Insurance industry must play pivotal role in India’s growth story: Naidu
Jul 23, 2018, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the insurance industry must play a pivotal role in India’s growth story by offering innovative risk covers, policies and schemes.
APSC’s cash-for-job scam: Police arrest lady DSP and two brokers
Jul 23, 2018, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): The Assam police have arrested one more government officer and two brokers including a district level BJP leader in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Indian government set up high-level committee chaired by Union Home Secretary to check mob lynching
Jul 23, 2018, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): The Indian government on Monday said a high-level committee has been formed to examine whether the country needs a separate law to curb lynching and mob violence.
S.N. Agrawal takes over as a New Member Staff Railway Board
Jul 23, 2018, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): S.N. Agrawal has taken over as Member Staff, Railway Board and Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India on 20.07.2018.
Jul 23, 2018, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said economic reforms undertaken by the Government under leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the last four years will push India among the world’s top economies.
Probationers of the Indian Forest Service call on the President Kovind
Jul 23, 2018, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): A group of probationers of the Indian Forest Service (2017 batch) called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, on Monday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Assam: Man allegedly rapes his daughter-in-law
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:57 pm
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS) : A woman has alleged that her father-in-law raped her several times in past couple of months.
Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club member Pradip Ghosh dies
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Kolkata, July 23 (IBNS): Editor of “Khabarer Kheladhula”, a city based popular sports fortnightly, Pradip Ghosh died here last night at a south Kolkata hospital
Narendra Modi leaves for three-nation African tour
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left the nation for a three-nation Africa tour which will also include his visit to South Africa to join the BRICS summit.
Kolkata: At least two die as old building collapses in heavy rain
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:03 pm
Kolkata, July 23 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and two others seriously injured as a major portion of a dilapidated building collapsed in heavy rain in Kolkata in the wee hours of Monday, reports said.
Rafale deal price row: Congress claims no secret deal, alleges breach of privilege
Jul 23, 2018, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): The Congress is likely to move in the Lok Sabha a privilege motion against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for “misleading the House” on the Rafale deal, as the party claims that there was no secret deal with France.
Piyush Goyal calls Rahul Gandhi 'merchant of hate' hitting out over Alwar lynching
Jul 23, 2018, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Hitting out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Alwar lynching incident, which claimed a life, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has referred to the Congress chief as a "merchant of hate".
Jul 23, 2018, at 02:59 pm
Kolkata, July 23 (IBNS): Protesting students of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), who were on an indefinite fast for more than 320 hours, called off their hunger strike on Monday afternoon after the college authority announced to allot them rooms in a newly built multi-storey hostel.
Rafale deal row: Congress demands breakup of fighter jets' prices
Jul 23, 2018, at 02:19 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Escalating its attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the Rafale deal, the Congress on Monday demanded a full break up of the prices at which 36 fighter jets were bought by the Indian government from France.
Aircel-Matrix case : P Chidambaram seeks anticipatory bail, matter to be heard
Jul 23, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday filed anticipatory bail plea in a Delhi court in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case, reports said.
Rajasthan government orders high-level probe into Alwar lynching case
Jul 23, 2018, at 01:42 pm
Jaipur/Alwar, July 23 (IBNS): The Rajasthan government has ordered a high-level probe into the Alwar lynching case, which resulted in the death of a person, media reports said.
Alwar lynching: Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Modi's 'New India' over cops' alleged foul play
Jul 23, 2018, at 01:10 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): In the wake of reports of the cops' alleged foul play leading to the death of Rakbar Khan, who was lynched on suspicion over cow-smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of "New India".
Assam all sets to publish final draft of NRC on July 30
Jul 23, 2018, at 01:01 pm
Guwahati, July 22 (IBNS) : The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is all set to publish on July 30 the updated and final draft of the names, excluding around 1.5 lakh people, whose names figured in the first list as legal citizens, creating a huge controversy in Assam over the bona fide of their nationality.
Fighting for common man's dream, not Modi's: Shiv Sena hits out at BJP
Jul 23, 2018, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Widening the rift with the bigger ally BJP, the Shiv Sena has said it is not fighting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream but common man's, hitting out at the ruling party once again.
Congress threatens to expose PM, Defence Minister over Rafale deal today
Jul 23, 2018, at 11:25 am
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Days after the uproar over the Rafale deal in Parliament, the Congress has said it will expose Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who had allegedly misled the nation by lying over the pact.
PM Modi to begin his state visit to Africa today
Jul 23, 2018, at 10:57 am
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his five-day state visit to three African nations in the context of the BRICS Summit on Monday.
Ghaziabad building collapse: Death toll touches 2
Jul 23, 2018, at 09:33 am
Ghaziabad, July 23 (IBNS): The death toll in the building collapse incident in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad area has touched two, officials said on Monday.
Culture is a way of life and religion is a way of worship: Vice President Naidu
Jul 22, 2018, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Culture is a way of life and Religion is a way of worship. He was interacting with the members of ‘Youth For Bharat’, who called on him, here on Sunday.
Smells like a scam: Rahul Gandhi attacks Nirmala Sitharaman
Jul 22, 2018, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and accused her of 'flip-flop' on her stand on the Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
Ghaziabad: Under construction building collapses, 1 dies
Jul 22, 2018, at 07:23 pm
Ghaziabad, July 22 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as an under-construction building collapsed in Ghaziabad area on Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik praises Modi government for scrapping tax on sanitary pads
Jul 22, 2018, at 06:34 pm
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IBNS): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday praised the Centre over scrapping tax on sanitary pads.
GST rates slashed with eye on upcoming polls: Chidambaram
Jul 22, 2018, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the Centre and said it slashed the GST rates on certain items by keeping the upcoming Assembly polls in mind.
We have to rescue our people from a dangerous regime: Sonia Gandi attacks Centre
Jul 22, 2018, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Giving a strong message to the Narendra Modi-led Centre, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said her party is committed to making the alliance work during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Three terrorists involved in constable Saleem Shah's killing shot dead: Police
Jul 22, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Srinagar, July 22 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said three terrorists, who were involved in the killing of constable Saleem Shah, have been shot dead.
Benefits of govt schemes should reach the poorest of poor: Naidu
Jul 22, 2018, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked the young officers to take the benefits of government schemes to the poorest of the poor in the society.