Winter session of Parliament on last day, triple talaq bill in limbo
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): The crucial triple talaq bill has remained in limbo as the winter session of the Parliament is heading towards its last sitting on Friday.
Delhi fog disrupts train services, 62 trains delayed
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Delhi fog has once again disrupted train services to and from the national capital as 62 trains have been delayed so far, media reports said.
PM Modi greets Murli Manohar Joshi on his birthday
Jan 05, 2018, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted senior BJP leader Murli Mahohar Joshi on the latter's birthday.
Happy that you stand vindicated in 2G scam case: Manhohan to Raja
Jan 05, 2018, at 05:15 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): After getting acquittal from the 2G scam case, ex-telecom minister A Raja on Dec 26 wrote an emotional letter to Manmohan Singh seeking his support to which the former Prime Minister responded on Thursday, media reports said.
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PM Modi to address Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:25 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts on Thursday.
Lushai Hills Cycling Expedition – 2018 in Mizoram flagged off
Jan 05, 2018, at 03:12 am
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Indian Army has flagged off a Cycling Expedition team from Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School located at Vairengte in Mizoram.
Bihar: Native village, ‘sasural’ of IAS officer raided in graft case
Jan 05, 2018, at 03:04 am
Patna, Jan 4 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Vigilance sleuths in Bihar on Thursday raided the various locations of a young IAS officer Deepak Anand for allegedly possessing property disproportionate to his known source of income.
Assam: Five people found dead inside a locked vehicle
Jan 05, 2018, at 02:54 am
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): Four youths and a minor boy were found dead in unconscious condition from inside a locked vehicle in lower Assam’s Nalbari district on Thursday.
Assam: Three FIRs lodged against Mamata Banerjee for her controversial remarks on NRC
Jan 05, 2018, at 01:41 am
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): Amidst massive protest by BJP, Congress’s Assam unit, All Assam Students Union (AASU) and other regional parties, over the controversial statement made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the ongoing National Register of Citizen (NRC) updating process in the state, at least three FIRs were lodged at two police stations in Guwahati against the West Bengal CM on Thursday.
Propagandistic exercises carry no credibility: India to Pakistan over Kulbhushan's second video
Jan 04, 2018, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Slamming Pakistan over Kulbhushan Jadhav's new video, where he was seen making baffling statements, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the neighbouring country's propagandistic exercises carry no credibility.
BJP's masterstroke of triple talaq bill throws Opposition in "secularism" dilemma
Jan 04, 2018, at 10:05 pm
A party which is often accused of being the proponent of 'Hindutva' delivered a masterstroke to the opposition groups by introducing the much awaited triple talaq bill in the winter session of Parliament in early 2018. And what followed in the upper house with the united opposition hullabaloo is a Shah Bano redux of 1986, reigniting India's pseudo-secularism debate.
Pakistan releases another propaganda video of Kulbhushan Jadhav
Jan 04, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IBNS) : In a new video released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, Kulbhushan Jadhav is purportedly heard making some baffling statements while saying that his mother and wife were scared during their meeting with him as an Indian diplomat was shouting at them, media reports said.
Road tunnel through Zojila to reduce travel time between Srinagar and Leh
Jan 04, 2018, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir's capital Srinagar and Leh -- the state's Buddhist heartland -- will be connected by an all-weather tunnel through Zojila, according to the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRT&H).
Kerala: Women pilgrims have to show age proof to gain entry to Sabarimala Temple
Jan 04, 2018, at 08:33 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IBNS): Women now have to furnish acceptable age proof to enter the Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala in Kerala, according to media reports on Thursday.
Jan 04, 2018, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : The Government has rescued three Indian and seven Nepalese girls from Kenya, who held captive by an organised crime syndicate for human trafficking, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday.
Bajrang dal worker hacked to death in Mangaluru, police arrest four suspects
Jan 04, 2018, at 08:02 pm
Mangaluru, Jan 4 (IBNS) : The Karnataka police have arrested four persons after a Bajrang Dal worker was hacked to death near Mangaluru on Wednesday night, reports said.
Jan 04, 2018, at 07:37 pm
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IBNS) : A day after the state-wide bandh call by Dalit groups disrupted life in parts of Maharashtra, police filed a case against Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid allegedly for making speeches inciting caste tension, media reports said.
Intruder shot dead by BSF, 2 Pakistani mortar positions destroyed
Jan 04, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Jammu, Jan 4 (IBNS) : The Border Security Force on Thursday destroyed two mortar positions of Pakistani forces across the border and shot dead an intruder in R S Pura area of Jammu, media reports said.
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore
Jan 04, 2018, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday left the country for her visit to Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.
Arun Jaitley attacks Congress over its stand on triple talaq
Jan 04, 2018, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley attacked the principal opposition party, Congress, over its stand on triple talaq bill which was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday but soon followed by uproar in the House, media reports said.
Delhi fog hits train, flight services for third day in a row
Jan 04, 2018, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): For the third day in a row, train and flight services have been affected by dense fog at the national capital of the country, media reports said.
Mumbai: 4 killed in fire at a building in Marol
Jan 04, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IBNS): At least four people died as a fire broke out at Maimoon building in Mumbai's Marol area on Wednesday, reports said.
Over 1.25 lakh D-voters still wait for inclusion their names in NRC
Jan 04, 2018, at 05:13 am
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): 55-year old Aminul Hoque, a resident of middle Assam’s Nagaon district, who is tagged by D-voter (doubtful voter) is still waiting for inclusion his name in the ongoing National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
Sonowal turns teacher, Gunotsav-3 starts in Assam’s 13 districts
Jan 04, 2018, at 05:12 am
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday turned as a teacher by visiting a primary school in his constituency Majuli.
Assam NRC: Two FIRs lodged against BJP legislator
Jan 04, 2018, at 05:07 am
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Two FIRs have been lodged against an Assam BJP legislator following his controversial statements on the ongoing National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state.
Terrorists kill youth in North Kashmir
Jan 04, 2018, at 03:23 am
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists shot dead a 26-year-old youth in North Kashmir's Sopore town of Baramullah district.
Cabinet apprises MoU between India and Italy on cooperation in renewable energy
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:50 am
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on India-Italy Cooperation in Renewable Energy between India and Italy.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Belgium on Cooperation in the field of ICT&E
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:34 am
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Belgium on Cooperation in the field of Information Communication Technology and Electronics (ICT&E).
Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Myanmar on Land Border Crossing
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:32 am
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Agreement between India and Myanmar on Land Border Crossing.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and the USA for co-hosting the GES-2017 in India
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:20 am
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Israel on cooperation in the Oil and Gas Sector.