Outgoing Pakistan Army chief warns India
Nov 30, 2016, at 01:22 am
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IBNS): Outgoing Pakistan Army chief Raheel Sharif warned India and said it should not consider the neighbouring nation's 'policy of restraint' as 'weakness'.
Nov 30, 2016, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the note ban issue and said bank branches do not have 'enough cash'.
Rabri asks BJP leader Sushil Modi to marry his sister with Nitish Kumar
Nov 29, 2016, at 11:06 pm
Patna, Nov 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was left in a really embarrassing situation on Tuesday after former chief minister Rabri Devi suggested a senior BJP leader to take away chief minister Nitish Kumar and get his sister marry with him.
President's message on the occasion of Liberation Day of Albania
Nov 29, 2016, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic Albania on the occasion of their Liberation Day (November 29, 2016).
After Maharashtra, BJP sweeps Gujarat civic by-polls
Nov 29, 2016, at 09:39 pm
Ahmedabad, Nov 29 (IBNS) : In what could signal the people's support to the NDA Government's demonetisation policy, the BJP followed up its success in the Maharashtra civic elections with a landslide victory in the by-elections to local bodies in Gujarat as results were declared on Tuesday, reports said.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes Albania on Liberation Day
Nov 29, 2016, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic Albania on the occasion of their Liberation Day.
Colombia plane crash : At least six survivors, 25 bodies found
Nov 29, 2016, at 08:28 pm
Bogota, Nov 29 (IBNS) : At least six survivors were pulled from an aircraft wreckage after the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian football team among 72 passengers and nine crew members crashed south of Medellin in Colombia late Monday, media reports said.
Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital
Nov 29, 2016, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Congress President Sonia Gandhi was on Tuesday admitted to hospital, NDTV reported.
TCS techie among four terror suspects arrested in Tamil Nadu for targeting PM Modi
Nov 29, 2016, at 07:43 pm
Chennai, Nov 29 (IBNS) : A joint team of security forces has apprehended four terror suspects, inspired by al Qaida, who reportedly planned to target at least 22 VVIPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The Times of India reported.
Three soldiers killed in in terror attack on army camp near Jammu
Nov 29, 2016, at 07:25 pm
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Three soldiers were killed when terrorists attacked an army artillery unit in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar bewafa hai, says message on note on Bihar CM's support to demonetisation
Nov 29, 2016, at 07:03 pm
Patna, Nov 29 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): A ten-rupee note with “Nitish Kumar bewafa hain†(Nitish Kumar is unfaithful) written over it has suddenly gone viral on the social media after the Bihar Chief Minister's support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's note ban move, sending out to many the hint of closeness with the BJP.
Demonetisation: PM Modi orders BJP lawmakers to share bank records
Nov 29, 2016, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): In a new move to help the ruling BJP come clean, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered his party lawmakers to share their bank records post the note ban on Nov 8, report said.
Notes ban effects: Nitish Kumar, Manik Sarkar among other CMs invited by Jaitley to be on panel
Nov 29, 2016, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : In a significant move, the Narendra Modi Government has invited Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his Puducherry and Tripura counterparts respectively V Narayanswamy and Manik Sarkar, among others, to be on a panel that will suggest measures to move to a cashless economy and mitigate the effects of cash crunch on the people following the ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes, media reports said.
Demonetisation: Hyderabad postal dept head, two others booked by CBI
Nov 29, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IBNS): The CBI on Monday booked three postal workers, including the head of Hyderabad Postal Department, in connection with the exchange of banned currency notes worth 36 lakhs, reports said.
J&K: One soldier dead as terrorists attack Army camp in Nagrota
Nov 29, 2016, at 04:49 pm
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS): At least one soldier died while another was seriously injured as a group of terrorists opened fired at an Army camp in Nagrota near Jammu, media reports said.
Rajnath Singh to attend Fidel Castro's funeral in Cuba
Nov 29, 2016, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Cuba to attend former Cuban President Fidel Castro's funeral.
Partly nude BJP lawmaker barred from entering Bihar assembly, registers protest
Nov 29, 2016, at 03:16 am
Patna, Nov 28 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A BJP legislator was on Monday barred from entering the Bihar Assembly as he had reached the House in partly naked.
Ram Vilas Paswan extends invitation to Nitish to join NDA
Nov 29, 2016, at 02:50 am
Patna, Nov 28 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday extended an indirect invitation to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying his joining the NDA would strengthen the alliance.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti meets PM
Nov 29, 2016, at 01:55 am
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday and discussed with him the overall situation in the state, said an government spokesman.
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates workshop on Startup India
Nov 29, 2016, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): A workshop on creating an innovation ecosystem for Start Ups in the oil and gas sector was held in New Delhi on Monday.
Assam govt decides to go cashless in all departments' transactions
Nov 29, 2016, at 12:56 am
Guwahati, Nov 28 (IBNS): Following the Centre's decision for demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal the people to use mobile banking and swipe machine applications to make a cashless society, the Assam government has decided to indulge in cashless transactions in the all state government departments.
Assam 7th Pay Commission to be implemented from April next year
Nov 29, 2016, at 12:34 am
Guwahati, Nov 28 (IBNS) : Around 5 lakhs state government employees of Assam will get benefit after the state government has accepted the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission in principal and it would be implemented by April next year.
Nov 28, 2016, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee delivered on Monday in New Delhi the opening address at an international conference organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Navjot Kaur Sidhu joins Congress
Nov 28, 2016, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Former cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu joined the Congress on Monday.
PM meets a group of underprivileged students from Wardha
Nov 28, 2016, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): A group of underprivileged students from Wardha, Maharashtra met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday at New Delhi.
Nov 28, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Three Army personnel were killed and another four were injured when militants ambushed an Army convoy at Pengaree near Digboi in Tinsukia District on November 19, 2016. According to Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) Lieutenant Colonel Suneet Newton, "They (the militants) had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the road. When the IED exploded, the convoy stopped. Then the militants fired indiscriminately." On November 20, the Independent faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) claimed that this was a "joint operation" carried out by the outfit and four members of the Manipur-based Coordination Committee (CorCom) - Revolutionary People's Front (RPF, the political wing of the People's Liberation Army, PLA), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), and progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro). The other two members of the CorCom, a conglomerate of six Manipur Valley-based militant outfits are the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL).
Nov 28, 2016, at 09:55 pm
On November 25, 2016, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in a forested area under the Kondagaon Police Station in Kondagaon District. The body of the slain Maoist along with one rifle and one 12 bore gun was recovered from the encounter site.
President Pranab Mukherjee wishes people on the occasion of National Day of Mauritania
Nov 28, 2016, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on the occasion of their National Day.
Demonetisation: Lefts' strike fails to throw Bengal out of gear, Mamata's mega march stops Kolkata
Nov 28, 2016, at 08:53 pm
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 12-hour general strike, called by 18 Left parties against Central government's decision of scrapping 500 and 1000 rupees notes, could not cripple normal life in Kolkata and elsewhere in West Bengal on Monday.
Rajya Sabha , Lok Sabha adjourned once again, protests on demonetisation continues
Nov 28, 2016, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) : Both House of Parliament were adjourned for the day as chaos broke loose over demonetisation amid nationwide protests called by the Congress, CPI(M) and other Opposition parties on Monday.