Mamata Banerjee wishes people on World Population Day

Jul 11, 2018, at 09:43 am

Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished people on the occasion of World Population Day.

Andhra Pradesh tops 'Ease of Doing Business' rankings

Jul 10, 2018, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh has once again topped the list of states in the new Ease of Doing Business rankings.

South Korean Prez Moon Jae-in, PM Modi share vision for peace

Jul 10, 2018, at 10:23 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Moon Jae-in, during his visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and shared the vision for peace and prosperity for the people of the two countries.

Jadavpur University brings back entrance test for undergraduate courses

Jul 10, 2018, at 09:46 pm

Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Amid a massive protest by the students, the authority of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) on Tuesday night announced to bring back entrance examination for undergraduate courses in the university's arts faculty.

US's DEA agents quiz arrested Chinese drug peddlers in Kolkata

Jul 10, 2018, at 08:47 pm

Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Agents of United States federal law enforcement agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Tuesday interrogated five Chinese nationals in Kolkata who were arrested for carrying contraband narcotics with a market value of approximately 39 crore rupees, sources confirmed.

WB: Mamata Banerjee's security cordon broken twice in a single day

Jul 10, 2018, at 08:24 pm

Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): An elderly man and a young cyclist broke the z-plus category security cordon made for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's motorcade at two different locations in Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of north Bengal respectively on Tuesday, reports said. 

Rahul Gandhi asks people to sign petition over Jayant Sinha's felicitation of convicts

Jul 10, 2018, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Reacting to Union Minister Jayant Sinha's  action of felicitating eight men convicted in the Ramgarh lynching case in Jharkhand, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked people on Twitter to sign a petition.

Rajinikanth's wife Latha to face trial in Rs. 6.20 cr fraud case: Supreme Court

Jul 10, 2018, at 06:32 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Setting aside the Karnataka High Court's order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said actor-politician Rajinikanth's wife Latha will have to face trial in a fraud case amounting to Rs. 6.20 cr, media reports said.

West Bengal youth held for flying drone near India-Bangladesh border

Jul 10, 2018, at 06:29 pm

Kolkata/Siliguri, July 10 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday arrested a youth for allegedly flying a drone near India-Bangladesh border in Siliguri in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, reports said.

Woman run over by speeding bus near Kolkata

Jul 10, 2018, at 05:00 pm

Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): A middle aged woman died after being knocked down by an over-speeding private bus at Barrackpore Chiriamore area in Kolkata's adjoining North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Rajinikanth's wife Latha to face trial in fraud case, says SC

Jul 10, 2018, at 04:28 pm

Chennai, July 10 (IBNS) Latha Rajinikanth, wife of southern superstar Rajinikanth, has been asked to face trial in a case of fraud by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Five men linked to gang war in Kolkata arrested

Jul 10, 2018, at 03:49 pm

Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Police on Monday night arrested five persons in connection with  a gang war that triggered tension and panic among locals in central Kolkata's busy Entally area.

Nigerian held in Kolkata airport with narcotics

Jul 10, 2018, at 03:29 pm

Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): The Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday midnight arrested a Nigerian woman for carrying contraband drugs at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI-CCU) airport, officials said.

Kashmir: Two terrorists gunned down, one security man injured

Jul 10, 2018, at 02:59 pm

Srinagar, July 10 (IBNS) : At least two militants were gunned down and a security jawan was injured in an ongoing encounter in Kundalan area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district Tuesday, media reports said. 

Mumbai rains: Life crippled, Dabbawalas suspend work, Navy called in

Jul 10, 2018, at 02:39 pm

Mumbai, July 10 (IBNS): Relentless pounding of rains for the past five days left Mumbai and its suburbs battered as the iconic dabbawalas suspended their services for Tuesday with many areas going under water and vehicular movement and train services being badly hit, media reports said. 

Supreme Court begins hearing pleas against section 377 that criminalises gay sex

Jul 10, 2018, at 02:03 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Revisiting its own verdict of 2013 which reversed a 2009 Delhi High Court judgement decriminalizing homosexuality in India, a five-member Supreme Court bench on Tuesday started hearing the pleas against section 377 which holds gay sex as an offence in the eyes of law.

Thailand cave rescue: Eight evacuated, five more waiting to be brought out

Jul 10, 2018, at 12:53 pm

Bangkok, July 10 (IBNS): The complex Thailand cave rescue operation entered its third day on Tuesday as eight boys of a football team trapped inside the flooded subterrane since June 23 were brought out so far by divers safely while five more, including their coach, awaited evacuation.

Kashmir: At least 20 civilians injured in clashes in Shopian

Jul 10, 2018, at 11:54 am

Srinagar, July 10 (IBNS): At least 20 civilians were injured in clashes with the forces in Kundalan village of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.

Supreme Court to hear today pleas against section 377 that criminalises gay sex

Jul 10, 2018, at 11:00 am

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Revisiting its own order, the Supreme Court will hear the pleas against section 377 which holds gay-sex as an offence in the eyes of law, media reports said.

UP gangster Munna Bajrangi shot dead inside jail in Baghpat

Jul 10, 2018, at 12:20 am

Baghpat, UP,July 9 (IBNS): A gangster in Uttar Pradesh, identified as Munna Bajrangi, was shot dead in a prison in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

Woman allegedly raped in Kolkata NGO office, one held

Jul 09, 2018, at 11:17 pm

Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): Police on Monday arrested a senior project manager of an international NGO for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman inside the NGO's office at Nirmal Chandra Street under Bowbazar Police Station limits in central Kolkata, reports said.

US's DEA agents arrive in Kolkata to quiz arrested Chinese drug peddlers

Jul 09, 2018, at 11:16 pm

Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): Three agents of United States federal law enforcement agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Monday reached Kolkata to interrogate five Chinese nationals who were arrested in the city last month for carrying contraband narcotics with a market value of approximately 39 crore rupees, sources said.

Assam: Loaded moving truck falls on bus, injures 12

Jul 09, 2018, at 10:00 pm

Guwahati, July 9 (IBNS): At least 12 persons were injured while a moving truck fell on a passenger bus in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Monday morning.

One shot in Kolkata gang war

Jul 09, 2018, at 08:41 pm

Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): A youth was shot during an alleged gang war between two rival groups of anti-socials in central Kolkata's busy Entally area on Monday evening, reports said.

Accused of rape, Assam AIUDF MLA flees state to evade arrest

Jul 09, 2018, at 08:35 pm

Guwahati, July 9 (IBNS): After being accused of raping a married woman, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA of Algapur constituency Nizam Uddin Choudhury has allegedly flown outside of Assam to evade arrest.

West Bengal: Seven killed in four road accidents

Jul 09, 2018, at 08:26 pm

Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): At least seven persons were killed and several others were seriously injured in four road mishaps that occurred in four districts of West Bengal on Monday, reports said.

Centre committed to ensure socio-economic development of North East: Rajnath Singh

Jul 09, 2018, at 07:53 pm

Guwahati, July 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday chaired the two-day long 67th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong and assured that the Centre is committed to ensure socio-economic development of this region.

Non-locals will not be allowed to offer 'namaz' inside Taj Mahal: SC

Jul 09, 2018, at 07:33 pm

New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): In an attempt to preserve the Taj Mahal, India's one of the greatest architectural marvel, the Supreme court on Monday refused to allow prayers by non-locals.

Supreme Court upholds death penalty in Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case; mother welcomes decision

Jul 09, 2018, at 07:17 pm

New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence awarded to three of the four convicts in the 2012  fatal Nirbhaya gang rape case which had triggered massive outrage in India and led to tougher laws to prevent sexual violence against women.

PM Modi, Korean President inaugurate Samsung mobile manufacturing facility in Noida

Jul 09, 2018, at 07:04 pm

Noida, July 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in on Monday jointly inaugurated a large mobile manufacturing facility of Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd, at Noida.