Assam Rifles recover powerful IED in Manipur
Oct 03, 2018, at 10:52 pm
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IBNS): A major disaster was averted by Assam Rifles after detecting a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Manipur's Thoubal district on Wednesday.
Red alert for heavy rains on Sunday in Kerala's three districts
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): The Met Department has issued a red alert for heavy rains in three districts of Kerala on Sunday, media reports said.
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Russia on bilateral cooperation in road transport
Oct 03, 2018, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Russia on Bilateral Cooperation in the Road Transport and Road Industry.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets President Kovind
Oct 03, 2018, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of United Nations, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Operation Samudra Maitri: India assists earthquake-tsunami affected areas in Indonesia
Oct 03, 2018, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): India on Wednesday said it launched 'Operation Samudra Maitri' to assist victims of earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi Province of the Republic of Indonesia.
Assam govt deports seven Rohingya Muslims
Oct 03, 2018, at 06:10 pm
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IBNS): The Assam government on Wednesday deported seven Rohingya Muslims who were staying at Silchar detention camp in Barak Valley’s Cachar district for past six years.
PM Narendra Modi receives UN Champions of the Earth Award
Oct 03, 2018, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Creating history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was awarded the UN Champions of the Earth Award.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi reviews preparations of Haj 2019
Oct 03, 2018, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that it is for the first time after Independence that preparation for next year’s Haj has been started immediately after completion of the current year’s Haj process in India.
Mamata Banerjee congratulates new CJI Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Oct 03, 2018, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn-in as the 46th Chief Justice of India (CJI).
BSP won't form an alliance with Congress: Mayawati says on Rajasthan, MP polls
Oct 03, 2018, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said her party will not form an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming polls in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Rafale will be a game changer: Air Force Chief
Oct 03, 2018, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Defending the Rafale deal over a massive political row, Air Force Chief Birender Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday said the Rafale fighter jets will be a game changer, media reports said.
West Bengal CID takes over investigation into Kolkata blast
Oct 03, 2018, at 02:55 pm
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): The West Bengal government on Wednesday handed over to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) the probe into the low intensity explosion that left a minor boy dead and several others injured in Kolkata's suburb Dumdum area on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Sabarimala case: Kerala government won't file review plea on SC's verdict allowing women's entry
Oct 03, 2018, at 02:48 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IBNS): Amid protests against the top court's decision, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the LDF government in the state won't file a review plea on the Supreme Court's verdict, which thrown open gates of Sabarimala Temple for all menstruating women, media reports said.
PM Modi receives UN Champions of the Earth Award
Oct 03, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received the United Nations' highest environmental honour, the 'United Nations Champions of the Earth’ award, here.
Justice Ranjan Gogoi swears in as 46th CJI of India
Oct 03, 2018, at 11:45 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday was sworn-in as the 46th Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Ranjan Gogoi swears in as new Chief Justice of India
Oct 03, 2018, at 10:53 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Kisan rally: Agitating farmers call off protest after midnight march in Delhi
Oct 03, 2018, at 10:39 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): The agitating farmers have called off their protest after they were allowed to march to the national capital to press for their demands at midnight, media reports said.
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:53 am
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) in central Kolkata's College Street area on Wednesday morning, triggering panic among the patients and their family members, reports said.
UN chief commends India’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:35 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday praised India’s progress on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular the pursuit of Sanitation for All and Affordable and Clean Energy, which featured heavily during day-two of his official visit to the country.
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:10 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): On Tuesday, as part of his official visit to India this week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath in honour of Mahatma Gandhi, at the Raj Ghat Memorial, in New Delhi. Describing him as “the greatest soul that ever lived”, the UN chief said that Gandhi’s example “demonstrates that the way to reach objectives, is through non-violence.”
Protesting farmers end march in Delhi
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:02 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Farmers ended their protest after they were allowed to enter the national capital Delhi on Wednesday, reports said.
Oct 02, 2018, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Several thousands of farmers, who were marching to the national capital to press for their demands and were stopped by police near Delhi, have refused to call off their protests despite the Centre's assurance, media reports said.
Rose Valley: ED summons TMC MPs Tapas Pal, Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Oct 02, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned two Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarians, Tapas Pal and Sudip Bandyopadhyay, in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials said on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi highlights importance of '4 Ps' in making world clean
Oct 02, 2018, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Antonio Guterres
Oct 02, 2018, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and called it 'wonderful'.
Farmers now cannot come to Delhi to express their grievances: Rahul Gandhi
Oct 02, 2018, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government after thousands of marching farmers were stopped by the police from entering New Delhi and said even the peasants could not express their anguish in the country now.
PM Modi to receive UNEP Champions of the Earth Award on Oct 3
Oct 02, 2018, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the United Nations' highest environmental honour, the ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award at a special ceremony in Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, New Delhi on Oct 3.
Air Marshal Amit Dev VSM takes over as the Director General Air (OPS)
Oct 02, 2018, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Air Marshal Amit Dev VSM, graduated from National Defence Academy in December 1981 and was commissioned in the Indian Air Force, in the fighter stream of Flying Branch, on 29 Dec 1982.
IBSAMAR-VI kicks off at Simons Town, South Africa
Oct 02, 2018, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): The sixth edition of IBSAMAR, a joint Multi – National Maritime Exercise between the Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies, is being held at Simons Town, South Africa from 01 – 13 Oct 18.
Kolkata: Child killed, several injured in suspected 'socket bomb' explosion
Oct 02, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): An eight-year-old boy lost his life, three days before his birthday, and at least nine other persons sustained serious injuries in a suspected low intensity socket bomb blast at Nagerbazar's congested Kajipara area under Dumdum Police Station limits in Kolkata's neighbourhood South Dumdum on Tuesday morning, police officials said.