Manipur: Shutdown call given by insurgent groups ahead of PM Modi visit
Feb 24, 2017, at 06:05 pm
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IBNS): Coordinating Committee (CorCom), an apex body of six insurgent groups of Manipur, has called for a state-wide shutdown on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the poll-bound state.
PM Modi greets people on the occasion of Shivaratri
Feb 24, 2017, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Shiva Ratri.
PM Modi greets nation on Mahashivratri
Feb 24, 2017, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
BJP shines in Maha civic polls, trails Sena by two seats in Mumbai
Feb 24, 2017, at 03:45 am
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS): In its best ever performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to bag the second position with just two seats behind its estranged ally Shiv Sena in Mumbai.
DG level BSF-BGB conference held in Dhaka
Feb 24, 2017, at 03:38 am
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IBNS): A five-day Director General (DG)-level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held on Feb 18-22 in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka.
UP polls: 61 pct voters' turnout recorded in fourth phase
Feb 24, 2017, at 01:45 am
Raebareli, Feb 23 (IBNS): About 61 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Thursday in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections, media reports said.
A NSCN (K) and three KLO militants nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Feb 24, 2017, at 01:03 am
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a NSCN (K) militant and three Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam on Thursday.
Manipur encounter: Tribal woman, Naga militant killed
Feb 24, 2017, at 12:47 am
Mnipur encounter: Tribal woman, Naga militant killed
Poll Verdict: Shiv Sena tops Mumbai, close second BJP shines statewide; Congress-NCP bite dust
Feb 24, 2017, at 12:16 am
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS): Estranged allies Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are neck in neck with 84 and 81 seats respectively in the battle for Mumbai corporation as the saffron brigades routed the Congress and NCP.
Sikkim becomes 22nd State to join UDAY
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): The Government of India and the State of Sikkim signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on Thursday, for operational improvement of the State’s Power Distribution Department. With the signing of MoU, the total number of States covered under UDAY has reached twenty-two.
Prakash Javadekar lays foundation stone of new building of Kendriya Vidyalaya Shahdara Delhi
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS) : The Government is working actively on providing quality education to students, as it believes that only a proper and quality education has the potential of developing a good citizen with strong character.
Donkeys work for masters, so I take inspiration from them : PM Modi hits back at Akhilesh Yadav
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:04 pm
Baharaich, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Three days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "donkey" slight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday responded, saying he takes inspiration from the animal because it is loyal to the master, reports said.
BMC polls : Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam offers to quit as party bites dust
Feb 23, 2017, at 09:23 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Taking moral responsibility for Congress' poor performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, the party's Mumbai unit chief Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday offered to resign from his post.
Major power-cut hits Kolkata, throws Metro service out of gear
Feb 23, 2017, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata was disrupted for nearly 15 minutes on Thursday morning as a 750 MW power station of Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) went out of order, reports said.
BMC polls result : Shiv Sena leads but unsure of clear majority, BJP close behind
Feb 23, 2017, at 08:04 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : In a tough battle, the Shiv Sena remained a clear leader capturing 92 seats of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), ahead of the main rival BJP, but was still 20 short of the halfway mark of 114 required to rule the civic body with the result of only 20 seats remaining to be announced.
Maharashtra :BMC polls counting underway, Shiv Sena maintains steady lead ahead of BJP
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:42 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : The Shiv Sena continued maintain its lead ahead of the main rival BJP as counting of votes for Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were underway on Thursday.
Fourth phase polling in Uttar Pradesh :39 per cent polling till 1 pm
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Raebareli, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Voting for the fourth phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh is underway in 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts with about 39 per cent electorate exercising their franchise till 1 pm, reports said.
Four legislators injured as BJP and Cong members clash in Gujarat Assembly
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:07 pm
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Four legislators, including a woman BJP minister, were injured when a clash broke out inside the Gujarat Assembly between opposition Congress and the ruling party members during the budget session proceedings on Thursday, reports said.
Maharashtra :BMC polls counting underway, Shiv Sena maintains steady lead ahead of BJP
Feb 23, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : The Shiv Sena continued maintain its lead ahead of the main rival BJP as counting of votes for Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were underway on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu Assembly, ruckus : MK Stalin to meet President today
Feb 23, 2017, at 06:03 pm
Chennai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : DMK working president M K Stalin will meet President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Thursday to make a presentation on behalf of his party on the incidents that took place in the Tamil Nadu assembly during the floor test on February 18, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh fourth phase polling : SP candidate's son shot at, 12-15 per cent polling till 10 am
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:32 pm
Raebareli, Feb 23 (IBNS) : A Samajwadi Party candidate's son was shot at during clashes with rival BSP workers in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba on Wednesday night only hours before voting started in the fourth phase of elections in the state, NDTV reported.
Maharashtra :BMC polls counting underway, Shiv Sena takes early lead ahead of BJP
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:20 pm
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Counting of votes in the elections for BMC and nine other municipal corporations in Maharashtra began on Thursday morning with the Shiv Sena taking an initial lead ahead of the BJP in the battle for the country’s richest civic body, reports said.
Militant ambush kills three jawans, woman in Kashmir
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:07 pm
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IBNS): At least three army soldiers and an elderly woman were killed and three other army jawans were wounded after militants ambushed a patrol party in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday.
Providing evidence against Masood Azhar is not India's task alone: Jaishankar tells China
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:08 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Wednesday told China that India is not alone entrusted with the function of providing evidence against Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar.
Mumbai: Man slits wife's throat as she boarded auto
Feb 23, 2017, at 03:47 am
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IBNS): A 28-year-old woman, who is a mother of two, has been murdered by his husband in Mumbai while she was boarding an auto, media reports said.
Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar visits Maldives
Feb 23, 2017, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar visited Maldives from Feb 21-22 as a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Andhra Pradesh signs MoUs with VISA, Thomson Reuters for fintech
Feb 23, 2017, at 12:52 am
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday presided over the signing of two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with fintech multinationals Visa and Thomson Reuters at Mumbai.
Mamata announces regulatory body to curb anti-patient private hospital malpractices
Feb 22, 2017, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IBNS): Following a meeting with the authorities of privately-run hospitals over the allegations of patients' harassment and mindless billing, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced to form a health regulatory committee to monitor private nursing homes' activities.
Rival student groups clash outside Delhi's Ramjas college over Umar Khalid seminar
Feb 22, 2017, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): About 20 students were injured in clashes that broke out among rival groups of students outside Delhi's Ramjas college on Wednesday over cancellation of a seminar where controversial JNU student leader Umar Khalid was invited, reports said.
Fake 2,000-rupee notes from Delhi ATM
Feb 22, 2017, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) : In a perplexing incident, a State Bank of India ATM at South Delhi's Sangam Vihar dispensed 'fake' Rs 2000 notes, media reports said.