Patel protesters clash with police, curfew imposed in Mehsana
Apr 18, 2016, at 04:40 am
Gandhinagar, Apr 17 (IBNS):Curfew has been imposed in Gujarat's Mehsana town as several people were injured after clashes broke out between Patidar pro-reservation campaigners and police on Sunday.
WB polls: 79.70% voters turnout till 5 PM
Apr 18, 2016, at 02:11 am
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS) Around 79.70% voters cast their votes till 5 pm as the second phase of Assembly elections in six North Bengal districts and Birbhum in South Bengal of West Bengal occurred on Sunday.
Bengal polls: ECI lodges FIR against TMC leader Anubrata Mondal for violating rule
Apr 18, 2016, at 01:55 am
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): The Election Commission on Sunday lodged an FIR against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal under IPC section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) for disobeying ECI's order.
Bengal polls: Modi attacks Mamata government over Saradha, Narada , syndicate issues
Apr 18, 2016, at 12:56 am
Kolkata/Krishnanagar, Apr 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Mamata Banerjee-led government and her Trinamool Congress party over several issues, while addressing two mass campaigns for assembly polls here, in Kolkata and Nadia district of West Bengal on Sunday.
Chief of Army Staff visits Northern Command
Apr 18, 2016, at 12:47 am
Srinagar, Apr 17 (IBNS) Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh arrived on a day’s official visit to Headquarters Northern Command at Udhampur on Sunday.
Apr 18, 2016, at 12:43 am
Guwahati, Apr 17 (IBNS) : Security forces on Sunday apprehended four jehadis and recovered arms and ammunition from Assam’s Chirang and Kokrajhar district, police said.
Hardcore NDFB(S) militant nabbed from Kokrajhar
Apr 18, 2016, at 12:40 am
Guwahati, Apr 17 (IBNS) : Security forces on Sunday apprehended a hardcore NDFB (S) militant in lower Assam's Kokrajhar district.
WB polls: 70.82 % turnout till 3 PM
Apr 17, 2016, at 11:13 pm
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS) Around 70.82 % voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm as the second phase of Assembly election in West Bengal is currently underway.
J&K protest: Girl denies molestation
Apr 17, 2016, at 10:29 pm
Srinagar, Apr 17 (IBNS) Complying with the order of J&K High Court, JK Police on Sunday produced the Handwara girl, along with her father, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in order to record her statement regarding the alleged molestation by an army man.
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President Mukherjee wishes Zimbabwe President on the eve of Independence Day
Apr 17, 2016, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjeeon Sunday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Zimbabwe on the eve of their Independence Day.
WB Phase 2 polls: 55 pct turnout till 1PM, Birbhum witnesses widespread violence
Apr 17, 2016, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): Amid reports of widespread violence and alleged booth rigging, the second phase of Assembly election is underway in 56 constituencies of West Bengal where 55 percent voters' turnout has been recorded till 1 PM on Sunday.
WB polls: Amid allegations of violence more than 39 pct turnout recorded in first four hours
Apr 17, 2016, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): As the second phase polling is underway in 56 constituencies of West Bengal, more than 39 percent voters' turnout has been recorded in the first four fours on Sunday.
Lucknow: Metro rail project shuttering collapses, 3 injured
Apr 17, 2016, at 06:54 pm
Lucknow, Apr 17 (IBNS): At least three persons were injured after the shuttering between two pillars erected for metro rail track construction work collapsed in Lucknow’s Alambagh area on Sunday morning.
Unable to repay loan, farmer allegedly commits suicide in TN
Apr 17, 2016, at 06:25 pm
Chennai, Apr 17 (IBNS): A 65-year-old farmer in Coimbatore, who had borrowed 70 lakh rupees from a nationalised bank, committed suicide on Saturday.
Noida BMW hit-and-run case: One dead, driver still missing
Apr 17, 2016, at 05:41 pm
Noida, Apr 17 (IBNS): A man who was hurt badly after being hit by a speeding BMW in Noida near Delhi died at a hospital on Saturday night.
Bengal polls: Second phase election underway
Apr 17, 2016, at 03:47 pm
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): The second phase polling of the crucial West Bengal Assembly polls is underway on Sunday.
Drukair plane damaged by hailstorm, passengers safe
Apr 17, 2016, at 03:57 am
Guwahati, Apr 16 (IBNS): Caught in a hailstorm, a Bangkok-bound Drukair plane from Paro (Bhutan), via Guwahati, made a narrow escape as the flight's nose cone suffered damage, reports said.
J&K HC directs Kashmir Police to refrain from recording statement of minor girl
Apr 17, 2016, at 02:32 am
Srinagar, Apr 16 (IBNS) Jammu Kashmir High Court on Saturday passed directions to the police to refrain from recording any statement from the minor girl of Handwara in the police station.
Police pressurised my daughter to give a video statement: Mother
Apr 17, 2016, at 02:20 am
Srinagar, Apr 16 (IBNS) The mother of the Handwara girl on Saturday claimed that her daughter was pressurised to give a video statement in which she had denied molestation.
J&K: Mehbooba Mufti meets victims' families
Apr 17, 2016, at 02:11 am
Kupwara, Apr 16 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that civilians should not be harmed while dealing with law-and-order situations in the state.
Women in Islam are treated like a footwear: Sakshi Maharaj
Apr 17, 2016, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS) BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj has triggered a fresh controversy as he said Muslim women are treated like 'footwear'.
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Odd-even scheme is highly successful: Kejriwal
Apr 17, 2016, at 01:46 am
New Delhi,Apr 16 (IBNS): Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the implementation of the second phase of the odd-even scheme has been successful so far.
Centre to send more troops to Kashmir
Apr 17, 2016, at 12:27 am
Srinagar, Apr 16 (IBNS) The central government on Saturday decided to send more troops to Jammu and Kashmir to bring the situation which is on edge after the death of five civilians to bring under control.
Narendra Modi feels 'distressed' over loss of lives in Japan earthquake
Apr 16, 2016, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he felt 'distressed' over the loss of lives in the earthquakes that hit Japan over the past few days.
Apr 16, 2016, at 10:09 pm
Agra, Apr 16 (IBNS) As the couple nearly reached the end of their tour to India and Bhutan, Duke Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton visited the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra on Saturday.
Police prevented us from holding press conference : Kashmir civil society group
Apr 16, 2016, at 09:05 pm
Srinagar, Apr 16 (IBNS) A Civil Society group in Kashmir alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir Police had prevented them from holding a press conference at their office in Srinagar on Saturday.
Karnataka CM's son quits firm after hospital lab deal controversy
Apr 16, 2016, at 08:11 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 16 (IBNS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's younger son, Dr.Yathindra Siddaramaiah, has resigned as director of Matrix Imaging following a tender controversy, reports said.
Want to gift Punjab a new kind of government: Rahul Gandhi
Apr 16, 2016, at 07:55 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 16 (IBNS) Promising action against drugs in Punjab, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is currently visiting the state, said that the Congress will take strict action against drug dealers if elected tom power.
Prez inaugurates Fourth Retreat of SC Judges at Bhopal today
Apr 16, 2016, at 07:33 pm
Bhopal, Apr 16 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Fourth Retreat of Judges of Supreme Court at National Judicial Academy in Bhopal on Saturday.
Four crude bombs found in vehicle in poll-bound Malda of West Bengal
Apr 16, 2016, at 07:24 pm
Malda, West Bengal, Apr 16 (IBNS) Police recovered four crude bombs from inside a vehicle carrying poll materials in Malda a day before the second phase of Assembly polling in West Bengal on Saturday.