New Time Table for Eastern Zone released
Sep 30, 2015, at 02:50 am
Kolkata, Sept 29 (IBNS) Eastern Railways has taken several measures to improve passenger amenities and overall services in view of ensuing festive seasons.
4.8 earthquake hits Uttarakhand
Sep 30, 2015, at 01:02 am
Dehradun, Sept 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, officials said.
Sheena Bora murder case : CBI registers case against three people
Sep 29, 2015, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday registered a case against three people in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case .
AAP leader Somnath Bharti sent to police custody
Sep 29, 2015, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) AAP leader Somnath Bharti, who has been arrested in connection with the a case of domestic violence and attempt to murder filed by his estranged wife Lipika Mitra, has been sent to 2 day police custody on Tuesday.
Nehru, Indira were popular without social media : Shiv Sena's sidelong at PM Modi
Sep 29, 2015, at 08:51 pm
Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS) In an apparent innuendo of the burgeoning twitter following of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP's long-term ally Shiv Sena has said that "Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi were popular too, without social media."
Possible IS attack imminent : Intelligence warns Delhi, Rajasthan police
Sep 29, 2015, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) Intelligence agencies have alerted Delhi Police and Rajasthan Police against a possible terror strike by the Islamic State.
FIR against BJP leader Sushil Modi for violating Model Code of Conduct
Sep 29, 2015, at 06:50 pm
Patna, Sept 29 (IBNS) An FIR has been filed against senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi for violating the Model Code of Conduct in the poll-bound Bihar.
Full text of PM Modi's statement at UN Peacekeeping Summit
Sep 29, 2015, at 06:16 pm
United Nations, Sept 29 (IBNS) The following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement at the UN Peacekeeping Summit:
PM Modi leaves New York for home
Sep 29, 2015, at 06:14 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for home ending his seven-day visit to Ireland and the US.
Essar group's Ruias to face trial in 2G case : Supreme Court
Sep 29, 2015, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition of the Ruias of the Essar group, saying they will have to face trial in the 2G case.
Mumbai under high alert after bomb threat at airport, Taj hotel
Sep 29, 2015, at 05:14 pm
Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS) High alert has been sounded in Mumbai following bomb threat at Hotel Taj and airport, reports said.
Government denies taking steps to appoint Ambassador for Digital India
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) The government on Tuesday clarified that no move was made to appoint a brand ambassador for the Digital India Programme.
Narendra Modi presses for reforms within a fixed time frame of the UN Security Council
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:37 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again pitched for the reform of the UN Security Council preserve the relevance and effectiveness of the UN.
Prez Obama and I share uncompromising commitment on climate change: PM Modi
Sep 29, 2015, at 04:47 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who met Barack Obama in New York on Monday, said he and the US President share an uncompromising commitment on climate change.
Somnath Bharti reaches police station in Delhi to surrender himself
Sep 29, 2015, at 04:30 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti, who was absconding, reached a police station in West Delhi's Dwarka to surrender himself on Monday.
DPAA visits India to search for Americans who remain unaccounted for from World War II
Sep 29, 2015, at 04:16 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Specialized identification and recovery teams from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) arrived in India on Sunday to search for Americans who remain unaccounted for from World War II.
Crime against children on rise in WB, data reveals
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:44 am
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS): West Bengal is not as safe for children as it is often thought to be, particularly for minor girls, if one were to go by the data recently published by National Crime Records Bureau.
Prez, VP congratulate ISRO on PSLV's successful launch of ASTROSAT
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:23 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on PSLV's successful launch of ASTROSAT.
West Bengal hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches 13
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:14 am
Kolkata/East Midnapore, Sept 28 (IBNS): The toll in the West Bengal hooch tragedy rose to thirteen with the death of five more persons on Monday, reports said.
Naredra Modi meets Obama, Hollande , Cameron in New York
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:43 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New York and met three top leaders of the world, including US President Barack Obama, on Monday.
Governor of Meghalaya gets additional charge of Governor of Manipur
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:11 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS) V. Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya will perform the functions of the Governor of Manipur, in addition to his own duties, officials said.
Encash launches pan-India lifestyle magazine The Mirror
Sep 29, 2015, at 01:42 am
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS) Encash Entertainment Limited has officially launched the logo of the magazine – The Mirror.
Boat capsizes in Assam, several feared missing
Sep 29, 2015, at 01:23 am
Kamrup , Sept 28 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been missing as mechanised boat, which was carrying nearly 200 people, capsized in the Kalahi river in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday, reports said.
WB: 3 killed in TMC's group clash in Birbhum
Sep 29, 2015, at 01:16 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, Sept 28 (IBNS): Three persons were allegedly killed during a clash allegedly between two groups of ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday at Bahiri village near Bolpur in Birbhum district of West Bengal, reports said.
Maoists: Penetrating Intelligence
Sep 28, 2015, at 11:41 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management Three recent incidents in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Telangana demonstrate improving levels of intelligence penetration of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ranks.
Sep 28, 2015, at 11:32 pm
Research Fellow, Institute for Conflict Management In a significant shift in policy, on September 24, 2015, Colombo decided to co-sponsor a draft resolution (A/HRC/30/L.29) that was tabled at the 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The draft resolution titled 'Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka', based on the findings of the OISL [OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) Investigation on Sri Lanka], was sponsored by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and United States of America (USA). Notably, the previous regime of Mahinda Rajapaksa had vehemently opposed a strident campaign by the international community, particularly western nations, to interfere in the country's internal affairs in the guise of 'investigation of war crimes' through the adoption of such resolutions.
Mumbai cops caught on camera beating up a woman during Ganesh festival
Sep 28, 2015, at 11:15 pm
Mumbai, Sept 28 (IBNS) Triggering a controversy, female police constables were caught on camera slapping a women at a pandal in Mumbai during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, media reports said.
Gunners Day celebrated in Kolkata
Sep 28, 2015, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS) The Regiment of Artillery celebrated its 188th Raising Day on Monday which is known as ‘Gunners Day’.
West Bengal government declassifies 401 Cabinet files from 1938-47 of the pre-independence era
Sep 28, 2015, at 09:43 pm
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has declassified 401 Cabinet files from 1938-47 of the pre-independence era.
Congress, BJP exchange barbs over Narendra Modi's speech in US
Sep 28, 2015, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress in San Jose, the BJP and the Congress are engaged in a battle of words with each other with ruling party's spokesperson MJ Akbar calling Rahul Gandhi the 'spoilt child' of Indian politics.