No fear about Nipah virus, Assam’s remote villagers still worship bats
Jun 08, 2018, at 06:00 pm
Guwahati, June 8 (IBNS): While the Nipah virus outbreak added to fear that the infection spread out through the excrement of bats, the people of a remote area in Assam’s Nagaon district have been worshiping the bats for long period of time.
Arunachal Pradesh governor calls on PM Modi
Jun 08, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Guwahati, June 8 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Race Course Road, New Delhi on Thursday.
Kolkata: At least 3 injured as RPF constable's gun misfires at Dumdum metro station
Jun 08, 2018, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata, Jun 8 (IBNS): At least three persons, including a minor boy, were injured after a self-loaded rifle (SLR) of a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable misfired at Dumdum metro station in north Kolkata on Friday afternoon, reports said.
Over 100 police personnel injured in Shillong violence
Jun 08, 2018, at 05:34 pm
Shillong, June 8 (IBNS): Over 100 police personnel were injured in recently held violence in Shillong city.
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Darul Uloom Deoband issues fatwa asking Sunni Muslims to avoid Iftar organised by Shias
Jun 08, 2018, at 05:25 pm
Lucknow, June 8 (IBNS): Triggering a controversy, Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa where it has directed the Sunni Muslims to avoid attending the Iftar party and any other social event organised by Shia Muslims, media reports said.
Jun 08, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): Geological Survey of India (GSI) has achieved a geological mapping with a coverage of 99.35 per cent.
Maoists plan to assassinate Narendra Modi in Rajiv Gandhi-type incident
Jun 08, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Mumbai, June 8 (IBNS): In a sensational development, a letter, claimed to have been found in the house of a person arrested for having links with the banned CPI (Maoist) has allegedly revealed a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in "another Rajiv Gandhi type" incident, media reports said.
Kenyan woman gang-raped by five in Gurgaon
Jun 08, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Gurgaon, June 8 (IBNS): A Kenyan woman was allegedly gang-raped by five men on Thursday late night in Gurgaon's Bristol Chowk area when she was returning home from a party, media reports said.
SGPC delegation led by Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal calls on Prime Minister
Jun 08, 2018, at 01:08 pm
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): A delegation led by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Gauri Lankesh murdered for being anti-Hindu, confesses arrested man
Jun 08, 2018, at 12:49 pm
Bengaluru, Jun 8 (IBNS): A man who has been arrested for the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh confessed that the latter was gunned down for being anti-Hindu, media reports said.
Tejashwi Yadav meets Rahul Gandhi, says 'committed to take nation out of fear'
Jun 08, 2018, at 11:43 am
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has met with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said the two are committed to take the country "out of fear".
Sharmistha Mukherjee attacks BJP-RSS for distorting Pranab's picture at RSS event
Jun 08, 2018, at 10:52 am
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): Former President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter and Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee has launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) for allegedly distorting the picture of her father, who attended an RSS event on Thursday.
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Pranab Mukherjee has shown 'Mirror of Truth' to RSS: Congress
Jun 08, 2018, at 12:20 am
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): The Congress party on Thursday said the visit and address of former President of India and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee at an event of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) in Nagpur shows 'Mirror of Truth' to the right-wing Hindu organisation.
India and Norway sign MoU to extend health cooperation
Jun 07, 2018, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Norway to extend the cooperation within health sector through the Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) for a period of three years starting from 2018 to 2020, here on Thursday.
-1528387674.jpg "Soul of India lies in pluralism and tolerance: Pranab Mukherjee at RSS event ending a political untouchability")
Jun 07, 2018, at 09:40 pm
Nagpur, June 7 (IBNS): Amid massive disappointment of his political clan, former President of India and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday created history by addressing an event of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) in Nagpur, invoking the spirit of nationalism and patriotism while calling for unity and plurality as the core ethos of India.
Rajnath Singh felicitates Jammu & Kashmir sportspersons
Jun 07, 2018, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar on Thursday on a two-day visit to the state.
Pranab Mukherjee attends RSS event in Nagpur even as Congress expresses shock
Jun 07, 2018, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): Despite disapprovals and dismays by his former party Congress, ex-President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday triggered a political firestorm by attending an event in Nagpur at the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS), a right-wing Hindu voluntary organisation and ideological patron of the ruling BJP at the centre.
Jun 07, 2018, at 06:31 pm
Nagpur, Jun 7 (IBNS): Ahead of addressing a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) event that triggered a political firestorm, former President Pranab Mukherjee visited RSS founder Dr. Hedgewar's home in Nagpur on Thursday even as the right wing organisation said that to listen to Mukherjee would be an invaluable opportunity.
Didn't expect this from Pranab da!: Congress' Ahmed Patel on former Prez Mukherjee's RSS visit
Jun 07, 2018, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): Expressing unhappiness of the Congress High Command over former President Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) invite, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has said he didn't expect this from from Mukherjee.
Centre withdrawing cases of stone pelting in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Jun 07, 2018, at 04:45 pm
Srinagar, June 7 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the Centre will withdraw cases against those accused of pelting stones at the police and the army, reports said.
Navy rescues Indian nationals stranded in Socotra Islands for 10 days
Jun 07, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Porbandar/New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): India's Ministry of Defence said that Indian Naval Ship Sunayana reached Porbandar harbour in Gujarat on Thursday morning after successfully evacuating 38 Indian Nationals at/ off Socotra Islands, located between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea.
President of India inaugurates 73-km long national highway in Tripura
Jun 07, 2018, at 03:55 pm
Agartala, Jun 7 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind, who is arrived in Tripura on Thursday, inaugurated National Highway from Matabari to Udaipur-Sabroom and said that the development of northeast India is a priority of the government.
Abu Salem sentenced to seven years imprisonment in extortion case
Jun 07, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS) : A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced gangster Abu Salem to seven years rigorous imprisonment in a 2002 extortion case, media reports said.
PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of central government health care schemes
Jun 07, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna and other Central government health care schemes from across the country, through video bridge, on Thursday.
Karnataka : Dissidence in Cong, JDS after cabinet expansion
Jun 07, 2018, at 01:37 pm
Bengaluru, June 7 (IBNS): A day after the Karnataka cabinet expansion with the induction of 25 new ministers, dissidence surfaced in the Congress and JDS on Thursday as disappointed senior legislators criticised their leaders for ignoring their seniority and services.
Road accident near Nashik leaves 10 dead and 12 injured
Jun 07, 2018, at 01:35 pm
Nasik, Jun 7 (IBNS): At least 10 pilgrims killed and 12 others injured in a road accident on Mumbai-Agra NH in Nashik, according to media reports on Thursday.
Pre-monsoon showers affect life in Mumbai, local trains running late
Jun 07, 2018, at 01:23 pm
Mumbai, Jun 7 (IBNS): Parts of Mumbai were left waterlogged and the city's local trains ran late as pre-monsoon showers hit the city on Thursday morning, according to media reports.
Jharkhand: One CoBRA commando dead and one police officer injured in encounter with Maoists
Jun 07, 2018, at 01:07 pm
Ranchi, Jun 7 (IBNS): An encounter between security forces and Maoists in Jharkhand left one CoBRA commando dead and another state police personnel injured, on Thursday, according to media reports.
President Kovind arrives in Agartala on two-day visit to Tripura
Jun 07, 2018, at 12:50 pm
Agartala, Jun 7 (IBNS): Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy and Chief Minister Biplab Deb received President of India Ram Nath Kovind on his arrival in Agartala on Thursday for a two-day official visit.
Rajinikanth's Kaala releases today, no screening in Karnataka
Jun 07, 2018, at 12:15 pm
Chennai/Bengaluru, Jun 7 (IBNS): Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's film Kaala released on Thursday across the country except in Karnataka where several pro-Kannada groups have opposed the release of the film owing to the actor's comment on Cauvery river water row, media reports said.