Assam CM directs to repair all broken embankments by Mar 31
Feb 25, 2017, at 12:48 am
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed the Revenue and Disaster Management Department to release fund for providing relief to the people affected by storm.
Assam agriculture scam: CID arrests five officials
Feb 25, 2017, at 12:46 am
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IBNS): The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police on Friday arrested five officials of agriculture department for being allegedly involved in the Rs 700 crore scam.
Sushma Swaraj expresses shock over Kansas shooting
Feb 25, 2017, at 12:38 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Friday expressed shock over the killing of Indian engineer at a Kansas city bar shooting in USA.
One NSCN (R) cadre nab in Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 25, 2017, at 12:36 am
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended a NSCN (R) cadre in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday.
Feb 24, 2017, at 11:58 pm
Imphal, Feb 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Manipur on Friday, officials said.
Army Chief pays tributes to soldiers killed in Kashmir militant ambush
Feb 24, 2017, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday paid tributes to three soldiers killed in a militant ambush in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday.
Kashmiri boys sacrificing lives for freedom, says Farooq Abdullah
Feb 24, 2017, at 11:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Cautioning New Delhi against an effort to suppress the political aspirations of the people of the state, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that militants were ‘sacrificing their lives for the cause of freedom’.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes Kuwait on National Day eve
Feb 24, 2017, at 10:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Amir and people of the State of Kuwait on the eve of their National Day.
Crusade against one family will continue, will take back the party : O Paneeerselvam
Feb 24, 2017, at 10:19 pm
Chennai, Feb 24 (IBNS) O. Panneerselvam, the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister who now heads the anti-Sasikala camp within the ruling AIADMK,on Friday said the 'crusade' against the dominance of one family will be on and the control over the party will be taken back.
Arun Jaitley leaves for five-day official tour of UK
Feb 24, 2017, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley left for the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday to represent India at the reception by Queen Elizabeth II to launch UK-India Year of Culture 2017, according to media reports.
Suspected ISIS operative arrested in Assam
Feb 24, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IBNS) : Security forces have arrested a suspected ISIS operative, who might be a key to the terror group's plan for Assam and other parts of north east India.
Nitin Gadkari nudges Uddhab Thackeray for BJP-Shiv Sena reunion to take control of BMC
Feb 24, 2017, at 09:35 pm
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IBNS) : A day after the Brihammumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls threw up a fractured mandate dealing a blow to Shiv Sena's "go alone" policy, senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday sent out a message of reunion to Uddhab Thackeray, saying there is "no option" for his party and Sena than joining hands for control of the Mumbai civic body.
Bihar SSC chairman Sudhir Kumar arrested in Jharkhand
Feb 24, 2017, at 07:44 pm
Patna, Feb 24 (IBNS): Senior IAS officer and chairman of Bihar SSC Sudhir Kumar has been arrested on Friday in connection with question paper leak of clerical examination in state, according to media reports.
Kerala youth, harassed and videotaped with girl friend on Valentine's day, found hanging
Feb 24, 2017, at 07:18 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Feb 24 (IBNS) : A 24-year-old man who was harassed on Valentine day by a group of local vigilantes for allegedly indulging in vulgar behaviour in public place, was found hanging outside his house in Kerala’s Palakkad, media reports said.
Telengana CM taken to court by activists who challenge his splurge on gift to the God
Feb 24, 2017, at 07:06 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IBNS) : Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao, who made a Rs. 5-crore git to gods from the public exchequer-a kind of a splurge that created a stir- has been taken to the court of law by, activists, NDTV reports.
Bengaluru: BJP demands resignation of CM Siddaramaiah on alleged pay-off issue
Feb 24, 2017, at 06:38 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IBNS): BJP Yuva Morcha on Friday staged demonstration demanding resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his alleged payoff to Congress high command, media reported.
Jayalalithaa's 69th birth anniversary : AIADMK rival camps compete to celebrate
Feb 24, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Chennai, Feb 24 (IBNS) : In a battle for claiming Jayalalithaa's legacy the rival factions of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu embarked on feverish activities to celebrate the late Chief Minister's 69th birth anniversary, media reports said.
Four GNLA militants surrender in Meghalaya
Feb 24, 2017, at 06:12 pm
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IBNS): Four militants of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) surrendered before the Meghalaya police on Friday.
Manipur: Shutdown call given by insurgent groups ahead of PM Modi visit
Feb 24, 2017, at 06:05 pm
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IBNS): Coordinating Committee (CorCom), an apex body of six insurgent groups of Manipur, has called for a state-wide shutdown on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the poll-bound state.
PM Modi greets people on the occasion of Shivaratri
Feb 24, 2017, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Shiva Ratri.
PM Modi greets nation on Mahashivratri
Feb 24, 2017, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
BJP shines in Maha civic polls, trails Sena by two seats in Mumbai
Feb 24, 2017, at 03:45 am
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS): In its best ever performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to bag the second position with just two seats behind its estranged ally Shiv Sena in Mumbai.
DG level BSF-BGB conference held in Dhaka
Feb 24, 2017, at 03:38 am
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IBNS): A five-day Director General (DG)-level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held on Feb 18-22 in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka.
UP polls: 61 pct voters' turnout recorded in fourth phase
Feb 24, 2017, at 01:45 am
Raebareli, Feb 23 (IBNS): About 61 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Thursday in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections, media reports said.
A NSCN (K) and three KLO militants nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Feb 24, 2017, at 01:03 am
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a NSCN (K) militant and three Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam on Thursday.
Manipur encounter: Tribal woman, Naga militant killed
Feb 24, 2017, at 12:47 am
Mnipur encounter: Tribal woman, Naga militant killed
Poll Verdict: Shiv Sena tops Mumbai, close second BJP shines statewide; Congress-NCP bite dust
Feb 24, 2017, at 12:16 am
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS): Estranged allies Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are neck in neck with 84 and 81 seats respectively in the battle for Mumbai corporation as the saffron brigades routed the Congress and NCP.
Sikkim becomes 22nd State to join UDAY
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): The Government of India and the State of Sikkim signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on Thursday, for operational improvement of the State’s Power Distribution Department. With the signing of MoU, the total number of States covered under UDAY has reached twenty-two.
Prakash Javadekar lays foundation stone of new building of Kendriya Vidyalaya Shahdara Delhi
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS) : The Government is working actively on providing quality education to students, as it believes that only a proper and quality education has the potential of developing a good citizen with strong character.
Donkeys work for masters, so I take inspiration from them : PM Modi hits back at Akhilesh Yadav
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:04 pm
Baharaich, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Three days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "donkey" slight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday responded, saying he takes inspiration from the animal because it is loyal to the master, reports said.