Bus driver, conductor held for molesting woman passenger in running bus
Dec 26, 2016, at 11:41 pm
Kolkata/Cooch Behar, Dec 26 (IBNS): Three days after a working woman was allegedly molested in a running bus in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, police on Monday arrested two primary accused- driver and conductor of the bus, reports said.
Metro Railway runs 161 services on Christmas
Dec 26, 2016, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): In anticipation of heavy rush of commuters on Christmas , Metro Railway, Kolkata on Monday said it had arranged special Metro services for the benefit of the commuters and ran a total number of 161 services instead of 110 services as run on normal Sundays.
Lt Gen Vinod Vashisht takes over as DG NCC
Dec 26, 2016, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Lt Gen Vinod Vashisht took over the reins of National Cadet Corps (NCC) as its Director General on Dec 23.
Demonetisation: Youth Congress supporters gherao BJP headquarters in Kolkata, scuffle with police
Dec 26, 2016, at 11:01 pm
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): Activists of Indian Youth Congress engaged in a scuffle with the police force in Kolkata on Monday late afternoon, during an agitation against the Centre's decision of scrapping Rs 500/1000 rupees, reports said.
Mithun Chakraborty resigns as TMC Rajya Sabha member
Dec 26, 2016, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS) : Veteran Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty has resigned from the Rajya Sabha as a Trinamool Congress member, citing health problem, reports said.
Uttarakhand CM not likely to appear before CBI on Monday
Dec 26, 2016, at 10:10 pm
Dehra Dun, Dec 26 (IBNS): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat is not likely to appear before the CBI on Monday in the Sting CD case, according to media reports.
Demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee departs for Delhi to unite oppositions against Modi-govt
Dec 26, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): With an aim to continue the fight against the BJP-led-Central government over its move of demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flew to Delhi on Monday afternoon to meet the opposition leaders.
Indo-Bangladesh border to be sealed in 2018 : Rajnath Singh
Dec 26, 2016, at 09:50 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Indo-Bangladesh border will be sealed in 2018.
National Herald case : Court dismisses petition against Gandhis
Dec 26, 2016, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS) : In a big relief for Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, Patiala House court on Tuesday dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking documents related to the National Herald case, reports said.
PM Modi congratulates DRDO on successful test firing of Agni V
Dec 26, 2016, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated DRDO and its scientists on the successful test firing of Agni V.
BJP welcomes move by Lalu’s minister son to ban cow slaughter in Bihar
Dec 26, 2016, at 08:24 pm
Patna, Dec 26 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): The opposition Bhartiya Janata Party in Bihar has welcomed the remark of health minister Tej Pratap Yadav seeking a complete ban on cow slaughter in the state.
Sheila Dikshit rubbishes Sahara diaries, blunts Rahul's allegation against PM Modi
Dec 26, 2016, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS) : Days after Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of corruption linked to the "Sahara diaries," the Congress was in for an embarrassment having to suffer a "self goal" as party leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit rubbished the documents.
Sagarmala Dev Co office inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari
Dec 26, 2016, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Sagarmala Development Company’s office premises, in New Delhi on Monday.
Devotees start visiting Patna to celebrate Guru Govind Singh's 350th birth anniversary
Dec 26, 2016, at 07:37 pm
Patna, Dec 26 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Sikh devotees have started arriving in Patna to join the grand celebrations being held to commemorate the 350th birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Govind Singh.
Prez Mukherjee congratulates DRDO after Agni V test fire
Dec 26, 2016, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) following the test fire of nuclear capable Agni V.
Dec 26, 2016, at 06:48 pm
Wheeler Island,Odisha, Dec 26 (IBNS): India test fired Agni-V, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday, reports said.
AgustaWestland scam : Former IAF chief SP Tyagi gets bail
Dec 26, 2016, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi, De 26 (IBNS) : Former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi was granted bail on Monday in the AgustaWestland case, reports said.
Goa AAP: BJP victimising Elvis Gomes, says Kejriwal
Dec 26, 2016, at 05:24 pm
Panaji/New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Following AAP Chief Ministerial candidate Elvis Gomes' outburst against the BJP, his party supremo Arvind Kejriwal said that the former is being victimised by the BJP.
At least 25 injured in Sabarimala stampede
Dec 26, 2016, at 04:42 pm
Kochi, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least 25 people sustained injuries during a stampede in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple on Sunday night, reports said.
China not allowing us to attend Dalai Lama’s Kalchakra puja: Tibetan rights group
Dec 26, 2016, at 04:36 pm
Patna, Dec 26 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has accused the Chinese government of preventing Tibetans from attending the Kalchakra puja which is scheduled to begin soon at Bodh Gaya in the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
Dec 26, 2016, at 05:14 am
Srinagar, Dec 25 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday evening, police said.
Dec 26, 2016, at 05:06 am
Srinagar, Dec 25 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti directed review of the cases against youth who were not seriously involved during the unrest of past five months.
Dec 26, 2016, at 02:40 am
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Sister of Sarbjit Singh-Dalbir Kaur- has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party,media reports said.
Prabhu, Sonowal flag off country's second luxury train Humsafar Express from Assam
Dec 25, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Guwahati, Dec 25 (IBNS) : In yet another step to facilitate easy and smooth communication between Guwahati and Bengaluru, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday flagged off India's second luxury train Humsafar Express from Mumbai and Kamakhya respectively.
Sonowal launches Atal-Amrit Abhiyan
Dec 25, 2016, at 11:23 pm
Guwahati, Dec 25 (IBNS) : All the BPL and APL families besieged with chronic, sudden or acute health issues have now all the reasons to cheer as Assam government designed a health assurance scheme with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launching ‘Atal-Amrit Abhiyan’ at a function held at the conference hall of Assam Secretariat on Sunday.
ISIS had plans to attack Kolkata's Mother House: NIA
Dec 25, 2016, at 10:44 pm
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): In a significant development in their ongoing probe into a busted terror module in West Bengal, National Investigation Agency (NIA)'s investigators said that few ISIS terrorists, who are currently in jail custody, had plotted a plan to attack and create hostage crisis in Kolkata's Mother House, which is the headquarter of Missionaries of Charity and where Saint (Mother) Teresa was buried in 1997.
Bihar: Bodh Gaya to host Kalchakra puja, authority gears up to provide security to Dalai Lama
Dec 25, 2016, at 10:40 pm
Patna, Dec 25 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Authorities in Bihar are working overtime to provide foolproof security to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, who is scheduled to conduct Kalchakra puja, the most important Buddhist ritual in the state.
Patna village among Bihar’s total 13 to be developed as ‘Ganga Gram’ in first phase
Dec 25, 2016, at 10:36 pm
Patna, Dec 25 (theBiharPost/IBNS): Indian government has announced to develop two villages from Bihar located on the bank of the Ganges as “Ganga Gram†in the first phase.
Accident on Padmavati set, 1 dead
Dec 25, 2016, at 10:19 pm
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IBNS): In a tragic incident, a painter fell to his death on the set of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film Padmavati here, media reports said on Sunday.
Kolkata to host Samaroh Rotary International District 3291 Conference next month
Dec 25, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): Samaroh- the annual District Conference of Rotary International District 3291 shall be held at the Nicco Park Big Lawns from Jan 6-8.