Yogi Adityanath sweeps streets with broom to lead cleanliness drive in UP
May 06, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Lucknow, May 6 (IBNS) : A day after a state-sponsored survey revealed the names of cleanest and dirtiest cities in India, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Y,ogi Adityanath took to the street with a broom on Saturday to kick-start a move to make the state, languishing at the bottom of chart, cleaner, media reports said.
Gas leak near Delhi school, 70 students taken to hospital
May 06, 2017, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS) : About 70 students were hospitalised after they fell sick following a gas leak from a container in an area close to a south Delhi girls' school on Saturday morning, media reports said.
Bengaluru: Wife arrested for shooting husband thrice following argument
May 06, 2017, at 03:44 pm
Bengaluru, May 6 (IBNS): Law enforcers have arrested a Bengaluru based businessman's wife after she allegedly open fired at her husband at a busy junction near Electronics City on Friday evening, reports said.
Sonia, Rahul congratulate ISRO for launch of South Asia Satellite
May 06, 2017, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday congratulated ISRO over the successful launch of the South Asia Satellite-GSAT-09.
Hailstorm, lightning claim six lives in Assam
May 06, 2017, at 02:56 am
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): At least six people including a woman were killed and 25 others injured in different parts of Assam following hailstorm and lightning, which lashed out the state on Thursday night.
Police official arrested for drinking in ‘dry’ Bihar
May 06, 2017, at 02:28 am
Patna, May 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A senior police official was arrested by the police from Muzaffarpur district in Bihar after he was caught allegedly drinking in the police station, reports said today.
Convention on ‘Indo-US Promotion of Travel and Tourism’ held in Kolkata
May 06, 2017, at 02:23 am
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): As an extension to the First Year of the US-India Travel and Tourism Partnership Year 2017, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in support with US Consulate General hosted a day long convention on “Indo-US Promotion of Travel and Tourism†in Kolkata on Friday.
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Army ex servicemen rally in Nagaland
May 06, 2017, at 02:18 am
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): An ex-servicemen Rally was organized for Kohima, Phek, Kiphire, Wokha and Zhuneboto districts of Nagaland by the Red Shield Division in coordination with Rajya Sainik Board of Nagaland on Friday at Zakhama Military Station.
Vice President congratulates ISRO team for launching GSAT-9
May 06, 2017, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on successful launch of GSLV-F09 carrying South Asia Geostationary Communication Satellite (GSAT-9).
GI Tag is beneficial not only to weavers and artisans, but consumers too: Textiles Minister
May 06, 2017, at 12:22 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani has said that the Geographical Indication tag helps not only weavers and artisans, but also the consumers.
Need for centralized repository for cybercrime: ASSOCHAM-EY study
May 06, 2017, at 12:20 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): A centralized database of cybercriminals should be maintained to keep a check and discourage cybercriminals from engaging in spurious activities in cyberspace, according to a recent ASSOCHAM-Mahindra EY joint study.
Congress welcomes launch of South Asia Satellite
May 06, 2017, at 12:15 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): The Congress congratulated the ISRO over the successful launch of the South Asia Satellite-GSAT-09.
Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case: Sonia Gandhi welcomes SC verdict
May 06, 2017, at 12:09 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision where it upheld the death penalty of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder in Delhi.
Pranab Mukherjee addresses annual convocation of the Indira Gandhi national forest academy
May 05, 2017, at 11:55 pm
Dehradun, May 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the annual convocation of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy on Friday at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
May 05, 2017, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on the successful launch of the South Asia satellite-GSAT-09.
PM Modi calls launch of South Asia Satellite 'historic'
May 05, 2017, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): In his first address following the successful launch of the South Asia Satellite,Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called the moment as 'historic'.
May 05, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Bhubaneswar, May 5 (IBNS): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed 'serious concern' over absence of Odia inscription on kilometre stones and information boards on National Highways in the state, officials said.
Assam: Two died after consuming illicit liquor
May 05, 2017, at 10:17 pm
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): Two people died and five others were seriously ill after consuming illicit country-made liquor in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday, officials said.
Nepali community delegation calls on Dr Jitendra Singh
May 05, 2017, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): A delegation of Nepali community, represented by “Nepali Sanskriti Parishad†and led by its President Ashok Chaurasia, called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here on Friday and sought his intervention for redressal of some issues facing the community.
President of India pays homage to Giani Zail Singh on his birth anniversary
May 05, 2017, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to Giani Zail Singh, former President of India on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Police recover 20 kg gold from train in Guwahati station, arrest four from Mizoram
May 05, 2017, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS) : The Railway police on Friday arrested four persons, including two women, from Guwahati railway station and recovered gold worth Rs. six crore from them.
Suspected militants kill two abducted Kuki people in Manipur
May 05, 2017, at 09:09 pm
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS) : Police on Friday morning recovered the bodies of two Kuki tribals who were among the three abducted by suspected militants.
Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts
May 05, 2017, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death penalty of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder in Delhi, rejecting their appeal for reprieve, reports said.
President pays homage to Giani Zail Singh on his birth anniversary
May 05, 2017, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to Giani Zail Singh, former President of India on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh : 14 killed, 28 injured as truck with marriage party falls into canal in Etah
May 05, 2017, at 07:33 pm
Etah, Uttar Pradesh, May 5 (IBNS) : Fourteen members of a marriage party were killed and at least 28 injured when a truck carrying them veered off the road and fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district early on Friday morning, media reports said.
Kerala : Thrissur Pooram festival starts with pomp and gaiety
May 05, 2017, at 07:09 pm
Thrissur, Kerala, May 5 (IBNS) : Thrissur Pooram, one of the most prominent annual festivals in Kerala, began on Friday amid pomp and fanfare, reports said.
Samajwadi Party heads for a split, Mulayam Singh to head a new party in Uttar Pradesh
May 05, 2017, at 07:04 pm
Lucknow, May 5 (IBSN) : In the biggest political development in Uttar Pradesh since the Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party heads for an imminent split with its founder Mulayam Singh Yadav going to head a new party, the Samajwadi Secular Morcha, reports said.
New No Fly rules announced, Govt categorieses 3 levels of offence
May 05, 2017, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : After the recent unsavoury incident involving Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaekwad, the Government on Friday announced new rules for a "no-fly list" for unruly passengers, stipulating suspension for three months to two years or more for offences, reports said.
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ISRO to launch South Asia Satellite today
May 05, 2017, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : In a landmark move, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch on Friday the GSAT-9 or the South Asia Communication Satellite,designed to connect India with six other member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Supreme Court ruling today on the reprieve appeal of Nirbhaya convicts
May 05, 2017, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : Four years after a 23-year-old medical student was tortured and gang-raped in a moving bus in the national capital, triggering nationwide horror and indignation, the Supreme Court will decide on Friday whether the four men sentenced to death by a trial court deserve the penalty, reports said.