Jharkhand: Mine collapses in Lalmatia, traps over 40
Dec 30, 2016, at 05:06 pm
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IBNS): At least 40 people are feared to be trapped inside a mine after it collapsed in Jharkhand's Lalmatia, reports said.
Dec 30, 2016, at 03:04 pm
Pune, Dec 30 (IBNS): Fire broke out at 'Bakes and Cakes' bakery in Pune city has left at least six people kille on Friday, media reports said.
People for Better Treatment activists walk to demand justice for medical negligence victims
Dec 30, 2016, at 09:19 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): People for Better Treatment (PBT), a Kolkata-based patients' organisation to fight for a better healthcare system, on Thursday held a rally in the city, seeking justice for the victims of medical negligence.
Drunk driving: Police to cancel license on spot, says Bengal Transport Minister
Dec 30, 2016, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that state police have been ordered to take strictest action against drink-n-drive.
RSS likely to hold march-past in Kolkata on Jan 14
Dec 30, 2016, at 04:23 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): When few parts of West Bengal have been hit by communal clashes, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning to hold a march-past in Kolkata on January 14, where organization's chief Mohan Bhagwat would be present, RSS sources said.
Assam govt decides to rename Assam Secretariat as Janata Bhavan
Dec 30, 2016, at 03:14 am
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Assam government has decided to re-name Assam Secretariat as 'Janata Bhavan'.
J&K: Hours after his release, police re-arrest separatist leader Masrat Aalam
Dec 30, 2016, at 02:50 am
Jammu, Dec 29 (IBNS): Masrat Alam, senior separatist leader and close associate of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was released from Kathua jail on Thursday and later re-arrested as he has numerous PSA cases against him.
Dec 30, 2016, at 02:31 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigators on Wednesday late evening recovered few precious gems, including diamonds and rubies, and several other jewelleries from a nationalized bank's locker of arrested hawala trader Parasmal Lodha in Kolkata, officials said on Thursday.
Assam govt sets time line for exhibition of Brindabani Bastra in Guwahati
Dec 30, 2016, at 02:28 am
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Assam government has undertaken the necessary steps for exhibition of the Brindabani Bastra, the rare piece of textile reflecting some important aspects of the Vaishnavite traditions in the State.
Bihar official taking bribe in a cigarette packet arrested
Dec 30, 2016, at 01:41 am
Patna, Dec 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Vigilance sleuths in Bihar arrested an official who was taking the bribe money concealed inside a cigarette packet.
Freedom to dispute intellectually must be protected: President
Dec 30, 2016, at 01:26 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 29 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday inaugurated the 77th Session of Indian History Congress at Thiruvananthapuram where he urged citizens to be more tolerant and said freedom to doubt, disagree as well as dispute intellectually must be protected as an essential pillar of democracy.
West Bengal govt forms new intelligence bureau to counter militant infiltration
Dec 30, 2016, at 01:10 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): With Bangladesh-based militant group JMB (Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh), middle-east's terrorist group ISIS and Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) modules busted in West Bengal, the state government has set up a new intelligence agency to counter terrorism, bust terror modules and invigilate suspicious movements in Bengal and also to foil militant infiltration into the state, reports said.
Slain Bihar journalist’s wife files case after threats to withdraw case against Shahabuddin
Dec 29, 2016, at 11:23 pm
Patna, Dec 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Slain journalist Rajdeo Ranjan’s widow Asha Ranjan has registered a case after she received a murder threat from an unknown caller.
Assam: Grenade hurled at Union MOS for Railways Rajen Gohain’s residence
Dec 29, 2016, at 11:19 pm
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Unidentified miscreants hurled a grenade at the house of Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain in the middle of Assam's Nagaon town on Wednesday night.
Minor allegedly gang-raped in West Bengal, 2 held
Dec 29, 2016, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday midnight arrested two men for allegedly gang-raping a minor girl next door at Thakurbari area under Chandrakona Town Police Station limits in West Medinipur district of West Bengal, reports said.
Demonetisation an effective anti-scam vaccine, says MV Naidu
Dec 29, 2016, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Hailing his government's move, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that demonetisation is an 'effective anti-scam vaccine introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi'.
Modi clueless, jumping here and there, says Lalu Prasad Yadav
Dec 29, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Patna, Dec 29 (IBNS): In a fresh salvo fired at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, RJD Chief and former Union Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said that the former is 'clueless and jumping here and there'.
BJP begins its Punjab poll campaign with Vijay Sankalp Rath Yatra
Dec 29, 2016, at 09:10 pm
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started its campaigns for the Punjab Assembly elections on Thursday with the Vijay Sankalp Rath Yatra from Hussainiwala, according to media sources.
Dec 29, 2016, at 08:28 pm
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IBNS): Disagreements seem to flare up within the Samajwadi Party (SP) over distribution of tickets for the upcoming state assembly elections, according to media reports.
Madras HC raises question over Jaya's death the day Sasikala is made AIADMK chief
Dec 29, 2016, at 08:07 pm
Chennai, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Calling it "doubtful," the Madras High Court on Thursday raised question over the death of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the day Sasikala Natarajn was chosen as the all-powerful Secretary General of the ruling AIADMK to succeed "Amma" in the top echelon of th party.
Dec 29, 2016, at 07:55 pm
Patna, Dec 29 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has asked his devotees not to get “disheartened†saying his blessing were always with them.
Delhi lawyer Rohit Tandon arrested for hiding crores of rupees in office
Dec 29, 2016, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Rohit Tandon, a high-flying Delhi lawyer, who is under investigation for money laundering after recovery of a massive amount of cash from his office, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, reports said.
Raising doubts over Jayalalithaa's death Madras HC asks why her body could not be exhumed
Dec 29, 2016, at 06:21 pm
Chennai, Dec 29 (IBNS) : In a twist to the chain of political events in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court on Thursday raised questions on the death of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, asking why her body could not be exhumed to determine the reason, reports said.
Three soldiers injured in Kashmir attack
Dec 29, 2016, at 05:54 pm
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Three army jawans were injured in a fierce shootout with militants in the Shahgund area of Kashmir's Bandipora district early on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu: Sasikala Pushpa's husband arrested for creating ruckus at AIADMK headquarters
Dec 29, 2016, at 05:37 pm
Chennai, Dec 29 (IBNS): Sacked All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Sasikala Pushpa’s husband Lingeswara Thilagan was arrested on Thursday police for creating ruckus outside the AIADMK headquarters, News18 reported.
Tamil Nadu: Sasikala Natarajan to be Jayalalithaa's successor as AIADMK GS
Dec 29, 2016, at 05:31 pm
Chennai, Dec 29 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu's ruling AIDMK on Thursday finally decided to confer the party's leadership on Sasikala Natarajan by making her the successor to departed leader J Jayalalithaa,reports said.
Kejriwal, Amarinder Singh engage in Twitter war
Dec 29, 2016, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): With the Punjab election nearing, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Congressman Amarinder Singh engaged themselves in a war of words over Twitter.
Mamata Banerjee says nothing happened in Dhulagarh
Dec 29, 2016, at 04:30 am
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that no untoward incident had been reported from Dhulagarh.
AIADMK rebel Sasikala Pushpa's husband attacked
Dec 29, 2016, at 04:20 am
Chennai, Dec 28 (IBNS): The husband of expelled AIADMK lawmaker Sasikala Pushpa, who sought a probe into former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death, was attacked outside the party office in Chennai on Wednesday afternoon, media reports said.
President Pranab Mukherjee visits Srivari Temple
Dec 29, 2016, at 03:30 am
Tirupati, Dec 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday offered his prayers at the Srivari Temple, Tirupati, in Andhra Pradesh.