Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata chemical factory, firefighting ops underway

Oct 11, 2017, at 09:29 pm

Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a chemical factory-cum-warehouse in Kolkata's Taratala area on Wednesday, reports said.

Veteran actor Anupam Kher is the new FTII chairman

Oct 11, 2017, at 08:29 pm

Pune, Oct 11 (IBNS): Veteran actor Anupam Kher, on Wednesday, was appointed as the chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), according to media reports.

Karnataka CM wants Bengaluru potholes fixed in a fortnight, four deaths in one week

Oct 11, 2017, at 08:03 pm

Bengaluru, Oct 11 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to fill up and repair the nearly 15,000 potholes in the city of Bengaluru, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Rail Safety Panel inquiry says rains leading to overcrowding resulted in the Mumbai rail over-bridge stampede

Oct 11, 2017, at 07:31 pm

Mumbai, Oct 11 (IBNS): The Railway Safety Panel in its report regarding the recent stampede on the Elphinstone Railway Overbridge has said that the accident occurred due to rains resulting in overcrowding on the bridge, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Controversies erupt following ban on cracker sale in Delhi

Oct 11, 2017, at 07:01 pm

Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): The ban on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi till November 1 has resulted in a burst of controversies since the country's apex court upheld the decision on Monday.

Sex with wife below 18 years to be deemed as rape, says Indian apex court

Oct 11, 2017, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that sexual intercourse between a husband and his underage wife (below 18 years) will be considered as rape, provided the latter files a complaint within one year of the incident taking place, reports said.

PM Modi pays homage to Jayaprakash Narayan

Oct 11, 2017, at 03:43 pm

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to late Indian independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary.

Kashmir: Soldiers, LeT militants killed in Bandipora encounter

Oct 11, 2017, at 03:39 pm

Srinagar, Oct 11 (IBNS): Two militants and as many army men were killed in a fierce encounter at Hajin area of north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Wednesday.

PM Modi greets Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday

Oct 11, 2017, at 02:58 pm

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted screen icon Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday.

IIT Kanpur suspends 16 students for ragging juniors

Oct 11, 2017, at 04:44 am

Kanpur, Oct 10 (IBNS): The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has suspended 16 students for three years and six others for a year after they were found guilty of ragging their juniors, media reports said.

President to preside over two-day conference of Governors on Oct 12-13

Oct 11, 2017, at 03:51 am

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will preside over a two-day Conference of Governors on October 12 and 13, 2017, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Prez presents 18th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics & Management

Oct 11, 2017, at 03:39 am

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2017 to Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

CBI raids several locations in Kolkata, Patna in a corruption case

Oct 11, 2017, at 03:26 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/Patna, Oct 10 (IBNS): Anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out raids at several premises in West Bengal and Bihar in connection with a corruption case of Customs department, sources said.

Medical fraternity should provide healthcare to masses at an affordable and reasonable cost: Vice President

Oct 11, 2017, at 01:53 am

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the medical fraternity to treat their profession as a mission to provide healthcare to the masses at an affordable and reasonable cost.

Narada sting: CBI visits Kolkata hotel for reconstruction of episode

Oct 11, 2017, at 01:51 am

Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS): Officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday visited a hotel in central Kolkata, where Narada News's ex-CEO Mathew Samuel reportedly began his sting operation and filmed his first conversation with Kolkata deputy Mayor Iqbal Ahmed, sources said.

Power Minister reviews Power Sector Development in J&K

Oct 11, 2017, at 01:40 am

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K. Singh reviewed power sector development in the State of Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Terrorists attack CRPF vehicle in Srinagar, one terrorist injured

Oct 11, 2017, at 01:35 am

Srinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): Suspected militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Sanat Nagar area of Srinagar city on Tuesday evening.

PM Modi to attend inauguration of birth centenary celebration of Nanaji Deshmukh

Oct 11, 2017, at 12:12 am

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the inauguration of the birth centenary celebration of Nanaji Deshmukh at IARI at Pusa in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Union Home Minister inaugurates NIA Hqrs new Office Complex

Oct 10, 2017, at 11:57 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has played a key role in making the country a safer place and shielded India from the onslaught of global terrorism.

Rahul Gandhi promises farm loan waivers if his party is voted to power in upcoming Gujarat assembly election

Oct 10, 2017, at 10:09 pm

Gandhinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day tour of Gujarat, too donned the election campaigning mode, just like his political opponents touring Amethi in Uttar Prdesh, according to media reports.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu says yoga is the mother of all exercises

Oct 10, 2017, at 09:19 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, while addressing the inaugural session of the third International Yoga Conference in New Delhi, said that Yoga is the mother of all exercises.

BJP president Amit Shah in Amethi, says UP will be as developed as Gujarat by 2022

Oct 10, 2017, at 08:56 pm

Amethi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party President (BJP) Amit Shah, accompanied by Union Minister Smriti Irani and Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister Yogi Adityanath, arrived in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to unveil a series of projects, according to media reports.

Students in UP district schools fall sick from sugar mill chemical gas emission

Oct 10, 2017, at 08:20 pm

Lucknow, Oct 10 (IBNS): Nearly 300 students of two schools fell unconscious after chemical gas emitted by a sugar mill in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday, according to media reports.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates IAF Commanders' Conference in New Delhi

Oct 10, 2017, at 07:53 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, inaugurated the bi-annual Indian Air Force (IAF) Commanders’ Conference at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhavan), in New Delhi.

President Kovind says Central government aiming to provide drinking water supply in all rural areas by 2022

Oct 10, 2017, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated India Water Week-2017 on Tuesday in New Delhi.

Infiltration bid foiled by Indian Army in North Kashmir

Oct 10, 2017, at 06:55 pm

Srinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): Indian army on Tuesday said it has successfully foiled an infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

NSCN-K attacks Indian army camp in Arunachal Pradesh, Indian army denies loss of lives

Oct 10, 2017, at 06:39 pm

Guwahati, Oct 10 (IBNS): An Indian army camp suffered heavy casualties when a group of armed men from the Naga NSCN-K outfit attacked it in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district on Tuesday.

Amit Shah to hold rally in UP, Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat

Oct 10, 2017, at 05:11 pm

Lucknow/Gandhinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): The political battlefield will be heated up on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will visit Uttar Pradesh to hold a rally at a time when Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Gujarat.

Delhi metro fares go up from today

Oct 10, 2017, at 04:26 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): The hike in the fares of the Delhi metro will be effective from Tuesday, media reports said.

Nigerian thrashed in Delhi for alleged theft attempt

Oct 10, 2017, at 05:06 am

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): A Nigerian national was brutally thrashed by locals in Delhi on Sept 24 for allegedly attempting theft at a household.