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Kulbhushan Jadhav case: International Court of Justice to give verdict today

May 18, 2017, at 02:11 pm

Hague, May 18 (IBNS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is all set to give its verdict on the case related to former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.

BJP says no second term for Pranab: Reports

May 18, 2017, at 05:10 am

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Amid speculations over the Presidential candidate, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hinted that there might not be a second term for Pranab Mukherjee.

INS Sharda foils piracy attempt in Gulf of Aden

May 18, 2017, at 04:31 am

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): INS Sharda is deployed for anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden since Apr 6.

Another powerful explosion rocks Manipur’s international bordering town

May 18, 2017, at 03:13 am

Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS): A powerful explosion rocked the Indo-Myanmar border area in Manipur on Wednesday evening, officials said.

Japan offers support for Northeast projects

May 18, 2017, at 02:31 am

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Japan has officially offered support for various ongoing as well as upcoming development and infrastructure projects in the North-Eastern region, officials said.

RJD workers attack BJP office in Patna

May 18, 2017, at 02:21 am

Patna, May 17 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Angry RJD workers on Wednesday attacked the office of the BJP in Patna apparently irked at the saffron camp constantly targeting the RJD chief Lalu Prasad.

Congress goes alone in KAAC polls, declare party candidate list

May 18, 2017, at 02:19 am

Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS): All speculations have been ended after opposition Congress on Wednesday decided to fight alone in the upcoming polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and declared its candidates for all 26 council constituencies.

KAAC polls: BJP declares candidate list with maximum new faces

May 18, 2017, at 01:33 am

Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who presently ruled the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), on Wednesday declared its candidate list for the council polls which is scheduled to be held on June 12 next.

President Pranab Mukherjee to visit West Bengal tomorrow

May 18, 2017, at 12:34 am

Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee is coming to West Bengal on Thursday on a two-day visit, officials said.

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: The International Court of Justice to announce verdict tomorrow

May 18, 2017, at 12:23 am

Hague, May 17 (IBNS): In a much move, the The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday will deliver its verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

Cabinet approves construction of double line with electrification between Guntur-Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh

May 18, 2017, at 12:01 am

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of double line with electrification between Guntur-Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh.

Cabinet approves construction of electrified doubling line between Phephana-Indara and Mau-Shahganj in Uttar Pradesh

May 17, 2017, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of double line with electrification between Phephana-Indara and Mau-Shahganj (excluding Indara-Mau) totaling 150 km approximately in Uttar Pradesh.

Kolkata: Barkati refuses accepting his removal order as Tipu Sultan mosque's Imam

May 17, 2017, at 11:53 pm

Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): An hour after he was officially removed as the Imam of Kolkata's Tipu Sultan mosque, Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati on Wednesday evening told the media that he won't be accepting the trustee's decision and he will continue his works as an Imam at the masjid here.

Cabinet approves construction of electrified third line between Manmad-Jalgaon in Maharashtra

May 17, 2017, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of electrified third line between Manmad-Jalgaon in Maharashtra.

Mamata congratulates people of West Bengal for victory in civic polls

May 17, 2017, at 11:40 pm

Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated people of West Bengal for her party Trinamool Congress' victory in four out of seven civic bodies that went on to poll last Sunday.

Cabinet approves Amendment of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958

May 17, 2017, at 11:33 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the introduction of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament.

Cabinet approves agreement between India, Tajikistan on cooperation, mutual assistance in customs matters

May 17, 2017, at 11:25 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for signing and ratifying, an Agreement between India and Tajikistan on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters.

India remains firmly committed to assist the Palestinian people in achieving their developmental goals, says President Mukherjee

May 17, 2017, at 11:16 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday received Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the State of Palestine at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Cabinet approves faculty exchange agreement between National Defence College, New Delhi and National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

May 17, 2017, at 11:09 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Faculty Exchange Agreement signed between the National Defence College, New Delhi and National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Cabinet approves MoU between India, Australia on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime

May 17, 2017, at 11:02 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime.

Cabinet approves construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors

May 17, 2017, at 10:58 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): In a significant decision to fast-track India’s domestic nuclear power programme, and give a push to country’s nuclear industry, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR).

INS Sharda foils piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden

May 17, 2017, at 10:50 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): INS Sharda has foiled piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden, officials said.

Kolkata: Barkati officially removed as Tipu Sultan mosque's Imam

May 17, 2017, at 09:49 pm

Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): The trustee board of central Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque on Wednesday officially declared to remove Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati from the post of masjid's Imam.

Cabinet approves proposal to establish Indian Agricultural Institute (IARI) in Assam

May 17, 2017, at 09:39 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Wednesday approved the proposal of DARE/ICAR scheme of the establishment of the Indian Agricultural Institute (IARI)- Assam with hundred percent outlay of central government on 587 acres of land provided by the government of Assam. Also, the proposal for 98 positions has been approved.

Around 15 Maoists gunned down by CRPF in Dantewada

May 17, 2017, at 08:58 pm

Raipur, May 17 (IBNS) : In what looks like a retaliation of the Sukma massacre, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has claimed to have gunned down

Kolkata: 8 firefighters hurt while dousing flames at Burrabazar chemical store

May 17, 2017, at 08:55 pm

Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): At least eight firemen were injured while dousing a massive fire that broke out in a chemical shop at Portuguese Church Street in Kolkata's commercial hub Burrabazar area on Wednesday morning, reports said.

Arunachal Pradesh : Four Government employees arrested with leopard skin and bones

May 17, 2017, at 06:41 pm

Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS) : Forest officials arrested four employees of the Arunachal Pradesh Government in Assam's Biswanath district and recovered a leopard skin and bones from their possession on Tuesday.

Kashmir : Locals clash security forces as cordon and search operation goes on

May 17, 2017, at 05:25 pm

Srinagar, May 17 (IBNS) : Violent clashes erupted in Shopian in south Kashmir on Wednesday morning after security forces, looking for militants, launched a cordon and search operation in the Heff-Shirmal and Achan village areas.

TMC wins West Bengal civic polls in plains, makes inroads in hills with Mirik

May 17, 2017, at 05:20 pm

Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS) The ruling Trinamool Congress led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal won all the seats in plains while it made inroads in the Darjeeling hills winning Mirik as counting of the municipal elections is on for the seven corporations.

Karnataka IAS officer found dead in Lucknow road

May 17, 2017, at 04:33 pm

Lucknow, May 17 (IBNS) The body of a Karnataka Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was found dead by the roadside in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.