TMC heading towards a massive win in WB civic polls
Apr 28, 2015, at 06:22 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is all set to win the civic polls with the party leading in both the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections and the 91 civic bodies in West Bengal as counting of votes started on Tuesday.
Apr 28, 2015, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani here.
More than 4300 killed in Nepal earthquake
Apr 28, 2015, at 04:38 pm
Kathmandu, Apr 28 (IBNS) The death toll in Saturday's earthquake in Nepal crossed 4300 as the Himalayan nation was hit by a fresh tremor measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale on Tuesday.
Apr 28, 2015, at 04:16 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress is leading as counting of votes in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections and the 91 civic bodies in West Bengal started on Tuesday.
Tremor felt in WB, Bihar today, India loses 72 lives so far
Apr 28, 2015, at 05:26 am
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): As fresh tremor jolted parts of West Bengal and Bihar on Monday, two days after a massive earthquake devastated Nepal, India has recorded 72 deaths so far.
Apr 28, 2015, at 04:52 am
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Foreign Minister of Spain calls on PM Modi
Apr 28, 2015, at 04:45 am
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo y Marfil called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Fresh tremors felt in Nepal's capital Kathmandu
Apr 28, 2015, at 04:18 am
Kathmandu, Apr 27 (IBNS): Fresh tremors rocked Kathmandu in Nepal on Monday evening two days after the Himalayan nation was hit by the massive earthquake on Saturday.
Nepal quake toll at 4000, fresh tremors felt in parts of WB, Bihar
Apr 28, 2015, at 02:46 am
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): A fresh tremor measuring 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale has been reported in Nepal where the death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake reached 4000 on Monday.
Hacker group brings down TRAI's website
Apr 28, 2015, at 12:21 am
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Indian telecom regulator TRAI's official website was on Monday brought down by a hacker group called Anonymous India following the public release of email IDs from which the government body received responses regarding net neutrality.
Seven women from Assam die in Nepal
Apr 27, 2015, at 10:37 pm
Guwahati, Apr 27 (IBNS) : At least seven women from Assam have died in earthquake-hit Nepal , officials said on Monday.
Nepal quake deaths keep soaring, close to 3,700
Apr 27, 2015, at 08:47 pm
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) Handicapped by shortage of equipment and numerous aftershocks rescue workers continue to struggle to recover bodies as the official death toll from Saturday's devastating earthquake comes close to 3,700 and threatens to mount further.
Telugu actor dies in Nepal quake, mountaineer missing
Apr 27, 2015, at 08:15 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 27 (IBNS) K Vijay, a 25-year-old Telugu actor has died in the Nepal earthquake while Neelima, a software engineer on an expedition to Mount Everest remains missing in the avalanche triggered by Saturday's calamity.
Nepal Ambassador thanks India for help after earthquake
Apr 27, 2015, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) Nepal's ambassador to India Deep Upadhyay has thanked the international community for extending all possible help to the earthquake hit Himalayan country.
Apr 27, 2015, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) Altogether 66 people have been killed in India so far in Saturday's devastating earthquake and aftershocks, with Bihar alone accounting for 51 deaths- the highest in the country.
More than 2500 Indians evacuated from Nepal: Singh
Apr 27, 2015, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said more than 2500 Indians have been evacuated from earthquake-hit Nepal.
PM thanks the nation for helping Nepal
Apr 27, 2015, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday 'thanked' the people of India for standing beside the people of earthquake-hit Nepal and helping them at the moment of crisis.
More than 300 Australians missing in earthquake-hit Nepal
Apr 27, 2015, at 05:38 pm
Canberra, Apr 27 (IBNS) As Nepal was hit by a massive 7.9 earthquake on Saturday, followed by several aftershocks, more than 300 Australians are currently missing in the country, media reports said on Monday.
PM Modi wishes people of Togo, Netherlands
Apr 27, 2015, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the people of Togo on the occasion of National Day.
PM Modi wishes SA on Freedom Day
Apr 27, 2015, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the people of South Africa on the occasion of the country's Freedom Day.
Feeble tremors shake Nepal, death toll crosses 3200
Apr 27, 2015, at 03:56 pm
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Feeble tremors continued rock as the death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake which hit the Himalayan nation has crossed 3200 on Monday, reports said.
Apr 27, 2015, at 04:06 am
Kathmandu, Apr 26 (IBNS): A fresh quake, which is measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, hit Nepal on Sunday night,Indian Meteorological officials said.
J&K worried about family members in Nepal
Apr 27, 2015, at 04:03 am
Srinagar, Apr 26 (IBNS) A day after a deadly earthquake hit Nepal, people of Jammu and Kashmir are worried about their relatives who are present in the Himalayan nation and other parts of India.
Only BJP can make Assam free from illegal Bangladeshi immigrants: Amit Shah
Apr 27, 2015, at 04:01 am
Guwahati, Apr 26 (IBNS): BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that only the BJP can do the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to free Assam.
Police arrest expelled TMC leader Arabul Islam
Apr 27, 2015, at 03:58 am
Kolkata, Apr 26 (IBNS): Expelled Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Arabul Islam has been arrested by the police on Sunday afternoon from New Town area in Kolkata.
65 people from Assam untraceable in Nepal
Apr 27, 2015, at 03:58 am
Guwahati, Apr 26 (IBNS) : At least 65 people of Assam remain untraceable in Nepal where a massive earthquake had rocked on Saturday, officials said.
Nepal quake: Death toll crosses 2200
Apr 27, 2015, at 02:48 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) The devastating earthquake which rocked Nepal on Saturday has left more than 2200 people dead and thousands others injured while the Himalayan nation was hit by fresh quake on Sunday,triggering further panic and tension in the country.
Mukherjee wishes SA on the eve of Freedom Day
Apr 27, 2015, at 01:28 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of South Africa on the eve of the Freedom Day of South Africa.
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Kolkata: Fire fighters battle to bring supermarket blaze under control
Apr 27, 2015, at 12:50 am
Kolkata, Apr 26 (IBNS): The major fire which broke out at a departmental shop beside Kolkata’s New Market on Sunday has not been brought under control so far,officials said.
Army launches operation Maitri
Apr 27, 2015, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) As part of the nation’s overall relief effort for Nepal, the Indian Army has launched Operation Maitri.