Akhilesh Yadav to meet father and party chief Mulayam accompanied by Azam Khan
Dec 31, 2016, at 07:19 pm
Lucknow, Dec 31 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is set to meet father and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh on Saturday in the presence of party senior leader Azam Khan, according to media reports.
Lalu Prasad tries to mend rift between SP party chief Mulayam and UP CM Akhilesh
Dec 31, 2016, at 07:11 pm
Patna, Dec 31 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad on Saturday made efforts to bring truce in the SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's family a day after Mulayam expelled his chief minister son Akhilesh Yadav from the party.
Chinnamma takes oath as AIADMK chief
Dec 31, 2016, at 06:24 pm
Chennai, Dec 31 (IBNS): Sasikala Natarajan formally took over as the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Saturday in Chennai, according to media reports.
Delhi CM Kejriwal welcomes new Governor Baijal
Dec 31, 2016, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday welcomed the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal.
Anil Baijal is new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Dec 31, 2016, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS): Anil Baijal takes oath as new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on Saturday, according to media sources.
India takes a jab at China's Masood stance
Dec 31, 2016, at 04:08 am
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Visibly upset over China's stance on Masood Azhar, India took a jab at their neighbour.
Crisis management plan imperative to counter cybercrime threats in India: ASSOCHAM-PwC study
Dec 31, 2016, at 03:27 am
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Considering that Indian cyberspace is vulnerable to cyber crime, the country must formulate a crisis management plan to tackle cyber attacks, cyber terrorism and cyber espionage attempts, noted a recent ASSOCHAM-PwC joint study.
Jharkhand coalmine tragedy: Death toll touches 10
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:43 am
Ranchi/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The death toll in the tragedy which hit ECL Rajmahal Coal Mine in Jharkhand touched 10 on Friday, officials said.
Thousands of Buddhist devotees arrive in Bodh Gaya to attend holy Kalchakra puja
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:31 am
Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): More than 50,000 Buddhist monks and devotees have landed in Bodh Gaya to attend the Kalchakra puja which starts from Jan 2.
New twist adds in Arunachal’s political drama: CM Khandu claims support of 49 MLAs
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:11 am
Guwahati, Dec 30 (IBNS) : A new twist was added to the political drama in Arunachal Pradesh after Chief Minister Pema Khandu claimed majority support and the BJP backed him.
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Promising easier digital payments and transactions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the BHIM app here.
West Bengal Police calls Dhulagarh violence a local incident
Dec 31, 2016, at 01:28 am
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): Weeks after a massive violence hit West Bengal's Dhulagarh, the state police on Thursday claimed that the incident was an outcome of a dispute between two local groups over a local issue.
UP crisis: Mulayam Singh Yadav expels son Akhilesh Yadav from Samajwadi Party
Dec 31, 2016, at 01:11 am
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IBNS): The rift within the Samajwadi Party became wider before the Uttar Pradesh Assmebly polls as party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled his son and state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his cousin Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years.
India to supply additional 80 MW of power to Nepal from Jan 1
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): From the first day of the new year, Jan 1, 2017, additional power transfer of 80MW to Nepal is expected to commence, Indian government said on Friday.
Poor Bihar woman sells her buffalo to construct toilet at home
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:37 am
Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A rural woman in Bihar sold off her buffalo to construct a toilet in her home, giving a new push to the government’s campaign against open defecation.
Centre laundering country's internal security details to China firm: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:28 am
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the BJP-ruled NDA government in Centre is forwarding information, relating to country's internal security, to a Chinese company.
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:26 am
Bengaluru, Dec 30 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Sri Shankara National Centre for Cancer Prevention & Research and Adamya Chetana Seva Utsav-2017 on Friday at Bengaluru.
Mulayam Singh Yadav expels Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav for 6 years
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:22 am
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday expelled leader Ram Gopal Yadav and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from the party for six years.
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav issues show-cause notice to Akhilesh Yadav
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:01 am
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IBNS): Troubles grew within the Samajwadi Party as party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav issued a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and leader Akhilesh Yadav, media reports said.
Whole exercise was undertaken without forethought and planning: Congress on currency ban
Dec 30, 2016, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Attacking the Centre on its cash ban move, the Congress on Friday said whole exercise was undertaken without forethought and planning.
Tapas Pal arrest: TMC attacks Centre
Dec 30, 2016, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Trnamool Congress on Friday alleged that the arrest of its MP Tapas Pal is connected with the party's stand against the Centre's move of currency ban.
BHIM App will be simple to use: Modi
Dec 30, 2016, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched mobile app which will aim at making digital payments easier at Digi-Dhan Mela here.
CBI arrests Tapas Pal in connection with Rose Valley chit fund scam
Dec 30, 2016, at 10:00 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested actor-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Tapas Pal in connection with multi-crore Rose Valley financial scam, officials said.
Rose Valley chit fund scam probe: TMC MP Tapas Pal arrested
Dec 30, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal has been arrested in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
India's first transgender principal Manobi Bandyopadhyay resigns
Dec 30, 2016, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): India's maiden transgender principal of Krishnanagar Women's College in West Bengal's Nadia district, Manobi Bandyopadhyay, resigned from her post, just one year six months after her appointment, reports said on Friday.
Nine bodies recovered, all 10 mining equipment extracted from Jharkhand coalmine
Dec 30, 2016, at 08:48 pm
Ranchi/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The central Ministry of Coal has said in an afternoon update that nine bodies have been recovered and 10 mining equipment extracted from the ill-fated ECL Rajmahal Coal Mine in Jharkhand.
Villagers rush in to loot banned currency dumped in field
Dec 30, 2016, at 07:16 pm
Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Villagers scrambled to loot banned Indian currency notes after they were found dumped in an open field in Bihar.
PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Jharkhand mine collapse
Dec 30, 2016, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in the Jharkhand mine collapse.
Arunachal : PPA calls emergency meeting after suspending CM Khandu and six other MLAs
Dec 30, 2016, at 06:12 pm
Guwahati, Dec. 30 (IBNS) : The ruling People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) called an emergency meeting on Friday after the party suspended its seven legislators, including Chief Minister Pena Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein.
West Bengal: Foggy weather leads to bus accident, 40 hurt
Dec 30, 2016, at 05:17 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): At least 40 people were injured when a bus smashed into a standing truck on NH-6 in West Bengal in the wee hours of Friday, reports said.