Kolkata: 5 held for molesting actress

Jan 10, 2017, at 11:56 pm

Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday night booked five men for allegedly molesting an actress and beating her companion, reports said.

Nepal: Elephant attack kills Indian tourist

Jan 10, 2017, at 10:45 pm

Kathmandu, Jan 10 (IBNS): An Indian tourist has been killed during a wild elephant attack in Nepal's Chitwan district on Tuesday, media reports said.

West Bengal: Toy train derails near Kurseong, 11 hurt

Jan 10, 2017, at 10:33 pm

Kolkata/Darjeeling, Jan 10 (IBNS): At least 11 persons were injured when a Darjeeling to Siliguri bound toy train went off the track near Kurseong in north Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.

Meghalaya: 11 Assam based traders abducted by militants, eight manage to escape

Jan 10, 2017, at 10:19 pm

Guwahati, Jan 10 (IBNS): Suspected militants of Meghalaya's Garo Hills abducted 11 Assam based traders from near the village of Gasuapara in South Garo Hills on Tuesday morning.

Delhi govt working at top speed: Kejriwal

Jan 10, 2017, at 10:12 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government is working at 'top speed'.

TMC spokesperson lodges complaint of defamation against Union Minister Babul Supriyo

Jan 10, 2017, at 09:50 pm

Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and party's national spokesperson Mahua Moitra has lodged an FIR against actor-turned-Union Minister Babul Supriyo for allegedly defaming her in a TV chat show, reports said.

Tamil Nadu CM declares drought in state, announces sops for farmers

Jan 10, 2017, at 09:35 pm

Chennai, Jan 10 (IBNS) : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Paneerselvam on Tuesday declared the state drought-hit and announced measures worth Rs 510 crore to cope the water crisis, reports said.

BSF jawan's video: Indian sports icons express concern

Jan 10, 2017, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Indian sports icons have come out to express their concerns over the treatment given to Indian jawans after a BSF personnel Tej Bahadur Yadav posted a video alleging that near starvation diet is served to them at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

Delhi police seize fake new currency notes

Jan 10, 2017, at 08:59 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Delhi police, on Tuesday, seized fake notes of Rs 2000 and Rs 500 from a gang allegedly involved in printing of counterfeit currency, according to media reports.

Manipur : Ibobi's son to contest from his mother's constituency

Jan 10, 2017, at 08:50 pm

Guwahati, Jan 10 (IBNS) : The trouble-torn Manipur will witness another family politics as Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has decided to field his son as party candidate in the upcoming Assembly polls.

CBI seeks report over Shahabuddin-RJD minister meeting in jail in journalist murder case

Jan 10, 2017, at 08:42 pm

Patna, Jan 10 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The CBI probing the Siwan journalist murder case has sought a detailed report from the jail administration about a meeting between RJD Bihar minister Abdul Ghafoor and former RJP MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in jail, as per media reports.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attends brother Rahul's meeting with party leaders

Jan 10, 2017, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS) : After returning from a ten-day New Year break, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held a meeting with senior party leaders on issues relating to the upcoming polls in five states

India and Portugal to work out a co-production agreement in films sector

Jan 10, 2017, at 08:20 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): India and Portugal have agreed to work out the modalities for a co-production agreement in the film sector, the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said on Tuesday.

EC orders removal of PM's pictures from hoardings in poll-bound states

Jan 10, 2017, at 08:15 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS) : The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered that pictures of the Prime Minister be removed from all the hoardings in the poll-bound states, reports said.

Uttar Pradesh :Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mulayam over truce formula

Jan 10, 2017, at 07:15 pm

Lucknow, Jan 10 (IBNS) : A day after Mulaym Singh Yadav signalled the possibility of a rapprochement claiming that he doesn't have disputes with his son and that the party is not going to split, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday met his father, a next door neighbour to be huddled together in a meeting in what is being perceived as an attempt to chalk out a reconciliation formula for the warring factions of Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party that runs in a heavy weather before the state Assembly elections.

EC issues notice to BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj for his alleged remarks against the minorities

Jan 10, 2017, at 06:22 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday has issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakhshi Maharaj for his remarks against minorities, according to media reports.

Bareilly: At least five die after buses collide

Jan 10, 2017, at 06:05 pm

Bareilly, Jan 10 (IBNS): At least five people have died following a bus collision in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, media reports said.

Militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Jan 10, 2017, at 05:53 pm

Srinagar, Jan 10 (IBNS) : A militant, stated to be a foreigner, was killed and an army jawan was injured in a brief gun battle during an operation launched by security forces in the Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday, police said.

AAP mocks PM Modi following 'breakfast with mother' tweet

Jan 10, 2017, at 04:58 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): As Narendra Modi tweeted about himself having breakfast with mom, AAP members, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Somnath Bharti, accused the Prime Minister of using his mother to gain political favour and mocked the move as a publicity stunt.

BSF jawan's videos: Rajnath Singh orders inquiry

Jan 10, 2017, at 04:23 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has ordered an inquiry into the allegations made by a Border Security Force constable over the near starvation diet served to them at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi meets mother, does breakfast with her

Jan 10, 2017, at 04:08 pm

Gandhinagar, Jan 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Gujarat to perform a ground-breaking ceremony for the Indian Railways at the Gandhinagar Railway Station and to join in several other events, on Tuesday said he skipped 'yoga' to meet his mother and spend some time with her.

BJP Bengal leader faces TMC ire for rape analogy over Tapas Pal CBI arrest

Jan 10, 2017, at 06:53 am

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): Creating a fresh controversy, BJP National Secretary and West Bengal leader Rahul Sinha on Sunday said that actor-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Tapas Pal who had once threatened to get women of opposition raped had been "raped by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)", local media reports said.

Akhilesh will UP CM after elections: Mulayam Singh Yadav

Jan 10, 2017, at 05:24 am

Lucknow, Jan 9 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said there is no rift between him and his son and made it clear that Akhilesh Yadav will be the Chief Minister after the election.

Modi inaugurates International Exchange in Gujarat, says will work for 22 hours

Jan 10, 2017, at 05:01 am

Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India International Exchange in a new finance zone, the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City or GIFT city, near capital Gandhinagar, which according to him will work 22 hours a day.

PM Modi delighted over 10 million downloads of BHIM App in 10 days

Jan 10, 2017, at 04:45 am

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed delight over 10 million downloads of BHIM App in a span of 10 days.

Rose Valley: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay's CBI custody extended by 4 days

Jan 10, 2017, at 04:26 am

Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IBNS): Rejecting his bail plea, a local court in Bhubaneswar on Monday extended Trinamool Congress (TMC) Parliamentary leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay's CBI custody by 4 days.

Lalu's party goes for an image makeover, to focus on 'discipline'

Jan 10, 2017, at 02:59 am

Patna, Jan 9 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD) has announced to induct only those people in the party who strictly follow discipline and system.

BJP-led Assam govt extends term of KAAC to another six months

Jan 10, 2017, at 02:59 am

Guwahati, Jan 9 (IBNS) : The BJP-led Assam government had extended term of the present Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) to another six months.

B.S. Dhanoa meets Modi

Jan 10, 2017, at 02:33 am

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Anil Baijal meets M Hamid Ansari

Jan 10, 2017, at 02:31 am

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal met Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Monday.