EC in talks with Nagaland political parties over Assembly Election participation
Jan 30, 2018, at 08:50 pm
Kohima, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Election Commission is holding an all party meeting in Kohima, Nagaland, on Tuesday in the wake of the decision of several political parties not to participate in the upcoming state Assembly elections, according to media reports.
Kasganj :Why raise anti-Pakistan slogans in Muslim areas ? Bareilly DM asks in FB
Jan 30, 2018, at 08:44 pm
Lucknow, Jan 30 (IBNS) : As Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh struggles to limp back to normal after last week's communal clashes, an IAS officer has created a stir with a Facebook post, asking why people should take out processions in Muslim areas and raise anti-Pakistan slogans.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to go on two-day visit to Nepal on Feb 1
Jan 30, 2018, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be visiting Kathmandu from February 1-2, 2018, according to a recent release from the ministry.
PM Modi to visit Palestine, UAE and Oman in February
Jan 30, 2018, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Palestine, UAE and Oman from February 9-12, 2018, according to a release from the Ministry of External Affairs.
Delhi : AAP-BJP meeting at Arvind Kejriwal's residence ends in chaso, BJP alleges heckling
Jan 30, 2018, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) : A meeting called by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to find a solution to the controversial sealing drive in Delhi fell flat amid a chaos on Tuesday as a team of BJP leaders walked out and alleged that they had been "heckled and attacked".
President Kovind, PM Modi and others attend Martyrs' Day ceremony at Rajghat
Jan 30, 2018, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha, at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Martyrs’ Day, at Rajghat, in Delhi on Tuesday.
BJP walks out of meeting with AAP over sealing drive in Delhi
Jan 30, 2018, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): The meeting between Bharatiya Janana Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the sealing issue in the national capital on Tuesday failed after the BJP leaders walked out of the room over disagreement, media reports said.
Eight-month-old baby raped in national capital
Jan 30, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): An eight-month-old baby was allegedly raped in India's national capital, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi targets Narendra Modi's government over its Economic Survey
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi has attacked the Centre over its Economic Survey released on Monday and said 'Acche Din' has arrived with some hiccups like decrease in the growth of GDP, agriculture and job creation.
Sonowal announces three awards to promote women entrepreneurship
Jan 30, 2018, at 03:36 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): To give women entrepreneurship a boost, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced commendation and cash awards for three successful women entrepreneurs who achieve success by virtue of their sheer diligence.
Assam Rifles conducts medical camp along Indo-Myanmar border
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:43 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): Assam Rifles Changlang battalion keeping up to the Motto “Friends of the North East people” conducted a medical camp at Shallang village to provide medical aid and relief to Shallang, Ngechang, old Shallang, Lunglong, Rangrang, Watlom and surrounding villages in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday.
Newly-wed going out to attend nature’s call gang-raped in Bihar
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:41 am
Patna, Jan 29 (TheBiharPost): A newly-wed woman was allegedly gang-raped in Bihar while she had gone to attend nature’s call.
Sonowal attends 69th foundation day of Village Defence Organization at Duliajan
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:33 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stressed on the need to make the Village Defence Parties (VDPs) technologically more skilled so that they could efficiently deal with the modern day challenges faced by them while executing their duties.
Popular Kerala artist collapses on stage, dies
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:27 am
Irinjalakkuda , Jan 29 (IBNS): An exponent of Ottanthullal, Kalamandalam Geethanandan, has collapsed to death on stage while performing at a temple in Irinjalakkuda in Kerala's Thrissaur district, media reports said.
Tripura assembly poll: CM Manik Sarkar, four ministers and 20 Left Front MLAs file their nominations
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:12 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Monday filed his nomination for ensuring the assembly poll to be scheduled on Feb 18 next.
36 killed in Bengal bus mishap, underwater search ops underway
Jan 30, 2018, at 01:53 am
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): Death toll in West Bengal bus mishap touched 36 after rescue workers recovered 31 more bodies from the drowned state government-run bus on Monday, officials said.
Meghalaya: Undercapitalized Gains
Jan 29, 2018, at 11:12 pm
On January 11, 2018, Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘deputy commander in chief’ Matchallang M. Sangma aka Vietnam was killed in an encounter with Meghalaya Police at Bawe Duragre village in East Garo Hills District. No other insurgency-linked killing has been reported from the State in 2018 so far (data till January 28, 2018).
Jan 29, 2018, at 11:11 pm
On January 16, 2018, three fidayeen (suicide attackers) carried out an attack targeting the convoy of Rao Anwar, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Malir Town, in the Malir Cantonment area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. One of the attackers blew himself up near the convoy while two other attackers were killed in retaliatory fire by Policemen. SSP Anwar remained unhurt in the attack, but at least four Policemen travelling in the convoy sustained bullet wounds. SSP Anwar had survived an attack earlier on May 1, 2015, during which assailants had hurled grenades and opened fire on his convoy while he was returning home from the residence of slain Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Fateh Muhammad Sangi.
New Delhi hosts 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): The colourful 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony was held in New Delhi on Monday.
J&K CM ignores BJP demand, says Ganowpora probe will be taken to its logical conclusion
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:06 pm
Srinagar, Jan 29 (IBNS): Even though her party forged an alliance with Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti not only snubbed the BJP in the State Assembly over their demand for withdrawal of FIR against the Indian Army but also said that the probe will be taken to its logical conclusion.
Bengal bus mishap: Death toll rises to 5, rescue ops underway, state announces compensation
Jan 29, 2018, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): At least 5 persons were killed and several went missing after a public bus fell into a deep canal at Balir Ghat area under Daulatabad Police Station in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday, officials said.
Political parties in Nagaland decide not to file nominations
Jan 29, 2018, at 09:08 pm
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS) : Uncertainty loomed over holding the Nagaland Assembly elections as per schedule, when all political parties in the insurgency-hit north-eastern state on Monday jointly declared that they will not go for filling nominations.
Vijay Gokhale takes over as Foreign Secretary
Jan 29, 2018, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS) : Vijay Gokhale, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1981 batch, took over as Foreign Secretary on Monday, reports said.
West Bengal : Two drown, several missing as bus falls int canal
Jan 29, 2018, at 07:36 pm
Behrampur, West Bengal, Jan 29 (IBNS) : At least two persons were killed and several remain missing after a bus carrying passengers to full capacity crashed through the railing of a bridge and fell into a canal in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday morning, reports said.
Government formulated plans to uplift poor sections: President Kovind
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the government has formulated plans to uplift the lives of poor sections of society.
Madhya Pradesh: Teacher makes students take anti-BJP pledge
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Bhopal, Jan 29 (IBNS): Triggering a controversy, a teacher at a school in Madhya Pradesh was seen to make students take an anti-BJP pledge until the government stops online examinations.
Chidambaram mocks Modi's 'pakoda' comment, BJP hits back
Jan 29, 2018, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra engaged themselves in a verbal tussle over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'pakoda' comment.
Budget will give flight to India's economy: PM Modi
Jan 29, 2018, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the union budget will give a new flight to the fast growing economy of the country as the budget session is commencing on Monday.
Bypolls in Rajasthan, West Bengal: Voting begins
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:44 pm
Jaipur/Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): Considered as crucial test for the ruling parties in both the states, polling is currently underway as voting for the Lok Sabha seats of Ajmer and Alwar and the Assembly seat of Mandalgarh in Rajasthan, as well as the Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency and Noapara Assembly seat in West Bengal started on Monday.
Budget Session of Parliament begins today
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): The crucial Budget Session of the Parliament will begin from Monday.