Northeast to focus on bamboo industry: Dr Jitendra Singh
Dec 04, 2018, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that with the assistance of Centre, Northeast will focus on bamboo industry in a big way, since this is a sector which has not received the deserved attention inspite of the fact that over 60% of India's bamboo is grown in this region.
Union Finance Minister exhorts investigative agencies to maintain high standards of professionalism
Dec 04, 2018, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, exhorted Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to maintain high integrity and professional standards and endeavour to become a “a near perfect” organisation.
Over 97 lakh voters to decide fate of 43,515 candidates in first phase panchayat polls in Assam
Dec 04, 2018, at 05:49 pm
Guwahati, Dec 4 (IBNS): The ruling BJP, Ason Gana Parishad, Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) are locked in a keen battle as the stage is set for the first phase panchayat poll in Assam will be held amidst tight security on Wednesday.
India Water Impact Summit-2018 to be held from tomorrow
Dec 04, 2018, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate India Water Impact Summit 2018, being jointly organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) from Dec 5-7, 2018 in New Delhi.
Dec 04, 2018, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba has said that creating a simple and hassle free Visa regime is the government’s objective to facilitate arrival and stay of foreign travelers into the country.
Nirmala Sitharaman commences her US visit
Dec 04, 2018, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official visit to the United States of America from Dec 2-7, 2018, at the invitation of Secretary of Defence James N Mattis.
Navy Day: Prime Minister greets personnel, families
Dec 04, 2018, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted Indian Navy personnel and their families on Navy Day.
Head of missionary run Tamil Nadu orphanage arrested on charges of sexually abusing minors
Dec 04, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Tiruvannamalai, Dec 4 (IBNS): The head of a private children's home in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, run by missionary, was arrested on Sunday over accusation of sexual abuse of minor orphan girls, media reports said.
India, Sudan review bilateral ties
Dec 04, 2018, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): The 8th Session of the Foreign Office Consultations between India and Sudan was held on Dec 3, 2018, in New Delhi, officials said on Tuesday.
President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Myanmar
Dec 04, 2018, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will pay a State Visit to Myanmar from Dec 10-14, officials said on Tuesday.
National Herald case: SC allows I-T to continue tax reassessment of Sonia, Rahul Gandhi
Dec 04, 2018, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Income Tax department to re-open the tax assessments of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for 2011-2012 in connection with the National Herald case, media reports said.
President pays floral tributes to R. Venkataraman on birth anniversary
Dec 04, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) : President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to R. Venkataraman, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
PM extends greetings on Navy Day
Dec 04, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted Indian Navy personnel and their families on Navy Day.
Bulandshahr violence: Five including main accused arrested
Dec 04, 2018, at 12:41 pm
Bulandshahr, Dec 4 (IBNS): Five people, including the main accused in the Bulandshahr violence incident, in which a police officer was shot dead, have been arrested, media reports said.
Fire in Mumbai forest; doused before reaching residential areas
Dec 04, 2018, at 11:44 am
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IBNS): A massive fire at a forest area at Mumbai's Aarey colony in Goregaon broke out on Monday evening, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan to campaign in the poll-bound state today
Dec 04, 2018, at 09:59 am
Jaipur, Dec 4 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Rajasthan on Tuesday to campaign in the poll-bound state.
Telangana: Congress leader detained ahead of KCR rally
Dec 04, 2018, at 09:45 am
Hyderabad, Dec 4 (IBNS): Ahead of the caretaker Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s election rally in Kodangal, Telangana Congress leader Revanth Reddy was detained on Tuesday.
Bulandshahr violence: Police lodge two FIRs, 27 people named
Dec 04, 2018, at 09:24 am
Bulandshahr, Dec 4 (IBNS); The police on Tuesday filed two FIRs in connection with the Bulandshahr violence incident which claimed two lives.
Cop, villager killed in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr after cow slaughter sparks violence
Dec 03, 2018, at 11:23 pm
Bulandshahr, UP, Dec 3 (IBNS): A mob outrage over reports of cow slaughter claimed the life of a police officer and a villager as Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh witnessed spiralling violence on Tuesday.
Slain UP cop was investigating officer in Dadri lynch case
Dec 03, 2018, at 10:11 pm
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IBNS): Police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was shot dead in a mob attack in Bulandshahr on Monday, was the investigating officer in the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case of Dadri, India Today said.
Kejriwal, 6 others acquitted in 2012 rioting case in front of PM house
Dec 03, 2018, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): A Delhi High Court on Monday provided relief to Delhi Chief Minister and six others in connection with a case that accused him of allegedly creating riot in front of the house of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2012.
Dec 03, 2018, at 09:00 pm
On November 26, 2018, the Maldives’ Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Abdullah Shahid, after his meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, tweeted, “A new era of enhanced cooperation emerging in Maldives-India relationship under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih”. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had, earlier in the day, tweeted, “Harmonious synergy of India's 'Neighbourhood First' & Maldives’ 'India First' policy”. The two foreign ministers, meanwhile, during the meeting agreed that the State Visit of Maldives’ newly elected President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to India would take place on December 17, 2018.
Dec 03, 2018, at 08:55 pm
On November 28, 2018, at least 10 people were killed and another 29 injured in a suicide attack in Kabul City (District), the national capital.
Three suspected militants killed in gun fight with security forces in Nagaland's Mon district
Dec 03, 2018, at 08:35 pm
Guwahati, Dec 3 (IBNS): At least three suspected ULFA-I militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Nagaland's Mon district on Monday.
NGT fines Delhi govt Rs 25 crore for air pollution
Dec 03, 2018, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal on Monday slapped a Rs 25-crore fine on the Delhi government for failing to check air pollution, reports said.
Logistics Databank Service starts at Kolkata Port Trust
Dec 03, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): A Logistics Databank Service has been launched by Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) at Kolkata on Saturday.
Cow slaughter: Mob targets police in Uttar Pradesh; cop, villager die
Dec 03, 2018, at 06:41 pm
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IBNS): A police officer and a villager were killed when a mob angry over cow slaughter reports attacked Syana police station in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr area on Monday, media reports said.
Dec 03, 2018, at 06:38 pm
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): To motivate young school children to join Indian Navy, Indian Navy will set up a permanent Naval museum and a submarine museum in Kolkata on the lines of the Vizag Naval museum, said Naval Officer-in-Charge, West Bengal, Commodore Suprobho De.
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A Chinese delegation of 94 youths were on a visit in Kolkata
Dec 03, 2018, at 06:28 pm
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): As a part of international youth exchange programme, a group of 94 Chinese youths were on a visit to Kolkata till Monday.
Narendra Modi is creating two India: Rahul Gandhi attacks
Dec 03, 2018, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he is creating 'two India' where one belongs to the rich while the other one has been created for the poor.