Lok Sabha passes bill to replace note ban ordinance
Feb 08, 2017, at 03:11 am
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Lok Saba on Tuesday passed the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017.
Jadavpur University's Dalit student goes missing after shamed on Facebook, FIR lodged against 5
Feb 08, 2017, at 02:30 am
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): Triggering the memories of Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula's suicide and the disappearance of JNU's student Najeeb Ahmed, a tribal student of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) has gone untraceable since last Thursday (Feb 2), days after he faced allegation of sexual harassment on social networking site Facebook, reports said.
Assam govt to introduce new law for employees to mandatory care their parents care
Feb 08, 2017, at 01:49 am
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Assam government is all set to introduce a new law that will make mandatory for all state government employees to take care their parents.
Clash erupts between local groups in Kolkata, 2 hurt
Feb 08, 2017, at 01:27 am
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): At least two men were injured during a violent skirmish between two neighbourhood groups over a local issue at Talbagan area under Kasba Police Station limits in south Kolkata on Tuesday, local media reports said.
Dozens of Bihar ministers, legislators donate blood for ailing humanity
Feb 08, 2017, at 01:12 am
Patna, Feb 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): In a noble gesture, dozens of ministers and legislators cutting across party lines in Bihar on Tuesday donated blood to save lives of the ailing community.
West Bengal: Udayan Das sent to 8-day police custody
Feb 08, 2017, at 01:02 am
Kolkata/Bankura, Feb 7 (IBNS):Udayan Das, who is accused of killing and burying his parents and girlfriend, was produced in a local court in West Bengal's Bankura district on Tuesday and sent to police custody for eight days, reports said.
Feb 08, 2017, at 12:09 am
Kabul, Feb 7 (IBNS): At least 20 people were killed as an explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Lok Sabha: PM Modi gives reply to motion of thanks on the President’s Address
Feb 07, 2017, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday replied to the motion of thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha.
Minor allegedly raped, killed near Kolkata: Local youth held
Feb 07, 2017, at 10:49 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): A day after a nearly 15-year-old school-student was allegedly raped and killed inside her bedroom at Lenin Nagar area under Sonarpur Police Station limits in Kolkata's neighbouring South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, police on Tuesday arrested a local youth in connection with the case, reports said.
UAE Ambassador India meets Suresh Prabhu
Feb 07, 2017, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday met Dr. Ahmed Albanna,Ambassador of UAE to India, here.
Rs 2349.79 crore deficit budget with no tax proposals presented in Assam assembly
Feb 07, 2017, at 10:36 pm
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS): Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday presented a Rs 2349.79 crore deficit state budget for the financial year 2017-18 in Assam assembly, which includes no tax proposals and merged plan and non-plan heads.
West Bengal's Advocate General, Additional Advocate General resign
Feb 07, 2017, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): West Bengal's Advocate General (AG) Jayanta Mitra and Additional Advocate General (AAG) Lakhsmi Gupta on Tuesday resigned from their posts, reports said.
Tamil Nadu : Petition filed in Supreme Court against Sasikala, swearing-in uncertain
Feb 07, 2017, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7(IBNS) : The swearing-in of V K Sasikala as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister became uncertain as a plea was filed in the Supreme Court against her, reports said.
Feb 07, 2017, at 08:57 pm
Baba Ladla alias Noor Muhammad, the notorious Lyari gangster who carried a reward of PKR three million, was killed on February 1, 2017, during a shootout with Rangers personnel in the Lyari Town area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. Two of Baba Ladla's close associates, Sikandar aka Sikko and Mohammad Yaseen aka Mama, were also killed in the encounter. During the operation, Head Constable Fayyaz and Constable Tufail were also killed. One Kalashnikov, two 9mm pistols and a hand grenade were also recovered from their possession. The "most wanted" suspects had been involved in numerous terrorist incidents, according to a Press Release issued by the Rangers: "Baba Ladla was wanted in more than 74 crimes by Police."
Feb 07, 2017, at 08:53 pm
On February 2, 2017, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian, identified as Dasru Durua, at Bara village under the Mathili Police limits of Malkangiri District.
Haryana to host International Counter Terrorism Seminar on Wednesday
Feb 07, 2017, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): The National Security Guard (NSG) will hold the 17th International Seminar on Counter Terrorism at Manesar, Haryana, on Wednesday.
Senior BIMSTEC officials meet in Kathmandu, Nepal plans to hold summit in 2017
Feb 07, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Kathmandu, Feb 7 (IBNS): The 17th session of BIMSTEC senior officials' meeting, being held in Kathmandu, Nepal, is likely to decide on the date of the fourth summit on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Docs directed to adopt cashless payment says Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste
Feb 07, 2017, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Physicians must announce their fees before rendering services and not after, said Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare) Faggan Singh Kulaste in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Rajya Sabha: Formation of national portal for monitoring online drugs sale says Minister Kulaste
Feb 07, 2017, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): The sub-committee constituted by the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) to examine issues relating to online sale of drugs has submitted its reports, said Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste on Tuesday.
PM Modi attacks Congress on one family rule
Feb 07, 2017, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Launching a scathing attack on the Congress for trying to perpetuate "one family" rule," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the party of neglecting the contribution of others in the country's freedom struggle.
Nitish Kumar’s return to NDA ‘possible’, predicts top Bihar BJP leader
Feb 07, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Patna, Feb 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): After Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, a senior BJP leader has predicted return of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to the NDA.
Feb 07, 2017, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): A Special Court on Tuesday granted bail to ex-Coal Secretary HC Gupta and others in a case concerning alleged irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in Chhattisgarh, according to media reports.
Nobel citation of Kailash Satyarthi stolen
Feb 07, 2017, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel prize citation has been stolen from his south Delhi residence, reports said.
India and Belgium agree to work together for wider digital empowerment
Feb 07, 2017, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): India and Belgium agreed to work together on digital empowerment of people during a ministerial level meeting in New Delhi, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Feb 07, 2017, at 06:10 pm
Chennai, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Making shocking claims, former Tamil Nadu Speaker P H Pandian has termed late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's death as "unnatural" and demanded an investigation into the conduct of her chief aide Sasikala, who is now tipped to be the Chief Minister, reports said.
Nitin Gadkari to address public rallies in Uttarakhand today
Feb 07, 2017, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): Union Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari will address three rallies in Uttarakhand on Tuesday.
Shamsul Hoda, the ISI agent behind Kanpur train accident, arrested in Nepal
Feb 07, 2017, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Shamsul Hoda, a Pakistani agent who is believed to be the mastermind behind a series of train accidents in India, has been arrested in Nepal, media reports said.
PM Modi pays tribute to Col Nizamuddin, says demise saddening
Feb 07, 2017, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Mourning the death of Colonel Nizamuddin, the last known member of the Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the incident as saddening.
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PM Modi pays tribute to Col Nizamuddin, says demise saddening
Feb 07, 2017, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Mourning the death of Colonel Nizamuddin, the last known member of the Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the incident as saddening.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Uttarakhand, tremors felt in Delhi
Feb 07, 2017, at 05:07 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Uttarakhand on Monday night.