Ambala: IAF's Jaguar fighter jet catches fire, pilot escapes unhurt
Sep 14, 2016, at 07:26 am
Ambala, Sept 14 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force's Jaguar aircraft caught fire, minutes before taking off at Ambala air base on Tuesday, media reports said.
Fire breaks out at Delhi’s Gaffar market
Sep 14, 2016, at 06:50 am
New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS): A fire broke out at central Delhi's Gaffar market on Tuesday, media reports said.
Shivpal Singh Yadav's key ministerial berths withdrawn
Sep 14, 2016, at 04:42 am
Lucknow, Sept 13 (IBNS): In a major cabinet reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday withdrew key portfolios from Samajwadi Party leader and minister Shivpal Singh Yadav.
Chikungunya: 5 dead in Delhi, Centre,AAP govt exchange barbs
Sep 14, 2016, at 04:09 am
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): The Delhi and the Central government on Tuesday exchanged barbs over the mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya which has left at least five people dead in the national capital this year.
Visit of Chinese delegation for talks on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Sep 14, 2016, at 03:00 am
Beijing, Sept 13 (IBNS): A Chinese delegation led by Director General Wang Qun of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited India on Sept 13 for talks with an Indian delegation led by Amandeep Singh Gill, Joint Secretary (Disarmament & International Security) in the Ministry of External Affairs.
NASA says August 2016 warmest in 136 years of modern records
Sep 14, 2016, at 02:48 am
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IBNS): NASA scientists have said that August 2016 was the warmest August in 136 years of modern records, the media reported on Tuesday.
Turn off lights and drink juice: Nitish tells alcoholics
Sep 14, 2016, at 01:42 am
Patna, Sept 13 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday gave a new advice to those craving for alcohol after the state imposed total prohibition in April this year.
#CauveryWaterVerdict: Karnataka CM urges PM Modi to intervene
Sep 13, 2016, at 11:32 pm
Bangalore, Sept 13 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister to talk to Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on the Cauvery dispute verdict that led to spiralling violence.
Congress dares RJD to quit Bihar alliance
Sep 13, 2016, at 11:30 pm
Patna, Sept 13 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Congress on Tuesday came out in open support of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, advising the RJD to withdraw from the ruling grand alliance if it had any problem with the government.
President and Vice president of India wishes citizens on the eve of Onam
Sep 13, 2016, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President M. Hamid Ansari wished the citizens on the eve of Onam.
Congress legislators continue to protest in Punjab over no-confidence motion
Sep 13, 2016, at 09:26 pm
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IBNS): The stand-off between the Punjab government and the state Congress party continued on Tuesday with the state police preventing senior Congress leaders from reaching the Assembly in support of the 27 party legislators who had stayed inside the Vidhan Soudha on Monday, according to media reports.
Chikungunya death in Delhi rises to four on Tuesday
Sep 13, 2016, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IBNS): With one more person dying from chikungunya at Delhi's Bara Hindurao Hospital, the total death count from the vector-borne disease in the national capital has gone up to four, the media reported on Tuesday afternoon.
Political parties trade charges while chikunngunya cases rise in Delhi
Sep 13, 2016, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IBNS): Chikungunya cases in Delhi has risen to over 1,000 this season,marking a jump of nearly 90% from its count last week, according to media reports.
Kolkata's Mocambo fine dining restaurant faces backlash after "racism" post goes viral
Sep 13, 2016, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata, Sept 13 (IBNS): Mocambo, a popular fine dining restaurant in Kolkata's Park Street area, is facing the wrath of netizens after a Facebook post, where a lady customer alleged discrimination and barring of her driver to enter the eatery, went viral.
#CauveryIssue distressful, says PM Modi
Sep 13, 2016, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): Reacting to the ongoing violence in Karnataka over the distribution of waters from Cauvery River to neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed it distressful and have urged the people to calm down and find a solution through restrained and mutual dialogue.
Two youths die in Kashmir violence
Sep 13, 2016, at 06:34 pm
Srinagar, Sept 13 (IBNS) As Eid is being celebrated, in Jammu and Kashmir two youths died in the latest cycle of violence with clashes between protesters and forces continuing, said reports on Tuesday.
#CauveryVerdict: Naidu urges Karnataka, TN to maintain peace, appeals media for restraint
Sep 13, 2016, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS) Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday appealed to the governments of both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to ensure that peace is maintained in both the states in the aftermath of the Cauvery Water verdict of the Supreme Court and the spiralling violence.
Nepal announces state visit of PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal to India
Sep 13, 2016, at 03:20 pm
Kathmandu, Sept 13 (IBNS): Nepal has announced the four-day schedule of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to India which will begin this week.
Stop making unnecessary statements: Lalu tells alliance leaders
Sep 13, 2016, at 03:08 pm
Patna, Sept 13 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad has advised all in the ruling Grand Alliance in Bihar to refrain from making unnecessary statements.
Narendra Modi wishes nation on Id-ul-Zuha
Sep 13, 2016, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha.
PM Narendra Modi congratulates Deepa Malik
Sep 13, 2016, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Deepa Malik who scripted history by winning silver medal in Shotput at Paralympics 2016 .
AAP's disciplinary committee suspends MLA Devinder Sehrawat
Sep 13, 2016, at 04:59 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday suspended its MLA Devinder Sehrawat days after he wrote to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accusing some party leaders in Punjab of exploiting women in return for election tickets.
Cauvery issue: Tension escalates in K'taka, angry mob burns buses, 1 killed in police firing
Sep 13, 2016, at 04:16 am
Bengaluru, Sept 12 (IBNS): The massive protest in Karnataka over the Cauvery water issue took a bad turn on Monday with angry mob burning Tamil Nadu-registered trucks and buses on the roads and vandalizing shops in the Bengaluru city.
JD-U show-causes party lawmaker for meeting Shahabuddin
Sep 13, 2016, at 02:49 am
Patna, Sept 12 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) party in Bihar on Monday issued a show-cause notice to its lawmaker Giridhari Yadav days after he was found visiting the Bhagalpur jail premises to receive RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin.
Sep 13, 2016, at 01:12 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its expost-facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kenya on cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy Development and Management (NHPDM).
JP Rajkhowa removed as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Sep 13, 2016, at 12:47 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has directed that J.P. Rajkhowa shall cease to hold the office of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
Pang: IAF conducts rescue ops to evacuate passengers
Sep 13, 2016, at 12:25 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force on Monday said it lunched an evacuation operation for rescue of passengers involved in a road accident ahead of Pang on a Manali-Leh highway on Sunday.
Cabinet approves Cadre Review of Group 'A' Executive Officers of BSF
Sep 12, 2016, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved the Cadre Review of Group 'A' Executive officers of BSF with net creation of 74 posts of various ranks from Assistant Commandant to Additional DG ranks to enhance the operational and administrative capabilities of BSF.
Torrential rains choke normal life in Bihar
Sep 12, 2016, at 10:29 pm
Patna, Sept 12 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Overnight torrential rains have brought untold miseries to Patna, the capital city of Bihar, with heavy water-logging badly disrupting normal life and forcing the residents to stay indoors.
NDA delegation meets Guv, seeks Shahabuddin's bail cancellation
Sep 12, 2016, at 10:26 pm
Patna, Sept 12 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A delegation of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders headed by Sushil Kumar Modi, former deputy chief minister of Bihar, on Monday met the Governor and handed a memorandum, seeking cancellation of controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin’s bail.