Manmohan Singh should not advice on economy: Nirmala Sitharaman
Oct 18, 2019, at 01:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hitting back at Manmohan Singh over his criticism of the Narendra Modi government, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the former Prime Minister should not give any advice at least on economy.
Have I got my history all wrong? Aparna Sen on BJP's Bharat Ratna push for Veer Savarkar
Oct 18, 2019, at 12:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen, who had earlier written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over mob lynching, has taken a potshot at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for proposing Bharat Ratna (the country's highest civilian honour) for Hindutva icon late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar.
Veteran Kannada writer KB Siddaiah passes away
Oct 18, 2019, at 11:34 am
Bengaluru, Oct 18 (UNI): Veteran Kannada writer KB Siddhaiah passed away on Friday morning at Manipal Hospital here, following brain hemorrhage that he suffered after getting injured in a road mishap recently.
We have to think beyond Article 370 to take Kashmir forward, says JK youth leader Mir Junaid
Oct 18, 2019, at 10:49 am
Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir witnesses gradual withdrawal of the restrictions imposed to prevent violence and unrest in the aftermath of scrapping Article 370, a new breed of young leaders outside the Muftis and Abdullahs are stepping in to fill the socio-political void created by the events of the last few months.
Unlicensed rifles recovered from civilian’s house in J&K's Kishtwar
Oct 17, 2019, at 11:27 pm
Jammu, Oct 17 (UNI): Security forces have recovered three unlicensed rifles from the house of a civilian in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
BSF jawan killed in firing by Border Guard Bangladesh at Bengal border
Oct 17, 2019, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed while another got injured at Behrampore in West Bengal on Thursday morning during a fire by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on BSF team.
Agreement done on all Kartarpur Corridor issues, except service fee: MEA
Oct 17, 2019, at 09:31 pm
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that after several rounds of discussion with Pakistan on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, India has reached an agreement on all other issues, except the matter of service fee.
Several people missing after boat capsizes in Jia Bharali river in Assam's Sonitpur district
Oct 17, 2019, at 08:09 pm
Guwahati: Several people are reportedly missing after a country-made boat capsized in Jia Bharali river in Assam's Sonitpur district on Thursday.
INX Media case: ED gets Chidambaram in its custody till Oct 24
Oct 17, 2019, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi: A Delhi court sent former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, an accused in the INX Media case, to the custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED) till Oct 24, media reports said.
Odd-Even scheme to be implemented from Nov 4-15: Kejriwal
Oct 17, 2019, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that Odd-Even scheme will be implemented in the national capital from November 4-15.
Police seize heroin powder worth Rs 12 lakh and arrest two women in Manipur’s Jiribam
Oct 17, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Guwahati: Police seized heroin powder worth Rs 12 lakh and arrested two women in Manipur’s Jiribam district last evening, officials said on Thursday.
Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP MP dance with tea workers
Oct 17, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Guwahati: Assam Finance Minister and convenor of BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday was seen dancing with tea garden workers at Tarajuli tea estate in Assam’s Sonitpur district.
GRP recovered two pistols with ammunition from Avadh Assam Express at Guwahati
Oct 17, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS): The Government Railway Police (GRP) team recovered two pistols with ammunition from Down Avadh Assam Express at Guwahati railway station on Wednesday night.
IAF to conduct fighter jet operations from north-east and Bengal airports
Oct 17, 2019, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is going to operate the heavy multirole Sukhoi-30MKIs and the advanced trainer Hawk Mk. 132 from four airports in the north-east and West Bengal in order to get pilots accustomed to civilian operators.
Govt should utilise PM's Relief Fund to rescue PMC Bank depositors: Manmohan Singh
Oct 17, 2019, at 02:20 pm
Mumbai: Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the Centre should utilise the Prime Minister's Relief Fund to rescue the depositors of crisis-hit PMC Bank.
Maharashtra polls: People of Beed will teach turncoats a lesson, says Sharad Pawar
Oct 17, 2019, at 12:43 pm
Beed, Maharashtra, Oct 17 (UNI): NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, without taking any name, has said that to whom he had supported have chosen to walk into other home, but people of Beed would teach them a lesson.
President Ram Nath Kovind departs for state visit to Philippines
Oct 17, 2019, at 12:37 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday departed for a state visit to the Philippines, where he will hold restricted and delegation-level talks with his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Roa Duterte in Manila.
Gangster nabbed after exchange of fire in Delhi
Oct 17, 2019, at 12:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI): A criminal was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell following an exchange of fire in the national capital early Thursday, police said.
Mamata Banerjee meets mother of Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee
Oct 17, 2019, at 12:07 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid a visit to Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee's mother Nirmala Banerjee's residence here on Wednesday.
PM Modi condoles death of 35 people in bus accident in Saudi Arabia
Oct 17, 2019, at 11:27 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of 35 people in a bus accident which took place in Saudi Arabia.
We differ and argue, but I respect his scholarship, says Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee's mother
Oct 17, 2019, at 11:09 am
Kolkata: Ensconced in her Ballygunge Circular Road apartment, Nirmala Banerjee, the proud mother of Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee, in an exclusive interview with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh throws light upon the kind of parenthood she and her husband Dipak Banerjee offered to their son. She says their parenting was completely devoid of instructions but more about setting an example.
INX Media case: ED to seek 14-day custody of P Chidambaram
Oct 17, 2019, at 10:49 am
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the court on Thursday will seek a 14-day custody of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram who was interrogated and arrested by the probe agency a day ago in the case related to INX Media, media reports said.
Angry mob burns truck after it runs over mother-daughter in Assam
Oct 16, 2019, at 11:41 pm
Guwahati: Angry mob set a truck to fire following an accident in Assam’s Cachar district on Wednesday, where a woman and her child died after a truck ran over them.
JMB trained terrorist arrested in Assam’s Barpeta district
Oct 16, 2019, at 11:15 pm
Guwahati (IBNS): While the security agencies have claimed to curb the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activities in Assam, the terror activities of the terrorist group are still going on in the North-Eastern state.
Indian army-Assam police recover huge cache of ammunition, hand grenades in Assam's Chirang district
Oct 16, 2019, at 11:06 pm
Guwahati: Indian army and Assam police on Wednesday recovered huge cache of ammunition, hand grenades in Assam's Chirang district, which were buried by suspected terrorists.
BSF nab Bangladeshi national with fake Indian currency notes of Rs 1.06 lakh in Meghalaya
Oct 16, 2019, at 09:41 pm
Guwahati: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having a value of Rs 1.06 lakh and apprehended a Bangladeshi national in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district along the Indo-Bangladesh border on Tuesday.
Vice President cautions against populist measures saying it will affect development expenditure
Oct 16, 2019, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday cautioned political parties against resorting to vote-catching populist measures on the eve of elections, as it would ultimately affect the expenditure on development.
Oct 16, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Guwahati, Oct 16 : After India’s dismal rank in the Global Hunger Index slipped to 102nd rank, senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Nardra Modi and said in Guwahati that poverty has increased but PM Narendra Modi is focusing only on corporate houses.
Eastern Air Command starts fighter operations from six airfields in Eastern India
Oct 16, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Guwahati, Oct 16 : The Eastern Air Command planned fighter operations from six airfields in its area.
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Oct 16, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Guwahati, Oct 16 : Security forces had apprehended three youths, who were on the way to join the National Democratic Front of Bodoland – G Bidai-Batha faction from Assam’s Kokrajhar district along Indo-Bhutan border on Tuesday.