Jul 24, 2018, at 03:17 pm
Former Provincial Minister for Agriculture and livestock and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for Province Khyber Paktunkhwa-99 (PK-99) Ikramullah Khan Gandapur was killed along with his driver and six persons, including two Police guards, seriously injured, in a suicide attack near his hometown Kulachi in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 22, 2018. The head of the bomb disposal unit (BDU) in Dera Ismail Khan, Inayat Tiger, said that eight kilogrammes of explosives had been packed in the suicide vest when it was detonated. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesperson’, Muhammad Khurasani, claimed the responsibility and termed the attack “an act of vengeance for their fallen comrades.”
PM Narendra Modi visits Genocide Memorial Centre in Rwanda
Jul 24, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Kigali, July 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Rwanda, on Tuesday visited Genocide Memorial Centre here which honours over 250,000 victims of the country's mass killings in 1994.
Maratha agitation: Fadnavis urges calm, says looking into options; protests grow
Jul 24, 2018, at 03:06 pm
Pune, July 24 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has urged protesters to remain calm as unrest in Maharashtra has risen several folds after an agitating man, demanding reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education, jumped off a bridge in the state's Aurangabad city and died on Monday.
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PM Modi gifts cows to villagers at Rweru Model village
Jul 24, 2018, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted 200 cows to villagers who do not yet own a cow, under the Rwandan Government's Girinka Programme.
Forests are our treasure, preserve and protect them: Vice President Naidu
Jul 24, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that a mega Bio-Diverse Country like India should preserve and protect its forest cover and pass the treasure to next generation duly protecting and developing it.
Security forces nab three armed youths in Assam
Jul 24, 2018, at 01:30 pm
Guwahati, July 24 (IBNS): Security forces have arrested three armed youths and recovered ammunition from them in lower Assam’s Goalpara district on Tuesday.
Opposition raises mob lynching incidents in Lok Sabha, creates ruckus
Jul 24, 2018, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): The Opposition on Tuesday raised the mob lynching incidents, including the Alwar case, in the Lok Sabha, leading to a ruckus in the lower house of the parliament, media reports said.
Alwar lynching: Rakbar Khan died of shock, says autopsy report
Jul 24, 2018, at 12:22 pm
Alwar, July 24 (IBNS): The autopsy report of Rakbar Khan, who was lynched by a mob in Rajasthan's Alwar on suspicion of cow smuggling, has suggested that the victim died due to shock and had multiple fractures in his body, media reports said.
India extends $200 million credit lines to Rwanda
Jul 24, 2018, at 09:31 am
Kigali, July 24 (IBNS): With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Rwanda, India has extended $200 million lines of credit to the African nation, officials said.
Gauri Lankesh murder case: 2 people arrested
Jul 24, 2018, at 09:07 am
Bangalore, July 24 (IBNS): The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Gauri Lankesh murder case, has arrested two more people in connection with the killing of the journalist.
About 30 girls raped daily in Bihar shelter home, victim alleges one girl was killed and buried
Jul 24, 2018, at 12:32 am
Patna, July 23 (IBNS): At least thirty rape survivors of a government-sponsored children’s home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur have been rescued but they are under severe trauma and have tried to commit suicide, media reports said on Monday. One of the survivors alleged a girl who resisted the sexual abuse was killed and buried, prompting police to start digging the premises of the home.
Canada: Toronto shooting leaves 2 people dead, 13 injured
Jul 24, 2018, at 12:04 am
Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): At least two people were killed and 13 others injured as a gunman opened fire on a busy avenue in the Canadian city of Toronto on Sunday night, media reports said.
Assam Rifles nab arms dealer in Nagaland
Jul 23, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): Assam Rifles troops have apprehended an arms dealer and recovered weapons from his possession in Nagaland.
Alwar lynching: Cop admits mistake for delay in taking victim to hospital
Jul 23, 2018, at 10:12 pm
Alwar, July 23 (IBNS): One policeman accused of delay in getting the Alwar lynching victim hospitalized on Friday has admitted his mistake, media reports said.
Insurance industry must play pivotal role in India’s growth story: Naidu
Jul 23, 2018, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the insurance industry must play a pivotal role in India’s growth story by offering innovative risk covers, policies and schemes.
APSC’s cash-for-job scam: Police arrest lady DSP and two brokers
Jul 23, 2018, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): The Assam police have arrested one more government officer and two brokers including a district level BJP leader in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Indian government set up high-level committee chaired by Union Home Secretary to check mob lynching
Jul 23, 2018, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): The Indian government on Monday said a high-level committee has been formed to examine whether the country needs a separate law to curb lynching and mob violence.
S.N. Agrawal takes over as a New Member Staff Railway Board
Jul 23, 2018, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): S.N. Agrawal has taken over as Member Staff, Railway Board and Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India on 20.07.2018.
Jul 23, 2018, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said economic reforms undertaken by the Government under leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the last four years will push India among the world’s top economies.
Probationers of the Indian Forest Service call on the President Kovind
Jul 23, 2018, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): A group of probationers of the Indian Forest Service (2017 batch) called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, on Monday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Assam: Man allegedly rapes his daughter-in-law
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:57 pm
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS) : A woman has alleged that her father-in-law raped her several times in past couple of months.
Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club member Pradip Ghosh dies
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Kolkata, July 23 (IBNS): Editor of “Khabarer Kheladhula”, a city based popular sports fortnightly, Pradip Ghosh died here last night at a south Kolkata hospital
Narendra Modi leaves for three-nation African tour
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left the nation for a three-nation Africa tour which will also include his visit to South Africa to join the BRICS summit.
Kolkata: At least two die as old building collapses in heavy rain
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:03 pm
Kolkata, July 23 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and two others seriously injured as a major portion of a dilapidated building collapsed in heavy rain in Kolkata in the wee hours of Monday, reports said.
Rafale deal price row: Congress claims no secret deal, alleges breach of privilege
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): The Congress is likely to move in the Lok Sabha a privilege motion against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for “misleading the House” on the Rafale deal, as the party claims that there was no secret deal with France.
Piyush Goyal calls Rahul Gandhi 'merchant of hate' hitting out over Alwar lynching
Jul 23, 2018, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Hitting out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Alwar lynching incident, which claimed a life, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has referred to the Congress chief as a "merchant of hate".
Jul 23, 2018, at 02:59 pm
Kolkata, July 23 (IBNS): Protesting students of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), who were on an indefinite fast for more than 320 hours, called off their hunger strike on Monday afternoon after the college authority announced to allot them rooms in a newly built multi-storey hostel.
Rafale deal row: Congress demands breakup of fighter jets' prices
Jul 23, 2018, at 02:19 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Escalating its attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the Rafale deal, the Congress on Monday demanded a full break up of the prices at which 36 fighter jets were bought by the Indian government from France.
Aircel-Matrix case : P Chidambaram seeks anticipatory bail, matter to be heard
Jul 23, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday filed anticipatory bail plea in a Delhi court in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case, reports said.
Rajasthan government orders high-level probe into Alwar lynching case
Jul 23, 2018, at 01:42 pm
Jaipur/Alwar, July 23 (IBNS): The Rajasthan government has ordered a high-level probe into the Alwar lynching case, which resulted in the death of a person, media reports said.