Budget 2017: Jaitley defends demonetisation, focuses on rural sector
Feb 01, 2017, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presenting the Budget 2017 on Wednesday said demonetisation policy would be yielding better GDP results in the long run and curb corruption even as he focused on rural spending announcing Rs. 48,000 crore for MNREGA as highest allocation ever and Rs 10 lakh crore credit to farmers.
Congress demands house adjournment and budget postponement over Ahamed demise
Feb 01, 2017, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Before Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rose to present the Union Budget 2017 on Wednesday, Congress demanded that the House be adjourned and the Budget be postponed owing to the death of lawmaker E Ahamed.
Jaitley to present union budget, no postponement owing to MP demise
Feb 01, 2017, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would present the Union Budget 2017 at 11 am on Wednesday after initial confusion on whether it would be postponed owing to the death of a lawmaker.
PM Modi greets people on the occasion of Basant Panchami
Feb 01, 2017, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people, on the occasion of Basant Panchami being celebrated on Wednesday.
Uncertainity over budget after lawmaker E Ahamed dies
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to present his fourth budget on Tuesday.
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (BNS): Former Union Minister E Ahamed passed away on Tuesday.
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Police clash with students demanding Saraswati Puja in closed Bengal school
Feb 01, 2017, at 04:35 am
Kolkats, Jan 31 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday clashed with the students of a state government-run higher secondary school, which has been closed indefinitely over a communal tensions, in West Bengal's Howrah district.
Income Tax Department launches Operation Clean Money
Feb 01, 2017, at 04:32 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Income Tax Department (ITD) on Tuesday initiated Operation Clean Money.
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Supreme Court slams Tamil Nadu govt on Jallikattu protests
Feb 01, 2017, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/Chennai, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Tamil Nadu government over the massive protests that resulted in the restoration of the ancient bull-taming tradition of Chennai 'Jallikattu.'
IRS officers meet Jitendra Singh, seek DoPT intervention
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): A delegation of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers met the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today and sought intervention by Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) for the clearance of backlog in promotions.
Murdered Pune techie murder: Last rites performed
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:37 am
Kozhikode, Jan 31 (IBNS): The last rites of a 25-year-old Infosys techie, who was murdered in a Pune office, was performed in her hometown Kozhikode on Tuesday, media reports said.
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University to launch Executive Development Programme
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University in collaboration with US-India Aviation Cooperation Programme will be launching its first Executive Development Programme on Thursday.
Jharkhand: Man slits throat in temple to please Goddess
Feb 01, 2017, at 01:37 am
Patna, Jan 31 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): A man from Bihar slit open his throat to please deity at a Hindu temple in neighbouring Jharkhand state on Tuesday.
West Bengal: State bus falls into ditch in Howrah, 35 hurt
Feb 01, 2017, at 01:02 am
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): At least 35 persons were injured when a government-run bus overturned and fell into a roadside canal at Ranihati-Amta Road under Panchla Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district on Tuesday morning, reports said.
India should feel not only strong, but also safe: Kiren Rijiju
Feb 01, 2017, at 12:15 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju addressed the 12th Raising Day Celebration of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) here on Tuesday.
Digital Radio Technology empowers listeners with wide range of services:Venkaiah Naidu
Feb 01, 2017, at 12:03 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting, has said that Digital Radio provided a unique opportunity for all the stakeholders both public and private broadcasters to carry forward the vision of Prime Minister to achieve Digital and Connectivity Revolution in the country.
Oil slick continues to plague Tamil Nadu coast, two ships collided at Ennore on Saturday
Jan 31, 2017, at 10:18 pm
Chennai, Jan 31 (IBNS): The oil spill along the Tamil Nadu coast near Chennai continues to pollute beaches, including the Marina Beach, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Former Minister of State E Ahamed suffers cardiac arrest,PM enquires about health
Jan 31, 2017, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Former Minister of State E Ahamed has suffered cardiac arrest,
National Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 presented by Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Jan 31, 2017, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh presented the First National Entrepreneurship awards 2016 in New Delhi on Monday.
S C Bajpai appointed as Director General Ordinance Factories and Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board
Jan 31, 2017, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): S C Bajpai, IOFS, has been appointed as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) from Feb 1.
Hafiz Saeed arrest: India wants Pakistan to be more sincere in its efforts to curb terrorism
Jan 31, 2017, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Union Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Tuesday, commenting on the house arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed by the Pakistani government, said that Pakistan has to carry out a credible crackdown to prove its sincerity in the matter, according to media reports.
Uttar Pradesh: Shivpal Yadav claims he will leave SP and form new party after March 11
Jan 31, 2017, at 09:12 pm
Lucknow, Jan 31 (IBNS): Shivpal Yadav, uncle to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, has said on Tuesday that he will float a new party after Mar 11, according to media reports.
Bihar: JD-U wants to project Nitish Kumar as PM candidate for 2019 elections
Jan 31, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Patna, Jan 31 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) in Bihar is projecting chief minister Nitish Kumar as the PM candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and has asked the Congress to back his candidature describing him as the “most credible faceâ€.
Budget Session 2017: Economic Survey 2016-17 presented by FM Arun Jaitley
Jan 31, 2017, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Indian economy has sustained a macro-economic environment of relatively lower inflation, fiscal discipline and moderate current account deficit coupled with broadly stable rupee-dollar exchange rate despite continuing global sluggishness, said Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament on Tuesday.
Budget Session 2017: PM Modi says political differences must not hamper functioning of Parliament
Jan 31, 2017, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Parliament should be allowed to function smoothly despite differences between elected parties, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior to the start of the Budget Session 2017 on Tuesday.
Budget Session 2017: Govt taken bold decisions in the interest of the poor says Pranab Mukherjee
Jan 31, 2017, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Parliament in a joint session of both houses on Tuesday, the first day of the Budget Session 2017.
Modi's Mann Ki Baat address on 'examination' converted to e-book
Jan 31, 2017, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, where he spoke on examination, has been converted into an e-book.
PM Modi wishes NDRF on 12th Raising Day
Jan 31, 2017, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on the ocassion of its 12th Raising Day.
EC asks Congress to hold elections for president's post by June 15
Jan 31, 2017, at 04:46 am
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) on Monday ordered the Congress party to hold elections for posts including its president by June 15, media reports said.
Lockout announced at Besco's wagon production unit in Kolkata
Jan 31, 2017, at 03:40 am
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): Authority of the Besco Limited on Monday suspended work in its wagon manufacturing unit at Bullygunge in Kolkata indefinitely as the company is facing huge losses due to labour unrest, reports said.