Amit Shah to meet Nitish Kumar tomorrow to discuss seat sharing for LS poll
Jul 11, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Patna, July 11 (IBNS): Amid speculations over differences between the two parties, BJP president Amit Shah will hold discussions with JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during his visit to Patna on Thursday, media reports said.
Congress betrayed farmers, says PM Modi in Punjab
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Malot, July 11 (IBNS): In an attempt to reach out to the peasants of Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked the Congress saying it has betrayed the farmers of the northern state.
Either you shut it or demolish it... SC slams Centre on Taj Mahal protection
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Lambasting the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh Government for what it called "lethargy," in taking measures to save the Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said protecting the spectacular 17th-century marble mausoleum has become a “hopeless cause”, media reports said.
Rotary donates wheelchairs and food for Missionaries of Charity run children home
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:07 pm
Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS) Rotary International District 3291 recently donated 10 Special Wheelchairs along with Baby Powder, 10 quintal Rice, pulses, and detergent powder for 118 children at Nirmala Shishu Bhavan run by the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity.
Amit Shah reaches Jharkhand on one-day visit
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:02 pm
Ranchi, July 11 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah reached Jharkhand on Wednesday for his one-day visit to the state.
Centre leaves section 377 which criminalises gay sex up to Supreme Court wisdom
Jul 11, 2018, at 12:20 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Days after trying to defer the hearing by a month, the Centre on Wednesday said it has left the matter of Section 377, which holds gay sex as an offence in India, up to the wisdom of the Supreme Court which is now reviewing its own earlier verdict on the issue, media reports said.
Massive landslides kill 9 in Manipur
Jul 11, 2018, at 11:18 am
Imphal, July 11 (IBNS): At least 9 people, including 7 children, were killed in massive landslides in three different places in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Wednesday morning.
PM Modi to address rally in Punjab's Malot today
Jul 11, 2018, at 11:14 am
New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 11 (IBNS): With months to go for the 2019 General Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Punjab's Malot on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi meets filmmaker Pa. Ranjith in Delhi
Jul 11, 2018, at 10:48 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Amid busy political schedule, Congress president Rahul Gandhi met with Indian film director Pa. Ranjith in the national capital on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi wishes Suresh Prabhu on his birthday
Jul 11, 2018, at 09:51 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on his birthday.
Mamata Banerjee wishes people on World Population Day
Jul 11, 2018, at 09:43 am
Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished people on the occasion of World Population Day.
Andhra Pradesh tops 'Ease of Doing Business' rankings
Jul 10, 2018, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh has once again topped the list of states in the new Ease of Doing Business rankings.
South Korean Prez Moon Jae-in, PM Modi share vision for peace
Jul 10, 2018, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Moon Jae-in, during his visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and shared the vision for peace and prosperity for the people of the two countries.
Jadavpur University brings back entrance test for undergraduate courses
Jul 10, 2018, at 09:46 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Amid a massive protest by the students, the authority of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) on Tuesday night announced to bring back entrance examination for undergraduate courses in the university's arts faculty.
US's DEA agents quiz arrested Chinese drug peddlers in Kolkata
Jul 10, 2018, at 08:47 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Agents of United States federal law enforcement agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Tuesday interrogated five Chinese nationals in Kolkata who were arrested for carrying contraband narcotics with a market value of approximately 39 crore rupees, sources confirmed.
WB: Mamata Banerjee's security cordon broken twice in a single day
Jul 10, 2018, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): An elderly man and a young cyclist broke the z-plus category security cordon made for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's motorcade at two different locations in Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of north Bengal respectively on Tuesday, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi asks people to sign petition over Jayant Sinha's felicitation of convicts
Jul 10, 2018, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Reacting to Union Minister Jayant Sinha's action of felicitating eight men convicted in the Ramgarh lynching case in Jharkhand, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked people on Twitter to sign a petition.
Rajinikanth's wife Latha to face trial in Rs. 6.20 cr fraud case: Supreme Court
Jul 10, 2018, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Setting aside the Karnataka High Court's order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said actor-politician Rajinikanth's wife Latha will have to face trial in a fraud case amounting to Rs. 6.20 cr, media reports said.
West Bengal youth held for flying drone near India-Bangladesh border
Jul 10, 2018, at 06:29 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri, July 10 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday arrested a youth for allegedly flying a drone near India-Bangladesh border in Siliguri in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, reports said.
Woman run over by speeding bus near Kolkata
Jul 10, 2018, at 05:00 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): A middle aged woman died after being knocked down by an over-speeding private bus at Barrackpore Chiriamore area in Kolkata's adjoining North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday morning, reports said.
Rajinikanth's wife Latha to face trial in fraud case, says SC
Jul 10, 2018, at 04:28 pm
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS) Latha Rajinikanth, wife of southern superstar Rajinikanth, has been asked to face trial in a case of fraud by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Five men linked to gang war in Kolkata arrested
Jul 10, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Police on Monday night arrested five persons in connection with a gang war that triggered tension and panic among locals in central Kolkata's busy Entally area.
Nigerian held in Kolkata airport with narcotics
Jul 10, 2018, at 03:29 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): The Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday midnight arrested a Nigerian woman for carrying contraband drugs at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI-CCU) airport, officials said.
Kashmir: Two terrorists gunned down, one security man injured
Jul 10, 2018, at 02:59 pm
Srinagar, July 10 (IBNS) : At least two militants were gunned down and a security jawan was injured in an ongoing encounter in Kundalan area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district Tuesday, media reports said.
Mumbai rains: Life crippled, Dabbawalas suspend work, Navy called in
Jul 10, 2018, at 02:39 pm
Mumbai, July 10 (IBNS): Relentless pounding of rains for the past five days left Mumbai and its suburbs battered as the iconic dabbawalas suspended their services for Tuesday with many areas going under water and vehicular movement and train services being badly hit, media reports said.
Supreme Court begins hearing pleas against section 377 that criminalises gay sex
Jul 10, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Revisiting its own verdict of 2013 which reversed a 2009 Delhi High Court judgement decriminalizing homosexuality in India, a five-member Supreme Court bench on Tuesday started hearing the pleas against section 377 which holds gay sex as an offence in the eyes of law.
Thailand cave rescue: Eight evacuated, five more waiting to be brought out
Jul 10, 2018, at 12:53 pm
Bangkok, July 10 (IBNS): The complex Thailand cave rescue operation entered its third day on Tuesday as eight boys of a football team trapped inside the flooded subterrane since June 23 were brought out so far by divers safely while five more, including their coach, awaited evacuation.
Kashmir: At least 20 civilians injured in clashes in Shopian
Jul 10, 2018, at 11:54 am
Srinagar, July 10 (IBNS): At least 20 civilians were injured in clashes with the forces in Kundalan village of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.
Supreme Court to hear today pleas against section 377 that criminalises gay sex
Jul 10, 2018, at 11:00 am
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Revisiting its own order, the Supreme Court will hear the pleas against section 377 which holds gay-sex as an offence in the eyes of law, media reports said.
UP gangster Munna Bajrangi shot dead inside jail in Baghpat
Jul 10, 2018, at 12:20 am
Baghpat, UP,July 9 (IBNS): A gangster in Uttar Pradesh, identified as Munna Bajrangi, was shot dead in a prison in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.