Pemex signs two agreements to develop deep waters
Mar 08, 2017, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Pemex has signed a farm out agreement with BHP Billiton; forms a consortium with Chevron and INPEX to compete for a block in the Mexican State.
41 per cent polling in UP, Manipur records 78 per cent till 2 pm
Mar 08, 2017, at 09:17 pm
Lucknow/ Imphal, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Voting was well past midway in the last phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur on Wednesday as respectively 41 and a record 78 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the two states till 2 pm, reports said.
Fresh snow and rainfall in Kashmir valley
Mar 08, 2017, at 08:15 pm
Srinagar, Mar 8 (IBNS) : The Kashmir valley on Wednesday experienced fresh snowfall in the higher reaches after rains lashed the plains.
Tamil Nadu : Paneerselvam leads day-long hunger strike demanding Jaya's death probe
Mar 08, 2017, at 07:24 pm
Chennai, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday led a day-long hunger strike demanding CBI probe into former Chief Minister and former party general secretary Jayalalithaa’s death, reports said.
Mar 08, 2017, at 06:27 pm
Lucknow, Mar 8 (IBNS) : A ISIS flag, a local time table and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were among other things found along with the body of the terror suspect, who was found dead early on Wednesday after a 12-hour operation by security forces on the outskirts of Lucknow, NDTV reported.
Mar 08, 2017, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the Somnath Temple in his home state Gujarat.
13 per cent polling in UP, 45 per cent in Manipur till 11 am
Mar 08, 2017, at 05:51 pm
Lucknow/Manipur, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Voting is underway in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur as respectively 13 and 45 per cent of the electorate have exercised their franchise in the two states till 11 am in a conflicting show of polling pattern.
PM Modi urges voters of Manipur, UP to exercise rights
Mar 08, 2017, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters of Uttar Pradesh and Manipur to come out in large numbers and exercise their voting rights.
Swachh Bharat: PM Modi to address, honour women volunteers
Mar 08, 2017, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a conclave of women sarpanch and Swachh Bharat volunteers on the occasion of International Women's Day.
PM Modi pays tribute to women on International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2017, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to women on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Uttar Pradesh operation ends with terror suspect found dead
Mar 08, 2017, at 09:16 am
Lucknow, Mar 8 (IBNS): After a 12-hour-long standoff, an operation by the Uttar Pradesh police ended on Wednesday with the terror suspect holed up in a house on the outskirts of Lucknow found dead.
Lucknow standoff: At least 2 suspects holed up inside Thakurganj house
Mar 08, 2017, at 05:11 am
Lucknow, Mar 7 (IBNS): After a six-hour long standoff, security forces finally managed to enter the house in Thakurganj in Lucknow on Tuesday, where they suspected that a terrorist was holed up.
Bring peace, you will get jobs: Mehbooba appeals to youths
Mar 08, 2017, at 04:45 am
Srinagar, Mar 7 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday appealed the youth of Kashmir to 'help me restore peace here, I will give you jobs, development and dignity' which have fallen victims to the designs of the vested interests.
West Bengal: Two Bangladeshi nationals held for photographing Farakka barrage
Mar 08, 2017, at 03:33 am
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Mar 7 (IBNS): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday detained two middle-aged Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly taking photos of Farakka Barrage's sensitive portion in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, officials said.
Manipur: Two persons including jawan injured in twin blasts
Mar 08, 2017, at 01:28 am
Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS): Twin IED blasts rocked Manipur on Tuesday evening, a day before the second and final phase of assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state to be held on March 8.
Sonowal condoles death of folk music singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:52 am
Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condoled the untimely death of folk singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee who died in a road accident in West Bengal on Tuesday.
Arunachal Pradesh governor institutes awards for excellence in education
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:37 am
Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya has instituted Awards in the names of eminent personalities for outstanding students of fourteen Government Colleges of the State every year.
Lucknow: Standoff continues between ATS, suspected terrorist
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:35 am
Lucknow, Mar 7 (IBNS): A standoff followed by an encounter is continuing on the outskirts of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh where the Anti-Terror Squad is attempting to capture a suspected militant holed up in a safe house.
Irom to take on CM Ibobi Singh in final phase Manipur poll tomorrow
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:27 am
Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS) : Human rights and social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila will take on Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in the second and final phase assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state on Mar 8.
President Pranab Mukherjee condoles passing away of Rabi Ray
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:20 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the passing away of veteran Socialist leader and eminent Parliamentarian Rabi Ray.
West Bengal: Police seizes fake 2000 rupees notes from Malda again, 3 held
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:15 am
Kolkata/Malda, Mar 7 (IBNS): Based on credible source inputs, police on Monday night arrested three suspects in West Bengal's Malda district and recovered Rs. 2000 fake notes with a face value of 1 lakh rupees from their possessions, officials said.
Lucknow: Shootout between ATS, suspected terrorist on
Mar 07, 2017, at 11:27 pm
Lucknow, Mar 7 (IBNS): A shootout is currently underway in Lucknow's Thakurganj area on Tuesday between the Anti-Terror Squad and a suspected terrorist who is hiding in a house, reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Shootout in Lucknow between ATS, suspect terrorist
Mar 07, 2017, at 10:56 pm
Lucknow, Mar 7 (IBNS): The Anti-Terror Squad is attempting to capture a suspected terrorist who is hiding in a house in Thakurganj area of Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow on Tuesday.
Assam CM directs enquiry into Silapathar incident
Mar 07, 2017, at 10:40 pm
Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed Additional Chief Secretary V.B. Pyarelal to enquire into the incident of attack on the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office in Silapathar by miscreants on Monday and submit report within one month.
Mark A White sworn in as Mission Director to USAID/India
Mar 07, 2017, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Mark A. White has joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in India as the new Mission Director.
Assam in turmoil after Silapathar incident
Mar 07, 2017, at 08:32 pm
Guwahati, Mar 7 (UNI) : Amid a situation that put Assam on the boil, several organizations, including All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Tuesday protested across the state against the Monday's incident in which activists of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) went on a rampage and ransacked an office of the AASU at Silapathar in northern Assam's Dhemaji district.
Madhya Pradesh : At least nine injured in blast in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train
Mar 07, 2017, at 07:13 pm
Indore, Mar 7 (IBNS) : At least nine people were injured when a blast took place in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train at Jabari station of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning, The Times of India reported.
Meghalaya : Angry mob torch police station after police firing leaves three injured
Mar 07, 2017, at 05:17 pm
Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS) : An angry mob on Monday night attacked and torched a police station and police vehicles in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district after at least three people were critically injured in a police firing incident, officials said on Tuesday.
Kerala: Police detain five for molesting seven minors
Mar 07, 2017, at 04:48 pm
Kochi, Mar 7 (IBNS): The Wayanad police have detained five persons in connection with an alleged molestation of seven minor girls, reports said.
Jayalalithaa didn't suffer trauma or underwent wrong medication: Apollo
Mar 07, 2017, at 04:59 am
Chennai, Mar 6 (IBNS): The Tamil Nadu government on Monday released a statement citing Apollo Hospitals' treatment summaries that former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had neither suffered trauma nor had she been given any wrong medication for a long period prior to her admission to the hospital.