India celebrates International Yoga Day, PM Modi performs asanas in Lucknow
Jun 21, 2017, at 02:44 pm
Lucknow, June 21 (IBNS): Ignoring rains, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led 3rd International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow and urged people to practice yoga and make it a part of their lives.
PM Modi urges people to take up yoga, joins Yoga Day celebrations in UP
Jun 21, 2017, at 02:30 pm
Lucknow, Jun 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to incorporate yoga in their daily life on the occasion of Yoga Day.
Darjeeling: GJM holds joint meeting, decides to continue strike
Jun 21, 2017, at 03:32 am
Darjeeling, June 20 (IBNS): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) held the second joint meeting on Tuesday at the Gymkhana Club and decided to continue their indefinite strike in the hills of Bengal.
Three rhino poachers nabbed in Assam
Jun 21, 2017, at 03:30 am
Guwahati, June 20 (IBNS): Assam Police on Tuesday arrested three wanted rhino poachers and recovered arms and ammunition in Assam’s Darrang district.
Security forces nab Gorkha militant along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Jun 21, 2017, at 03:19 am
Guwahati, June 20 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) in Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on June 19 evening, officials said.
WB CID arrests retired Justice C.S. Karnan from Coimbatore in contempt case
Jun 21, 2017, at 02:55 am
Kolkata/Coimbatore, Jun 20 (IBNS): West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials on Tuesday arrested retired judge of Calcutta High Court, C.S. Karnan, in connection with a contempt case, sources confirmed.
Narayana Health Network Howrah in association with Howrah Police launches Blood Donors' Registry
Jun 21, 2017, at 02:28 am
Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS): In the context of World Blood Donors' Day, Narayana Health Network, Howrah in association with Howrah Police launched 'Srijan' - the blood donors’ directory along with a blood donation camp at Panchla in Howrah.
PM inaugurates development initiatives in Lucknow
Jun 21, 2017, at 02:13 am
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modion Tuesday inaugurated building of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, dedicated 400KV Lucknow-Kanpur D/C transmission line and distributed sanction letters to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Lucknow.
Odisha: Malkangiri: No End in Sight
Jun 21, 2017, at 02:01 am
On June 3, 2017, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'commander' Gadda Nageswara Rao aka Chinnabbai (38), carrying INR 400,000 reward on his head, was killed in an exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in the Kapatuti Forest under Chitrakonda Police limits in Malkangiri District. A huge cache of explosives, some ammunition, a 9 mm pistol, Maoist literature and a kit bag were seized from the encounter site after the gun battle.
Balochistan: The Chinese Chequered
Jun 21, 2017, at 01:59 am
The Islamic State (IS, also Daesh) on June 8, 2017, claimed the killing of two Chinese nationals who had been abducted from the Jinnah Town area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, in the afternoon of May 24, 2017. Amaq, the IS propaganda agency, declared, "Islamic State fighters killed two Chinese people they had been holding in Baluchistan province, south-west Pakistan." The Chinese couple, Lee Zing Yang (24) and Meng Li Si (26), were studying Urdu in Quetta, where they reportedly also ran a Mandarin language course.According to Deputy Inspector General Police Aitzaz Goraya, unknown abductors, wearing Police uniforms, had forced the two foreigners into a vehicle at gunpoint and driven away. They also tried to overpower another Chinese woman but she ran away. A man present at the site attempted to resist the kidnapping, but was shot at by one of the abductors. So far no local group has claimed responsibility for the incident (abduction and subsequent killing). Reports speculate that the actual perpetrators were linked to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Alami (LeJ-A), the international wing of the LeJ, which believed to be affiliated to Daesh.
Assam multi-crore rupees scam: CID quizzes five tax-excise officials
Jun 21, 2017, at 01:35 am
Guwahati, June 20 (IBNS): The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police on Tuesday quizzed five officials of excise and tax department in connection with the multi-crore rupees excise scam.
Auto driver rapes seven years old girl, arrested
Jun 21, 2017, at 01:25 am
Gurgaon, June 20 (IBNS): An auto driver who raped a seven years old girl in the Dundahera village on Sunday was arrested by the Gurgaon police a day later, media reports.
V&AC arrest education official in Sivsagar after taking bribes
Jun 21, 2017, at 01:22 am
Guwahati, June 20 (IBNS): The sleuths of Assam police Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) on Tuesday arrested an Education department official from Upper Assam’s Sivsagar district after allegedly taking bribe.
Unrest continues in Darjeeling, GJM calls all-party meeting today
Jun 21, 2017, at 01:15 am
Darjeeling, June 20 (IBNS) : As unrest continues to rage in Darjeeling over a fresh movement for statehood, the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha has called for a meeting on Tuesday, of all political parties from the hills to decide the "next course of action," reports said.
Special session likely in Parliament to mark GST rollout
Jun 21, 2017, at 01:11 am
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS) : A special midnight session of Parliament is likely to mark the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, its landmark legislation, in the intervening night of June 30-July 1, reports said.
IT attaches 12 properties of Lalu family, Dy CM says they are victim of 'political vendetta'
Jun 21, 2017, at 12:33 am
Patna, June 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Income Tax Department has attached 12 plots of RJD chief Lalu Prasad family located in various parts of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
PM Narendra Modi commences Uttar Pradesh visit
Jun 21, 2017, at 12:18 am
Lucknow, June 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commenced his Uttar Pradesh visit as he arrived in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Bihar youth goes missing from Malaysian ship during study course
Jun 21, 2017, at 12:12 am
Patna, June 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A youth from Bihar doing a maritime course with a Malaysian company has gone mysteriously missing for the past one week, leaving the family in a state of shock and despair.
India, Portugal sign historical agreement to promote cooperation in field of archives
Jun 20, 2017, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): A Protocol of Cooperation was signed between the National Archives of India and the Minister of Culture of the Portuguese Republic in the field of archives on 17th May, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal, officials said on Tuesday.
President of India condoles the passing away of Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj
Jun 20, 2017, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday written to Swami Suvirananda, the General Secretary, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission conveying his condolences on the passing away of Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj, President of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
Off with the veil: Countries ban burqa of Muslim women worldwide
Jun 20, 2017, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, Jun 20 (IBNS): A staple piece of garment in cupboards in Muslim communities across the world, the (reliable) Burqa/Burka is finding it tough to stay in vogue!
President Mukherjee condoles passing away of President of Vanuatu
Jun 20, 2017, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the passing away of President of the Republic of Vanuatu Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale.
Jun 20, 2017, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley is embarking on three-day visit from today to Russia with a high level Indian delegation, to co-chair two meetings with the Government of the Russian Federation.
PM Modi to visit Lucknow today; will take part in Yoga Day programme tomorrow
Jun 20, 2017, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Lucknow, where he will take part in various programmes including the Yoga Day programme on Wednesday.
Ram Nath Kovind quits as Governor of Bihar
Jun 20, 2017, at 10:21 pm
Patna, June 20 (IBNS): NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind has resigned as the Governor of Bihar.
Mobile Medical Units launched for Tea gardens in Assam
Jun 20, 2017, at 10:10 pm
Guwahati, June 20 (IBNS): Launching Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) for the tea gardens of the state, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday termed this as a historic initiative of the government which would be able to make healthcare accessible to the tea community of the state.
IT dept slaps charges against Lalu family under Benami Transactions Act
Jun 20, 2017, at 09:55 pm
Patna, June 20 (IBNS) The Income Tax department has filed serious charges against Lalu Yadav's wife Rabri Devi, daughter Misa Bharti and Bihar Deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, according to an NDTV report.
Woman kidnapped and gangraped for hours in moving car, dumped near Noida hospital
Jun 20, 2017, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi, Jun 20 (IBNS): A woman who was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped for several hours inside a moving car on Monday night in Gurgaon, was thrown off the vehicle outside a hospital near Greater Noida, reports said.
Punjab CM announces crop loan waiver for small and marginal farmers
Jun 20, 2017, at 03:21 am
Chandigarh, June 19 (IBNS): Following the steps taken by Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra governments, Punjab Chief Minster Amarinder Singh announced crop loan waiver for small and marginal farmers across the state, according to media reports on Monday.
PM Modi welcomes first Air Freight Corridor flight from Kabul to India
Jun 20, 2017, at 03:08 am
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the first Air Freight Corridor flight from Kabul to India.