Swami Atmasthananda passes away, Narendra Modi,Mamata Banerjee condole
Jun 19, 2017, at 02:50 am
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math- Swami Atmasthananda.
78.04 per cent voters turnout in KAAC poll
Jun 19, 2017, at 01:39 am
Guwahati, June 18 (IBNS): A total of 78.04 per cent voters of Karbi Anglong on Saturday exercised their franchises to elect 26 representatives to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).
Jun 19, 2017, at 01:33 am
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of a Super Specialty Hospital of BRS Health & Research Institute at Udupi, Karnataka on Sunday.
Bihar youth burns girlfriend to death after rape
Jun 18, 2017, at 11:57 pm
Patna, June 18 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A youth in Bihar burnt his girlfriend to death after allegedly raping her, media reports said on Sunday.
Darjeeling protests: Rajnath Singh appeals for peace
Jun 18, 2017, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday urged people of Darjeeling to remain calm and peaceful.
Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives in Portugal forest fire
Jun 18, 2017, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the forest fire tragedy in Portugal.
Schoolgirl gang-raped, thrown off from running train in Bihar
Jun 18, 2017, at 08:09 pm
Patna, June 18 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A schoolgirl was thrown off from a running train and was left to die after being gang-raped in Bihar.
Darjeeling shutdown continues, GJM holds protest rally
Jun 18, 2017, at 08:02 pm
Darjeeling, June 18 (IBNS): Even as shutdown continued in the conflict-torn Darjeeling on Sunday, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) carried out a protest rally on Sunday with bodies of three of its supporters who were killed allegedly in police firing on Saturday, media reports said.
Darjeeling unrest likely to escalate today
Jun 18, 2017, at 06:49 pm
Darjeeling, June 18 (IBNS): Amid escalating tension in the hills of West Bengal, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)'s protests over the demand for a separate state in Darjeeling are set to intensify with party chief Bimal Gurung asking his supporters to defy curfew and assemble at Chowk Bazaar on Sunday, media reports said.
Error in evaluation of CBSE Class 12 results?
Jun 18, 2017, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): The controversy related to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 results refuses to cease with new reports revealing huge discrepancies in marks of candidates appeared.
2 killed in Howrah petrol pump fire
Jun 18, 2017, at 04:21 am
Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed as a massive fire broke out at a petrol pump at Salkia Babudanga area in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Saturday night, reports said.
5 killed, 9 injured in Meghalaya landslide
Jun 18, 2017, at 03:44 am
Guwahati, June 17 (IBNS): At least five people, including a couple, were killed and two others went missing in a massive landslides in Meghalaya’s Umiam area on Saturday morning.
Former NCHAC CEM, four other leaders quit BJP
Jun 18, 2017, at 03:28 am
Guwahati, June 17 (IBNS): A former Chief Executive Member (CEM) of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) and BJP leader Prakanta Warisa, who along with four other leaders had recently joined Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Friday, alleged that the saffron party has ruled as a dictator in the hills district.
President of India dedicates the Metro Phase –I Project to the people of Karnataka and Bengaluru
Jun 18, 2017, at 03:26 am
Bengaluru, June 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee attended a function at Bengaluru for dedication of the Metro Phase –I project to the people of Karnataka and Bengaluru as Chief Guest on Saturday.
BJP wins Shimla corporation for the first time
Jun 18, 2017, at 02:33 am
Shimla, June 17 (IBNS): Continuing the winning streak of Delhi and Mumbai municipalities, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as victorious in Congress' stronghold Shimla corporation for the first time on Saturday.
President dedicates Bangalore Metro Phase –I project to nation
Jun 18, 2017, at 02:21 am
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday dedicated last section of the first phase of the Metro network in Bangalore to the people of Karnataka.
Only 6 per cent schools gets A+ grade in first phase Gunotsav in Assam
Jun 18, 2017, at 02:18 am
Guwahati, June 17 (IBNS) : Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that only 6 per cent schools of eight districts were graded A+ following evaluation of schools and students in the first phase of ‘Gunotsav’ in the state.
Bihar school strips sisters after they fail to pay money for uniforms
Jun 18, 2017, at 01:47 am
Patna, June 17 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Two girls enrolled in LKG and UKG were stripped by school authorities in Bihar after they failed to pay school fees, local media reported on Saturday.
Knowledge is the Emerging Currency of the World in the present century, says President
Jun 18, 2017, at 01:10 am
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the convocation ceremony of the passing out Engineering Graduate Courses of College of Military Engineering, Pune on Saturday.
PM Narendra Modi dedicates Kochi Metro to nation
Jun 17, 2017, at 11:31 pm
Kochi, June 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled the commemorative flag to inaugurate Kochi Metro and said the transport medium will add to the economy of the city.
Meghalaya landslide : Five people killed, two missing
Jun 17, 2017, at 10:22 pm
Guwahati, June 17 (IBNS): At least five people, including two women, were killed and two others missing in a massive landslides in Meghalaya’s Umiam area on Saturday morning.
2 GJM supporters 'killed' as police allegedly open fire on agitators in Darjeeling
Jun 17, 2017, at 10:15 pm
Darjeeling, June 17 (IBNS): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leaders claimed that two of their supporters were killed on Saturday as police opened fire on them.
Darjeeling: GJM supporter killed, IRB officer among eight policemen injured
Jun 17, 2017, at 09:27 pm
Darjeeling, June 17 (IBNS) : One Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJM) was killed and eight policemen, including a high ranking officer, were injured during a clash in Darljeeling's Singmari area on Saturday as life remained disrupted on the sixth day of the indefinite shutdown in the restive hills.
P M Modi inaugurates the Panicker National Reading Day in Kerala
Jun 17, 2017, at 08:22 pm
Kochi, June 17 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Panicker National Reading Day month celebrations,giving a call for more reading and empowerment of the people.
Rajasthan man lynched for stopping civic men from taking photos of defecating women
Jun 17, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Jaipur, June 17 (IBNS) : A group of civic employees allegedly lynched a 52-year-old man in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh on Friday when he tried to stop them from taking photographs of some women defecating in the open in the tribal-dominated Bagwasa slum area, The Hindu reported.
Kashmir: Bodies of Lashkar commander Junaid Matoo and two militants recovered
Jun 17, 2017, at 06:00 pm
Srinagar, June 17 (IBNS) : The bodies of Junaid Matoo, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) district commander, and two other militants who were killed in an encounter with security forces, were recovered from Bijbehara in Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday, media reports said.
PM Modi inaugurates Kochi Metro service, takes a ride with Kerala CM Vijayan
Jun 17, 2017, at 05:40 pm
Kochi, June 17 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the much-awaited Kochi Metro and took a ride of it along with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, reports said.
Narendra Modi congratulates Ireland's new PM
Jun 17, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken Ireland's new PM Leo Varadkar and congratulated him over his new responsibility.
Assam Cabinet increases OBC reservation in medical colleges to 26%
Jun 17, 2017, at 04:43 am
Guwahati, June 16 (IBNS): The BJP led Assam government cabinet on Friday decided to increase the OBC reservation in medical colleges from 15 per cent to 26 per cent.
West Bengal: Massive blaze guts several shops in Siliguri
Jun 17, 2017, at 04:24 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Jun 16 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a marketplace near Venus More under Khoribari Police Station limits in Siliguri city of northern West Bengal (North Bengal) on Friday evening, local media reports said.