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Masked youth storms historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, unfurls ISIS flag

Dec 29, 2018, at 09:46 pm

Srinagar, Dec 29 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, some masked youth stormed historic Jamia Masjid in Kashmir and unfurled terrorist group Islamic State's flag and even briefly occupied the pulpit after Friday prayers.

Bogibeel over, all efforts now to be on doubling railway line: Piyush Goyal

Dec 29, 2018, at 09:18 pm

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): Union railway minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the his ministry will soon approach the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for clearance of doubling of railway line from New Bongaigaon to Guwahati via Rangiya.

Dwijing festival will help in growth of state economy: Assam CM Sonowal

Dec 29, 2018, at 09:07 pm

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said the great civilizations in the world have grown on the bank of the rivers and Assam is blessed to have been located on the bank of the mighty Brahmaputra and Barak.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Varanasi

Dec 29, 2018, at 07:46 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Varanasi on Saturday.

Develop a constructive attitude and follow the developmental agenda: VP Naidu

Dec 29, 2018, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has asked students, youth and politicians to develop a constructive attitude towards development of the nation.

VVIP chopper scam middleman Michael named "Mrs Gandhi", "Son Of Italian Lady" : ED tells court

Dec 29, 2018, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate told a Delhi court that the arrested alleged middleman in the VVIP chopper case-Christian Michel-has named "Mrs Gandhi" and "the son of the Italian lady".

JDU Jharkhand state president Jhaleshwar Mahato joins Congress

Dec 29, 2018, at 06:50 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS):  JDU Jharkhand state president Jhaleshwar Mahato has joined the Congress.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi meets Bhutan PM

Dec 29, 2018, at 04:56 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met visiting Bhutan PM  Lotay Tshering.

India condemns terror attack in Egypt

Dec 29, 2018, at 04:33 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): India on Saturday condemned the terror attack in Egypt which left at least four people and injured more than 10 others on Friday evening.

Seat sharing deal done in Grand Alliance but will be announced after ‘kharmas’

Dec 29, 2018, at 04:24 pm

Patna, Dec 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, turned into a centre of political activities on Saturday with scores of leaders rushing to meet RJD chief Lalu Prasad undergoing treatment there.

Chowkidar working honestly and does not let thieves sleep in peace : Narendra Modi

Dec 29, 2018, at 04:09 pm

Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Reacting to the Opposition's 'Chowkidar chor hai' slogan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it is the Opposition which are thieves and can not sleep well because of the honest watchman.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Ghazipur

Dec 29, 2018, at 03:47 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Prime Minister of Bhutan calls on Indian President Kovind

Dec 29, 2018, at 03:45 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Lotay Tshering, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy : Indian navy divers, 21 fire fighters with 10 high-powered pumps join rescue operation

Dec 29, 2018, at 02:58 pm

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Indian navy divers and 21 fire fighters of Odisha Fire Services on Saturday  joined the operation  to rescue 15 miners trapped since December 13 inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district .

Four Jaish militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Dec 29, 2018, at 01:35 pm

Srinagar, Dec 29 (IBNS) :Four Jeish-e-Muhammad militants were  shot dead by security forces during an encounter in south Kashmir's  Pulwama district on Saturday morning, media reports said quoting the police.

Seven poachers arrested with tiger bones, skins in Assam’s Kaziranga

Dec 29, 2018, at 12:59 pm

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): Sleuths of Assam forest department and police  arrested seven poachers and recovered huge quantity for tiger body parts in the  Kohora area of  Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Friday night.

Kashmir: One terrorist killed in Pulwama

Dec 29, 2018, at 10:49 am

Jammu, Dec 29 (IBNS): One terrorist has been killed in an encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.

Differences crop up between Lalu’s sons over Anant Singh, other party affairs

Dec 29, 2018, at 09:08 am

Patna, Dec 29 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Differences have surfaced between two powerful Yadav brothers—sons of RJD chief Lalu Prasad—over policy matters in what experts say not a very good sign for the party ahead of the next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

Illegal assets worth Rs150 million belonging to top five Maoists confiscated

Dec 29, 2018, at 09:04 am

Patna, Dec 29 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED), an economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime in India has confiscated illegal property worth Rs15 crore (Rs150 million) belonging to five top Maoists in Bihar.

2019 election to save Constitution, institutions: Tejashwi Yadav

Dec 28, 2018, at 11:27 pm

Patna, Dec 28 (IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has said the 2019 general elections was the one to save the Constitution and institutions such as the CBI and the RBI.

Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering holds delegation level talks with Modi

Dec 28, 2018, at 10:38 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, who is currently visiting India, held delegation level talks with Narendra Modi.

My best performance, says Kher as Congress changes stance on Manmohan film

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:14 pm

Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS): Actor Anupam Kher on Friday said playing former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in The Accidental Prime Minister was his best performance till date.

Declaring suspects terrorists based on 'sutli bombs' premature: Mehbooba Mufti

Dec 28, 2018, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said "declaring suspects as terrorists on the basis of Sutli bombs, associating with the dreaded IS" was "premature".

BJP sweeps Tripura civic by-elections, Ram Madhav appreciates CM Biplab Kumar Deb

Dec 28, 2018, at 06:41 pm

Agartala, Dec 28 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party registered a thumping victory in the bypolls for the vacant seats in different municipal bodies and Agartala Municipal Corporation.

Cabinet approves setting up of the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) Bill

Dec 28, 2018, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister  Narendra Modi has approved the draft National Commission for Homoeopathy, Bill, 2018, which seeks to replace the existing regulator Central Council for Homoeopathy (CCH) with a new body to ensure transparency.

Narendra Modi to visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Dec 28, 2018, at 05:20 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Dec 29-30., officials said.

Kashmir encounter: One terrorist killed

Dec 28, 2018, at 04:37 pm

Pulwama, Dec 28 (IBNS): One terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in Awantipora area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Friday.

Union Cabinet approves Gaganyaan project, three Indian astronauts will be sent to space in 2022

Dec 28, 2018, at 04:22 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet has approved a budget of Rs.10,000 crore for sending three Indian astronauts to space for a period of seven days, officials said.

Bahrain working on its embassy in Syria

Dec 28, 2018, at 04:13 pm

Manama, Dec 28 (IBNS):  Bahrain on Friday said at present the work at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus is going on.

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: IAF airlifts NDRF team with high-powered pumps in Guwahati

Dec 28, 2018, at 03:15 pm

Guwahati, Dec 28 (IBNS) : After huge criticism over the centre and the Meghalaya government’s inability to rescue 15 miners, who were trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district for the past 15 days, measures are now being taken to rescue the trapped miners.