Rahul Gandhi links unemployment, demonetisation, GST to lynchings in India
Aug 23, 2018, at 11:30 am
Hamburg, Aug 23 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering at the Bucerius Summer School in the Germany city of Hamburg, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said it is the joblessness that is leading to several incidents of lynchings in India.
Omar Abdullah condemns BJP worker Shabir Ahmad Bhat's murder
Aug 22, 2018, at 10:45 pm
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday condemned the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Shabir Ahmad Bhat in Pulwama district of the state.
Israeli PM Netanyahu sends condolence to Modi on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's demise
Aug 22, 2018, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to send his condolences on the demise of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
West Bengal girl receives 'Momo Suicide Game' invitation, police begin probe
Aug 22, 2018, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS): A 19-year-old girl from West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the local police claiming that she had received an invitation on Whatsapp from 'Momo Suicide Game' which is said to be a successor of the notorious 'Blue Whale Game'.
Urn with former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ashes arrives in Guwahati
Aug 22, 2018, at 06:58 pm
Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS): The urn containing the ashes of late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee arrived at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Circulation of local women's morphed images triggers clash in West Bengal
Aug 22, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS): People of two local groups on Wednesday engaged in a clash with each other at Mathpara area under Nadanghat Police Station limits in West Bengal's East Burdwan district over an alleged circulation of 'super-imposed' pictures of few local women, reports said.
PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Aug 23
Aug 22, 2018, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Aug 23.
Rahul Gandhi, Mamohan Singh condole ex-Union Minister Gurudas Kamat's death
Aug 22, 2018, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh on Wednesday mourned the death of ex-Union Minister Gurudas Kamat.
CBI to quiz four IPS officials in Saradha scam
Aug 22, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has wrote to the West Bengal police chief that the Central investigation agency wanted to interrogate four senior IPS officials of state cadre, including Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, officials said on Wednesday.
Ashish Khetan quits Aam Aadmi Party
Aug 22, 2018, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Ashish Khetan on Wednesday announced his decision of quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Rahul Gandhi to address audience at Bucerius Summer School in Hamburg today
Aug 22, 2018, at 03:04 pm
Hamburg, Aug 22 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will address an audience at the Bucerius Summer School in the German city of Hamburg on Wednesday.
Fire breaks out in Delhi Doordarshan Bhawan
Aug 22, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): A fire broke out at Doordarshan Bhawan in central Delhi on Wednesday, media reports said.
Assam : Three people, including 18-month-old, die in fire in commercial building
Aug 22, 2018, at 01:28 pm
Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS) : Three people of a family, including an 18-month-old child, died and three others were injured in a major fire that broke out in a commercial building in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Tuesday night.
Four dead, 16 injured in fire in Mumbai's high-rise building
Aug 22, 2018, at 12:45 pm
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IBNS): Four people died in the fire which broke out in a Mumbai high-rise on Wednesday morning, media reports said.
Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat dies, Rahul Gandhi condoles
Aug 22, 2018, at 12:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat died after suffering a heart attack in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Two dead, 13 injured in fire at Mumbai's high-rise building
Aug 22, 2018, at 11:34 am
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IBNS): Two people have died in the fire which broke out at Mumbai's high-rise building on Wednesday morning, media reports said.
Mumbai fire: Residents rescued; fire under control
Aug 22, 2018, at 11:29 am
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IBNS): The residents of the Mumbai high-rise building, where fire broke out on Wednesday morning, have been rescued, media reports said.
Andhra teacher beaten up, stripped, paraded naked for allegedly raping student
Aug 22, 2018, at 11:19 am
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IBNS): A school teacher in Andhra Pradesh was beaten up, stripped and paraded naked through the busy streets of Andhra Pradesh for allegedly raping one of his female students two years ago, media reports said.
BJP worker killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
Aug 22, 2018, at 10:41 am
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IBNS): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was allegedly shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning, media reports said.
Fire breaks out in Mumbai high-rise
Aug 22, 2018, at 10:00 am
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IBNS): Fire broke out at a high-rise building in Mumbai's Parel area on Wednesday, reports said.
Narendra Modi greets nation on Id-ul-Zuha
Aug 22, 2018, at 09:20 am
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished the nation on the festival of Id-ul-Zuha.
Don't play politics with NRC: Assam Congress warns Amit Shah
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:35 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday warned the BJP and it’s president Amit Shah not to play politics with the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Water starts receding in Kerala, IAF continues rescue and relief ops
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:57 pm
Kochi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Even as rains subsided, many parts of Kerala continue to be affected by landslides and floods.
Meghalaya police arrest two top leaders of Manipur based outfit ZUF
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:29 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Meghalaya police have arrested two top leaders of Manipur based insurgent group Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF).
Meghalaya: Campaigns for South Tura and Ranikor by-polls end
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:28 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS): The high-voltage campaigning for the by-elections to South Tura and Ranikor assembly constituencies in Meghalaya ended on Tuesday evening at 5 pm.
State Councillor and Defence Minister of China calls on PM
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Gen. Wei Fenghe, State Councillor and Defence Minister of China, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
Satya Pal Malik appointed as new Jammu and Kashmir Governor
Aug 21, 2018, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Indian President's office on Tuesday confirmed that Satya Pal Malik, the Governor of Bihar, has been appointed as the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
Assam mob lynching: 14 persons arrested so far
Aug 21, 2018, at 07:46 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Assam police have arrested one more person in connection with the mob lynching incident that happened on Aug 15 early morning at Sootea area in northern Assam’s Biswanath district.
President Kovind wishes nation on Idu’l Zuha eve
Aug 21, 2018, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Idu’l Zuha.
Special court awards death sentence to two accused in Mandsaur minor rape case
Aug 21, 2018, at 04:48 pm
Mandsaur, Aug 21 (IBNS): A special court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to two for raping a minor girl in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur city.