Sep 09, 2016, at 09:40 pm
Patna, Sept 9 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari on Friday said that the existence of rule of law was an essential pre-requisite for creating an environment that supports economic growth and draws foreign investments.
Kolkata: Bomb threat call triggers panic at Nabanna
Sep 09, 2016, at 09:38 pm
Kolkata, Sept 9 (IBNS): Security has been beefed up at state secretariat Nabanna in Kolkata on Friday following a bomb threat call, reports said.
Indian army chief visits Jammu and Kashmir to review situation
Sep 09, 2016, at 09:17 pm
Srinagar/New Delhi, Sep 9 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh, Chief of Army Staff, arrived in Srinagar on Friday to review he security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports.
New Deputy High Commission in Kolkata appointed
Sep 09, 2016, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata, Sept 9 (IBNS): Bruce Bucknell is the new British Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata.
Kolkata: Fire guts Presidency University's server room
Sep 09, 2016, at 09:09 pm
Kolkata, Sept 9 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at Presidency University in Kolkata on Friday afternoon, triggering panic among the students and university staffers, reports said.
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on AAP's appeal regarding LG as Delhi administrative head
Sep 09, 2016, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's appeals challenging the Delhi High court's verdict holding Lieutenant Governor as Delhi's administrative head, according to media reports.
Haryana lab says beef found in samples collected by police
Sep 09, 2016, at 07:57 pm
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IBNS): A government lab in Hisar, Haryana, has confirmed that five of the seven biryani samples collected by the Haryana police in Mewat contain beef, according to media reports on Friday.
State-wide bandh disrupts life in Karnataka on Friday
Sep 09, 2016, at 07:09 pm
Bengaluru, Sep 9 (IBNS): Life in many parts of Karnataka came to a standstill on Friday following the state-wide bandh called to protest against the Supreme Court's directive to Karnataka to release the Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. according to media reports.
Bus falls off bridge in Odisha
Sep 09, 2016, at 07:02 pm
Bhubaneshwar, Sep 9 (IBNS): Around 15 people are feared dead in a bus accident on Friday in Odisha's Angul district, according to media reports.
Arvind Kejriwal to skip Delhi Assembly special session
Sep 09, 2016, at 07:00 pm
Amritsar, Sep 9 (IBNS): Chief minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party leader, Arvind Kejriwal, will skip the special Delhi Assembly session on Friday as he will be in Amritsar, according to media reports.
Doctor in Gujarat hospital charged of raping patient
Sep 09, 2016, at 06:57 pm
Gandhinagar, Sep 9 (IBNS): Gujarat police arrested a doctor and an attendant of Gandhinagar's Apollo hospital for allegedly raping a dengue patient earlier during the week, reported the media on Friday.
Kapil Sharma tweets up a storm against Mumbai civic body
Sep 09, 2016, at 06:52 pm
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IBNS): The Mumbai municipal corporation said on Friday that it will look into the alleged bribery complaint by actor entertainer Kapil Sharma against the corporation, according to media reports.
Rajnath Singh urges Indian Coast Guards to run 'Swachch Sagar Campaign'
Sep 09, 2016, at 05:30 pm
Panaji, Goa, Sept 9 (IBNS): Delivering an address while attending the commissioning ceremony of ICGS Sarathi in Goa on Friday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh urged the Indian Coast Guards to run a 'Swachch Sagar Campaign', akin to the the one done on land by the government.
Cauveri issue: SC order leaves Karnataka fuming, strike disrupts normal life
Sep 09, 2016, at 04:27 pm
Bangalore, Sept 9 (IBNS): Protesting against the Supreme Court's order to release Cauveri waters to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka is observing a statewide shutdown on Friday, reports said.
Someone has said that RSS stands for Reliance Swayamsewak Sangh: Kejriwal
Sep 09, 2016, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Poking fun at RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Reliance, Delhi Chief Minister said on Friday that people are referring to the right wing group as 'Reliance Swayamsewak Sangh'.
Bihar: Man kills father for Rs 10
Sep 09, 2016, at 03:23 pm
Patna, Sept 9 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A man in Bihar beat his father to death for failing to pay only Rs 10.
Bihar: Additional district magistrate arrested taking Rs 4 lakh bribe
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:56 pm
Patna, Sept 9 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A senior official in Bihar was arrested late Thursday night while taking a bribe of Rs 4 lakh.
Mumbai: Stampede during naval exam, many feared injured
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Mumbai, Sept 9 (IBNS):Many people are feared to have been injured due to a stampede at a naval base in Mumbai's Malad area on Friday.
Prez, VP congratulate ISRO on successful launch of GSLV-F05
Sep 09, 2016, at 04:44 am
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on the successful launch of the tenth flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-F05, carrying an advanced weather satellite 'INSAT -3DR'.
Hardik Patel's supporters create chaos at Amit Shah's Surat meet
Sep 09, 2016, at 04:35 am
Surat, Sept 8 (IBNS): A chaotic situation was reported at BJP President Amit Shah's meeting with party leaders in Surat on Thursday after supporters of Hardik Patel went on a rampage.
All Eastern Railway sections to be electrified very soon, says GM
Sep 09, 2016, at 03:19 am
Kolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS): General Manager, Eastern Railway, Ghanshyam Singh has requested the industry captains for increased utilization of Railway services, especially its goods transport services to help sector in its ongoing modernization process.
ISRO'S GSLV successfully launches India's weather satellite INSAT-3DR
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:39 am
Sriharikota, Sept 8 (IBNS): In its tenth flight (GSLV-F05) conducted on Thursday, India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, equipped with the indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), successfully launched the country's weather satellite INSAT-3DR, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Railways introduces 'surge pricing' in Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi trains
Sep 09, 2016, at 01:36 am
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS): In a policy revamp, the Indian Railways has introduced surge pricing system on the Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains which will come to effect from Sept 9.
Bihar govt orders fresh probe into Amit Shah's lift trapping incident
Sep 09, 2016, at 12:39 am
Patna, Sept 8 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Bihar government has ordered a fresh inquiry into lift-trapping incident of the BJP President Amit Shah during his stay at the state house in Patna last year.
Sonowal inaugurates Majuli as the India's first island district
Sep 09, 2016, at 12:25 am
Majuli, Assam, Sept 8 (IBNS): Majuli, the site of the neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance, has become India's first island district when Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated it as the 35th district of Assam at a function held at the playground of Majuli College synchronising with the 90th birth anniversary of musical maestro Bhupen Hazarika.
Police arrested five NDFB(S) militants in Assam
Sep 09, 2016, at 12:03 am
Guwahati, Sept 08 (IBNS) Assam police arrested five militants of NDFB(S) from different areas of Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) in the past 24 hours, officials said.
AAP leader Ashutosh files NCW complaint against PM Modi, Amit Shah in Gujarat "snoopgate" case
Sep 08, 2016, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi, Sept 08 (IBNS): In a counter-offensive, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh, who was summoned by the National Women Commission (NCW) for defending in a column his former colleague and Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar in a sex video case, told the top women's rights body that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be investigated too by them for allegedly ordering an illegal surveillance of a young woman architect in Gujarat when he was the Chief Minister.
ISRO successfully lifts off GSLV-F05, launches INSAT-3DR in orbit
Sep 08, 2016, at 10:47 pm
Sriharikota, Sept 08 (IBNS) After a delay of 40 minutes, the Indian Space Research Organisation's GSLV-F05 rocket, which carries the INSAT-3DR advanced weather satellite, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 4.50 pm at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday and then the satellite was placed in the orbit successfully.
PM Narendra Modi ends Laos visit, leaves for Delhi
Sep 08, 2016, at 10:33 pm
Laos, Sept 8 (IBNS): Ending his crucial visit to Laos, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for India on Thursday.
J Satyanarayana appointed as part-time Chairman of UIDAI
Sep 08, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS): Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad administered the oath of Office and Secrecy to J Satyanarayana, IAS retd has been appointed part-time Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).