Bill Gates calls on Rajnath Singh
Nov 18, 2016, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and co-Chairperson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Thursday.
Demonetisation claimed more lives than Uri attack: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Nov 18, 2016, at 02:45 am
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Amid various criticisms levelled against the Centre for its demonetisation move, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad sparked a row on Thursday with his comment in the Rajya Sabha where he said more people are dying due to the currency ban than that of the Uri attack.
Assam CM condoles Ex-Governor SK Sinha's death
Nov 18, 2016, at 01:23 am
Guwahati, Nov 17 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condoled the death of former Assam Governor Lt. General (Retd.) SK Sinha and said his service to the state will always be remembered by the people of Assam.
FINER hails Centre's decision of demonetisation
Nov 18, 2016, at 01:16 am
Guwahati, Nov 17 (IBNS): Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER), the most vibrant Industry Association of the North Eastern Region, has welcomed and supported the move of withdrawing the legal tender status of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000, by the Union Government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Police arrests man with scrapped notes worth Rs 50 lakh in Guwahati
Nov 18, 2016, at 01:10 am
Guwahati, Nov 17 (IBNS): Police on Thursday evening arrested a person with huge quantity of scrapped notes worth of Rs 50 lakh in Guwahati.
U.S. Ambassador Richard Verma launches 3rd Triangular Training in Agriculture at Jaipur
Nov 18, 2016, at 01:07 am
Jaipur, Nov 17 (IBNS) U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma on Thursday inaugurated the third U.S.-India triangular training on “Emerging Trends in Fruits and Vegetable Marketing†at the CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) in Jaipur.
Demonetisation: 2 held with banned Rs 500/1000 notes worth 12.25 lakh in Kolkata
Nov 18, 2016, at 12:38 am
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police recovered banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes from two persons in Kolkata's Ashwini Nagar area under Baguiati Police Station on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
West Bengal: 1 killed, 8 injured in TMC-SUCI tussle over land
Nov 18, 2016, at 12:32 am
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): At least one man was killed and eight others were injured during a clash between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and SUCI activists over a local land conflict at Gopalganj village under Kultali Police Station limits in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday night, reports said.
Maoist killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
Nov 17, 2016, at 11:15 pm
Raipur, Nov 17 (IBNS): A Maoist was killed in an encounter with special forces in the Pamed area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, according to media sources.
Kejriwal, Mamata give Modi three-day deadline to roll back demonetisation policy
Nov 17, 2016, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS) : Sharing dais against the demonetisation policy, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Thursday went ballistic against the Narendra Modi's Government, giving a three-day ultimatum for the scheme to be rolled back.
Union minister replies to queries on shipping industry and national waterways
Nov 17, 2016, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Minister of State for Shipping, Pon. Radhakrishnan, on Thursday apprised the Lok Sabha about the various aspects of the Shipping Industry in India through written replies to queries.
Union minister apprises Rajya Sabha about India's nuclear power generation and joint ventures
Nov 17, 2016, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, about India's nuclear power generation capacity and the formation of joint venture companies for setting up nuclear power stations.
President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Oman
Nov 17, 2016, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Sultan and people of the Sultanate of Oman on the eve of their National Day (November 18, 2016).
President of India’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Latvia
Nov 17, 2016, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Latvia on the eve of their Independence Day (November 18, 2016).
Demonetisation protests : Opposition forces multiple adjournments in RS, LS adjourned for day
Nov 17, 2016, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS) : Opposition parties, led by the Congress, on Thursday, forced multiple adjournments in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as the demonetisation issue kicked up a storm in Parliament.
In Gujarat, Port Trust officials take bribe of nearly 3 lakh in Rs.2000 notes
Nov 17, 2016, at 08:35 pm
Ahmedabad, Nov 17 (IBNS) : At a time when the people across the country are struggling with severe cash crunch following ban on high denomination currency, two port trust officials in Gujarat have been arrested for accepting a bribe of nearly three lakh rupees- all in Rs.2000 notes-floated by the Government less than a week ago.
PM Modi condoles death of Srinivas K Sinha
Nov 17, 2016, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of former Jammu and Kashmir and Assam Governor Srinivas K Sinha.
Supreme Court orders to stop stray dog killing in Kerala
Nov 17, 2016, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered against killing of stray dogs in Kerala, while asking the state Government to take action against the vigilante group indulging in the culling.
Demonetisation issue : Ruckus by Opposition leads to adjournment of RS twice
Nov 17, 2016, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS) : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice before noon on Thursday as ruckus prevailed in the House with the opposition staging protest against demonetisation of old high value notes.
Kejriwal, Mamata to share dais today in Delhi against demonetisation
Nov 17, 2016, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal will address a rally in the national capital on Thursday airing their protests against demondetisation of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 notes.
Demonetisation: Govt increases withdrawal limit for registered traders, marriage occasion
Nov 17, 2016, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): The government on Thursday increased the withdrawal limit of money from banks for registered traders and marriage occasions, reports said.
Demonetisation: Modi leading India to anarchy, says Digvijaya Singh
Nov 17, 2016, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his move to demonetise 500 and 1000 Indian Rupee notes in order to curb black money, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said that the former's attitude is driving India to anarchy and chaos.
4.4 earthquake hits Haryana, tremors in Delhi
Nov 17, 2016, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale hit Haryana on Thursday as the tremors of it were felt in national Capital New Delhi on Thursday.
In rare show of agreement, Nitish 'supports' Modi's demonetisation move
Nov 17, 2016, at 05:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): While the oppositions are leaving no stone unturned to slam the Narendra Modi government over its decision to demonetise Rs.500/1000 notes, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has extended his support to the PM in a rare move of agreement between the two leaders.
Vijay Mallya's due to SBI not waived off: Arun Jaitley
Nov 17, 2016, at 04:25 am
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): At a time when the government is facing severe criticisms from the oppositions for its move to demonetise Rs.500/1000 notes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the due amount owed by liquid baron Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines against a loan by the State Bank of India has not been waived off.
Winter session of Parliament witnesses stormy start
Nov 17, 2016, at 03:16 am
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Winter Session of the Parliament opened to a stormy start on Wednesday with opposition parties cornering the government over the demonetisation move.
INS Sumitra visits New Zealand
Nov 17, 2016, at 02:42 am
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): In pursuit of India’s ‘Act East’ policy and outreach to friendly countries, the Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Sumitra, has arrived at Auckland, New Zealand today on a six day visit from Nov 16-22.
Demonetisation: Banned Rs 500 notes worth 80 lakh recovered in Kolkata, 2 held
Nov 17, 2016, at 02:21 am
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday booked two suspects and seized banned Rs 500 rupees worth 80 lakh from their possessions, officials said.
Politicians wish Sushma Swaraj speedy recovery
Nov 17, 2016, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Politicians from different political parties joined the rest of the nation in wishing External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who is undergoing tests for a kidney transplant at AIIMS here.
Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation banned
Nov 17, 2016, at 01:44 am
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): In a major move and months after his name emerged in news following the militant attack in a Bangladesh cafe that killed at least 20 people, the Centre has banned Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's promoted NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), media reports said.