Pay for scanning check-in bags at Delhi airport from Feb 1
Jan 16, 2019, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Come February, and you will need to pay to get your checked-in bags scanned at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
No talk of truck with AAP: Sheila Dikshit
Jan 16, 2019, at 01:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit has said her party is not looking for an alliance with the AAP at this stage.
Coal transportation banned in Meghalaya after SC directive
Jan 16, 2019, at 12:49 pm
Guwahati, Jan 16 (IBNS): The Meghalaya government has banned all transportation of coal in the state.
Supreme Court to hear petition against interim CBI head appointment
Jan 16, 2019, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a petition challenging M. Nageswara Rao's appointment as the interim CBI chief next week.
31 Indian cities to have 2 or more airports by 2040
Jan 16, 2019, at 11:45 am
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Delhi and Mumbai will have three airports each by 2040 while 31 cities of the country will have at least two airports.
Black balloon protest at Assam CM event
Jan 16, 2019, at 11:07 am
Guwahati, Jan 16 (IBNS): Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday faced protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 in Assam's Nagaon district. Several organisations are holding similar protests across the state.
Protests at Sabarimala as two new women try to enter shrine
Jan 16, 2019, at 08:49 am
Sabarimala, Jan 16 (IBNS): Protests erupted in Sabarimala Temple in Kerala on Wednesday where devotees prevented two women, who are aged in their 30s, from trekking uphill to enter the shrine.
Prakash Javadekar announces 25 pct hike in college seats to enable 10 pct quota
Jan 15, 2019, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced a 25 per cent increase in seats across all educational institutions to accommodate the 10 per cent reservation recently provided to the Economically Backward Section in general category.
PM Modi offers prayers at Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Jan 15, 2019, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Thiruvananthapuram.
Conduct of Kerala Govt on Sabarimala issue shameful: PM Modi
Jan 15, 2019, at 10:25 pm
Kollam, Jan 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Kerala's Left-led government over the Sabarimala Temple issue.
Kolkata Police arrest two nursing students for allegedly killing 16 puppies
Jan 15, 2019, at 09:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Two days after the bodies of as many as 16 puppies were recovered from the campus of state government run Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in central Kolkata's Sealdah area, police on Tuesday arrested two nursing students for allegedly beating up those puppies to death, officials said.
Young Kolkata cricketer dies of suspected cardiac arrest on field
Jan 15, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): A 21-year-old cricketer died of suspected cardiac arrest while practicing in a north Kolkata ground on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.
India setting up Defence Cyber Agency to tackle virtual war
Jan 15, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the uprising threats in the virtual world, a cyber agency under the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) has started taking shape in India, a senior army official said on Tuesday.
Cooperatives will play a crucial role in doubling farmers’ income by 2022: Singh
Jan 15, 2019, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh has said that Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM) is playing a vital role in the development of Indian cooperatives.
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Government committed to all round development of Odisha & Eastern India: PM Narendra Modi
Jan 15, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Balangir in Odisha on Tuesday.
Jan 15, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): The National Commission for Women has directed the police to take action against a Jadavpur University professor in West Bengal for his comment on 'virgin girl'.
Opposition leaders target PM Modi over Kotler Presidential Award, Smriti Irani gives reply
Jan 15, 2019, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday exchanged barbs over the Kotler Presidential Award received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
I am relaxed: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy says on MLAs withdrawal
Jan 15, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IBNS): As two Independent MLAs have withdrawn their support to the Karnataka government, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy hinted that his government is stable and said he was 'relaxed' and knew his strength completely.
No Rath Yatra in Bengal at present: SC
Jan 15, 2019, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere in the West Bengal government's decision to ban holding a rath yatra by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state.
Kumbh Mela: Smriti Irani takes a dip in holy Ganges
Jan 15, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Prayagraj, Jan 15 (IBNS): As the crucial Kumbh Mela started from Tuesday, Union Minister Smriti Irani took a holy dip in the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh's city of Prayagraj.
Indian Army's Eastern Command celebrates 71st Army Day
Jan 15, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Reaffirming its pledge to defend the nation against all adversaries, external and within, the Eastern Command of the Indian Army on Tuesday morning observed 71st 'Army Day' at Eastern Command headquarters in Kolkata's Fort William.
Two independent MLAs withdraw support to Kumaraswamy's Karnataka Government, no immediate threat
Jan 15, 2019, at 03:27 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IBNS) : In a jolt to the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka, two Independent MLAs have withdrawn their support to the state government led by HD Kumaraswamy, media reports said on Tuesday.
India condemns terror attack in Kabul
Jan 15, 2019, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): India on Tuesday condemned the horrific terror attack in Kabul on Monday in which an Indian national and many others lost their lives.
Forget differences and ensure victory, Mayawati to BSP, SP workers
Jan 15, 2019, at 01:16 pm
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IBNS): BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday appealed to the workers of her party as well as those of the SP to forget their past differences and work together to ensure victory in the coming general elections.
Make Alok Verma meeting minutes public: Mallikarjun Kharge
Jan 15, 2019, at 12:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for immediate release of the findings of the CVC, the Justice AK Patnaik report and the minutes of the January 10 meeting that led to the ouster of CBI chief Alok Verma, The Indian Express said.
Woman who entered Sabarimala in hospital after mother-in-law hits her
Jan 15, 2019, at 12:08 pm
Kochi, Jan 15 (IBNS): One of the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple earlier this month is being treated at a hospital after being attacked by her mother-in-law, NDTV said on Tuesday.
GoAir asked to pay Rs 98,000 for cancelling 25 tickets
Jan 15, 2019, at 11:30 am
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): The consumer forum has directed low-cost airline GoAir to pay a Mumbai resident more than Rs 98,000 for cancelling a 2015 Ahmedabad to Mumbai flight in which he had booked 25 tickets, said Hindustan Times.
Calcutta HC gives woman permission to abort 24-week 'abnormal' foetus
Jan 14, 2019, at 10:58 pm
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS): A bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday granted permission to a pregnant lady to abort her 24-week foetus on the ground of abnormality.
Jan 14, 2019, at 10:45 pm
New Delh, Jan 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the project “Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala” being implemented under the Swadesh Drashan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in Kerala on Tuesday.
Karnataka: 100 BJP MLAs flew to Delhi, 5 of Congress 'missing'
Jan 14, 2019, at 10:18 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IBNS): In a new political twist, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has flew its 100-odd lawmakers to the Delhi and then parked them at a resort in Gurgaon alleging that Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was trying to influence them.