Arunachal Pradesh Governor visits Parasuram Kund

Feb 10, 2018, at 02:03 am

Guwahati, Feb 9 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) on Thursday visited Parasuram Kund in Lohit District.

Sonowal inaugurates second edition of Brahmaputra Literary Festival

Feb 10, 2018, at 01:56 am

Guwahati, Feb 9 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated the second edition of Brahmaputra Literary Festival at Srimanta Sankardev Kalashetra in Guwahati. 

Nagaland: Major relief to EC after NSCN (IM) clears not to force the people to boycott election

Feb 10, 2018, at 01:47 am

Guwahati, Feb 9 (IBNS): It comes a major relief to the Election Commission, after the Naga outfit NSCN (IM) said the organization will not force to boycott election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Jordan

Feb 10, 2018, at 12:48 am

Amman, Feb 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Jordan capital Amman as he commenced his four nation tour.

Judge Loya death is suspicious: Rahul Gandhi says after opposition leaders meet President

Feb 09, 2018, at 11:25 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Opposition leaders met President Ram Nath Kovind to present a petition where they demanded for a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to enquire into the alleged mysterious death of CBI judge B H Loya.

Arunachal MP again sends letter to PM Modi over polluting Siang river

Feb 09, 2018, at 11:00 pm

Guwahati, Feb 9  (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering has recently written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged to bring the issue of a huge possible natural hazard which could be disastrous for the North East.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts his tour to four nations

Feb 09, 2018, at 09:35 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left the nation to commence four-nation tour.

Odisha : Mob sets fire to police station over custodial death

Feb 09, 2018, at 09:33 pm

Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IBNS) : An angry mob on Friday torched a police station, beat up policemen and set vehicles on fire in Odisha's Sambalpur district  after the custodial death of a tribal man, who was  arrested in connection with a theft case, media reports said.

President Kovind addresses IARI convocation, lauded its role in Green Revolution

Feb 09, 2018, at 07:54 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, addressed the 56th convocation of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) on Friday.

Congress supports Andhra Pradesh's demand of special category status

Feb 09, 2018, at 07:37 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): With an aim to fasten the Opposition unity, the Congress has extended its support to Andhra Pradesh's demand of a special category, at a time the ruling Telegu Desam Party (TDP) in the southern state is unhappy over its ally partner BJP.

Allegations of child molestation in south Kolkata school, accused reportedly in police custody

Feb 09, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Allegation of child molestation by a teacher rocked Kolkata's Carmel Primary School on Friday morning, according to media reports.

Rahul Gandhi issued notice to speak on Rafael deal in Parliament

Feb 09, 2018, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS) :   Congress president Rahul Gandhi has issued a notice  to speak on the Rafale deal in Parliament on Friday, media reports said.

Tell Modi Govt what should be the focus areas, Cong asks people

Feb 09, 2018, at 05:34 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Amid the heated  political environment, the Congress has asked the people  to state the areas the Modi government should immediately focus on.

Sensex opens in red again, down by 400 points

Feb 09, 2018, at 04:36 pm

Mumbai, Feb 9 (IBNS): Sensex has once again opened in red as it went down by more than 400 points on Friday morning.

Air Force officer arrested for 'spying' for ISI

Feb 09, 2018, at 02:15 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): In a major development, an  Air Force officer was arrested on charges of   espionage and passing on classified information to Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI from Delhi, media reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commence his three-nation tour today

Feb 09, 2018, at 01:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commence his three-nation tour on Friday.

Congress seriously compromising country's security: Jaitley hits back on Rafale

Feb 09, 2018, at 05:30 am

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hit back on the Congress party and charged it with compromising the country's security by seeking details of the Rafale fighter jet deal, media reports said.

Srinagar shootout: State police arrests four including two militants

Feb 09, 2018, at 01:59 am

Srinagar, Feb 8 (IBNS): Two days after Lashkar-e-Taiba imprisoned militant Naveed Ahmed Jhat alias Abu Hunzala escaped from a hospital in Srinagar during medical check up, the Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested four people involved in the escape act.

Rahul Gandhi uses sarcasm to take dig at Nirmala Sitharaman over Rafale deal

Feb 09, 2018, at 01:07 am

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has once again used the weapon of sarcasm to take a sharp dig at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who refused to reveal the price at which the central government finalised the Rafale deal.

PM Modi mourns death of former Gujarat industrial minister Anil Patel

Feb 09, 2018, at 12:04 am

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the death of BJP leader and former Gujarat industrial minister Anil Patel.

Two NSCN (K) workers nabbed in Upper Assam

Feb 08, 2018, at 11:12 pm

Guwahati, Feb 8 (IBNS)  : Security forces  apprehended two overground workers of  banned NSCN (K) in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday, officials said.

Lalu's daughter and son-in-law summoned by court in connection with money laundering case

Feb 08, 2018, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS) : A special Central Bureau of Investigation Court on Thursday summoned jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti  and her husband Shailesh Kumar, to appear before it on March 5 in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.

Narendra Modi in Tripura : State backward due to Left rule

Feb 08, 2018, at 10:30 pm

Agartala, Feb 8 (IBNS) :  In keeping with the BJP's agenda to push for the country's last red bastion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sounded the poll trumpet in Tripura, saying the state remained backward due to 25 years of Left "misrule,' reports said.

J&K government suspends Superintendent of Srinagar Central Jail

Feb 08, 2018, at 09:30 pm

Srinagar, Feb 8 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday suspended a top officer of Srinagar Central Jail in connection with the hospital shootout that left two policemen dead and allowed LeT commander Naveed Jaat alias Abu Hanzullah to escaped.

Army Major's father moves Supreme Court against FIR by J & K police

Feb 08, 2018, at 08:04 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS) :  The father of the Army Aditya Kumar  has moved the Supreme Court  seeking to quash the FIR filed by the Jammu and Kashmir police against his son in connection with the  firing incident in Shopian, media reports said.

J&K Police arrest 10 in relation to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital shootout

Feb 08, 2018, at 07:16 pm

Srinagar, Feb 8 (IBNS): In a major breakthrough, Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested 10 in connection with Shri Mahraja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) shootout that left two policemen dead and allowed Lashker commander Naveed to escape.

Rahul Gandhi is now my boss too: Sonia Gandhi tells Congress MPs

Feb 08, 2018, at 06:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): In what is a call to pledge loyalty to a young leader and rally behind him to revive the party's fortune, Sonia Gandhi on Thursday  told  Congress parliamentarians that her son, Rahul, "is my boss too."

PM Modi, President Kovind pay tributes to former President Zakir Husain on birth anniversary

Feb 08, 2018, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday paid tributes to former Indian President late Zakir Husain on his birthday anniversary.

Andhra Pradesh witnesses bandh called by Left parties

Feb 08, 2018, at 05:11 pm

Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IBNS): The Left parties have called a state-wide bandh in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as a mark of protest against the "injustice" meted out to the state by the Union budget 2018, media reports said.

PM Modi to address rallies in Tripura today

Feb 08, 2018, at 04:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing two rallies in Tripura on Thursday, ahead of the assembly polls.