Discontinuation of postage stamps on Gandhi's narrow and vindictive attitude of Centre: Assam CM
Sep 18, 2015, at 03:15 am
Guwahati, Sept 17 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said that the decision of the Modi-led NDA Government at the Centre to discontinue the postage stamps on former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi is a great disrespect and dishonour to them.
WB: Explosion kills one in Durgapur
Sep 18, 2015, at 03:08 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Sept 17 (IBNS): An explosion killed one and injured three others at Bharati Road area under Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate in Burdwan district of West Bengal on Thursday, reports said.
Rajnath Singh reviews working of Narcotics Control Bureau
Sep 18, 2015, at 12:40 am
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the working of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a meeting, here on Thursday.
President to present National Tourism Awards tomorrow
Sep 17, 2015, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will present the National Tourism Awards for the year 2013-14 at a function to be held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Meat ban: SC refuses to hear challenge to the Bombay HC order
Sep 17, 2015, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to to hear a challenge to the order given by the Bombay HC lifting ban on sale of meat on Sept 17.
Union Home Minister to inaugurate NHRC-SHRCs Conference tomorrow
Sep 17, 2015, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a Conference of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs) here on Thursday.
President Pranab Mukherjee wishes Narendra Modi
Sep 17, 2015, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday conveyed his greetings and good wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.
Narendra Modi visits commemorative exhibition on 1965 war Shauryanjali
Sep 17, 2015, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited Shauryanjali, a commemorative exhibition on the Golden Jubilee of the 1965 war, at the Rajpath lawns in New Delhi.
PM Narendra Modi speaks withnewly elected Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull
Sep 17, 2015, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday and congratulated him on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Australia.
Top Rajasthan bureaucrat and five others arrested for running mining racket :Rs. 3.8 crore seized
Sep 17, 2015, at 05:42 pm
Jaipur, Sept 17 (IBNS) A senior bureaucrat of of Rajasthan is among six officials arrested for running a mining syndicate as personnel of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) seized Rs 3.8 crore paid as a bribe by a mine owner, reports said.
Narendra Modi can not oppose the RSS : Rahul Gandhi
Sep 17, 2015, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has said that no one in the Bharaitya Janata Party, including Prime Minister Narnedra Modi can oppose the writ of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh that governs the party, reports said.
Saudi diplomat accused in rape case leaves India
Sep 17, 2015, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Sept. 17 (IBNS) The Saudi diplomat, who has been accused of confining and raping two Nepali women who worked as his domestic help, has left India.
US tourist on first visit to India allegedly gang-raped in Dharamsala
Sep 17, 2015, at 03:51 pm
Dharamsala, Sept 17 (IBNS) An American tourist has alleged that she has been gang-raped by two persons in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 65
Sep 17, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): India's prime minister Narendra Modi turned 65 on Thursday amid wishes across the country and beyond.
WB college clash: TMC suspends MLA Dipak Halder
Sep 17, 2015, at 03:14 am
Kolkata, Sept 16 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s disciplinary committee on Wednesday suspended the MLA of Diamond Harbour assembly constituency Dipak Kumar Halder who was arrested on Monday for allegedly taking part in a clash between two groups of students in Diamond Harbour area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
Three suspected Islamist fundamentalists nabbed in Assam
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:13 am
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : Security forces on Wednesday apprehended three suspected Islamist fundamentalists from Assam’s Chirang district, police said.
Assam's protest is 'not normal': Gen VK Singh
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:03 am
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : While various organizations of Assam protested against the Union government's decision to regularize stay of non-Muslim immigrants in India, the Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Wednesday said that the ongoing agitation is not normal.
Assam CM demands Centre's special treatment for North East region
Sep 17, 2015, at 01:31 am
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi attributed Centre’s retrogressive policies for the sluggish development in the North East Region.
Assam govt to consider Paresh Baruah's plea if he wants to see his ailing mother
Sep 17, 2015, at 01:23 am
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : The Assam government on Wednesday said it will consider on humanitarian ground if ULFA(I) C-in-C Paresh Baruah desires to see his ailing mother.
Assam CM administers oath of office and secrecy to 12 new Parliamentary Secretaries
Sep 17, 2015, at 01:04 am
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : Six months ahead of the assembly poll, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday administered the oath of office to the 12-newly appointed Parliamentary Secretaries.
Cabinet gives approval to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015
Sep 16, 2015, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the proposal to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015.
Cabinet gives Ex-Post-Facto approval to capital infusion made in IIFCL
Sep 16, 2015, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the capital infusion of Rs. 2600 crore made in India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL).
Cabinet approves proposal for providing concessional financing scheme to support Indian companies
Sep 16, 2015, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to a scheme to enable EXIM Bank to offer concessional finance to support Indian companies bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad.
Robert Vadra's No Frisking privilege at airports withdrawn
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS) Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, will no longer enjoy immunity from security check in airports as the government has removed his name from the 'No-frisking' list.
Centre withdraws Robert Vadra's No Frisking' privileges
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS): The Centre on Wednesday withdrawn Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's no-frisking privileges.
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:19 pm
Phnom Penh, Sept 16 (IBNS) Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said that India and Cambodia share the common heritage of Buddhism and the philosophy of compassion, tolerance and non-violence.
Upset over Chirag's clout senior LJP leader quits party
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:16 pm
Patna, Sept 16 (IBNS) Miffed with Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag's growing clout in the party, an important leader of the Lok Janshakti Party has quit all party posts, reports said.
Doctorates, engineers among 23 lakh candidates for peon's job in Uttar Pradesh
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:14 pm
Lucknow, Sept 16 (IBNS) In a stark revelation of the job crisis in India, 2.3 million candidates, including those holding doctorate and enginerring degrees, have applied for peon's job in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Court orders filing of FIR against Mulayam for threatening IPS officer
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:11 pm
Lucknow, Sept 16 (IBNS) A Lucknow court has ordered an FIR to be filed against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, reports said.
Court orders filing of FIR against Mulayam for threatening IPS officer
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:10 pm
Lucknow, Sept 16 (IBNS) A Lucknow court has ordered an FIR to be filed against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, reports said.