J&K govt enhances militia personnel relief

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:39 am

Jammu, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir government has enhanced the monthly relief given to former militia personnel and their widows.

Pro-Afzal slogan-posters at JU: PIL filed in Calcutta HC against protesters

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:34 am

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): The West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court, demanding legal action and National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the 'anti-national' slogan and poster issue at Jadavpur University.

JK Police asks nearby residents to stay indoor during encounters

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:21 am

Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday asked people living within two-kilometres from the site of a gunbattle to stay indoors.

PM Modi unveils operational guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:16 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the operational guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana at a massive farmers' rally in Sehore in Madhya Pradesh.

Pro Afzal slogan-posters at JU: Guv seeks report, protester receives death threat

Feb 19, 2016, at 03:00 am

Kolkata/Siliguri, Feb 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Thursday said that he has sought reports from the state government on anti-national slogan issue at Jadavpur University (JU).

Congress mock BJP, says PM Modi failed nation

Feb 19, 2016, at 02:04 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) The Indian National Congress on Thursday took a shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP government, stating that they have failed the nation.

BJP lawmaker terms farmer suicide as fashion, triggers row

Feb 19, 2016, at 01:42 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) BJP MP Gopal Shetty sparked an outrage on Thursday after he termed farmer suicide as a fashionable trend, according to reports.

TN CM announces new scheme to allow senior citizens free bus rides

Feb 19, 2016, at 01:39 am

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa announced a free bus riding scheme for senior citizens on Thursday.

Officer trainees of Indian Audit and Accounts Service call on the President

Feb 18, 2016, at 11:33 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) A group of Officer Trainees of Indian Audit and Accounts Service (2015 batch) including 2 Officer Trainees from Royal Audit Authority of Bhutan called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.

CPI-M seeking support from all democratic parties in Bengal polls: Sitaram Yechury

Feb 18, 2016, at 11:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): After the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s central committee's two-day-long meeting was over, party's general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said that the party was seeking support from all democratic parties to defeat the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and isolate the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal.

SC to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea tomorrow

Feb 18, 2016, at 10:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) The Supreme Court is all set to hear the bail plea of arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday.

JNU row: ABVP's counter rally triggers tension in Kolkata's Jadavpur University

Feb 18, 2016, at 09:54 pm

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): Protest and counter-protest on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue raised tension in front of Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) on Thursday.

UP: Groom killed in celebratory firing

Feb 18, 2016, at 09:21 pm

Lucknow, Feb 18 (IBNS) In a tragic incident, a groom was killed during a celebratory firing as a marriage procession reached a guest house in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur city on Wednesday, reports said on Thursday.

RSS is trying to impose a dead ideology on students: Rahul Gandhi

Feb 18, 2016, at 08:23 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Meeting President Pranab Mukherjee over the JNU row, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi slammed the RSS and said it is trying to impose a 'dead ideology' on students of the country.

Arvind Kejriwal meets Pranab Mukherjee on JNU issue

Feb 18, 2016, at 08:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday over the JNU issue.

Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary to be chief guest at 70th Raising Day of DCPW tomorrow

Feb 18, 2016, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary will be the chief guest at the 70th Raising Day function of the Directorate of Coordination, Police Wireless (DCPW) here tomorrow.

Rahul Gandhi meets President

Feb 18, 2016, at 06:52 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): A Congress delegation-led by Vice President Rahul Gandhi met President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday.

Iipe , Andhra University signs MoU

Feb 18, 2016, at 06:05 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India has established Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam, as noted in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (2014), with the mandate to lead the nation forward in education, research and training related to all areas of Petroleum and Energy.

JNU row: Rahul; Gandhi to meet President

Feb 18, 2016, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on the JNU issue, reports said.

Indian Railways Khurja Yard gets Ultra Modern Computer based Signalling System

Feb 18, 2016, at 04:28 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) In its continuous tryst to march with latest technological innovations, Indian Railway Project Management Unit (IRPMU), an arm of North Central Railway in association with the Construction and open line Units of the Railway, commissioned computer based state of the Art Signalling System at Khurja Junction, a city famous for pottery in Uttar Pardesh.

Don't support anti-national slogans: JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar tells court

Feb 18, 2016, at 04:52 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Kanhaiya Kumar, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student who was arrested on sedition charges, on Wednesday appealed for peace in a Delhi court.

WB govt brings health scheme 'Mabhoi' for accredited journalists

Feb 18, 2016, at 04:05 am

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a health scheme, Mabhoi, for the government-accredited journalists till their age of 65 years, even after retirement.

Ram Madhav meets Mehbooba Mufti

Feb 18, 2016, at 03:46 am

Srinagar, Feb 17 (IBNS) On the directions of Party President Amit Shah BJP general secretary Ram Madhav arrived here on Wednesday to meet Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti to break the deadlock over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir after the death of Mufti Muhamad Sayeed on Jan 7.

Alok Verma to become next Delhi Police Commissioner?

Feb 18, 2016, at 03:02 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS) Alok Verma is likely to become the next Commissioner of Delhi Police, media reports said.

After controversial slogans, pro Afzal Guru posters found at Jadavpur University

Feb 18, 2016, at 01:37 am

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): Posters against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon were found in Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) premise on Wednesday.

PM Modi interacts through PRAGATI

Feb 18, 2016, at 12:38 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired his tenth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.

WB government to set up fair price vegetable market in Kolkata

Feb 17, 2016, at 11:50 pm

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): The West Bengal government will set up a fair price vegetable market in Kolkata.

"LIGO-India mega science proposal will motivate Indian students and scientists to explore newer frontiers of knowledge"

Feb 17, 2016, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Hours after the Union Cabinet gave its ‘in principle’ approval to the LIGO-India mega science proposal for research on gravitational waves, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the project will motivate Indian students and scientists to explore newer frontiers of knowledge and will add impetus to scientific research.

I don't think he was beaten up: BS Bassi on Kanhaiya Kumar attack

Feb 17, 2016, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Delhi Police on Wednesday denied reports that JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was beaten up when he was brought to the court here.

Delhi law and order situation fast deteriorating: Kejriwal

Feb 17, 2016, at 10:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he has sought time from President Pranab Mukherjee over the situation in Delhi which he said was 'fast deteriorating'.