Nuclear-capable Prithvi-ll test-fired twice
Nov 21, 2016, at 06:29 pm
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (IBNS) : The nuclear-capable Prithvi-ll missile was successfully test-fired twice from a launch pad in Odisha's Chandipur on Monday morning, reports said.
BSF Head constable killed in Pak firing in Rajouri
Nov 21, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IBNS) : A BSF head constable was killed on Monday morning after Pakistani troops resorted to heavy cross-border firing in yet another ceasefire violation in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
Kolkata: Major fire breaks out at SSKM hospital
Nov 21, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at the state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata on Monday morning.
European Union mourns loss of lives in UP train mishap
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:15 pm
Brussels, Nov 21 (IBNS): Th European Union on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the train mishap that killed over 120 people in Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur train accident: Death toll crosses 120
Nov 21, 2016, at 01:51 pm
Kanpur, Nov 21 (IBNS): The death toll in the train mishap which occurred on Sunday close to the Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh has crossed 120, media reports said.
Proposed Universal Civil Code is politically motivated, says Muslim personal law board
Nov 21, 2016, at 03:22 am
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): On the concluding day of its three-day-long conclave, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the highest decision-making body on Muslim personal laws, hit out the Centre over its bid to abolish triple talaq system.
Nepal PM calls Narendra Modi, mourns loss of lives in train mishap
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:44 am
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IBNS): Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the train mishap in Kanpur city of India that left over 100 people dead.
Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates 12th edition of CII Agro Tech 2016
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:11 am
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated 12th edition of CII Agro Tech 2016 here.
Twin blasts rock Manipur, 2 CRPF jawans injured
Nov 21, 2016, at 02:08 am
Guwahati, Nov 20 (IBNS) : At least two CRPF jawans were injured as two separate blasts rocked in Manipur’s Imphal on Sunday evening.
Suresh Prabhu visits train mishap site
Nov 21, 2016, at 01:31 am
Kanpur, Nov 20 (IBNS): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday visited the accident site at Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh where more than 100 people were killed due to derailment of the Indore-Patna Express.
Nov 21, 2016, at 01:02 am
Guwahati, Nov 20 (IBNS) : To ease the cash crunch situation across the country the Union Finance Ministry has asked all states to collect small denominations currency notes from the places of worship and deposit it in banks immediately following the Centre’s decision of demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
Nov 21, 2016, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 12th edition of CII Agro Tech 2016 in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Bhagwant Mann to contest against Sukhbhir Singh Badal in Punjab polls
Nov 21, 2016, at 12:34 am
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said party leader Bhagwant Mann will fight the upcoming Punjab polls against Deputy CM Sukhbhir Singh Badal.
Biju Patnaik was a man of unimpeachable integrity: Ansari
Nov 20, 2016, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Sunday said that Biju Patnaik was not just a political leader; he was an aeronautical engineer, an air-force pilot, an entrepreneur, a man of unimpeachable integrity and a freedom fighter; a true nationalist, and still the interests of his beloved Odisha always were close to his heart.
Demonetisation: Kolkata Traffic Police stop taking spot fine indefinitely
Nov 20, 2016, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): Publishing an order with an immediate effect on Saturday, the Kolkata Police have stopped slapping spot fines on rule violators in the city limits due to the current cash crisis, officials said.
PM launches “Housing for All†in rural areas
Nov 20, 2016, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday formally launched “Housing for All†in rural areas under which the Government proposes to provide an environmentally safe and secure pucca house to every rural household by 2022.
Chief of Army Staff to visit China
Nov 20, 2016, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff is leading a high level military delegation comprising senior military officers to China on a four day visit from Nov 21-24.
PM Modi attends Rail Vikas Shivir, addresses Railway Officers
Nov 20, 2016, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the Rail Vikas Shivir in Surajkund.
Currency ban decision taken by Centre in interest of poor: Modi
Nov 20, 2016, at 10:04 pm
Agra, Nov 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the decision to ban Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes by the Centre was taken in the interest of the poor and the middle class section of the society
Narendra Modi wishes PV Sindhu
Nov 20, 2016, at 09:32 pm
Beijing, Nov 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated badminton star PV Sindhu after she won the China Open in Fuzhou.
Train accident: MP Chief Minister ShivrajSingh Chouhan to visit Kanpur
Nov 20, 2016, at 09:12 pm
Kanpur, Nov 20 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister ShivrajSingh Chouhan on Sunday said he will visit Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh to meet people who were injured in the train accident that left more than 100 people killed.
107 killed in India train crash, nearly 200 injured
Nov 20, 2016, at 07:56 pm
Kanpur, Nov 20 (IBNS): In one of the worst railway disasters in recent times, at least 107 have been killed after 14 carriages of an express train jumped tracks in northern Uttar Pradesh near Kanpur on Sunday, officials said.
Nitish Kumar mourns Kanpur train mishap, cancels govt function
Nov 20, 2016, at 07:33 pm
Patna, Nov 20 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the Indore-Patna Express train derailment incident near Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh.
Demonetisation effect: Bank Manager in Nellore dies due to work pressure
Nov 20, 2016, at 07:04 pm
Nellore, Nov 20 (IBNS): The demonetisation effect seems to not only claim lives of those standing in the queue for long hours but has also left a bank manager in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh dead.
One killed in Manipur IED blast
Nov 20, 2016, at 06:30 pm
Guwahati, Nov 20 (IBNS): One person was killed and another injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Manipur on Sunday morning, police said.
Indore-Patna train derailment: 97 killed, nearly 200 injured
Nov 20, 2016, at 06:23 pm
Kanpur, Nov 20 (IBNS): The derailment of 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express near Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday early morning claimed at least 97 lives and left nearly 200 injured, media reports said.
President condoles loss of lives in Kanpur train mishap
Nov 20, 2016, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the train derailment incident at Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh.
Train runs over four minor boys in Assam
Nov 20, 2016, at 05:11 pm
Guwahati, Nov 20 (IBNS): Four minor boys died when a train ran over them in Assam's Sonitpur district on Saturday night.
Vice President expresses grief over loss of lives in Kanpur train accident
Nov 20, 2016, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has expressed grief over loss of lives in the train accident at Pukhrayan, near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Patna-Indore train derailment claims 91 lives, over 150 injured
Nov 20, 2016, at 04:58 pm
Kanpur, Nov 20 (IBNS): At least 91 people have died and over 150 injured after 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express jumped tracks close to Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday early morning, officials said.