Dec 11, 2016, at 12:37 am
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IBNS): Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar on Saturday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha in Bengal
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:30 am
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): With just a few days left to hand over command of the Indian Air Force to his successor, the Chief of the Air Staff is still keeping himself as busy as he has always been.
West Bengal: TMC-BJP standoff over Panagarh Bypass inauguration
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:16 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Dec 10 (IBNS): Allegedly hijacking the opening programme, two Trinamool Congress (TMC) cabinet ministers inaugurated the most awaited Panagarh Bypass in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Saturday noon, few hours prior to the official inaugural event of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Dec 10, 2016, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Punjabi singer Hans Raj Hans on Saturday joined the BJP.
Vietnam's Parliamentary delegation meets Sonia Gandhi,Rahul Gandhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Vietnam's Parliamentary delegation, led by Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi here.
SP Tyagi sent to 4-day CBI custody
Dec 10, 2016, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Arrested former Air Force chief SP Tyagi was sent to CBI custody for four days by a Delhi court on Saturday.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Sushma Swaraj
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wished External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj speedy recovery.
Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa : AIADMK leaders urge Sasikala to lead the party
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:49 pm
Chennai, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Sasikala Natarajan, the closest aide of departed Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was on Saturday urged by senior leaders of the AIADMK to lead the organisation in what appeared to be the beginning of her becoming the all-powerful person in the ruling party, media reports said.
Kolkata: Traffic sergeant manhandled by miscreants, 1 held
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): A sergeant of Kolkata Traffic Police was allegedly assaulted by few miscreants in north Kolkata's Chiriamore area on Friday, reports said.
Jessop owner Pawan Ruia booked in Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:19 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday arrested Kolkata-based businessman Pawan Ruia, owner of Jessop & Company Ltd, in Delhi for not cooperating with CID in its ongoing probe into Jessop factory fire and theft, officials said.
Sushma Swaraj undergoes kidney transplant at AIIMS
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underwent kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday, reports said.
Human Rights Day 2016: Stand up for someone's rights today!
Dec 10, 2016, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The theme for 2016 Human Rights Day (observed on Dec 10 every year) is 'Stand up for someone's rights today!' in keeping with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted b the UN General Assembl i 1948.
Ruia Group Chairman Pawan Ruia arrested in Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Pawan Ruia, Chairman of the Ruia Group, has been arrested by West Bengal police in Delhi for his alleged involvement in the fire incident at the closed unit of Jessop & Co factory Kolkata.
Committee of Chief Ministers on adoption of Digital Payments meets in New Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The second meeting of the Committee of Chief Ministers on adoption of Digital Payments was held on Friday at NITI Aayog in New Delhi.
Demonetisation: Modi babu has no solution except giving bhashan, says Mamata Banerjee
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said that the former has no other solution except lecturing people.
At least four killed in Bulgaria train explosion
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Sofia, Dec 10 (IBNS): At least four people have died following a train explosion in Bulgaria, reports said.
Demonetisation for the poor, things will vastly change very soon : PM Modi
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:19 pm
Deesa, Gujarat, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Asserting that the demonetisation move will benefit the poor and the middle class, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the people to integrate themselves with e-banking and e-wallets.
Two hardcore NDFB(S) militants killed in Assam encounter
Dec 10, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Two hardcore bodo militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Saturday morning, police said.
Maneka Gandhi urges citizens to report child labour
Dec 10, 2016, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi urged citizens to put an end to child labour.
Kejriwal accuses BJP of arresting development in Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the BJP government of stalling development in the national capital through the help of Governor Najeeb Jung.
President of the National Assembly of Vietnam meets PM Modi
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): President of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Tamil Nadu govt to hold first Cabinet meeting under new CM today
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:22 pm
Chennai, Dec 10 (IBNS): The Tamil Nadu Cabinet will hold its meeting on Saturday.
Actress Gautami writes to PM about 'unanswered questions' on Jaya's death
Dec 10, 2016, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): South Indian actress Gautami Tadimalla has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi drawing his attention to lack of transparency related to J Jayalalithaa's treatment and death.
IAF conducts rescue operations by helicopter in Havelock Islands
Dec 10, 2016, at 03:19 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Heavy overnight rains in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have disrupted normal life in the islands developing into flood-like situation in north and middle Andamans.
West Bengal: Car crashes into truck, 4 killed
Dec 10, 2016, at 02:13 am
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IBNS): At least four persons were killed and another was seriously injured when a speeding car hit a truck on National Highway 116-B at Marishda area in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Friday early morning, reports said.
Axis Bank: 44 fake accounts with Rs. 100 crore found during raid
Dec 10, 2016, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Income tax officers have allegedly found 44 fake bank accounts at a branch of Axis Bank in New Delhi,media reports said.
Illegal telephone lines case: CBI files charge sheet against former Union Minister
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday said it has filed a charge sheet in the special court in Chennai against former Union Minister of Communication and Information Techonology (MoC-IT) Dayanidhi Madan, two chief general managers of BSNL, others in connection with an illegal telephone lines case.
Cyclone alert for Andhra Pradesh Coast
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:30 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): A cyclonic storm, Vardah, over southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph.
Law student shot dead in West Bengal, 2 held
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:06 am
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IBNS): A first year female law student was found dead with bullet injury in her head from Kalyani Expressway in West Bengal's Nadia district on Thursday night, reports said.
Dec 10, 2016, at 12:28 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju attended the public lecture by His Holiness Dalai Lama on ‘Meaning of life and secular ethics’ here on Friday.