Buildings collapse in Noida, three killed
Jul 18, 2018, at 09:17 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a building felled on another building in Greater Noida near Delhi on Tuesday, reports said.
Venkaiah Naidu says Government alone not responsible for House functioning
Jul 17, 2018, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Expressing serious concern over declining confidence of the people in the Parliament, the Vice President and the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asserted that smooth functioning of the House is not the responsibility of the Government alone and it is a joint responsibility of all sections of the House.
Two passengers carrying USD 1,55,000 held at Kolkata airport
Jul 17, 2018, at 07:42 pm
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): The Customs department on Monday late night arrested two passengers for possessing cash worth US Dollars 1,55,000 from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI-CCU) airport in Kolkata, officials said.
Assam police ban Togadia to visit Guwahati
Jul 17, 2018, at 07:34 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): In view to maintain law and order situation in Assam ahead of final draft of the updating National Register of Citizens (NRC) publication, Assam police have banned Pravin Togadia, president of newly formed Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) from holding meetings in Guwahati.
Chennai: Advocates thrash 17 men arrested over sexually assaulting minor
Jul 17, 2018, at 07:23 pm
Chennai, July 17 (IBNS): Advocates thrashed 17 men who were arrested in Chennai for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, media reports said.
Rear Admiral Saw Shi Tat, Republic of Singapore Navy visits INS Teg at Djibouti
Jul 17, 2018, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): A delegation led by the Commander Combined Task Force (CTF 151), Rear Admiral Saw Shi Tat, Republic of Singapore Navy, visited INS Teg (presently berthed at Djibouti harbour) on 16 Jul 18.
Jharkhand: Swami Agnivesh allegedly attacked by BJP Yuva Morcha workers
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:58 pm
Pakur, July 17 (IBNS): Members of BJP Yuva Morcha allegedly attacked social activist Swami Agnivesh in Pakur district of Jharkhand on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:31 pm
On July 2, 2018, the Parliament of Nepal endorsed a Bill tabled on June 28, 2018, to extend the terms of two transitional justice bodies – the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP). With the passage of the Bill the terms of the two bodies were formally extended till February 7, 2019. TRC and CIEDP were formed on February 7, 2015, in the spirit of the Interim Constitution of 2007 and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 2006, to probe instances of serious violations of human rights and determine the status of those who disappeared in the course of the armed conflict between the State and the then Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), between February 13, 1996, and November 21, 2006. The Commissions were formed with a two-year term, and were awarded their first one-year extension on February 7, 2017. Their extended tenure expired on February 7, 2018.
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:29 pm
On July 13, 2018, at least 149 civilians were killed and 186 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up targeting a political rally of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) at Dringarh village in Mastung District of Balochistan. According to the bomb disposal squad (BDS), up to 15 kilograms of explosive material was used in the incident. The dead included Siraj Raisani, the BAP candidate from National Assembly seat Province Balochistan–35 (PB-35, Mastung). Siraj’s elder brother, Nawab Aslam Raisani, was the Chief Minister of Balochistan Province between 2008 and 2013. Most of the other victims were residents of Kanak and Dringarh areas, who had invited Raisani to announce their support for him. The Islamic State (IS) and the ‘Ghazi force Lal Masjid’ wing of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
By tweeting, Rahul Gandhi accepted that Congress is a Muslim party: BJP
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Countering Congress president Rahul Gandhi's recent tweet over his reported 'Muslim party' remark, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said the former has accepted that his party belongs to the minority community.
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): A day after at least 91 people were injured as part of a temporary tent collapsed on them during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Medinipur district of West Bengal, district police on Tuesday registered a case under few non-bailable sections against the decorator and organizer of the rally and initiated an investigation into the accident, officials said.
Maneka Gandhi asks states to examine all Missionaries of Charity institutes
Jul 17, 2018, at 02:40 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): In the wake of reports of alleged child trafficking in Ranchi Missionaries of Charity, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi asked all states to examine similar institutes, media reports said.
I erase hatred and fear: Rahul Gandhi on 'Muslim Party' remark
Jul 17, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Amid the controversy over his reported 'Muslim Party' remark, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he erases hatred and fear.
Mobocracy can't be allowed to become a new norm: Supreme Court on cow vigilantism
Jul 17, 2018, at 12:35 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Condemning the acts of mob lynchings in the name of cow protection, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said mobocracy cannot be allowed to become a new norm in the country, media reports said.
No one can take law into their hands: Supreme Court on cow vigilantism
Jul 17, 2018, at 11:03 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Slamming the cow vigilantes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said no individual can take law into their own hands, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Minor girl raped in Chennai's Ayanavaram
Jul 17, 2018, at 11:01 am
Chennai, July 17 (IBNS): An 11-year old girl has been raped multiple times by around 15 people over a period of six months in Ayanavaram area of Tami Nadu's capital Chennai, media reports said.
West Bengal: Tent collapses at PM Modi's rally; 67 injured
Jul 16, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Kolkata, July 16 (IBNS): At least 67 people were hurt as a portion of a temporary structure to shield from rain collapsed on people attending the rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Midnapore College Ground in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Monday.
PM Modi accuses TMC government of running syndicates in West Bengal
Jul 16, 2018, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, July 16 (IBNS): Addressing the farmers at a rally in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of ruining the state by running syndicates.
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Nigerian Navy chief Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas visiting India
Jul 16, 2018, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, Chief of the Naval Staff, Nigerian Navy is visiting India from 16 to 19 July 2018 along with a four member Nigerian Navy delegation.
India successfully test fires BrahMos missile
Jul 16, 2018, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile, was successfully test-fired on Monday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore, Odisha, Indian government official said.
Women empowerment is not only a national goal but also a global agenda: Vice President Naidu
Jul 16, 2018, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that empowerment of women is central to achieving the objective of inclusive, equitable and sustainable development and it is not only a national goal but also a global agenda.
PM Modi visits hospital after many were injured in his rally in Bengal's West Medinipur
Jul 16, 2018, at 06:04 pm
Kolkata, July 16 (IBNS): More than 40 people were hurt as a portion of a temporary structure to shield from rain collapsed on people attending the rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Midnapore College Ground in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Monday. The Prime Minister later visited the injured in hospital and turned emotional, even objliging a wounded woman with an autograph.
Heavy rains trigger flash flood in Arunachal Pradesh
Jul 16, 2018, at 05:27 pm
Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): Heavy rains triggered flash flood in Arunachal Pradesh’s Nirjuli town on Monday, officials said.
Four more people killed in Kerala rain
Jul 16, 2018, at 03:40 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 (IBNS) : Four people have been killed in the last 24 hours in Kerala as heavy rains continued to pound the state in the second spell of its onset, media reports said.
West Bengal: Several injured as pandal collapses during PM Modi's rally in West Medinipur
Jul 16, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Kolkata, July 16 (IBNS): At least 22 people, including several women, were injured as portion of a temporary pandal caved in during the rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Midnapore College Ground in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Monday, reports said.
Women's reservation bill: Congress offers unconditional support to Modi, says Rahul Gandhi
Jul 16, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Urging the Prime Minister to rise above politics, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party is lending an unconditional support to Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the long-pending women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha.
BREAKING: Rahul Gandhi tweets letter to PM Modi lending full support to Women's Reservation Bill
Jul 16, 2018, at 01:42 pm
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday tweeted a letter to Prime Minister Modi lending his party's full unconditional support the Women Reservation Bill's passage, asking the PM to walk the talk on women empowerment.
China Pakistan's CPEC to destabilise sub-continent: European Parliament Member to EFSAS
Jul 16, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Brussels, July 16 (IBNS): The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), an ambitious economic project floated by Beijing in accordance with its South Asian ally Islamabad, has the potential to destabilise the entire sub-continent, said Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Tomáš Zdechovský.
Family alleges foul play in Delhi air hostess' 'suicide'
Jul 16, 2018, at 01:02 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): A 32-year old Air Hostess has committed 'suicide' by allegedly jumping off the terrace of her home in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park, media reports said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates France for winning World Cup
Jul 16, 2018, at 10:09 am
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated France for winning the World Cup by beating Croatia in the final on Sunday.