EC announces Assembly election dates in five states

Jan 04, 2017, at 06:35 pm

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the dates and phases of Assembly elections for 5 states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa- to be held between February 4 and March 8.

CBI arrests: Kejriwal accuses BJP of vendetta politics

Jan 04, 2017, at 06:30 pm

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Following TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay's arrest in connection with the Rose Valley money laundering scam, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the BJP of vendetta politics.

Election Commission announces state poll dates

Jan 04, 2017, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced the poll dates for the five states of Goa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Uttarakhand and Manipur with the balloting beginning from Feb 4. UP is going for a seven-phase polls.

BJP leader's house bombed in Bengal after TMC MP's arrest

Jan 04, 2017, at 05:31 pm

Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS) : The house of a senior BJP leader in West Bengal was bombed allegedly by supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress late Tuesday night, hours after the attack on the party's state headquarters in Kolkata after the arrest of TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam, reports said.

Air Marshal Sanjay Sharma takes over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air headquarters

Jan 04, 2017, at 05:23 pm

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Air Marshal Sanjay Sharma assumed the responsibilities of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air Headquarters, New Delhi, on Jan 1, 2017, an official release stated.

DMK appoints MK Stalin as working president

Jan 04, 2017, at 05:12 pm

Chennai, Jan 4 (IBNS): The DMK on Wednesday appointed party treasurer and opposition leader in the state assembly, MK Stalin, as its working president, reports said.

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar sworn in as new Chief Justice of India

Jan 04, 2017, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar on Wednesday was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India.

Rose Valley: Tapas Pal's CBI custody extended by 3 days

Jan 04, 2017, at 05:04 am

Bhubaneswar, Jan 3 (IBNS): A local court in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday extended arrested actor-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Tapas Pal's CBI custody by three days, reports said.

Another journalist shot dead in Bihar

Jan 04, 2017, at 04:58 am

Patna, Jan 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Armed criminals kiiled a former journalist in Bihar on Tuesday evening, sparking panic among the pen pushers.

BJP's WB HQ attack: Protest march to be held in Kolkata tomorrow

Jan 04, 2017, at 04:08 am

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): To protest against the alleged TMC attack at its headquarter in Kolkata, the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a rally in the city on Wednesday.

Dry spell ends after fresh snow fall in Kashmir

Jan 04, 2017, at 02:39 am

Srinagar, Jan 3 (IBNS): The prolonged dry spell in Kashmir ended on Tuesday after the region's upper reaches witnessed light to moderate snowfall while intermittent rains lashed the plains.

Bihar Congressmen to beat plates on Jan 8 to protest currency ban

Jan 04, 2017, at 02:25 am

Patna, Jan 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Congressmen in Bihar have announced to beat plates to protest demonetization drive by the Narendra Modi government.

Gunrunner apprehended in Assam

Jan 04, 2017, at 02:18 am

Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): In a joint operation by the 20 Assam Rifles under Red Horns Division and the Tezpur police, a suspected gunrunner with a AK series rifle was apprehended on Tuesday from Barchola village in Dhekiajuli area in Assam's Sonitpur district.

Passport Seva Camp to be organised at Asansol

Jan 04, 2017, at 02:12 am

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): Regional Passport Office, Kolkata is organising a Passport Seva Camp for passport applicants having current residential address within the region covered by the District Police Headquarters of Birbhum, Bankura, Asansol-Durgapur, Burdwan and Purulia from Jan 13-15.

Ex-Punjab CM thanks Nitish for 'outstanding' arrangements for Prakash Parv

Jan 04, 2017, at 01:59 am

Patna, Jan 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Former Punjab Chief Minister and state Congress chief captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the splendid arrangements made for the Prakash Parv in Patna

Babul Supriyo demands President's rule in West Bengal

Jan 04, 2017, at 01:49 am

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): A day when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Centre over the arrest of one of its MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with the ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam, BJP MP Babul Supriyo demanded for establishing President's rule in the state.

CRPF deployed around BJP headquarters in Kolkata after clash with TMC

Jan 04, 2017, at 01:45 am

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS) At least 20 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who are generally used for VVIP's security, have been deployed in and around the BJP headquarters in Kolkata following an attack by the angry Trinamool Congress supporters over the CBI arrest of party MP Sudip Bandopadhyay.

Karnataka Cooperation and Sugar Minister H.S. Mahadeva Prasad dies

Jan 04, 2017, at 01:23 am

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Karnataka Cooperation and Sugar Minister H.S. Mahadeva Prasad passed away on Tuesday.

Bengaluru mass molestation: Misogynistic political remarks trigger outrage

Jan 04, 2017, at 12:51 am

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Political leaders, including Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, have triggered an outrage with their remarks after they blamed 'western culture' as the reason behind the mass molestation incident in India's IT hub Bengaluru during new year eve.

Narendra Modi offers prayers at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple

Jan 04, 2017, at 12:47 am

Tirupati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered his prayers at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple here.

Corps Commander calls the Arunachal Pradesh Governor

Jan 04, 2017, at 12:06 am

Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): The General Officer Commanding, 3 Corps, Dimapur, Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh V. Shanmuganathan at the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar on Tuesday.

Two ULFA(I) cadres apprehended by Assam Rifles

Jan 03, 2017, at 11:37 pm

Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Assam Rifles apprehended two ULFA(I) cadres from Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.

Protest turns violent in Manipur, seven UNC protesters injured

Jan 03, 2017, at 11:31 pm

Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least seven protesters, including three women, were injured in violence-hit Manipur on Tuesday as security personnel fired on protesters who tried to break out the security stoppage in front of a district administration office.

CBI arrests TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, angry Mamata Banerjee blasts PM Modi

Jan 03, 2017, at 11:23 pm

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested by federal investigating agency CBI on Tuesday in the Rose Valley chit fund scam, triggering an angry outburst from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who slammed the Centre for following a politics of vendetta even as the BJP said that probe agencies would take its own actions against offenders.

BJP says its Kolkata headquarters attacked by TMC

Jan 03, 2017, at 11:10 pm

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): Soon after West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee called party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay's arrest a vendetta politics of BJP-ruled Central government, several activists of her party and its student wing- Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)- allegedly attacked BJP headquarter at Central Avenue area in north Kolkata on Tuesday evening, reports said.

BJP govt never interferes in any investigation: Piyush Goyal

Jan 03, 2017, at 10:31 pm

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): With Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders calling the arrests of party MPs- Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal- a vendetta politics of the BJP government, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that BJP-ruled Central government never interfered into any probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

PM Modi tries to silence opponents with fear tactics: Mamata Banerjee

Jan 03, 2017, at 10:14 pm

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the arrest of party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with its ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam by the CBI and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to silence his opponents with fear tactics.

West Bengal: 6 killed in Burdwan after having hooch, 1 held

Jan 03, 2017, at 09:36 pm

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least six men were killed and 30 others fell ill after consuming toxic alcohol at Ramgopalpur area under Galsi Police Station limits in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Tuesday, reports said.

Rose Valley scam: CBI arrests TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay

Jan 03, 2017, at 09:16 pm

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Criminal Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday afternoon booked Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with its ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials said.

5.5 earthquake hits Tripura, tremors felt in Assam

Jan 03, 2017, at 09:14 pm

Agartala, Jan 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Ambassa area in Tripura state of India on Tuesday, officials said.