Star Cement provides relief to several flood-hit districts in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar
Sep 20, 2017, at 01:32 am
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IBNS): Star Cement, a leading cement brand from north-eastern India, offered large-scale relief services to flood affected districts in Assam and parts of West Bengal and Bihar, during the recent devastation that hit the regions, according to the company.
Vice President releases commemorative coin on Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi
Sep 20, 2017, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu released a Commemorative Coin on Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi and inaugurated an exhibition entitled “Kurai Onrum Illai-MS: Life in Music†on the occasion of Birth Centenary Commemoration of M.S. Subbulakshmi here on Tuesday.
CBI arrests BJD leader Pravat Ranjan Biswal in Odisha chit fund scam
Sep 20, 2017, at 12:02 am
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IBNS): Embarrassing the ruling party of the state, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pravat Ranjan Biswal in connection with a chit fund scam in Odisha, media reports said.
Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Sep 19, 2017, at 11:32 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New York.
Sushma Swaraj meets US Secretary of State and Japanese Foreign Minister in tripartite talks
Sep 19, 2017, at 08:58 pm
New York, Sep 19 (IBNS): On the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly session, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Jaitley to meet officials to discuss economic situation
Sep 19, 2017, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IBNS): The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley that was to take place on Tuesday was declared postponed, media reports said on same day afternoon.
Union Home Minister reviews measures to check cybercrime in the financial sector
Sep 19, 2017, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of all concerned agencies and representatives of certain states to review the measures being taken to arrest the growing trend of cybercrime in the financial sector, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said on Tuesday.
PM Modi greets Indians on the occasion of Mahalaya
Sep 19, 2017, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has greeted the people of India on the occasion of Mahalaya.
Union Agriculture minister says food production will be robust in 2017-18
Sep 19, 2017, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IBNS): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the two-day “National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign - 2017â€, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Sep 19, 2017, at 06:35 pm
Guwahati, Sep 19 (IBNS): Protests turned more violent in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday after protesters of All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) torched several vehicles including government vehicles during a 'bandh' called by the students' organisation.
Sep 19, 2017, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IBNS): Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, is co-chairing the 13th Meeting of Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) with Kazakhstan, along with the host nation's Minister of Energy, Kanat Bozumbayev.
Rajasthan: School director, teacher allegedly gang-rape student, face charges
Sep 19, 2017, at 05:16 pm
Jaipur, Sep 19 (IBNS): The school director and a teacher have been booked for allegedly raping an 18-year old female student in Sikar district of Rajasthan, media reports said.
Hyderabad: Police arrest man and his parents for allegedly killing wife
Sep 19, 2017, at 05:10 pm
Hyderabad, Sep 19 (IBNS): Hyderabad Police arrested a man and his parents for their alleged involvement in the possible murder of his wife, reports aid.
Don't want Myanmar to be divided by religious beliefs: Suu Kyi
Sep 19, 2017, at 04:39 pm
Naypyidaw, Sep 19 (IBNS): Addressing the nation, Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said that she does not wish her country to be divided based on religious beliefs or ethnicity, reports said.
Sushma Swaraj meets Ivanka Trump in New York, discusses women's entrepreneurship
Sep 19, 2017, at 04:37 pm
New York, Sep 19 (IBNS): External affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, met US president Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, here on Monday where the two discussed about women's entrepreneurship.
UP: Girl dies after falling from school building, parents allege foul play
Sep 19, 2017, at 03:57 pm
Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, Sep 19 (IBNS): A 15-year-old girl died after falling from the third floor of her school in Uttar Pradesh Deoria town on Monday, reports said.
Sep 19, 2017, at 07:20 am
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): US president Donald Trump has said that the United Nations is not performing to its full potential because of bureaucracy and mismanagement.
Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar detained in Mumbai
Sep 19, 2017, at 05:07 am
Mumbai, Sept 18 (IBNS): The police on Monday detained underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar in Mumbai in connection with a case of extortion, media reports said.
Guarding country’s open borders more challenging: Rajnath Singh
Sep 19, 2017, at 04:02 am
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh operationalised the New Intelligence Set-up of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at a function here on Monday.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust wins 'Rajbhasha Kirti Award' for 11th consecutive time
Sep 19, 2017, at 02:36 am
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) was awarded the “Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar†for the year 2016-17 in the category of ‘B’ region for autonomous bodies and boards, for its excellent implementation of the Official Language.
Durga immersion suit in Calcutta High Court: No conclusion reached, next hearing on Wednesday
Sep 19, 2017, at 02:25 am
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS): Complexity in the Durga idol immersion in West Bengal did not come to an end as the Calcutta High Court did not give any order in the writ petition that was filed challenging state government's restrictions on the immersion of goddess Durga and has set Wednesday as the next date of hearing in the case.
Narada sting: Bengal minister Firhad Hakim quizzed by CBI
Sep 19, 2017, at 02:23 am
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS): After being interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for nearly 6 hours on Monday, West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Bobby Hakim claimed that he is a victim of a major political conspiracy.
Arms-ammu, explosives recovered in Nagaland
Sep 19, 2017, at 02:20 am
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS) : The troops of 44 Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Headquarters Inspectorate General Assam Rifles (North), recovered a cache of explosives, arms and ammunition from Tuli Town in Nagaland’s Mokokchung on Monday, officials said.
Kuki outfit’s top leader nabbed, camp busted in Karbi Anglong
Sep 19, 2017, at 01:29 am
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS) : Security forces have busted a camp of a Kuki group and apprehended a top leader of the outfit in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
Shiv Sena hints at leaving NDA government in Maharashtra over fuel price hike
Sep 19, 2017, at 01:13 am
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IBNS): Shiv Sena has dropped a hint at leaving its ally partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Maharashtra over the issue of fuel price hike on Monday.
Sep 19, 2017, at 12:40 am
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will undertake new development works at Lucknow, Deoghar, Rajkot and Allahabad airports.
Y C Modi chief appointed as NIA supremo
Sep 18, 2017, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Indian government on Monday announced it has appointed senior IPS officer Y C Modi chief of the National Investigation Agency.
7 NSCN (K) militants nabbed, extortion racket busted in Kohima
Sep 18, 2017, at 10:29 pm
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS): Security forces have busted an extortion racket being run by the NSCN (K) militants in Nagaland’s Kohima and apprehended seven militants of the outfit on Sept 16, officials said on Monday.
Narada sting: Bengal minister Firhad Hakim appears before CBI for interrogation
Sep 18, 2017, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Bobby Hakim on Monday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for interrogation in connection with Narada sting operation, officials said.
With 17 gun salutes war hero Air Marshal Arjan Singh given a hero's farewell
Sep 18, 2017, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IBNS) : With a 17-gun salute Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Arjan Singh was on Monday accorded a state funeral with the highest military honours, reports said.