India summons Pakistani envoy to lodge protest
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): India on Wednesday summoned Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit to lodge a formal protest against the last-minute cancellation of an event in Karachi where India's envoy to Pakistan, Gautam Bambawale, was expected to speak, reports said.
Kashmir issue: Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif attacks India
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad, Sept 7 (IBNS): In a major development which may further deteriorate relationship between the two neighbouring nations, Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif has said the 'struggle of Kashmir people' do not resides in 'raining bullets'.
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:13 pm
Lao, Sept 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
Satbir Singh appointed as next Ambassador of India to Algeria
Sep 07, 2016, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Satbir Singh, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
All-party resolution calls for peace and dialogue in Kashmir, says no compromise with sovereignty
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) : A unanimous resolution adopted by all political parties on Wednesday appealed for peace and dialogue to bring normalcy restive Kashmir, while emphasising that there could be no compromise on the nation's sovereignty and integrity, reports said.
Biometric authentication derails PDS in Jharkhand, says Jean Dreze
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Patna, Sept 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The introduction of biometric authentication has derailed Public Distribution System in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, according to a study conducted by a two-member team headed by Jean Dreze, a Belgian-born Indian development economist.
Assam's Majuli island will be India's first island district
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:46 pm
Guwahati, Sep 7 (IBNS): Majuli island, in Assam, which recently won the epaulette of being the world's largest river island, will be declared India's first island district on Thursday, according to media reports.
Indian Prime Minister reaches Lao PDR for summit meetings
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Prime Ministet Narendra Modi arrived in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Wednesday to attend the 14th ASEAN-India Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit, according to media reports.
Union Tourism Ministry approves funds for Swadesh Darshan scheme
Sep 07, 2016, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Tourism approved projects amounting to Rs 450 crore under the Swadesh Darshan scheme for Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim, ministry announced on Wednesday.
Unanimous resolution of all parties on Kashmir problem shortly
Sep 07, 2016, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) : An unanimous resolution is likely to be taken on restive Kashmir on the basis of reports of the delegation members who visited the valley recently and the deliberations the Government had with them to bring under control the volatile situation.
Pokemon Go: PIL in Gujarat HC saying game hurts religious sentiments
Sep 07, 2016, at 08:02 pm
Ahmedabad, Sep 7 (IBNS): The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the centre, the state and Nianctic Inc after a public interest litigation was filed saying that the reality game Pokemon Go has hurt religious sentiments, the media reported on Wednesday.
Ganesh festival volunteer allegedly tries to drown policeman
Sep 07, 2016, at 07:42 pm
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IBNS): A police man in Maharashtra's Kalyan was allegedly attacked and his head puhsed under water during the Ganesh festival immersion ceremony, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Kashmir crisis: All party meet expected to find resolution
Sep 07, 2016, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is holding an all-party meeting on Wednesday in New Delhi where a blue print for the resolution to the Kashmir crisis is likely to be drawn up, according to media reports.
Fresh charge-sheet filed against rape-accused Bihar lawmaker
Sep 07, 2016, at 05:55 pm
Patna, Sept 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS) : A local court in Bihar has filed a fresh charge-sheet against jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lawmaker Raj Ballabh Yadav in connection with a rape case.
Bihar woman throws daughters into river, flees with lover
Sep 07, 2016, at 05:38 pm
Patna, Sep 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A love-struck woman in Bihar allegedly threw her two daughters into a flooded river before fleeing with her lover though the girls were saved by fishermen, police said on Wednesday.
Rains flood Gaya in Bihar, toll climbs to 214
Sep 07, 2016, at 05:36 pm
Patna, Sept 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Hindu pilgrimage town of Gaya in Bihar has been flooded following torrential rains since Tuesday, disrupting life, flight and train services.
PM Modi leaves for Lao PDR to attend important meetings
Sep 07, 2016, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for Lao PDR to attend important meetings.
J&K: Militants attack convoy, 3 soldiers hurt
Sep 07, 2016, at 02:42 pm
Kupwara, Sept 7 (IBNS): At least three soldiers were hurt when their convoy was attacked in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday.
Amid protests, Karnataka govt agrees to release more Cauvery water to TN
Sep 07, 2016, at 04:32 am
Bangalore, Sept 6 (IBNS): Even as the state faced massive protest against the Supreme Court order, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday evening said that his government will release more Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, reports said.
Writer in-residence Ranjan Banerjee calls on President
Sep 07, 2016, at 04:03 am
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): Ranjan Banerjee, eminent ‘Writer In-Residence’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today (September 6, 2016). Prof. Banerjee has been staying at Rashtrapati Bhavan as ‘Writer In-Residence’ from September 1 to 7, 2016.
Narendra Modi to attend 14th ASEAN-India Summit and 11th East Asia Summit at Vientiane
Sep 07, 2016, at 03:55 am
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending 14th ASEAN-India Summit and 11th East Asia Summit at Vientiane, capital city of Laos from Sept 7 to 8.
Army Chief visits Gajraj Corps
Sep 07, 2016, at 02:45 am
Tezpur, Sept 6 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff, visited the Gajraj Corps from Sept 5 to 6, as part of his visits to various formations of the Army, to review their operational readiness and the internal security situation.
West Bengal: Youth sentenced to death for raping and killing a minor
Sep 07, 2016, at 02:40 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, Sept 6 (IBNS): A West Bengal court on Tuesday awarded a youth death penalty for raping and killing a 5-year-old girl, reports said.
Kashmir violence: Mehbooba calls for solution
Sep 07, 2016, at 02:39 am
Srinagar, Sept 6 (IBNS): Maintaining that shutting the doors for emissaries of dialogue is not going to help anyway, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said by spurning the parleys, the separatist leadership is not facilitating the solution of the problem, but only holding up the resolution process in Jammu and Kashmir.
No decision yet on Modi's Pakistan tour, clarifies MEA
Sep 07, 2016, at 02:26 am
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): India on Tuesday clarified that no decision has been taken by the government over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Pakistan to attend the SAARC summit later this year.
Hopes from Kejriwal over: Anna Hazare
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:54 am
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday faced several embarrassing questions after his mentor and social activist Anna Hazare said that his hopes from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo are over.
Assam Revenue Minister releases atlas and launches web portals
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:31 am
Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS): Assam Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management Pallab Lochan Das has sought people's participation, help and stressed on mass awareness to mitigate any kind of disaster in the state.
Assam CM pitches for a separate road for South Salmara district
Sep 06, 2016, at 10:53 pm
Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Pitching for a separate road for South Salmara-Mankachar district, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the PWD (Roads) and Water Resources Department to prepare a DPR (Detailed Project Report) for construction of a road to the district via Assam without touching the territory of Meghalaya.
Bihar: Muslim youth files complaint against father for abetting terrorism
Sep 06, 2016, at 10:49 pm
Patna, Sept 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A Muslim youth in Bihar has filed a complaint against his father, charging him exerting pressures to join terrorist groups.
No Ram temple stir right now: Vishwa Hindu Prashad
Sep 06, 2016, at 09:58 pm
Patna, Sep 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Vishwa Hindu Prashad (VHP) has decided not to rake up the issue of Ram temple construction at Ayodhya till the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are over, indicating the growing differences among the Hindu nationalist outfits in the country.