Sep 19, 2018, at 03:47 pm
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IBNS): When fire crew is tackling a large number of smouldering pocket fires in central Kolkata's Bagree Market even three and half days after the outbreak, city police have accessed an amateur footage where four youths were spotted escaping the scene suspiciously soon after the fire broke out in an electric box underneath the commercial building, officials said.
Sep 19, 2018, at 02:32 pm
Dubai, Sept 19 (IBNS): Christian Michel, the British middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, went missing following the extradition order passed by the Dubai court, media reports said.
Lack of infrastructure forces students to cross river to reach school in Assam’s Nagaon district
Sep 19, 2018, at 02:20 pm
Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS): Lack of proper infrastructure have forced students of four revenue villages in central Assam’s Nagaon district to cross a river every day in order to reach schools.
Congress blocked Triple Talaq bill due to vote-bank politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Sep 19, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): Slamming the Congress, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has alleged that the opposition party indulged in vote-bank politics while blocking the Triple Talaq Bill, which received the cabinet's nod on Wednesday.
Triple Talaq to be a punishable offence; Union cabinet clears executive order
Sep 19, 2018, at 12:33 pm
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): The Union cabinet passed an executive order on Wednesday to make Triple Talaq (a practice of instant divorce given to Muslim women by their husbands) a punishable offence, media reports said.
Babul Supriyo threatens man to break his legs at an event for differently-abled, triggers row
Sep 19, 2018, at 10:49 am
Asansol, Sept 19 (IBNS): Union Minister Babul Supriyo has triggered a row by threatening a man to break his legs at an event which was organised for differently-abled people in West Bengal's Asansol on Tuesday, media reports said.
AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel to be extradited, orders Dubai court
Sep 19, 2018, at 09:19 am
Dubai, Sept 19 (IBNS): A Dubai court on Tuesday allowed the extradition of a British middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scandal Christian Michel to India.
Fresh flames spotted in Kolkata's Bagree Market, firefighting still underway after 72 hours
Sep 19, 2018, at 02:09 am
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IBNS): Efforts to douse central Kolkata's Bagree Market blaze continued as fresh flames leapt out from the second floor of the six-storey building on Tuesday late night, reports said.
Hindutva does not means no place for Muslims: Mohan Bhagwat
Sep 18, 2018, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said "Hindutva" means inclusivity and accepting Muslims are part of it.
PM Modi inaugurates key development projects in Varanasi
Sep 18, 2018, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the Foundation Stone for several important development projects, at a public gathering in Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.
Sep 18, 2018, at 08:16 pm
Kolkata, Sept 18 (IBNS): When efforts to douse smouldering pocket fires in central Kolkata's Bagree Market are in full swing even 65 hours after the outbreak, the city police on Tuesday lodged an FIR against the directors and CEO of Bagree Estate Private Limited, a holding company that owns the commercial building on fire, officials said.
PM Modi, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina jointly unveil e-plaques for ground-breaking of two projects
Sep 18, 2018, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday jointly unveiled e-plaques for the ground-breaking ceremony of two projects, via video conference.
Ambitious, transformative vision make India a safe destination for investments: Vice President Naidu
Sep 18, 2018, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the ambitious, transformative vision that is making India one of the most favourite investment destinations in the word.
Narendra Modi's silence after Haryana gangrape incident is unacceptable: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 18, 2018, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should no more remain silent after another girl was gangraped in Haryana.
Sep 18, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday arrested a young BJP activist from Saila village under Salboni Police Station limits in West Medinipur district of West Bengal for allegedly posting a morphed image of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on social networking site, Facebook, reports said.
Assam : Man arrested for raping a minor girl inside a van
Sep 18, 2018, at 03:59 pm
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS): Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a 17-year-old minor girl in a van in Assam’s Baksa district.
Kolkata: Fire crew continues to tackle Bagree Market blaze even after 61 hours
Sep 18, 2018, at 03:47 pm
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS): Two and half days after the deadly fire broke out at Bagree Market in central Kolkata's commercial hub Burrabazar, firefighters are still battling to douse a large number of pocket fires in the six-storey building, officials said.
Class ten girl student gang-raped in Dehradun Boarding school, nine, including four students held
Sep 18, 2018, at 03:29 pm
Dehradun, Sept 18 (IBNS) : Nine people, including four minor boys were arrested on Monday in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a class ten girl student of a boarding school, media reports said.
Sep 18, 2018, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Jumping off a plane from a height of 13,000 feet, Indian parajumper Sheetal Mahajan wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday on Monday.
Fake encounter case : Not me, CBI added Amit Shah's name, Sohrabuddin's brother tells court
Sep 18, 2018, at 02:55 pm
Mumbai, Sept 18 (IBNS) : Nayamuddin Sheikh, the youngest brother of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, who along with his wife was allegedly abducted and killed by the police in a fake encounter, told a special CBI court on Monday that it was not he, but the central agency which had dded names of Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and Gujarat police officer Abhay Chudasma on its own to his statement recorded in 2010, media reports said.
Karnataka MLAs richest in India with Rs. 111 lakh income
Sep 18, 2018, at 02:00 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS) : Most of the MLAs in Karnataka have the highest average income among their counterparts in other state Assemblies,with Rs. 111.14 per annum, an analysis of their affidavits shows.
Bhutan undergoing vote on Tuesday to choose next government
Sep 18, 2018, at 01:33 pm
Thimphu, Sept 18 (IBNS): Citizens of Bhutan on Tuesday is undertaking polls to elect its next government.
Sep 18, 2018, at 01:17 pm
Varanasi, Sept 18 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation of various development projects worth Rs 557.39 crore in Varanasi, his constituency, saying his aim is to provide world class infrastructure to the city.
India, Russia to sign $2.2 billion frigates deal
Sep 18, 2018, at 12:53 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Weeks after upgrading its defence ties with the United States, India has paved way for a frigates deal with Russia, media reports said.
Manipur mob lynching: Special Investigation Team formed
Sep 18, 2018, at 12:34 pm
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Manipur police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the mob lynching of a youth last week.
Delhi court summons CM Kejriwal and 12 others in Chief Secretary assault case
Sep 18, 2018, at 11:30 am
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Patiala House Court on Tuesday summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 11 other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs in connection with the assault of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, media reports said.
Kolkata: Blockade following a road accident hits traffic on Howrah Bridge
Sep 18, 2018, at 02:20 am
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS): Vehicular traffic on Kolkata's Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) was disrupted for nearly an hour on Monday late night due to a road blockade following an accident, reports said.
Kolkata: 47 hours on, efforts to douse Bagree Market fire still continue
Sep 18, 2018, at 01:40 am
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IBNS): Hundreds of firefighters and as many as 35 fire tenders are still battling to contain the blaze in central Kolkata's Bagree market, nearly two days after the outbreak.
After Assam, now Odisha takes action against illegal immigrants
Sep 17, 2018, at 11:56 pm
Bhubaneswar, Sept 17 (IBNS): The state of Odisha has started disenfranchising suspected immigrants whose names have been included in the electoral list, media reports said.
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BSF-BGB meeting held at Killapara along Indo-Bangladesh border
Sep 17, 2018, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati, Sept 17 (IBNS): A high level bilateral meeting between the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh was held at Killapara Border Outpost in Meghalaya along Indo-Bangladesh border on Monday.