NIA arrests top ULFA (I) leader

Jan 21, 2017, at 12:39 am

Guwahati, Jan 20 (IBNS) : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a top ULFA (I) leader close with Paresh Baruah and its chairman Mukul Hazarika.

Kolkata: CPI-M demonstrates outside Milan Mela ground amid Bengal Global Business Summit

Jan 21, 2017, at 12:37 am

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): Protesting against the death of two local youths during a skirmish between villagers and police force over a power-grid installation in Bhangar, a large number of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists, led by CPI-M MLA Sujan Chakraborty, party leaders Kanti Ganguly and Nepaldeb Bhattacharya, staged agitation in front of Milan Mela ground in Kolkata, where two-day-long Bengal Global Business Summit is currently underway, on Friday evening.

Only out-of-the-box thinking will lead to future development, stated President

Jan 21, 2017, at 12:31 am

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the bicentenary celebration of Hindu School in Kolkata on Friday.

Media must stand up to fear, seek information and speak out: Vice President

Jan 21, 2017, at 12:26 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has said that the media must stand up to fear, seek information and speak out.

West Bengal a good business destination, says President

Jan 20, 2017, at 11:38 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Bengal Global Business Summit 2017 organized by the Government of West Bengal in Kolkata on Friday.

President inaugurates 28TH Dantan Gramin Mela -2017

Jan 20, 2017, at 11:35 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 28th Dantan Gramin Mela -2017 at Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on Thursday.

Participation of schoolchildren in human chain not mandatory, Bihar govt tells court

Jan 20, 2017, at 10:00 pm

Patna, Jan 20 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): The state government on Friday assured the Patna High Court that the human chain programme against alcoholism would not cause any inconvenience to the masses nor any action would be taken against the schoolchildren skipping the pogramme.

Dangal girl Zaira Wasim's Twitter retort to Union Minister

Jan 20, 2017, at 09:24 pm

Srinagar, Jan 20 (IBNS) : Dangal star Zaira Wasim on Friday plunged into a fresh controversy when she took on Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Vijay Goel for equating her with a caged woman in a painting.

Assam's multi crore ICDS scam : V&AC sleuths grilled former Congress minister

Jan 20, 2017, at 08:58 pm

Guwahati, Jan 20 (IBNS) : The Vigilance and Anti Corruption ( V&AC) sleuths on Friday grilled Akon Bora, a former Congress minister of Assam in connection with a multi crore scam.

Haryana : Murathal mass rapes did take place, HC says, directs police to bring culprits to justice

Jan 20, 2017, at 08:09 pm

Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IBNS) : Punjab and Haryana High Court have observed that rapes did take place in Murthal during the February 2016 Jat agitation in Haryana and asked the state police to find the culprits, reports said.

Superstar Rajnikath joins Jallikattu stir, SC postpones ruling for a week

Jan 20, 2017, at 07:11 pm

Chennai/New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) : Superstar Rajinikanth on Friday joined the protest against Jallikattu ban taking along a host of other celebrities as the agitation in favour of the traditional bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu snowballed into a huge upsurge with thousands of people swarming Chennai's Marina beach, reports said.

Uttar Pradesh :Akhilesh Yadav releases first list of SP's 191 candidates, includes uncle Shivpal

Jan 20, 2017, at 06:13 pm

Lucknow, Jan 20 (IBNS) After gaining control over the Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Friday declared the first list of 191 party candidates for the Assembly elections,, accommodating ,uncle Shivpal Yadav, who spearheaded the opposite camp in the bitter factional feud, reports said.

Jallikattu will be held in two days through ordinance : TN Chief Minister

Jan 20, 2017, at 05:42 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Friday said an ordinance will be promulgated in two days to enable the conduct jallikattu.

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi urges students and teachers to share exam views

Jan 20, 2017, at 04:27 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday has urged students and teachers to share their exam experiences for the latest edition of Mann Ki Baat, his monthly radio show.

As Jallikattu protests continue, TN CM seeks legal options to remove ban

Jan 20, 2017, at 04:57 am

Chennai, Jan 19 (IBNS): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the matter of Jallikattu (a bull-taming sport) is sub-judice in reply to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's request for an ordinance on the same, the AIADMK government is considering an ordinance route under state law to evade the ban on the 'culture', media reports said.

Barack Obama calls PM Modi to thank him for his partnership

Jan 20, 2017, at 04:35 am

Washington, Jan 19 (IBNS): US outgoing President Barack Obama on Thursday spoke to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi via phone call to thank the latter for his partnership and to review joint efforts of cooperation including defense, civil nuclear energy, and enhanced people-to-people ties.

Delhi Police chief Alok Verma will head CBI for 2 years

Jan 20, 2017, at 04:33 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma was on Thursday named as the next chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a two-year term.

One injured in TMCP's group tussle in Calcutta University campus

Jan 20, 2017, at 03:11 am

Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): A student was reportedly injured during a clash between two rival groups of Trinamool Congress(TMC)'s student wing, Trinamool Chhtra Parishad (TMCP), at Calcutta University (CU)'s College Street campus in central Kolkata on Thursday.

President expressed dissent for violence, disharmony and calls for cultural assimilation

Jan 20, 2017, at 03:03 am

Dantan, WB, Jan 19 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee while inaugurating a rural fair at Dantan in West Midnapore district of Bengal on Thursday expressed dissent for violence and disharmony "which seems to have penetrated deeply into human lives as is being reported very often in media."

Prez urges media to be more alert in presentation of news

Jan 20, 2017, at 02:45 am

Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday uged media to be more alert in presentation of news while taking into account differences of opinion.

Over 1.64 lakh pucca houses for poor to be built in Assam under PMAY(G) during 2016-17

Jan 20, 2017, at 02:42 am

Guwahati, Jan 19 (IBNS): Over 1.64 lakh pucca houses have been proposed for poor people in Assam during the financial year 2016-17 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), which was launched on Thursday.

Kolkata: Locals block rail track after train knocks down man, service hit

Jan 20, 2017, at 02:07 am

Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): After an elderly man was knocked down by a train, local people reportedly blocked railway tracks at Sodepur in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, disrupting train service for hours.

Bihar mother throws out newborn baby girl, dogs feast on it

Jan 20, 2017, at 01:55 am

Patna, Jan 19 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): In a shocking incident, a woman in Bihar threw away her new-born baby girl on the river bank on Thursday, leaving the stray dogs feast on her.

Seven-year-old girl killed after rape in Assam, three arrested

Jan 20, 2017, at 01:46 am

Guwahati, Jan 19 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, three men allegedly raped and murdered a seven- year- old girl in Kamrup (Metro) district.

Over 150 Assam youths in touch with ISIS : IB

Jan 20, 2017, at 01:26 am

Guwahati, Jan 19 (IBNS) : As the ISIS threatens to conduct major terror attacks in India, a document submitted by Intelligence Bureau (IB) to the Union Home Ministry reveals that more than 150 youths from Assam have been in touch with the terrorist group, out to make its network in the state.

Delegation of Muslim Ulemas, intellectuals and academicians calls on PM Modi

Jan 20, 2017, at 01:20 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): A delegation comprising Muslim Ulemas, intellectuals, academicians and other eminent people called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

Nagaland : 13 NSCN militants apprehended, huge cache of arms seized

Jan 20, 2017, at 01:00 am

Guwahati, Jan 19 (IBNS) : Assam Rifles troops have apprehended 13 NSCN(IM) insurgents in Nagaland's Mon district and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition.

Vijay Mallya in trouble, Tribunal gives permission to banks to recover Rs. 9,000 crore debt

Jan 20, 2017, at 12:43 am

Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IBNS) : Business tycoon Vijay Mallya was in for a deep trouble as the Debt Recovery Tribunal on Thursday allowed a consortium of banks, led by the State Bank of India, to initiate the process of recovering from him the debt of more than Rs 9,000 crore, reports said.

J & K Assembly passes resolution on the return of displaced Pandits

Jan 20, 2017, at 12:05 am

Srinagar, Jan 18 (IBNS) The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution seeking return of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits and members of other communities, uprooted during the prolonged course of insurgency in the Valley.

UP ; No alliance with RLD, SP goes only with Cong

Jan 19, 2017, at 10:39 pm

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) : The much talked abut anti-BJP grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh is likely to come a cropper with the Samajwadi Party deciding to align only with the Congress, leaving out Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal which has considerable sway over Jat votes.