WB child trafficking: Roopa Ganguly slams oppositions' allegation against her in RS

Mar 17, 2017, at 12:39 am

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Roopa Ganguly on Thursday slammed oppositions's allegation against her over child trafficking issue in West Bengal.

Goa Cong legislator Vishwajit Rane, who abstained from trust voting, quits party

Mar 16, 2017, at 10:25 pm

Panaji, Mar 16 (IBNS) : Congress legislator and senior Goa leader Vishwajit Rane, on Thursday resigned from the party shortly after abstaining from the trust vote the BJP's Manohar Parrikar Government sought in the Assembly, media reports said.

Two suspected IS operatives arrested from Indo-Myanmar border town in Manipur

Mar 16, 2017, at 10:03 pm

Guwahati, Mar 16 (IBNS) : Troops of Assam Rifles have apprhended two suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives from a India-Myanmar border town in Manipur, officials said.

Three top separatist leaders arrested in Kashmir

Mar 16, 2017, at 09:43 pm

Srinagar, Mar 16 (IBNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in Srinagar.

Government to amend EPF Scheme to facilitate house purchase by members

Mar 16, 2017, at 08:26 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Union Ministry of Labour & Employment announced on Thursday that the central government has decided to modify the existing Employees' Provident Funds Scheme (EPF) so that members can withdraw upto 90 per cent of the fund to purchase a house.

President of India to visit Mumbai on Friday

Mar 16, 2017, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee will visit Mumbai on Friday where he will address the special convocation of University of Mumbai.

Dalai Lama to visit Guwahati on April 1

Mar 16, 2017, at 08:02 pm

Guwahati, Mar 16 (IBNS) : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will visit to Assam on April 1 next.

Nepal Deputy PM and Home Minister calls on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Mar 16, 2017, at 07:59 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): The Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal Bimalendra Nidhi called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, on Thursday.

Government gives highest priority to Indian fishermen : Sushma Swaraj

Mar 16, 2017, at 07:44 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that the Government attaches highest priority to the welfare of the Indian fishermen, captured by the Sri Lankan Navy and has got all of them released.

President of India greets the Irish people on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 16, 2017, at 07:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee, on Thursday, extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Ireland on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17, 2017).

Burhan Wani's successor asks people to pelt stones on security forces

Mar 16, 2017, at 07:00 pm

Srinagar, Mar 16 (IBNS) : Slain Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani's successor Zakir Musa has posted a video on the social media asking protestors to pelt stones at security forces in the Kashmir valley.

Goa Trust vote : Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar wins

Mar 16, 2017, at 06:43 pm

Panaji, Mar 16 (IBNS) : Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar won the trust vote in the 40-seat assembly on Thursday getting 22 votes in his favour, reports said.

Capt Amarinder Singh takes oath as Punjab CM, Sidhu among nine other Ministers sworn-in

Mar 16, 2017, at 06:16 pm

Chandigarh, Mar 16 (IBNS) : Captain Amarinder Singh, 75, took oath as Punjab Chief Minister on Thursday morning heading a Congress Government in the state after ten years, reports said.

Goa: Parrikar will lose trust vote, says Digvijaya Singh

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:39 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Sounding confident, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh predicted a defeat for Manohar Parrikar in the Goa floor test, reports said.

Security forces nab gun runner in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:37 am

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a gun runner from Arunachal Pradesh's Jairampur area on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.

Kanpur cold storage collapse: 6 dead and several injured

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:14 am

Kanpur, Mar 15 (IBNS): at least six people were killed and several others injured after a cold storage collapsed at Shivrajpur area of Kanpur due to gas leakage, media reports said.

India calls Pakistan 'world's terrorism factory' at UNHRC

Mar 16, 2017, at 03:32 am

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): While attacking its neighboring country for supporting terrorism, India called Pakistan 'world's terrorism factory' at United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.

Share challenges of local communities: Arunachal Pradesh Guv

Mar 16, 2017, at 03:20 am

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Continuing his effort to reach out to various communities who are rendering their valuable services in the State, Arunachal Pradesh governor PB Acharya met the representatives at Raj Bhavan in Itanagar on Tuesday.

Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi confesses horse trading in 2009 RS polls

Mar 16, 2017, at 03:01 am

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday confessed that he had done horse trading in 2009 Rajya Sabha polls in the state.

NITI Ayog CEO calls on Assam CM

Mar 16, 2017, at 02:46 am

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): NITI Ayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant on Wednesday called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at his office in Assam Secretariat and discussed various issues related to implementation of Act East Policy, facilitation of major investments, promotion of trade and business and development in implementing 'Ease of Doing Business' in the state.

Sonowal directs Assam Police to provide security cover to singer Nahid Afrin

Mar 16, 2017, at 02:10 am

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condemned the issuing of Fatwa allegedly by mullahs in Assam against upcoming singer Nahid Afrin and termed it as despicable.

Arun Jaitley lashes out at Congress in Rajya Sabha

Mar 16, 2017, at 01:54 am

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has been recently given the charge of Defence Ministry, while addressing in Rajya Sabha, lashed out at Congress party on Wednesday for their complains regarding formation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa and Manipur despite being minority.

Three militants and a minor girl killed in J&K

Mar 15, 2017, at 11:38 pm

Srinagar, Mar 15 (IBNS): Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in an encounter in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning, police said.

World Consumer Rights Day: PM Modi salutes consumers, calls for end of black money

Mar 15, 2017, at 11:34 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged consumers to give up on the malpractice of corruption and black money, while greeting them on World Consumer Rights Day.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India in early April

Mar 15, 2017, at 09:56 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, will be visiting India on a state visit from April 07-10, 2017, on an invitation extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a release.

World leaders congratulate Narendra Modi on Assembly Election results

Mar 15, 2017, at 09:54 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): World leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his party Bharaitya Janata Party's (BJP's) overall success in the recently held state assembly elections.

Kejriwal cries foul against EVMs in Punjab

Mar 15, 2017, at 09:53 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) : After BSP chief Mayawati's allegation of EVM tampering in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday cried a foul play in Punjab, claiming that 20 to 25 per cent of AAP votes were transferred to the ruling Akali-BJP coalition, reports said.

N Biren Singh takes over Manipur CM, eight other cabinet ministers sworn-in

Mar 15, 2017, at 08:14 pm

Imphal, Mar 15 (IBNS) : Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath on Wednesday as Manipur chief minister heading a BJP-led Government, five months after he left the Congress, reports said.

Clerics' fatwa against Assamese singer, Taslima Nasreen, Bollywood singer stand by her side

Mar 15, 2017, at 07:46 pm

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS) : Muslim clerics in central Assam's Hojai district have issued a fatwa against singer Nahid Afrin and asked her to stop performing in public places.

Speculations over UP Chief Minister unnecessary and futile : Rajnath Singh

Mar 15, 2017, at 06:31 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) : Amid reports on the possibilities of he becoming Chief Minister heading a BJP Government in Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said such things are "unnecessary and futile speculation," NDTV reported.