Assam Rifles nab NSCN (K) militant in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 25, 2017, at 02:38 am

Guwahati, Mar 24 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended a NSCN (K) militant from Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Friday morning.

Defence Minister hands over indigenous DRDO Naval Systems

Mar 25, 2017, at 02:07 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley handed over three Naval Systems indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba here on Friday.

President of India inaugurates International Conference of ADRI on “Bihar and Jharkhand: Shared History to Shared Vision”

Mar 25, 2017, at 01:10 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a Conference on “Bihar and Jharkhand: Shared History to Shared Vision’ today (March 24, 2017) in Patna, Bihar.

Director, FSB, Russia, calls on Union Home Minister

Mar 25, 2017, at 01:07 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh received the 9-Member Russian delegation led by the Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov here today.

London attack: Narendra Modi calls Theresa May, expresses solidarity

Mar 25, 2017, at 12:45 am

London/New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called British Prime Minister Theresa May to express solidarity following terrorist attack in London this week.

Bihar makes 55% hike in power tariff ahead of summer

Mar 25, 2017, at 12:25 am

Patna, Mar 24 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): In a huge setback to power consumers, the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the power tariff by 55 percent, media reports said today.

President wishes Hellenic Republic on Independence Day eve

Mar 24, 2017, at 11:40 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Hellenic Republic on the eve of their Independence Day.

Telangana legislative assembly Speaker suspends BJP members

Mar 24, 2017, at 09:25 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 24 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly have been suspended from the house for the rest of the week by the Speaker on Friday, according to media reports.

UP CM Adityanath visits gang-rape victim

Mar 24, 2017, at 09:16 pm

Lucknow, Mar 24 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi on Friday visited a gang-rape victim, who also suffered a a vicious acid attack, media reports said.

Ahead of elections, Modi holds breakfast meeting with BJP MPs from Gujarat

Mar 24, 2017, at 08:56 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Gujarat parliamentarians over tea to discuss the upcoming elections in his home state.

Minister of State for Defence Dr Bhamre updates Lok Sabha about OROP

Mar 24, 2017, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Around 3,200 representations for addressing the anomalies on One Rank One Pension (OROP) were received from individuals / Associations, which were examined and issues referred to the Judicial Committee on OROP for its recommendations, Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Friday.

PM Modi conveys his best wishes for the annual Urs in Ajmer

Mar 24, 2017, at 08:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday handed over a 'chaadar' to be offered at Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer Sharif, to the Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, and Minister of State in the PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi.

UP CM Adityanath receives surprise visitors as Mulayam's son and daughter-in-law call on

Mar 24, 2017, at 08:23 pm

Lucknow, Mar 24 (IBNS):Uttar Pradesh Chief Miniaster Yogi Adityanath, who had his way to the office through a political battle with the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance, on Friday received two surprise visitors- SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger son Prateek and his wife Aparna.

Sushma Swaraj lauds Indian Embassy in Serbia for swift action

Mar 24, 2017, at 08:10 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has lauded the Indian Embassy in Serbia over its work ethic.

Sonia Gandhi returns from abroad after check- up

Mar 24, 2017, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) : president Sonia Gandhi, who was in abroad for a "health check-up" since early March, returned to India on Friday, reports said.

Mumbai doctors call off agitation on chief minister's assurance for better security arrangements

Mar 24, 2017, at 07:33 pm

Mumbai, Mar 24 (IBNS): Junior doctors in Mumbai and some parts of Maharashtra, who went on mass leave early this week demanding better security for doctors, have called off their agitation, according to media reports on Friday.

Sikkim Assembly to add five more ST seats

Mar 24, 2017, at 07:06 pm

New Delhi/Gangtok, Mar 24 (IBNS): The number of reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Sikkim Assembly will go up from 12 to 17, with the National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) approving the proposal for the same, according to media reports.

Sena MP Gaikwad, who assaulted airline staff with slipper, banned from flying

Mar 24, 2017, at 07:02 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) : Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) on Friday blacklisted Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, a day after he assaulted an Air India staffer, reports said.

Sena MP Gaekwad, who hit AI staff with sandal, dares police to arrest him ; carriers may ban him from flying

Mar 24, 2017, at 06:49 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) : Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena MP who hit the headlines by assaulting an airline employee with his shoes, has dared the Delhi police to arrest him as private Indian carriers plan to bar him from flying.

More than 100 cops suspended in Uttar Pradesh

Mar 24, 2017, at 05:21 pm

Lucknow, Mar 24 (IBNS) : Just days after the Yogi Adityanath Government came to power, the Uttar Pradesh police have suspended more than 100 cops in one of the biggest administrative crackdown in recent times, reports said.

Sushma Swaraj lauds Indian Embassy in Serbia for swift action

Mar 24, 2017, at 02:56 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has lauded the Indian Embassy in Serbia over its work ethic.

FB post controversy: Another FIR lodged against poet Srijato

Mar 24, 2017, at 05:13 am

Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): A day after Siliguri Metropolitan Police registered a non-bailable case against eminent Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a poem on social networking site Facebook, another FIR has been lodged against the Kolkata-based poet on Thursday at Ghola Police Station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, reports said.

Assam police interrogate Subodh Biswas in AASU office attack case

Mar 24, 2017, at 04:21 am

Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS): The kingpin of the local office of All Assam Students Union (AASU) attack in Silapathar on March 6, Subodh Biswas, revealed that his team is still working in Assam and as many as several thousand activists of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) are active in the state.

Setback for Mamata: Over 400 TMC members in Tripura join BJP

Mar 24, 2017, at 03:11 am

Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS): After Manipur, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee faced another setback with over 400 party members including former chairman of the TMC Tripura unit joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.

Union Ministers to participate in Namami Brahmaputra festival of Assam

Mar 24, 2017, at 03:10 am

Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS): Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sarma will participate in the Namami Brahmaputra festival of Assam.

Assam: Brahmaputra Board to implement Rs 207 crore projects for Majuli

Mar 24, 2017, at 02:56 am

Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Brahmaputra Board of Assam will implement projects worth Rs 207 crore for protection of Majuli from recurrent flood and erosion.

PM Modi, Amit Shah direct MPs from UP not to create pressure on govt officials

Mar 24, 2017, at 02:46 am

New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah directed all BJP MPs from the state of Uttar Pradesh not to create pressure on government officials in a meeting on Thursday, media reports said.

Arunachal guv urges state govt departments, civil society to create awareness on TB

Mar 24, 2017, at 01:44 am

Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh governor PB Acharya appealed to the state government departments, civil society, NGOs and student organizations to create awareness on tuberculosis on the occasion of World TB Day.

ISIS claims responsibility for London terror attack, May says attacker British-born

Mar 24, 2017, at 12:36 am

London, Mar 23 (IBNS) : The Islamic State (Isis) on Thursday claimed responsibility for the deadly London attack calling the unnamed attacker a "soldier", who British Prime Minister Theresa May said was "British born."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemns London attack

Mar 23, 2017, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the London attack of Wednesday.