Pranab Mukherjee wishes Mali ahead of National Day
Sep 21, 2016, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Mali on the eve of their National Day.
John Abraham meets Sonowal; discusses issues relating to ISL
Sep 21, 2016, at 10:02 pm
Guwahati, Sept 21 (IBNS): Bollywood actor John Abraham, who is also the owner of North East United Football Club, on Tuesday evening called on Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter’s office chamber in Assam Secretariat and discussed with him the preparedness of Guwahati as the venue for the opening ceremony of the third edition of the Indian Sports League (ISL).
Chennai metro rail:Airport to Little Mount route inaugurated
Sep 21, 2016, at 09:37 pm
Chennai, Sep 21 (IBNS): The second stage of the Chennai Metro Rail, from the airport to Little Mount was inaugurated on Wednesday, according to media reports.
President Mukherjee congratulates DRDO on successful test-firing of Barak-8
Sep 21, 2016, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated DRDO on the successful test-firing of the Surface to Air Missile – ‘Barak-8’.
Goons trying to capture late Bismillah Khan's ancestral home in Bihar
Sep 21, 2016, at 09:27 pm
Patna, Sept 21 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Authorities have taken a very serious note of the alleged attempts by some anti-social elements to capture the parental house in Bihar of Bharat Ratna shehnai maestro late Bismillah Khan.
Anti-socials trying to capture Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan's ancestral land in Bihar
Sep 21, 2016, at 09:24 pm
Patna, Sept 21 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Authorities in Bihar have taken note of the alleged attempts by some anti-social elements to capture the parental house of Bharat Ratna shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan post his death.
AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan arrested on Wednesday
Sep 21, 2016, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IBNS): The Delhi police arrested Aam Aadmi Party legislator Amanatullah Khan on alleged sexual harassment charges, according to media reports.
Four people of a family commit suicide at a hotel in Guwahati
Sep 21, 2016, at 08:36 pm
Guwahati, Sep 21 (IBNS): Four people of a family committed suicide in a hotel in Guwahati and their bodies were recovered on Wednesday, police said.
Army foils two infiltration bids along LoC Kashmir
Sep 21, 2016, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a top level security meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday regarding the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri, according to media reports.
Railway Budget and Union Budget to be merged
Sep 21, 2016, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved the merger of the Railway budget with the Union Budget, according to media reports.
Case filed against man for making derogatory remarks about martyred Indian soldiers
Sep 21, 2016, at 07:43 pm
Patna, Sept 21 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Police in Bihar have registered a case against a man claiming to be an RJD leader after he made derogatory remarks about Indian soldiers who laid down their lives fighting the terrorists, on his social media site.
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka CM says SC order difficult to enforce
Sep 21, 2016, at 07:32 pm
Bengaluru/New Delhi, Sep 21 (IBNS): The Karnataka Government is holding a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to decide on the Supreme Court's order to the state to release 6000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery river daily to Tamil Nadu between Sep 21 and 27, according to media reports.
India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh to boycott SAARC summit in Pakistan?
Sep 21, 2016, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): In the wake of the recent attacks in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India, the three nations might boycott the SAARC Summit in Pakistan, media reports said.
Mulayam appoints Amar Singh as SP's national general secy
Sep 21, 2016, at 05:21 am
Lucknow, Sept 20 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday appointed Amar Singh as the national general secretary of his party.
J&K: Human rights defender Khurram Parvez released from jail and detained again
Sep 21, 2016, at 05:04 am
Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): Prominent human rights defender and head of Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) Khurram Parvez was on Tuesday released
John Kerry asks Nawaz Sharif to prevent terrorists from using Pak as safe havens
Sep 21, 2016, at 03:53 am
Washington, Sept 20 (IBNS): US Secretary of State John Kerry has now directed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to prevent terrorists from using the latter's country as safe havens.
World Bank announces new country director for India
Sep 21, 2016, at 01:57 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Junaid Ahmad has taken over as the World Bank's new Country Director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl who completed his four-year term, according to a Press release issued by the World Bank.
Infiltration attempts foiled in Kashmir, nine militants killed
Sep 21, 2016, at 01:31 am
Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): Foiling a major infiltration on Tuesday, the Indian Army said that nine infiltrators in two ongoing gun-battles, along the Line of Control (LoC), in north Kashmir's Baramulla and Kupwara districts, were killed.
Massive blaze guts firecrackers factory near Kolkata
Sep 21, 2016, at 01:04 am
Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a fireworks factory at Govindapur area under Sonarpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.
Uri: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena calls PM Modi, condemns attack
Sep 21, 2016, at 01:02 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena called Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condole the loss of lives in the Uri terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
Infiltration bid foiled, 8 militants killed in Uri
Sep 20, 2016, at 11:52 pm
Uri, Sept 20 (IBNS): An infiltration bid was foiled as Indian Army jawans killed eight militants during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri on Tuesday, days after the town was hit by a terrorist strike on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 8 militants killed in Uri
Sep 20, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Uri, Sept 20 (IBNS): Indian security forces killed eight militants during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri town on Tuesday.
Minor allegedly gang-raped in West Bengal, 1 held
Sep 20, 2016, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Sept 20 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday booked a minor boy for allegedly raping a seventh standard girl in Burdwan district of West Bengal, reports said.
Foreign nationals join Hindus to offer ‘pinddan’ to the dead souls
Sep 20, 2016, at 09:48 pm
Patna, Sept 20 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The prominent Hindu ritual of “Pinddan†is slowly drawing foreign nationals in good numbers.
West Bengal: Student killed in school bus crash
Sep 20, 2016, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata/East Midnapore, Sept 20 (IBNS): A fourth standard student was killed and 15 others were seriously injured when a school bus collided head-on with a speeding truck in Contai (Kanthi) in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Tuesday morning, reports said.
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Uri sector
Sep 20, 2016, at 09:40 pm
Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS) Barely two days after the deadly terror attack on an Army camp, Pakistani troopers violated ceasefire again on Tuesday in Uri sector, reports said.
Judge who awarded life imprisonment to Shahabuddin transferred
Sep 20, 2016, at 09:34 pm
Patna, Sept 20 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A Bihar judge who awarded life imprisonment to controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabudidn in a murder case has been transferred.
At least five school children killed as bus fall into canal in Amritsar
Sep 20, 2016, at 09:33 pm
Jalandhar, Sept 20 (IBNS) : Five children died after a school bus fell into a canal near Amritsar in Punjab on Tuesday, reports said.
Fighter jet makes emergency landing at Srinagar airport
Sep 20, 2016, at 09:01 pm
Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): A MIG fighter jet made emergency landing at Srinagar airport on Tuesday , official said.
Kolkata: Bus hits speeding auto, 1 killed
Sep 20, 2016, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and four others were injured on Tuesday when a public bus hit an over-speeding autorickshaw in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, reports said.