Tarun Gogoi demands PM Modi and Centre to clear stand over Nagalim issue

Mar 28, 2017, at 02:09 am

Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS) : While protests mounted in Assam following the statement made by NSCN (IM)’s General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah regarding Greater Nagalim, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday demanded the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear their stand over the Framework Agreement signed with the Naga outfit group in 2015.

Supreme Court orders not to make Aadhaar card mandatory for welfare schemes

Mar 28, 2017, at 01:16 am

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India ordered that the Aadhaar card cannot be made mandatory for people to obtain benefits from welfare schemes of central government, on Monday.

Assam govt regularised 4823 TET teachers

Mar 28, 2017, at 01:08 am

Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Saying that teachers have the big responsibility of building good citizens who are committed to the cause of the society Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that primary school teachers are the agents of change for the society who can instil good qualities in the students from a nascent stage.

Renowned Assamese litterateur, playwright Arun Sarma passes away

Mar 28, 2017, at 12:43 am

Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Renowned Assamese playwright and litterateur Arun Sarma passed away at Medanta-The Medicity hospital in New Delhi on Monday.

Mamata Banerjee arrives in North Bengal for two-day visit

Mar 28, 2017, at 12:39 am

Kolkata, Mar 27 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flew to North Bengal for a two-day visit over a host of administrative works for the first time during her second term in the office, on Monday.

Human skeletal remains recovered in Kolkata waterhole

Mar 28, 2017, at 12:31 am

Kolkata, Mar 27 (IBNS): Human skull and bones were found from a pond at Bramhapur area under Bansdroni Police Station limits in southern Kolkata on Monday morning, reports said.

Delhi AAP MLA joins BJP

Mar 27, 2017, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): AAP MLA Ved Prakash on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Manipur : 19 people killed, 30 injured in three road mishaps

Mar 27, 2017, at 10:29 pm

Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS) : At least 19 people were killed and 30 others injured in three road mishaps in north eastern Indian state of Manipur on Monday.

NCST orders probe into Chhattisgarh farmer's death allegedly under suspicious circumstances

Mar 27, 2017, at 08:07 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs said on Monday that the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary (CS) and Director General of Police (DGP) of Chhattisgarh to inquire into the death of Jai Lal Rathiya.

Over 20 companies ready to partner India Post Payments Bank says Minister Manoj Sinha

Mar 27, 2017, at 07:52 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): More than 20 companies are interested in collaborating with India Post Payments Bank, said Union Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha on Monday.

Fly ban on Ravindra Gaikwad in the interests of passneger safety : Civil Aviation Minister at Lok Sabha

Mar 27, 2017, at 07:50 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS) : The Shiv Sena in Parliament on Monday objected to the flight ban on its MP Ravindra Gaikwad who had assaulted an Air India staffer, but Civil l Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju defended the decision, saying it is valid in the interests of passenger safety, reports said.

President Pranab Mukherjee hopes festivals will be harbingers of peace and friendship

Mar 27, 2017, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee, on Monday, greeted Indians on the eve of Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba.

UP Meat sellers go on indefinite strike protesting police crackdown

Mar 27, 2017, at 07:01 pm

Lucknow, Mar 27 (IBNS) : Meat sellers in large parts of Uttar Pradesh began an indefinite strike from Monday protesting the crackdown on slaughterhouses, though the Yogi Adityanath clarifies that action is being taken only against illegal establishments, reports said.

Pak intruder shot dead by BSF at Gurdaspur border

Mar 27, 2017, at 06:57 pm

Amritsar, Mar 27 (IBNS) : An alleged Pakistani intruder was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) jawanst on Monday when e he was trying to sneak into the Indian territory in Punjab's Gurdaspur, reports said.

Aadhaar card not mandatory for Government's welfare schemes: Supreme Court

Mar 27, 2017, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Government cannot make Aadhaar card mandatory for it's welfare schemes, reports said.

Manipur : Ten killed, 24 injured as tourist bus falls into stream

Mar 27, 2017, at 05:45 pm

Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS) : At least ten passengers of a tourist bus were killed and 24 others injured after it fell into a stream in Senapati district of Manipur in the wee hours of Monday, officials said.

Militants attack minister's house in Kashmir, decamp with four rifles

Mar 27, 2017, at 05:11 pm

Srinagar, Mar 27 (IBNS): Suspected militants attacked the house of the Minister of State for Hajj and Auquaf, Farooq Andrabi, a leader of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, injuring one policeman.

Facebook apologises for 'mistakenly' removing poet Srijato's controversial poem, restores post

Mar 27, 2017, at 03:34 pm

Kolkata, Mar 27 (IBNS): A day after Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay's controversial Facebook post, a poem, was removed from Facebook, the social media giant on Sunday restored the post on the poet's wall and called the incident a 'mistake', reports said.

PM Modi urges people to check new feature in NM app

Mar 27, 2017, at 02:55 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Speaking about a new feature in NM app, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged people to go through it.

Mamata Banerjee condemns Bangladesh blasts

Mar 27, 2017, at 04:38 am

Sylhet, Mar 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condemned the suicide attack in Sylhet in Bangladesh.

Kerala Transport Minister resigns

Mar 27, 2017, at 04:29 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 26 (IBNS): In a blow to the CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala, state Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran has resigned after his alleged sexually explicit telephonic conversation with a woman was exposed by a TV channel.

Faced by flight ban, Gaikwad says he will sue airlines

Mar 27, 2017, at 04:00 am

Mumbai, Mar 26 (IBNS): Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who is facing a flight ban imposed on him by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), on Sunday said he will now seek legal action against Indigo and Air India for cancelling his confirmed tickets.

14 killed in 5 road mishaps in West Bengal

Mar 27, 2017, at 02:45 am

Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): At least 14 persons were killed and several others were seriously hurt in five separate road accidents since Saturday in West Bengal, reports said.

PM addresses the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Brahma Kumaris family via video conferencing

Mar 27, 2017, at 02:00 am

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Brahma Kumaris family, via video conferencing.

Security tightens along Indo-Bangladesh border following Sylhet terror attack

Mar 27, 2017, at 01:19 am

Guwahati, Mar 26 (IBNS): Security has been tightened along the Indo-Bangladesh border following terror attack in Bangladesh’s Sylhet district.

Phone conversation: Kerala minister resigns

Mar 27, 2017, at 12:48 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 26 (IBNS): Creating troubles for the CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala as its Transport Minister AK Saseendran resigned after his allegations of misconduct with a woman was exposed by a TV news channel, media reports said.

Kolkata: Sushma Swaraj offers to help German patient

Mar 27, 2017, at 12:34 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has once again come out to help a foreign national facing trouble in India.

2 terrorists killed in Kashmir

Mar 27, 2017, at 12:00 am

Srinagar, Mar 26 (IBNS): In a brief exchange of firing between terrorists and security forces, two militants were killed in an ambush in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday afternoon.

Prime Minister attends Ugadi celebrations

Mar 26, 2017, at 11:54 pm

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined in the Ugadi Milan celebrations in the capital and emphasized that diversity of India is its identity as well as its strength.

J&K: 2 terrorists killed

Mar 26, 2017, at 11:10 pm

Srinagar, Mar 26 (IBNS): Two terrorists have been killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora area on Sunday, officials said.