ISRO to set up its research centre in Guwahati
Oct 06, 2017, at 01:49 am
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) would set up a research centre in Guwahati for start ups, academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs as the decision to this effect was taken at a meeting between Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and ISRO Chariman Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar held at Loka Priya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Thursday.
Arunachal governor asks officials to implement developmental projects in mission mode
Oct 06, 2017, at 01:41 am
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IBNS): Newly appointed Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd) on Thursday chaired his first review meeting on developmental activities of the State with the senior officers of the State Government at Raj Bhavan in Itanagar.
Narada sting: ED quizzes TMC MP Aparupa Poddar, CBI visits Madan Mitra's flat
Oct 06, 2017, at 01:30 am
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Aparupa Poddar appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday morning for interrogation in connection with the Narada sting operation when a team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reached former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra's flat in Kolkata's outskirts to reconstruct the transaction episode, sources said.
Pinarayi Vijayan slams BJP over Jana Raksha Yatra in Kerala
Oct 05, 2017, at 11:35 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (IBNS): Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday over their 15-day long Jana Raksha Yatra, which was launched on Tuesday against an alleged Leftist violence in the state, media reports said.
Lalu Prasad questioned by CBI in land-for-hotel scam
Oct 05, 2017, at 11:34 pm
Patna, Oct 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS) : RJD chief Lalu Prasad was on Thursday quizzed by the CBI in the land-for-hotel scam in which his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav are also accused.
BJP Bengal President Dilip Ghosh allegedly assaulted in Darjeeling
Oct 05, 2017, at 11:32 pm
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): West Bengal President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Dilip Ghosh claimed that he and few of his companions were beaten up by Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists and the followers of expelled Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Binoy Tamang in Darjeeling hills on Thursday.
Radhe Maa receives grand welcome in police station in New Delhi, draws controversy
Oct 05, 2017, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Self-styled god-woman, Radhe Maa once again courted controversy as she was caught in a video receiving a grand welcome at Vivek Vihar police station and later sat on the chair of the Station House Officer (SHO).
Eight new born babies die in 24 hours in Assam’s Government-run hospital
Oct 05, 2017, at 10:52 pm
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IBNS) : At least eight new-born babies, aged between 2-4 days died in the past 24 in Assam’s Fakkrudin Ali Ahmed Medical College at Barpeta.
Japan-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro awarded Nobel for literature
Oct 05, 2017, at 10:21 pm
Stockholm, Oct 5 (IBNS) : British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature, BBC reported.
Amit Shah skips Kerala Padyatra day three
Oct 05, 2017, at 09:35 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Oct 5 (IBNS) : BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday skipped the second leg of the party's padayatra in Kerala to make himself available for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports said.
India ready for full spectrum operations and taking up any challenge : IAF chief
Oct 05, 2017, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) : The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief B S Dhanoa on Thursday said India is fully prepared for full spectrum of air operations and respond to any challenge, media reports said.
PM Modi inaugurates Umiya Dham Ashram in Haridwar
Oct 05, 2017, at 06:54 pm
Haridwar/New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Spiritual institutions in India have been centres for the spread of social reform, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a gathering to mark the inauguration of Umiya Dham Ashram in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, via video conferencing.
Gujarat High Court rejects Zakia Jafri's plea against clean chit to Modi in 2002 riots
Oct 05, 2017, at 06:45 pm
Ahmedabad, Oct 5 (IBNS) : Rejecting the plea of Zakia Jafri, the widow of the slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, The Gujarat High Court on Thursday upheld the closure report that gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 61 others in 2002 post-Godhra riots case, The Indian Express reported.
President Kovind advises Indians in Ethiopia to connect with the youth of the host country
Oct 05, 2017, at 06:27 pm
Addis Ababa/New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind, who arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday, addressed an Indian community reception in Addis Ababa hosted by the Ambassador of India to Ethiopia, Anurag Srivastava.
Samajwadi Party elects Akhilesh Yadav as chief for five years
Oct 05, 2017, at 06:10 pm
Agra, Oct 5 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, has been elected as the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief for five years, media reports said.
Two missing Meghalaya boys rescued in Guwahati
Oct 05, 2017, at 06:09 pm
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IBNS): Two students of Meghalaya's St Anthony's Higher Secondary School, who were allegedly kidnapped from Shillong, were rescued by Assam Police from Guwahati on Wednesday.
Ready to hold joint election in 2018: Election Commissioner Rawat
Oct 05, 2017, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Hinting at a landmark electoral reform in the country, Election Commissioner Of India, OP Rawat, on Thursday said the commission is ready to hold a joint election, Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha together, in 2018 if more machines are available.
UKLF militant arrested in Manipur, arms recovered from Moreh town
Oct 05, 2017, at 05:58 pm
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IBNS) : An alleged hardcore militant belonging to the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) was arrested by security forces in Manipur’s Kakching district on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
Lalu Prasad appears before CBI in railway hotel scam
Oct 05, 2017, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister, Lalu Prasad, appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday in an alleged involvement in the railway hotel scam, media reports said.
Samajwadi Party to hold national meeting in Agra today
Oct 05, 2017, at 04:50 pm
Agra, Oct 5 (IBNS): For the first time after receiving a crushing defeat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly election, the Samajwadi Party (SP) will hold a national meeting in Agra on Thursday, media reports said.
PM Modi greets nation on Valmiki Jayanti
Oct 05, 2017, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the people of India on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti.
PM Modi to inaugurate Umiya Dham Ashram, address programme via video conferencing
Oct 05, 2017, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the Umiya Dham Ashram at Haridwar and address the programme via video conferencing at around 10 am on Thursday.
Militants snatch service rifle of policeman in Srinagar
Oct 05, 2017, at 03:49 am
Srinagar, Oct 4 (IBNS) : Suspected militants Wednesday decamped with the service rifle of a policeman guarding a shrine in the old city of Srinagar.
Oct 05, 2017, at 02:52 am
Guwahati, Oct 4 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday witnessed a demonstration of an amphibious aircraft of SpiceJet designed by Setouchi Holdings of Japan at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati.
PM Modi addresses Company Secretaries, slams critics of economic slowdown
Oct 05, 2017, at 02:39 am
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed Company Secretaries at the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Year of ICSI – the Institute of Company Secretaries of India where he slammed the critics of economic slowdown and said this is not the first time that GDP has fallen.
Militant attacks in Kashmir will continue until Pak behaves properly: BSF DG
Oct 05, 2017, at 02:29 am
Srinagar, Oct 4 (IBNS): A day after Fidayeen attack on a BSF camp here in Humhama area in the outskirts of Srinagar city, the Director General of Border Security Force, K.K.Sharma on Wednesday said that militant attacks in Kashmir Valley will continue to take place until and unless Pakistan doesn’t behave.
Kolkata's AMRI hospital vandalized after patient's death due to alleged medical negligence
Oct 04, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): A young woman died at a privately-run hospital in south Kolkata on Tuesday night following which her family members allegedly ransacked the hospital and assaulted doctors and hospital staffers, reports said.
Honeypreet Insan in six day police custody
Oct 04, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Chandigarh, Oct 4 (IBNS): Honeypreet Insan has been sent to a six-day police custody for interrogation, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Oct 04, 2017, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): A CCTV footage has revealed that an attack on a Delhi Police constable was what prompted a CISF officer to fire in the air, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Pakistan violates cease fire along Poonch sector in J&K, three Indian army jawans injured
Oct 04, 2017, at 08:04 pm
Srinagar, Oct 4 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir administration asked all government and private schools in Degwar area of Poonch to remain closed on Wednesday due to Pakistan firing, according to media reports.