Kanpur train accident toll reaches 146, forensic probe ordered
Nov 22, 2016, at 05:12 am
Kanpur, Nov 21 (IBNS): A forensic probe has been ordered into the Indore-Patna Express train derailment incident of Sunday in Uttar Pradesh which claimed 146 lives and left several injured, media reports said on Monday.
Cold wave continues in Kashmir, fog disrupts air services
Nov 22, 2016, at 03:32 am
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IBNS): Kashmir and Ladakh regions continue to reel under the blanket of cold wave with the minimum temperatures plunging up to several degrees at many places, while dense fog disrupted Air traffic and and flights on Monday.
IT officials raid Janardhan Reddy's office, seeks details of his daughter's wedding
Nov 22, 2016, at 03:13 am
Bengaluru, Nov 21 (IBNS): The Income Tax (IT) officials have raided mining baron G Janardhan Reddy's offices in Bellari days after the lavish wedding of his daughter.
Delhi man dies standing in bank queue
Nov 22, 2016, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): A man died while he was standing in a queue at a government bank here on Monday, media reports said.
Nov 22, 2016, at 12:52 am
Guwahati, Nov 21 (IBNS) : Underlining the importance of quick and efficient measures to expedite financial inclusion of tea garden workers as well as to ensure timely disbursal of weekly remuneration to them in a cashless manner, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday directed the Banking authorities to ensure opening of bank accounts of each of the tea garden workers of the state facilitating disbursal of weekly wages through Bank accounts within a fixed time frame.
IAF Three Mirage-2000s, three SU-30s carry out trial landings on Lucknow-Agra Express Highway
Nov 21, 2016, at 11:28 pm
Agra, Nov 21 (IBNS):IAF Three Mirage-2000 and three SU-30 Aircrafts of the Indian Air Force carried out a 'touch and go' on a portion of the newly constructed Agra-Lucknow Expressway, officials said.
Lockers of people close to Modi will be filled: Rahul Gandhi
Nov 21, 2016, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Narendra Modi over the issue of currency note ban and said lockers of few people close to the Prime Minister will be filled.
Nov 21, 2016, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged countrymen to change the Prime Minister rather than changing the old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes which have been banned by the Centre on Nov 8.
Guided missile destroyer INS Chennai joins Indian Navy
Nov 21, 2016, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): INS Chennai, a P 15A Guided Missile Destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on Monday.
Jharkhand: Lingering Maoist Shadow
Nov 21, 2016, at 09:55 pm
On October 31, 2016, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a farmer at Punjo Sona Toli under the Ghaghra Police Station area in Gumla District. Police recovered a pamphlet near the body, which was found half a kilometre away from the farmer's residence. The pamphlet alleged he was an informer of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a CPI-Maoist splinter group.
Nov 21, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Three Shia students at Karachi University (KU) came under sectarian attack on November 11, 2016, when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Block 4 of the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area in Gulshan Town, Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. One student, identified as Murtaza, died instantly while his colleagues Shahid and Ehsan were critically injured. Gulistan-e-Johar Police Station officials confirmed the sectarian nature of attack.
Narendra Modi wishes Anandiben Patel on her birthday
Nov 21, 2016, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on her birthday.
Demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee to hold rallies in UP, Punjab, Bihar
Nov 21, 2016, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): Hitting out the BJP-led NDA government in Centre over demonetisation issue, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced to hold rallies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab against Narendra Modi's decision of scrapping 500/1000 rupees notes.
Kolkata: SSKM fire brought under control
Nov 21, 2016, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out at government-owned Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital in Kolkata on Monday morning, has been brought under control, reports said.
Kanpur train accident toll 143, Rescue work called off
Nov 21, 2016, at 08:23 pm
Kanpur, Nov 21 (IBNS) : Rescue workers on Monday called off the operation for finding survivors in the wreckage of the Indore-Patna Express, which jumped off rails near Kanpur on Sunday, killing 143 passengers in their sleep, media reports said.
Nov 21, 2016, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm while the Rajya Sabha witnessed adjournment twice on Monday as the Opposition continued to protest the Government's demonetisation move in both Houses, while demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement on the sudden ban on high denomination notes.
West Bengal CM visits SSKM Hospital upon hearing news of fire
Nov 21, 2016, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has rushed to the state-run Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital (SSKM Hospital) in Kolkata after hearing about the fire that broke out in the hospital on Monday morning.
Nuclear-capable Prithvi-ll test-fired twice
Nov 21, 2016, at 06:29 pm
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (IBNS) : The nuclear-capable Prithvi-ll missile was successfully test-fired twice from a launch pad in Odisha's Chandipur on Monday morning, reports said.
BSF Head constable killed in Pak firing in Rajouri
Nov 21, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IBNS) : A BSF head constable was killed on Monday morning after Pakistani troops resorted to heavy cross-border firing in yet another ceasefire violation in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
Kolkata: Major fire breaks out at SSKM hospital
Nov 21, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at the state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata on Monday morning.
European Union mourns loss of lives in UP train mishap
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:15 pm
Brussels, Nov 21 (IBNS): Th European Union on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the train mishap that killed over 120 people in Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur train accident: Death toll crosses 120
Nov 21, 2016, at 01:51 pm
Kanpur, Nov 21 (IBNS): The death toll in the train mishap which occurred on Sunday close to the Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh has crossed 120, media reports said.
Proposed Universal Civil Code is politically motivated, says Muslim personal law board
Nov 21, 2016, at 03:22 am
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): On the concluding day of its three-day-long conclave, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the highest decision-making body on Muslim personal laws, hit out the Centre over its bid to abolish triple talaq system.
Nepal PM calls Narendra Modi, mourns loss of lives in train mishap
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:44 am
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IBNS): Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the train mishap in Kanpur city of India that left over 100 people dead.
Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates 12th edition of CII Agro Tech 2016
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:11 am
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated 12th edition of CII Agro Tech 2016 here.
Twin blasts rock Manipur, 2 CRPF jawans injured
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:08 am
Guwahati, Nov 20 (IBNS) : At least two CRPF jawans were injured as two separate blasts rocked in Manipur’s Imphal on Sunday evening.
Suresh Prabhu visits train mishap site
Nov 21, 2016, at 01:31 am
Kanpur, Nov 20 (IBNS): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday visited the accident site at Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh where more than 100 people were killed due to derailment of the Indore-Patna Express.
Nov 21, 2016, at 01:02 am
Guwahati, Nov 20 (IBNS) : To ease the cash crunch situation across the country the Union Finance Ministry has asked all states to collect small denominations currency notes from the places of worship and deposit it in banks immediately following the Centre’s decision of demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
Nov 21, 2016, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 12th edition of CII Agro Tech 2016 in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Bhagwant Mann to contest against Sukhbhir Singh Badal in Punjab polls
Nov 21, 2016, at 12:34 am
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said party leader Bhagwant Mann will fight the upcoming Punjab polls against Deputy CM Sukhbhir Singh Badal.