Trooper killed in Kashmir encounter, militants escaped

May 12, 2018, at 11:31 pm

Srinagar, May 12 (IBNS): After killing a trooper, militants have reportedly managed to escape from an encounter site in South Kashmir's Pulwama district during pre-dawn hours.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls his Nepal visit 'historic'

May 12, 2018, at 11:18 pm

Kathmandu, May 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his talk with Nepal PM KP Oli was 'productive'.

Kovind addresses at the International Nurses Day Celebrations

May 12, 2018, at 10:05 pm

New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind graced and addressed the International Nurses Day Celebrations organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi on Saturday.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu holds extensive talks with Peruvian leadership

May 12, 2018, at 09:59 pm

Lima, May 12 (IBNS): Top leadership of Peru has acknowledged that their country has a lot to learn and benefit from the success story of India and resolved with India to significantly enhance trade relations as the two countries celebrated 55 years of diplomatic ties in Lima on May 11, 2018.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu

May 12, 2018, at 09:54 pm

Kathmandu, May 12 (IBNS): Visitng Nepal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday prayed at the Pashupatinath Temple in capital city Kathmandu.

Former Foreign Minister of Nepal Upendra Yadav meets Modi

May 12, 2018, at 09:27 pm

Kathmandu, May 12 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met  former Foreign Minister of Nepal and Chairman, Federal Socialist Forum of Nepal Upendra Yadav.

Former Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba calls on Narendra Modi

May 12, 2018, at 06:57 pm

Kathmandu, May 12 (IBNS): President of Nepali Congress and former Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, led a high level team of the Nepali Congress, which called on visiting Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in Kathmandu on Saturday.

Maharashtra: Two killed, 41 injured and scores of shops destroyed in Aurangabad communal clashes

May 12, 2018, at 06:29 pm

Aurangabad, May 12 (IBNS): Two persons were killed, at least 41, including policemen injured and more than 100 shops and vehilces were either torched or vandalised during clashes between two communities since late Friday night, forcing authorities to clamp prohibitory orders, media reports said.

Karnataka polls: 24% voter turnout till 11 am

May 12, 2018, at 05:36 pm

Bengaluru, May 12 (IBNS): Twenty four percent of  the electorate have turned out till 11 am to cast their votes  in the ongoing Karnataka polls being held on Saturday, media reports said.

Karnataka Assembly Polls: Voting underway, Modi, Gandhi urge people to cast votes

May 12, 2018, at 01:10 pm

Bangalore, May 12 (IBNS): Karnataka is voting on Saturday to elect a new Assembly in the southern state.

West Bengal: TMC leader Arabul Islam arrested in connection with Bhangar clash

May 12, 2018, at 05:17 am

Kolkata, May 11 (IBNS): Hours after a supporter of an independent candidate for upcoming panchayat election was shot dead in Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police on Friday night arrested local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Arabul Islam, officials said.

Assam govt to take stern action against illegal coal mining

May 12, 2018, at 04:33 am

Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Assam government will take stern action against illegal coal  mining activities in the state.

EC defers polling in Karnataka's RR Nagar to May 28

May 12, 2018, at 03:53 am

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): The Election Commission on Friday deferred the poll in Rajarajeswari Nagar constituency in Karnataka to May 28.

Customs seize 200-year-old East India Company's Tracker Telescope in Guwahati

May 12, 2018, at 02:37 am

Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): The Customs sleuths have seized a 200-year-old East India Company's Tracker Telescope in Guwahati.

Several lakh ghost children names detected and deleted from Assam Social Welfare beneficiary list

May 12, 2018, at 02:30 am

Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s order of streamlining the functioning of Social Welfare Department and deletion of the names of ‘ghost children’ bore fruits as the department after head counts pruned downed the number of beneficiaries to 35 lakh thus giving a relief to the state exchequer to the tune of Rs 150 crore every year. 

West Bengal: One shot dead in Bhangar clash

May 12, 2018, at 02:18 am

Kolkata, May 11 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and another was seriously injured after the followers of Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s local leader Arabul Islam allegedly shot bullets aiming at the supporters of an independent candidate for upcoming panchayat election in Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Friday evening, reports said.

Sumedha, NOPV deployed to undertake joint EEZ surveillance of Maldives

May 12, 2018, at 12:23 am

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Indian Naval (IN) ship Sumedha, a Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV), has been deployed to undertake joint EEZ surveillance of Maldives from May 9 to 17, as part of Indian Navy’s ‘Mission Based Deployments’.

Sushma Swaraj visits Myanmar, meets top leaders

May 11, 2018, at 11:46 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): The External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj, visited Myanmar on May 10-11.

Biplab Deb's remark on Rabindranath Tagore triggers controversy, Congress attacks

May 11, 2018, at 11:08 pm

Agartala, May 11 (IBNS): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has trigered a controversy when he said world poet Rabindranath Tagore had returned his Nobel Prize in protest against the British.

President Kovind addresses at National Technology Day Celebrations in New Delhi

May 11, 2018, at 10:38 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind graced and addressed the National Technology Day Celebrations in New Delhi on Friday.  

Mamata Banerjee wishes former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav on son's wedding

May 11, 2018, at 10:05 pm

Kolkata, May 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated former Bihat CM Lalu Prasad Yadav over the marriage of his son  Tej Pratap Yadav.

Terrorists kill policeman in Kashmir's Budgam district

May 11, 2018, at 09:56 pm

Srinagar, May 11 (IBNS): Heavily armed militants shot dead a policeman after they attacked a picket guarded by Jammu Kashmir Police in Wadwun Soibugh area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon, police official said.

Former Maharashtra ATS chief Himanshu Roy commits suicide

May 11, 2018, at 09:41 pm

Mumbai, May 11 (IBNS):  Former chief of Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) Himanshu Roy allegedly committed suicide on Friday by shooting himself at his residence in Mumbai, media reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks KP Oli for accompanying him to Janaki Mandir

May 11, 2018, at 09:39 pm

Kathmandu, May 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked his Nepali counterpart  K.P Sharma Oli for accompanying him to Janaki Mandir.

Sushma Swaraj meets Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi

May 11, 2018, at 09:37 pm

Nay Pyi Taw, May 11 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Myanmar's State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Mumbai police officer Himanshu Roy allegedly commits suicide

May 11, 2018, at 08:50 pm

Mumbai, May 11 (IBNS):  Mumbai police officer Himanshu Roy has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself on Friday, media reports said.

Lalu Prasad granted six weeks provisional bail

May 11, 2018, at 08:42 pm

Ranchi, May 11 (IBNS) : The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted six weeks provisional bail to  RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on medical grounds, media reports said quoting his  counsel Prabhat Kumar.

Nepal comes first in our neighbourhood first policy, our bond like that of Rama and Sita : PM Modi

May 11, 2018, at 08:10 pm

Janakpur, May 11 (JEN) : Playing on common religion, mythology and belief that the majority people of both countries share, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought to come closer to Nepal, the strategic nation he wants to be on his side and away from China, and announced that the Himalayan neighbour comes first in India's "neighbourhood first policy."

Janakpur and Ayodhya will be connected, Modi announces after arriving in Nepal

May 11, 2018, at 07:01 pm

Janakpur, Nepal, May 11 (IBNS) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Nepal on Friday morning on a two-day trip, visited Janakpur, the birthplace of Sita of the Hindu mythology Ramayana.

Congress moves Election Commission over bribery video involving Karnataka BJP leader

May 11, 2018, at 05:46 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): The Congress  moved the Election Commission on Friday with a complaint against Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B Sriramulu, who is also a candidate in the May 12 assembly polls, for allegedly negotiating a bribe which has been captured in a video, media reports said.