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Assam people foiled evil design of outside forces: Assam CM Sonowal

Aug 04, 2018, at 11:12 pm

Dispur, Aug 4 (IBNS): Reacting to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said people of Assam foiled evil design of outside forces.

Congress discusses Rafale deal in working committee's meeting

Aug 04, 2018, at 08:50 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): One of the key issues which popped up in the Congress Working Committee (CWC)'s meeting on Saturday was the Rafale deal, which has been marred into a massive controversy.

Assam police register five cases against Mamata Banerjee

Aug 04, 2018, at 08:19 pm

Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS): Assam police have registered five cases against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for making alleged provocative remarks regarding the Assam NRC issue in different police stations in the state.

Kolkata bank fraud: Arrested Romanian nationals sent to 14-day police custody

Aug 04, 2018, at 08:05 pm

Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): Two Romanian nationals, who were arrested from Delhi in connection with a bank fraud in Kolkata on Friday, were produced in a city court on Saturday and they were remanded to police custody for 14 days, reports said.

Bihar shelter home horror: Rahul Gandhi joins protesting Tejashwi Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal

Aug 04, 2018, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday joined RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal as they assembled at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to protest against the rape and torture of more than 30 minor girls at a Government-run shelter home in Bihar recently.

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju to visit the flood affected areas of Nagaland

Aug 04, 2018, at 06:16 pm

New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, along with team of officers from National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will visit flood and landslides affected areas of Nagaland  on Sunday.

PM reviews preparations for launch of Health Assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat

Aug 04, 2018, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the progress of preparations towards the launch of the Health Assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat.

Leave the politics outside the Parliament and do your best for framing policies: Vice President Naidu

Aug 04, 2018, at 05:51 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Members of Parliament should leave their politics outside the Parliament and they have to contribute their best for framing the programmes and policies for the benefit of the poor.

US grants Strategic Trade Authorization-1 status to India

Aug 04, 2018, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): In a major development, the US has granted  Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status to India, thus allowing the Asian giant to gain a wide scope of exports without specific licenses, and equalling it with almost the NATO allies of America.

Amit Shah flags off Vasundhara Raje's 58-day pre-poll Gaurav Yatra

Aug 04, 2018, at 04:18 pm

Jaipur, Aug 4 (IBNS): BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday flagged off Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra' from the Charbhujanath temple in Rajsamand district in the run-up to the state Assembly election.

Sushma Swaraj holds talks for wide-ranging cooperation with Kyrgyz FM

Aug 04, 2018, at 02:14 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Kyrgyzstan counterpart Abdyldaev on Saturday held discussions on the opportunities for cooperation in various fields.

Assam organisations burn Mamata Banerjee's effigy

Aug 04, 2018, at 01:37 pm

Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS): Protesting against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on the final draft of NRC in Assam, various local organisations burnt her effigies in  Morigaon and Sonitpur districts.

Kolkata bank fraud: Arrested Romanian nationals brought to city from Delhi

Aug 04, 2018, at 01:22 pm

Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): Two Romanian nationals, who had been nabbed on Friday from south-west Delhi in connection with the great Kolkata bank fraud, were brought to the city on Saturday, officials said.

Man shot dead while trying to forcibly enter Farooq Abdullah's home

Aug 04, 2018, at 12:57 pm

Srinagar, Aug 4 (IBNS): An intruder was gunned down by security personnel on Saturday while he was trying to forcibly enter former  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s Jammu residence in a car, media reports said.

Ahead of state poll, Vasundhara Raje to begin 58-day Gaurav Yatra in Rajasthan todayAhead of state poll, Vasundhara Raje to begin 58-day Gaurav Yatra in Rajasthan today

Aug 04, 2018, at 11:57 am

Jaipur, Aug 4 (IBNS): In the run up to the crucial state poll, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will embark on her 58-day Gaurav Yatra, which is considered to be the beginning of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s election campaign, in Rajasthan on Saturday.

Kashmir: Encounter in Shopian kills six, including one civilian

Aug 04, 2018, at 10:30 am

Srinagar, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least five militants were killed in an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday morning.

Google confirms it coded UIDAI helpline into Android devices

Aug 04, 2018, at 07:41 am

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Tech major Google on Friday clarified that it was a coding flaw which caused a defunct Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) helpline number to appear in the contact lists of mobile phones operating on the Android operating system. 

India and the UN: Celebrating 70 years of invaluable service to the cause of peace

Aug 04, 2018, at 07:28 am

New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): From protecting civilians, disarming ex-combatants and helping countries transition from conflict to peace, Indian men and women in uniform have served the cause of peace from the earliest years of United Nations peacekeeping and continue to do so in some of the most challenging missions.

BJP wins civic polls in Maharashtra's Sangli and Jalgaon

Aug 03, 2018, at 11:49 pm

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday emerged victorious in the civic body polls in Sangli and Jalgaon in Maharashtra.

Indian foreign ministry, stock market watchdog junk charges of helping PNB fraud accused Mehul Choksi

Aug 03, 2018, at 11:38 pm

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Amid reports that Indian authorities provided a “positive report” on Mehul Choksi to Antigua, based on which he was granted citizenship in the Caribbean nation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday clarified that Police Clearance Certificate was issued to the fugitive businessman on the basis of clear Police Verification Report (PVR) available on his passport.

NRC: TMC leaders lodge police complaints against Assam CM for 'harassment' at Silchar airport

Aug 03, 2018, at 10:17 pm

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Two parliamentarians of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and a MLA of the party, who were the members of a delegation that was stopped by Assam Police at Silchar airport before entering the state on Thursday, lodged complaints against Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at two police stations in Kolkata on Friday, reports said.

Kolkata bank fraud: Two Romanian nationals held in Delhi

Aug 03, 2018, at 09:57 pm

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Kolkata Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday evening detained two Romanian nationals from Delhi for fraudulently withdrawing money from the accounts of at least 78 customers of several nationalized and private sector banks, officials said.

IAS officers should take role of translating ‘Swarajya’ to ‘Surajya’: Naidu

Aug 03, 2018, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has asked IAS officers to take the most important role of translating “Swarajya” to “Surajya.” 

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana achieves 5 crore mark

Aug 03, 2018, at 08:00 pm

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) Sumitra Mahajan on Friday handed over 5 croreth LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to Takrdiran of Delhi in the Parliament House.  

In Supreme Court, Centre pitches for quotas in promotion for SC/ST govt employees

Aug 03, 2018, at 07:28 pm

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there should be reservations in promotions for government employees belonging to the backward classes.

President Kovind to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Keralafrom Aug 4

Aug 03, 2018, at 06:50 pm

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): President of Ram Nath Kovind will visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala from Aug 4 to 7, 2018, officials said on Friday.

Never asked for helpline to be added to phones: Aadhar body

Aug 03, 2018, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS):  The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday clarified that it had never directed telecom operators or phone makers to add a toll-free number for its ID card project Aadhaar.

Work, money worries leave many musicians singing the blues: Study

Aug 03, 2018, at 04:28 pm

New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Researchers from Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the mental health-focused SIMS Foundation, have identified work and financial stress as risk factors that may increase clinical depression and anxiety among musicians, according to new study findings presented at the 36th Annual Performing Arts Medicine Association International Symposium in Orange, California.

Silchar airport detention : TMC plans to move privilege motion

Aug 03, 2018, at 03:58 pm

New Delhi, Aug (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress plans to move a privilege motion in Lok Sabha on Friday against the detention of its MPs in Silchar in Assam on Thursday, media reports said. 

Mike Pompeo meets Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Aug 03, 2018, at 03:11 pm

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 3 (IBNS): Visiting Malaysia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met  Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad before departing for Singapore to attend the summit of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).