People are my high command: Modi
Dec 03, 2016, at 09:09 pm
Moradabad, Dec 3 (IBNS): Calling people of the nation as his ' high command', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said eliminating poverty from a huge state like Uttar Pradesh and others will have a huge 'impact'.
3.5 earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir
Dec 03, 2016, at 08:58 pm
Jammu, Dec 3 (IBNS): A 'slight' intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
Bihar BJP chief dares Grand Alliance for fresh election
Dec 03, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Patna, Dec 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): That was what the BJP, perhaps, expected from him—a man with calm face but turbulent voice.
PM Modi pays tributes to Dr.Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary
Dec 03, 2016, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, on his birth anniversary.
PM Modi greets Divyangs on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Dec 03, 2016, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Divyangs (disabled) on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPwD).
Government employee killed during encounter in Kashmir
Dec 03, 2016, at 05:59 pm
Srinagar, Dec 3 (IBNS) : A civilian was killed allegedly in firing by security forces after troops launched a counter-terror operation in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Friday, NDTV reports said.
PM Modi to visit Golden Temple today
Dec 03, 2016, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab on Saturday evening.
Sarcastic Digvijaya wants hacking as an Olympic event
Dec 03, 2016, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday suggested hacking as an event in the next Olympics.
Govt employee killed in Kashmir firing
Dec 03, 2016, at 04:55 am
Jammu, Dec 2 (IBNS): A guard of fisheries department was killed after security forces cordoned off a village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday night.
WB is being targeted because Mamata dared to speak against demonetisation: Kejriwal
Dec 03, 2016, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday came out in support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her protest against the Army's presence at toll plazas and said the state is being targetted as she dared to speak against demonetisation.
Union Home Minister inaugurates new Administrative Complex of SSB in Lucknow
Dec 03, 2016, at 03:04 am
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Administrative & Provisioning Complex of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Lucknow on Friday.
President of India receives first copy of coffee table book ‘Betiyan’
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:58 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of a coffee table book ‘Betiyan’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:11 am
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IBNS): Police detained Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik after he, along with his supporters, tried to march towards Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Friday.
Akhilesh Yadav slams Amar Singh
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:04 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): In an indirect attack on politician Amar Singh,Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said he could not decide whether the Samajwadi Party leader would be in the party or outside it.
Ex-UK PM David Cameron meets Narendra Modi
Dec 03, 2016, at 01:00 am
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Rt. Hon. David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Assam govt. to emulate Sui-Ka-Pha’s ideals to embolden Assamese identity : Sonowal
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:40 am
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid rich tribute to Swargadeo Sau-Lung-Sui-Ka-Pha on the occasion of Asom Divas organized centrally by the Assam government at Charaideo Moidam Kshetra on Friday.
Mamata leaves Nabanna, hits out at Centre over Army presence
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): Ending her 36-hour long stay at the state secretariat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday left Nabanna and even hit out at the centre over an alleged army deployment in state's toll plazas without her government's knowledge by calling the move a 'political vendetta'.
Police seize Rs 8.88 lakh from three men in Guwahati
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:14 am
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IBNS) : After the demonetisation exercise, police on Friday seized Rs 8.88 lakh in new currency from Assam’s Guwahati city.
Dozen of JMB sleeper cells active in Assam, three Jehadis sent to 7-day police custody
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:03 am
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Over dozen sleeper cells of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) are active in Assam and it was disclosed by Jahidul Islam, who along with two others brought to Guwahati from Kolkata on Thursday evening.
Rakesh Asthana named interim CBI chief
Dec 02, 2016, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, officials said.
Revamped Navy recruitment website launched
Dec 02, 2016, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, launched the redeveloped Indian Navy’s Recruitment website, along with an official app on Friday.
Major fire breaks out in Howrah's Ramrajatala market
Dec 02, 2016, at 10:34 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in a marketplace at Ramrajatala area in Kolkata's twin town Howrah on Friday, reports said.
Demonetisation: Elderly man dies standing in bank queue in West Bengal
Dec 02, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): An old man reportedly died on Friday after standing in bank queue for hours at Maslandapur in West Bengal's North 24 Pargaas district.
Mamata-Army standoff: TMC MLAs demonstrate at governor's place over military exercise in West Bengal
Dec 02, 2016, at 09:23 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the centre over an alleged army deployment in state's toll plazas without her government's knowledge, several MLAs of Trinamool Congress (TMC), including Partha Chatterjee, Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, Jyotipriya Mullick and Purnendu Basu, hosted sit-in-demonstration on the issue at Raj Bhaban (governor's place) in Kolkata on Friday.
Union Finance Minister says demonetisation benefits will be evident in the long term
Dec 02, 2016, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that the cash crunch resulting from the scrapping of high value Indian currency is expected to ease by the end of this year, according to media reports.
Local SHGs to supply food to Indian Railway passengers, pilot project at Sawantwadi Road station
Dec 02, 2016, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Railways announced on Friday that it plans to rope in Self Help Groups (SHGs) to make local cuisines available through e-catering services of its public sector undertaking, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
PM Modi's TRP-based policy has forced on nation a catastrophic experiment : Rahul Gandhi
Dec 02, 2016, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Assailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "vanity and incompetence," Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the Prime Minister is forcing a catastrophic experiment" on the country with his "TRP-based policy" of demonetisation, reports said.
SC says no to national anthem in courts plea
Dec 02, 2016, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court (SC) of India, on Friday, refused to entertain a plea for playing of the National Anthem in all courts before the start of proceedings, according to media reports.
Ameising Luikham is new Secretary for Minority Affairs
Dec 02, 2016, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs announced on Friday that Ameising Luikham, IAS (MN 81) has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs on superannuation of Rakesh Garg, IAS (UP 80).
AAP MP Bhagwant Mann barred from attending LS till Dec 9
Dec 02, 2016, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahjan on Friday informed the House that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Bhagwat Mann has been barred from attending the proceedings till December 9 for breaching Parliament security.