Cabinet approves doubling of Rajpura-Bhatinda railway line
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the doubling of Rajpura-Bhatinda railway line at an estimated cost of Rs.1,251.25 crore and expected completion cost of Rs.1,465.59 crore.
Six killed in Gondia hotel fire in Maharashtra
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:40 pm
Gondia, Maharashtra, Dec 21 (IBNS) : At least six people were killed when a massive fire broke out in a hotel at Gondia, 170 km off Nagpur in eastern Maharashtra early on Wednesday, media reports said.
Twenty-One Kerala medical students suspended for ragging juniors
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:18 pm
Mallapuram, Dec 21 (IBNS) :At least 21 students of a state-run medical college in Kerala’s Malappuram district have been suspended following allegations of ragging, media reports said.
Quick assessment study reveals Patna roads suffer from excessive plying of private vehicles
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:00 pm
Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A recent study has found that roads in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, have been facing maximum pressures from private vehicles.
TN raids vindictive, unethical and technically improper, says Mamata Banerjee
Dec 21, 2016, at 06:36 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Firing a fresh salvo at the central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the raid in Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary's house was "vindictive, unethical and technically improper."
Rahul Gandhi to address public rally at Mehsana, hotbed of Patel agitation, today
Dec 21, 2016, at 06:34 pm
Mehsana,Gujarat, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will address a rally on Wednesday at Mehsana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home district and the hotbed of Patidar quota agitation, to kick-start his party’s campaign in Gujarat much ahead of the Assembl,y elections in the state.
Income tax raids at TN Chief Secretary's residence : Unprecedented, says M K Stalin
Dec 21, 2016, at 06:04 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS) : In a kind of crackdown that is unprecedented in the state, Income Tax officials raided the Chennai home of Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Fire in Maharashtra hotel, at least three killed
Dec 21, 2016, at 05:47 pm
Gondia, Maharashtra, Dec 21 (IBNS) : At least three persons were reportedly killed and several others injured in a devastating fire that broke out in a hotel at Gondia near Nagpur in Maharashtra on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Income tax raids at Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary's residence
Dec 21, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Chennai, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Income Tax officials are conducting searches at the Chennai residence of Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, NDTV reported.
17-year-old girl allegedly shot dead by friend, flees scene
Dec 21, 2016, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): A 17-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by her friend, who fled the scene, reports said.
West Bengal's communal cauldron: Oppn barred from entering Dhulagarh
Dec 21, 2016, at 03:16 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): A week after a village in West Bengal's Dhulagarh, barely 28 km from state capital Kolkata, was devastated by the attack on one community by the members of another during a religious procession, media started reporting the episode even as the Opposition leaders were denied entry in the area from where many families had to flee fearing for life.
After initial support, Chandrababu Naidu now slams Centre over notes ban
Dec 21, 2016, at 04:59 am
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (IBNS): BJP ally and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who initially supported the demonetisation move by the Centre, has now said that he is having a tough time regularly in his attempt to find solution to the crisis brought as a result of the high denomination currency ban.
Hours after Cong defeat in Chandigarh polls, Sidhu meets Rahul Gandhi
Dec 21, 2016, at 04:28 am
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday met Rahul Gandhi in the capital for about 45 minutes triggering speculations that the cricketer-turned-politician might join the Congress party, media reports said.
I was offered J&K CM's post thrice by BJP: Ex-PDP leader
Dec 21, 2016, at 04:05 am
Srinagar, Dec 20 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday lambasted those who alleged him of quitting PDP because he was not rehabilitated as minister and declared that he was thrice offered the Chief Minister's post in the past two years.
Assam CM directs DCs to complete embankment repairing within Mar 31
Dec 21, 2016, at 01:35 am
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the Deputy Commissioners to ensure completion of repairing works of all the embankments of the State within Mar 31, 2017.
BJP govt doing vendetta politics: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 21, 2016, at 12:27 am
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accussed the BJP-led central government of doing 'vendetta politics'.
Skill Development Centres in tea garden areas to sensitise employment: CM
Dec 20, 2016, at 11:55 pm
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS) : To bring back confidence and revive growth cycle for spearheading a paradigm of development, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed Labour Department for reactivating the 71 defunct skill centres in tea garden areas and develop modalities to transform them into skill development centres for shaping up the skills of the youths and make them employable for different vocations.
RBI is changing rules like the PM changes his clothes: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 20, 2016, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Narendra Modi and said the Reserve Bank of India is changing its rules like the Prime Minister changes his clothes.
GOC 4 Corps meets Sonowal; discusses security scenario
Dec 20, 2016, at 11:33 pm
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS) : General Officer Commanding (GoC) 4 Corps Amarjeet Singh Bedi on Tuesday called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter’s office chamber in the Assam Secretariat.
Assam CM directs irrigation department to complete all ongoing projects
Dec 20, 2016, at 11:28 pm
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the Irrigation department to complete the construction works of all ongoing irrigation projects in the state at an early date to boost the agricultural production.
Chandigarh victory: Narendra Modi 'thanks' people for supporting BJP,Akali Dal
Dec 20, 2016, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah thanked people of Chandigarh after the party scored a remarkable victory in the municipal elections.
U.S, India search for WWII American Airmen
Dec 20, 2016, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently completed a mission in India to locate the remains of servicemen missing since World War II.
Manipur unrest: Mob burns down church in Imphal, police use tear gas on bandh supporters
Dec 20, 2016, at 09:33 pm
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): Violence continues in the north-eastern state of Manipur with a mob torching a church in Imphal East district.
India and Kyrgyz Republic sign six business agreements on Tuesday
Dec 20, 2016, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev engaged in a delegation level talks, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Dec 20, 2016, at 09:00 pm
Patna, Dec 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar finds himself under pressure to change his stand over the currency ban now with RJD and the Congress, his alliance partners, already taking a lead over him over the issue by constantly opposing the Centre’s move.
BJP-Akali combine sweeps Chandigarh civic polls, Amit Shah says people's thumbs up to demonetisation
Dec 20, 2016, at 08:57 pm
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IBNS) : Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, the ruling BJP – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) alliance on Tuesday swept the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls, winning 21 out of the 26 wards in the Municipal elections.
Hinting at railway budget reforms, Jaitley says passengers must pay for services received
Dec 20, 2016, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hinted on Tuesday about significant reforms in the Indian Railways in the upcoming budget, according to media reports.
Naga Students Federation threatens to impose total blockade on Manipur-bound vehicles
Dec 20, 2016, at 08:11 pm
Imphal, Dec 20 (IBNS): The Naga Students Federation has said it will impose total blockade on all Manipur-bound vehicles in the Naga inhabited areas, according to news reports on Tuesday.
Charges against Sheena Bora murder accused Peter Mukerjea should be dropped says son Rahul
Dec 20, 2016, at 07:50 pm
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IBNS): Rahul Mukerjea, the son of former media baron Peter Mukerjea, one of the key accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, defended his father on Tuesday, according to media reports.
IT officials raid BJP leader's office, residence in Madhya Pradesh
Dec 20, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Bhopal, Dec 20(IBNS) : Income Tax officials conducted searches at the residence and hotels of BJP leader and former chairman of Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sahakari Awas Sangh Sushil Vaswani in Bairagarh on the outskirts of Bhopal, The Indian Express reported.