Manohar Parrikar arrives in Mauritius on two-day visit
Dec 11, 2016, at 02:24 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, arrived in Mauritius on Saturday.
Sonowal vows to preserve and keep the martyrs’ column of Assam agitation across the state
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:43 am
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that Assam Agitation surged ahead keeping the Constitution of India and Father of the Nation at the fore. Assam Agitation was a non-violent democratic agitation to maintain the integrity of the country.
Four persons arrested with Rs 20 lakh new notes in Guwahati
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:20 am
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : At least four persons were arrested with Rs 20 lakh new notes by police from Guwahati on Friday night who allegedly being involved in exchanging new currencies of Rs 2000 with scraping notes, police said on Saturday.
President Pranab Mukherjee writes to Sushma Swaraj, wishing her early recovery
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday wrote to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who has underwent kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), wishing her speedy recovery.
Eight Arakan militants with huge cache of arms-ammu caught from Indo-Myanmar border
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:03 am
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Security forces apprehended eight militants belonging to Arakan Liberation Army (ALA) of Myanmar along with a cache of sophisticated weapons from Mizoram-Myanmar border area on Saturday morning, officials said.
PM inaugurates cheese plant, addresses farmers in Banaskantha district of Gujarat
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:58 am
Deesa, Dec 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended a programme organized by the Banaskantha Cooperative Milk Producers Union (Banas Dairy) at Deesa in Gujarat.
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:37 am
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IBNS): Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar on Saturday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha in Bengal
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:30 am
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): With just a few days left to hand over command of the Indian Air Force to his successor, the Chief of the Air Staff is still keeping himself as busy as he has always been.
West Bengal: TMC-BJP standoff over Panagarh Bypass inauguration
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:16 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Dec 10 (IBNS): Allegedly hijacking the opening programme, two Trinamool Congress (TMC) cabinet ministers inaugurated the most awaited Panagarh Bypass in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Saturday noon, few hours prior to the official inaugural event of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Dec 10, 2016, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Punjabi singer Hans Raj Hans on Saturday joined the BJP.
Vietnam's Parliamentary delegation meets Sonia Gandhi,Rahul Gandhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Vietnam's Parliamentary delegation, led by Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi here.
SP Tyagi sent to 4-day CBI custody
Dec 10, 2016, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Arrested former Air Force chief SP Tyagi was sent to CBI custody for four days by a Delhi court on Saturday.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Sushma Swaraj
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wished External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj speedy recovery.
Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa : AIADMK leaders urge Sasikala to lead the party
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:49 pm
Chennai, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Sasikala Natarajan, the closest aide of departed Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was on Saturday urged by senior leaders of the AIADMK to lead the organisation in what appeared to be the beginning of her becoming the all-powerful person in the ruling party, media reports said.
Kolkata: Traffic sergeant manhandled by miscreants, 1 held
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): A sergeant of Kolkata Traffic Police was allegedly assaulted by few miscreants in north Kolkata's Chiriamore area on Friday, reports said.
Jessop owner Pawan Ruia booked in Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:19 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday arrested Kolkata-based businessman Pawan Ruia, owner of Jessop & Company Ltd, in Delhi for not cooperating with CID in its ongoing probe into Jessop factory fire and theft, officials said.
Sushma Swaraj undergoes kidney transplant at AIIMS
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underwent kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday, reports said.
Human Rights Day 2016: Stand up for someone's rights today!
Dec 10, 2016, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The theme for 2016 Human Rights Day (observed on Dec 10 every year) is 'Stand up for someone's rights today!' in keeping with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted b the UN General Assembl i 1948.
Ruia Group Chairman Pawan Ruia arrested in Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Pawan Ruia, Chairman of the Ruia Group, has been arrested by West Bengal police in Delhi for his alleged involvement in the fire incident at the closed unit of Jessop & Co factory Kolkata.
Committee of Chief Ministers on adoption of Digital Payments meets in New Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The second meeting of the Committee of Chief Ministers on adoption of Digital Payments was held on Friday at NITI Aayog in New Delhi.
Demonetisation: Modi babu has no solution except giving bhashan, says Mamata Banerjee
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said that the former has no other solution except lecturing people.
At least four killed in Bulgaria train explosion
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Sofia, Dec 10 (IBNS): At least four people have died following a train explosion in Bulgaria, reports said.
Demonetisation for the poor, things will vastly change very soon : PM Modi
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:19 pm
Deesa, Gujarat, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Asserting that the demonetisation move will benefit the poor and the middle class, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the people to integrate themselves with e-banking and e-wallets.
Two hardcore NDFB(S) militants killed in Assam encounter
Dec 10, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Two hardcore bodo militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Saturday morning, police said.
Maneka Gandhi urges citizens to report child labour
Dec 10, 2016, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi urged citizens to put an end to child labour.
Kejriwal accuses BJP of arresting development in Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the BJP government of stalling development in the national capital through the help of Governor Najeeb Jung.
President of the National Assembly of Vietnam meets PM Modi
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): President of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Tamil Nadu govt to hold first Cabinet meeting under new CM today
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:22 pm
Chennai, Dec 10 (IBNS): The Tamil Nadu Cabinet will hold its meeting on Saturday.
Actress Gautami writes to PM about 'unanswered questions' on Jaya's death
Dec 10, 2016, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): South Indian actress Gautami Tadimalla has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi drawing his attention to lack of transparency related to J Jayalalithaa's treatment and death.
IAF conducts rescue operations by helicopter in Havelock Islands
Dec 10, 2016, at 03:19 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Heavy overnight rains in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have disrupted normal life in the islands developing into flood-like situation in north and middle Andamans.