West Bengal : Two drown, several missing as bus falls int canal
Jan 29, 2018, at 07:36 pm
Behrampur, West Bengal, Jan 29 (IBNS) : At least two persons were killed and several remain missing after a bus carrying passengers to full capacity crashed through the railing of a bridge and fell into a canal in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday morning, reports said.
Government formulated plans to uplift poor sections: President Kovind
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the government has formulated plans to uplift the lives of poor sections of society.
Madhya Pradesh: Teacher makes students take anti-BJP pledge
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Bhopal, Jan 29 (IBNS): Triggering a controversy, a teacher at a school in Madhya Pradesh was seen to make students take an anti-BJP pledge until the government stops online examinations.
Chidambaram mocks Modi's 'pakoda' comment, BJP hits back
Jan 29, 2018, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra engaged themselves in a verbal tussle over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'pakoda' comment.
Budget will give flight to India's economy: PM Modi
Jan 29, 2018, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the union budget will give a new flight to the fast growing economy of the country as the budget session is commencing on Monday.
Bypolls in Rajasthan, West Bengal: Voting begins
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:44 pm
Jaipur/Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): Considered as crucial test for the ruling parties in both the states, polling is currently underway as voting for the Lok Sabha seats of Ajmer and Alwar and the Assembly seat of Mandalgarh in Rajasthan, as well as the Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency and Noapara Assembly seat in West Bengal started on Monday.
Budget Session of Parliament begins today
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): The crucial Budget Session of the Parliament will begin from Monday.
Union minister threatens to ‘slit throats’ of corrupt officials
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:33 am
Patna, Jan 28 (TheBiharPost): Union minister of state for power RK Singh has threatened to kill officials found involved in corruption, local media reported on Sunday.
P Chidambaram attacks Prime Minister Narendra Modi over 'pakoda remark'
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:06 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent remarks whether a person earning Rs. 200 a day selling "pakodas" can be considered unemployed and said even begging then could be called as a 'job'.
Jan 29, 2018, at 01:42 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the NCC rally in New Delhi.
Vice President Naidu meets and greets the Tableaux Artistes and Tribal Guests
Jan 29, 2018, at 01:24 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu and Usha Naidu have met and greeted the Tableaux Artistes and Tribal Guests who participated in the Republic Day Parade – 2018, in their residence here on Sunday.
Mumbai: Man dies after being sucked into MRI machine
Jan 28, 2018, at 11:57 pm
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IBNS): In a tragic incident, a man died after he was pulled into the MRI machine at Nair Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday, media reports said.
PM Modi takes a dig at Lalu Prasad
Jan 28, 2018, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at tainted former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, without directly mentioning his name.
NCC not about uniform, it is about unity: PM Modi at NCC rally
Jan 28, 2018, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Addressing young cadets at the NCC rally on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the National Cadet Corps is more about unity that uniformity.
Mehbooba Mufti speaks to Nirmala Sitharaman over killing of civilians in Shopian
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:23 am
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS): In the aftermath of the killing of two civilians in a shoot-out at Ganowpora village of Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti spoke to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday evening.
Congress announces candidate list for Meghalaya, Tripura polls
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:22 am
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IBNS) : Congress on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for Meghalaya and Tripura assembly polls to be held next month.
Uttar Pradesh: 49 arrested in Kasganj violence
Jan 28, 2018, at 03:26 am
Kasganj, Jan 27 (IBNS): At least 49 people have been arrested in connection to the violence which broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj on Saturday after five shops were torched by a mob a day after one person died in communal clashes between two groups, media reports said.
Kashmir: Army opened fire in Shopian in self-defence, says spokesperson
Jan 28, 2018, at 02:20 am
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS): Reacting to the killing of civilians in Shopian district of south Kashmir, the Army on Saturday said they had to open fire in self-defence to “prevent the lynching of a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) by a mob”.
India stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Afghanistan: President Kovind on Kabul attack
Jan 28, 2018, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Reacting to the terrorist attack in Kabul, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said India stands shoulder-to-shoulder with its neighbouring country Afghanistan.
Rahul Gandhi meets President Kovind today
Jan 28, 2018, at 01:57 am
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.
Prime Minister of Cambodia calls on President Kovind
Jan 28, 2018, at 01:41 am
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (January 27, 2018).
India strongly condemns terror attack in Kabul
Jan 28, 2018, at 12:30 am
Kabul/New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): India on Saturday 'strongly condemned' the 'barbaric and dastardly' terrorist attacks in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left at least 40 people killed.
Srinagar: Two civilians killed in security forces 'firing'
Jan 27, 2018, at 11:38 pm
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IBNS): At least two civilians were killed and nine others were injured after security forces opened fire on protesters in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Saturday, police said.
Over 3000 passengers stranded following Dima Hasao violence, 4 trains cancelled
Jan 27, 2018, at 11:20 pm
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IBNS): Over 3000 passengers are stranded at New Haflong railway station in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since Jan 26 as protest continued against police firing incident where two protesters were killed and several others were injured.
State Counsellor of Myanmar calls on President Kovind
Jan 27, 2018, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of Myanmar, called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.
Assam : Hardcore NDFB militant killed in gun fight with security forces
Jan 27, 2018, at 09:12 pm
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IBNS) : A hardcore militant belonging to the anti-talk faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed in a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Saturday morning, officials said.
2,000 train passengers stranded, curfew in Assam town as two die in police firing
Jan 27, 2018, at 08:13 pm
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IBNS) : More than 2,000 passengers of trains headed for Silchar and Guwahati remained stranded amid an indefinite curfew imposed in Assam's Maibang area of Dima Hasao district after two people were killed in police firing on Thursday, media reports said.
India committed to take relation with Cambodia to newer level says PM Narendra Modi
Jan 27, 2018, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): India and Cambodia inked four Memorandums of Understanding on Saturday following the bilateral talks between the prime ministers of both countries, Narendra Modi and Hun Sen, according to media reports.
Fresh communal violence in UP's Kasganj, 144 clamped
Jan 27, 2018, at 07:30 pm
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IBNS) : Fresh violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj on Saturday after five shops were torched by a mob a day after one person died in communal clashes between two groups, media reports said.
Jan 27, 2018, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called an all-party meeting on Sunday, ahead of the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament, according to media reports on Saturday.