UP polls: TMC supports 'SP-Congress alliance'

Jan 23, 2017, at 12:08 am

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her Trinamool Congress supports the alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for the UP assembly polls.

Pakistan: Train hits car, 6 killed

Jan 23, 2017, at 12:01 am

Islamabad, Jan 22 (IBNS): At least six people were killed when a train hit a car in Pakistan's Gojra city, media reports said.

Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu: 2 killed

Jan 22, 2017, at 11:46 pm

Chennai, Jan 22 (IBNS): At least two people were killed during Jallikattu events at Pudukottai area in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.

Bihar court asks accused teenager to teach Dalit children for three months

Jan 22, 2017, at 11:44 pm

Patna, Jan 22 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A juvenile court in Bihar has asked a minor to teach Dalit friends after he was convicted for getting involved in illegal liquor trade in a state declared as “dry”.

Akhilesh Yadav launches poll manifesto, attacks Centre

Jan 22, 2017, at 10:56 pm

Lucknow, Jan 22 (IBNS): Launching the poll manifesto, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday attacked the Centre and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is giving people 'broom' or asking to perform yoga in the name of 'good days'.

India support the proposal of strengthening of AMIS: Singh

Jan 22, 2017, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Sunday addressed the G-20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting at Berlin, Germany. In his addressed the Minister said that India will continue to extend their support in early implementation of past commitments made at the G20 Agriculture Ministers Meetings particularly on Research and Development, collaboration and knowledge transfer, action to combat food loss and waste, and information and communication technologies (ICT).

5 killed in West Bengal bus mishap

Jan 22, 2017, at 09:43 pm

Kolkata/Birbhum, Jan 22 (IBNS): At least five persons, including three women, were killed and several others were injured when a private bus lost its control and fell into a roadside canal at Ilambazar in West Bengal's Birbhum district in the wee hours of Sunday, reports said.

Vice President expresses grief over loss of lives in Andhra Pradesh train accident

Jan 22, 2017, at 08:39 pm

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Sunday expressed grief over loss of lives in the train accident in Andhra Pradesh.

36 killed in Andhra Pradesh train derailment

Jan 22, 2017, at 08:20 pm

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express, which derailed close to the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, left 36 people killed and injured about 54, media reports said on Sunday.

Three jawans killed in militant ambush along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border

Jan 22, 2017, at 07:56 pm

Guwahati, Jan 22 (IBNS): At least three jawans were killed and two others injured while militants ambushed an Assam Rifles vehicle along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Tinsukia district on Sunday morning.

Amid protests, TN CM failed to inaugurate Jallikattu ceremony in Madurai's Alanganallur

Jan 22, 2017, at 06:55 pm

Chennai, Jan 22 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam was unable to inaugurate the Jallikattu ceremony in Madurai's Alanganallur as locals continued to protest demanding a more strong solution than the Saturday's Ordinance, which cleared the way for the bull-taming sport to be held in the state, media reports said.

Train accident in Andhra Pradesh is extremely distressing: Union Home Minister

Jan 22, 2017, at 06:13 pm

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the news of train accident in Andhra Pradesh is extremely distressing and he deeply pained over the "loss of precious lives."

Hirakhand mishap: 32 killed, over 50 injured after train derails in Andhra

Jan 22, 2017, at 06:04 pm

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IBNS): At least 32 people were killed and 54 others injured after the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailed close to the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

Fresh rain and snow start in Jammu and Kashmir

Jan 22, 2017, at 05:19 pm

Srinagar, Jan 22 (IBNS): Fresh rain and snowfall started on Sunday morning in Jammu and Kashmir region, weather official said.

UP polls: Congress set to form alliance with Samajwadi Party

Jan 22, 2017, at 05:00 pm

Lucknow, Jan 22 (IBNS): With the state of Uttar Pradesh going for Assembly polls, the congress is all set to join the Samajwadi Party (SP) as its junior partner, media reports said on Sunday

PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Hirakhand Express mishap

Jan 22, 2017, at 03:59 pm

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives due to the derailment of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express train.

Hirakhand Express mishap: 23 killed

Jan 22, 2017, at 01:53 pm

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailed close to the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday which left at least 23 people killed, media reports said on Sunday.

12 killed as 8 coaches of Hirakhand Express derails in Odisha

Jan 22, 2017, at 08:39 am

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IBNS): At least 12 passengers were killed and several others were injured when Jagdulpur to Bhubaneswar bound Hirakhand Express (18448) train went off the track near Kuleri railway station, barely 30 km from Rayagada in Odisha on Saturday midnight, local media reports said.

Jagdalpur -Bhubaneswar Hirakhand express train derails, several feared killed

Jan 22, 2017, at 08:22 am

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been killed as eight coaches of Jagdalpur -Bhubaneswar Hirakhand express train derailed near Kuleri station in Odisha on Sunday, media reports said.

2016 National Bravery Awards winning children call on the President

Jan 22, 2017, at 04:32 am

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): The 2016 National Bravery Awards winning children called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.

Three schoolgirls killed, Bihar human chain event ends

Jan 22, 2017, at 04:20 am

Patna, Jan 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): At least, three schoolgirls were killed and more than a 100 children fainted while they had gone to participate in the Bihar government’s much-hyped programme against deaddiction, local media reported on Saturday.

Pakistan hands over Indian soldier

Jan 22, 2017, at 02:16 am

Islamabad, Jan 21 (IBNS): Pakistan has handed over an Indian soldier, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control in September last year,at the Wagah Border on Saturday, officials confirmed.

Japanese Ambassador to India meets Assam CM, discusses bilateral issues

Jan 22, 2017, at 01:33 am

Guwahati, Jan 21 (IBNS): Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu on Satruday evening called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and discussed various issues such as investment promotion, people-to-people exchanges and connectivity between Assam and Japan to give a boost to bilateral relations.

APSC cash-for-job scam: Former chairman Rakesh Paul sent five-day police custody

Jan 22, 2017, at 01:10 am

Guwahati, Jan 21 (IBNS) : Arrested former Chairman of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Rakesh Paul faced another problem after a local court on Saturday sent him to five days police custody in connection with another cash-for-job case loadged in 2014 against Paul.

Assam: Seven killed in separate road mishaps in past 24 hours

Jan 22, 2017, at 12:35 am

Guwahati, Jan 21 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed and several others were injured in different road mishaps in Assam in past 24 hours.

West Bengal court sentences 3 Lashkar militants to death

Jan 22, 2017, at 12:17 am

Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS): A local court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday awarded death sentence to three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including an active member of LeT's suicide squad, reports said.

Tamil Nadu government clears Jallikattu Ordinance

Jan 21, 2017, at 11:36 pm

Chennai, Jan 21 (IBNS): In a major victory for people demonstrating across the state for the past few days, the Tamil Nadu government has cleared Jallikattu Ordinance.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out at College Street

Jan 21, 2017, at 11:02 pm

Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS): A fire broke out in a multi-storey building near Barnaparichay Market at College Street area in Kolkata on Saturday afternoon, reports said.

Election Commission censures Arvind Kejriwal for Goa comment on bribery

Jan 21, 2017, at 09:55 pm

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) : The Election Commission on Saturday censured Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal for abetting "electoral offence of bribery" by saying that voters in Goa should accept money from the BJP and the Congress but cast their ballot for the AAP, reports said.

Bihar: World’s longest human chain against alcoholism

Jan 21, 2017, at 09:42 pm

Patna, Jan 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): More than 20 million people came out on the street on Saturday joining hands together to form the world’s longest human chain against alcoholism in Bihar.