Delhi: Teacher dies after students stab him for complaint
Sep 27, 2016, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): A school teacher in Delhi succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning after being stabbed by class 12 students for complaint against them, reports said.
Abandon the dream as J&K will remain integral part of India, Sushma tells Pakistan at UNGA
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:32 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): As the tension between India and Pakistan is escalating, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday issued a strong note of warning to her neighbouring country, saying that Islamabad should "abandon the dream" of using terror to obtain authority in Jammu and Kashmir.
UNGA speech: Narendra Modi appreciates Sushma Swaraj
Sep 27, 2016, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appreciated External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her 'firm, effective & fine articulation' of a wide range of global issues at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly.
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:51 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Monday inaugurated the four day Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela – 2016, in Mathura.
PSLV-C35 successfully launches eight satellites into two different orbits in a single flight
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:38 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): In its thirty seventh flight (PSLV-C35), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 371 kg SCATSAT-1 Satellite along with seven co-passenger satellites on Monday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
High level meeting held in Tezpur after Chinese incursion
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:35 am
Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): A high level meeting was held in Assam's Tezpur based Army 4 corps headquarter on Monday in presence of MOS Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and MOS Home Kiren Rijiju following Chinese troops incursion into Arunachal Pradesh.
J&K is an integral part of India: Sushma Swaraj tells Pakistan at UNGA
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:26 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan since the militant attack in Uri town which left 18 soldiers martyred, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday sent out a tough message to Pakistan as she said that Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always 'remain so'.
Central team visits Assam to access flood damages
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:12 am
Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): A high level team comprising Central and State Governments led by the advisor of Union Finance Ministry Dina Nath visited Assam on a two day visit to carry out an inspection on the ground to assess the extent of damages caused by floods and erosion in Assam.
Afghanistan explosion injures four Romanian soldiers
Sep 27, 2016, at 12:29 am
Kabul, Sept 26 (IBNS): In an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion, at lesat four Romanian soldiers were injured in Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
Irom Sharmila meet Arvind Kejriwal
Sep 26, 2016, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Peace activist Irom Sharmila on Monday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here.
Sep 26, 2016, at 11:19 pm
Tokyo, Sept 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale hit Okinawa-honto Kinkai region of Japan on Monday, officials said.
Rahul Gandhi blames RSS-BJP for shoe attack
Sep 26, 2016, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Hours after a person hurled a shoe at Rahul Gandhi during his roadshow in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress vice-president blamed the BJP and the RSS for the attack.
6 JMB activists held from West Bengal, Assam sent to police custody till Oct 6
Sep 26, 2016, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): Six leader-activists of the banned Bangladesh-based extremist organisation Jamaat ul Mujahideen-Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested from several locations in West Bengal and Assam, were produced in a local court in Kolkata on Monday and sent to police custody till Oct 6.
Brus: Still Delayed Homecoming
Sep 26, 2016, at 10:32 pm
On September 20, 2016, Lalbiakzama, Additional Secretary, Mizoram Home Department, disclosed that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), had approved 'Road Map-V' for Bru repatriation, proposed to commence from the first week of November 2016, and would soon release funds for expenses for the process. Though the expenditure for this phase was not projected, Lalbiakzama stated that the total proposed expenses for the repatriation was earlier estimated at INR 680 million in the 'Roadmap-IV' of which over INR 97 million was released by the Centre in 2015. "We have spent around Rs. One lakh [100,000] during the proposed repatriation in 2015," he said, adding, the State Government would ask more fund in case of further requirement. The effort to repatriate Bru families during June to September in 2015 had failed as not a single Bru came forward in their respective relief camps before the Mizoram officials, to be identified as bona fide residents of Mizoram.
Sep 26, 2016, at 10:30 pm
In the latest terrorist attack on immunisation teams in Pakistan, Doctor Zakaullah Khan, a senior member of the polio vaccination campaign, was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle borne terrorists near his house in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on September 11, 2016. Jama'at-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a breakaway faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack. TTP-JuA 'spokesman' Ehsanullah Ehsan, while claiming responsibility, vowed to carry out more such attacks.
Shoe thrown at Rahul Gandhi in UP during Kisan Yatra
Sep 26, 2016, at 09:26 pm
Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, Sept 26 (IBNS) : A shoe was thrown at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday during his roadshow in Uttar Pradesh, though it missed him narrowly, reports said.
Five CRPF men injured in Kashmir grenade blast
Sep 26, 2016, at 09:12 pm
Srinagar, Sept 26 (IBNS) : Five CRPF men were wounded in a grenade blast in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said. . "Militants lobbed a grenade at an army vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in the Wanpoh area of Anantnag and five CRPF men, stationed nearby, were wounded in the blast," a police official said.
Prime Minister Modi addresses many issues in his Mann ki Baat programme
Sep 26, 2016, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IBNS): The Prime Minister's Office on Monday released the English translation of the text of Narendra Modi's ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio on September 25, 2016.
PM Modi chairs Indus Water Treaty review meeting
Sep 26, 2016, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high level meeting to review the Indus Water treaty with Pakistan, reports said.
Supreme Court defers hearing Shahabuddin bail cancellation petition
Sep 26, 2016, at 08:35 pm
Patna, Sept 26 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to controversial RJD politician Mohammad Shahabuddin after the latter sought more time to file his reply.
Six Jamaat ul Mujahideen members,including top leaders, arrested in Bengal and Assam
Sep 26, 2016, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata, Sept 26 (IBNS) : In a major breakthrough, the Special Task Force of Kolkata Police have apprehended six members of the banned Bangladesh- based extremist organisation Jamaat ul Mujahideen, five of them wanted in connection with the Burdwan blast case, reports said.
Cauvery water dispute: Tamil Nadu files fresh petition in the Supreme Court
Sep 26, 2016, at 07:25 pm
Chennai, Sep 26 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu has filed fresh petitions in the Supreme Court regarding the release of Cauvery water to the state by Karnataka, according to media reports on Monday.
Can't release water to Tamil Nadu : Karnataka
Sep 26, 2016, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) : Karnataka has told the Supreme Court that it cannot release any more water from the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu till December, NDTV reported.
Narendra Modi wishes former PM Manmohan Singh on his birthday
Sep 26, 2016, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birthday.
Bihar: Hindustani Awam Morcha leader arrested for sexually assaulting six-year-old girl
Sep 26, 2016, at 03:14 pm
Patna, Sept 26 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The police in Bihar arrested a politician for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl by keeping her in his captivity the whole night.
Amit Shah highly praises Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal
Sep 26, 2016, at 01:53 am
Guwahati, Sept 25 (IBNS) : BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday highly praised Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the Assam government in front of all representatives assembled for national council meeting at Kozhikode, Kerala.
Three rhinos poachers nabbed in Assam
Sep 26, 2016, at 01:33 am
Guwahati, Sept 25 (IBNS): The Assam police on Sunday apprehended three rhino poachers from Assam’s Nagaon district, officials said.
Merge Kashmir with Himachal Pradesh, suggests Bihar MP Pappu Yadav
Sep 26, 2016, at 12:56 am
Patna, Sept 25 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Amid continuing unrest in Kashmir, an Indian parliamentarian has suggested for forming a new state by merging Jammu & Kashmir with Himachal Pradesh.
Jayalalithaa will need few more days rest in hospital: AIADMK
Sep 26, 2016, at 12:40 am
Chennai, Sept 25 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, resumed normal diet on Sunday, her party AIADMK said.
Rear Area Security Exercise Antarik Suraksha held in Guwahati
Sep 26, 2016, at 12:12 am
Guwahati, Sept 25 (IBNS) : A Rear Area Security Exercise Antarik Suraksha was conducted at Narangi Military Station near Guwahati on Sept 23-24 under the aegis 51 Sub Area.