Supreme Court orders warrant against High Court judge CS Karnan in contempt case
Mar 10, 2017, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) : In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan after he failed to appear before it in a contempt case, reports said.
PM Modi greets CISF on Raising Day
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on its 48th Raising Day.
Akhilesh hints at a tie-up with Mayawati, BSP declines
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:35 pm
Lucknow, Mar 10 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in an interview to BBC Hindi on Thursday said that he might go for a post poll tie-up with Mayawati led BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party), in case of a hung assembly in the state.
Expired medicine racket busted in Kolkata, 2 held
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:52 am
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly reprinting and recycling outdated medicines in Kolkata, officials said.
Lok Sabha passes Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:46 am
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which inter-alia includes increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two surviving children in order to allow the mother to take care of the child during his/her most formative stage.
Assam Police announces bounty of Rs 1 lakh on NBBUSS prez, forms SIT on AASU office attack
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:21 am
Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Assam Police on Thursday announced a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on Sudodh Biswas, national president of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NBBUSS), one of the prime accused in the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack.
State to press for tri-partite meeting for granting ST status to six communities: Sonowal
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:08 am
Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the state government is committed to ensuring the grant of ST status to six communities.
Assam assembly asks govt to complete 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro power project soon
Mar 10, 2017, at 03:58 am
Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Despite protest by several organizations, Assam Assembly on Thursday unanimously asked the government to complete the stalled 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro power project soon.
J&K: Militant killed in Kashmir encounter
Mar 10, 2017, at 03:53 am
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): In a brief encounter one Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed after he fired on a search party in Bandipora of North Kashmir Thursday evening.
Exit polls: BJP to take over UP, U'khand, Goa; Cong and AAP in Punjab close call
Mar 10, 2017, at 03:04 am
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge as the biggest winner in Uttar Pradesh but could fall short of the halfway mark, according to exit polls which also predicted a good show of Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab at the cost of the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance.
PM Modi interacts with recipients of Nari Shakti Puraskar – 2016
Mar 10, 2017, at 01:47 am
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met and interacted with the recipients of the Stree Shakti Puraskar and Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2014.
West Bengal: 10 schools show-caused, 125-odd under scanner for saffron teaching
Mar 10, 2017, at 01:15 am
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): The school education department of West Bengal government has reportedly served show cause notices to at least ten schools across the state for allegedly spreading religious education among the pupils, deviating them from education board-mandated syllabus.
Kolkata: SFI, DYFI stage protest against alleged irregularities in primary teachers recruitment
Mar 10, 2017, at 12:56 am
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged unfair primary teachers' recruitment in the state and demanding a fresh and fair TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) exam, activists of CPI-M's students' and youths' wings- Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) respectively- held demonstration in Kolkata on Thursday.
President of India inaugurates the 12th CII-Exim bank conclave on India Africa Project Partnership
Mar 09, 2017, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership on Thursday in New Delhi.
Woman allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata beauty parlour, 2 held
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police on Thursday arrested two middle-aged men for allegedly gang-raping a woman inside a beauty parlour at Mukundapur Road area under Purbo Jadavpur Police Station limits in southern Kolkata, officials said.
Srinagar, Anantnag parliament seats to go to polls on Apr 9, 12
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:56 pm
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): Election Commission of India said that Srinagar and Anantnag parliament seats would go to polls on Apr 9 and 12 respectively.
INS Tillanchang commissioned at Karwar
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): INS Tillanchang, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, at Karwar on Thursday.
Governor of Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh meets Mahesh Sharma
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Governor of Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh P.B. Acharya met Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma here on Thursday.
Chief of Royal Court of Jordan calls on President
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Dr. Fayez Al-Tarawneh, Chief of Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurates Ranchi-Tori railway in Jharkhand
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:22 pm
Ranchi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Union Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu, on Thursday, inaugurated the Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori railway line in Jharkhand through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan in New Delhi.
Teenager dies near encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:16 pm
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A teenage student of class XI was killed near an encounter site, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, where two militants were holed up inside a house, on Thursday.
Teenager dies near encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 09, 2017, at 08:43 pm
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A teenage student of class XI was killed near an encounter site, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, where two militants were holed up inside a house, on Thursday.
Two militants and 15-year-old boy killed as encounter continues in Kashmir's Pulwama
Mar 09, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Two suspected Lashker-e-Taiba militants and a 15-year-old boy were killed during an encounter in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.
Three students of Karnataka school die of food poisoning
Mar 09, 2017, at 07:47 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Three students of a Karnataka boarding school died on Thursday due to food poisoning, reports said.
Assam govt to ban NIBBUSS, police arrest 22 in connection with AASU office attack
Mar 09, 2017, at 07:39 pm
Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Assam government has decided to ban Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) in the state following the Silapathar incident in northern Assam's Dhemaji district where miscreants vandalised an office of All Assam Students Union (AASU).
Rajya Sabha adjourned after passing obituary references
Mar 09, 2017, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday without transacting any business as a mark of respect to the departed member Haji Abdul Salam, who represented Manipur..
Government takes serious view of hate crimes against Indians in US : Rajnath Singh
Mar 09, 2017, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : The Government takes a serious view of the alleged hate crimes against Indians in the US and it will make a statement on the matter in Parliament next week, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.
Mar 09, 2017, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday briefed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday's Lucknow encounter and said the nation is proud of the slain militant Saifullah's father, who refused to take the body of his son.
Uphaar cinema fire tragedy : Supreme Court refuses to strike down Gopal Ansal's jail term
Mar 09, 2017, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea against the jail term of Delhi-based builder Gopal Ansal, sentenced to one-year imprisonment for a fire in south Delhi’s Uphaar Cinema that killed 59 people in 1987, reports said.
PM Modi speaks before beginning of Parliament session
Mar 09, 2017, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Following is the full text of the rendering of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to media ahead of the Second round of the Budget Session of Parliament