BJP leader of Karnataka's Chikmagalur hacked to death

Jun 23, 2018, at 12:04 pm

The general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) in Karnataka's Chikmagalur was hacked to death last night, said media reports. 

Our government is committed to the welfare of citizens: Mamata Banerjee on International Widows’ Day

Jun 23, 2018, at 07:59 am

Kolkata, June 23 (IBNS): As the world is observing International Widows’ Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her government is committed to the welfare of all our citizens.

UAE Foreign Minister to visit India

Jun 22, 2018, at 11:51 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is paying a visit to India from 24-30 June.

President of Seychelles visits India

Jun 22, 2018, at 11:00 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Danny Faure, President of the Republic of Seychelles, is paying a State Visit to India from 22-27 June at the invitation of the President of India.

Amit Shah wins 1st prize in converting Rs. 750 cr old notes to new in 5 days: Rahul

Jun 22, 2018, at 10:47 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) boss Amit Shah over RTI revelations and alleged that he converted a huge amount of black money to 'white' during demonetization.

Mamata cancels China visit, Chinese Consulate says it will continue friendly exchanges

Jun 22, 2018, at 10:15 pm

Beijing/Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS): Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her trip to China, the Chinese side said it will continue its efforts in enhancing friendly exchanges and cooperation between the provinces in economic, trade, cultural, educational and other fields.

Union Home Minister attends Ground Breaking Ceremony for Oil Refinery in Mongolia

Jun 22, 2018, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): During the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Oil Refinery at 'Stantsiin Hooloi' in Altanshiree Soum, Mongolia on Friday,Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh observed that this Ceremony was an important milestone in the bilateral ties between India and Mongolia.

Chief of Islamic State in J&K killed among four terrorists in Anantnag encounter

Jun 22, 2018, at 09:13 pm

Srinagar, June 22 (IBNS): One of the four terrorists killed in the gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday was  the chief of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), police told media.

Krishi Vigyan Kendras must act as bridge between scientists and farmers: Vice President Naidu

Jun 22, 2018, at 08:58 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Krishi Vigyan Kendras must act as a bridge between scientists and farmers in providing knowledge and latest farming techniques to farmers.

Multi pronged strategy needed to make agriculture viable: Vice President Naidu

Jun 22, 2018, at 08:12 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu today said that making agriculture sustainable and profitable should top the agenda of both central and state governments as food security is the key foundation of national security. 

President of India Kovind in Cuba, pays tributes to National Heroes of Cuba to address students at University of Havana

Jun 22, 2018, at 07:56 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind reached Santiago de Cuba, Cuba yesterday (June 21, 2018) on the last leg of his 3 - nation State Visit to – Greece, Suriname and Cuba. 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calls off China visit

Jun 22, 2018, at 07:30 pm

  Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday canceled her visit to China.

AIR Force football championship concludes at Barrackpore

Jun 22, 2018, at 07:02 pm

Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS): The prestigious Inter-Command Air Force Football Championship 2018-19 concluded at Air Force Station Barrackpore on 21 Jun 18 at 1700hrs. 

WB: Train service in South-Eastern section hit due to blockade over death of a man in Mecheda

Jun 22, 2018, at 05:58 pm

Kolkata, Jun 22 (IBNS): Service in South-Eastern Railway's Howrah-Kharagpur section was disrupted on Friday as hundreds of locals had blocked railway tracks for hours near Mecheda railway station in East Medinipur district of West Bengal over the death of a cyclist, reports said.

Ghulam Nabi Azad's comments on anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir triggers controversy, BJP attacks

Jun 22, 2018, at 05:52 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has triggered a controversy by saying that anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir under the BJP-PDP government resulted in deaths of more civilians than militants.

Nitin Gadkari says India trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019

Jun 22, 2018, at 04:56 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping said in Dushanbe on Thursday, that India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019.

PM Modi to inaugurate the Third AIIB Annual Meeting 2018

Jun 22, 2018, at 04:47 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will jointly host the third Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on June 25-26, 2018 at Hotel Trident/Oberoi and NCPA, Mumbai, India.

Saifuddin Soz's remarks on Kashmir triggers controversy

Jun 22, 2018, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader  Saifuddin Soz has triggered a controversy by saying that ex- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s assessment over a decade ago that Kashmiris will “prefer to be independent” if they are given a chance to “exercise their free will” seems to be “correct even today”.

PM Modi addresses at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Vanijya Bhawan

Jun 22, 2018, at 04:17 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone for Vanijya Bhawan, a new office complex for the Union Government’s Department of Commerce, at New Delhi.

PM Modi to visit Madhya Pradesh on June 23

Jun 22, 2018, at 04:01 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh on 23rd June, 2018.

30 people fall sick after consuming Prasad in Assam’s Majuli

Jun 22, 2018, at 03:35 pm

Guwahati, Jun 22 (IBNS): At least 30 people, most of them women and children, were hospitalised as they fell sick of food poison after consuming Prasad chickpea (boot-mah) in Assam’s river island district Majuli on Thursday night.

Four killed, family wiped out in Telangana road accident

Jun 22, 2018, at 01:57 pm

Hyderabad, Jun 22 (IBNS): Four members of a family, including a woman and two children, were killed in a road accident in Telangana's Peddapalle district early on Friday, media reports said.

Four terrorists, one cop and a civilian killed in Kashmir encounter, police claim ISIS link

Jun 22, 2018, at 01:41 pm

Srinagar, June 22 (IBNS) Police suspected the involvement of the Islamic terrorist organisation  ISIS in an encounter with local militants in the Anantnag district of Kashmir on Friday, leaving a cop, a civilian and four terrorists dead.

UP Police apologise for controversial picture of lynched man dragged in Hapur

Jun 22, 2018, at 12:21 pm

Hapur, Jun 22 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Police have apologised after a controversial picture surfaced in which a man, who was lynched in Hapur, was seen being dragged by a group of men escorted by three police officials.

Six ULFA-I militants surrender before Assam police

Jun 22, 2018, at 12:11 pm

Guwahati, Jun 22 (IBNS)  : In a setback to Paresh Baruah-led  United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I), six militants of the banned organisation surrendered with arms before the Assam police in Guwahati on Thursday.

Five NGO workers gang-raped at gunpoint in Jharkhand village

Jun 22, 2018, at 11:48 am

Ranchi, June 22 (IBNS) At least five women belonging to a non-profit were allegedly gang-raped by armed men who had abducted them while they were raising awareness against human trafficking in a village in Khunti district of Jharkhand, media reports said on Friday.

Kashmir: Two terrorists, policeman, civilian die in Anantnag encounter

Jun 22, 2018, at 10:47 am

Srinagar, Jun 22 (IBNS): Two terrorists, a policeman and a civilian have died during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday, media reports said.

Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala Sitharaman to visit US for 2+2 Dialogue

Jun 22, 2018, at 06:48 am

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the United States for the first meeting of the ‘2+2 Dialogue’ on July 6, officials said on Friday.

Centre bans affiliates of Al Qaeda and Islamic State

Jun 21, 2018, at 11:42 pm

New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): The Centre has banned terror outfit Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), media reports said.

Citizens must be at centre of civic governance, Venkaia Naidu tells local bodies

Jun 21, 2018, at 09:36 pm

New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that local bodies should always place citizens at the centre of civic governance, adding that people’s participation in formulating and planning projects and services will improve execution and delivery of the services.