Malda: BJP poses five questions to Mamata Banerjee
Jan 12, 2016, at 12:39 am
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) The BJP has posted five questions to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the BJP's fact finding team consisting of MPs SS Ahluwalia, Bhupendra Yadav and BD Ram were forced to turn back from Kaliachak to Kolkata on Monday when they went to visit the violence-hit areas of Malda district.
Pakistan completes initial investigation on Pathankot attack
Jan 11, 2016, at 11:31 pm
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IBNS): Days after militants attacked Pathankot air base in Indian state of Punjab , Pakistani authorities have completed their initial investigation over information provided by the India in connection with the incident that killed seven Indian security personnel, media reports said.
CBI arrest Union Bank of India Manager in graft charges
Jan 11, 2016, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said it has arrested a Manager of the Union Bank of India, Regional Office, Bhubaneswar (Odisha) for allegedly demanding and accepting an alleged bribe of Rs.40,000.
Supreme Court suggests Parliament to consider harsher punishment for child abuse convicts
Jan 11, 2016, at 10:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) While hearing a plea filed by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA), who is seeking castration as punishment for child abuse convicts, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday suggested parliamentarians to consider awarding harsher punishment to those convicted of raping children.
PM Narendra Modi remembers Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 50th death anniversary
Jan 11, 2016, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday remembered country's former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 50 th death anniversary.
Jan 11, 2016, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) ‘Road Safety Week’ was launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a function in New Delhi on Monday morning.
Dress code in Tamil Nadu temples stayed till Jan 18
Jan 11, 2016, at 08:20 pm
Chennai, Jan 11 (IBNS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed for an interim period the order imposing dress code for devotees entering temple in Tamil Nadu.
Indira Gandhi's rule worse than Britishers' : Bihar Govt. website
Jan 11, 2016, at 07:45 pm
Patna, Jan 11 (IBNS) Raising a political furore, the Bihar government's official website has called former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure as worse than British rule in India.
Those, who harmed us will also feel the pain : Manohar Parrikar
Jan 11, 2016, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) Sounding a grim warning to the perpetrators of the Pathankot terror attack, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said those "who have harmed us will also feel the pain."
Odd-Even scheme: Delhi HC not to intervene, rule to continue till Jan 15
Jan 11, 2016, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) The Delhi High Court said on Monday that it will refrain from interfering in the Delhi Government imposed Odd-Even Scheme.
SC to hear petitions against Centere's decision to allow Jallikattu
Jan 11, 2016, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) Days after the Centre withdrew ban on Tamil Nadu's bull-taming sport Jallikattu, the Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday several petitions challenging the order.
Narendra Modi pays homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri
Jan 11, 2016, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to late Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri on his death anniversary.
Mehbooba Mufti breaks down at lawmakers' meet, remains silent on taking over
Jan 11, 2016, at 05:10 pm
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IBNS) People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti broke down as she met party lawmakers on Sunday evening after a four-day mourning for her father and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed ended.
Talks with Pakistan only after action is taken on Pathankot attack : NSA Advisor
Jan 11, 2016, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said that talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will take place only Islambad takes action against those behind the Pathankot terror attack.
BJP MPs stopped from entering violence-hit Malda in West Bengal
Jan 11, 2016, at 04:08 pm
Malda, Jan 11 ( IBNSI) A three-member fact-finding team of the BJP, which was going to visit the violence-hit areas of Malda distrcit, was stopped at the railway station on Monday morning, reports said.
Jadavpur University: Sit-in-demonstration called off after 2 days
Jan 11, 2016, at 05:08 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): After their first demand was fulfilled, the agitating students of Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) on Sunday night called off their sit-in-demonstration after nearly 54 hours.
WB: CPI-M's rally attacked in West Midnapore, TMC accused
Jan 11, 2016, at 03:03 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Few Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters on Sunday allegedly attacked a rally of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and beat its supporters at Keshpur area in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, reports said.
Kolkata: 5 booked with FICN worth rupees 35 lakh
Jan 11, 2016, at 02:05 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested five suspects from Posta area in Kolkata and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth rupees 35 lakh from their possessions, reports said.
Kasba woman killing: 1 suspect arrested
Jan 11, 2016, at 12:54 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Police on Saturday night booked a person in connection with the murder of a middle-aged woman in Kolkata, reports said.
Gurdaspur: Suspected spy arrested
Jan 11, 2016, at 12:53 am
Gurdaspur, Jan 10 (IBNS) The police have arrested a person, who was suspiciously moving close to a BSF post in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, on charges of spying, reports said on Sunday.
Rahul Gandhi returns after Europe trip
Jan 11, 2016, at 12:26 am
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS) Ending his trip to Europe, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi returned to India on Sunday, media reports said.
Jan 11, 2016, at 12:15 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Treatment of patients in Kolkata's R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital was disrupted for hours on Sunday as the friends and family members of a patient demonstrated at the hospital, alleging that the patient died due to doctors' negligence.
WB: Ex footballer assaulted in Howrah, TMC accused
Jan 10, 2016, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Former national footballer Satyabrata Bhowmick was allegedly assaulted by local Trinamool Congress (TMC) members on Saturday evening at Bally Nischinda area in West Bengal's Howrah district, reports said.
PM releases book written by Jain Acharya through video conferencing
Jan 10, 2016, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled " Maru Bharat Saru Bharat( My India Noble India )" written by Jain Acharya Ratnasundersuriswarji Maharaj through video conference on Sunday.
Manish Tewari says 2012 report on army movement without notifying govt is true
Jan 10, 2016, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS) Former Union Minister and Congress leader Manish Tewari triggered a new controversy giving credence to an old report in a leading daily in 2012 that two army units were moving towards Delhi without informing the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, even as former Army chief and present union minister V K Singh rubbished it.
Sonia Gandhi meets Mehbooba in Srinagar, offers condolences
Jan 10, 2016, at 10:45 pm
Srinagar, Jan 10 (IBNS) Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Sunday met Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar and paid homage to her father, the late Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away on Thursday.
Odisha faces loss of Rs 1776 crore in central revenue: Naveen Patnaik
Jan 10, 2016, at 08:43 pm
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 10 (IBNS): Asking the Niti Aayog to declare Odisha as a special category state through a special dispensation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has stated that the state would face a net loss of Rs 1776 crore in Central fund flow in 2015-16 despite increase in tax devolution.
Three members of family murdered in west Delhi
Jan 10, 2016, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, three members of a family were allegedly found dead inside their home in west Delhi on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Indian consulate in Sydney holds Pravasi Bhartia Divas
Jan 10, 2016, at 05:52 pm
Sydney, Jan 10 (IBNS) The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2016 was held at the Consulate General of India, Sydney on Saturday, aiming to bring together the Indian community members, brief them on various key projects in India and discuss about how Indian Diaspora could contribute in India’s social and economic development.
PM Modi to address book release programme via video conference
Jan 10, 2016, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will address a book release programme through video conference, the PM tweeted.