Mamata Banerjee condemns trolls against Sushma Swaraj
Jul 02, 2018, at 05:24 pm
Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned the entire episode where External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was trolled on social media.
Vinod Kambli, wife allegedly assault singer Ankur Tiwari's father over inappropriate touch
Jul 02, 2018, at 04:51 pm
Mumbai, Jul 2 (IBNS) : Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli and wife Andrea Hewitt have been accused of assaulting RK Tiwari, the father of singer Ankit Tiwari, at a Mumbai mall on Sunday, media reports said.
P K Shrivastava takes over as New Director General, Ordnance Factories
Jul 02, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): P K Shrivastava has taken over as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on Sunday.
NABARD Sanctions for Rural Infrastructure Projects in West Bengal
Jul 02, 2018, at 04:13 pm
Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): During the first Quarter of 2018-19, NABARD has sanctioned an amount of Rs 735.53 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to West Bengal.
23 arrests for Maharashtra lynching; Social media rumours igniting mass hysteria across India
Jul 02, 2018, at 04:03 pm
Mumbai, Jul 2 (IBNS) : In all 23 people have been arrested and more are likely to be caught in connection with Sunday's brutal lynching of five men in Maharashtra as the sudden spurt in child-lifting rumours across the country has spawned a dangerous phenomenon.
Kolkata: TMCP leader held for allegedly demanding extortion money for college admission
Jul 02, 2018, at 03:50 pm
Kolkata, Jul 2 (IBNS): Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee directed her police to uproot extortion rackets from state campuses, the Kolkata Police on Sunday midnight raided at least 17 locations across the city and arrested a leader of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s students' wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) for allegedly demanding extortion money from students for college admission, officials said.
Canada-based activist says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) behind Balochistan genocide
Jul 02, 2018, at 03:43 pm
Vancouver: Canada-based Balochistan activist Naela Quadri Baloch, who was recently barred from boarding a flight from Montreal to Geneva for participating in a protest on the sidelines of the UNHRC events, said Pakistan is committing genocide and resorting to rape and abductions aided by China which is building an economic corridor through their territory to further their global trade dominance.
India's global profile and prestige has gone up with Modi as PM: Sushma Swaraj
Jul 02, 2018, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi, Jul 2 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday has said that the country's profile in the international arena has "gone up significantly" since Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister.
Shame on trolls: Omar Abdullah in support of Sushma Swaraj
Jul 02, 2018, at 01:07 pm
New Delhi, Jul 2 (IBNS) : Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference chief Omar Abdullah on Monday came out in support of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj against the abusive trolls on Twitter.
PNB scam: Interpol issues red corner notice against Nirav Modi
Jul 02, 2018, at 10:58 am
New Delhi, Jul 2 (IBNS): Accepting the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red corner notice against fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, media reports said.
Supreme Court rejects plea seeking quash of CVC appointment
Jul 02, 2018, at 10:54 am
New Delhi, Jul 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), media reports said.
Narendra Modi, Sushma Swaraj condemn Afghanistan blast
Jul 02, 2018, at 09:19 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, condoled the loss of lives in the blast which rocked Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Sunday.
Maharashtra: Villagers suspect five men to be child abductors, kill them
Jul 01, 2018, at 11:26 pm
Dhule , July 1 (IBNS): Villagers in Maharashtra's Dhule area on Sunday killed five people after they were suspected to be child kidnappers, media reports said.
Jul 01, 2018, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his Aam Aadmi Party will continue its fight for full statehood of the national capital.
Uttarakhand bus mishap kills 48, PM Modi expresses grief
Jul 01, 2018, at 10:39 pm
Nainital, July 1 (IBNS): At least 48 people were killed when their bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Paudi Garhwal district on Sunday, reports said.
11 members of a family found dead inside Delhi residence
Jul 01, 2018, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): 11 members of a family were found dead at their residence in New Delhi on Sunday, police said.
Muslim groups in Gurugram claim they were stopped from offering prayers at vacant plot
Jul 01, 2018, at 08:08 pm
Gurugram, July 1 (IBNS): Issue of offering Friday prayers triggered a row in Gurugram when some people were prevented from reading namaz at a vacant plot in Phase III, media reports said.
Mandsaur rape victim's father demands death sentence for accused
Jul 01, 2018, at 06:43 pm
Indore, July 1 (IBNS): Father of an 8-year-old girl, who was raped in Mandsaur area of Madhya Pradesh, has demanded death sentence of those involved in the crime.
India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners
Jul 01, 2018, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 1 (IBNS): India and Pakistan on Sunday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen of each country lodged in the jails, officials said.
Flesh trade in Kolkata parlour busted, 18 held
Jul 01, 2018, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Kolkata Police carried out raid at a beauty parlour at Park Street in southern part of the city on Saturday late night and arrested 18 persons for allegedly running a brothel under the guise of the parlour, officials said.
GST made India a more tax-compliant society: Kovind
Jul 01, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind while inaugurating the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in New Delhi on Sunday said the Goods and Service Tax (GST) implementation has made the Indian society more tax-compliant.
Sushma Swaraj targeted by social media, troll asks husband to “beat her up" for Muslim appeasement
Jul 01, 2018, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): Social media trolls on Saturday targeted External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, blaming her for appeasing Muslims and even did not spare her husband, Swaraj Kaushal.
Conference of State Power Ministers to be held at Shimla
Jul 01, 2018, at 01:51 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): A conference of Ministers for Power, New & Renewable Energy of States & Union Territories will be held at Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
Deadline to link Pan-Aadhaar further extended to March 31 next year
Jul 01, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): The deadline to link Pan Cards with Aadhaar has been further extended.
42 killed in Uttarakhand's Garhwal after bus falls into gorge
Jul 01, 2018, at 12:33 pm
Uttarakhand, July 1 (IBNS): At least forty two passengers died on Sunday morning after their bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Paudi Garhwal district, reports said.
Delhi: 11 members of a family found dead inside their house
Jul 01, 2018, at 10:33 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): Eleven members of a family have been found dead inside their house in Delhi's Burari area on Sunday morning, reports said.
Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy critically injured after falling from his apartment's terrace
Jul 01, 2018, at 12:34 am
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): Senior Bengali movie, television and stage actor Chinmoy Roy was seriously injured after falling from the terrace of his multi-storey apartment at Golf Green in south Kolkata on Saturday late evening, reports said.
Kolkata Police launch helplines to uproot extortion rackets from city campuses
Jul 01, 2018, at 12:30 am
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): Hours after two youths were held for allegedly demanding extortion money for admission in north Kolkata's Maharaja Sris Chandra College, the city police on Saturday evening launched two Whatsapp numbers and an email id for lodging complaints relating to extortion in campuses, reports said.
Five Chinese nationals held with 197 kg contraband narcotics in Kolkata
Jun 30, 2018, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): Five Chinese nationals were arrested at Kolkata Railway Station near Chitpur area in northern part of the city on Friday night for carrying 197 kg contraband drugs, reports said on Saturday.
PM Modi reviews progress towards holistic development of islands
Jun 30, 2018, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today reviewed the progress towards holistic development of islands.