Govt employee killed in Kashmir firing
Dec 03, 2016, at 04:55 am
Jammu, Dec 2 (IBNS): A guard of fisheries department was killed after security forces cordoned off a village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday night.
WB is being targeted because Mamata dared to speak against demonetisation: Kejriwal
Dec 03, 2016, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday came out in support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her protest against the Army's presence at toll plazas and said the state is being targetted as she dared to speak against demonetisation.
Union Home Minister inaugurates new Administrative Complex of SSB in Lucknow
Dec 03, 2016, at 03:04 am
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Administrative & Provisioning Complex of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Lucknow on Friday.
President of India receives first copy of coffee table book ‘Betiyan’
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:58 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of a coffee table book ‘Betiyan’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:11 am
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IBNS): Police detained Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik after he, along with his supporters, tried to march towards Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Friday.
Akhilesh Yadav slams Amar Singh
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:04 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): In an indirect attack on politician Amar Singh,Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said he could not decide whether the Samajwadi Party leader would be in the party or outside it.
Ex-UK PM David Cameron meets Narendra Modi
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:00 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Rt. Hon. David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Assam govt. to emulate Sui-Ka-Pha’s ideals to embolden Assamese identity : Sonowal
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:40 am
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid rich tribute to Swargadeo Sau-Lung-Sui-Ka-Pha on the occasion of Asom Divas organized centrally by the Assam government at Charaideo Moidam Kshetra on Friday.
Mamata leaves Nabanna, hits out at Centre over Army presence
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): Ending her 36-hour long stay at the state secretariat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday left Nabanna and even hit out at the centre over an alleged army deployment in state's toll plazas without her government's knowledge by calling the move a 'political vendetta'.
Police seize Rs 8.88 lakh from three men in Guwahati
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:14 am
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IBNS) : After the demonetisation exercise, police on Friday seized Rs 8.88 lakh in new currency from Assam’s Guwahati city.
Dozen of JMB sleeper cells active in Assam, three Jehadis sent to 7-day police custody
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:03 am
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Over dozen sleeper cells of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) are active in Assam and it was disclosed by Jahidul Islam, who along with two others brought to Guwahati from Kolkata on Thursday evening.
Rakesh Asthana named interim CBI chief
Dec 02, 2016, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, officials said.
Revamped Navy recruitment website launched
Dec 02, 2016, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, launched the redeveloped Indian Navy’s Recruitment website, along with an official app on Friday.
Major fire breaks out in Howrah's Ramrajatala market
Dec 02, 2016, at 10:34 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in a marketplace at Ramrajatala area in Kolkata's twin town Howrah on Friday, reports said.
Demonetisation: Elderly man dies standing in bank queue in West Bengal
Dec 02, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): An old man reportedly died on Friday after standing in bank queue for hours at Maslandapur in West Bengal's North 24 Pargaas district.
Mamata-Army standoff: TMC MLAs demonstrate at governor's place over military exercise in West Bengal
Dec 02, 2016, at 09:23 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the centre over an alleged army deployment in state's toll plazas without her government's knowledge, several MLAs of Trinamool Congress (TMC), including Partha Chatterjee, Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, Jyotipriya Mullick and Purnendu Basu, hosted sit-in-demonstration on the issue at Raj Bhaban (governor's place) in Kolkata on Friday.
Union Finance Minister says demonetisation benefits will be evident in the long term
Dec 02, 2016, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that the cash crunch resulting from the scrapping of high value Indian currency is expected to ease by the end of this year, according to media reports.
Local SHGs to supply food to Indian Railway passengers, pilot project at Sawantwadi Road station
Dec 02, 2016, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Railways announced on Friday that it plans to rope in Self Help Groups (SHGs) to make local cuisines available through e-catering services of its public sector undertaking, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
PM Modi's TRP-based policy has forced on nation a catastrophic experiment : Rahul Gandhi
Dec 02, 2016, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Assailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "vanity and incompetence," Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the Prime Minister is forcing a catastrophic experiment" on the country with his "TRP-based policy" of demonetisation, reports said.
SC says no to national anthem in courts plea
Dec 02, 2016, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court (SC) of India, on Friday, refused to entertain a plea for playing of the National Anthem in all courts before the start of proceedings, according to media reports.
Ameising Luikham is new Secretary for Minority Affairs
Dec 02, 2016, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs announced on Friday that Ameising Luikham, IAS (MN 81) has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs on superannuation of Rakesh Garg, IAS (UP 80).
AAP MP Bhagwant Mann barred from attending LS till Dec 9
Dec 02, 2016, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahjan on Friday informed the House that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Bhagwat Mann has been barred from attending the proceedings till December 9 for breaching Parliament security.
Lalu Prasad political heritage of India : Baba Ramdev
Dec 02, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Patna, Dec 2 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Friday described Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad as the “political heritage†of India.
President Pranab Mukherjee's message on National Day of UAE
Dec 02, 2016, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates on the occasion of their National Day (December 2, 2016).
President Pranab Mukherjee's message for National Day of Lao PDR
Dec 02, 2016, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on the occasion of their National Day (December 2, 2016).
Army deployment in Bengal toll plaza : Uproar in Parliament, RS adjourned
Dec 02, 2016, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Both Houses of Parliament on Friday witnessed an uproar leading to the adjournment of Rajya Sabha as Opposition leaders sought an explanation from the Government on the "deployment of army" at a West Bengal toll plaza, which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said was a "coup like situation," but the Centre described as a "routine exercise."
Mamata-Centre-Military standoff: Army rebuts allegation of wrongful deployment
Dec 02, 2016, at 05:44 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Army on Friday released a series of letters to prove that it had not made any deployment without informing the West Bengal Police and authorities about some routine exercises in some toll plazas, including the one of the second Hooghly Bridge near state secretariat Nabanna in Howrah.
Kejriwal urges Mamata Banerjee to keep up the fight against demonetisation
Dec 02, 2016, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to keep fighting against demonetisation.
Mamata cries foul over army presence near Nabanna, Eastern Command refutes charge
Dec 02, 2016, at 06:33 am
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday night said that she would not leave state's main administrative building Nabanna until the Centre withdrew army personnel from a toll plaza near the Secretariat even as the Army in a statement said they were present in the area for a routine exercise with full knowledge and coordination of state police.
Troops deployed near Nabanna, Mamata says wont leave secretariat until army withdrawal
Dec 02, 2016, at 05:10 am
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday night said that she would not leave state's main administrative building Nabanna until the Centre withdraw army men from a toll plaza near the Secretariat.