Kolkata bank fraud: Two Romanian nationals held in Delhi
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Kolkata Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday evening detained two Romanian nationals from Delhi for fraudulently withdrawing money from the accounts of at least 78 customers of several nationalized and private sector banks, officials said.
IAS officers should take role of translating ‘Swarajya’ to ‘Surajya’: Naidu
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has asked IAS officers to take the most important role of translating “Swarajya” to “Surajya.”
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana achieves 5 crore mark
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) Sumitra Mahajan on Friday handed over 5 croreth LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to Takrdiran of Delhi in the Parliament House.
In Supreme Court, Centre pitches for quotas in promotion for SC/ST govt employees
Aug 03, 2018, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there should be reservations in promotions for government employees belonging to the backward classes.
President Kovind to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Keralafrom Aug 4
Aug 03, 2018, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): President of Ram Nath Kovind will visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala from Aug 4 to 7, 2018, officials said on Friday.
Never asked for helpline to be added to phones: Aadhar body
Aug 03, 2018, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday clarified that it had never directed telecom operators or phone makers to add a toll-free number for its ID card project Aadhaar.
Work, money worries leave many musicians singing the blues: Study
Aug 03, 2018, at 04:28 pm
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Researchers from Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the mental health-focused SIMS Foundation, have identified work and financial stress as risk factors that may increase clinical depression and anxiety among musicians, according to new study findings presented at the 36th Annual Performing Arts Medicine Association International Symposium in Orange, California.
Silchar airport detention : TMC plans to move privilege motion
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress plans to move a privilege motion in Lok Sabha on Friday against the detention of its MPs in Silchar in Assam on Thursday, media reports said.
Mike Pompeo meets Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 3 (IBNS): Visiting Malaysia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad before departing for Singapore to attend the summit of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
BJP accuses Opposition of playing politics on Assam NRC issue
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): In a fresh attack on the rival parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has virtually accused the Opposition of playing politics over Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) that excluded over four million people.
PM reviews performance of key infrastructure sectors of Transport and Housing
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the progress of key infrastructure sectors of roads, PMGSY, rural housing, urban housing, railways, airports and ports.
Shelter home rapes shameful: Nitish Kumar
Aug 03, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Patna, Aug 3 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the rape and torture of more than 30 minor girls at a Government-run shelter home was "shameful" and promised giving a tough lesson to the culprits.
Won't interfere with Delhi HC's order for granting bail to Karti Chidambaram: SC
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday said it won't interfere with the Delhi High Court's order of granting bail to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti, who is an accused in the INX media case, media reports said.
Six of the eight-member TMC delegation leave Assam after overnight detention at Silchar airport
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:42 pm
Silchar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Six of the eight-member Trinamool Congress delegation flew out of Assam on Friday morning, after their overnight detention at Silchar airport, media reports said.
Members of 39 families of suspected foreigners figure in draft NRC
Aug 03, 2018, at 12:39 pm
Guwahati, Aug 3 (IBNS) : At a time when the process for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) goes on in Assam to detect illegal migrants and the country witnesses a political row over the deletion of more than four million names, whose bona fide as Indian citizens has been put into a question, a report has come that members of 39 families of suspected foreigners have been included in the complete NRC draft alone from Morigaon district.
No Indian citizen will be left out: Rajnath Singh on Assam NRC row
Aug 03, 2018, at 12:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Amid controversy over Assam's National Register of Citizen (NRC) that excluded over four million people, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured that no Indian citizen will be left out.
Mehul Choksi was given citizenship after India government's clearance: Antigua
Aug 03, 2018, at 11:23 am
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Adding a twist to the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, the Antigua government has said fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi was given citizenship after getting a clearance from the Indian government, media reports said.
Centre gives nod to Justice KM Joseph's elevation to Supreme Court
Aug 03, 2018, at 10:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The central government has given its consent to the elevation of Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court of India, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three killed in road mishap
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:52 am
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in a road mishap on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday, police said.
Riyadh: Jet Airways flight overshoots runway, all passengers evacuated safely
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:43 am
Riyadh, Aug 3 (IBNS): A Jet Airways Riyadh-Mumbai flight overshot the runway while it was attempting to take off at the Riyadh Airport on Friday, an official said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Gunfight erupts in Sopore
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:16 am
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IBNS): A gunfight is currently going on between the security forces and terrorists in Sopore town of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
NRC: Three cops injured in scuffle with TMC leaders at Silchar airport
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Guwahati, Aug 2 (IBNS): Three police personnel including two women constable were injured in a scuffle as Assam police tried to prevent the members of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) delegation team from going out of the Kumbhirgram airport in Barak Valley’s Silchar.
Kolkata Police issue advisory over Kiki dance challenge
Aug 02, 2018, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IBNS): When Kiki Challenge has become a worrying trend on the social media platforms, the Kolkata Traffic Police on Thursday released its advisory on its social media handles and urged people not to perform the 'risky' dance challenge on roads.
Arunachal students' body to launch cleansing drive to oust 'undocumented migrants'
Aug 02, 2018, at 06:56 pm
Itanagar, Aug 2 (IBNS): Following the publish of the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC), the apex students' body in Arunachal Pradesh is set to launch a cleansing drive to oust "undocumented migrants" living in the state, media reports said.
Super emergency in the country: Mamata on detention of TMC delegation in Assam
Aug 02, 2018, at 05:40 pm
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IBNS): Reacting to the detention of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation on the NRC impact in Assam at Silchar airport, party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched an unsparing attack against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the saffron outfit is running a super emergency in the country.
Kolkata radio jockey alleges fraudulent withdrawal of Rs. 50,000 from savings account
Aug 02, 2018, at 05:20 pm
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IBNS): A popular woman jockey of a Kolkata-based radio station became the 77th victim of the great Kolkata bank fraud as she alleged that 50,000 rupees had been fraudulently withdrawn from her savings account on Thursday morning, reports said.
Supersonic interceptor missile successfully test-fired
Aug 02, 2018, at 05:16 pm
Balasore, Aug 2 (IBNS) : India on Thursday successfully test-fired an indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile from a test range off the Odisha coast, reports said.
Building collapses in Kerala's Palakkad, many feared trapped
Aug 02, 2018, at 04:49 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (IBNS): A three-storey building in Palakkad town in Kerala collapsed on Thursday afternoon, trapping many people under the rubble, media reports said.
Two terrorists gunned down in Kashmir encounter
Aug 02, 2018, at 04:32 pm
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IBNS): Two militants were gunned down in an encounter with security forces near a check-post in the Lolab valley of Kashmir's Kupwara district, J & K police said.
Trinamool Congress delegation visiting Assam on NRC issue, detained at airport
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:31 pm
Silchar, Aug 2 (IBNS): A delegation of the Trinamool Congress, headed by a West Bengal Minister, was detained at the Silchar airport after it arrived in Assam in connection with the NRC issue, media reports said.