Tension in lower Assam : Minority student leader shot dead
Aug 02, 2017, at 07:38 pm
Guwahati, Augt 2 (IBNS): Tension gripped several parts of Assam after a popular minority student leader and president of All Bodo Minority Students Union (ABMSU) Lafikul Islam Ahmed was gunned down by miscreants in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday evening.
I-T Department raids Karnataka minister Shivakumar's kin's house
Aug 02, 2017, at 07:31 pm
Bengaluru/Mysore, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Income Tax raid on Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar's properties was followed by an I-T Department raid on his relative's house in Mysore, media reports said on Wednesday.
Congress protest outside Minister Shivakumar's residence over I-T raids
Aug 02, 2017, at 07:14 pm
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IBNS): Hours after the raids in the Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar's house by the Income Tax Department officials, Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest outside his residence, creating a political battle with the Centre, media reports said on Wednesday.
Aug 02, 2017, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, informed the Rajya Sabha about the special packages to address debt burden of farmers, an issue that has rocked several states over the past few months.
Kashmir : Injured youth succumbs
Aug 02, 2017, at 06:37 pm
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IBNS) : A youth, who was seriously wounded during clashes with forces on Tuesday succumbed to his injuries early on Wednesday in a Srinagar hospital.
Former union minister Santosh Mohan Dev passes away
Aug 02, 2017, at 05:51 pm
Guwahati, Augt 2 (IBNS) : Former union minister and veteran Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev died on Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Silchar following a prolonged illness.
No Congress MLAs searched in Bengaluru resort: Arun Jaitly on Karnataka I-T raids
Aug 02, 2017, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Dismissing the claims of using state machinery to target the opposition parties, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said no Congress MLAs from Gujarat were searched in the Bengaluru resort hours after Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar was raided by the I-T Department officers on Wednesday morning.
Income Tax officers raid Karnataka minister's resort currently housing Gujarat Congress MLAs
Aug 02, 2017, at 03:55 pm
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Income Tax officers raided Karnataka Energy Minister's property on Wednesday morning, where 44 Gujarat Congress lawmakers are presently staying, reports said.
PM Modi to address Dada Vaswani's birthday celebrations
Aug 02, 2017, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he will be taking part in spiritual leader Dada Vaswani's 99th birthday celebrations via video conferencing.
PM Modi greets Gujarat CM on his birthday
Aug 02, 2017, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on the latter's birthday.
Impossible to use Aadhaar to track citizens: UIDAI tells SC
Aug 02, 2017, at 04:18 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it is virtually impossible to use Aadhaar to track citizens.
Arun Jaitley highlights benefits of GST as it completes one month
Aug 02, 2017, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jaitley addressed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday evening to highlight the benefits of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as it completed one month since its enforcement.
Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed's house arrest extended
Aug 02, 2017, at 12:51 am
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Pakistan government has extended the house arrest of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, media reports said.
Opposition leaders protest in Rajya Sabha against government's decision of hiking LPG prices
Aug 02, 2017, at 12:42 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): A unified Opposition in the Upper House on Tuesday protested against the government's decision of hiking prices of LPG cylinders, media reports said.
BS Dhanoa felicitates Shikha Pandey
Aug 02, 2017, at 12:24 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC felicitated Flt Lt Shikha Pandey, a member of Indian Women's Cricket team in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup on Tuesday at Air Headquarters, New Delhi.
Aug 01, 2017, at 09:21 pm
Patna, Aug 1 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a petition seeking cancellation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s membership of state Legislative Council for allegedly hiding a murder case pending against him.
Kolkata: Rotten body of techie found in Salt Lake
Aug 01, 2017, at 09:10 pm
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday morning recovered the decomposed body of an IT engineer from his flat at Mahishbathan area under Electronics Complex Police Stationn in eastern Kolkata's Salt Lake, reports said.
Prime Minister Modi announces over Rs 2,000 crore flood relief package for NE states
Aug 01, 2017, at 08:49 pm
Guwahati, Aug 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, announced a relief package of over Rs 2,000 crore for relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and flood mitigation measures in the flood-affected North-Eastern states.
India and Somalia sign agreement on transfer of sentenced persons
Aug 01, 2017, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : India and Somalia on Tuesday signed a bilateral agreement for transfer of sentenced persons.
Aug 01, 2017, at 07:41 pm
Guwahati, Aug 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high level meeting on Tuesday in Guwahati, Assam, to review the flood situation and the relief operations in the North Eastern states.
India's Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on visit to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Aug 01, 2017, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff, is on a visit to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from between Aug 1 and 6, 2017.
Amit Shah pulls up BJP RS members for bunking house
Aug 01, 2017, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Pulling up party MPs at the weekly meeting, BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday asked them to ensure attendance in Parliament as long as the two Houses are in session, media reports said.
Commendable work by security forces: Farooq Abdullah on Pulwama encounter
Aug 01, 2017, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi/Srinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS): Reacting to the killing of Lashkar chief Abu Dujana in an encounter on Tuesday morning in Pulwama district, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said security forces did a commendable work.
We are for peace, but no compromise on sovereignty : Chinese President XI Jinping
Aug 01, 2017, at 06:13 pm
Beijing, Aug 1 (IBNS) : China will never compromise on its sovereignty, security or development interests, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday at an Army Day celebration, Xinhua news agency reported.
PM Modi reaches Guwahati to review flood situation in Assam
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:30 pm
Guwahati, Aug 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Guwahati on Tuesday morning to review the flood situation in the state.
Lashkar chief Abu Dujana killed in Kashmir encounter
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:21 pm
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS): In a major setback for Pakistan based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, its Kashmir chief Abu Dujana were among the three militants killed in a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday morning.
Nitish's position not the same in BJP as he had in Grand Alliance, says Congress
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:18 pm
Patna, Aug 1 (IBNS): Taking a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Congress said that the former does not enjoy a similar status in the BJP coalition he had in the Grand Alliance, reports said.
Mumbai: Police on alert after teen's death linked to Blue Whale challenge
Aug 01, 2017, at 03:21 pm
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IBNS): Police in India's Financial Capital have sounded alert after a teen's alleged suicide was linked to the infamous Blue Whale Challenge, reports said.
Swaraj targets Pak, says Neighbourhood First policy successful with all nations barring one
Aug 01, 2017, at 05:11 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday launched a veiled attack on Pakistan while delivering the inaugural address at the India-US Forum saying that her country's "Neighbourhood First†policy has yielded results with all nations in the region barring one.
Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in Kashmir, kills militant
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:33 am
Srinagar, July 31 (IBNS): The Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid and killed a militant near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday evening.