IAF flies rescue team, high-powered pumps for evacuation of Meghalaya miners

Dec 28, 2018, at 03:09 pm

Shillong, Dec 28 (IBNS) : The Indian Air Force has deployed its heavy-lift transport plane to airlift NDRF rescuers from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati on Friday as well as carry equipment to the rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped since December 13, media reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh tomorrow

Dec 28, 2018, at 03:00 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on Dec 29, officials said on Friday.

Sushma Swaraj calls on Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering

Dec 28, 2018, at 02:55 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday called on Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering here.

Rahul Gandhi hoists flag on Congress' 134th foundation day

Dec 28, 2018, at 12:40 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi hoisted the national flag on the occasion of his party's 134th foundation day on Friday.

Congress objects to Anupam Kher's The Accidental Prime Minister over distortion of facts

Dec 28, 2018, at 11:14 am

Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS):  Alleging distortion of facts, the Maharashtra Youth Congress has objected to the release of veteran actor Anupam Kher starrer The Accidental Prime Minister, a biopic on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Manjhi party threatens to boycott LS polls if not offered good number of seats

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:26 am

Patna, Dec 28 (The Bihar Post/ IBNS): The Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), a key ally of the Grand Alliance, has threatened to boycott the next Lok Sabha polls if the party was not given “respectable” treatment in matter of seat share.

Declare Nitish as PM candidate for NDA’s return to power after 2019 LS polls: JD-U

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:20 am

Patna, Dec 28 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): In a curious political development, the JD-U has sought for declaring Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as the Prime Ministerial candidate for “NDA’s return to power”.

Indian PM Narendra Modi wishes Arun Jaitley on birthday

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:12 am

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his birthday.

Mumbai building fire leaves five people dead

Dec 28, 2018, at 09:01 am

Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out on the 10th floor of the Sargam Society at Tilak Nagar in Mumbai's Chembur area, left at least five people dead, reports said.

UP police arrest man who shot cop during Bulandshahr violence

Dec 28, 2018, at 12:20 am

Bulandshahr, Oct 27 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested the man who shot inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during the mob violence over cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.

Massive fire breaks in Mumbai building, 3 killed

Dec 27, 2018, at 11:09 pm

Mumbai, Dec 27 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a level-3 fire broke out in a housing society in suburban Mumbai's Chembur.

PM Modi lauds Himachal govt on completion of one year

Dec 27, 2018, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a Jan Abhar Rally at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, to mark the completion of one year of the state government.

Congress is master at misleading farmers: PM Modi

Dec 27, 2018, at 09:27 pm

Dharamshala, Oct 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress of making false promises to farmers.

Assam Rifles strengthens Indo-Myanmar border

Dec 27, 2018, at 08:25 pm

Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): As a part of the process of strengthening the Indo-Myanmar Border, Assam Rifles has taken a number of steps to increase its presence in the remote border areas of North East. 

Triple talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha; Congress, AIADMK walk out

Dec 27, 2018, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The revised version of the triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, was passed in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.

Fire in Kolkata Metro, passengers evacuated

Dec 27, 2018, at 06:48 pm

Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): All passengers have been evacuated after a fire was caught in a coach of Kolkata metro on Thursday evening.

Triple talaq bill not against any community: Law minister

Dec 27, 2018, at 04:58 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said it was essential that the Parliament saw the triple talaq bill as one for the rights of women and not against any community.

Congress backstabbed the Indian Army: PM Modi

Dec 27, 2018, at 04:57 pm

Dharamsala, Dec 27 (IBNS) :Alleging that the Congress has "backstabbed" jawans of the Indian Army, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the previous government had done nothing in the name of One Rank One Pension, which was finally implemented during his tenure.

Badruddin Ajmal threatens journalist for uncomfortable question

Dec 27, 2018, at 02:53 pm

Guwahati, Dec 27 (IBNS): All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and Lok Sabha MP from Assam’s Dhubri constituency Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday threatened a TV journalist with dire consequences and tried to attack him after being asked a question he did not like.

Two Navy personnel killed as hanger door falls on them at Kochi base

Dec 27, 2018, at 02:27 pm

Kochi, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Two Navy personnel were killed on Thursday when the heavy door of a helicopter hangar fell on them at the Southern Naval Command's base in Kochi, NDTV said quoting Navy sources.

35 students injured in Himachal Pradesh bus accident

Dec 27, 2018, at 01:45 pm

Shimla, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Thirty five students were injured in a school bus accident near Lunj in Kangra on Thursday. he injured students have been admitted to a hospital. The incident took place at Upper Lunj's Samleta.

Jaitley praises terror arrests, defends computer snooping

Dec 27, 2018, at 01:02 pm

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Defending the recent government order for computer surveillance by certain agencies, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday congratulated the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the arrest of 10 members of an ISIS-backed group allegedly planning a terror attack.

Revised triple talaq bill likely in Lok Sabha today

Dec 27, 2018, at 11:38 am

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The government is likely to table the revised triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.

Once Modi-critic Gordhan Zadaphia becomes BJP poll in-charge in UP

Dec 27, 2018, at 10:57 am

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Gordhan Zadaphia, who was once a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 General Elections.

Forget bullet trains, fix existing ones: BJP leader tells PM Modi in video message

Dec 26, 2018, at 11:48 pm

Amritsar, Dec 26 (IBNS): After a harrowing experience while traveling on the Saryu-Yamuna train for more than 10 hours, Laxmi Kanta Chawla, a BJP leader from Amritsar, suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fix existing trains first before running bullet ones.

Temple trust urges women not to visit Sabarimala for security sake

Dec 26, 2018, at 10:19 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (IBNS): The Travancore Devaswom Board, the trust which manages the  Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, has urged young women to not come to the temple premise for sake of security and societal harmony, media reports said.

BJP appoints in-charges for 17 states, Chandigarh

Dec 26, 2018, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): The BJP on Wednesday started preparations for the 2019 general elections by appointing party-in-charges in 17 states and the Union territory Chandigarh.

Banking services affected in Guwahati following nationwide strike

Dec 26, 2018, at 08:48 pm

Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): Banking services were affected in Guwahati and other parts of Assam on Wednesday following the nationwide bank strike.

ISIS-style outfit was preparing for attacks in Delhi: NIA

Dec 26, 2018, at 08:38 pm

New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): India's National Investigation Agency on Wednesday morning carried out searches at 17 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a major crackdown on an ISIS-inspired module styled as ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’ with active support of Delhi and UP police personnel. Ten persons have been arrested.

Indian army personnel with families visit Myanmar

Dec 26, 2018, at 08:18 pm

Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): In an attempt to boost Indo-Myanmar relation, 60 couples from Indian Army’s Eastern Command were on a two day trip to Myanmar from Dec 23-25.