Kolkata: Fire breaks out at Sealdah factory
Jan 29, 2017, at 10:03 pm
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in a factory at Munsirbazar area on South Sealdah Road in north Kolkata on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
UP poll: Rahul, Akhilesh hold joint media address, say alliance will win 300 plus seats
Jan 29, 2017, at 08:28 pm
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IBNS): Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi held a joint press conference for the first time on Sunday where they said that their alliance will bag over 300 of the state's 403 seats.
30 vehicles collide on Jaipur-Agra highway due to fog, one dead
Jan 29, 2017, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): In a major accident due to thick fog on the Jaipur-Agra highway, around 30 vehicles collided which resulted in the death of one person, media reports said.
Srinagar-Jammu highway opens for one-way traffic after four days
Jan 29, 2017, at 07:16 pm
Drinagar, Jan 29 (IBNS): The 300-km-long strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway opened for one-way traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for four days due to snowfall.
Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi gets make over after 15 years for increased visitor engagement
Jan 29, 2017, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi. Jan 29 (IBNS): For more than 10,000 domestic and foreign visitors who visit Mahatma Gandhiji's Samadhi at Rajghat in the national capital every day, there is nothing much to engage the visitors about his life and and thoughts other than the black stone platform that marks the spot where Gandhiji was cremated. To address this deficiency and to enhance the engaging experience of the visitors, the Rajghat Samadhi Samiti, under the Ministry of Urban Development has undertaken several initiatives during the last two years and they will be inaugurated on Monday on the occasion of the 69th death anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
Exams should be celebrated as festivals: PM Modi tells students
Jan 29, 2017, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' where he urged students to celebrate exams as festivals while not taking pressure.
Narendra Modi addresses students in Mann Ki Baat
Jan 29, 2017, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday is addressing his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat.
West Bengal: TMC leader arrested for vandalizing police station in Burdwan
Jan 29, 2017, at 02:40 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Jan 29 (IBNS): Hours after a police station was ransacked by angry mob over a local issue in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police on Saturday night arrested at least eleven persons, including a local leader of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), in connection with the case, reports said.
Narendra Modi to address Mann Ki Baat today
Jan 29, 2017, at 02:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will address his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat.
Jorhat MLA Hitendranath Goswami to be the next assembly speaker: Assam cabinet approves
Jan 29, 2017, at 04:49 am
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : The legislator of Jorhat assembly constituency Hitendranath Goswami to be the next speaker of Assam assembly and the decision was approved by the state government cabinet.
SM Krishna decides to quit from active politics?
Jan 29, 2017, at 04:33 am
Chennai, Jan 28 (IBNS): Former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna has decided to retire from primary membership of the Congress party, media reports said.
Union Govt has taken decisive steps against Pak sponsored terrorism: Dr Jitendra Singh
Jan 29, 2017, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh has said that the Union Government led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken decisive steps against Pakistan sponsored terrorism and the two most recent examples are the decision of Remonetization which has drastically reduced terror related transactions, preceded by the military strike inside the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
Assam Madrasas benefited by terror funding: IB, several institutions in police radar
Jan 29, 2017, at 01:12 am
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Several Madrasas of Assam are in radar under the Assam police and other security agencies which were benefited by terror funding.
Assam, Nagaland governor take additional charges of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh
Jan 29, 2017, at 12:52 am
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday took oath as the Governor of Meghalya, when the Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya Justice Dinesh Maheshwari administered the oath of office to him at a solemn function held at Raj Bhavan in Shillong.
Goa did well under BJP's rule in five years: Modi
Jan 29, 2017, at 12:08 am
Panaji, Jan 28 (IBNS): Campaigning in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the union territory has witnessed significant development for the past five years under the tenure of the BJP rule.
2-day North East Investors’ Summit in Shillong from tomorrow
Jan 28, 2017, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): The first ever “Investors Summit†exclusively for North Eastern Region (NER), organized jointly by the Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of DoNER during Jan 29-30, 2017, would be inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani in Shillong, at the State Convention Centre, on Jan 29.
UP polls: BJP releases manifesto
Jan 28, 2017, at 10:40 pm
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh.
West Bengal: Angry mob attacks cops, sets Ausgram Police Station on fire over land conflict
Jan 28, 2017, at 10:07 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Jan 28 (IBNS): At least eight policemen were injured when a large number of local villagers went on a rampage at a police station at Ausgram in Burdwan district of West Bengal on Saturday afternoon, reports said.
President launches countrywide Pulse Polio Programme for 2017
Jan 28, 2017, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2017 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old, at the Rahstrapati Bhawan, in the presence of the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare J P Nadda and Ministers of State (Health) Faggan Singh Kulaste and Anupriya Patel, here on Saturday.
Jan 28, 2017, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the life of a NCC cadet is beyond the uniform, the parade and the camps; and added that the NCC experience provides a sense of mission.
5 hurt as old building collapses in Kolkata
Jan 28, 2017, at 09:12 pm
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): A portion of a dilapidated building collapsed at Premchand Boral Street under Muchipara Police Station limits in north Kolkata on Saturday morning, leaving at least five persons injured, media reports said.
US a nation of immigrants and we should be proud of it : Mark Zuckerberg's FB barb against Trump
Jan 28, 2017, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday strongly criticised US President Donald Trump on his social network site for the new anti-immigration and refugee policies, saying America is a nation of immigrant and one should be proud of it.
Five soldiers trapped after avalanche hits army patrol in Kashmir
Jan 28, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Srinagar, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Five soldiers were buried under snow after an avalanche hit an army patrol on Friday in the Machil sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.reports said.
Vijay Mallya slams CBI, SEBI, demands proof
Jan 28, 2017, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, charged with non-payment of bank loans and siphoning the phenomenal amount abroad, has slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation and Securities Exchange Board of India for indicting him.
Mortar shell found near Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, NSG called in
Jan 28, 2017, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Commotion was palpable as a mortar shell was found in Kishan Garh village near Delhi's Vasant Kunj area on Saturday morning, reports said.
Four killed in Ghaziabad road mishap
Jan 28, 2017, at 05:48 pm
Ghazizbad, Jan 28 (IBNS) : At least four people have been killed after an Audi car hit a parked auto-rickshaw in Uttar Pardesh's Ghaziabad district, media reports said on Saturday.
Punjab polls: AAP candidate from Jagrao critically injured following accident
Jan 28, 2017, at 05:32 pm
Jalandhar, Jan 28 (IBNS): AAP candidate from Punjab's Jargao, Sarvjit Kaur, suffered critical injuries and is fighting for her life following a car-tractor collision, reports said.
Goa Congress slams BJP, promises better governance
Jan 28, 2017, at 04:42 pm
Panjim, Jan 28 (IBNS): Slamming BJP for its lack of governance in Goa, the Goa Congress promised better returns if elected in the upcoming state polls.
Narendra Modi pays tribute to Lala Lajpat Rai
Jan 28, 2017, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary.
Bihar officials decide to teach schoolchildren for one hour every week
Jan 28, 2017, at 04:40 am
Patna, Jan 27 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): In a novel initiate, officials from Patna district of Bihar have decided to teach schoolchildren in government schools at least for one hour in every week for what they believe will improve quality of education.