India on the threshold of unveiling GST, the momentous one tax regime, on Friday midnight

Jun 30, 2017, at 05:37 pm

New Delhi, Jun 30 (IBNS): After much discussion and debate, India is finally on the threshold of unrolling its One Nation One Tax policy through the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), scheduled for unveiling on Friday midnight.

Heavy rains, landslides stall Amarnath Yatra

Jun 30, 2017, at 03:30 pm

Srinagar, Jun 30 (IBNS): Heavy rains and landslides on Friday morning have forced the suspension of the annual Amarnath Yatra, which began on Thursday, reports said.

Darjeeling unrest: GJM supporters allegedly attack police, snatch arms

Jun 30, 2017, at 06:11 am

Darjeeling, Jun 29 (IBNS): Police were allegedly attacked by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters in violence-hit Darjeeling on Thursday night, reports said.

Jharkhand: Man beaten to death for carrying beef inside car

Jun 30, 2017, at 05:00 am

Ranchi, June 29 (IBNS): Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's condemnation of cow vigilantism, a man was killed in the state of Jharkhand for carrying beef in a car on Thursday, media reports said.

President inaugurates Bose Institute's unified campus in Kolkata

Jun 30, 2017, at 04:41 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Bose Institute's Unified Campus at Salt Lake in Kolkata on Thursday.

PM Modi inaugurates filling of Aji Dam under Sauni Yojana

Jun 30, 2017, at 04:28 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the filling of Aji Dam near Rajkot under Sauni Yojana.

Dogmatism in development course should be avoided: President

Jun 30, 2017, at 04:19 am

Kolkata, June 29 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee opines sheer dogmatism in course of development should always be avoided.

Too little too late, Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi's condemnation of cow vigilantism

Jun 30, 2017, at 04:14 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's condemnation of cow vigilantism in the wake of yet another lynching of a Muslim teenager has been termed as "too little, too late" by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday.

GST is an appreciable measure taken up by Centre: President

Jun 30, 2017, at 01:39 am

Kolkata, June 29 (IBNS): Ahead of the implementation of one taxation system in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said GST is an appreciable measure taken up by the Union Government.

Sonowal inaugurates 24th conference of DGsP, IGsP of NE

Jun 30, 2017, at 01:25 am

Guwahati, June 29 (IBNS): Stating that a concerted effort to fight terrorism and crimes in Northeast region is the need of the hour through a joint mechanism, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that in a region like Northeast India inhabited by diverse ethnic, linguistic and religious groups, it is the police forces which provide a sense of confidence to the people and allay their fears over security.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signs MoU with EESL

Jun 30, 2017, at 12:44 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India (GoI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Energy Services Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to implement energy efficiency programmes and scale-up demand side measures in the Gulf country.

GST is transformatory, revolutionary taxation system: Venkaiah Naidu

Jun 30, 2017, at 12:14 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): Ahead of the GST roll out on July 1, Union minister Venkaiah Naidu, said Goods and Services Tax (GST) is transformatory and revolutionary taxation system on Thursday.

Asaduddin Owaisi, Mamata Banerjee hit out at PM Modi over cow vigilantism

Jun 29, 2017, at 11:15 pm

Hyderabad, June 29 (IBNS): President of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party, Asaduddin Owaisi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over cow vigilantism on Thursday.

Sustained Progress

Jun 29, 2017, at 10:40 pm

On June 21, 2017, the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Amendment Bill was unanimously passed by Sri Lanka's Parliament. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, presenting the Bill to the House, declared, "This institution is paramount in order to put an end to the issue pertaining to the disappearance of persons as soon as possible." On August 11, 2016, despite objections raised by the Joint Opposition which alleged that the Bill will betray the military, the OMP Bill was passed in Parliament without a vote, after the Prime Minister convinced the Joint Opposition that, "This office is not vested with powers to take criminal actions or prosecute forces for war crimes, as some claimed. It would be purely a legal process." The OMP will identify appropriate mechanisms for and help search for and trace missing persons, submit recommendations to authorities to take measures on missing persons, protect the rights of missing persons and their relatives, identify channels through which missing persons and their relatives can obtain relief, collate data related to missing persons obtained by Government institutions and other institutions, and centralize all available data within its database.

Kurram Agency: Sectarian Monster Revisited

Jun 29, 2017, at 10:38 pm

At least 67 persons were killed and more than 200 injured in back-to-back explosions in the Turi Bazaar area of Parachinar, the headquarter of Kurram Agency, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), when the market was crowed for Iftar and Eid shopping on June 24, 2017. Initially, an explosion took place at the busy Turi Bazaar, moments after an Al Quds Day (an international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people) rally had concluded at the centralImambargah (Shia place of worship). When people rushed to the spot to remove the injured and bodies, the second blast, which was more powerful, took place resulting in even greater death and destruction. The al-Alami (International) faction of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the twin bomb blasts, issuing a statement that it was targeting Shias and threatened more attacks over "Pakistanis fighting against Sunni militants in Syria's civil war".

Kerala Police grill actor Dileep and director Nadirshah regarding February actress abduction case

Jun 29, 2017, at 09:21 pm

Kochi, Jun 29 (IBNS): Kerala Police have questioned popular actor Dileep and director Nadirshah regarding the abduction and alleged molestation of an actress in February, according to media reports on Thursday.

Bihar: Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad reiterate there is no threat to ruling alliance in state

Jun 29, 2017, at 08:17 pm

Patna, June 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS) : This could be a shocker for the BJP which was hoping for a split in the ruling Bihar alliance anytime soon.

Ahmedabad: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates centenary celebration of Sabarmati Ashram

Jun 29, 2017, at 08:05 pm

Ahmedabad, June 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, starting Thursday, visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in the morning to inaugurate the Ashram's centenary celebrations, according to media reports.

PM Modi condemns violence in the name of Gau Bhakti, says violence won't solve problems

Jun 29, 2017, at 07:31 pm

Ahmedabad, Jun 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the activities of the cow vigilantes while addressing a public gathering in Gujarat on Thursday, according to media reports.

Medical report of Indrani Mukerjea, lodged in Byculla Jail, confirms injures

Jun 29, 2017, at 06:55 pm

Mumbai, Jun 9 (IBNS): The medical report of Indrani Mukerjea, former media entrepreneur, who has been lodged in Mumbai's Byculla Jail on charges of murdering her daughter, since 2015, has confirmed injuries on her hands and other body parts, according to media reports.

Unrest in Darjeeling hills of West Bengal continues, no relaxation in bandh

Jun 29, 2017, at 06:45 pm

Darjeeling/Kolkata, Jun 29 (IBNS): The agitation by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal continues, with supporters allegedly holding violent protests and setting fire to government properties, according to media reports.

Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell charged with sex offences

Jun 29, 2017, at 05:33 pm

Vatican City, Jun 29 (IBNS): Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has been charged with sex offences by Victoria Police, reports said.

Four men held in Junaid Khan's murder

Jun 29, 2017, at 05:03 am

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): Four men, including a Delhi government employee, were arrested for allegedly hacking a teen to death inside a moving train last week after accusing him and his family of carrying beef, media reports said.

APSC cash-for-job scam: Police summons 20 examination invigilators

Jun 29, 2017, at 04:36 am

Guwahati, June 28 (IBNS): The Assam Police has summoned 20 more persons to appear before the investigating team in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).

President to visit West Bengal tomorrow

Jun 29, 2017, at 04:33 am

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal's capital city, Kolkata, from June 29 to 30.

PM Modi to visit Gujarat tomorrow

Jun 29, 2017, at 04:04 am

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Gujarat from June 29 to June 30.

Cabinet approves development of six laning of Chakeri-Allahabad section of NH-2 in UP

Jun 29, 2017, at 03:59 am

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for development of six laning of Chakeri-Allahabad section of National Highway (NH) - 2 in Uttar Pradesh.

Cabinet approves signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between India and US on Homeland Security

Jun 29, 2017, at 03:52 am

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between India and the United States of America on Homeland Security.

Cabinet gives 'in principle' approval for disinvestment of Air India and five of its subsidiaries

Jun 29, 2017, at 03:43 am

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to fourth tranche recommendations of NITI Aayog on strategic disinvestment of CPSE (strategic disinvestment of Air India and five of its subsidiaries) based on the recommendations of Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment (CGD).

Sonowal directs for immediate disbursal of pension after retirement

Jun 29, 2017, at 03:41 am

Guwahati, June 28 (IBNS): To give succour to the government employees superannuating, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal instructed Directorate of Pension to disburse pension immediately after retirement.