We’ve left behind culture of delays, says Modi while inaugurating projects in Leh

Feb 03, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Leh, Feb 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for various development projects in Ladakh's Leh and made a mega push for education as well as claiming that electricity has been brought for all in the area.

WB Govt denies permission for Yogi Adityanath's chopper landing in state

Feb 03, 2019, at 02:59 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The West Bengal government on Sunday denied permission to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to land his chopper in the state.

Guwahati: Leopard enters house, attacks woman

Feb 03, 2019, at 02:15 pm

Guwahati, Feb 3 (IBNS): Tension prevailed at Satgaon area in Guwahati after a leopard entered into a house and left a woman seriously injured. 

11 coaches of Seemanchal Express derail in Bihar, seven dead: Govt

Feb 03, 2019, at 12:49 pm

Patna, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Ministry of Railways on Sunday confirmed that 11 rear most coaches of Seemanchal Express got derailed at SahadaiBuzurg Station in Bihar leaving seven passengers dead.

Army Chief visits North East for two days

Feb 03, 2019, at 11:16 am

Guwahati, Feb 3 (IBNS): General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff, arrived on a two-day visit at Rangapahar Military Station on Saturday, to review operational preparedness of army formations in the region. 

PM Modi expresses anguish over loss of lives in Bihar train derailment

Feb 03, 2019, at 10:46 am

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed 'deep anguish' over the loss of lives in the derailment of 11 coaches of the Delhi-bound superfast Seemanchal Express in Bihar.

Seven dead as 11 coaches of Seemanchal Express derail in Bihar

Feb 03, 2019, at 10:22 am

Patna, Feb 3 (IBNS): At least seven people died and many got injured after 11 coaches of the superfast Seemanchal Express, which was on its way to Delhi, derailed in Bihar’s Vaishali district early on Sunday morning, media reports said.

Nine coaches of Seemanchal Express derail, 6 die

Feb 03, 2019, at 08:11 am

Patna, Feb 3 (IBNS):  Nine coaches of Seemanchal Express derailed in Bihar's Vaishali district and left at least six people dead on Sunday, reports said.

At least 16 injured in stampede-like situation at Modi's Bengal rally

Feb 02, 2019, at 11:12 pm

Thakurnagar, Feb 2 (IBNS): At least 16 people were injured after a stampede-like situation occurred at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Thakurnagar on Saturday.

It is time to create a code of conduct for journalists: Venkaiah Naidu tells media bodies

Feb 02, 2019, at 07:16 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the time has come for media bodies to come out with a code of conduct for journalists in view of the critical role journalism plays in protecting democracy and in serving the larger good of the society.

Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed as CBI chief

Feb 02, 2019, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS):  Former Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla has been appointed as the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation, reports said.

Detention of students: India issues 'demarche' on USA

Feb 02, 2019, at 05:54 pm

Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): In a major development, India has issued a demarche on USA after several Indian students were detained in the country.

IIT Hyderabad student jumps to death

Feb 02, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Hyderabad, Feb 2 (IBNS): An engineering student from IIT Hyderabad at Kandi in Sangareddy district was suspected to have committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the college building, media reports said on Saturday.

Bengal's leadership infuriated PM Narendra Modi: Mamata Banerjee

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Hitting back at Narendra Modi for accusing the TMC government of misrule in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Prime Minister got angry as he is aware that the eastern state will lead the country in near future.

Bihar: Tough cop Gupteshwar Pandey appointed as new DGP

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Patna, Feb 2 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A senior IPS official Gupteshwar Pandey was on Thursday appointed the new Director General of Police, Bihar.

Mahagathbandhan: AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu meets Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS):  With the country gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on Friday.

Modi attacks Mamata over Ayushman Bharat, says TMC government against poor

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:09 pm

Durgapur, Feb 2 (IBNS): In one of the sharpest attacks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in recent times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called the ruling TMC government as opposed to poor people as it has withdrawn the state from Centre's newly-launched health scheme Ayushman Bharat.

Assam’s JMB operative arrested in Kerala

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:51 pm

Guwahati, Feb 2 (IBNS): Continuing its operation against the Bangladesh based terrorist organization Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), security forces have arrested an operative of JMB from Kerala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Jammu, Srinagar and Leh tomorrow

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:34 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu, Srinagar and Leh on Feb 3.

Mamata betrayed poor by denying Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme: Modi at Durgapur rally

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:22 pm

Durgapur, West Bengal: Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the TMC supremo because of politics denied the people of Bengal the Rs 5 lakh free healtcare scheme called Ayushman Bharat. Speaking at a rally here, he said "a government which betrays the poor can never benefit anyone."  

Robert Vadra gets anticipatory bail in London property case

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Businessman Robert Vadra, who is the husband of Congress general secretary in eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi, got an anticipatory bail on Saturday in connection with a money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said.

West Bengal: TMC, BJP activists clash in Durgapur ahead of PM Modi's visit

Feb 02, 2019, at 02:57 pm

Kolkata/Durgapur, Feb 2 (IBNS): Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to West Bengal's steel city Durgapur, activists of BJP and state's ruling TMC on Friday night engaged in a clash with each other over the alleged removal of Modi's cutouts, reports said.

Robert Vadra moves for anticipatory bail in London property case

Feb 02, 2019, at 01:52 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Robert Vadra, who is the husband of Congress general secretary in eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi, has sought an anticipatory bail on Friday in connection with a money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said.

Modi attacks Mamata at Thakurnagar rally in Bengal over 'democracy', 'syndicate raj'

Feb 02, 2019, at 01:21 pm

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Apart from pitching in the new benefits provided to the farmers through interim union budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who recently said the Modi government has expired, from a rally in West Bengal.

Koregaon-Bhima case: Accused Dalit scholar and activist arrested in Mumbai

Feb 02, 2019, at 12:18 pm

Mumbai, Feb 2 (IBNS): Dalit scholar and activist, Anand Teltumbde, who is an accused in the violence which broke out in Koregaon-Bhima in Maharashtra early 2018, was arrested at Mumbai airport on Saturday morning.

PM Modi to address twin rallies in West Bengal today

Feb 02, 2019, at 11:03 am

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): With few weeks to go for the 2019 General Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a couple of rallies in West Bengal on Saturday.

Woman shot dead by suspected terrorists in Kashmir, footage goes viral on internet

Feb 02, 2019, at 09:55 am

Srinagar, Feb 2 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists have shot dead a woman in Jammu and Kashmir and the entire incident was captured on the camera, triggering protests across the state.

Two tribal girls die in explosion in Manipur’s Noney district

Feb 02, 2019, at 08:48 am

Guwahati, Feb 2 (IBNS): Two tribal girls of a same family died in a bomb explosion incident in Manipur’s Noney district on Friday while they were going to work in the jhum field.

Mamata, Left slam Modi government over interim union budget

Feb 01, 2019, at 10:09 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Despite a populist interim union budget presented by acting Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Left raised questions on the feasibility of the measures taken by the Narendra Modi government just few months before the 2019 General Elections.

Rajiv Nayan Choubey takes oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC

Feb 01, 2019, at 05:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Rajiv Nayan Choubey, took the Oath of office and Secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission on Friday.