RS passes amendments to Maternity Benefits Act, women to get 26 weeks leave
Aug 12, 2016, at 02:16 am
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, which will now enable working women to take 26 weeks of maternity leave besides providing for 12 weeks of maternity leave for commissioning mothers.
Rains to continue in Bengal, child electrocuted in Kolkata
Aug 12, 2016, at 01:48 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Due to the deep depression over Jharkhand region, moderate to heavy rains will lash several parts of West Bengal, including its capital Kolkata in next 24 hours, an IMD official said.
Delhi mulling to reward people who take road accident victims to hospital
Aug 11, 2016, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): To ensure that road accident victims in Delhi get immediate medical attention, Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that the his government is planning to start a scheme under which people, including drivers of taxis and autorickshaws, will be rewarded for taking such victims to hospital, according to media reports.
PM Modi interacts with Village Pradhans from Varanasi Parliamentary Constituency
Aug 11, 2016, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcomed Village Pradhans from the Varanasi Parliamentary Constituency at his residence in New Delhi, on Thursday.
MJ Akhbar meets Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo
Aug 11, 2016, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Union Minister MJ Akbar on Thursday met Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, here.
Arvind Kejriwal feeling 'energetic' after attending meditation course in Himachal Pradesh
Aug 11, 2016, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kjeirwal on Thursday said he is feeling energetic after attending the 10-day meditation course in Himachal Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh : Baby dies as hospital staff harass parents over bribe
Aug 11, 2016, at 08:46 pm
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, Aug 11 (IBNS) : In an appalling incident, a 10-month-old boy died in a district hospital in Uttar Pradesh after staff members demanded bribe from the parents and the baby's treatment got delayed, media reports said on Thursday.
Dalit atrocities : PM must make statement in Parliament : Mayawati
Aug 11, 2016, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) : Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament on the incidence of atrocities on Dalits.
Navy divers locate bus wreckage from Maharashtra bridge collapse
Aug 11, 2016, at 07:28 pm
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IBNS): Navy divers, on Thursday, located the bus wreckage from the bridge collapse tragedy that occurred near Mahad in Maharashtra, on Aug 3, according to media reports.
Delhi High Court grants expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala interim protection from arrest
Aug 11, 2016, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) : The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa and two of her family members till August 22 in the case of harassment, filed by their domestic help.
Twin blasts in Assam and Meghalaya ahead of I-Day celebrations, no casualty
Aug 11, 2016, at 06:25 pm
Guwahati, Aug 11 (IBNS) : Twin blasts rocked Assam and Meghalaya on Thursday morning after several militant groups of North-East India gave a joint call for boycotting the independence Day celebrations.
Class ten student of Gurgaon confined in Delhi flat, gang-raped for two days
Aug 11, 2016, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) : The parade of incidents of violence against women in the national capital continues as a 16-year-old girl has been gang-raped for two days allegedly by two men in a south Delhi flat.
Cassini finds flooded Canyons on Titan
Aug 11, 2016, at 04:12 pm
California, Aug 11 (IBNS): NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons.
WB: Public bus falls into road-side canal in Howrah, 4 dead
Aug 11, 2016, at 05:11 am
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least four passengers were killed and as many as 27 others were injured when a bus, full of passengers, fell into a road-side canal at Penro area under Udaynarayanpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday night, reports said.
Captured LeT terrorist received training from Pak forces: NIA shows in confession video
Aug 11, 2016, at 04:23 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Investigators on Wednesday revealed that terrorist Bahadur Ali, who was arrested after he infiltrated in India to carry on subversive activities, was trained by the Lashkar e Taiba outfit and Pakistani forces, reports said.
Cabinet approves Agreement between the India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation
Aug 11, 2016, at 02:24 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its approval for signing and ratification of an Agreement between India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation.
The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 approved by Cabinet
Aug 11, 2016, at 02:18 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday given its ex-post facto approval for amendment of Section 64 and section 65 and consequential amendment of section 115 of the Factories Act, 1948 by introducing the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.
Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016 cleared by Cabinet
Aug 11, 2016, at 02:09 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to Section 44 and consequential amendments of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 by introducing the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.
Cabinet approves amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
Aug 11, 2016, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Parliament.
Missing fishing boat located, Coast Guard launches extensive search
Aug 11, 2016, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): With one missing fishing boat located, the search for three others have been intensified by the Coast Guard to find the remaining missing fishing boats in the Bay of Bengal.
Narendra Modi interacts with village pradhans from Varanasi Parliamentary Constituency
Aug 11, 2016, at 12:56 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with Village Pradhans from the Varanasi Parliamentary Constituency at his residence in New Delhi.
Unrest in Kashmir is Pakistan sponsored: Rajnath Singh
Aug 10, 2016, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday attacked Pakistan and said the country is behind the recent unrest in the Kashmir Valley.
PM Modi's remarks at dedication ceremony for KNPP Unit 1
Aug 10, 2016, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at the dedication ceremony for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit -1:
Kalikho Pul'd body taken to native village
Aug 10, 2016, at 10:26 pm
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS) : The mortal remains of former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul were taken to his native village Hawai in remote Anjaw district bordering with China for the last rites on Wednesday.
Narendra Modi, Putin dedicate Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 to India
Aug 10, 2016, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi/Moscow, Aug 10 (BNS): Joining a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 to the nation.
Kudankulam plant: Modi, Putin interact via video conference
Aug 10, 2016, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Indian leader will dedicate Kudankulam nuclear plant unit to country.
President of India pays tributes to former President V V Giri
Aug 10, 2016, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee paid floral tributes to Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former President of India on occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
LeT terrorist from Pakistan arrested by NIA
Aug 10, 2016, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS) : National Investigation Agency personnel have apprehended a Lashkar-e-Taiba terroist Bahadur Ali, who infiltrated into India from Pakistan to carry on subversive activities.
Government must build up confidence among Kashmir people : Yechury in RS
Aug 10, 2016, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS) : Joining the Congress in the call for stemming rot in Kashmir, the CPI(M) on Wednesday urged the Narendra Modi Government to build up trust and confidence among the people of the valley.
People wanted me to become a martyr, remain a demi-god, says Irom Sharmila
Aug 10, 2016, at 07:39 pm
Imphal, Aug 10 (IBNS): A day after she ended her 16-year fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), peace activist Irom Sharmila on Wednesday hit out at civil society, saying they wanted her to be a martyr.