Indian govt allows Sri Lankan pilgrims to participate in Aarudraa Dharshana Festival
Dec 22, 2017, at 05:06 am
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Indian government has been approached on behalf of Lord Shiva devotees in northern Sri Lanka, who had expressed a desire to visit the Thillai Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram to participate in the “Maarkazhi Thiruvaathirai” (Aarudraa Dharshana Festival), which will be held next week.
Gauhati High Court quashes NSA detention of Assam farmer leader Akhil Gogoi
Dec 22, 2017, at 04:03 am
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Gauhati High Court on Thursday quashed the Assam police’s detention of RTI activist and peasant’s rights leader Akhil Gogoi under the National Security Act (NSA) on September 25 last.
Sonowal urges Assam govt employees to consider starting working hours from 9-30 am
Dec 22, 2017, at 03:40 am
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IBNS): Calling on the employees to extend full cooperation to the government in fulfilling the objectives of making Assam best in all aspects, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday urged the state government employees to consider starting working hours in government offices from 9.30 a.m in view of early sun rise in these parts of the country.
SSB Tezpur celebrates its 54th Raising Day
Dec 22, 2017, at 01:35 am
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IBNS): Frontier Headquarters SSB Tezpur celebrated 54th Raising Day ceremony on Wednesday at Recruit Training Centre SSB Salonibari in Assam's Sonitpur district.
Suspected Naga militant injured in encounter with Assam Rifles, five nabbed in Manipur, Arunachal
Dec 22, 2017, at 01:24 am
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IBNS): One suspected militant of the NSCN-IM faction was injured in a gunfight with Assam Rifles troops in Manipur’s Noney district on Wednesday evening, officials said on Thursday.
Esha Gupta puts sarcastic tweet over Aadhaar Card linking
Dec 21, 2017, at 11:26 pm
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Esha Gupta went bold even on Aadhaar linking controversy by putting a sarcastic tweet on Thursday.
Kejriwal hints at conspiracy theory over acquittal of accused in 2G verdict
Dec 21, 2017, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): In an attempt to sustain an anti-corruption image, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hinted at a conspiracy theory over the court's acquittal of all accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK leader M Kanimozhi in the 2G scam case.
Dec 21, 2017, at 10:19 pm
Srinagar, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Hajj & Auqaf, Syed Farooq Andrabi has tendered his resignation. .
Cong uproar stalls Sachin Tendulkar's attempt to deliver maiden speech in RS
Dec 21, 2017, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar's attempt to make his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha came a cropper on Thursday as a ruckus created by Congress members forced adjournment for the day, reports said.
Closure of tanneries along Ganga River
Dec 21, 2017, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Dr. Satya Pal Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha, on Thursday, said that the Government has intensified its efforts for pollution abatement of river Ganga.
Manipur students call on Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in Delhi
Dec 21, 2017, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): A group of 18 students from Bishnupur district of Manipur attending the National Integration Tour, organised by the 42nd Assam Rifles, called on the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi, on Thursday.
Terrorism and radicalization remain common challenges for India and Mali, says Vice President Naidu
Dec 21, 2017, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Vice President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M Venkaiah Naidu met a delegation led by Abdrahamane Niang, President of Mali's High Court of Justice along with two other Members of Parliament of Mali, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh talk to Kanimozhi after 2G scam verdict clears all the accused
Dec 21, 2017, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Congress President Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday spoke to DMK MP Kanimozhi over the phone after she, along with A Raja and 17 others, was acquitted in the 2G spectrum scam case, media reports said.
Sabang bypoll in West Bengal sees a slow start
Dec 21, 2017, at 07:59 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): West Bengal's Sabang constituency in Pashchim Midnapore district recorded a mere 15 per cent voting in the first two hours of Thursday's byelection, according to Election Commission, media reported.
Tamil Nadu : Forty-one percent polling till 1 pm in RK Nagar bypolls
Dec 21, 2017, at 07:39 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS) : About 41 percent of the voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Thursday in the RK Nagar bypoll which is underway in Chennai, reports said.
Tamil Nadu : Twenty-four percent voting till 11 am in RK Nagar bypoll
Dec 21, 2017, at 07:06 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS) : About 24 percent voting was recorded till 11 am as the RK Nagar bypoll is underway in Chennai, reports said.
Massive propaganda against UPA has no foundation: Manmohan Singh on 2G verdict
Dec 21, 2017, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the acquittal of all the accused in 2G scam case proved the massive propaganda against the UPA government, which was charged with being involved in corruption, had no foundation.
Govt must prove its bonafides: Subramanian Swamy on 2G scam verdict
Dec 21, 2017, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Reacting to the verdict of 2G scam case that acquitted all the accused, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy said the government must prove its bonafides by filing an appeal against the appeal to the High Court.
Pak Army chief says ready to normalise relation with India
Dec 21, 2017, at 05:42 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): In a significant development, Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said he is ready to normalise relation with neighbour India and has also urged his country's policy makers to contemplate the same, according to media reports.
CBI court acquits A Raja, M Kanimozhi in 2G scam case
Dec 21, 2017, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Giving a relief to the Congress and its ally DMK, a special CBI court has acquitted Former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK leader M Karunanidhi's daughter M Kanimozhi and other accused in the 2G scam case of the previous UPA regime, media reports said.
Jignesh Mevani sharpens attack on Modi, calls PM cheater
Dec 21, 2017, at 04:43 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 21 (IBNS): Patidar leader Jignesh Mevani, who defeated Bharatiya Janata Party in recently concluded Gujarat poll, sharpened his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he dared to call the latter cheater literally.
2G scam case: All accused acquitted
Dec 21, 2017, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): All people who were accused in 2G scam case have been acquitted by CBI court, media reports said.
PM Modi urges people to share inputs for Mann Ki Baat
Dec 21, 2017, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged people to share inputs for his monthly radio podcast 'Mann Ki Baat'.
Jayalalithaa's seat RK Nagar goes to by-poll today
Dec 21, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS): RK Nagar, seat which had fallen vacant after demise of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, is going to by-poll on Thursday, media reports said.
CBI court to announce verdict on 2G scam, accused A Raja arrives
Dec 21, 2017, at 03:46 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Thursday will announce the verdict on 2G scam, in which former Telecom minister A Raja is accused of allocating airwaves and licenses for cellphone networks in exchange of kickbacks, media reports said.
Bihar: Boiler explosion kills at least four, injures nine in Gopalganj
Dec 21, 2017, at 03:40 pm
Patna, Dec 21 (IBNS): At least four labourers were killed and nine others injured after a boiler at a sugar mill exploded in Bihar's Gopalganj area, reports said.
Assam: KV principal arrest over bribery charges, sent to 2-day CBI remand
Dec 21, 2017, at 04:06 am
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): The special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Guwahati on Wednesday sent the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khanapara in Assam to two-day police remand, who was arrested by the prime investigating agency in a graft case.
BJP led Assam govt failed to meet public aspiration: Ally party MLA
Dec 21, 2017, at 03:53 am
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): An ally party legislator of the BJP-led Assam government accused that, the state government is failed to meet public aspirations.
Indian Navy conducts exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr with Oman Navy
Dec 21, 2017, at 02:31 am
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Indian Naval Ships Trikand and Teg are deployed to Oman for bilateral exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ or ‘Sea Breeze’. This exercise is the 11th edition and has been a biennial feature since 1993.
Dec 21, 2017, at 02:30 am
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved conferment of Central Group 'A' Service and Cadre. Review of Group 'A' Executive Officers of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) with net creation of 19 posts of various ranks from Assistant Commandant to Inspector General ranks to enhance the operational and administrative capabilities of SSB.