Amid Maoists' threats, Chhattisgarh records 70 pct voters turnout in assembly polls

Nov 12, 2018, at 09:40 pm

Raipur, Nov 12 (IBNS): Amid violence and IED blasts by Maoists, the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections held for 18 seats in eight districts of the state came to an end on Monday evening with 70 percent voter turnout in the first phase.

Demonetisation led to crackdown on shell firms, says Modi; Rahul Gandhi mocks

Nov 12, 2018, at 09:27 pm

Raipur/New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement where the latter said demonetisation has led to the crackdown on several shell firms.

Assam Panchayat election: AGP refuses BJP’s proposal for pre-poll alliance

Nov 12, 2018, at 08:43 pm

Guwahati, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has refused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP’s) proposal for pre-poll alliance in the state Panchayat elections to be held in two phases on Dec 5 and 9.

Kolkata: SRFTI student alleges molestation by seniors on campus

Nov 12, 2018, at 08:00 pm

Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): Alleging that she was molested by two senior students inside campus, a girl student of Kolkata's prestigious Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) has lodged a complaint with local Panchasayar Police Station, reports said on Monday.

Multilateralism has emerged as the most effective modality for decision-making and conflict resolution: Vice President Naidu

Nov 12, 2018, at 07:46 pm

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Vice President of India,  M. Venkaiah Naidu represented India on the occasion of the centenary of the conclusion of the protracted First World War in Paris, France.

Kolkata: Peerless hospital vandalized following patient's death due to alleged medical negligence

Nov 12, 2018, at 07:24 pm

Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Peerless Hospital and B.K. Roy Research Centre in south-west Kolkata's Panchasayar area was ransacked on Monday morning by the relatives of an elderly patient who, they alleged, had died due to medical negligence, reports said.

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey meets Rahul Gandhi

Nov 12, 2018, at 06:45 pm

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi met Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday.

Narendra Modi inaugurates first multi-modal terminal on river Ganga in Varanasi

Nov 12, 2018, at 06:05 pm

Varanasi, Nov 12 (IBNS): In a significant move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  on Monday inaugurated the first multi-modal terminal built on the river Ganga in Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh.

Chhattisgarh : Two CoBRA jawans injured in encounter with Maoists ; 34 p c votes cast till 1 30 pm

Nov 12, 2018, at 03:26 pm

Raipur, Nov 12 (IBNS) : Two jawans  were injured in an encounter with suspected Maoists in Bijapur Pamed area while nearly  34 per cent votes were cast till 1.30 pm for 18 seats in eight districts of Chhattisgarh on Monday as polling for the first phase of the assembly election was underway.

India and Morocco sign Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

Nov 12, 2018, at 02:42 pm

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS) : An Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters was signed by  Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home on behalf of the Government of Republic of India and Mohamed Aujjar, Minister of Justice on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, here  on Monday.

Fire breaks out in Delhi's star hotel

Nov 12, 2018, at 02:25 pm

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS) :A fire has broken out on the first floor of a four-star hotel in a high-security zone in central Delhi, reports said.

Four women missing from Patna shelter home, police file case

Nov 12, 2018, at 02:19 pm

Patna, Nov 12 (IBNS) :  In a reminder of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex abuse, the Bihar police registered a case after four women were found missing from a shelter home in  Patna on Sunday, media reports said. .

Bihar shelter home sex abuse : SC lambasts state Govt as former minister not traceable

Nov 12, 2018, at 02:03 pm

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS) : Lambasting the Bihar Government, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the state's two topmost officials to explain why a former minister, Manju Verma, linked to the shelter home sex abuse cases, and against whom an arrest warrant has been issue, is yet to be traced

Supreme Court rejects urgent hearing plea of Ayodhya case

Nov 12, 2018, at 11:52 am

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking an urgent hearing of the case, which pertains to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, saying the matter will be taken up only in January as it was decided, media reports said.

Congress manifesto for Madhya Pradesh promises to ban RSS sessions in govt buildings, BJP hits back

Nov 12, 2018, at 11:22 am

Bhopal, Nov 12 (IBNS): In its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, the Congress has promised that it will not allow the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological patron of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to conduct their sessions in government buildings if voted to power.

CBI infighting: SC to hear CVC which inquired into Alok Verma's bribery case

Nov 12, 2018, at 10:32 am

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the version of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) which probed into the bribery case of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s on-leave chief Alok Verma, media reports said.

Ananth Kumar death: Karnataka government announces three-day mourning

Nov 12, 2018, at 09:35 am

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Karnataka government on Monday declared three-day morning following the death of Union Minister Ananth Kumar.

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Voting begins

Nov 12, 2018, at 09:11 am

Raipur, Nov 12 (IBNS): Amidst Maoist's boycott, Chhattisgarh is voting in the first phase of Assembly polls in 18 constituencies on Monday.

Union Minister Ananth Kumar dies, PM, President condole

Nov 12, 2018, at 08:51 am

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Union Minister Ananth Kumar passed away at a hospital in Bangalore in the wee hours on Monday.

Women in Andhra Pradesh village banned from wearing nightie in daytime

Nov 11, 2018, at 10:36 pm

Hyderabad, Nov 11 (IBNS): An innocent lady's nightwear- nightie- has suddenly made headlines when women folk in a village in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district were barred from wearing it during the daytime by a group of village elders who acted as moral guardians.

Air India pilot fails alcohol test, grounded

Nov 11, 2018, at 09:47 pm

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Passengers of an international flight of state-run Air India faced troubles after the pilot was tested positive in the breath-analyser test, forcing a delay in the journey, reports said.

NF Railway introduces ‘Fog Pass’ in trains during foggy winter months

Nov 11, 2018, at 09:33 pm

Guwahati, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Northeast Frontier Railway has introduced a portable device called ‘Fog Pass’ to help the train drivers visibility during the foggy winter months.

Grenade blasts accidentally in Assam’s Morigaon district, 2 hurt

Nov 11, 2018, at 09:15 pm

Guwahati, Nov 11 (IBNS) : Two persons were injured while a grenade exploded accidentally at Jagiroad in Assam’s Morigaon district on Saturday. 

6.5 kg gold bars seized at Guwahati airport

Nov 11, 2018, at 08:49 pm

Guwahati, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Customs department on Sunday seized gold bars weighing about 6.5 kg from a person at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI) in Guwahati. 

Tinsukia killing incident: Assam police yet to get killers identity

Nov 11, 2018, at 08:45 pm

Guwahati, Nov 11 (IBNS): Ten days after the Tinsukia killing incident, Assam police are still in fight to get clues of killers identity. 

Jammu and Kashmir: 1 terrorist killed in Kupwara

Nov 11, 2018, at 06:37 pm

Srinagar, Nov 11 (IBNS): At least one terrorist was killed during a shootout with the security forces in  Handwara area of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes ex-President Pranab Mukherjee on Diwali

Nov 11, 2018, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met ex-President Pranab Mukherjee to wish him on Diwali.

PM Modi pays tributes to Indian soldiers who fought in First World War

Nov 11, 2018, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the Indian soldiers who fought in the First World War.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Ring Road and Babatpur Airport Road in Varanasi tomorrow

Nov 11, 2018, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation, two important national highways in Varanasi, having a total length of 34 kilometres and constructed at a cost of Rs 1571.95 crore on Monday.

Mining baron Janardhan Reddy arrested in bribery case

Nov 11, 2018, at 02:33 pm

Bengaluru, Nov 11 (IBNS): Ballari's mining baron and former BJP minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, who appeared for interrogation at the crime branch office of the Bengaluru police on Saturday evening in connection with an alleged bribery case, has been arrested, media reports said on Sunday.