Militants fire on police party in Kashmir

Dec 28, 2016, at 02:27 am

Srinagar, Dec 27 (IBNS): Suspected militants opened fire on police party in Lassipora area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir before escaping from the spot.

Governor of Bihar Ram Nath Kovind meets Rajnath Singh

Dec 28, 2016, at 02:03 am

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Governor of Bihar Ram Nath Kovind met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday.

PM attends NITI Aayog’s interaction with economists on “Economic Policy – The Road Ahead”

Dec 28, 2016, at 01:42 am

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended an interactive session with economists and other experts, organized by NITI Aayog, on the theme “Economic Policy – The Road Ahead.”

Rajnath Singh reviews working of Police Division

Dec 28, 2016, at 01:24 am

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the working of Police Division.

ED raids arrested hawala trader Parasmal Lodha's office, residence in Kolkata

Dec 28, 2016, at 01:13 am

Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): Days after 60-year-old hawala trader Parasmal Lodha was booked for illegally converting demonetised notes worth Rs. 25 crore into new currency notes, investigators of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out hour-long raids at the residence and office of the senior businessman in Kolkata, officials said.

Stray dogs eat part of Bhutanese woman's body in Bihar hospital, govt orders probe

Dec 28, 2016, at 01:01 am

Patna, Dec 27 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Stray dogs eat away parts of the body of a foreign tourist kept outside the postmortem room in Bihar hospital, prompting the authorities to order a probe.

Cracks in Bihar alliance as JD-U, Cong stay away from Lalu's dharna over demonetisation

Dec 28, 2016, at 12:55 am

Patna, Dec 27 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Cracks in the ruling Grand Alliance in Bihar came out in the open on Tuesday as both the Congress and the JD-U announced not to join the RJD's protest programme over currency ban.

Former Assam CM Mahanta reacts on reports of withdraw his NSG cover

Dec 28, 2016, at 12:40 am

Guwahati, Dec 27 (IBNS): Former Chief Minister of Assam and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) stalwart Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on Tuesday said that People of the state will protect his life.

CPWD to help Bhutan in green and sustainable construction

Dec 28, 2016, at 12:20 am

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Central Public Works Department (CPWD), the construction major under the Ministry of Urban Development will assist Bhutan in green and sustainable construction of infrastructure. A Memorandum of Understanding in this regard was signed between CPWD and Department of Engineering Services, Ministry of Works and Human Settlements, Royal Government of Bhutan in Thimpu.

Adoption of global standards will improve our productivity: Vice President

Dec 28, 2016, at 12:01 am

Mumbai, Dec 27 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said that adoption of global standards will improve our productivity and enable Indian companies to access the global export market.

Shimla: COAS Dalbir Singh visits ARTRAC Headquarters

Dec 27, 2016, at 10:59 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh, the Chief of Army Staff visited Headquarters Army Training Command at Shimla on Tuesday on a farewell visit prior to relinquishing office in the end of the year.

Ban on Kashmir Reader lifted

Dec 27, 2016, at 10:46 pm

Srinagar, Dec 27 (IBNS): Remaining suspended for three-month ban on Srinagar-based Kashmir Reader – a prominent English newspaper that was shut by authorities amid unrest, which was triggered after the death of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani, will start publishing from Wednesday.

Kolkata: Major fire breaks out at Kasba Industrial Estate

Dec 27, 2016, at 10:31 pm

Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in Kolkata's Kasba Industrial Estate on Tuesday, reports said.

Rahul Gandhi's uttrances are lacking maturity: BJP

Dec 27, 2016, at 10:04 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit back at Rahul Gandhi, minutes after the Congress vice President joined opposition leaders in slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi over currency ban issue, and said his 'uttarances' lacked 'maturity'.

Congress, Mamata hit out at Modi on currency ban

Dec 27, 2016, at 09:31 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday jointly attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his currency ban move.

A local court of Assam summons Kejriwal on Modi defamation case

Dec 27, 2016, at 09:19 pm

Guwahati, Dec 27 (IBNS): A local court of Assam asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Karbi Anglong's Diphu on January 30 next for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification.

Opposition disrupts Telangana Assembly on SC categorisation issue, three suspended later revoked

Dec 27, 2016, at 09:16 pm

Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IBNS): Telangana Assembly speaker Madhusudhana Chary suspended three opposition members from the House on Tuesday but it was later revoked, according to media reports.

Decked-up Patna turns into a ‘city of Sikhs’, devotees ‘overwhelmed’ by hospitality

Dec 27, 2016, at 09:11 pm

Patna, Dec 27 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Patna, the capital of Bihar, has turned into a “city of Sikhs” as streams of pilgrims head straight towards the holy Takht Shri Harmandirji Patna Sahib to seek blessings.

Judiciary is the guardian of the Constitution says Vice President Ansari at lawyer's conference

Dec 27, 2016, at 08:30 pm

Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IBNS): Vice President M Hamid Ansari inaugurated the Ninth National Conference of the Indian Association of Lawyers in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

I am nation's watchman, demonetisation deals many evils in one stroke : PM Modi

Dec 27, 2016, at 08:20 pm

Dehradun, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Asserting that he has been elected as the nation's "watchman," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his demonetisation move is a cleansing operation that deals in one stroke multiple evils.

Sonia, Mamata to share dais for joint press conference against demonetisation

Dec 27, 2016, at 07:42 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS) : In what could signal Congress and Trinamool Congress stitching up anew a new relationship, Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee are set to hold a joint press conference along with few opposition leaders in the national capital on Tuesday in the background of the demonetisation scenario.

Central team to visit Tamil Nadu to assess Cyclone Vardah damage

Dec 27, 2016, at 07:20 pm

Chennai, Dec 27 (IBNS): A central team is visiting Tamil Nadu to assess the damage inflicted on the state by Cyclone Vardah. according to media reports.

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project in Dehra Dun

Dec 27, 2016, at 06:58 pm

Dehra Dun, Dec 27 (IBNS): PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Char Dham highway development project in Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday.

Bihar employs eunuchs to launch campaign against open defecation

Dec 27, 2016, at 06:47 pm

Patna, Dec 27 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar has once again turned to eunuchs for help for social causes.

PM Modi arrives in Uttarakhand, received by Governor

Dec 27, 2016, at 06:39 pm

Dehra Dun, Dec 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Dehradun, Uttarakhand on Tuesday where he was received by Governor KK Paul and other dignitaries, according to media reports.

BJP anti-Dalit,hatching disgusting conspiracy against my party and family : Mayawati

Dec 27, 2016, at 06:37 pm

Lucknow, Dec 27 (IBNS) : A day after the Enforcement Directorate claimed to have detected huge cash deposits in her party's account, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Maywati on Tuesday accused the BJP of being casteist and misusing power to malign the BSP.

Civic polls under way in Chhattisgarh, police arrest six alleged Maoist sympathisers

Dec 27, 2016, at 06:34 pm

Raipur, Dec 27 (IBNS): Voting is underway amid high security for civic polls in six municipalities and 92 panchayats of Chhattisgarh on Monday, according to media reports.

NRI parents approach Delhi for child's custody, Sushma comes to the rescue

Dec 27, 2016, at 06:32 pm

New Delhi/Oslo, Dec 27 (IBNS): An NRI couple whose five-and-a-half year old son was forcefully taken away from them and placed in foster care in Norway, will receive all help from the Indian Government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured.

I-T raids an assault on constitution, says sacked TN Chief Secretary

Dec 27, 2016, at 05:33 pm

Chennai, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Asserting that he is still in office, sacked Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Ram Mohan Rao on Tuesday called the income tax raids against him an 'assault on the Constitution.'

Sushma takes up Fr Tom's case, says will spare no efforts to get him released

Dec 27, 2016, at 05:16 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that she'll spare no efforts to get the abducted Father Tom Uzhunnalil released.