Former Congress minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi dies ending nine years of coma
Nov 20, 2017, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Veteran Congress leader and former union minister, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who had been in a marathon coma for nine years, died on Monday, media reports said.
Nov 20, 2017, at 07:19 pm
Patna, Nov 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Contractual teachers in Bihar have condemned the Nitish Kumar government’s decision to move the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court’s order for granting salary to them at par with regular teachers and have announced for to “do or die” battle with the state government.
Bar Leadership Summit on reforms in Indian legal services sector
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Indian National Bar Association (INBA) in collaboration with the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade organized the ‘Bar Leadership Summit on Reforms in the Indian Legal Sector’ in New Delhi recently.
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS) : The Congress Working Committee, currently underway at New Delhi's 10 Janpath has passed a resolution stipulating the schedule for the internal polls, which are expected to witness elevation of Rahul Gandhi by the middle of December, the party President's mantle from her mother, Sonia.
BJP releases third list of candidates for Gujarat poll
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.
Mamata condemns Padmavati controversy, calls it 'super emergency'
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:26 pm
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): Condemning the Padmavati controversy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called the protest against the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film by fringe groups a "super emergency", media reports said.
Congress releases first list of candidates for Gujarat poll
Nov 20, 2017, at 05:21 pm
Gandhinagar, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Congress released its first list of candidates for the Gujarat Assembly election, scheduled to be held in December, on Sunday night, media reports said.
NCP to contest Gujarat poll alone, no alliance with Congress
Nov 20, 2017, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Giving a blow to the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday said it will go solo in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election, media reports said.
CWC meeting begins to decide on nomination date for new party president
Nov 20, 2017, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): The crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting began on Monday morning as the party members will decide on the nomination date for the new party president, media reports said.
Investigations initiated after robbers intrude India House in Durban
Nov 20, 2017, at 04:49 pm
Durban, Nov 20 (IBNS): An investigation has been initiated after the news of robbery and abduction in the Consul General of India Shashank Vikram's residence in Durban, South Africa, reached the External Affairs Ministry.
Congress reaches deal with PAAS, Hardik Patel to elaborate matters today
Nov 20, 2017, at 03:26 pm
Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IBNS): The agitating Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Sunday confirmed that they have reached a deal with Congress, stating that the latter has accepted its demand for “quota in jobs and education to the Patidar community”.
Extravagant promises made by Modi remained unfulfilled: Chidambaram
Nov 20, 2017, at 04:00 am
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not full fill the promises he had made before coming to power.
Kashmir: Three Jaish-e-Muhammad militants arrested
Nov 20, 2017, at 02:32 am
Srinagar, Nov 19 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Police have said three Jaish-e-Muhammad militants have been arrested during an operation along with arms in Budgam area of Kashmir.
Assam Rifles-Meghalaya police arrest NSCN-K’s finance secretary from Shillong
Nov 20, 2017, at 02:25 am
Guwahati, Nov 19 (IBNS): In a major breakthrough for the security forces after the finance secretary of banned outfit NSCN-K was arrested from Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.
President of India Kovind visits Arunachal Pradesh
Nov 20, 2017, at 01:15 am
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind addressed legislators at a special session of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Itanagar on Sunday.
Prime Minister Modi will badly lose next LS polls, predicts Lalu at party meet
Nov 20, 2017, at 12:54 am
Patna, Nov 19 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad on Sunday said the BJP-led NDA would badly lose the next Lok Sabha elections.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi wishes Manushi Chhillar for winning Miss World title
Nov 20, 2017, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated India's Manushi Chhillar for winning the Miss World title.
LeT wiped out from Kashmir after killing it's top leadership in Hajin yesterday, says Army
Nov 19, 2017, at 11:31 pm
Srinagar, Nov 19 (IBNS): Calling it biggest success, the Army said that the top leadership of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Kashmir Valley has been shunted out with the killing of six militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Sushma Swaraj condoles passing away of ex-Nepal PM son
Nov 19, 2017, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj in Sunday condoled the passing away of former Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's son Prakash Dahal.
Mountaineer-journalist Manik Banerjee, Lt. Col. R S Jamwal receive IMF Awards
Nov 19, 2017, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Veteran mountaineer and journalist Manik Banerjee and noted climber Lt Col R S Jamwal were presented “ Nain Singh Kishen Singh Life Time Achievement Award “ and" IMF Gold Medal" respectively constituted by Indian Mountaineering Foundation ( IMF) for the year 2017.
Twitter suspends Pakistan's Defence's account
Nov 19, 2017, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Twitter on Saturday suspended the official account of Pakistan Defence for posting a morphed image of an Indian girl to promote its "anti-India rhetoric."
Languages should help build bridges of understanding: Vice President
Nov 19, 2017, at 07:56 pm
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that language can help good governance because information and knowledge can create an enlightened citizenry.
Rahul Gandhi to take over as Congress chief before Gujarat polls?
Nov 19, 2017, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi may soon take over the baton of the party from his mother Sonia Gandhi, media reports said on Sunday.
World Toilet Day: PM Modi urges all to improve sanitation facilities
Nov 19, 2017, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Amid the observation of the World Toilet Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged all to reaffirm commitment towards improving sanitation facilities across the nation.
PM Modi pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary
Nov 19, 2017, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.
India's Manushi Chhillar crowned Miss World 2017
Nov 19, 2017, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Making India proud, Manushi Chhillar was crowned Miss World 2017.
Sonowal inaugurates Namami Barak festival
Nov 19, 2017, at 01:58 am
Guwahati, Nov 18 (IBNS) : Speaking at the central programme of Namami Barak festival at Silchar on Saturday, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that Barak and Brahmaputra Rivers have same language and that language is of brotherhood, unity and harmony.
Kashmir encounter: Six LeT militants killed
Nov 19, 2017, at 01:47 am
Srinagar, Nov 18 (IBNS): At least six LeT militants were killed during an encounter with security forces in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday.
President of India to visit three Northeastern states from Nov 19 to 22
Nov 19, 2017, at 01:11 am
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): PresidentRam Nath Kovind will visit three Northeastern States – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur - from Nov 19 to 22, 2017.
APSC’s cash-for-job scam : Assam police likely to quiz 38 more officials, identified 12 middlemen
Nov 19, 2017, at 12:55 am
Guwahati, Nov 18 (IBNS) : After arresting 22 officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied service, Assam police is planning to quiz at least 38 more officials in connection with the cash-for-job scam in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).