TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta becomes new Mayor of Bidhannagar
Oct 14, 2015, at 02:45 am
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday officially announced the names of mayors, deputy mayors and chairpersons of Bidhannagar (Salt Lake) and Asansol municipal corporations.
Saradha: Manoranjana Sinh admitted to SSKM hospital
Oct 14, 2015, at 01:01 am
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): Media personality and former Union Minister Matang Sinh's estranged wife Manoranjana Sinh, who was arrested in connection with Saradha chit fund scam, was admitted to Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) hospital on Monday night, reports said.
PM Narendra Modi to attend event to mark birth anniversary celebrations of APJ Abdul Kalam
Oct 14, 2015, at 12:43 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the birth anniversary celebrations of former President, Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam, at DRDO Bhavan in New Delhi on Oct 15.
PM Narendra Modi to meet Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose' family members tomorrow
Oct 14, 2015, at 12:33 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the family members of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Wednesday.
Oct 13, 2015, at 10:53 pm
Ramallah, Oct 13 (IBNS) Al-Quds University conferred Honorary Doctorate on President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday at a ceremony held in Ramallah.
Kasuri episode :BJP-Shiv Sena head for separate contest
Oct 13, 2015, at 10:47 pm
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS) As the incident of ink throwing on Sudheendra Kulkarni sullies the BJP-Shiv Sena ties, the regional party has reportedly decided to snap the alliance for important civic elections, expected to be held on Nov 1, media reports said.
Dadri killing part of a pre-planned strategy of BJP: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav
Oct 13, 2015, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the mob lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri two weeks ago is "part of a pre-meditated strategy of the BJP".
Ministry of Shipping to develop 78 lighthouses as tourism centers
Oct 13, 2015, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) The Ministry of Shipping, along with the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) has drawn up an ambitious programme to develop 78 lighthouses in the country as centres of tourism in the first phase under Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Lower Kindergarten kid made to sit on hot iron slide
Oct 13, 2015, at 07:40 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IBNS) In a shocking incident, a lower kindergarten student was allegedly made to sit on a hot iron slide as a punishment in her school, reports said.
SIT to probe Dolly Bindra's sexual harassment charge against Radhe Ma
Oct 13, 2015, at 07:18 pm
Chandigarh, Oct 13 (IBNS) A special investigation team (SIT) will probe the allegations of Bollywood actor Dolly Bindra against self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa for allegedly sexually exploiting her, reports said.
SC dismisses former Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt's probe plea against Amit Shah
Oct 13, 2015, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) The Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea to probe Amit Shah’s role in the post-Godhra riots.
PM Modi greets nation on the occasion of Navratri
Oct 13, 2015, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the Nation on the auspicious occasion of Navratri.
Sudheendra Kulkarni likes Ajmal Kasab: Shiv Sena
Oct 13, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS) After smearing him with ink the Shiv Sena has compared BJP leader and columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni to 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
70-year-old Sikh terrorist likely to be freed as Rajnath Singh okays release
Oct 13, 2015, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) A 70-year-old Sikh terrorist serving a life term is likely to be freed soon as Home Minister Rajnath Singh has cleared his release, reports said.
Kasuri episode :BJP-Shiv Sena head for separate contest
Oct 13, 2015, at 04:39 pm
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS) As the incident of ink throwing on Sudheendra Kulkarni sullies the BJP-Shiv Sena ties, the regional party has reportedly decided to snap the alliance for important civic elections, expected to be held on November 1, media reports said.
Jagan Reddy, on fast for a week, taken to hospital as health deteriorates
Oct 13, 2015, at 04:14 pm
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Oct 13 (IBNS) Andhra Pradesh politician Jaganmohan Reddy, who had been on a fast demanding special category status for the state, was bodily lifted by police from a platform and taken to hospital on Tuesday after his health deteriorated, reports said.
Oct 13, 2015, at 05:34 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): The Indian High Commission in Pakistan on Monday assisted 83 Indians, who were stranded in the naighbouring nation, cross over to Attari border with help of Government of Pakistan.
SER GM inaugurates third PIT line at Padmapukur and electronic interlocking system at Shalimar
Oct 13, 2015, at 05:09 am
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS) The General Manager, South Eastern Railway (SER), Radhey Shyam, on Monday inaugurated the third PIT line with 26 coaches’ capacity at Padmapukur to enhance the maintenance capacity there in addition to two existing PIT lines of 26 coaches each.
PM informally interacts with IAS officers participating in mid-career training programme
Oct 13, 2015, at 03:28 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted informally with about 100 senior IAS officers of Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary rank, participating in a mid-career training programme.
Green India mission plans of four states approved
Oct 13, 2015, at 01:03 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) The second meeting of National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Mission for a Green India (GIM) held here recently, approved the Perspective Plans & Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) submitted by four States - Mizoram, Manipur, Jharkhand and Kerala.
Bihar Assembly polls: 57% turnout in first phase
Oct 13, 2015, at 12:17 am
Patna, Oct 12 (IBNS): Around 57 percent voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly polls on Monday,reports said.
Sudheendra Kulkarni attends Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai
Oct 13, 2015, at 12:04 am
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS): BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni, who was attacked with ink by Shiv Sena activists, attended book launch of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri here on Monday and said the city loves to see 'peace and cooperation' between India and Pakistan.
Kolkata businessman goes missing from Star Cruise in Singapore
Oct 12, 2015, at 10:25 pm
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS) Raj Kumar Agarwal (30), a businessman from Kolkata, who went for a Singapore trip with his family, has been missing from a cruise ship since Oct 7, his family claims.
Bihar election: 47 per cent polling till 3 pm on first day
Oct 12, 2015, at 09:16 pm
Patna, Oct 12 (IBNS) About 47 per cent of the voters turned up to exercise their franchise till afternoon on the first day of a crucial five-phased assembly election in Bihar on Monday.
Show will go on: Sudheendra Kulkarni after Sena's ink attack on him
Oct 12, 2015, at 09:08 pm
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS): Even after being attacked with ink by Shiv Sena activists, BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni, who is the organiser of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai, on Monday said the show will go on.
Mumbai man, declared dead, wakes up before post mortem
Oct 12, 2015, at 07:02 pm
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS) In a 'stranger-than-fiction-tale', a man, declared dead by a doctor, wakes up in the morgue minutes before his post mortem, media reports said.
PM's election rally in Bihar draws objection from rivals
Oct 12, 2015, at 07:00 pm
Patna, Oct 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two election rallies in Bihar on Monday as voting is going on in the state on the first day of five-phase election.
Shiv Sena workers throw ink on BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni
Oct 12, 2015, at 06:11 pm
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS) Shiv Sena activists on Monday threw ink on BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni, who is the organiser of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai.
Nine more scholars return Sahitya Akademi award
Oct 12, 2015, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) Nine more scholars have returned Sahitya Akademy award over rising intolerance and communal disharmony taking the number of protesting writers who have disowned the coveted prize to 15.
PM Modi calls upon Bihar voters to turn up in large number
Oct 12, 2015, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) As voting for the first phase election started in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers.