Cyclone Vardah: Internet services down across India
Dec 14, 2016, at 04:34 am
Chennai, Dec 13 (IBNS): As cyclone Vardah slows to a depression and moves to Karnataka, internet services across the country are facing acute problem.
Mahesh Sharma lays foundation stone of development projects under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Baghpat
Dec 14, 2016, at 02:36 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Tourism and Culture laid the foundation stone of 6 development projects under Spiritual Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Assam Governor and DoNER Minister hold meeting
Dec 14, 2016, at 01:11 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Governor of Assam Banwarilal Purohit held a meeting with Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here on Tuesday and discussed wide range of issues related to administrative and other matters of the state.
Assam police asks banks to keep vigil on suspicious transactions
Dec 14, 2016, at 01:08 am
Guwahati, Dec 13 (IBNS): The Assam Police asked banks in the state to keep strict track on transactions after intelligence received information that several militant groups had tried to convert their old notes into new currency denominations following demonetisation.
Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over cash ban
Dec 14, 2016, at 12:47 am
Dadri, Dec 13 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held a rally Dadri region Uttar Pradesh.
Kashmir: Govt announces compensation to Burhan family
Dec 14, 2016, at 12:27 am
Srinagar, Dec 13 (IBNS): Clearly rebuffing the army’s story about the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahadeen’s elder brother Khalid , the Jammu and Kashmir government has announced ex-gratia relief for him.
Union Home Minister reviews relief operation in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Dec 13, 2016, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh held a high level meeting here on Tuesday to take stock of the situation of the relief operations following the landfall of cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Indo – Russian Bilateral Naval Exercise to begin tomorrow
Dec 13, 2016, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): The 9th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, an annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy will be conducted in the Bay of Bengal from Dec 14 to 21.
Seventh Indo- Maldives joint military exercise to commence from Dec 15
Dec 13, 2016, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Seventh edition of Exercise EKUVERIN will be held from Dec 15 to 28 at Kadhdhoo, Laamu Atoll, Maldives.
Pranab Mukherjee to attend annual day function of CII tomorrow
Dec 13, 2016, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Madhya Pradesh (Chhindwara) on Wednesday, officials said.
Demonetisation move is a major setback for commoners: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 13, 2016, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the demonetisation move taken by it last month is a major setback for commoners and workers.
President Pranab Mukherjee: India and Indonesia provide bulwark against radicalism and intolerance
Dec 13, 2016, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee hosted a banquet on Monday in honour of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo and his wife, Iriana Widodo, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Mamata Banerjee remembers martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack
Dec 13, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday remembered the martyrs who laid down their lives protecting the Parliament on Dec 13, 2001.
UP Govt implements seventh pay commission ahead of polls
Dec 13, 2016, at 08:50 pm
Lucknow, Dec 13 (IBNS) : A a couple of months ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Akhilesh Yadav government on Tuesday announced implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation.
IM terrorist Yasin Bhatkal and 4 others convicted for Dlsukhnagar blasts
Dec 13, 2016, at 08:26 pm
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IBNS) : An NIA court on Tuesday convicted Yasin Bhatkal among five Indian Mujahideen terrorists for their involvement in 2013 Dilsukhnagar blasts in Hyderabad.
Dec 13, 2016, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS) : Refuting all allegations of corruption against him and his distant cousin, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the news was planted and those involved would be beaten up with shoes if they come to Arunachal.
Jaitley hits back to Chidambaram, says corruption peaked at Congress time
Dec 13, 2016, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS) : Hitting out at his predecessor P Chidambaram, who called the note ban exercise as the "biggest scam of the year," Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the erstwhile Congress Government had done nothing to check corruption, but the present dispensation is on way to building up a digital economy to contain tax evasions.
Dec 13, 2016, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): A select group of Indian entities have collectively invested Rs.5111 crore in energy conservation measures and achieved monetary savings of Rs. 4866 crore in a short period of 13 months over 2015-16, the Union Ministry of Power announced on Tuesday.
Banned notes :Senior RBI official and hawala operator arrested in Bengaluru
Dec 13, 2016, at 07:13 pm
Bengaluru, Dec 13 (IBNS) : A senior Reserve Bank of India official and an alleged big time hawala operator were arrested in separate raids in Bengaluru on Tuesday in connection with conversion of banned notes,reports said.
PM Modi and other pay homage to 2001 Parliament attack martyrs
Dec 13, 2016, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M. Hamid Ansari and others, on Tuesday, paid their homage to the martyrs of the Parliament attack, at Parliament building, in New Delhi.
Modi's demonetisation a war on the poor to benefit the rich : Rahul Gandhi
Dec 13, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, Dec 13 (IBNS) : Stepping up his attack on the Narendra Modi Government for note ban, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the Prime Minister has waged a war on the poor to benefit the rich with his demonetisation drive, reports said.
New notes worth Rs 93 crore unearthed in Bengaluru raid by ED
Dec 13, 2016, at 04:38 pm
Bengaluru, Dec 13 (IBNS): Currencies worth Rs 93 lakh in new notes were found when the Enforcement Directorate sleuths in Bengaluru arrested about seven people for laundering black money, said media reports on Tuesday.
Cyclone Vardah: Tamil Nadu recovers, 10 killed
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:46 pm
Chennai, Dec 13 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu is attempting to recover from the shock after Cyclone Vardah hit close to Chennai on Monday, killing at least 10 people, reports said.
West Bengal court awards death penalty to 3 for killing 3 of a same family
Dec 13, 2016, at 01:37 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): A local court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday sentenced three men to death for killing three persons of a same family, reports said.
Govt not dispensing cash in minority areas: Asaduddin Owaisi
Dec 13, 2016, at 04:54 am
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS): Kicking off a controversy, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged that Narendra Modi-led central government is not dispensing cash at ATMs in minority dominated areas, media reports said.
Mumbai dentist stabs wife after heated argument
Dec 13, 2016, at 03:50 am
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a Mumbai based dentist on Sunday killed his wife after the couple had a heated argument while their 4-year-old son was sleeping in the next room.
Assam: Two NDFB(S) militants nabbed, huge cache arms-ammu recovered
Dec 13, 2016, at 03:15 am
Guwahati, Dec 12 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday apprehended two hardcore NDFB(S) militant from Assam's Sonitpur and Kokrajhar district.
Assam govt. to organize Brahmaputra festival in March next year
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:47 am
Guwahati, Dec 12 (IBNS) : With a view to promote the civilization and potential of mighty Brahmaputra river in the global arena, a mega cultural tourism festival will be organized by the Assam government covering the entire stretch of the river in the state soon.
Assam Rifles busted NSCN-K camp in Arunachal Pradesh
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:40 am
Guwahati, Dec 12 (IBNS) : Troops of Assam Rifles on Monday busted a camp of the Khaplang faction of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-K) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, officials said.
Indonesia is one of India's valued partners in Act East Policy: Modi
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:13 am
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Indonesia is one of India's valued partners in 'Act East Policy'.