Lalu Prasad paying the price for raising his voice against BJP: RJD

Sep 13, 2017, at 02:28 am

Patna, Sept 12 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Is there any connection between Lalu Prasad’s rally against the BJP and confiscation of his alleged benami properties?The issue has cropped up as the central agencies go on confiscating the alleged benami properties of RJD chief Prasad and his extended family.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Gujarat

Sep 13, 2017, at 01:27 am

Ahmedabad, Sept 12 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Golden Katar Division in Ahmedabad from Sept 10-11.

Cabinet approves MoU between India, Armenia on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management

Sep 13, 2017, at 12:35 am

New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Armenia on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management.

PM Modi guilty of insulting India on foreign soil, says Congress

Sep 13, 2017, at 12:12 am

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): Countering the allegations of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for tarnishing India's image abroad, the Congress said it is present prime minister Narendra Modi is guilty of insulting the country on the foreign soil.

Cabinet approves release of additional 1% DA to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners

Sep 12, 2017, at 11:30 pm

New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for release of additional 1% Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners.

Narada sting: CBI summons former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra

Sep 12, 2017, at 10:17 pm

Kolkata, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned former West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra in connection with its ongoing probe into the Narada sting operation, sources said.

Father Tom Uzhunnalil abducted by Islamic State rescued, tweets Minister Sushma Swaraj

Sep 12, 2017, at 10:11 pm

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Tuesday afternoon that Father Tom Uzhunnalil has been rescued.

Central government has allocated Rs 2,000 crores package for rehabilitation of POJK migrants, says Home Minister

Sep 12, 2017, at 09:53 pm

Jammu/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Central government is trying to give equitable development to all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir, said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Jammu on Tuesday.

BJP has given transparent govt to nation: Amit Shah

Sep 12, 2017, at 09:24 pm

Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah, who is currently in Kolkata, said the BJP-led NDA government is 'transparent' and it has saved 59 thousand crore public money with the help of direct benefit transfer scheme.

Embassy of India in Kathmandu organizes Consular Camps

Sep 12, 2017, at 09:23 pm

New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Embassy of India in Kathmandu organized Consular Camps in Bhairahawa (Sept 7-8, 2017), Butwal (September 9, 2017) and Bharatpur (Sept 10, 2017).

PM Modi and Belarus President Lukashenko meet on Tuesday, MoUs signed between both countries

Sep 12, 2017, at 09:19 pm

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of the Republic of Belarus, A.G. Lukashenko, on Tuesday, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu meets Sports Minister

Sep 12, 2017, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu on Tuesday met Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore here.

Central WCD and HRD ministries to hold high-level meeting on child safety in schools

Sep 12, 2017, at 08:50 pm

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): Following the spate in child abuse cases in schools, the central ministries of Women and Child Development and Human Resource Development have decided to hold a high level meeting on Wednesday on safety and protection of children in schools.

Ahmedabad is set to welcome Japan Prime Minister, Narendra Modi tweets

Sep 12, 2017, at 08:48 pm

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared photographs of Sabarmati river front and other landmarks of Ahmedabad along with a message welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

SC modifies order on firecracker sale in Delhi-NCR

Sep 12, 2017, at 08:27 pm

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted its earlier ban on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi, but ordered that no new firecrackers should be allowed to enter the national capital aead of Dussehra and Diwali festivals this year, reports said.

Court orders summons be issued to Amit Shah to depose as defence witness in 2002 Naroda massacre case

Sep 12, 2017, at 07:49 pm

Ahmedabad, Sep 12 (IBNS) : A special court in Gujarat on Tuesday ordered to issue summons to BJP national president Amit Shah to depose as defence witness on September 18 in connection with the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case, media reports said.

Ryan School Trustees' get interim protection from Bombay High Court

Sep 12, 2017, at 07:44 pm

Mumbai, Sep 12 (IBNS) : The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted Ryan International Group's chairman and managing director interim protection from arrest till Wednesday, giving them a temporary reprieve.

Failed dynastic political party's leader spoke out: Smriti Irani on Rahul Gandhi's speech in US

Sep 12, 2017, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): Taking a jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's comment on dynasty politics during his address to the students of University of California, Berkeley, Union Information and Broadcasting minister, Smriti Irani, termed Gandhi as a failed dynastic political party's leader who spoke out in the US.

EPS, OPS betrayed people of Tamil Nadu: TTV Dinakaran

Sep 12, 2017, at 07:17 pm

Chennai, Sep 12 (IBNS): Reacting to the expulsion of Sasikala as the general secretary of the AIADMK, party leader TTV Dinakaran said both Tamil Nadu's present and former chief ministers, E Palaniswamy and O Paneerselvam respectively, betrayed the people of Tamil Nadu with lies and cheats, media reports said.

AIADMK affairs: Sasikala expelled, OPS-EPS factions take control

Sep 12, 2017, at 06:42 pm

Chennai, Sep 12 (IBNS) : Taking the control of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK in their hands, the united EPS-OPS factions on Tuesday announced expulsion of the party's interim general secretary VK Sasikala and declared as "null and void" all announcements of her nephew TTV Dinakaran, who was made the party's second-in-command, reports said.

Ready to become PM candidate in 2019 general election: Rahul Gandhi

Sep 12, 2017, at 05:31 pm

Berkeley, Sep 12 (IBNS): While addressing the students of University of California, Berkeley, on the first day of his visit to the US, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said he is ready to become the prime ministerial candidate for India's next general election in 2019.

EPS-OPS camps sack Sasikala as general secretary of AIADMK

Sep 12, 2017, at 05:26 pm

Chennai, Sep 12 (IBNS): After a months-long political drama in Tamil Nadu, the two camps of AIADMK led by E Palaniswamy and O Paneerselvam, sacked V.K. Sasikala as the interim general secretary of the party, media reports said.

Ryan International: Cops find windows without grills; New twist in the murder case?

Sep 12, 2017, at 03:35 pm

Gurgaon, Sep 12 (IBNS): The mystery in the Ryan International school murder case increased by a few folds as cops have found three windows without grills inside the toilet where seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur was killed, reports said.

Delhi: Man thrashed for conversing in English, three held

Sep 12, 2017, at 03:30 pm

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): In a case of moral policing in the national capital, a 22 year-old man was thrashed by five people for conversing in English with a friend, reports said.

SC rejects Subrata Roy's plea for more time to deposit Rs 966.80 crore

Sep 12, 2017, at 04:56 am

New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Sahara India's Chief Subrata Roy's petition for more time to deposit remaining Rs 966.80 crore out of Rs 1500 crore by Nov 11, media reports said.

Union Home Minister visit Army and BSF Camps at Nowshera in Rajori District of J&K

Sep 12, 2017, at 03:51 am

New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): On the third day of his visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Army and BSF Camps at Nowshera and interacted with the Jawan there.

Assam Rifles jawan injured in Nagaland militant attack

Sep 12, 2017, at 03:42 am

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): An Assam Rifles jawan was injured after suspected NSCN-K militants attacked at an Assam Rifles camp in Nagaland’s Tuensang district on Monday evening.

Unsecured woman teacher’s Facebook post hits Assam assembly, a youth arrest

Sep 12, 2017, at 03:36 am

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Assam police on Monday arrested a youth who allegedly assaulted a lady teacher inside the premise of a school in northern Assam’s Sonitpur district.

Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee to organize two day camp in Assam-Meghalaya

Sep 12, 2017, at 03:33 am

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to organize a two-day camp for Sikh population in Assam and Meghalaya to equip them with the schemes being run by the Centre and state governments for welfare of the Minorities in the country.

Sonowal calls upon tea tribes organizations to work with ‘Team Assam’ spirit

Sep 12, 2017, at 03:27 am

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : As a precursor to Speaker's Initiative which will be rolled out for the first time in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, a meeting of all organizations of tea tribes community, tea planters and leading thinkers was held in the Central Hall of the Assembly on Monday.