India wishes Bulgaria on the eve of National Day
Mar 02, 2016, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the government and people of the Republic of Bulgaria on the eve of their National Day (March 3, 2016).
AIADMK lawmakers protest against Karthi Chidambaram
Mar 02, 2016, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Protesting against former Union Minister P Chidambaram's son Karthi, AIADMK lawmakers demanded action against him, disrupting both the house on Wednesday.
Ishrat Jehan case: Chidambaram has already explained his stance, says Sonia Gandhi
Mar 02, 2016, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) As the Ishrat Jehan encounter case thickens, pushing Congress on the back foot, party supremo Sonia Gandhi stated on Wednesday that BJP is targeting them and has been doing so for a long time.
Two videos of JNU anti-India slogans doctored, 5 authentic says lab report
Mar 02, 2016, at 05:45 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 2 (IBNS): Two videos of the controversial anti-India slogans being shouted at a JNU event to observe the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru were doctored while five others are authentic, said a forensic probe ordered by the Delhi government.
Shah Rukh Khan's father-in-law dies
Mar 02, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IBNS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's father-in-law Colonel Ramesh Chanda Chibber passed away on Tuesday night at a Delhi hospital.
Susnanda Pushkar: Delhi Police writes to DG health services to form board
Mar 02, 2016, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) The Delhi Police has asked the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to form a board comprising of doctors and forensic experts to examine the death of Congress MP Sashi Tharoor's late wife Sunanda Pushkar, according to reports.
Modi govt constantly fighting everyone: Arvind Kejriwal
Mar 02, 2016, at 03:41 pm
Modi govt constantly fighting everyone: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Police charges PK Pachauri of sexual harassment
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Delhi Police on Tuesday charged TERI executive vice-chairman R K Pachauri with sexual harassment of a former woman collegue , media reports.
Govt. amenity provided ex-CMs of Assam
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:00 am
Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS) : The Governor of Assam by a notification on Feb 29 has declared that the Ex-Chief Ministers of Assam, who have completed minimum continuous tenure of one year as Chief Minister, shall be provided with rent free furnished accommodation of the status of a Cabinet Minister, one private secretary, one assistant, one driver, four PSOs, House Guard Party(1+4) at maximum of two locations which can be augmented as per threat perception of Ex-Chief Minister, two peons and telephone at the state headquarters.
Assam govt to move court against Union govt to restore special category status: Gogoi
Mar 02, 2016, at 01:55 am
Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that his government will go to the court against the Union government for restoring special category status.