Kolkata: FIR lodged against Imam Barkati for not removing red beacon from his vehicle

May 13, 2017, at 02:58 am

Kolkata, May 12 (IBNS): A complaint has been registered against Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque's Shahi Imam Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati after he allegedly refused to give up red beacon from his vehicle, reports said.

Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel goes on a surprise visit to check stadium

May 13, 2017, at 02:36 am

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Vijay Goel undertook a surprise visit to Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Friday, where the Asian Wrestling Championship 2017 is being held.

Security review ahead of PM Modi’s Assam visit on May 26

May 13, 2017, at 02:04 am

Guwahati, May 12 (IBNS) : Security agencies has taken adequate security measures in Assam and other parts of the North Eastern India ahead of Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi’s visit to Assam on May 26 next.

Police must take spontaneous and timely action, says Banerjee

May 13, 2017, at 02:02 am

Kolkata, May 12 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked the police to be spontaneous and timely action.

Narendra Modi ends Sri Lanka visit

May 13, 2017, at 01:03 am

Colombo, May 12 (IBNS): Ending his Sri Lanka visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his journey towards India on Friday.

Rajnath Singh chairs the Northern Zonal Council meeting at Chandigarh today

May 13, 2017, at 12:43 am

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): The 28th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council consisting of the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh was held at Chandigarh today under the Chairmanship of Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister.

Tejas successfully test fires derby air-to-air beyond visual range missile

May 13, 2017, at 12:36 am

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft today successfully demonstrated an Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile firing capability by releasing Derby Air-to-Air BVR missile in RADAR guided mode, officials said.

Kolkata: Truck gets stuck under Tollygunge rail bridge, traffic partly hit

May 13, 2017, at 12:29 am

Kolkata, May 12 (IBNS): A truck was wedged under a fairly low lying railway bridge in south Kolkata's Charu Market area on Friday early morning, reports said.

Airports Authority of India flags off Ambulance service in Arunachal Pradesh

May 13, 2017, at 12:10 am

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS):The Airports Authority of India has provided an ambulance service with Advanced Life Support Systems (ALS) for Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh under its CSR Initiatives.

PM Modi inaugurates hospital in Dickoya, addresses Indian Origin Tamil community in Norwood

May 12, 2017, at 11:56 pm

Colombo, May 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a hospital in Dickoya in Central Province of Sri Lanka, built with Indian assistance.

Nurses in India are at the forefront of our National Healthcare system, says President

May 12, 2017, at 11:38 pm

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel on Friday on the occasion of International Nurses Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

Hizb warns Kashmir Hurriyat leaders

May 12, 2017, at 11:31 pm

Srinagar, May 12 (IBNS): Successor of late militant leader Burhan Wani and active Hizbul Mujahideen leader in Kashmir Zakir, alias Musa, has warned Hurriyat leaders that their heads will be chopped off here for interfering in the militant group's "struggle for Islam".

Mining baron Sekhar Reddy gets conditional bail

May 12, 2017, at 10:41 pm

Chennai, May 12 (IBNS) : The Madras High Court on Friday granted bail to mining baron Sekhar Reddy and two of his accomplices , who were arrested after the Enforcement Directorate recovered Rs. 32 crore in new 2000-rupee notes post demonetisation, reports said.

Indian diplomat's cell phone seized in Pak court

May 12, 2017, at 10:00 pm

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS) : As India-Pakistan relationship continued to be tense over Islamabad's plans to execute an Indian, a senior Indian diplomat's phone was seized on Friday in a Pakistani court.

Narendra Modi announces direct Colombo-Varanasi flight

May 12, 2017, at 09:44 pm

Colombo, May 12 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a direct flight between Colombo and Varanasi, his constituency.

National Herald case : High Court allows IT probe against Sonia, Rahul

May 12, 2017, at 07:59 pm

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS) : In a significant development , the Delhi High Court on Friday, okayed an Income Tax investigation into Young Indian Private Limited in which Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi are directors and majority, stake holders, reports said.

Three college students missing in Guwahati

May 12, 2017, at 07:44 pm

Guwahati, May 12 (IBNS) : Three students of a prime educational institution in Guwahati have been reportedly missing under mysterious circumstances for more than 24 hours.

Kashmir police put up posters for information on militants who killed an army officer

May 12, 2017, at 07:11 pm

Srinagar, May 12 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday pasted on walls posters of three militants in Shopian saying they were involved in the killing of young Army officer Ummer Fayaz, reports said.

Assam rape and murder : Seven teenagers arrested

May 12, 2017, at 07:01 pm

Guwahati, May 12 (IBNS) : Police on Friday arrested seven teenagers, all likely to be minors, on charges of alleged rape and murder of a 20-year old girl in West Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday night.

Kejriwal, Shivraj Chouhan spar on Twitter over EVM

May 12, 2017, at 05:53 pm

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): The 'Great Indian EVM Saga' took a new turn on Friday as the Chief Ministers of Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, Arvind Kejriwal and Shivraj Singh Chouhan respectively, engaged in a mini Twitter battle.

Bengal won't succumb to fears created by BJP govt under any circumstance: Mamata

May 12, 2017, at 04:19 am

Kolkata, May 11(IBNS): Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) once again, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Bengal won't succumb to any fear created by the BJP government at the Centre, according to media reports on Thursday.

PM Modi reaches Colombo, visits Seema Malaka Temple

May 12, 2017, at 03:56 am

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on Thursday evening.

Madhya Pradesh will soon get world class ITIs: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

May 12, 2017, at 03:45 am

Bhopal, May 11 (IBNS): Bringing scale and speed to the current skill ecosystem, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), on Thursday flagged off the 'Rozgar ki Padhai – Chalo ITI Campaign' for the youth of Madhya Pradesh, along with Chief Minister of State Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Assam becomes 11th Indian state to adopt GST bill

May 12, 2017, at 03:07 am

Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Assam has become the 11th state of the country to adopt the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill after the state assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Assam Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017.

Guwahati jewellery shop loot: Local court sends accused to 5-day police custody

May 12, 2017, at 02:45 am

Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): A local court in Guwahati on Thursday sent three persons to five-day police remand, who were arrested in connection with the jewellery shop loot incident in the Assam’s capital city on Tuesday evening.

WB police lodges FIR against BJP state president Dilip Ghosh and Locket Chatterjee for bike rally

May 12, 2017, at 02:14 am

Kolkata, May 11(IBNS): A suo-motu FIR was lodged by the West Bengal Police on Thursday against the state president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Dilip Ghosh and leader Locket Chatterjee for holding bike rally without permission in North Dinachpur a day back, media reports.

Leena Nair takes over as secretary of Tribal Affairs

May 11, 2017, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Leena Nair took over the charge of Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in New Delhi on Thursday, an official release stated.

Sentenced to jail in contempt case, Justice CS Karnan moves SC challenging verdict

May 11, 2017, at 10:48 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS) : Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by the Supreme Court on contempt ground, moved the apex court against his conviction, The Hindu reported.

ACB records sacked Delhi Minister's statement on tanker scam

May 11, 2017, at 10:22 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS) : The Anti-Corruption Branch on Thursday recorded the statement of sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra in connection with his allegation that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had influenced the probe into a Rs 400 crore tanker scam, media reports said.

CPI-M leader beaten to death in West Bengal, TMC blamed

May 11, 2017, at 09:51 pm

Kolkata, May 11 (IBNS): Days after being allegedly beaten up by local Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists, a leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and its youth wing- Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)- died in a Kolkata hospital on Wednesday midnight, reports said on Thursday.