Ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over passage to GST Bill
Jul 04, 2017, at 09:02 pm
Srinagar, Jul 1 (IBNS) : Ruckus ruled the roost in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday as the opposition National Conference and Congress staged protests against the GST bill, reports said.
Kashmir : Third militant gunned down in Pulwama, encounter continues for second day
Jul 04, 2017, at 07:16 pm
Srinagar, Jul 4 (IBNS) : Security forces gunned down the third terrorist on Tuesday on Tuesday morning in the ongoing encounter with holed up militants that stretched beyond 24 hours in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, reports said.
Supreme Court asks Government to give genuine individuals more time to deposit old notes
Jul 04, 2017, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi, Jul 4 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Tuesday wanted the Government and RBI to give more time to genuine individuals to exchange the scrapped high-value currencies and asked them to inform within two weeks if a window could be opened for them, reports said.
Amit Shah visits Ganjam district of Odisha on Tuesday
Jul 04, 2017, at 06:11 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jul 4 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah is visiting the Ganjam district of Odisha on Tuesday as part of his countrywide tour to strengthen the party, according to media reports.
Modi leaves for Israel on the first visit of an Indian PM
Jul 04, 2017, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Jul 4 (IBNS) : In a historic shift in India's foreign policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for a three-day visit to Israel, before his tour to Germany, reports said.
GST: Double taxation forces theatre owners to down shutters in TN
Jul 04, 2017, at 05:14 pm
Chennai, Jul 4 (IBNS): The Goods and Services Tax (GST), a sweeping tax reform in India, has already claimed its first victim, within few days of its roll out.
Mobile shop owner detained by Rajasthan ATS over ISIS link
Jul 04, 2017, at 04:20 pm
Chennai, Jul 4 (IBNS): A joint team of Rajasthan Anti Terror Squad (ATS) and Chennai police on Tuesday arrested a mobile shop owner from Chennai's Burma Bazaar area over suspected terror link with ISIS, reports said..
India asks Pakistan to not shelter internationally-designated terrorists
Jul 04, 2017, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): India has asked Pakistan to not provide 'shelter' to internationally-designated terrorists after Hizbul Mujahideen's Syed Salahuddin, designated a global terrorist by the US last week, openly claimed in a television interview that his outfit has carried out terror attacks in India.
Netaji kin Sugata Basu threatened by miscreants in Kolkata house, 6 booked
Jul 04, 2017, at 04:25 am
Kolkata, Jul 3 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday evening arrested at least six persons for allegedly threatening Netaji Subhas Chandra Basu's kin and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sugata Basu, officials said.
Narada sting: CBI interrogates TMC MP Sultan Ahmed in Kolkata
Jul 04, 2017, at 03:34 am
Kolkata, Jul 3 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday quizzed Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Sultan Ahmed in connection with its ongoing probe into Narada sting, reports said.
Afghanistan defence official meets Arun Jaitley
Jul 04, 2017, at 01:31 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Vice Chief of General Staff (Air) Afghanistan Security Forces, Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab Wardak met Union Minister Arun Jaitley here.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Israel, Germany
Jul 04, 2017, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Israel on 4-6 July, 2017, officials said.
Indian conducts successful flight test of QRSAM
Jul 04, 2017, at 12:32 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) was successfully flight tested from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast at 11.30 AM on Monday.
AC on Air India flight malfunctions
Jul 03, 2017, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Passengers flying in New Delhi-bound Air India flight from Bagdogra found themselves in tough situation when the air conditioner system in the plane allegedly malfunctioned, reports said.
Fill the system with energy of New India: PM to young IAS Officers
Jul 03, 2017, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday advised young IAS officers to avoid getting into a mindset that resists change, and fill India’s administrative system with the energy of ‘New India.’
Pranab Mukherjee wishes US on Independence Day eve
Jul 03, 2017, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the United States of America on the eve of their Independence Day.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Apollo hospital, no casualties
Jul 03, 2017, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata, Jul 3 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at Apollo Gleneagles hospital in eastern Kolkata's EM Bypass area on Monday morning, triggering panic among the patients and their family members, reports said.
Mumbai: SC gives Maharashtra govt two weeks to remove illegal encroachments near Haji Ali
Jul 03, 2017, at 08:35 pm
Mumbai, Jul 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Maharashtra government to remove illegal encroachment on approach road to Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah, according to media reports.
Bihar: I do not have any aspiration to become PM, says state CM Nitish Kumar
Jul 03, 2017, at 08:14 pm
Patna, Jul 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday categorically ruled himself out of the race to become the prime minister, saying he doesn’t have any such aspiration.
Malta to legalise same-sex marriages
Jul 03, 2017, at 07:30 pm
Valletta, Jul 3 (IBNS): A leader in gay rights in Europe, Malta, a Catholic major nation, is about to legalise same-sex marriages in the country, reports said.
Policeman and civilian injured in Kashmir militant attack
Jul 03, 2017, at 07:11 pm
Srinagar, Jul 3 (IBNS) : A policeman and a civilian were critically injured in a militant shootout in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday.
PM Modi urges young IAS officers to usher in New India
Jul 03, 2017, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Jul 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, advised young IAS officers to avoid getting into a mindset that resists change, and fill India’s administrative system with the energy of New India.
We carried out attacks in India : Global terrorist Syed Salahuddin
Jul 03, 2017, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Jul 3 (IBNS) : Syed Salahuddin, the US-designated "global terrorist", has admitted to a Pakistani television channel that his outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has carried out terror attacks in India.
Kashmir: At least one terrorist killed in Pulwama, operation underway
Jul 03, 2017, at 03:41 pm
Srinagar, Jul 3 (IBNS): At least one terrorist has been killed in a gun battle between security forces and infiltrators in Kashmir's Pulwama district, reports said.
President Pranab Mukherjee wishes Belarus on I-Day eve
Jul 03, 2017, at 04:18 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Belarus on the eve of their Independence Day.
West Bengal: 3 hit, killed by train in South 24 Parganas
Jul 03, 2017, at 03:39 am
Kolkata, Jul 2 (IBNS): Three persons, including two women, were run over by a suburban train at Champahati area in Kolkata's neighbouring South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday early morning, reports said.
8th round of India-Bangladesh friendship dialogue begins in Guwahati
Jul 03, 2017, at 03:28 am
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS) : Extolling the intrinsic relationship between India and Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal emphasized to ensure that respective territories of both the countries not be allowed to be used for any activities inimical to the other.
8 newly elected members of KAAC meet Assam minister
Jul 03, 2017, at 02:55 am
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS): A new twist added in the Karbi Anglong politics after 8 newly elected members of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) on Sunday met Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati for selection of new Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the council.
PM Modi releases photo book titled "President Pranab Mukherjee - A Statesman"
Jul 03, 2017, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released a photo book titled "President Pranab Mukherjee - A Statesman", at an event in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
West Bengal: 1 dead, 2 injured after gunman opens fire at wedding reception
Jul 03, 2017, at 12:29 am
Kolkata/Asansol, Jul 2 (IBNS): A drunk man allegedly opened fire at a wedding reception in Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate area in West Bengal's West Burdwan district on Saturday night, killing a woman and leaving two others injured, reports said.