Biker molests air hostess on Bengaluru street

Feb 20, 2017, at 11:06 pm

Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IBNS) : An air hostess was allegedly molested an injured after a bike-borne man attacked her in a posh locality of Bengaluru, reports said.

West Bengal: Madrasa students block roads, clash with police

Feb 20, 2017, at 10:29 pm

Kolkata/Murshidabad, Feb 20 (IBNS): Madrasa students and West Bengal Police clashed in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday following a road blockade by the students, according to reports.

CID busts another child trafficking racket in West Bengal, books school principal

Feb 20, 2017, at 10:26 pm

Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 20 (IBNS): After unearthing a north-Bengal based international child trafficking racket and nabbing two women involved in it, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has strengthened its probe into the root of the racket, officials said.

Uttar Pradesh : Rape accused SP Minister says he has been framed, moves SC against FIR order

Feb 20, 2017, at 09:31 pm

Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 20 (IBNS) : Controversial Samajwadi Party Minister Gayatri Prajapati, an accused in a gang-rape case, on Monday claimed that he has been framed as a result of political conspiracy, reports said.

Don't promote donkeys in Gujarat ads : UP CM Akhilesh Yadav asks Amitabh Bachchan

Feb 20, 2017, at 09:24 pm

Rae Bareli, Feb 20 (IBNS) : A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'bijli' barb, accusing the Uttar Pradesh Government of making communal discrimination in the supply of electricity, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav launched a blistering counter attack, advising actor Amitabh Bachchan to stop endorsing the "asses of Gujarat".

Malayalam film fraternity unites to support actress abducted and molested

Feb 20, 2017, at 09:06 pm

Kochi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Days after reports of a top south Indian actress's abduction and molestation surfaced, popular southern actor Mohanlal came in support of her, calling it as an atrocious act perpetrated on a lady.

Tamil Nadu: CM Palanisamy orders closing down of 500 state-run liquor shops

Feb 20, 2017, at 08:46 pm

Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisamy announced on Monday that another 500 state-run liquor shops would be wound up with immediate effect.media reported.

Stay away from Facebook, Lalu tells schoolchildren

Feb 20, 2017, at 07:41 pm

Patna, Feb 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad is quite disappointed after watching the new generation getting connected to smart phones most of the time and their growing addiction to the social networking sites.

Vice President condoles the passing away of Justice Altamas Kabir

Feb 20, 2017, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi, Feb (IBNS) : Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has condoled the passing away of former Chief Justice of India, Shri Altamas Kabir.

After getting offer for car lift, woman raped in Delhi's upscalae Huaz Khas

Feb 20, 2017, at 07:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): A woman from north-east India was allegedly raped in Delhi's Hauz Khas area by a man who offered her a lift after a party, reports said.

Trust vote was illegal, cancel it: DMK moves Madras High Court

Feb 20, 2017, at 06:49 pm

Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Challenging the validity of Saturday's Trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Opposition DMK has moved the court, requesting for its cancellation, reports said.

Tamil Nadu Governor seeks report on Assembly violence during Trust vote

Feb 20, 2017, at 06:17 pm

Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS) : Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has asked for a report from the assembly secretary on the incidents during the trust vote on Saturday, NDTV reports.

Disclose Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse's statement to the public : CIC

Feb 20, 2017, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) : The Central Information Commission has said that the statement of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse should be made public along with other relevant court records.

PM Modi greets people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on statehood day

Feb 20, 2017, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the people of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on their statehood day.

Congress doesn't want to end economic blockade in Manipur, says Rajnath Singh

Feb 20, 2017, at 03:11 am

Guwahati, Feb 19 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday alledged that the Congress doesn't want to end the ongoing economic blockade in Manipur, which he termed as a conspiracy contrived by the Okram Ibobi Singh led state government.

UP: PM Modi addresses rally in Fatehpur, slams SP-Congress alliance

Feb 20, 2017, at 03:06 am

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): In a fresh salvo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Sunday addressed a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, slammed the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance, while urging people to vote for the BJP.

Over 2.49 lakh students to appear in Assam Higher Secondary examinations

Feb 20, 2017, at 02:22 am

Guwahati, Feb 19 (IBNS): Over 2.49 lakh students will appear in the Higher Seconday Examination, 2017, under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) which is scheduled to start from Monday.

Nagaland: CM Zeliang decides to step down, NPF legislators to select new CM on Monday

Feb 20, 2017, at 01:11 am

Guwahati, Feb 19 (IBNS): Nagaland is set to get a new chief minister on Feb 20, following the stepping down of incumbent chief minister T R Zeliang on Sunday.

Srinagar now connected by low-cost AirAsia airline

Feb 20, 2017, at 12:05 am

Srinagar, Feb 19 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday waved the flag “as a landing signal” to first AirAsia flight that touched down at the Srinagar airport.

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Altamas Kabir passes away in Kolkata

Feb 19, 2017, at 11:38 pm

Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): Retired 39th Chief Justice of Indian Supreme Court Altamas Kabir died at a private hospital in Kolkata's E.M. Bypass area on Sunday afternoon, the hospital source said.

Telecom Exports from India to be the focus of ASEAN-India Digital Partnership

Feb 19, 2017, at 09:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): To commemorate the 25th year of the ASEAN India relations, TEPC (Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council) is organizing an inter-ministerial meeting between telecom ministers of ASEAN countries and India in New Delhi on Monday.

West Bengal: Youth falls off crowded local train, dies

Feb 19, 2017, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): A nearly 30-year-old man was killed after falling from a local train at Latibpur area in West Bengal's Howrah district on Sunday morning, local media reports said.

After Kejriwal, AAP's Bhagwant Mann makes donation to Irom Sharmila's party

Feb 19, 2017, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal donated Rs 50,000 to rights activist Irom Sharmila's party in Manipur ahead of the state elections, his party leader in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, followed the suit.

Tamil Nadu trust vote: DMK calls for hunger strike

Feb 19, 2017, at 07:43 pm

Chennai, Feb 19 (IBNS): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party on Sunday called for a hunger strike on Feb 22 at all of its district offices in Tamil Nadu to protest against the forceful eviction of its MLAs from the state Assembly during the trust vote, media reports said.

Central Water Commission organises Third National Dam Safety Conference

Feb 19, 2017, at 06:44 pm

Roorkee, Feb 19 (IBNS): The Third National Dam Safety Conference organized by Central Water Commission in association with Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam and IIT Roorkee concluded at Roorkee on Sunday.

UP poll: 24.19 pct voters' turnout recorded till 11 AM, Akhilesh casts vote

Feb 19, 2017, at 05:50 pm

Lucknow, Feb 19 (IBNS): As the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is underway on Sunday, 24.19 percent voters' turnout has been recorded till 11 am, media reports said.

PM Modi pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti

Feb 19, 2017, at 04:31 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti.

UP votes in third phase of assembly elections

Feb 19, 2017, at 03:54 pm

Lucknow, Feb 19 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh is undergoing the third phase of elections on Sunday as people are casting their votes for 69 assembly constituencies.

Security forces nab two GNLA militants along Assam-Meghalaya border

Feb 19, 2017, at 03:41 am

Guwahati, Feb 18 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants and recovered arms and ammunition in two separate operations in Lower Assam’s Goalpara district, officials said.

Security forces nab NSCN(IM) militant in Arunachal Pradesh

Feb 19, 2017, at 03:16 am

Guwahati, Feb 18 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a self styled sergeant of NSCN(IM) from Khonsa area in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, officials said on Saturday.