Tamil Nadu CM appreciates Centre's decision to set up Cauvery Water Management Authority
Jun 02, 2018, at 02:02 pm
New Delhi/Chennai, Jun 2 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has welcomed the Centre's decision to set up the Cauvery Water Management Authority to address the water sharing dispute between the four southern states, according to media reports on Saturday.
Modi in Singapore : Visits temples, unveils Mahatma Ganhi's plaque
Jun 02, 2018, at 01:44 pm
Singapore, June 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited a mosque, a temple and a Buddha relic temple and museum on the last day of his visit to Singapore.
West Bengal: Another man found hanging in Purulia, BJP claims party worker
Jun 02, 2018, at 12:29 pm
Purulia/Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Trilochon Mahato's body was found hanging from a tree, a 30-year old man has now been found hanging from a high tension electric tower in Dabha village of West Bengal's Purulia district on Saturday, media reports said.
Sushma Swaraj emplanes for South Africa to attend BRICS summit
Jun 02, 2018, at 10:41 am
New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday emplaned for South Africa to attend the BRICS Summit 2019.
Narendra Modi meets Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong
Jun 02, 2018, at 08:58 am
Singapore, June 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met former Singaporean premier and Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong.
PM Modi delivers keynote speech at Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue
Jun 01, 2018, at 11:51 pm
Pulau Ujong, June 1 (IBNS): Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to deliver the keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Friday where he hailed the country's Act East policy.
PM Modi visits Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
Jun 01, 2018, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
IT Dept issues revised Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018
Jun 01, 2018, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): With the objective of obtaining people’s participation in the Income Tax Department’s efforts to unearth black money and reduce tax evasion, a new reward scheme titled “Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018” has been issued by the Income Tax Department, superseding the earlier reward scheme issued in 2007.
Rape victim dies after setting herself on fire in Assam
Jun 01, 2018, at 08:35 pm
Guwahati, June 1 (IBNS): A tragic incident has come to light in Assam as a girl working as a domestic help has set fire on herself and succumbed to her injuries after she was repeatedly raped by the house owner's son since the past couple of months.
Thane police summons Arbaaz Khan over IPL betting case
Jun 01, 2018, at 08:25 pm
Mumbai, Jun 1 (IBNS): Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan has been summoned by Thane police for allegedly having a link to the Indian Premier League (IPL) betting scam, media reports said.
DRI seizes 32 kgs gold worth Rs 10.32 crore smuggled from China
Jun 01, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Guwahati, June 1 (IBNS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 32 kg gold worth Rs 10.32 crore in West Bengal's Siliguri area.
Karnataka cabinet portfolios: JD(S) gets Finance, Congress keeps Home Ministry
Jun 01, 2018, at 07:46 pm
Bengaluru, Jun 1 (IBNS): Ending a long discussion over the cabinet allocations of Karnataka government, the Janata Dal (Secular) got the Finance Ministry while the Congress kept the Home Ministry with itself, media reports said.
Karnataka: Congress, JD(S) to fight 2019 Lok Sabha elections together
Jun 01, 2018, at 07:43 pm
Bengaluru, Jun 1 (IBNS): Drawing inspiration from the recent successes of a united Opposition in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) have decided to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together, media reports said.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Scindia House
Jun 01, 2018, at 06:49 pm
Mumbai, Jun 1 (IBNS): A large fire broke out in Scindia House, an office building near Fort in South Mumbai on Friday, media reports said.
Congress and JD(S) likely to declare details of Karnataka Assembly cabinet posts late on Friday
Jun 01, 2018, at 05:09 pm
Bengaluru, Jun 1 (IBNS): Congress leader Venugopal Rao said on Friday that progress has been made in the talks regarding the formation of the cabinet in Karnataka, with JD(S) and Congress leaders having come to an agreement, according to media reports.
Nationwide farmers' strike likely to affect milk and vegetable supplies in cities
Jun 01, 2018, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi: Farmers from seven Indian states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. began a 10-day strike, startin from Friday, according to media reports.
Meghalaya administration suspends internet in parts of capital Shillong following clashes
Jun 01, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Shillong, Jun 1 (IBNS): Internet services have been suspended in parts of Shillong, Meghalaya, and curfew imposed on Friday following clash between security forces and an irate mob on Thursday late night, according to media reports.Shillong, Jun 1 (IBNS): Internet services have been suspended in parts of Shillong, Meghalaya, and curfew imposed on Friday following clash between security forces and an irate mob on Thursday late night, according to media reports.
Jun 01, 2018, at 04:11 pm
Guwahati, Jun 1 (IBNS) : The National Investigating Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary charge sheet against 10 Nagaland state government employees for funding to rebel groups, according to recent media reports.
Bodh Gaya blast case: Lifer for all the five accused IM members
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Patna, June 1 (IBNS): A Bihar court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to all the five men, convicted in the 2013 serial blasts in Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, reports said.
Curfew imposed in Shillong following mob violence
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:46 pm
Guwahati, June 1 (IBNS): Curfew has been imposed in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong following a clash between security forces and an irate mob on Thursday midnight.
PM Modi receives ceremonial welcome at Istana in Singapore
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:40 pm
Kuala Lumpur, Jun 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Istana, the Presidential Palace in Singapore, on Friday.
Arunachal: Two militants, one civilian killed in clash between NSCN-IM and NSCN-U
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:31 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): At least three persons including two Naga militants were killed in a factional clash between two groups of NSCN-IM and NSCN-U in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district.
NDPP bags Nagaland Lok Sabha by poll
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:03 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s candidate Tokheho Yepthomi has won the by-election to the lone Lok Sabha Parliamentary constituency in Nagaland.
Narendra Modi will again become PM in 2019: BJP's Sambit Patra
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Despite a dismal show in the by-polls against a united Opposition in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is exuding confidence in returning to power in 2019 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Indian PM arrives in Singapore, to deliver keynote address at 18th Shangri-La Dialogue
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:49 pm
Singapore, May 31 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Singapore on Thursday on the final leg of his official tour covering Indonesia and Singapore with a brief halt in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Meghalaya Assembly bypoll result : Congress retains Ampati seat
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:46 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS) : The opposition Congress on Thursday retained the Ampati Assembly seat in Meghalaya and emerged as the single largest party in the 60-member House with 21 seats.
Opposition unnerves BJP in by-polls; saffron outfit saves face in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:42 pm
A collective opposition-backed Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Tabassum Hasan has upset the BJP in much-talked Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha seat. Hasan is leading by a margin of nearly 40,000 votes in the constituency, which was earlier won by the BJP.
PM Modi meets PM and Dy PM of Malaysia in KL on way to Singapore
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:39 pm
Kuala Lumpur, May 31 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on an official tour to several South East Asian countries, stopped in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday to meet his Malaysian counterpart Dr Mahathir Mohamad and discuss aspects related to cooperation between both countries.
Bypoll results: NCP overtakes BJP in Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondiya, RJD leads in Bihar
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:30 pm
Mumbai/Patna, May 31 (IBNS): Creating fresh trouble for the saffron outfit in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has overtaken the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha seat, which went to by-polls on Monday, while the party is trailing in its stronghold Uttar Pradesh as well in both the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats.
By-poll results: BJP struggles in UP, earns big in Maharashtra
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:29 pm
Lucknow/Mumbai, May 31 (IBNS): In a setback to the saffron outfit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trailing in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur Assembly seats, where by-polls were held on Monday, media reports said.