Bomb scare: Police evacuates students from a Vasant Vihar private school
Mar 03, 2016, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Students and staff members were evacuated from a school in Delhi's Vasant Vihar after police received information about a bomb being planted inside the school, according to media reports.
Cannot trust Delhi Police any more: Kanhaiya Kumar's brother
Mar 03, 2016, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar's family on Thursday have expressed their doubts over his security post his expected release from Tihar Jail on Thursday.
Lets walk shoulder to shoulder and do something for the country: PM Modi urges lawmakers
Mar 03, 2016, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged lawmakers to 'walk shoulder to shoulder' and do something for the betterment of the people of the country.
Veteran AIFB leader Ashok Ghosh breathes his last in Kolkata
Mar 03, 2016, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS) Ashok Ghosh, 94, veteran leader of All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), who was on ventilator support, breathed his last at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday.
Time should be given to new MPs to speak in the Parliament: Modi
Mar 03, 2016, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) A day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi spoke in the Lok Sabha and questioned the government over numerous issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the house on Thursday in reply to a motion of thanks to the President’s address said time should be given to new MPs to speak in the Parliament.
NHAI ties up with Indian School of Business for multi-disciplinary skill development
Mar 03, 2016, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has taken a significant step in ensuring development of management competencies of its technical and managerial manpower, with a tie up with Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
Should always listen to our seniors: PM Narendra Modi
Mar 03, 2016, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that one should always heed advise from seniors while presenting the vote of thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee for his Bugdet opening speech.
Three Hizb militants killed in Kashmir encounter
Mar 03, 2016, at 06:43 pm
Srinagar, Mar 3 (IBNS) Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces that ended here in Tral of south Kashmir on Thursday, the police said.
Commemoration of birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap
Mar 03, 2016, at 06:41 pm
Jaipur, Mar 3 (IBNS) As part of Maharana Pratap 475th Birth Anniversary Commemoration, the Union government's Ministry of Culture is organizing a special lecture and a national conference at the University of Rajasthan Campus at Jaipur on Friday, along with Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), New Delhi and University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
Take back the tax on EPF: Rahul Gandhi to Modi govt.
Mar 03, 2016, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Modi government should take back the tax imposed on the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) as announced in the annual budget and not destroy the safety net of the salaried class.
PM Modi to present vote of thanks in Parliament today, likely to counter Rahul's comment
Mar 03, 2016, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to counter Rahul Gandhi's comment in Parliament on Thursday when he will present the vote of thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee for his Budget opening speech.
This is half the win: Kanhaiya Kumar's brother
Mar 03, 2016, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Expressing delight at arrested JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar's interim bail, which was granted to him by Delhi High Court on Wednesday, Kumar's brother was quoted in the media as sating that this is just half the win.
Congress lawmakers protest Katheria "hate speech" outside Parliament
Mar 03, 2016, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Congress lawmakers on Thursday protested against BJP Minister Ram Shankar Katheria outside the parliament, demanding justice against his inflammatory comments.
Irom Sharmila resumes her fast, gets arrested yet again
Mar 03, 2016, at 05:03 pm
Imphal, Mar 3 (IBNS/Just Earth News) Human Rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu was arrested yet again by Manipur Police on Wednesday after she resumed her hunger strike on Monday, according to reports.
Kanhaiya Kumar to walk out of jail today
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who was granted an interim bail of six months on Wednesday, is likely to walk out of the jail on Thursday.
Firing on villagers in E Midnapore: Accused SDPO transferred
Mar 03, 2016, at 04:35 am
Kolkata/East Midnapore, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, who allegedly fired bullets aiming at protesting villagers on Wednesday early morning, has been transferred to the post of DSP of Counter Insurgency Force (CIF), reports said.
Kharagpur IIT graduate put himself for sale on Flipkart
Mar 03, 2016, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): To get his dream job, a passed out student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur has put himself for sale in India's e-commerce giant- Flipkart, instead of sending CV to company's official email address.
Bengal polls: Political parties' election manifestos to come under ECI's scanner
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:47 am
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said no political party could write fake or absurd promises in its election manifesto for the West Bengal assembly election 2016 this year.
JNU row: Kanhaiya gets interim bail for six months
Mar 03, 2016, at 12:55 am
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is in jail after his arrest on sedition charges, was granted an interim bail of six months on Wednesday.
Delhi HC grants bail to Kanhaiya Kumar
Mar 03, 2016, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six months to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.
Kolkata: Minor fire breaks out at Nabanna, brought under control
Mar 02, 2016, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out on Wednesday in the room of West Bengal Agriculture Minister Purnendu Basu at state's main administrative building Nabanna in Kolkata, reports said.
PM Modi should also listen others: Gandhi
Mar 02, 2016, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tried to corner the Centre in the Parliament as he slammed the government over numerous issues and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should also listen to the opinion of the people of the country.
PM will launch Setubharatam project to make national highways railway crossing free
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) The Government has decided to launch ‘Setubharatam’ project to make all National Highways railway crossing free by the year 2019.
Files related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose declassified: Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary tells Parl
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) The Government of India has declassified all the available classified files and transferred these files to National Archives of India (NAI) for permanent retention.
B P Kanungo is the new executive director at RBI
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:19 pm
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IBNS) B. P. Kanungo has taken over as the new Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday and will look after Foreign Exchange Department, Department of Government and Bank Accounts and Internal Debt Management Department.
Aircel-Maxis: Government is going to the root of cases, says Jaitley
Mar 02, 2016, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said his government is moving to the root of each of the case connected with the Aircel-Maxis deal.
Laser walls along riverine stretches of India-Pakistan border
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question by Majeed Memon and S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that installing laser wall is one of the integrated measures taken by the Border Security Force (BSF) to check terrorist infiltration along Indo-Pakistan border.
Bangladesh FM Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali meets Sushma Swaraj
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Bangladesh FM Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali on Wednesday met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here.
India and World Bank sign agreement to improve higher education in MP
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) A financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 300 million (equivalent) for the "Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project" was signed between India and the World Bank on Tuesday.
West Bengal: SDPO fires bullets aiming villagers, 2 shot
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least two villagers sustained bullet injuries on Wednesday morning, when local Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) allegedly fired a them indiscriminately over a puja-function at Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, reports said.