CBI arrests TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, angry Mamata Banerjee blasts PM Modi
Jan 03, 2017, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested by federal investigating agency CBI on Tuesday in the Rose Valley chit fund scam, triggering an angry outburst from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who slammed the Centre for following a politics of vendetta even as the BJP said that probe agencies would take its own actions against offenders.
BJP says its Kolkata headquarters attacked by TMC
Jan 03, 2017, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): Soon after West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee called party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay's arrest a vendetta politics of BJP-ruled Central government, several activists of her party and its student wing- Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)- allegedly attacked BJP headquarter at Central Avenue area in north Kolkata on Tuesday evening, reports said.
BJP govt never interferes in any investigation: Piyush Goyal
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): With Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders calling the arrests of party MPs- Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal- a vendetta politics of the BJP government, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that BJP-ruled Central government never interfered into any probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
PM Modi tries to silence opponents with fear tactics: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the arrest of party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with its ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam by the CBI and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to silence his opponents with fear tactics.
West Bengal: 6 killed in Burdwan after having hooch, 1 held
Jan 03, 2017, at 09:36 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least six men were killed and 30 others fell ill after consuming toxic alcohol at Ramgopalpur area under Galsi Police Station limits in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Tuesday, reports said.
Rose Valley scam: CBI arrests TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Jan 03, 2017, at 09:16 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Criminal Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday afternoon booked Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with its ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials said.
5.5 earthquake hits Tripura, tremors felt in Assam
Jan 03, 2017, at 09:14 pm
Agartala, Jan 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Ambassa area in Tripura state of India on Tuesday, officials said.
RBI asks banks to supply at least 40 per cent of currency to rural areas
Jan 03, 2017, at 09:13 pm
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to supply at least 40 per cent of currency to rural areas, according to media reports.
Jan 03, 2017, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS) : An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Assam on Tuesday afternoon triggering widespread panic, reports said.
Bihar : 23 cops suspended for gross negligence as Sikh devotees flood Patna
Jan 03, 2017, at 08:46 pm
Patna, Jan 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Bihar Government has suspended 23 policemen on the charge of dereliction of duty during the ongoing Prakash Parv being organized to commemorate the 350th birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Govind Singh in Patna, the capital of Bihar state.
Former Puducherry minister VMC Sivakumar allegedly murdered
Jan 03, 2017, at 08:44 pm
Puducherry, Jan 3 (IBNS): VMC Sivakumar, a former Speaker from Union Territory of Puducherry was murdered by unknown assailants on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Jan 03, 2017, at 08:35 pm
Guwahati, Jan. 3 (IBNS) : The Congress in Arunachal Pradesh faced further setback after two out of three Congress legislatorson Monday joined the BJP.
Kolkata-Siliguri bus meets accident, 20 hurt
Jan 03, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least 20 people were injured when a public bus fell into a roadside canal in West Bengal's Malda district on Tuesday early morning, reports said.
Crisis in Samajwadi Party : After phone call, Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mualyam Singh
Jan 03, 2017, at 08:15 pm
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IBNS) : Amid the running factional battle for control over the Samajwadi Party, fraught with daily twists and turns, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday visited his father Mulayam Singh Yadav at his Lucknow home, hours after the two reportedly spoke over phone, media reports said.
Union Budget likely to be presented on February 1, budget session to begin on Jan 31
Jan 03, 2017, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The upcoming Union Budget for the Financial Year 2018 is expected to be presented on February 1, according to media reports.
Bihar holds henna contests in schools to promote total prohibition
Jan 03, 2017, at 07:08 pm
Patna, Jan 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Bihar Government is holding henna contest in all state-run girl schools to make the human chain programme aimed at promoting prohibition a grand success.
President of India’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Myanmar
Jan 03, 2017, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on the eve of their Independence Day (Jan 4, 2017).
Militant killed in Kashmir encounter
Jan 03, 2017, at 07:04 pm
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IBNS) : A militant was killed in a brief encounter after Government forces laid an ambush in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district late on Monday night.
Can't allow the shameful act of Mass Molestation go unpunished, says Rijiju
Jan 03, 2017, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Speaking out on the mass molestation which took place in Bangalore on the new year's eve, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju has said that it cannot go unpunished.
Jan 03, 2017, at 06:51 pm
Tirupati, Jan 3 (IBNS) : Asserting that India will be among top three countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for greater emphasis on innovation in science and and developing technology in manufacturing sector.
Hyderabad man arrested for selling marijuana grown in his in-house nursery
Jan 03, 2017, at 06:03 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IBNS) : Police have arrested a man in Hyderabad after stumbling upon an in-,house nursery used for growing marijuana and selling the cannabis to customers, NDTV said.
BJP lodges complaint against AIMIM chief
Jan 03, 2017, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lodged a complaint against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi to the state election commission for breaching Supreme Court directives regarding election, reports said.
Rose Valley: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay arrives in Kolkata's CBI office
Jan 03, 2017, at 05:01 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): After being summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Tuesday morning attended the central probe agency's office at CGO Complex in Kolkata's Salt Lake area in connection with the ongoing probe into multi-crore Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials said.
Jan 03, 2017, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/Patna, Jan 3 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar.
Sudip Bandopadhyay to apear before CBI today
Jan 03, 2017, at 03:16 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay is likely to appear before the CBI on Tuesday, reports said.
J&K: Militant killed in gunbattle
Jan 03, 2017, at 02:56 pm
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IBNS): Security forces have killed a militant during a gun fight in Baramullah district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, media reports said.
Narendra Modi to visit Tirupati, join Indian Science Congress
Jan 03, 2017, at 02:38 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he will visit Tirupati to join the Indian Science Congress.
Crude bombs recovered in Kolkata
Jan 03, 2017, at 05:06 am
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police on Monday late evening raided a house at Srijoni area under Thakurpukur Police Station limits in Kolkata's Behala and recovered as many as four crude bombs, reports said.
PM Modi should disclose amount of black money recovered: Manish Tewari
Jan 03, 2017, at 03:46 am
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday slammed Narendra Modi and said that it is high time that the Prime Minister should disclose to people how much black money has been recovered.
Several women allegedly molested in B'lore on New Year's eve
Jan 03, 2017, at 03:08 am
Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IBNS): New year's eve turned out to be nightmare for Bengaluru women after several of them were allegedly molested and heckled on the famous MG Road in the city, media reports said.