Nation pays homage to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on his 62nd death anniversary
Dec 06, 2017, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS) : President Shri Ram Nath Kovind led the nation in paying homage to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 62nd Mahaparinirvan Diwas (Death anniversary) here on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu : On being rejected as poll candidate, actor Vishal to appeal to Modi, President
Dec 06, 2017, at 08:53 pm
Chennai, Dec 6 (IBNS) : Tamil actor Vishal has announced that he will appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind over the Election Commission’s flip-flops over his nomination for the RK Nagar bypoll.
Why link Ram Mandir with elections? PM Modi questions Kapil Sibal
Dec 06, 2017, at 07:03 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Gujarat on Wednesday, attacked Congress MP Kapil Sibal as the latter argued in the Supreme Court to postpone the Ram Mandir case till 2019, when the country will go for the next Lok Sabha election.
Supreme Court asks Goa court to begin trial in Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case
Dec 06, 2017, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a Goa court to begin trial of Tarun Tejpal, former editor of Tehelka and an accused in sexual assault of a junior colleague, reports said.
Day after providing wrong calculation, Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi
Dec 06, 2017, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): A day after providing wrong calculation, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday defended himself, saying to err is human and he too commits mistakes unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After GD Birla incident, CISCE directs all schools to install CCTV cameras
Dec 06, 2017, at 04:49 pm
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IBNS): Following the sexual assault of a four-year old girl in Kolkata's GD Birla School, CISCE has directed all schools to install CCTV cameras in the institution campuses, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address rallies in Gujarat today
Dec 06, 2017, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will visit poll-bound Gujarat.
PM Narendra Modi remembers Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas
Dec 06, 2017, at 02:34 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS):Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on death anniversary.
J P Nadda speaks to Gujarat, TN Health Ministers, assures support to combat cyclone ‘Ockhi’
Dec 06, 2017, at 05:05 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, on Tuesday spoke to Shankar bhai Chaudhary and Dr C Vijayabaskar, Health Ministers of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu respectively and assured them all the support from the Centre for combating the ongoing cyclone ‘Ockhi’.
Dalit girl raped in Bihar after she objects to stealing of radishes from her field
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:23 am
Patna, Dec 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A little Dalit girl in Bihar was allegedly raped just after she objected to stealing of radishes from her field, according to a report in the local media.
President addresses 83rd Convocation of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra
Dec 06, 2017, at 02:52 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday addressed the 83rd Convocation of the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Agra.
Dec 06, 2017, at 01:23 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh expressed happiness about his participation in 5th Regional Coordination meeting of ICARDA’s South Asia & China Regional Program on “Strategic Partnership towards enhancing Food and Nutritional Security in South Asia & China”.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate CIC’s Annual Convention tomorrow
Dec 06, 2017, at 01:01 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the Central Information Commission (CIC)’s 12th Annual Convention on ‘Right to Information’, here on Wednesday.
Women football players from J&K call on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Dec 06, 2017, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): A group of Women Football players from Jammu and Kashmir called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Tuesday.
Civil Aviation Minister inaugurates a 15 MW solar power plant at Kolkata Airport
Dec 06, 2017, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): Union Minister for Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated a 15 MW solar power plant at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, at Kolkata on Tuesday.
Yashwant Sinha continues to lead farmer's protest in Maharashtra, two opposition CMs tweet support
Dec 05, 2017, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 5 (IBNS): Two opposition Chief Ministers came out to support BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who was detained after he joined a farmers protest in Maharashtra, on Monday.
Narendra Modi meets UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, newly elected mayors
Dec 05, 2017, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and newly elected mayors from the state.
SC defers final hearing of Ayodhya case till Feb 8
Dec 05, 2017, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the final hearinng in the long-pending Ayodhya-Ram Janambhoomi case till Febuary 8, 2018 after a specially constituted bench sat a day before the 25th anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee remembers J Jayalalithaa on first death anniversary
Dec 05, 2017, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid tribute to late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her first death anniversary.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath gives rupees five crore towards Cyclone Ockhi relief
Dec 05, 2017, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in New Delhi and handed over a cheque for disaster relief in the Cyclone Ockhi afflicted areas.
ED attaches assets over Rs 20 crore of former Maharashtra Dy CM Bhujbal and others
Dec 05, 2017, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Assets over rupees 20 crore of NCP leader and former Deputy CM of Maharashtra Chhagan Bhujbal and others have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), according to media reports on Tuesday.
Will continue to fight to save democracy : Sharad Yadav tweets after disqualification from RS
Dec 05, 2017, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS) : A day after he was disqualified as a member of the Rajya Sabha, JD(U) rebel leader Sharad Yadav said on Tuesday that he will continue to fight to save democracy.
Supreme Court to start final hearing on Ayodhya case today
Dec 05, 2017, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court will on Tuesday start the final hearing in the Ayodhya case, just a day ahead of the 25th anniversary of Babri mosque demolition, an event that came as a flash point over the contentious Ram Mandir issue, but refuses to die down till now casting a huge impact on the country's polity.
Gujarat braces for Cyclone Ockhi landfall, PM asks party members to help people in affected areas
Dec 05, 2017, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): With Cyclone Ockhi expected to make a landfall over Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his party members to offer assistance to people in the affected areas, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi provides wrong calculation in question to BJP
Dec 05, 2017, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): With just few days left for the state poll, Congress' present Vice President and would be President, Rahul Gandhi, made a faux pas by providing wrong calculation in his question to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Twitter.
Kolkata: One held in M P Birla school sexual assault case
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:47 am
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): While the outrage over the sexual assault of a GD Birla school infant in Kolkata raged, the city police on Monday night arrested one person for his alleged involvement in sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl student of another institution, the M P Birla School, officials said.
MP Assembly passes bill awarding death for rape of girls aged 12 yrs or below
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:00 am
Bhopal, Dec 4 (IBNS): In a strong move, the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a bill which will hang rapists of girls aged 12 years or below till death.
Two terrorists, army soldier killed in Kashmir encounter
Dec 05, 2017, at 03:45 am
Srinagar, Dec 4 (IBNS): Two terrorists and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight while three civilians were injured in ensuing clashes in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday.
National Crisis Management Committee meets on cyclone ‘Ockhi’, Cabinet Secy reviews preparedness
Dec 05, 2017, at 03:24 am
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) chaired by Cabinet secretary P K Sinha met on Monday evening and reviewed the relief and rescue operations in States and Union Territories affected by the ongoing cyclone ‘Ockhi’.
GD Birla sexual assault: Arrested teachers' police custody extended till Dec 15
Dec 05, 2017, at 03:06 am
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): A POCSO court in Kolkata's Alipore on Monday extended the police custody term of two teachers of GD Birla school, who are accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl student of the same school, by 12 days, reports said.