70-year-old Sikh terrorist likely to be freed as Rajnath Singh okays release
Oct 13, 2015, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) A 70-year-old Sikh terrorist serving a life term is likely to be freed soon as Home Minister Rajnath Singh has cleared his release, reports said.
Kasuri episode :BJP-Shiv Sena head for separate contest
Oct 13, 2015, at 04:39 pm
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS) As the incident of ink throwing on Sudheendra Kulkarni sullies the BJP-Shiv Sena ties, the regional party has reportedly decided to snap the alliance for important civic elections, expected to be held on November 1, media reports said.
Jagan Reddy, on fast for a week, taken to hospital as health deteriorates
Oct 13, 2015, at 04:14 pm
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Oct 13 (IBNS) Andhra Pradesh politician Jaganmohan Reddy, who had been on a fast demanding special category status for the state, was bodily lifted by police from a platform and taken to hospital on Tuesday after his health deteriorated, reports said.
Oct 13, 2015, at 05:34 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): The Indian High Commission in Pakistan on Monday assisted 83 Indians, who were stranded in the naighbouring nation, cross over to Attari border with help of Government of Pakistan.
SER GM inaugurates third PIT line at Padmapukur and electronic interlocking system at Shalimar
Oct 13, 2015, at 05:09 am
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS) The General Manager, South Eastern Railway (SER), Radhey Shyam, on Monday inaugurated the third PIT line with 26 coaches’ capacity at Padmapukur to enhance the maintenance capacity there in addition to two existing PIT lines of 26 coaches each.
PM informally interacts with IAS officers participating in mid-career training programme
Oct 13, 2015, at 03:28 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted informally with about 100 senior IAS officers of Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary rank, participating in a mid-career training programme.
Green India mission plans of four states approved
Oct 13, 2015, at 01:03 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) The second meeting of National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Mission for a Green India (GIM) held here recently, approved the Perspective Plans & Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) submitted by four States - Mizoram, Manipur, Jharkhand and Kerala.
Bihar Assembly polls: 57% turnout in first phase
Oct 13, 2015, at 12:17 am
Patna, Oct 12 (IBNS): Around 57 percent voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly polls on Monday,reports said.
Sudheendra Kulkarni attends Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai
Oct 13, 2015, at 12:04 am
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS): BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni, who was attacked with ink by Shiv Sena activists, attended book launch of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri here on Monday and said the city loves to see 'peace and cooperation' between India and Pakistan.
Kolkata businessman goes missing from Star Cruise in Singapore
Oct 12, 2015, at 10:25 pm
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS) Raj Kumar Agarwal (30), a businessman from Kolkata, who went for a Singapore trip with his family, has been missing from a cruise ship since Oct 7, his family claims.
Bihar election: 47 per cent polling till 3 pm on first day
Oct 12, 2015, at 09:16 pm
Patna, Oct 12 (IBNS) About 47 per cent of the voters turned up to exercise their franchise till afternoon on the first day of a crucial five-phased assembly election in Bihar on Monday.
Show will go on: Sudheendra Kulkarni after Sena's ink attack on him
Oct 12, 2015, at 09:08 pm
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS): Even after being attacked with ink by Shiv Sena activists, BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni, who is the organiser of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai, on Monday said the show will go on.
Mumbai man, declared dead, wakes up before post mortem
Oct 12, 2015, at 07:02 pm
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS) In a 'stranger-than-fiction-tale', a man, declared dead by a doctor, wakes up in the morgue minutes before his post mortem, media reports said.
PM's election rally in Bihar draws objection from rivals
Oct 12, 2015, at 07:00 pm
Patna, Oct 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two election rallies in Bihar on Monday as voting is going on in the state on the first day of five-phase election.
Shiv Sena workers throw ink on BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni
Oct 12, 2015, at 06:11 pm
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS) Shiv Sena activists on Monday threw ink on BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni, who is the organiser of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai.
Nine more scholars return Sahitya Akademi award
Oct 12, 2015, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) Nine more scholars have returned Sahitya Akademy award over rising intolerance and communal disharmony taking the number of protesting writers who have disowned the coveted prize to 15.
PM Modi calls upon Bihar voters to turn up in large number
Oct 12, 2015, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) As voting for the first phase election started in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers.
Polling begins for first phase of Bihar polls
Oct 12, 2015, at 03:32 pm
Patna, Oct 12 (IBNS): Voting for the first phase of assembly elections in Bihar to decide the fates of candidates in 49 constituencies started on Monday morning.
The puja countdown begins as Bengal observes Mahalaya
Oct 12, 2015, at 02:58 pm
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS) Bengal on Monday observed the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, the flag bearer of the most awaited festival for the Bengali community in the world-Durga Puja.
Send them to school and make sure they stay : CRY
Oct 12, 2015, at 07:03 am
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS) Even though the overall education scenario is looking up, sending girl children to school and arrest drop out rate at the secondary level still remains a big task to be accomplished, data has revealed.
Mamata Banerjee supports Missionaries of Charity's decision to stop offering adoption
Oct 12, 2015, at 06:45 am
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday supported the Missionaries of Charity's decision to stop offering child for adoption.
Chaltabagan Lohapatty kick-starts puja festivities with Dhak Mahotsav
Oct 12, 2015, at 06:25 am
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): With the Durga Puja celebrations barely a week away, Chalta Bagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee, in association with Kutchina, geared up for a Dhak Mahotsav at a five star hotel here on Sunday.
Kolkata: Smriti Irani, Babul Supriyo walk in BJP's protest march
Oct 12, 2015, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): Protesting against the violence by alleged ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in recently concluded municipal election and to observe independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan's birthday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a rally in Kolkata on Sunday, where Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani, singer and minister of state for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supriyo & party's national secretary Suresh Pujari were present.
26th November will be marked as Constitution Day: Narendra Modi
Oct 12, 2015, at 12:26 am
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that 26th November will be marked as Constitution Day.
PM Modi congratulates newly elected Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli, invites him to visit India
Oct 11, 2015, at 11:44 pm
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called new PM of Nepal KP Sharma Oli and invited him to visit India.
PM lays foundation stone for Fourth Container Terminal of JNPT
Oct 11, 2015, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the plaque for laying of the Foundation Stone of the Fourth Container Terminal of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port at Mumbai.
4-year-girl raped in northwest Delhi
Oct 11, 2015, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): In a brutal incident, a 4-year-old girl was raped by her neighbour at a railway colony near Lawrence Road in northwest Delhi on Friday night, media reports said.
India considers Jordan to be an oasis of peace, progress in region: President Mukherjee
Oct 11, 2015, at 08:15 pm
Amman, Oct 11 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended a reception hosted by Anil Trigunayat, Ambassador of India to Jordan for Indian Community and Jordanian friends of India in Amman in Jordan on Saturday.
PM Modi pays tribute to JP Narayan on his 113th birth anniversary
Oct 11, 2015, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid his tributes to Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan on his 113th birth anniversary.
INS Trikand enters Safaga in Egypt
Oct 11, 2015, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): In continuation of the Indian Navy's overseas deployment to West Asia, Africa and Europe , INS Trikand entered Safaga on Sunday for a three-day visit.