Kerala floods : Efforts on to restore essential services
Aug 21, 2018, at 02:53 pm
Thiruvanthapuram/Kochi, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Even though the rain stopped and water receded in some areas, the flood-ravaged Kerala on Tuesday kept struggling to come back to normal as massive efforts were going on to restore essential services alongside the relief and rescue operations to cope with what the Centre has declared as a "calamity of severe nature."
Assam: Police arrest hospital employee for allegedly molesting patient
Aug 21, 2018, at 12:43 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS): Police on Monday evening arrested an employee of a private hospital in Guwahati, Assam, after molestation charges surfaced against him.
PM Modi wishes Arunachal CM Pema Khandu on birthday
Aug 21, 2018, at 10:43 am
Itanagar, Aug 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on the latter's 39th birthday on Tuesday.
Tripura government announces to donate Rs. 1 crore for Kerala flood victims
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:10 am
Agartala, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Tripura government on Tuesday announced donating Rs. 1 crore for relief work in flood-hit Kerala.
Arunachal Pradesh: Vehicle falls into gorge, all passengers rescued
Aug 20, 2018, at 11:26 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Indian Army on Monday rescued eight civilians when a vehicle met an accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang region.
Congress misinformed, misled over Rafale deal: Anil Ambani writes to Rahul
Aug 20, 2018, at 11:03 pm
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IBNS): Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has written to Congress President Rahul Gandhi over allegations regarding the Rafale fighter jet deal and said his party has been 'misinformed, misdirected and misled by malicious vested interests and corporate rivals.'
Sedition case filed against Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pak Army Chief
Aug 20, 2018, at 10:17 pm
Patna, Aug 20 (IBNS): A sedition case has been filed against Congress leader and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, media reports said.
Locals rescue woman from getting drowned in Brahmaputra river
Aug 20, 2018, at 08:07 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Local people of Garigaon area under Jalukbari police station in Assam’s capital city Guwahati safely rescued a woman, who was getting drowned in the Brahmaputra river on Monday.
Deputy Chairman of RS Harivansh meets President Ram Nath Kovind
Aug 20, 2018, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha Harivansh met President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday.
Ex-Gauhati HC judge’s son surrenders in hit and run case, granted bail
Aug 20, 2018, at 07:20 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Son of a former judge of Gauhati High Court has surrendered before the police in Guwahati in connection with a hit and run case.
Maldives donates USD 50,000 for Kerala relief
Aug 20, 2018, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Government of Maldives has announced that it will be donating $50,000 for Kerala relief.
Is Kerala flood a manmade disaster?
Aug 20, 2018, at 06:27 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: As of Aug 20, 2018, 370 people have lost their lives in the Kerala floods, which have been dubbed as the worst to hit 'God's Own Country' in a long time. However, the natural disaster could have been avoided, say experts.
Vajpayee's efforts made India establish as a nuclear power: PM Modi
Aug 20, 2018, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Remembering his predecessor late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it was his efforts which made India establish itself as a nuclear power in the world.
Moon sighted, Id-Ul-Zuha holiday on August 22
Aug 20, 2018, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) : The Centre on Monday rescheduled the holiday on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) on August 22 instead of August 23.
Yogi Adityanath directs UP authority to 'keep check' on cow slaughter during Eid festivity
Aug 20, 2018, at 04:47 pm
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IBNS): In a bid to prevent any unwanted incident during the ongoing Kawad yatra (also called Kanwar Yatra) by the Hindu pilgrims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the state police to remain vigilant and keep a check on cow slaughter during the Muslim festival of Eid.
Defence Minister of Japan calls on PM Modi
Aug 20, 2018, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the deepening of the strategic and global partnership between India and Japan and said he was looking ahead to visiting the country later this year.
Kashmir man deported from UAE, handed over to police for being ISIS sympathiser
Aug 20, 2018, at 03:01 pm
Srinagar, Aug 20 (IBNS): An Indian man from the state of Jammu and Kahmir, who went missing in the United Arab Emirates, has been deported from the Gulf nation and handed over to the police for being an Islamic State sympathiser, ever as his family claimed innocence.
Rain subsides in Kerala, red alert withdrawn, but massive rescue and relief operation goes on
Aug 20, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Aug 20 (IBNS) : The Indian Meteorological Department has withdrawn red alert from all the districts of Kerala following let up in rainfall even though the situation in the flood-ravaged state remained grim with widespread destruction and lakhs of people being homeless.
Nirav Modi in UK, authorities finally confirm
Aug 20, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) : The UK has confirmed for the first time that fugitive Indian billionaire Nirav Modi is in the country, media reports said on Monday.
PM Modi pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2018, at 12:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to his predecessor Rajiv Gandhi on the latter's birth anniversary on Monday.
Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2018, at 11:32 am
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with his mother Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the latter's birth anniversary on Monday.
Kerala flood: Flight operations resume at Kochi Navy base
Aug 20, 2018, at 10:42 am
Kochi, Aug 20 (IBNS): The flight operations at the Kochi Naval base resumed in flood-hit Kerala on Monday, media reports said.
Former West Bengal Transport Minister Ranjit Kundu passes away
Aug 19, 2018, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): Senior leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and former Transport Minister during the Left regime in West Bengal, Ranjit Kundu, on Sunday passed away in a Kolkata hospital, reports said.
Amarinder Singh criticises Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa
Aug 19, 2018, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday criticised Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa.
Assam CM announces Rs 3 crore aid to flood hit Kerala, helpline opened
Aug 19, 2018, at 10:38 pm
Guwahati, Aug 19 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday announced that the Assam government would extend financial aid of Rs 3 crore to the Kerala government in view of the devastating flood in the southern state.
Bitcoin fraud: Guwahati police arrest two persons for cheating several people
Aug 19, 2018, at 10:30 pm
Guwahati, Aug 19 (IBNS): The Guwahati city police have arrested two persons involved in cheating several bitcoin investors in Assam.
West Bengal: Four killed, seven hurt as lightning strike South 24 Parganas
Aug 19, 2018, at 10:12 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): At least four persons were killed and seven others were injured in three different incidents of lightning strike in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday, reports said.
One killed, 4 hurt in Kolkata road accident
Aug 19, 2018, at 09:20 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): One person was killed and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a private car and a public bus near Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
My heart goes out to people who have become refugees in their own country because of NRC: Mamata
Aug 19, 2018, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): Attacking the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her heart goes out to those left out of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the Indian state of Assam.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces to give Rs. 10 crore for Kerala flood relief
Aug 19, 2018, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced her government will donate Rs. 10 crore to the Kerala Chief Ministers relief fund to help people of the flood-hit state.