Mumbai's Elphinstone Staton renamed Prabhadevi
Jul 19, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Shedding the British era name, Mumbai's Elphinstone Road station has been rechristened as Prabhadevi station.
Rajnath Singh condemns mob lynching but says it is a state matter
Jul 19, 2018, at 01:40 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Condemning the recent acts of mob lynching across the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said unverified fake news circulated through social media was the trigger for such incidents and it is up to the State Governments to take remedial measures as this is a state matter.
BJP believes truth must be hidden from people: Rahul Gandhi on govt's RTI Amendment Bill
Jul 19, 2018, at 12:17 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Criticising the Union government's Right To Information (RTI) (Amendment) Bill 2018, which will be tabled in parliament on Thursday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the centre believes in hiding truth from the people.
Uttarakhand bus accident: Death toll touches 14; 9 injured
Jul 19, 2018, at 12:11 pm
Dehradun, July 19 (IBNS): The death toll in the Uttarakhand bus accident has touched 14, while, 9 others have sustained injuries.
Chhattisgarh: Seven maoists killed in encounter with security forces
Jul 19, 2018, at 11:27 am
Raipur, July 19 (IBNS): At least seven maoists, including three women, have been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Chattisgarh's Bijapur district, media reports said.
Bihar moots employing transgender guards at women homes to prevent sexual assault
Jul 19, 2018, at 11:25 am
Patna, July 19 (IBNS): In an attempt to thwart the growing menace of molestation and rape of women at short stay homes, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked his administration to look into the possibility of recruiting transgender security guards in place of men.
Parliament monsoon session: Opposition to protest RTI (Amendment) Bill in RS today
Jul 19, 2018, at 11:25 am
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The Opposition will protest the government's Right To Information (RTI) (Amendment) Bill 2018 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, leading to another conflict with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the second day of the parliament's monsoon session, media reports said.
Uttarakhand: 10 dead as bus skids off Rishikesh Gangotri highway
Jul 19, 2018, at 11:08 am
Dehradun, July 19 (IBNS): At least 10 people have died, while 9 others sustained injuries, as a bus skidded off the Rishikesh Gangotri highway in Uttarakhand, reports said.
WB becomes 7th state to bring Direct Selling Guidelines 2018
Jul 18, 2018, at 11:32 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): The Government of West Bengal on Wednesday notified that it has become the seventh state to bring ‘West Bengal Direct Selling Guidelines 2018.'
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Cuba on cooperation in medicine
Jul 18, 2018, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Cuba on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy.
APSC’s cash-for-job scam : Police arrests BJP MP daughter, 18 other government officers
Jul 18, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS): Assam police on Wednesday arrested the daughter of BJP MP RP Sharma and 18 other government officers in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
IAF MiG-21 aircraft crashes, pilot killed
Jul 18, 2018, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force MiG-21 aircraft crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, killing the pilot, officials said.
Noida buildings collapse kills 4, rescue operation going on
Jul 18, 2018, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): At least four bodies have been recovered as a building collapsed over another building in Noida on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA), Tanzania to establish mutual co-operation framework in the areas of Member Management, Professional Ethics, Technical Research, Continuing Professional Development, Professional Accountancy Training, Audit Quality Monitoring, Advancement of Accounting Knowledge, Professional and Intellectual Development.
Chandan Mitra quits BJP amid speculations of joining Trinamool Congress
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Senior journalist and two-time Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is reportedly set to join the Trinamool Congress.
SC makes important observation on entry of women in Sabarimala temple, says anyone can go
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): In a major decision, the Supreme Court, while hearing petitions which challenged the ban on entry of women aged between 10 to 50 years to Sabarimala temple, on Wednesday said women enjoyed the right to pray as per the constitutional norm and that do not depend on any law.
IAF Mig-21 crashes in Himachal Pradesh, pilot killed
Jul 18, 2018, at 04:22 pm
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, July 18 (IBNS) : A Mig-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, killing its pilot, media reports said.
Karunanidhi admitted to Chennai hospital for medical procedure
Jul 18, 2018, at 03:26 pm
Chennai, July 18 (IBNS): DMK supremo M Karunanidhi was admitted to a Chennai hospital on Wednesday for a tracheostomy procedure, media reports said.
No confidence motion against Govt to be taken up on Friday
Jul 18, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): For the first time in 15 years, a no-confidence motion against the Government will be taken up on Friday after the notice, moved by the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, was accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday.
Kolkata woman allegedly chops off husband's ears at gunpoint
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:54 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): A 40-year-old woman was accused of cutting off her 20-year-old husband's ears at gunpoint during a dispute in north Kolkata's Narkeldanga area on Tuesday, reports said.
Woman Maoist commander killed in Chhattisgarh encounter
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:26 pm
Ranchi, July 18 (IBNS): Maoist Commander Jarina Potai was gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, media reports said.
MIG 21 of IAF crashes in Kangra, pilot missing
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:13 pm
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, July 18 (IBNS): A MIG -21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Greater Noida buildings collapse: Three people arrested
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Three people have been arrested in connection with the collapse of two buildings in Greater Noida near New Delhi, media reports said.
No confidence motion against government accepted in Lok Sabha
Jul 18, 2018, at 01:08 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The no-confidence motion- moved by the Congress, the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)- against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government was accepted in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the parliament's monsoon session on Wednesday, media reports said.
Despite ban by Assam police, Pravin Togadia reaches Guwahati
Jul 18, 2018, at 12:28 pm
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS): Despite being banned by the Assam police, Pravin Togadia, president of newly formed Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), on Wednesday reached the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Borjhar in Guwahati.
Government is ready to discuss any issue in parliament: PM Modi
Jul 18, 2018, at 12:08 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government is ready to discuss any issue during the parliament's monsoon session, which began on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi takes dig at BJP over assault on Swami Agnivesh
Jul 18, 2018, at 11:38 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Reacting to the assault on social activist Swami Agnivesh by the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at the saffron party.
Jul 18, 2018, at 11:06 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Congress and the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) are set to move a no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government in the Lok Sabha (lower house) as the monsoon session of the parliament began on Wednesday, media reports said.
Buildings collapse in Noida, three killed
Jul 18, 2018, at 09:17 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a building felled on another building in Greater Noida near Delhi on Tuesday, reports said.
Venkaiah Naidu says Government alone not responsible for House functioning
Jul 17, 2018, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Expressing serious concern over declining confidence of the people in the Parliament, the Vice President and the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asserted that smooth functioning of the House is not the responsibility of the Government alone and it is a joint responsibility of all sections of the House.