West Bengal: Durga idols vandalized in two places, 1 held

Oct 10, 2016, at 11:52 pm

Kolkata/Siliguri, Oct 10 (IBNS): Two idols of goddess Durga were allegedly ransacked by miscreants at two different locations in West Bengal during Bengali community's biggest festive session.

Jayalalithaa continues to be under medical support, experts monitoring condition, says hospital

Oct 10, 2016, at 11:17 pm

Chennai, Oct 10 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa continues to be under treatment and is being “constantly monitored by experts, a statement from Apollo Hospitals said on Monday.

Bihar : Three members of a family electrocuted

Oct 10, 2016, at 09:11 pm

Patna, Oct 10 (The Bihar Post): Three members of a family died after coming into contact with live wires in Bihar's Gaya district on Monday.

Maoists blow up railway track in Jharkhand

Oct 10, 2016, at 08:06 pm

Ranchi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Undergrond Maoists blew up a section of railway track in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Sunday night, reports said.

INS Sumitra visits Surabaya, Indonesia 10 – 12 Oct 16

Oct 10, 2016, at 07:42 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (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 Surabaya, Indonesia on a two day visit from 10-12 Oct 16, as part of its deployment to the South Western Pacific Ocean,according to a release issued by the Press Information Bureau of India.

President Pranab Mukherjee greets people on the eve of Dusserah

Oct 10, 2016, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee has sent his greetings to the people on the eve of Dussehra.

CPI(M) worker killed in Kerala

Oct 10, 2016, at 07:14 pm

Kannur, Kerala, Oct 10 (IBNS): A CPI (M) worker was killed by unidentified miscreants in Kerala's Kannur on Monday, reports said.

Traffic paralysed as protesters torch buses in Nashik

Oct 10, 2016, at 04:51 pm

Nashik, Oct 10 (IBNS): Angry protesters took to streets and torched several bus as traffic was paralysed for nearly eight hours in Vilholi near Nashik on Sunday evening, following an incident of rape of a five-year old on Saturday, reports said.

J&K: Militants attack govt building in Pampore

Oct 10, 2016, at 03:32 pm

Srinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): In an ongoing firefight with militants , one army man was injured in Pampore town of south Kashmir after militants stormed a government building.

Kashmiri locals rescue injured Indian Army jawan in Srinagar

Oct 10, 2016, at 04:41 am

Srinagar, Oct 9 (IBNS): Winnings hearts across the nation, few Kashmiri locals on Sunday rescued an Indian Army jawan who met with an accident on the in Srinagar city, media reports said.

Suspected radioactive leakage: Timely response by NDRF prevented panic at IGI Airport

Oct 10, 2016, at 03:25 am

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): CISF officials on duty at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi intimated the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Control Room about suspected radioactive leakage out of a sanitized container from the consignment that came on an Air France plane on Saturday.

SSB seized synthetic drug worth Rs.6 crores on Indo-Nepal Border, officials

Oct 10, 2016, at 03:03 am

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Troops of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 41st Battallion Ranidanga, West Bengal seized two Boxes of Methamphetamine (ICE) synthetic drug weighing 1.1 kg and apprehended one person, officials said.

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu meets Rajnath Singh

Oct 10, 2016, at 01:55 am

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Sunday.

President of India inaugurates new academic block of IKRDC

Oct 10, 2016, at 01:43 am

Kirnahar, Oct 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the new academic block of Intensive Khadi & Rural Development Centre (IKRDC) in memory of his wife, late Suvra Mukherjee on Sunday at Kirnahar in West Bengal.

Goa perfumer death: One arrested

Oct 10, 2016, at 01:00 am

Panaji, Oct 9 (IBNS): The Goa Police on Sunday arrested a person in connection with the death of perfumer Monika Ghurde, media reports said.

Most wanted criminals from Kerala booked in Kolkata

Oct 10, 2016, at 12:01 am

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS): Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) and anti-rowdy squad on Thursday night arrested two top criminals of Kerala from Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) area and recovered firearms from their possession, reports said on Sunday.

President Pranab Mukherjee wishes on Durga Puja

Oct 09, 2016, at 11:59 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Durga Puja and wished that people build a society in which woman are respected as equal partners.

Rajnath Singh mourns loss of lives in UP stampede

Oct 09, 2016, at 11:48 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the stampede incident during a political rally in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow which left two people dead.

Kolkata: Traffic sergeant assaulted by reckless bike riders, 4 held

Oct 09, 2016, at 10:46 pm

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS): A sergeant of the Kolkata Traffic Police was allegedly beaten by few bike riders on Saturday midnight at Tollygunge area in south Kolkata, reports said.

Shahabuddin's supporters pass resolution to expel Lalu from RJD

Oct 09, 2016, at 10:33 pm

Patna, Oct 9 (The Bihar Post): RJD president Lalu Prasad is set to pay the price for his “silence” over jailing of his party colleague Mohammad Shahabuddin.

President greets Fiji on Independence Day eve

Oct 09, 2016, at 10:01 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and the people of the Republic of Fiji on the eve of their Independence Day.

Uttar Pradesh: Stampede at Mayawati's rally, 2 killed

Oct 09, 2016, at 09:23 pm

Lucknow , Oct 9 (IBNS): A stampede during a rally of Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mawayati in Uttar Pradesh left two people dead on Sunday, media reports said.

West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Haldia Petrochemicals, no casualty

Oct 09, 2016, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS): A fire broke out at Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL)'s plant in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Sunday, triggering panic among the staffers and locals, reports said.

WB: Body of Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh's father recovered from railway track

Oct 09, 2016, at 09:05 pm

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS): Mutilated body of Bengali film and TV actor Rudranil Ghosh's father, Rabin Ghosh, was recovered from a railway track near Panskura station in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Saturday night, reports said.

Deendayal Upadhyaya's foundation made BJP a viable political party: PM Modi

Oct 09, 2016, at 07:37 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Inaugurating Deendayal Upadhyaya's works on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the former's vision made BJP a more viable party in a short span of time.

Hyderabad teen dies after prolonged fast

Oct 09, 2016, at 07:07 pm

Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IBNS): A 13-year old Hyderabad girl died following the completion of her 68-day fast, reports said.

Radioactive leak reported at IGI Airport, situation under control

Oct 09, 2016, at 07:01 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): A radioactive leak from the cargo area of Delhi airport (IGI) was reported on Sunday morning, NDTV reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes nation on Maha Ashtami

Oct 09, 2016, at 03:36 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the nation on the occasion of Maha Ashtami.

Novices training camp concludes at Indian Naval Academy

Oct 09, 2016, at 05:06 am

Ezhimala, Oct 8 (IBNS): Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, organised two concurrent novices training camps named ‘Rookie’ and ‘Barracuda’ for Naval Orientation Course(NOC) and IInd term INAC (B-Tech) cadets from Oct 5 to 8.

Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Berhampore Military Station

Oct 09, 2016, at 04:59 am

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Berhampore Military Station on Saturday at Berhampore, West Bengal.