PM Modi visits terror-hit Pathankot Airbase

Jan 10, 2016, at 12:28 am

New Delhi/Pathankot, Jan 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Pathankot Airbase in Punjab, which was attacked by terrorists recently.

Arun Jaitley, Col. Rathore hold interaction with Shyam Benegal Committee on Film Certification

Jan 09, 2016, at 10:03 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS) Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore and I&B Secretary Sunil Arora on Saturday held wide ranging interaction with the recently constituted Shyam Benegal Committee in Mumbai.

Two killed, six injured in grenade blast in Meghalaya

Jan 09, 2016, at 10:01 pm

Guwahati, Jan 9 (IBNS) : At least two people were killed and six others injured in a powerful grenade blast in East Garo Hills of Meghalaya on Saturday, officials said.

Sonia Gandhi to visit Kashmir to pay homage to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

Jan 09, 2016, at 08:59 pm

Srinagar, Jan 9 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi will arrive in the Kashmir valley on Sunday to pay her homage to late Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away in New Delhi on Thursday.

Meghalaya: Blast rocks marketplace, 2 killed

Jan 09, 2016, at 08:44 pm

Shillong, Jan 9 (IBNS): A blast rocked William Nagar market in Meghalaya on Saturday which left at least two people killed, media reports said.

DRDO conducts test firing of new Tank Ammunition for Arjun MBT

Jan 09, 2016, at 08:08 pm

Washington, Jan 9 (IBNS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted test firing of new tank ammunition Pene¬¬tration-Cum Blast (PCB) and Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition, specially designed for Arjun Tank at Chandipur, Odisha on Jan 6, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

New airports may be named after cities

Jan 09, 2016, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS) The central government is contemplating a policy to stop naming new airports in the country after famous personalities, reports said.

PM Modi visits terrorist-hit Pathankot air base

Jan 09, 2016, at 06:22 pm

Pathankot, Jan 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday is visiting the air force base in Punjab's Pathankot district that was attacked by six terrorists from Pakistan on January two.

PM Modi arrives in Pathankot air base

Jan 09, 2016, at 05:28 pm

Pathankot, Jan 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Pathankot to assess the situation after last week's terrorist attack in the Air Force station.

PM Modi leaves for terrorist-hit Pathankot air base

Jan 09, 2016, at 05:07 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Pathankot Air Base station in Punjab for an assessment of the situation in the area that came under a fierce terrorist attack.last week.

NSUI members stage protest outside Subramanian Swamy's seminar on Ram temple

Jan 09, 2016, at 04:48 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS) Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), students' wing of the Congress, on Saturday staged protest outside the venue of a seminar to be addressed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, reports said.

Never called Aamir Khan a traitor : Manoj Tiwar

Jan 09, 2016, at 04:28 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS) As a political row broke out following removal of Aamir Khan as the brand ambassador of Incredible India, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has denied having called the actor a traitor during Parliament panel meeting on tourism, reports said.

PM Modi likely to visit Pathankot today

Jan 09, 2016, at 02:38 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Pathankot Air Base station in Punjab on Saturday.

CBI arrests Pearls Group CMD in alleged ponzi scam

Jan 09, 2016, at 05:28 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested arrested Pearls Group CMD Nirmal Singh Bhangoo along with three others in connection with a case relating to alleged collection of huge funds to the tune of Rs.45,000 crore from over 5 crore investors spread all over the country.

Bribe: CBI arrests Additional GM of BSNL

Jan 09, 2016, at 05:13 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday said it has arrested Additional General Manager, Telecom Project, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Jaipur (Rajasthan) for demanding & accepting an alleged bribe of Rs.50,000 from the complainant.

PM Modi likely to visit Pathankot Air Force base on Saturday

Jan 09, 2016, at 04:57 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Pathankot in Punjab on Saturday following the terrorist attack which rocked the air force base last Saturday.

Kolkata: Jadavpur University VC gheraoed for union polls

Jan 09, 2016, at 04:55 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): Demanding the publication of union polls' notification, the students of Kolkata's Jadavpur University have gheraoed the Vice-Chancellor (VC), registrar and other officials since Friday evening.

Kolkata: Ghulam Ali's concert to be held at Netaji Indoor Stadium

Jan 09, 2016, at 04:38 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): After changing at least three venues, West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (WBMDFC) on Friday fixed Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata as the venue to host Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali and his son Aamir Ali's concert.

J&K govt formation: Guv asks PDP, BJP to clear positions

Jan 09, 2016, at 04:02 am

Srinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS): To avert constitutional crises in the state post the demise of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, the Jammu and Kashmir governor has addressed letters to presidents of the PDP and the BJP about their respective positions regarding formation of the new government.

Fake passport racket busted in Kolkata, CID takes over investigation

Jan 09, 2016, at 03:46 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday has taken over the probe into fake passport racket bust case in Kolkata, reports said.

Pacific Fleet Commander visits India

Jan 09, 2016, at 02:58 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) To consolidate US-India defence ties, Commander of Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift is on a 3-day visit (Jan 7-9) to India.

Bengal Global Business Summit: Arvind Kejriwal, Arun Jaitley share stage

Jan 09, 2016, at 02:39 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): At a time when Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley are engaged in a tussle over the alleged DDCa scams, Kolkata witnessed a different scene when both the leaders shared the stage at the Bengal Global Business Summit 2016 on Friday.

Illegal arms factory busted near Kolkata, 5 arrested

Jan 09, 2016, at 02:27 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): Police on Thursday night busted an illegal arms factory at Mullickpur Kajipara area near Baruipur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and booked at least four persons, reports said.

Use power of persuasion and astute leadership to contribute to success of flagship policies and programmes, says President

Jan 09, 2016, at 02:06 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee called upon all Governors and Lt. Governors to use power of persuasion and astute leadership to contribute to success of flagship policies and programmes.

Framers of the country's Constitution rightly adopted parliamentary democracy: Jaitley

Jan 09, 2016, at 01:45 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS) Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley on Friday said that after independence framers of the country's Constitution rightly adopted parliamentary democracy at a time when large part of the world was moving towards left ideology; democracies were failing and army had overthrown many elected governments.

Sharif holds meeting on Pathankot attack, says Pakistan committed to combat terrorism

Jan 09, 2016, at 01:43 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday held a high-level meeting to review the regional situation and reiterated his country's commitment to cooperate with India on investigating the Pathankot terror attack.

NIA continues investigation on Pathankot attack, autopsy conducted on terrorists' bodies

Jan 09, 2016, at 01:27 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): In the ongoing investigations by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Pathankot Terrorist attacks, post mortem examinations of the bodies of the terrorists killed have been conducted at Pathankot Civil hospital on, a government statement said.

Saradha: ED interrogates artist Shubhaprasanna's daughter

Jan 09, 2016, at 12:59 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday interrogated the daughter of artist Shubhaprasanna- Jonaki Bhattacharya- in connection with its ongoing probe into the Saradha financial scam, sources said.

110 of all budget announcements have been achieved: Prabhu

Jan 08, 2016, at 10:58 pm

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS) The Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu has said that as part of better customer service, the Ministry of Railways is working on many initiatives and about 110 of all budget announcements have been achieved.

Kolkata: Ghulam Ali's concert to be shifted to Mohun Bagan ground ?

Jan 08, 2016, at 10:32 pm

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): As the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) said no to Pakistani ghazal Singer Ghulam Ali's concert at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the organizers are planning to shift the venue of the programme, which is scheduled to be held on Jan 12, to Mohun Bagan Ground.