Assam government distributes modern sophisticated weapons to forest personnel
Feb 19, 2018, at 02:50 am
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IBNS): In view to protect wild animals and to fight against poachers, the Assam government on Sunday distributed modern sophisticated weapons to forest personnel at a programme held at Forest Convention Centre at Kohora, Kaziranga in Golaghat District.
Tripura poll: 74% turnout till 4pm, says EC
Feb 19, 2018, at 12:38 am
Agartala, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has said around 74% of the total voters have turned out to cast their mandate in the Tripura Assembly poll, which was held on Sunday, media reports said.
PM Modi inaugurates BJP's new headquarters in Delhi
Feb 18, 2018, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s new headquarters in the national capital.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau visits Taj Mahal
Feb 18, 2018, at 10:33 pm
Agra, Feb 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with his family on Saturday visited the iconic mausoleum, Taj Mahal, on the second day of his India visit, media reports said.
Stop behaving as if you're guilty: Rahul tells PM Modi, Jaitley
Feb 18, 2018, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi again and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and asked them to speak out on the Rs. 11,300 crore banking fraud involving celebrity diamond jeweller Nirav Modi.
Nagaland assembly polls: War of words continue among candidates
Feb 18, 2018, at 08:23 pm
Kohima, Feb 18 (IBNS): With less than 9 days to go for the assembly polls in Nagaland, battling among the political parties and candidates rose on top as campaigns are continuing in full swing across the state.
Four over ground workers of ULFA (I) nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 18, 2018, at 08:11 pm
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles apprehended four over ground workers of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
Assam CM asks state power department for pragmatic steps to avert electrocutions
Feb 18, 2018, at 08:02 pm
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal issued stern directive to the state power department to avert recurrence of incidents of electrocution during the ensuing Monsoon season in the state.
Congress expels MLA's son for brutal attack on youth at Bengaluru restaurant
Feb 18, 2018, at 07:35 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Congress party on Sunday expelled MLA NA Harris’ son Mohammad Nalapad on Sunday after he and his friends attacked a youth in an upscale Bengaluru restaurant.
Tripura Assembly polls: 23 pct turnout till 11 AM
Feb 18, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Agartala, Feb 18 (IBNS): As 25 lakhs voters are scheduled to decide the political fate of Tripura on Sunday, the turnout for the state's Assembly election till 11 am has been around 23.25 percent, media reports said.
BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh cleans school toilet with bare hands, video goes viral
Feb 18, 2018, at 05:12 pm
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Feb 18 (IBNS): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh is winning hearts after a video went viral on Saturday showing him unclogging and cleaning a school toilet in Rewa.
Tripura Assembly polls: Narendra Modi urges voters to turn out in record numbers
Feb 18, 2018, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi,Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people of Tripura to turn out in record numbers as voting for the Assembly polls in the state is currently going on.
Voting for Tripura Assembly polls begins
Feb 18, 2018, at 02:11 pm
Agartala, Feb 18 (IBNS): Amid tight security, voting to elect a new Tripura Assembly commenced on Saturday.
Tripura Assembly poll to be held tomorrow, Left-BJP in close fight
Feb 18, 2018, at 04:43 am
Agartala, Feb 17 (IBNS): Voting in 59 out of 60 Assembly seats of Tripura will take place on Sunday as the state is witnessing a close contest between incumbent Left and emerging BJP.
PM Modi kept people's money in bank, Nirav Modi looted it: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 18, 2018, at 02:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by holding him responsible for the country's biggest bank scam by diamond czar Nirav Modi, media reports said.
PNB scam: Ex-bank official Gokulnath Shetty arrested
Feb 18, 2018, at 02:33 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): One of the key accused in the country's biggest bank scam by diamond czar Nirav Modi, ex-official of Punjab National Bank (PNB) Gokulnath Shetty has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), media reports said.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives in India
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in India on his official visit to the country on Saturday.
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:47 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): India and Iran signed here in New Delhi on Saturday an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA) and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Country has to ensure social democracy along with political democracy: Vice President Naidu
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the country has to ensure ‘social democracy’ along with ‘political democracy’ to bring the fruits of democratic functioning to those who have been left out of our country’s development story.
Feb 17, 2018, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday rubbished allegations leveled against him by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that he and his family had links with Nirav Modi's companies.
PNB Scam: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman targets Congress,Rahul Gandhi
Feb 17, 2018, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Attacking the Congress, the ruling BJP on Saturday said the recently unveiled multi-crore PNB scam, involving billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi, occurred during the tenure of the previous UPA rule.
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that educational institutions must provide varied and rich learning experiences to students.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate fourth container terminal of JNPT in Mumbai tomorrow
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Fourth Container Terminal (FCT) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai tomorrow. With this, JNPT will nearly double its container handling capacity .
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visits India, meets Narendra Modi
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is currently visiting India and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday
NPP candidate attacked by miscreants in Nagaland
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:19 pm
Kohima, Feb 17 (IBNS): Just 10 days are left for the assembly polls in Nagaland as poll violence incident has been reported from the poll bound state on Saturday.
EU member hails India's economy, takes a swipe at China, Pakistan
Feb 17, 2018, at 06:18 pm
Brussels, Feb 17 (IBNS): Hailing Indian's economy, European Union member and Italian lawmaker Fulvio Martusciello has said that he's pleasantly surprised by India's maturity and confidence at the global stage.
PNB scam: Nirav Modi's fraud LoUs issued or renewed mostly in 2017-18, says CBI
Feb 17, 2018, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently stated that most of the fraud Letters of Understandings (LoUs) were issued or renewed by diamond czar Nirav Modi and his kin, who are alleged to have been involved in the country's biggest bank scam, in the year 2017-2018, media reports said.
SC's Cauvery water verdict disappointing: Tamil Nadu CM
Feb 17, 2018, at 05:51 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday said that the Supreme Court's verdict on the Cauvery water dispute is "disappointing," media reports said.
Government to hold around 220 camps for welfare of handloom weavers
Feb 17, 2018, at 02:54 am
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Ministry of Textiles is organizing more than 218 camps in handloom and handicraft clusters across the country, under the initiative “Hastkala Sahyog Shivir”.
Detection most effective deterrent against crime: Rajnath Singh
Feb 17, 2018, at 01:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said detection is the most effective deterrent against crime.