Our youths should become job creators: Modi
Jan 13, 2016, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said youths of the country should be job creators and not job seekers.
Tathagata Roy posts controversial tweets ahead of Ghulam Ali's show in Kolkata
Jan 12, 2016, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): As Kolkata gears up for Pakistani Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's performance in the city, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Tuesday posted provocative tweets where he quoted historian Haraprasad Shastri and said no one on earth has suffered more at the hands of Pakistan than Bengali Hindus.
Delhi CM Kejriwal replies to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's defamation filing
Jan 12, 2016, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Arun Jaitley has no public character while replying to the defamation case filed by the Union Finance Minister regarding the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) scam.
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BJP revamps party organisation in West Bengal
Jan 12, 2016, at 10:58 pm
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is overhauling its party organisation in West Bengal to present itself as a credible opposition in the upcoming state assembly poll.
No need to doubt Pakistan at present: Rajnath Singh says on Pathankot
Jan 12, 2016, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said there was no need to doubt Pakistan at present over the Pathankot air base attack as the nation has assured to take effective action into the matter.
Sushma Swaraj to visit Palestine on Jan 17
Jan 12, 2016, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit the State of Palestine on Jan 17, officials said.
Hamid Ansari calls for positive interaction between different religions
Jan 12, 2016, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Tuesday called upon people of different faiths and religious traditions to have a mutual understanding and respect that allow them to live and cooperate with each other in spite of their differences.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes nation on Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal
Jan 12, 2016, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday greeted his fellow countrymen on the eve of festivals of Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal, which fall on Jan 13, 14 and 15 respectively.
S Jaishankar reaches Sri Lanka
Jan 12, 2016, at 09:14 pm
Colombo, Jan 12 (IBNS): Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar reached Sri Lanka on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jan 12, 2016, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Israel on Jan 17-18, officials said on Tuesday.
Sushma Swaraj meets Syrian Deputy Prime Minister
Jan 12, 2016, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid Al Moualem.
SC stops Jallikattu staying Centre's notification
Jan 12, 2016, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Centre's notification lifting the ban on jallikattu, the traditional bull-fighting sport of Tamil Nadu, reports said.
UP woman caught on CCTV assaulting mother-in-law arrested
Jan 12, 2016, at 07:39 pm
Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh, Jan 12 (IBNS) Police have arrested a woman caught on CCTV footage beating up and tin rying to strangulate her elderly mother-in-law in a house in Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Jan 12, 2016, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order allowing jallikattu, the traditional bull-fighting sport in Tamil Nadu, reports said.
Suspicious men, who cause alert in Firozepur cantonment turn out to be soldiers
Jan 12, 2016, at 06:59 pm
Ferozepur, Punjab, Jan 12 (IBNS) The army cantonment in Punjab's border district of Ferozepur was put on a high alert for a brief period after a villager informed about about "suspicious" men in military fatigues, who later turned out to be soldiers checking communication lines, reports said.
Three children killed, 14 injured in Punjab school bus accident
Jan 12, 2016, at 06:44 pm
Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jan 12 (IBNS) Three children were killed and 14 others injured after their school bus fell into a ditch in Gurdaspur, Punjab on Tuesday, reports said.
India observes National Youth Day, Bengal celebrates Swami Vivekananda's birthday
Jan 12, 2016, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS) India on Tuesday observed Swami Vivekananda's birthday also known as National Youth Day.
Punjab police officer to sit face-to-face with friend, cook for NIA questioning
Jan 12, 2016, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) Punjab Police officer Salwinder Singh's cook and jeweller friend, who were allegedly abducted along with him by the terrorists who later attacked the Pathankot air base, will be brought to Delhi for questioning by the National Investigation Agency, reports said.
BJP delegation to meet President, Home Minister over Malda
Jan 12, 2016, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation is set to meet Union Home Minister President Pranab Mukherjee and Rajnath Singh to apprise them of the law and order situation in West Bengal, reports said.
NSA Ajit Doval may hold secret meeting with Pak counterpart: Media reports
Jan 12, 2016, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 12 (IBNS) Ahead of the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval may meet secretly in the next few days with his Pakistani counterpart Nasser Khan Janjua in a third country to resolve discrepancies and help conduct a proper investigation into the Pathankot terror attack, media reports said.
Cop killing in East Midnapore: Main accused arrested
Jan 12, 2016, at 03:26 pm
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): Days after a policeman- Nabakumar Hait- was shot dead during night-patrolling on NH-41 in East Midnapore, the main accused in this case- Karna Bera- was nabbed from Sonarpur Radhanagar area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Monday, reports said.
SC to hear petitions against Centere's decision to allow Jallikattu today
Jan 12, 2016, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday is all set to hear a batch of petitions that have been filed against the recent notification by the Centre on lifting a ban on Tamil Nadu's bull-taming sport Jallikattu.
Jadavpur University protest over union polls: Students' meeting with Chancellor becomes fruitless
Jan 12, 2016, at 04:42 am
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): In the trilateral meeting on Jadavpur University (JU) students' union election issue, in presence of West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, agitating students of the university and Executive Council (EC) members, could not reach to a permanent solution on Monday.
PM Modi receives President-Designate of the AIIB
Jan 12, 2016, at 03:24 am
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Jin Liqun, President Designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Interpol sends notice for identifying Pathankot attackers
Jan 12, 2016, at 02:41 am
Pathankot, Jan 11 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Interpol has issued a notice for the identification of the terrorists involved in the Pathankot terror attack, media reports said on Monday.
Kolkata: Auto rickshaw accident kills 1 in New Town
Jan 12, 2016, at 02:22 am
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): A 60-year-old man was killed on Monday in Kolkata's New Town area, when an uncontrolled auto rickshaw hit him, reports said.
Jan 12, 2016, at 12:50 am
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali arrived in Kolkata on Monday.
Malda: BJP poses five questions to Mamata Banerjee
Jan 12, 2016, at 12:39 am
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) The BJP has posted five questions to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the BJP's fact finding team consisting of MPs SS Ahluwalia, Bhupendra Yadav and BD Ram were forced to turn back from Kaliachak to Kolkata on Monday when they went to visit the violence-hit areas of Malda district.
Pakistan completes initial investigation on Pathankot attack
Jan 11, 2016, at 11:31 pm
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IBNS): Days after militants attacked Pathankot air base in Indian state of Punjab , Pakistani authorities have completed their initial investigation over information provided by the India in connection with the incident that killed seven Indian security personnel, media reports said.
CBI arrest Union Bank of India Manager in graft charges
Jan 11, 2016, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said it has arrested a Manager of the Union Bank of India, Regional Office, Bhubaneswar (Odisha) for allegedly demanding and accepting an alleged bribe of Rs.40,000.