State to press for tri-partite meeting for granting ST status to six communities: Sonowal

Mar 10, 2017, at 04:08 am

Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the state government is committed to ensuring the grant of ST status to six communities.

Assam assembly asks govt to complete 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro power project soon

Mar 10, 2017, at 03:58 am

Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Despite protest by several organizations, Assam Assembly on Thursday unanimously asked the government to complete the stalled 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro power project soon.

J&K: Militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 10, 2017, at 03:53 am

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): In a brief encounter one Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed after he fired on a search party in Bandipora of North Kashmir Thursday evening.

Exit polls: BJP to take over UP, U'khand, Goa; Cong and AAP in Punjab close call

Mar 10, 2017, at 03:04 am

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge as the biggest winner in Uttar Pradesh but could fall short of the halfway mark, according to exit polls which also predicted a good show of Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab at the cost of the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance.

PM Modi interacts with recipients of Nari Shakti Puraskar – 2016

Mar 10, 2017, at 01:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met and interacted with the recipients of the Stree Shakti Puraskar and Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2014.

West Bengal: 10 schools show-caused, 125-odd under scanner for saffron teaching

Mar 10, 2017, at 01:15 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): The school education department of West Bengal government has reportedly served show cause notices to at least ten schools across the state for allegedly spreading religious education among the pupils, deviating them from education board-mandated syllabus.

Kolkata: SFI, DYFI stage protest against alleged irregularities in primary teachers recruitment

Mar 10, 2017, at 12:56 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged unfair primary teachers' recruitment in the state and demanding a fresh and fair TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) exam, activists of CPI-M's students' and youths' wings- Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) respectively- held demonstration in Kolkata on Thursday.

President of India inaugurates the 12th CII-Exim bank conclave on India Africa Project Partnership

Mar 09, 2017, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership on Thursday in New Delhi.

Woman allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata beauty parlour, 2 held

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:57 pm

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police on Thursday arrested two middle-aged men for allegedly gang-raping a woman inside a beauty parlour at Mukundapur Road area under Purbo Jadavpur Police Station limits in southern Kolkata, officials said.

Srinagar, Anantnag parliament seats to go to polls on Apr 9, 12

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:56 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): Election Commission of India said that Srinagar and Anantnag parliament seats would go to polls on Apr 9 and 12 respectively.

INS Tillanchang commissioned at Karwar

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): INS Tillanchang, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, at Karwar on Thursday.

Governor of Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh meets Mahesh Sharma

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Governor of Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh P.B. Acharya met Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma here on Thursday.

Chief of Royal Court of Jordan calls on President

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:23 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Dr. Fayez Al-Tarawneh, Chief of Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurates Ranchi-Tori railway in Jharkhand

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:22 pm

Ranchi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Union Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu, on Thursday, inaugurated the Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori railway line in Jharkhand through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan in New Delhi.

Teenager dies near encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:16 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A teenage student of class XI was killed near an encounter site, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, where two militants were holed up inside a house, on Thursday.

Teenager dies near encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 09, 2017, at 08:43 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A teenage student of class XI was killed near an encounter site, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, where two militants were holed up inside a house, on Thursday.

Two militants and 15-year-old boy killed as encounter continues in Kashmir's Pulwama

Mar 09, 2017, at 08:21 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Two suspected Lashker-e-Taiba militants and a 15-year-old boy were killed during an encounter in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.

Three students of Karnataka school die of food poisoning

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:47 pm

Bengaluru, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Three students of a Karnataka boarding school died on Thursday due to food poisoning, reports said.

Assam govt to ban NIBBUSS, police arrest 22 in connection with AASU office attack

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:39 pm

Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Assam government has decided to ban Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) in the state following the Silapathar incident in northern Assam's Dhemaji district where miscreants vandalised an office of All Assam Students Union (AASU).

Rajya Sabha adjourned after passing obituary references

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:13 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday without transacting any business as a mark of respect to the departed member Haji Abdul Salam, who represented Manipur..

Government takes serious view of hate crimes against Indians in US : Rajnath Singh

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:11 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : The Government takes a serious view of the alleged hate crimes against Indians in the US and it will make a statement on the matter in Parliament next week, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.

Nation is proud of slain militant Saifullah's father, who disowns son : Rajnath Singh on Lucknow encounter

Mar 09, 2017, at 06:37 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday briefed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday's Lucknow encounter and said the nation is proud of the slain militant Saifullah's father, who refused to take the body of his son.

Uphaar cinema fire tragedy : Supreme Court refuses to strike down Gopal Ansal's jail term

Mar 09, 2017, at 06:13 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea against the jail term of Delhi-based builder Gopal Ansal, sentenced to one-year imprisonment for a fire in south Delhi’s Uphaar Cinema that killed 59 people in 1987, reports said.

PM Modi speaks before beginning of Parliament session

Mar 09, 2017, at 06:10 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Following is the full text of the rendering of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to media ahead of the Second round of the Budget Session of Parliament

Two LeT militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 09, 2017, at 05:35 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS) :Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in a fierce gun battle with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday morning.

Indian killed in US: TMC MPs protest outside Parliament

Mar 09, 2017, at 05:07 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Thursday staged protest outside the Parliament on the issue of killings of Indians in US.

Second half of budget session begins today, PM hopes to see good quality debate, discussion

Mar 09, 2017, at 04:35 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Ahead of the beginning of the second half of the Budget Session of the parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he hopes that matters that will benefit the poor will be discussed during the period.

Kashmir: Militant killed in ongoing encounter in Pulwama

Mar 09, 2017, at 04:17 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A fierce gunfight broke out between security forces and militants in Padgampora, Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.

J&K: Encounter underway between security forces, suspected terrorists

Mar 09, 2017, at 02:57 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A gunfight is currently going on between security forces and suspected terrorists in Awantipora village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Thursday, reports said.

11th North East Business Summit begins in Delhi tomorrow

Mar 09, 2017, at 04:58 am

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): The 11th North East Business Summit (NEBS) will begin here on Thursday.