UP political war: Mulayam Singh Yadav claims he is boss

Jan 09, 2017, at 01:00 am

Lucknow, Jan 8 (IBNS): Amid power tussle, Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday said he is still the chief of the Samajwadi Party.

Israeli Minister of Agriculture returns to India

Jan 08, 2017, at 11:55 pm

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS):Israel's Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel will visit India Jan 9-12.

Currency Ban: Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi

Jan 08, 2017, at 10:31 pm

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Two months after the government on Nov 8 announced banning of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday attacked Rahul Gandhi over attacking the move and said the Congress vice-president only thought about disrupting the next session of Parliament while Prime Minister Narendra Modi planned about technology driven cleaner economy.

Nepal: Two Indian nationals arrested with brown heroin

Jan 08, 2017, at 09:58 pm

Kathmandu, Jan 8 (IBNS): Two Indian nationals have been arrested in Nepal in possession of 21 grams brown heroin, media reports said.

Modi thanks Indian diaspora for supporting govt's move against black money

Jan 08, 2017, at 09:11 pm

Bangalore, Jan 8 (IBNS): Prime MInister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the Indian diaspora for sup[porting the government on the move take by it against black money.

West Bengal: Police arrests man for allegedly killing stepchild in Hooghly

Jan 08, 2017, at 08:46 pm

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): Police on Saturday booked a middle-aged man for allegedly murdering his 12-year-old stepson and dumping his body on railway tracks in West Bengal's Hooghly district, reports said.

Criminals shot dead JD-U leader in Bihar

Jan 08, 2017, at 07:17 pm

Patna, Jan 8 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Armed criminals shot dead a powerful Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader in Bihar early Sunday morning, sparking tension in the areas.

Lucknow: Car mows down at least four, injures six

Jan 08, 2017, at 07:06 pm

Lucknow, Jan 8 (IBNS): At least four people died after a car ran them over at a night shelter in Lucknow's Dalibagh area, reports said.

Kashmir: Air services resume following improvement in visibility

Jan 08, 2017, at 06:28 pm

Srinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS): Air Flight operations, hit by bad weather for two days, resumed fully on Sunday as visibility improved after heavy snowfall at Srinagar Airport, officials said.

Portuguese PM says proud to be of Indian origin

Jan 08, 2017, at 05:09 pm

Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IBNS): Attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas programme in Indian's IT hub Bengaluru on Sunday, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said he's proud to be a person of Indian origin.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Modi to interact with Indian diaspora today

Jan 08, 2017, at 02:13 pm

Bangalore, Jan 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will interact with the Indian diaspora at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.

16 women allegedly raped by police in Chhattisgarh, says NHRC report

Jan 08, 2017, at 01:46 pm

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday said it has found 16 women, prima facie victims of rape, sexual and physical assault by the State police personnel in Chhattisgarh even as it awaited the recorded statement of about 20 other victims.

Kolkata: Woman molested by drunk youths near Gariahat, 4 held

Jan 08, 2017, at 05:39 am

Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Police on Saturday late evening arrested four drunk youths for allegedly molesting a middle-aged woman and beating her husband at Cornfield Road area under Gariahat Police Station limits in Kolkata, reports said.

Kolkata: Youth stabbed to death at Regent Park

Jan 08, 2017, at 05:36 am

Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): A youth was stabbed to death at Tentultala area under Regent Park Police Station limits in Kolkata on Saturday evening, reports said.

Kolkata: 10 Nigerians booked for staying without valid documents

Jan 08, 2017, at 05:04 am

Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Based on credible source inputs, the Kolkata Police on Friday midnight arrested as many as ten Nigerians from Ahalyanagar area under Purba Jadavpur Police Station limits in southern Kolkata for staying in the city with expired passports and visas, reports said.

Modi receives jersey from Portugal PM Antonio Costa

Jan 08, 2017, at 04:37 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday received a Portugal football team's jersey as present from country's PM Antonio Costa.

West Bengal: JMB operative nabbed from Malda's Indo-Bangladesh border

Jan 08, 2017, at 04:36 am

Kolkata/Malda, Jan 7 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, Border Security Force (BSF)'s intelligence unit on Friday midnight arrested the kingpin of a FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) trafficking racket Ripon Sheikh alias Lion alias Ripon, who also has links with Bangladesh's militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Sabdalpur village under Baishnabnagar Police Station limits in West Bengal's Malda district, officials said.

Modi thanks Portugese Prime Minister Antonio Costa as his nation supported for India’s permanent membership of the UN Security Council

Jan 08, 2017, at 03:31 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked Portugese Prime Minister Antonio Costa as his nation supported for India’s permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

Assam: Huge quantity of foreign liquor seized by excise department

Jan 08, 2017, at 03:27 am

Guwahati, Jan 7 (IBNS) : Assam Excise department on Saturday seized huge quantity of illegal foreign liquor and beer from Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, officials said.

IED explosion hits poll bound Manipur, two CRPF jawans injured

Jan 08, 2017, at 03:08 am

Guwahati, Jan 7 (IBNS): At least two CRPF jawans were injured in a powerful explosion in the trouble torn and poll bound Manipur on Saturday evening.

Heavy snowfall: Omar Abdullah criticises state government

Jan 08, 2017, at 01:37 am

Srinagar, Jan 7 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah on Saturday took a dig at the government for “failing” to address people’s problems after heavy snowfall.

Prime Minister of Portugal calls on President Mukherjee

Jan 08, 2017, at 01:19 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Portugese Prime Minister Antonio Costa called on President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.

It is inappropriate to associate terrorism with a religious label, says Dalai Lama

Jan 08, 2017, at 01:15 am

Bodh Gaya, Jan 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dali Lama has strongly disapproved of labeling terrorism by saying a terrorist is a terrorist.

Sakshi Maharaj blames Muslims for India's population rise

Jan 08, 2017, at 12:57 am

Meerut, Jan 7 (IBNS): BJP lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj has triggered a controversy by saying that India's population rise is due to the Muslim community.

Contractual teachers not entitled for 7th pay commission benefits: Bihar govt

Jan 08, 2017, at 12:32 am

Patna, Jan 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The state government in Bihar has announced that the contractual teachers are not entitled for availing wage hike after implementation of 7th pay commission.

Sushma Swaraj seeks report from India envoy on death sentence awarded to two Indians by Qatar

Jan 08, 2017, at 12:11 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday sought a report from the Indian Ambassador in Qatar on the two Indian nationals who have been death sentences in the nation.

All India Waqf conference gets underway

Jan 07, 2017, at 11:52 pm

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs said that the Centre, National Waqf Development Corporation (NAWADCO) and Central Waqf Council together have launched a campaign to utilise the Waqf properties for socio-economic-educational empowerment of minority communities specially Muslims.

Kolkata Imam announces Rs 25 lakh award for shaving Modi's head-beard

Jan 07, 2017, at 11:27 pm

Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Shahi Imam of Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque, Maulana Noorur Rahman Barkati, on Saturday declared an award of 25 lakh rupees for shaving the head and beard of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sikh devotees praise Bihar for successfully hosting Prakash Parv

Jan 07, 2017, at 11:25 pm

Patna, Jan 7 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): The week-long Prakash Parv has finally come to a close in Patna—the place where the 10th Guru of the Sikh, Guru Govind Singh was born and spent his early childhood.

West Bengal: 7 killed in two separate road mishaps

Jan 07, 2017, at 11:05 pm

Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): At least seven persons were killed and forty-two others were injured in two deadly road accidents at different locations in West Bengal, reports said.