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Congress expels MLA's son for brutal attack on youth at Bengaluru restaurant

Feb 18, 2018, at 07:35 pm

Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Congress party on Sunday expelled MLA NA Harris’ son Mohammad Nalapad on Sunday after he and his friends attacked a youth in an upscale Bengaluru restaurant.

Tripura Assembly polls: 23 pct turnout till 11 AM

Feb 18, 2018, at 06:20 pm

Agartala, Feb 18 (IBNS): As 25 lakhs voters are scheduled to decide the political fate of Tripura on Sunday, the turnout for the state's Assembly election till 11 am has been around 23.25 percent, media reports said.

BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh cleans school toilet with bare hands, video goes viral

Feb 18, 2018, at 05:12 pm

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Feb 18 (IBNS): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh is winning hearts after a video went viral on Saturday showing him unclogging and cleaning a school toilet in Rewa.

Tripura Assembly polls: Narendra Modi urges voters to turn out in record numbers

Feb 18, 2018, at 02:22 pm

New Delhi,Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people of Tripura to turn out in record numbers as voting for the Assembly polls in the state is currently going on.

Voting for Tripura Assembly polls begins

Feb 18, 2018, at 02:11 pm

Agartala, Feb 18 (IBNS): Amid tight security, voting to elect a new Tripura Assembly commenced on Saturday.

Tripura Assembly poll to be held tomorrow, Left-BJP in close fight

Feb 18, 2018, at 04:43 am

Agartala, Feb 17 (IBNS): Voting in 59 out of 60 Assembly seats of Tripura will take place on Sunday as the state is witnessing a close contest between incumbent Left and emerging BJP.

PM Modi kept people's money in bank, Nirav Modi looted it: Rahul Gandhi

Feb 18, 2018, at 02:53 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by holding him responsible for the country's biggest bank scam by diamond czar Nirav Modi, media reports said.

PNB scam: Ex-bank official Gokulnath Shetty arrested

Feb 18, 2018, at 02:33 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): One of the key accused in the country's biggest bank scam by diamond czar Nirav Modi, ex-official of Punjab National Bank (PNB) Gokulnath Shetty has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), media reports said.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives in India

Feb 18, 2018, at 12:54 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in India on his official visit to the country on Saturday.

India and Iran sign Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA) and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income

Feb 18, 2018, at 12:47 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): India and Iran signed here in New Delhi on Saturday an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA) and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Country has to ensure social democracy along with political democracy: Vice President Naidu

Feb 18, 2018, at 12:45 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the country has to ensure ‘social democracy’ along with ‘political democracy’ to bring the fruits of democratic functioning to those who have been left out of our country’s development story.

PNB scam: Congress Abhishek Manu Singhvi rubbishes Nirmala Sitharaman's allegations, warns of legal action

Feb 17, 2018, at 11:58 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday rubbished allegations leveled against him by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that he and his family had links with Nirav Modi's companies.

PNB Scam: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman targets Congress,Rahul Gandhi

Feb 17, 2018, at 11:42 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Attacking the Congress, the ruling BJP on Saturday said the recently unveiled multi-crore PNB scam, involving billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi, occurred during the tenure of the  previous UPA rule.

Educational institutions must provide varied & rich learning experiences to students: Vice President Naidu

Feb 17, 2018, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that educational institutions must provide varied and rich learning experiences to students.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate fourth container terminal of JNPT in Mumbai tomorrow

Feb 17, 2018, at 09:39 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Fourth Container Terminal (FCT) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai  tomorrow. With this, JNPT will  nearly double its container handling capacity .

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visits India, meets Narendra Modi

Feb 17, 2018, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS):  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is currently visiting India and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday

NPP candidate attacked by miscreants in Nagaland

Feb 17, 2018, at 09:19 pm

Kohima, Feb 17 (IBNS): Just 10 days are left for the assembly polls in Nagaland as poll violence incident has been reported from the poll bound state on Saturday.

EU member hails India's economy, takes a swipe at China, Pakistan

Feb 17, 2018, at 06:18 pm

Brussels, Feb 17 (IBNS): Hailing Indian's economy, European Union member and Italian lawmaker Fulvio Martusciello has said that he's pleasantly surprised by India's maturity and confidence at the global stage.

PNB scam: Nirav Modi's fraud LoUs issued or renewed mostly in 2017-18, says CBI

Feb 17, 2018, at 04:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently stated that most of the fraud Letters of Understandings (LoUs) were issued or renewed by diamond czar Nirav Modi and his kin, who are alleged to have been involved in the country's biggest bank scam, in the year 2017-2018, media reports said.

SC's Cauvery water verdict disappointing: Tamil Nadu CM

Feb 17, 2018, at 05:51 am

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday said that the Supreme Court's verdict on the Cauvery water dispute is "disappointing," media reports said.

Government to hold around 220 camps for welfare of handloom weavers

Feb 17, 2018, at 02:54 am

Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Ministry of Textiles is organizing more than 218 camps in handloom and handicraft clusters across the country, under the initiative “Hastkala Sahyog Shivir”.

Detection most effective deterrent against crime: Rajnath Singh

Feb 17, 2018, at 01:40 am

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said detection is the most effective deterrent against crime.

People must be at the centre of governance: Vice President Naidu

Feb 17, 2018, at 01:09 am

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that people must be at the centre of governance and the Leadership must have  empathy and compassion.

Kolkata Airport becomes first to install sanitary napkin vending machines in Eastern Region

Feb 17, 2018, at 12:07 am

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): NSCBI, Airport, Kolkata becomes the first Airport in Eastern Region to install sanitary napkin vending machines in the premises supporting the cause of Menstrual Hygiene and enhancing the passenger`s travel experience especially the ladies passengers, Airports Authority of India at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata has taken a unique initiative.

Pareeksha pe Charcha - PM Modi's interactive session with students

Feb 17, 2018, at 12:00 am

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a Town Hall session with students on subjects related to examinations.

Students from Jammu & Kashmir visit Delhi as part of Army’s outreach programme

Feb 16, 2018, at 11:48 pm

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): As part of the Indian Army’s ongoing outreach programme to foster the spirit of National Integration across the entire swathe of the country, a tour comprising of 13 students, accompanied by two male teachers from Rajouri, J&K is being organised from Feb 11 to 21.

BJP govt should give specific timelines by when will they bring Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi back to India: Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 16, 2018, at 11:31 pm

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked the BJP government at the Centre to specify a timeline by which Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi will be brought back to India.

Rahul Gandhi taunts Narendra Modi over Nirav Modi scam

Feb 16, 2018, at 11:13 pm

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said 'scamsters' like  'Lalit Modi' and 'Nirav Modi' had a link with 'NaMo'.  

Kashmir: Russian skier dies in Gulmarg avalanche

Feb 16, 2018, at 11:01 pm

Srinagar, Feb 16 (IBNS): A foreign tourist died while four others were rescued by police after they were trapped in an avalanche at ski resort Gulmarg on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit; reaffirms India’s commitment to sustainable growth

Feb 16, 2018, at 11:00 pm

Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2018 edition of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS 2018) here on Friday.