BSF nabs two with Rs 29 lakh in new notes
Dec 22, 2016, at 07:27 pm
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IBNS): The Border Security Force ( BSF) in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills apprehended two persons on Wednesday evening and seized Rs 29 lakh cash in denominations of Rs 2000, Rs 500 and Rs 100.
TN Chief Secretary removed day after IT raids
Dec 22, 2016, at 07:04 pm
Chennai, Dec 22 (IBNS) : A day after the income tax raid at his residence and office, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, has been removed from his post, reports said.
Politicians opposing note ban are standing for the corrupt : Modi hits back at Rahul and others
Dec 22, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Varanasi, Dec 22 (IBNS) : Barely 48 hours after Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's impaling allegation of 'personal corruption' against him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the opposition political leaders, who are hostile to his demonetisation drive, of standing for the corrupt.
Bhubaneswar: BJP, BJD members collide during 12-hour strike
Dec 22, 2016, at 04:28 pm
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22 (IBNS): Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members collided with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the Odisha capital, Bhubaneswar, on Thursday, reports said.
PM Modi to visit Varanasi today
Dec 22, 2016, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Varanasi on Thursday.
Dhulagarh communal clash: SP of Howrah (Rural) transferred
Dec 22, 2016, at 02:39 pm
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IBNS): A week after a village in West Bengal's Dhulagarh, barely 28 km from state capital Kolkata, was hit by a communal clash over a religious procession, leaving at least 25 injured, the SP of Howrah rural division, Sabyasachi Raman Mishra, has been replaced by IPS officer Sumit Kumar, who was the the DC (Traffic) of Howrah Police Commissionerate, on Wednesday, according to reports.
Not against notes ban but concerned about people: Chandrababu Naidu
Dec 22, 2016, at 04:44 am
Hyderabad, Dec 21 (IBNS): A day after it was reported in media that N Chandrababu Naidu made a U-turn on the demonetisation policy following his initial support, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on Wednesday clarified that he was not opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's higher denomination currency ban but was only expressing his concern about the "suffering of the people".
IIT Kharagpur students gherao director overnight over hostel fee hike, begin hunger strike
Dec 22, 2016, at 03:15 am
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Protesting against the sudden hike in hostel fees, more than 200 PhD students of IIT Kharagpur gheraoed several officials, including the director, dean and registrar, and few faculties of the prestigious institute on Tuesday overnight.
Scam: Vigilance registers case against senior IAS officer
Dec 22, 2016, at 02:08 am
Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Vigilance sleuths have registered a case against 16 persons, including a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, for alleged misappropriation of government funds.
Cabinet approves creation of ‘Indian Enterprise Development Service (IEDS)’ in MSME
Dec 22, 2016, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Cadre review and formation of a new service in the name of Ãndian Enterprise Development Service (IEDS)’ in the Office of Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME).
Bihar: Man throws acid on wife’s private parts as she fails to bring buffalo dowry
Dec 22, 2016, at 12:34 am
Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): In a horrible incident, a man in Bihar threw acid on the private parts of his wife just because she did not bring enough dowry to her in-laws’ home.
Bengal court announces verdict on a minor rape case in just 13 days
Dec 21, 2016, at 11:46 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Only 13 days after an eight-year-old girl was raped by a middle-aged man, a West Bengal court on Tuesday found the accused guilty and sentenced him to 10 years in prison, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi's allegations are baseless: Prasad
Dec 21, 2016, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday rejected Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had received kickbacks from two business groups.
Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of receiving kickbacks as Gujarat CM, BJP hits back
Dec 21, 2016, at 11:31 pm
Mehsana, Gujarat, Dec 21 (IBNS): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday here accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking kickbacks from two business groups when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, a charge that the BJP immediately rubbished calling Gandhi the biggest patron of corruption who is on bail in the National Herald case.
Rose Valley: CBI summons TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay, Mamata calls it BJP's vendetta politics
Dec 21, 2016, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday sent notice to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandopadhyay for the second time in connection with its ongoing probe in the Rose Valley financial scam, officials said.
Demonetisation move against honest poor people : Rahul Gandhi
Dec 21, 2016, at 10:10 pm
Mehsana, Gujarat, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Launching a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narnedra Modi on his home turf, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Congress will stand for any genuine step the Government takes to curb corruption, but it dosn't support demonetisation which is a move against the "honest poor people."
PM Modi calls on Pranab Mukherjee prior to the President's departure for south India
Dec 21, 2016, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, on Wednesday, as President Mukherjee will leave for his annual southern sojourn on Dec 22.
Modi, his govt and BJP should be probed: Mamata on demonetisation
Dec 21, 2016, at 09:23 pm
Kolaghat, West Bengal, Dec 21 (IBNS) Flaying Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his demonetisation move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the currency ban is a big scam and the prime minister himself should be probed for the same.
Manipur : Bomb blast at police commando complex, NSF declares total blockade
Dec 21, 2016, at 08:44 pm
Imphal, Dec 21 (IBNS) : A bomb was exploded at the Police Commando complex in troubled Manipur on Tuesday evening, police said on Wednesday.
India test fires nuclear capable cruise missile Nirbhay
Dec 21, 2016, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): India has successfully test-fired nuclear capable cruise missile Nirbhay on Wednesday, according to media reports.
Cabinet approves doubling of Rajpura-Bhatinda railway line
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the doubling of Rajpura-Bhatinda railway line at an estimated cost of Rs.1,251.25 crore and expected completion cost of Rs.1,465.59 crore.
Six killed in Gondia hotel fire in Maharashtra
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:40 pm
Gondia, Maharashtra, Dec 21 (IBNS) : At least six people were killed when a massive fire broke out in a hotel at Gondia, 170 km off Nagpur in eastern Maharashtra early on Wednesday, media reports said.
Twenty-One Kerala medical students suspended for ragging juniors
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:18 pm
Mallapuram, Dec 21 (IBNS) :At least 21 students of a state-run medical college in Kerala’s Malappuram district have been suspended following allegations of ragging, media reports said.
Quick assessment study reveals Patna roads suffer from excessive plying of private vehicles
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:00 pm
Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A recent study has found that roads in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, have been facing maximum pressures from private vehicles.
TN raids vindictive, unethical and technically improper, says Mamata Banerjee
Dec 21, 2016, at 06:36 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Firing a fresh salvo at the central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the raid in Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary's house was "vindictive, unethical and technically improper."
Rahul Gandhi to address public rally at Mehsana, hotbed of Patel agitation, today
Dec 21, 2016, at 06:34 pm
Mehsana,Gujarat, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will address a rally on Wednesday at Mehsana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home district and the hotbed of Patidar quota agitation, to kick-start his party’s campaign in Gujarat much ahead of the Assembl,y elections in the state.
Income tax raids at TN Chief Secretary's residence : Unprecedented, says M K Stalin
Dec 21, 2016, at 06:04 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS) : In a kind of crackdown that is unprecedented in the state, Income Tax officials raided the Chennai home of Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Fire in Maharashtra hotel, at least three killed
Dec 21, 2016, at 05:47 pm
Gondia, Maharashtra, Dec 21 (IBNS) : At least three persons were reportedly killed and several others injured in a devastating fire that broke out in a hotel at Gondia near Nagpur in Maharashtra on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Income tax raids at Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary's residence
Dec 21, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Income Tax officials are conducting searches at the Chennai residence of Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, NDTV reported.
17-year-old girl allegedly shot dead by friend, flees scene
Dec 21, 2016, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): A 17-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by her friend, who fled the scene, reports said.