Massive fire breaks in Mumbai building, 3 killed
Dec 27, 2018, at 11:09 pm
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a level-3 fire broke out in a housing society in suburban Mumbai's Chembur.
PM Modi lauds Himachal govt on completion of one year
Dec 27, 2018, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a Jan Abhar Rally at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, to mark the completion of one year of the state government.
Congress is master at misleading farmers: PM Modi
Dec 27, 2018, at 09:27 pm
Dharamshala, Oct 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress of making false promises to farmers.
Assam Rifles strengthens Indo-Myanmar border
Dec 27, 2018, at 08:25 pm
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): As a part of the process of strengthening the Indo-Myanmar Border, Assam Rifles has taken a number of steps to increase its presence in the remote border areas of North East.
Triple talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha; Congress, AIADMK walk out
Dec 27, 2018, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The revised version of the triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, was passed in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Fire in Kolkata Metro, passengers evacuated
Dec 27, 2018, at 06:48 pm
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): All passengers have been evacuated after a fire was caught in a coach of Kolkata metro on Thursday evening.
Triple talaq bill not against any community: Law minister
Dec 27, 2018, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said it was essential that the Parliament saw the triple talaq bill as one for the rights of women and not against any community.
Congress backstabbed the Indian Army: PM Modi
Dec 27, 2018, at 04:57 pm
Dharamsala, Dec 27 (IBNS) :Alleging that the Congress has "backstabbed" jawans of the Indian Army, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the previous government had done nothing in the name of One Rank One Pension, which was finally implemented during his tenure.
Badruddin Ajmal threatens journalist for uncomfortable question
Dec 27, 2018, at 02:53 pm
Guwahati, Dec 27 (IBNS): All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and Lok Sabha MP from Assam’s Dhubri constituency Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday threatened a TV journalist with dire consequences and tried to attack him after being asked a question he did not like.
Two Navy personnel killed as hanger door falls on them at Kochi base
Dec 27, 2018, at 02:27 pm
Kochi, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Two Navy personnel were killed on Thursday when the heavy door of a helicopter hangar fell on them at the Southern Naval Command's base in Kochi, NDTV said quoting Navy sources.
35 students injured in Himachal Pradesh bus accident
Dec 27, 2018, at 01:45 pm
Shimla, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Thirty five students were injured in a school bus accident near Lunj in Kangra on Thursday. he injured students have been admitted to a hospital. The incident took place at Upper Lunj's Samleta.
Jaitley praises terror arrests, defends computer snooping
Dec 27, 2018, at 01:02 pm
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS) : Defending the recent government order for computer surveillance by certain agencies, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday congratulated the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the arrest of 10 members of an ISIS-backed group allegedly planning a terror attack.
Revised triple talaq bill likely in Lok Sabha today
Dec 27, 2018, at 11:38 am
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The government is likely to table the revised triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Once Modi-critic Gordhan Zadaphia becomes BJP poll in-charge in UP
Dec 27, 2018, at 10:57 am
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Gordhan Zadaphia, who was once a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 General Elections.
Forget bullet trains, fix existing ones: BJP leader tells PM Modi in video message
Dec 26, 2018, at 11:48 pm
Amritsar, Dec 26 (IBNS): After a harrowing experience while traveling on the Saryu-Yamuna train for more than 10 hours, Laxmi Kanta Chawla, a BJP leader from Amritsar, suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fix existing trains first before running bullet ones.
Temple trust urges women not to visit Sabarimala for security sake
Dec 26, 2018, at 10:19 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (IBNS): The Travancore Devaswom Board, the trust which manages the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, has urged young women to not come to the temple premise for sake of security and societal harmony, media reports said.
BJP appoints in-charges for 17 states, Chandigarh
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): The BJP on Wednesday started preparations for the 2019 general elections by appointing party-in-charges in 17 states and the Union territory Chandigarh.
Banking services affected in Guwahati following nationwide strike
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): Banking services were affected in Guwahati and other parts of Assam on Wednesday following the nationwide bank strike.
ISIS-style outfit was preparing for attacks in Delhi: NIA
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): India's National Investigation Agency on Wednesday morning carried out searches at 17 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a major crackdown on an ISIS-inspired module styled as ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’ with active support of Delhi and UP police personnel. Ten persons have been arrested.
Indian army personnel with families visit Myanmar
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:18 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): In an attempt to boost Indo-Myanmar relation, 60 couples from Indian Army’s Eastern Command were on a two day trip to Myanmar from Dec 23-25.
House fire in US kills 3 Indian teen siblings
Dec 26, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New York, Dec 26 (IBNS): Three teenaged siblings from Telangana died in the US when the house they were staying in at Collierville, US, caught fire on December 23 night, reports said.
Good governance and reforms must empower the last man in queue: Vice President
Dec 26, 2018, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that ultimate aim of good governance and reforms was to empower the last man in the queue and providing a say for such persons in the process of development should be the ultimate aim of governance.
KCR meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi
Dec 26, 2018, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Meghalaya : 15 miners trapped inside coal pit, rescue operations suspended
Dec 26, 2018, at 06:12 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): 15 miners are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district since Dec 13 and their fate continues to remain unknown as rescuers continue their fight to locate them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Himachal Pradesh tomorrow
Dec 26, 2018, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on Dec 27.
NIA busts ISIS module, 10 suspects arrested
Dec 26, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday said 10 suspected terrorists were arrested as they busted a major ISIS-inspired terror module while conducting raids in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
NIA busts IS module in Uttar Pradesh, 5 arrested
Dec 26, 2018, at 04:26 pm
Lucknow, Dec 26 (IBNS): During a joint operation conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and UP’s anti-terror squad (ATS), five people allegedly connected with a new ISIS module have been arrested from Amroha area in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi over issue of trapped miners
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of rescuing trapped 15 miners in Meghalaya and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader is busy posing in front of the cameras while inaugurating the Bogibeel Bridge on Tuesday.
Teenaged lovers tied to pole, beaten for ‘defying social custom’
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:19 pm
Patna, Dec 26 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Teenaged lovers in Bihar were badly beaten up after being tied to an electric pole in the latest incident indicating the conservative villagers are just not ready to accept the changing trend in the society.
Dec 26, 2018, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Despite the Opposition's allegations that the government is trying to create surveillance, a report by The Hindu suggested that the Centre's proposed draft to curb 'unlawful content' on social media falls in line with several court orders.