Currency ban: Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
Dec 08, 2016, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Amid uproar over the issue of currency ban, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi calls Modi's cash ban move as 'foolish decision'
Dec 08, 2016, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Calling Prime Minister's move of banning currency notes as a 'foolish decision', Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the people of the nation are suffering due to it.
Opposition leaders protest over currency ban
Dec 08, 2016, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Opposition leaders protested against the Centre over the issue of banning old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes in the Parliament premises on Thursday.
Narendra Modi wishes Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
Dec 08, 2016, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on his birthday.
Tourists stranded on Havelock Island are safe: Rajnath Singh
Dec 08, 2016, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday assured family members of tourists stranded on Havelock Island are safe.
Kolkata: Former governor's bank account fraud, 1 held
Dec 08, 2016, at 02:15 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested a youth for hacking the bank account of Allahabad High Court's retired Chief Justice and West Bengal's former governor Shyamal Sen, officials said.
Calgary to see bitter cold days after almost 2 years
Dec 08, 2016, at 05:35 am
Calgary, Dec 7 (IBNS): A bitterly cold arctic air swept through the prairies making Calgary's temperatures plummet. The city which was unusually warm this year is now experiencing coldest temperatures in 2 years with daytime highs expected to sit anywhere between -15 ÌŠ C to -24 ÌŠ C and overnight lows of -26 ÌŠ C (feels like -33 ÌŠ C with wind chill).
We should make NE corruption, terrorism, illegal influx free: Sonowal
Dec 08, 2016, at 12:57 am
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday called for freeing North Eastern region from corruption, terrorism, illegal influx and to maintain peace in the region.
Assam: Two militants nabbed, huge cache of arms-ammu recovered
Dec 08, 2016, at 12:51 am
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IBNS): Security forces had apprehended two militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from different areas in Assam.
Pakistan: PIA flight PK-661 carrying over 40 passengers crashes, heavy casualty feared
Dec 08, 2016, at 12:33 am
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IBNS): A PIA flight PK-661 carrying over 40 passengers reportedly crashed near Abbottabad In Pakistan, media reports said.
Demonetisation: ED raids apartment,bank in Kolkata
Dec 07, 2016, at 10:36 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS): In the wake of demonetisation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raid at a businessman's flat and the Canara Bank's circle office in Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: CBI arrests five directors of chit fund company
Dec 07, 2016, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked five directors of a ponzi firm- Real Tulip India Ltd, reports said.
Dec 07, 2016, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : BJP patriarch and Lok Sabha MP LK Advani on Wednesday made a rare intervention, expressing displeasure with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar for not being able to run the Lower House, CNN-TV18 reported.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day as Opposition presses for PM's statement on note ban
Dec 07, 2016, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day amid uproar and slogan shouting as the Opposition put its foot down for a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on demonetisation and its cascading effects.
Bihar beefs up security around Bodh Gaya Temple following a jump in tourist arrival numbers
Dec 07, 2016, at 08:02 pm
Patna, Dec 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Authorities in Bihar have beefed up security in and around the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, holiest of the holy shrine for Buddhists across the globe, in view of an increase in tourist arrivals.
PM Modi meets officers of KSB on Flag Day
Dec 07, 2016, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met officers of Kendriya Sainik Board on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day.
Demonetisation continues to rock Parliament : Both Houses adjourned till 2 pm
Dec 07, 2016, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : Dogged by the note ban issue, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday amid slogans and counter slogans as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley flayed the Opposition for creating ruckus for playing to the gallery.
Three KPLT militants killed in faction clash in Karbi Anglong
Dec 07, 2016, at 07:13 pm
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IBNS) : At least three militants of Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) were killed in a clash between two factions within the outfit, in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday morning, police said.
Indians pay tribute to country's armed forces on Flag Day
Dec 07, 2016, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): India observes Armed Forces Flag Day on Dec 7 every year since 1949 to raise funds from the public for the welfare of the Indian armed forces personnel.
Repeated adjournments in Parliament as demonetisation issue rages on
Dec 07, 2016, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : The issue of demonetisation continued to cripple Parliament since the beginning of the Winter Session on November 16 as both Houses witnessed multiple adjournments on Wednesday in a repeat of happenings on every single day.
Delhi: Dense fog forces cancellation, delays of transportation
Dec 07, 2016, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): The dense fog enshrouding the national capital has forced the cancellation of at least three trains and arrested momentum of 81 others, media reports said.
ISRO launches PSLV-C36 from Sriharikota
Dec 07, 2016, at 04:09 pm
Sriharikota, Dec 7 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched PSLV-C36, the 38th flight of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
800 tourists stranded in Andamans by storm, Navy on rescue mission
Dec 07, 2016, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi/Port Blair, Dec 7 (IBNS): About 800 tourists are stranded in Andamans' tourist magnet Havelock Island owing to storm as the Indian Navy has engaged itself in a rescue mission, defence sources said.
West Bengal: Capital Express derails in Alipurduar, several injured
Dec 07, 2016, at 05:06 am
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IBNS): Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna) to Guwahati bound Capital Express (13248-UP) derailed on Tuesday night in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, hurting several passengers, reports said.
Justice JS Khehar to become the next Chief Justice of India
Dec 07, 2016, at 03:33 am
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Supreme Court judge Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar has been announced as the next Chief Justice of India.
Assam CM directs speedy completion of repair work of state roads
Dec 07, 2016, at 02:33 am
Guwahati, Dec 6 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to start the repair work of the roads of the state within one week.
BJP leader arrested with banned notes, illegal firearms in Kolkata
Dec 07, 2016, at 02:17 am
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police on Tuesday booked a BJP leader, Manish Sharma, along with six coal mafias from city's Baguiati area and seized a huge amount of scrapped Rs 500 and 1000 old notes and unauthorized firearms from their possessions, officials said.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan meets Vice President
Dec 07, 2016, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan called on Vice President M Hamid Ansari here on Tuesday.
ISI suspect held in West Bengal
Dec 07, 2016, at 12:43 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Dec 6 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, a joint force of police and Anti-Corruption Branch on Monday late evening arrested a suspected agent of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) from Siliguri city in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, officials said.
Problems of Civil Defence and Home Guards to be solved resolutely: Sonowal
Dec 07, 2016, at 12:09 am
Guwahati, Dec 6 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the state government will put in ‘resolute action’ for revamping the Civil Defence and Home Guards in the face of changing dynamics of crime and its manifestations.