APSC’s cash-for-job scam : Police arrests BJP MP daughter, 18 other government officers
Jul 18, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS): Assam police on Wednesday arrested the daughter of BJP MP RP Sharma and 18 other government officers in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
IAF MiG-21 aircraft crashes, pilot killed
Jul 18, 2018, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force MiG-21 aircraft crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, killing the pilot, officials said.
Noida buildings collapse kills 4, rescue operation going on
Jul 18, 2018, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): At least four bodies have been recovered as a building collapsed over another building in Noida on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA), Tanzania to establish mutual co-operation framework in the areas of Member Management, Professional Ethics, Technical Research, Continuing Professional Development, Professional Accountancy Training, Audit Quality Monitoring, Advancement of Accounting Knowledge, Professional and Intellectual Development.
Chandan Mitra quits BJP amid speculations of joining Trinamool Congress
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Senior journalist and two-time Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is reportedly set to join the Trinamool Congress.
SC makes important observation on entry of women in Sabarimala temple, says anyone can go
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): In a major decision, the Supreme Court, while hearing petitions which challenged the ban on entry of women aged between 10 to 50 years to Sabarimala temple, on Wednesday said women enjoyed the right to pray as per the constitutional norm and that do not depend on any law.
IAF Mig-21 crashes in Himachal Pradesh, pilot killed
Jul 18, 2018, at 04:22 pm
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, July 18 (IBNS) : A Mig-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, killing its pilot, media reports said.
Karunanidhi admitted to Chennai hospital for medical procedure
Jul 18, 2018, at 03:26 pm
Chennai, July 18 (IBNS): DMK supremo M Karunanidhi was admitted to a Chennai hospital on Wednesday for a tracheostomy procedure, media reports said.
No confidence motion against Govt to be taken up on Friday
Jul 18, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): For the first time in 15 years, a no-confidence motion against the Government will be taken up on Friday after the notice, moved by the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, was accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday.
Kolkata woman allegedly chops off husband's ears at gunpoint
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:54 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): A 40-year-old woman was accused of cutting off her 20-year-old husband's ears at gunpoint during a dispute in north Kolkata's Narkeldanga area on Tuesday, reports said.
Woman Maoist commander killed in Chhattisgarh encounter
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:26 pm
Ranchi, July 18 (IBNS): Maoist Commander Jarina Potai was gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, media reports said.
MIG 21 of IAF crashes in Kangra, pilot missing
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:13 pm
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, July 18 (IBNS): A MIG -21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Greater Noida buildings collapse: Three people arrested
Jul 18, 2018, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Three people have been arrested in connection with the collapse of two buildings in Greater Noida near New Delhi, media reports said.
No confidence motion against government accepted in Lok Sabha
Jul 18, 2018, at 01:08 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The no-confidence motion- moved by the Congress, the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)- against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government was accepted in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the parliament's monsoon session on Wednesday, media reports said.
Despite ban by Assam police, Pravin Togadia reaches Guwahati
Jul 18, 2018, at 12:28 pm
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS): Despite being banned by the Assam police, Pravin Togadia, president of newly formed Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), on Wednesday reached the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Borjhar in Guwahati.
Government is ready to discuss any issue in parliament: PM Modi
Jul 18, 2018, at 12:08 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government is ready to discuss any issue during the parliament's monsoon session, which began on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi takes dig at BJP over assault on Swami Agnivesh
Jul 18, 2018, at 11:38 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Reacting to the assault on social activist Swami Agnivesh by the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at the saffron party.
Jul 18, 2018, at 11:06 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Congress and the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) are set to move a no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government in the Lok Sabha (lower house) as the monsoon session of the parliament began on Wednesday, media reports said.
Buildings collapse in Noida, three killed
Jul 18, 2018, at 09:17 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a building felled on another building in Greater Noida near Delhi on Tuesday, reports said.
Venkaiah Naidu says Government alone not responsible for House functioning
Jul 17, 2018, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Expressing serious concern over declining confidence of the people in the Parliament, the Vice President and the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asserted that smooth functioning of the House is not the responsibility of the Government alone and it is a joint responsibility of all sections of the House.
Two passengers carrying USD 1,55,000 held at Kolkata airport
Jul 17, 2018, at 07:42 pm
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): The Customs department on Monday late night arrested two passengers for possessing cash worth US Dollars 1,55,000 from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI-CCU) airport in Kolkata, officials said.
Assam police ban Togadia to visit Guwahati
Jul 17, 2018, at 07:34 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): In view to maintain law and order situation in Assam ahead of final draft of the updating National Register of Citizens (NRC) publication, Assam police have banned Pravin Togadia, president of newly formed Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) from holding meetings in Guwahati.
Chennai: Advocates thrash 17 men arrested over sexually assaulting minor
Jul 17, 2018, at 07:23 pm
Chennai, July 17 (IBNS): Advocates thrashed 17 men who were arrested in Chennai for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, media reports said.
Rear Admiral Saw Shi Tat, Republic of Singapore Navy visits INS Teg at Djibouti
Jul 17, 2018, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): A delegation led by the Commander Combined Task Force (CTF 151), Rear Admiral Saw Shi Tat, Republic of Singapore Navy, visited INS Teg (presently berthed at Djibouti harbour) on 16 Jul 18.
Jharkhand: Swami Agnivesh allegedly attacked by BJP Yuva Morcha workers
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:58 pm
Pakur, July 17 (IBNS): Members of BJP Yuva Morcha allegedly attacked social activist Swami Agnivesh in Pakur district of Jharkhand on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:31 pm
On July 2, 2018, the Parliament of Nepal endorsed a Bill tabled on June 28, 2018, to extend the terms of two transitional justice bodies – the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP). With the passage of the Bill the terms of the two bodies were formally extended till February 7, 2019. TRC and CIEDP were formed on February 7, 2015, in the spirit of the Interim Constitution of 2007 and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 2006, to probe instances of serious violations of human rights and determine the status of those who disappeared in the course of the armed conflict between the State and the then Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), between February 13, 1996, and November 21, 2006. The Commissions were formed with a two-year term, and were awarded their first one-year extension on February 7, 2017. Their extended tenure expired on February 7, 2018.
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:29 pm
On July 13, 2018, at least 149 civilians were killed and 186 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up targeting a political rally of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) at Dringarh village in Mastung District of Balochistan. According to the bomb disposal squad (BDS), up to 15 kilograms of explosive material was used in the incident. The dead included Siraj Raisani, the BAP candidate from National Assembly seat Province Balochistan–35 (PB-35, Mastung). Siraj’s elder brother, Nawab Aslam Raisani, was the Chief Minister of Balochistan Province between 2008 and 2013. Most of the other victims were residents of Kanak and Dringarh areas, who had invited Raisani to announce their support for him. The Islamic State (IS) and the ‘Ghazi force Lal Masjid’ wing of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
By tweeting, Rahul Gandhi accepted that Congress is a Muslim party: BJP
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Countering Congress president Rahul Gandhi's recent tweet over his reported 'Muslim party' remark, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said the former has accepted that his party belongs to the minority community.
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): A day after at least 91 people were injured as part of a temporary tent collapsed on them during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Medinipur district of West Bengal, district police on Tuesday registered a case under few non-bailable sections against the decorator and organizer of the rally and initiated an investigation into the accident, officials said.
Maneka Gandhi asks states to examine all Missionaries of Charity institutes
Jul 17, 2018, at 02:40 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): In the wake of reports of alleged child trafficking in Ranchi Missionaries of Charity, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi asked all states to examine similar institutes, media reports said.