7th Asian Mining Congress inaugurated in Kolkata
Nov 08, 2017, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): 7th Asian Mining Congress organized by the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI) was inaugurated by Susheel Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India here on Wednesday.
IndiGo manhandling : Civil Aviation Minister seeks report, Airlines promoter meets him
Nov 08, 2017, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS) : Civil Aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has sought a report from Government agencies on a passenger’s assault by IndiGo airline staffers, media reports said.
AAP likely to name Raghuram Rajan as Rajya Sabha candidate
Nov 08, 2017, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to announce the name of former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan as its Rajya Sabha candidate, media reports said.
EAM Sushma Swaraj welcomes her Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin to India
Nov 08, 2017, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): India's External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, on Wednesday, welcomed the Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin to India
Delhi smog : Schools to remain shut for the week
Nov 08, 2017, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS) : Delhi's Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday ordered all the schools in Delhi to remain closed till Sunday as a huge blanket of poisonous smog covered the national capital for the second consecutive day, reports said.
BJP President Amit Shah visits Somnath Temple during his Gujarat campaign
Nov 08, 2017, at 08:09 pm
Junagadh, Nov 8 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, on Wednesday, visited the Somnath Temple and participated in ritualistic offerings. according to media reports.
Twitter expands character limit to 280
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:59 pm
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Social networking site Twitter decided to enable its users to express more by expanding its character limit to 280.
APSC’s cash-for-job scam : Assam police arrests 13 ACS, APS officials
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:53 pm
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IBNS): The Assam police on Wednesday arrested 13 officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other associate services in connection with the cash-for-job scam in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Indigo ground staff members manhandle passenger, airline apologises
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, Indigo ground staff members have dragged and manhandled a passenger at the Delhi airport, which was evident in a video recorded by another staff member, media reports said.
Ryan murder case: Class XI student arrested for killing Pradyuman Thakur
Nov 08, 2017, at 04:12 pm
Gurgaon, Nov 8 (IBNS): In a major twist to the school murder case, where a seven-year old Pradyuman Thakur was found dead in a pool of blood in Ryan International School, a class XI student of the same school has been arrested, media reports said.
PM Modi greets LK Advani on his birthday, says BJP workers lucky to have his advice
Nov 08, 2017, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted senior BJP leader and former party president Lal Krishna Advani on the latter's birthday.
One year of Demonitisation: PM Modi salutes people, opposition takes jibe
Nov 08, 2017, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to social media to praise the Indian citizens on the completion of one year of the demonitisation, a move through which the present government banned old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
Major fire breaks out in Kolkata godown, firefighting ops underway
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:05 am
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in a warehouse at Strand Road area near Armenian Ferry Ghat in Kolkata on Tuesday night, reports said.
Manish Sisodia orders all primary schools in Delhi to remain shut tomorrow
Nov 08, 2017, at 04:45 am
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): As a result of the dangerous level of pollution recorded in the national capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday ordered all primary schools to shut down for a day on Wednesday.
Major fire breaks out near Armenian Ghat in Kolkata
Nov 08, 2017, at 03:06 am
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a godown near Armenian Ghat in Kolkata on Tuesday, reports said.
Parking charges may hike to curb air pollution in Delhi
Nov 08, 2017, at 12:33 am
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): People in Delhi are likely to pay more for parking in the city after the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPPCA) held a meeting on Tuesday, media reports said.
Security forces nab hardcore NDFB-S militant in Assam
Nov 07, 2017, at 10:09 pm
Guwahati, Nov 7 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to the banned outfit NDFB-S in Assam's Chirang district on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.
Notes ban a watershed moment, says Arun Jaitley ; Black day, says Manmohan Singh
Nov 07, 2017, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS) : Claiming that Demonetisation was a "watershed moment for India", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said it has led the nation to a more transparent paradigm.
Demonetisation is a big scam: Mamata Banerjee
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called the move of note ban by the Centre last year as a 'big scam'.
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): Nearly two years eight months after a 72-year-old nun was raped by armed dacoits in a convent school at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, a Kolkata court on Tuesday convicted one man for raping and five others for robbery.
Two-day Controllers Conference under Defence Accounts Department begins in New Delhi
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): India's Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, inaugurated the two-day Controllers Conference - 2017, organised by the Defence Accounts Department under Ministry of Defence (Finance), in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Fire NOC of Vashi building that caught fire was not renewed in 2017
Nov 07, 2017, at 08:46 pm
Vashi, Nov 7 (IBNS): The fire NOC of the building near Vashi Railway station in Navi Mumbai, which went up in flames, was not renewed in 2017, a senior official of the NMMC was quoted by the media on Tuesday.
Kamal Hassan to undertake tour across Tamil Nadu before launch of party
Nov 07, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Chennai, Nov 7 (IBNS) : Superstar Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said he will be going on a tour across Tamil Nadu to understand people's problems before officially launching his party.
Delhi in grip of deadly smog, public health emergency declared
Nov 07, 2017, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that his government is considering closing schools for a few days owing to the dangerous level of pollution in the national capital according to media reports on Tuesday.
Ritabrata Banerjee appears before CID for interrogation in alleged rape case
Nov 07, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): Expelled CPI-M Rajya Sabha member� Ritabrata Banerjee on Tuesday appeared before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for interrogation in connection with an alleged rape and cheating case, officials said.
Progress on an Unfinished Agenda
Nov 07, 2017, at 07:22 pm
On October 30, 2017, the three-day debate on the Interim Report of the Steering Committee set up under the Constitutional Assembly (CA) began in Parliament. The debate was supposed to conclude on November 1. However, due to demands from a large number of Members of Parliament (MPs) for additional time to express their views, Chairman of the CA, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya decided on November 2, 2017, to continue the debate on November 2 and November 8.
Odisha: Malkangiri: Retreating Disruption
Nov 07, 2017, at 07:19 pm
On October 22, 2017, the dead body of a civilian, identified as Sama Pangi (45), was recovered from Spillway Ghat (bank of a water body) of Balimela reservoir in the Chitrakonda area of Malkangiri District in Odisha. On October 15, 2017, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres had hijacked a motor launch boat and taken Sama Pangi, its driver, hostage in the "cut-off" region of Chitrakonda in the District, when the vessel was on its way to Kunturpadar carrying grocery items for Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) forces deployed in the region. The Maoists killed Pangi suspecting him to be a 'Police informer'. According to Police, Pangi had been attacked two years earlier as well, but had survived. Following the attack, he had left his native village Janti and was staying at Pilobai village in the Chitrakonda area. He had sought protection from the District Police.
Notes ban ushered in a black day for economy and democracy, : Manmohan Singh
Nov 07, 2017, at 07:01 pm
Ahmedabad, Nov 7 (IBNS) : Calling demonetisation an "organised loot and legalised plunder," former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the move, along with roll out of GST, has come disastrous for the country.
Prince Charles to arrive in India on Wednesday, to meet PM Narendra Modi
Nov 07, 2017, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George accompanied by Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles will be on a two-day visit to India on Wednesday as part of their 10-day four nation tour to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and India.
Pulwama encounter: JeM mastermind Azhar's nephew among slain terrorists
Nov 07, 2017, at 05:31 pm
Srinagar, Nov 7 (IBNS): Reports have stated that among the three slain militants in the Pulwama encounter that took place on Monday, one was Jaish-e-Muhammed chief Masood Azhar's nephew.