TMC hits back at Amit Shah's allegations against Mamata, demands apology
Aug 11, 2018, at 11:33 pm
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Hitting back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah's corruption allegations against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) demanded an apology from the saffron party leader within 24 hours.
Ravi Shankar Prasad releases Digital North East India Vision 2022
Aug 11, 2018, at 10:33 pm
Guwahati, Aug 11 (IBNS): In a bid to leverage digital technologies to transform lives of the people of North East, enhance ease of living and ensure inclusive and sustainable growth, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday released Digital North East India Vision 2022.
Rajnath Singh to visit flood affected areas of Kerala tomorrow
Aug 11, 2018, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): In view of recent heavy rainfall and landslides in Kerala, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accompanied by K.J. Alphons, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and senior officer from the Ministry of Home Affairs will visit flood/landslides affected areas on Sunday.
Rains subside in Kerala, brings relief to thousands
Aug 11, 2018, at 09:11 pm
Kochi, Aug 11 (IBNS): The rainfall in Kerala subsided on Saturday giving thousands of people relief, media reports said.
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Sending a strong message to two rival political outfits over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from the Kolkata rally, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Saturday said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee should come clear whether they are concerned about the nation's security or just vote bank politics.
Let us all work for more stable, inclusive development of India: Naidu
Aug 11, 2018, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday urged all to work for more stable and inclusive development of India.
Modi never speaks in support of the oppressed people: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 11, 2018, at 06:34 pm
Jaipur, Aug 11 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he never utters a word to support the oppressed people of the Indian society.
TMC calls Amit Shah's Kolkata rally as ' flop show'
Aug 11, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday attacked BJP President Amit Shah's Kolkata rally and called it a 'flop show'.
Risk-taking, antisocial teens 5 times more likely to die young: Study
Aug 11, 2018, at 04:57 pm
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): Adolescents with serious conduct and substance use problems are five times more likely to die prematurely than their peers, with roughly one in 20 dying by their 30s, according to new CU Boulder research.
Kerala flood: Rahul Gandhi expresses sadness, urges party members to help people
Aug 11, 2018, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed his sadness over the havoc caused in Kerala due to incessant rainfall in the past few days.
Mamata doing vote bank politics over NRC: Amit Shah at Kolkata rally
Aug 11, 2018, at 02:18 pm
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the illegal immigrants and vote bank politics, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday beginning his speech at the Kolkata youth rally of the party said the huge gathering proved that there is going to be a change in West Bengal. He attacked the TMC chief over NRC as expected.
Amit Shah arrives at Kolkata Mayo Road rally venue to address supporters
Aug 11, 2018, at 01:42 pm
Kolkata: BJP president Amit Shah arrived at the venue of the party's much-publicised youth rally at the Mayo Road of Kolkata at around 1-10 pm. A huge crowd gathered at the venue to listen to Shah who is likely to attack the ruling Trinamool Congress and set the tone for the 2019 polls in the state.
Anti-BJP posters spending crores will yield nothing to TMC: Roopa Ganguly
Aug 11, 2018, at 01:01 pm
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Speaking at the venue of the BJP chief Amit Shah's rally in downtown Kolkata on Saturday, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly said posters and banners by the ruling Trinamool Congress adjacent to BJP's displays to provoke them will not yield anything to the ruling party.
Ahead of Bakrid, PETA India urges states to enforce law prohibiting animal sacrifices
Aug 11, 2018, at 12:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has sent a letter to the chief secretaries, the directors general of police, and the directors of animal husbandry departments of state governments and union territories across India, as well as the commissioners of municipal corporations of metropolitan cities, requesting that they take all possible precautionary measures to stop the illegal transport and killing of animals in the lead-up to Bakrid, as was also advised by the Animal Welfare Board of India in its 20 July 2018 circular, an official release stated.
PM Modi visits Mumbai, to inaugurate new education centres
Aug 11, 2018, at 10:53 am
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has left for Mumbai, where he will be attending the convocation ceremony and interact with students of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and inaugurate new education centres.
Amit Shah to arrive in West Bengal today, scheduled to address rally in Kolkata
Aug 11, 2018, at 09:10 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): BJP chief Amit Shah will arrive in Kolkata on Saturday where he is scheduled to address a Yuva Swabhiman Samavesh rally.
Kerala flood claims 29 lives, leaves 54000 homeless
Aug 10, 2018, at 11:53 pm
Kochi, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least 29 people are dead and nearly 54,000 are left homeless as incessant rains continue to flood almost half of Kerala, media reports said on Friday.
Assam: Junior Railway Minister Rajen Gohain booked in rape case
Aug 10, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Rajen Gohain has been allegedly booked for raping a 30-year-old married woman in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
Assam excise dept destroys over 6 lakh liquor bottles worth of Rs 168.54 crore
Aug 10, 2018, at 10:06 pm
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Assam excise department on Friday destroyed over 6 lakh seized liquor bottles worth of Rs 168.54 crore.
Flood situation in Kerala still grim, 26 people dead so far
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:08 pm
Kochi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The flood situation in Kerala turned further grim on Friday due to incessant rains since the last few days.
India, Switzerland discuss black money
Aug 10, 2018, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met in New Delhi on Friday and discussed several aspects of bilateral ties between the two nations which included the issue of curbing black money.
Priya Cinema will complete formalities before opening hall: Priya Entertainment MD Arijit Dutta
Aug 10, 2018, at 05:15 pm
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): Priya Entertainment Managing Director, Arijit Dutta, on Friday said the management of Priya Cinema has decided that it will complete all formalities before reopening the hall, which caught fire on Sunday last.
Incessant rain hits life in Kerala, all five gates of Idukki Reservoir opened
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:58 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IBNS): With incessant rain disrupting life in Kerala, all the five gates of one of the dams of the Idukki water reservoir in the southern state have been opened to control the swelling water, adding trouble more trouble for the people.
Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Ending the Monsoon Session, the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday.
PM Narendra Modi addresses event to mark World Biofuel Day
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed an event to mark World Biofuel Day in New Delhi.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates ‘One District one Product’ Summit
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the ‘One District One Product’ Summit on Friday in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Triple Talaq bill stalled in Rajya Sabha, likely to be tabled in parliament's winter session
Aug 10, 2018, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The triple talaq bill was blocked by the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of parliament) on Friday, the last day of the parliament's monsoon session, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): In a major announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his Government aims at developing a Rs. one-trillion biofuel economy to increase the income of farmers, aid India’s energy security and create jobs, in a cleaner environment.
Class two girl raped by electrician in Delhi government school
Aug 10, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): A class two girl was raped by an electrician in a government-run Delhi school on Thursday, media reports said.
PM Modi's remark on Congress' BK Hariprasad in Rajya Sabha expunged
Aug 10, 2018, at 01:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark on Congress leader BK Hariprasad in Rajya Sabha has been expunged or removed from the record of the parliament, media reports said.