Revised triple talaq bill likely in Lok Sabha today
Dec 27, 2018, at 11:38 am
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The government is likely to table the revised triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Once Modi-critic Gordhan Zadaphia becomes BJP poll in-charge in UP
Dec 27, 2018, at 10:57 am
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Gordhan Zadaphia, who was once a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 General Elections.
Forget bullet trains, fix existing ones: BJP leader tells PM Modi in video message
Dec 26, 2018, at 11:48 pm
Amritsar, Dec 26 (IBNS): After a harrowing experience while traveling on the Saryu-Yamuna train for more than 10 hours, Laxmi Kanta Chawla, a BJP leader from Amritsar, suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fix existing trains first before running bullet ones.
Temple trust urges women not to visit Sabarimala for security sake
Dec 26, 2018, at 10:19 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (IBNS): The Travancore Devaswom Board, the trust which manages the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, has urged young women to not come to the temple premise for sake of security and societal harmony, media reports said.
BJP appoints in-charges for 17 states, Chandigarh
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): The BJP on Wednesday started preparations for the 2019 general elections by appointing party-in-charges in 17 states and the Union territory Chandigarh.
Banking services affected in Guwahati following nationwide strike
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): Banking services were affected in Guwahati and other parts of Assam on Wednesday following the nationwide bank strike.
ISIS-style outfit was preparing for attacks in Delhi: NIA
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): India's National Investigation Agency on Wednesday morning carried out searches at 17 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a major crackdown on an ISIS-inspired module styled as ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’ with active support of Delhi and UP police personnel. Ten persons have been arrested.
Indian army personnel with families visit Myanmar
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:18 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): In an attempt to boost Indo-Myanmar relation, 60 couples from Indian Army’s Eastern Command were on a two day trip to Myanmar from Dec 23-25.
House fire in US kills 3 Indian teen siblings
Dec 26, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New York, Dec 26 (IBNS): Three teenaged siblings from Telangana died in the US when the house they were staying in at Collierville, US, caught fire on December 23 night, reports said.
Good governance and reforms must empower the last man in queue: Vice President
Dec 26, 2018, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that ultimate aim of good governance and reforms was to empower the last man in the queue and providing a say for such persons in the process of development should be the ultimate aim of governance.
KCR meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi
Dec 26, 2018, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Meghalaya : 15 miners trapped inside coal pit, rescue operations suspended
Dec 26, 2018, at 06:12 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): 15 miners are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district since Dec 13 and their fate continues to remain unknown as rescuers continue their fight to locate them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Himachal Pradesh tomorrow
Dec 26, 2018, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on Dec 27.
NIA busts ISIS module, 10 suspects arrested
Dec 26, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday said 10 suspected terrorists were arrested as they busted a major ISIS-inspired terror module while conducting raids in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
NIA busts IS module in Uttar Pradesh, 5 arrested
Dec 26, 2018, at 04:26 pm
Lucknow, Dec 26 (IBNS): During a joint operation conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and UP’s anti-terror squad (ATS), five people allegedly connected with a new ISIS module have been arrested from Amroha area in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi over issue of trapped miners
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of rescuing trapped 15 miners in Meghalaya and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader is busy posing in front of the cameras while inaugurating the Bogibeel Bridge on Tuesday.
Teenaged lovers tied to pole, beaten for ‘defying social custom’
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:19 pm
Patna, Dec 26 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Teenaged lovers in Bihar were badly beaten up after being tied to an electric pole in the latest incident indicating the conservative villagers are just not ready to accept the changing trend in the society.
Dec 26, 2018, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Despite the Opposition's allegations that the government is trying to create surveillance, a report by The Hindu suggested that the Centre's proposed draft to curb 'unlawful content' on social media falls in line with several court orders.
Can't say who will be next Prime Minister: Ramdev
Dec 26, 2018, at 12:58 pm
Madurai, Dec 26 (IBNS): With few months to go for the 2019 General Elections, yoga teacher Ramdev has said it is tough to be sure as to who would be the next Prime Minister of the country, NDTV reported.
KCR likely to meet PM Modi in New Delhi today
Dec 26, 2018, at 11:49 am
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Days after meeting Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee over federal front, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Wednesday.
HIV-infected blood given to pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu hospital
Dec 26, 2018, at 11:34 am
Chennai, Dec 26 (IBNS): In a horrific lapse, a Tamil Nadu government hospital has pumped HIV-infected blood into a 24-year old pregnant woman, NDTV reported.
Madhya Pradesh gets first Muslim minster in 15 years
Dec 25, 2018, at 11:20 pm
Bhopal, Dec 25 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh's first Muslim minister in 15 years took oath here on Tuesday.
Rahul takes a dig at Modi for dodging BJP worker's question
Dec 25, 2018, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for apparently dodging question on taxation from a BJP worker.
Bridge would've been ready in 2008-09 had Atal-ji got another term: Modi
Dec 25, 2018, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Bogibeel bridge, India's longest rail cum road bridge, would have ready by 2008-09 if Atal Bihari Vajpayee had got a second term.
Gadkari's 'take responsibility' tip, apparently for BJP leadership
Dec 25, 2018, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Monday said if MLAs and MPs were not performing, the party president should take responsibility for the situation.
Companies to face action if their employees offer namaz in parks, warns Noida Police
Dec 25, 2018, at 06:37 pm
Noida, Dec 25 (IBNS): The Noida Police has directed multi-national companies that public spaces cannot be used for religious activities, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi meets Wang Yi
Dec 25, 2018, at 06:13 pm
Beijing, Dec 25 (IBNS): Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday in Beijing.
Nirendranath Chakraborty passes away in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee mourns
Dec 25, 2018, at 05:44 pm
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): Famous Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakraborty passed away in a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday.
PM Narendra Modi dedicates Bogibeel bridge to the nation; flags off first passenger train
Dec 25, 2018, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated the Bogibeel bridge in Assam, to the nation.
Indian politicians remember former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on birthday
Dec 25, 2018, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary on Tuesday.