Mamata Banerjee supports Missionaries of Charity's decision to stop offering adoption
Oct 12, 2015, at 06:45 am
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday supported the Missionaries of Charity's decision to stop offering child for adoption.
Chaltabagan Lohapatty kick-starts puja festivities with Dhak Mahotsav
Oct 12, 2015, at 06:25 am
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): With the Durga Puja celebrations barely a week away, Chalta Bagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee, in association with Kutchina, geared up for a Dhak Mahotsav at a five star hotel here on Sunday.
Kolkata: Smriti Irani, Babul Supriyo walk in BJP's protest march
Oct 12, 2015, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): Protesting against the violence by alleged ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in recently concluded municipal election and to observe independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan's birthday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a rally in Kolkata on Sunday, where Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani, singer and minister of state for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supriyo & party's national secretary Suresh Pujari were present.
26th November will be marked as Constitution Day: Narendra Modi
Oct 12, 2015, at 12:26 am
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that 26th November will be marked as Constitution Day.
PM Modi congratulates newly elected Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli, invites him to visit India
Oct 11, 2015, at 11:44 pm
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called new PM of Nepal KP Sharma Oli and invited him to visit India.
PM lays foundation stone for Fourth Container Terminal of JNPT
Oct 11, 2015, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the plaque for laying of the Foundation Stone of the Fourth Container Terminal of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port at Mumbai.
4-year-girl raped in northwest Delhi
Oct 11, 2015, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): In a brutal incident, a 4-year-old girl was raped by her neighbour at a railway colony near Lawrence Road in northwest Delhi on Friday night, media reports said.
India considers Jordan to be an oasis of peace, progress in region: President Mukherjee
Oct 11, 2015, at 08:15 pm
Amman, Oct 11 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended a reception hosted by Anil Trigunayat, Ambassador of India to Jordan for Indian Community and Jordanian friends of India in Amman in Jordan on Saturday.
PM Modi pays tribute to JP Narayan on his 113th birth anniversary
Oct 11, 2015, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid his tributes to Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan on his 113th birth anniversary.
INS Trikand enters Safaga in Egypt
Oct 11, 2015, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): In continuation of the Indian Navy's overseas deployment to West Asia, Africa and Europe , INS Trikand entered Safaga on Sunday for a three-day visit.
PM Modi calls on senior leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, George Fernandes
Oct 11, 2015, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a courtesy call on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan.
Hardik to now fight for Patels in Madhya Pradesh?
Oct 11, 2015, at 04:08 pm
Ratlam, MP, Oct 11 (IBNS): Hardik Patel, the 22-year-old leader of Gujarat's Patel community, will be in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to demand reservations for his community here.
Hardik to now fight for Patels in Madhya Pradesh?
Oct 11, 2015, at 04:08 pm
Ratlam, MP, Oct 11 (IBNS): Hardik Patel, the 22-year-old leader of Gujarat's Patel community, will be in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to demand reservations for his community here.
WB: 2 Left MLAs, 5 policemen injured during LF-TMC clash in Raiganj
Oct 11, 2015, at 04:20 am
Kolkata/Raiganj, Oct 10 (IBNS): Two Left Front (LF) MLAs were hurt in a clash allegedly between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Left Front during an election in a co-operative bank in Raiganj in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district, reports said.
WB municipal elections: Results declared, TMC registers emphatic win
Oct 11, 2015, at 03:12 am
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS): The results of the recently concluded municipal election in West Bengal was declared on Saturday where the Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a massive win in Bidhannagar, Howrah and Asansol municipal corporations.
PM Narendra Modi mourns loss of lives in Turkey blasts
Oct 11, 2015, at 03:00 am
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mourned the loss of lives in the twin blasts that rocked Turkey capital Ankara.
Oct 11, 2015, at 01:21 am
Male, Oct 10 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday reached Maldives for her two-day visit to the nation.
I am hit by internal party politics: Asim Ahmed Khan
Oct 11, 2015, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) Sacked as the Delhi food minister, Asim Ahmed Khan on Saturday said he has been a victim of the internal party politics of the Aaam Aadmi Party.
CBI raids industrialist Vijay Mallya's residence, office
Oct 11, 2015, at 12:26 am
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches at residential and official premises of industrialist Vijay Mallya and his now-defunct company Kingfisher Airlines on Saturday.
I&B Secretary's meeting with FTII student leaders in Mumbai
Oct 10, 2015, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) Information & Broadcasting Secretary Sunil Arora on Saturday held the second round of talks with the student leaders of FTII in Mumbai.
Sri Lankan Navy arrest 19 Indian fishermen
Oct 10, 2015, at 08:25 pm
Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Oct 10 (IBNS) The Sri Lankan navy on Saturday apprehended 19 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu for allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters, reports said.
After sacking minister, Kejriwal calls meeting to warn against corruption
Oct 10, 2015, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) After publiclly sacking his Cabinet minister Asim Khan, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of all Aam Aadmi Party (AAM) MLAs and their families on Sunday evening to warn them against indulging in corrupt practices.
Malayam novelist Sarah Joseph returns Sahitya Akademi award, K Satchidananda, Shashi Despande resign
Oct 10, 2015, at 08:04 pm
Thiruvanthapuram/New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) Malayam novelist Sarah Joseph has returned her Sahitya Akademi award while poet K Satchidananda and writer Shashi Deshpande have resigned from the Sahitya Akademi, joining the shooting list celebrated litterateurs, who have scornfully declined state positions and honours in protest against what they call attack on India's diversity and murder of fellow writers.
Mumbai police to monitor social media, texts for communal harmony
Oct 10, 2015, at 05:24 pm
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IBNS) The Mumbai police on Saturday issued circulars to all police stations to keep a watch on messages and information exchanged through texts and social media that could be a threat to communal harmony, media reports said.
Sashi Deshpande quits Sahitya Akademi protesting silence over Kalburgi's murder
Oct 10, 2015, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) Writer Shashi Deshpande has resigned from the Sahitya Akademi General Council, joining the celebrated littorateurs, who have publicly declined state honours protesting the murder of Prof M M Kalburgi and the alleged attacks on the country's diversity.
21 arrested in Uttar Pradesh violence over cow slaughter rumour
Oct 10, 2015, at 04:02 pm
MaIpuri, Uttar Pradesh, Oct 10 (IBNS) At least 21 people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district after a mob went on rampage allegedly after rumours of cow slaughter, reports said.
Samjhauta Express: Pakistan summons Indian envoy
Oct 10, 2015, at 02:23 pm
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IBNS): Pakistan has summoned Acting Deputy High Commissioner of India over the issue of cancellation of operation of Samjhauta Express on Oct 8.
'Slight' tremor hits Delhi, no casualty
Oct 10, 2015, at 02:08 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): A mild earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale hit Delhi and the National Capital Region areas on Saturday, officials said.
Samjhauta Express was cancelled due to local agitation: MEA
Oct 10, 2015, at 06:16 am
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Clarifying its stand on the cancellation of Samjhauta Express, India on Friday said the train was among 75 trains travelling through Punjab which were cancelled due to local agitation in the state.
WB municipal election: Opposition-free re-polls concluded in Bidhannagar, Asansol
Oct 10, 2015, at 04:53 am
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS): Re-polling in eleven booths in Bidhannagar or Salt Lake and Asansol municipal corporations were conducted peacefully on Friday without any report of violence.