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Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakum Memon asks Supreme Court to stop his hanging | Both Houses of Parliament adjourned over Lalit Modi, Vyapam issues | Jamshedpur tense after clashes over alleged molestation incident | Curfew in J & K's Rajouri over Islamic flag and VHP demonstration | Sushma Swaraj tweets about revelation on Congress leader | Sushma Swaraj to name Congress leader who wanted passport for Coalgate accused | Congress hits out at Centre, questions PM Modi's silence on scams | Yakub Memon to be hanged on July 30 | Rajya Sabha adjourned after uproar on Lalit Modi issue | Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after obituary references

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.

SC agrees to hear plea for cancellation of Nitish Kumar's House membership for concealing murder case

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.

PM Modi holds meeting with CMs of north-eastern states in Assam to review the flood situation and relief work

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.

Won't quit as BJP chief even if elected to RS: Amit Shah

Aug 01, 2017, at 04:25 am

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Monday said he won't be resigning as the party chief even if he is elected to the Rajya Sabha.

Lightening kills 21 in Odisha and Jharkhand

Aug 01, 2017, at 03:04 am

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): At least 21 people were killed in massive lightening in the states of Odisha and Jharkhand, media reports said on Monday.

Modi to inaugurate two-day conclave of Tax Officers ‘Rajaswa Gyansangam’

Aug 01, 2017, at 02:44 am

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): A two- day Conclave of Tax Officers entitled ‘Rajaswa Gyansangam’ will be held on Sept 1 and 2 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

Nitish Kumar has ‘surrendered’ before PM Modi, says Bihar Opp leader Tejashwi

Aug 01, 2017, at 02:32 am

Patna, July 31 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday jeered at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar terming him as a “new bhakta” (disciple) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

FICCI delegation meets Jitendra Singh, discusses possibilities of industrial collaboration in Space projects

Aug 01, 2017, at 02:08 am

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): A delegation of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), led by its President Pankaj Patel met the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here on Monday and discussed with him the possibilities of industrial collaboration in Space projects.

Kerala Chief Minister loses cool, asks journalists to 'get out' before meeting BJP, RSS members

Aug 01, 2017, at 01:36 am

Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IBNS): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan lost his cool ahead of his meeting with BJP and RSS members on Monday as he asked the journalists to "get out" from the room, media reports said.

Assam govt to run 5 model colleges and appoint 882 teachers next week

Aug 01, 2017, at 01:24 am

Guwahati, July 31(IBNS) : Assam government will run five new model colleges from Aug 4 next.

PM Modi mourns Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar's death

Aug 01, 2017, at 12:13 am

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the demise of noted Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar.