Media can play positive role in transforming society: Modi
Nov 30, 2014, at 02:40 am
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the strength of media and the positive role it could play in transforming society.
EC issues notices to 20 political parties for not filing poll expense statements
Nov 30, 2014, at 02:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) has issued show cause notices to 20 political parties including Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Samajwadi Party for defaulting in filing poll expenditure statements within the stipulated time.
Meghalaya added to rail network, Modi flags off train
Nov 30, 2014, at 01:36 am
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday added the Northeastern state of Meghalaya to the railway network of the country by flagging off a train as he underlined his Government's resolve to accord priority to the development of the NE region.
MP: 39 people affected in gas leak at chemical plant in Raisen district
Nov 30, 2014, at 01:25 am
Raisen, Nov 29 (IBNS): At least 39 people were affected on Saturday evening following a leakage of chlorine gas at a chemical plant in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, reports said.
Nov 30, 2014, at 12:36 am
Panrui, Nov 29 (IBNS): After a calm for about a month, violence once again returned to Parui in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Kolkata civic bodies grant permission for Amit Shah's rally
Nov 30, 2014, at 12:11 am
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IBNS): A day after the Calcutta High Court gave conditional permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah to hold a rally in Kolkata on Sunday, the city's municipal corporation on Saturday finally granted the leader a go ahead for his venture.
Road accident kills 4 near Kolkata
Nov 30, 2014, at 12:08 am
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IBNS): Four persons died and two injured when a car slammed into a truck on Saturday morning, media reported.
Mishap averted at Kolkata airport
Nov 29, 2014, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IBNS): Passengers onboard Air India's Dimapur-Dibrugarh-Kolkata flight had a narrow escape on Saturday after smoke detected in the plane's deflated tyre while landing at the Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport.
Jamaat posters resurfaces in Bengal
Nov 29, 2014, at 11:27 pm
Purulia, Nov 29 (IBNS): Terror's footsteps again sighted in West Bengal.
7 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar
Nov 29, 2014, at 09:55 pm
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS): Showing presence after long gap suspects militants hurled a grenade on CRPF bunker in which seven including six civilians and one CRPF Personnel got injured on Saturday sources said.
Army Chief reviews passing out parade of NDA
Nov 29, 2014, at 09:52 pm
Pune, Nov 29 (IBNS): Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of Army Staff, reviewed the passing out parade of 127th National Defence Academy (NDA) Course on Saturday.
Robbers loot 1.5 crore from ATM cash van, kill security guard
Nov 29, 2014, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): In a daring heist, two armed robbers shot dead a security guard and looted nearly Rs. 1.5 crore from an ATM cash van in north Delhi on Saturday, media reports said.
PM addresses Jharkhand rally, assures development
Nov 29, 2014, at 07:12 pm
Jamshedpur, Nov 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing an election rally in assembly-poll bound Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Saturday urged voters to elect a majority government of BJP in the state so that the dreams of the state can be realised.
AI flights delayed at Delhi airport due to system crash
Nov 29, 2014, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Delhi airport on Saturday owing to the delay of some flights of national carrier Air India (AI) on Saturday morning, media reports said.
Security guard shot dead, Rs.1.5 crore looted from ATM cash van
Nov 29, 2014, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): A security guard was shot dead and nearly Rs. 1.5 crore was looted from an ATM cash van in north Delhi on Saturday, media reports said.
Alleged IS recruit Arif Majeed arrested
Nov 29, 2014, at 05:50 pm
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IBNS): Arif Majeed, 23, who had left his home in Kalyan near Mumbai, allegedly to fight with the Islamic State, was arrested after being extensively interrogated by intelligence officials, media reports said.
PM Modi begins his four-day trip to NE today
Nov 29, 2014, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his four-day visit to the northeast on Saturday, media reports said.
Home Minister: Al Qaeda is a serious threat to India
Nov 29, 2014, at 04:16 pm
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that Al Qaeda is a serious threat to India and no one should take it lightly.
Four Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Nov 29, 2014, at 03:38 pm
Madurai, Nov 29 (IBNS): At least four Indian fishermen from a village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Friday, media reports said.
LS passes bill to amend labour law
Nov 29, 2014, at 03:40 am
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014.
Avinash Chander to continue as DRDO Chief on contract
Nov 29, 2014, at 03:16 am
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Avinash Chander will continue as the Secretary of Department of Defence Research & Development, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Friday.
J&K encounter: 4 militants killed
Nov 29, 2014, at 02:26 am
Jammu, Nov 28 (IBNS): The Indian Army on Friday said it has eliminated four heavily armed terrorists in proximity to village Kathar at Arnia Sector in Jammu region.
Calcutta HC gives conditional permission for Amit Shah rally
Nov 29, 2014, at 01:21 am
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed BJP chief Amit Shah to hold rally outside the Victoria House, a popular venue for political meetings in Kolkata on Sunday, media reported.
Saradha: TMC minded intellectuals organize rally against CBI probe
Nov 29, 2014, at 12:45 am
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): When the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is arresting one after another accused persons in Saradha probe and forwarding the investigation, Trinamool Congress (TMC) minded intellectuals organized a rally against CBI probe in Saradha scam on Friday, after getting TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's direction.
'Operation Rampal' cost crosses Rs 26 crore
Nov 29, 2014, at 12:30 am
Class 8 student stabbed to death inside classroom
Nov 28, 2014, at 11:30 pm
Viridhunagar, Nov 28 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a class VIII student was stabbed to death inside the classroom by an unidentified assailant, media reported.
Chief of Air staff, other members visit Indonesia
Nov 28, 2014, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force visited Indonesia from Nov 23-26 on an invitation from Air Chief Marshal Ida Bagus Putu Dunia, Chief of Staff Indonesian Air Force.
CAS dedicates new pilot selection system for IAF to nation
Nov 28, 2014, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff on Friday inaugurated the new Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) at No. 2 Air Force Selection Board (AFSB), Mysore.
Dynasty politics is illness, get rid of it: Modi at Poonch
Nov 28, 2014, at 11:08 pm
Poonch, Nov 28 (IBNS): Taking a hit against dynasty politics in Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the people of the state must overcome the illness in the ongoing election.
Sahara tells SC it found a lender
Nov 28, 2014, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): The Sahara Group has informed the Supreme Court that it has found a lender, willing to give the company a loan against its three hotels abroad. reports said.