Three nation Latin America visit bridges ‘high level contact deficit’, says VP M.Venkaiah Naidu
May 15, 2018, at 01:14 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu today said that his visit to three Latin American has addressed the ‘high level contact deficit’ with the important region and would help in improving bilateral trade and investments for mutual benefit.
Assam Rifles nab arms dealer with illegal weapons in Nagaland
May 15, 2018, at 12:46 am
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS): Assam Rifles apprehended an illegal arms dealer and seized arms in Nagaland on Monday.
Fuel prices hike: Rahul Gandhi accuses Narendra Modi of fooling people
May 15, 2018, at 12:02 am
New Delhi, may 14 (IBNS): As the fuel prices have reached a new high immediately after the conclusion of the Karnataka assembly election, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of fooling people.
Left born not just to win elections but to keep fighting: Surjya Kanta Mishra
May 14, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Slamming the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for allegedly resorting to violence in the three-tier panchayat polls, which were held on Monday, CPI-M secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra said the Left's inception is not just to win elections but to continue the fight.
Rahul Gandhi wishes Arun Jaitley speedy recovery
May 14, 2018, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday wished Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speedy recovery after he underwent a kidney transplant surgery here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia on May 21
May 14, 2018, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on May 21, officials said on Monday.
West Bengal panchayat poll: Death toll rises to 12
May 14, 2018, at 11:02 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): The death toll in the violence-marred West Bengal panchayat (rural) polls, which were conducted in a single phase on Monday, has risen to 12, according to media reports.
Police arrest a youth for masturbating in front of girl’s hostel
May 14, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS) : Assam police has arrested a youth who allegedly masturbated in front of a girl’s hostel in Assam’s Jorhat town.
Anti-hijacking drill conducted at Kolkata Airport
May 14, 2018, at 10:27 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): A mock anti-hijacking drill was conducted by Airport Authority of India at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport on last Thursday, wherein response time of different agencies involved in the exercise was checked.
Will contest vigorously: Shashi Tharoor says on Delhi Police chargesheet on wife Sunanda Pushkar
May 14, 2018, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he will 'contest vigorously' against the chargesheet filed by the Delhi police against him in connection with the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Angry mob beat up government doctor after patient's death
May 14, 2018, at 10:22 pm
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS): In a shocking incident that happened in central Assam’s Nagaon district, an angry mob beaten up a government doctor after a patient died at the hospital.
Sunanda Pushkar death case : Police files chargesheet naming Sashi Tharoor as abeter
May 14, 2018, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) : Causing upset for prominent Congress leader Sashi Tharoor, the Delhi police on Monday filed the chargesheet in connection with the mysterious death of his wife, Sunanda Patnaik, naming him as an abetter, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Arun Jaitley 'speedy recovery'
May 14, 2018, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, May 14 |(IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wished Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speedy recovery.
PNB scam : CBI files chargesheet against Nirav Modi
May 14, 2018, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed its first chargesheet in the Rs 13,400 crore Punjab National Bank scam by business tycoon Nirav Modi and few others.
Arun Jaitley undergoes successful renal surgery
May 14, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday successfully underwent Kidney Transplant surgery at AIIMS, reports said.
Seven killed in Panchayat poll violence in West Bengal, CPI-M couple charred to death
May 14, 2018, at 07:56 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in widespread panchayat poll violence in West Bengal which saw a Communist Party of India (Marxist ) worker and his wife burnt to death as polling continued on Monday, officials and media reports said.
May 14, 2018, at 07:11 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Even as six deaths were reported in clashes during the ongoing panchayat vote in West Bengal, state education minister Partha Chatterjee has downplayed them as small incidents.
Northeast: Negotiated Successes
May 14, 2018, at 06:46 pm
The Union Government and seven Naga militant groups are, according to an April 25, 2018, news report, said to have finalized the substantive portions of the peace accord, which is likely to be signed before the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament scheduled to begin in July 2018. Unnamed official sources stated that the accord does not change the boundary of States; provides autonomous Naga territorial councils for Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur; a common cultural body for Nagas across States; specific institutions for Nagaland’s development, integration and rehabilitation of Naga militants; and the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act-1958 (AFSPA). The Government of India's interlocutor on Naga talks, Joint Intelligence Committee Chairman, R.N. Ravi, was quoted as stating, “Yes, we are pretty close to finalising the (Naga Peace) Accord”.
Chhattisgarh: Bijapur: 'Revolution' Interrupted
May 14, 2018, at 06:44 pm
On April 27, 2018, eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including six female cadres, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the deep forests under Ilmidi Police Station limits in Bijapur District, Chhattisgarh. The Police recovered one Self Loading Rifle (SLR), one .303 rifle, four 12-bore guns, four Single Barrel Breach Loading (SBBL) guns, one .315 bore rifle, one revolver, live cartridges, three hand grenades, six rocket launchers, four pairs of olive green dresses and Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] literature from the encounter spot. According to Special Director General (anti-Naxal Operations), D. M. Awasthi, the killed CPI-Maoist cadres were active in the Usoor and Basaguda area of Bijapur District.
May 14, 2018, at 06:43 pm
On April 4, 2018, Parliament comfortably defeated a No-Confidence Motion brought by the Joint Opposition group led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Of the 225 Members of Parliament (MPs), 122 MPs – 104 of the United National Party (UNP), 16 of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), and one each of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) – voted against the No-Confidence Motion. 76 MPs – 70 of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and six of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) – voted in support of the No-Confidence Motion. Another 26 MPs including 25 SLFP MPs and one MP of the UNP absented themselves from the House during the vote. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, a UNP MP, did not vote. Significantly, it was the first No-Confidence Motion brought against the current National Unity Government, formed on August 20, 2015.
Balochistan: Insecure Security
May 14, 2018, at 06:40 pm
At least 10 Policemen were killed and another 15 injured in two separate suicide attacks in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on April 24, 2018. In the first incident, a suicide bomber drove his motorcycle into a Police truck, on Airport Road, killing seven Balochistan Constabulary. According to law enforcement sources, an estimated 20 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. In a separate incident, three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and six were injured in the Mian Gundi area, when two suicide bombers targeted an FC check post in an attempt to enter the FC camp. Hizbul Ahrar, a splinter faction of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), claimed responsibility for both the attacks.
Indonesia church attacks: Police identify man and wife who orchestrated the bombings
May 14, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Jakarta, May 14 (IBNS): Indonesian police have revealed the names of the man and his wife from the family of six, who were involved in the bombings of three churches in the country's second city of Surabaya, on Sunday.
Panchayat poll violence in West Bengal claims six lives
May 14, 2018, at 06:07 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): At least six people were killed in a widespread panchayat poll violence in West Bengal within five hours after the polling began on Monday morning, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi condoles loss of life due to dust storms
May 14, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has offered condolences to the families of people who died in dust storms on Sunday.
West Bengal panchayat polls underway amid widespread violence
May 14, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Widespread violence, including bombing and and efforts of booth capturing by political goons, were reported across West Bengal as the panchayat (rural bodies) poll was underway in West Bengal since Monday, media reports said.
Voting for West Bengal Panchayat polls begins
May 14, 2018, at 03:07 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Under the shadow of violence, voting for the Panchayat (local bodies) polls in West Bengal is currently underway.
Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills
May 14, 2018, at 03:21 am
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): Meghalaya police has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in two separate operations in the north eastern state on Sunday.
Chief of Naval Staff visits North East
May 14, 2018, at 01:38 am
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Chief of Naval Staff commenced a four-day visit of the Spear Corps Zone on Sunday
Australian tourist died under mysterious circumtances in Guwahati hotel
May 14, 2018, at 01:37 am
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): An Australian tourist died under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Assam's Guwahati city on Saturday night.
May 13, 2018, at 10:48 pm
Bangalore, May 13 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah completed five years in his office on Sunday and said he is confident that the Congress will once again form the government in the southern state.