Pakistan is conspiring to divide India: Singh
Dec 12, 2016, at 12:11 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday accused that Pakistan is conspiring to divide its neighbouring nation India.
Pranab Mukherjee launches '100 Million for 100 Million' campaign
Dec 11, 2016, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee marked his 81st birthday by launching a ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign organized by the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday.
Pawan Ruia sent to 14-day CID custody
Dec 11, 2016, at 10:58 pm
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): A West Bengal court on Sunday sent arrested Kolkata-based businessman Pawan Ruia, owner of Jessop & Company Ltd, to 14-day CID custody.
Pranab Mukherjee greets Kenya on I-Day eve
Dec 11, 2016, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya on the eve of their Independence Day.
Pranab Mukherjee greets citizens on Milad-un-Nabi eve
Dec 11, 2016, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday greeted citizens on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi.
Helicopter carrying four passengers crashes in Mumbai, pilot dead
Dec 11, 2016, at 08:05 pm
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IBNS): A helicopter crashed in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony on Sunday leaving three people injured and one dead, media reports said.
Srinagar receives snowfall, rains breaking dry spell after 5 months
Dec 11, 2016, at 07:42 pm
Srinagar, Dec 11 (IBNS): The higher reaches of Kashmir received light snowfall while rains in the plains broke the over five month long dry spell in the Valley on Sunday.
Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala to become AIADMK general secretary?
Dec 11, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Chennai, Dec 11 (IBNS): With the death of Tamil Nadu's "Amma", it is now being speculated that J Jayalalithaa's longtime companion Sasikala Natarajan will be taking over as the general secretary of the AIADMK.
Ex-Air chief SP Tyagi blames then PMO in AgustaWestland scam
Dec 11, 2016, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi, who was arrested and sent to CBI custody for four days, has now blamed the then Prime Minister Office for irregularities in the Rs. 3,600 crore deal with AgustaWestland to acquire a dozen VVIP choppers.
Rahul Gandhi wishes Pranab Mukherjee on his 81st b'day
Dec 11, 2016, at 03:51 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wished President Pranab Mukherjee on his 81st birthday.
Dec 11, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday turned 81.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Pranab Mukherjee on birthday
Dec 11, 2016, at 02:05 pm
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished President Pranab Mukherjee on his birthday.
Narendra Modi wishes Pranab Mukherjee on birthday
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Mnister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished President Prnaab Mukherjee on his birthday.
Amend PHR Act to make Human Rights Commissions more effective, says Justice P. Sathasivam
Dec 11, 2016, at 03:14 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) Justice P. Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala and former Chief Justice of India, today said excesses of laws, lack of awareness about them and inadequacies of the legal system and the lack of sufficient support from the legal services authorities need to be focused on to ensure protection of human rights in the country.
Manohar Parrikar arrives in Mauritius on two-day visit
Dec 11, 2016, at 02:24 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, arrived in Mauritius on Saturday.
Sonowal vows to preserve and keep the martyrs’ column of Assam agitation across the state
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:43 am
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that Assam Agitation surged ahead keeping the Constitution of India and Father of the Nation at the fore. Assam Agitation was a non-violent democratic agitation to maintain the integrity of the country.
Four persons arrested with Rs 20 lakh new notes in Guwahati
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:20 am
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : At least four persons were arrested with Rs 20 lakh new notes by police from Guwahati on Friday night who allegedly being involved in exchanging new currencies of Rs 2000 with scraping notes, police said on Saturday.
President Pranab Mukherjee writes to Sushma Swaraj, wishing her early recovery
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday wrote to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who has underwent kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), wishing her speedy recovery.
Eight Arakan militants with huge cache of arms-ammu caught from Indo-Myanmar border
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:03 am
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Security forces apprehended eight militants belonging to Arakan Liberation Army (ALA) of Myanmar along with a cache of sophisticated weapons from Mizoram-Myanmar border area on Saturday morning, officials said.
PM inaugurates cheese plant, addresses farmers in Banaskantha district of Gujarat
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:58 am
Deesa, Dec 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended a programme organized by the Banaskantha Cooperative Milk Producers Union (Banas Dairy) at Deesa in Gujarat.
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:37 am
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IBNS): Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar on Saturday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha in Bengal
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:30 am
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): With just a few days left to hand over command of the Indian Air Force to his successor, the Chief of the Air Staff is still keeping himself as busy as he has always been.
West Bengal: TMC-BJP standoff over Panagarh Bypass inauguration
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:16 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Dec 10 (IBNS): Allegedly hijacking the opening programme, two Trinamool Congress (TMC) cabinet ministers inaugurated the most awaited Panagarh Bypass in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Saturday noon, few hours prior to the official inaugural event of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Dec 10, 2016, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Punjabi singer Hans Raj Hans on Saturday joined the BJP.
Vietnam's Parliamentary delegation meets Sonia Gandhi,Rahul Gandhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Vietnam's Parliamentary delegation, led by Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi here.
SP Tyagi sent to 4-day CBI custody
Dec 10, 2016, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Arrested former Air Force chief SP Tyagi was sent to CBI custody for four days by a Delhi court on Saturday.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Sushma Swaraj
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wished External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj speedy recovery.
Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa : AIADMK leaders urge Sasikala to lead the party
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:49 pm
Chennai, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Sasikala Natarajan, the closest aide of departed Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was on Saturday urged by senior leaders of the AIADMK to lead the organisation in what appeared to be the beginning of her becoming the all-powerful person in the ruling party, media reports said.
Kolkata: Traffic sergeant manhandled by miscreants, 1 held
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): A sergeant of Kolkata Traffic Police was allegedly assaulted by few miscreants in north Kolkata's Chiriamore area on Friday, reports said.
Jessop owner Pawan Ruia booked in Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:19 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday arrested Kolkata-based businessman Pawan Ruia, owner of Jessop & Company Ltd, in Delhi for not cooperating with CID in its ongoing probe into Jessop factory fire and theft, officials said.