Ahead of Bakrid, PETA India urges states to enforce law prohibiting animal sacrifices
Aug 11, 2018, at 12:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has sent a letter to the chief secretaries, the directors general of police, and the directors of animal husbandry departments of state governments and union territories across India, as well as the commissioners of municipal corporations of metropolitan cities, requesting that they take all possible precautionary measures to stop the illegal transport and killing of animals in the lead-up to Bakrid, as was also advised by the Animal Welfare Board of India in its 20 July 2018 circular, an official release stated.
PM Modi visits Mumbai, to inaugurate new education centres
Aug 11, 2018, at 10:53 am
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has left for Mumbai, where he will be attending the convocation ceremony and interact with students of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and inaugurate new education centres.
Amit Shah to arrive in West Bengal today, scheduled to address rally in Kolkata
Aug 11, 2018, at 09:10 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): BJP chief Amit Shah will arrive in Kolkata on Saturday where he is scheduled to address a Yuva Swabhiman Samavesh rally.
Kerala flood claims 29 lives, leaves 54000 homeless
Aug 10, 2018, at 11:53 pm
Kochi, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least 29 people are dead and nearly 54,000 are left homeless as incessant rains continue to flood almost half of Kerala, media reports said on Friday.
Assam: Junior Railway Minister Rajen Gohain booked in rape case
Aug 10, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Rajen Gohain has been allegedly booked for raping a 30-year-old married woman in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
Assam excise dept destroys over 6 lakh liquor bottles worth of Rs 168.54 crore
Aug 10, 2018, at 10:06 pm
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Assam excise department on Friday destroyed over 6 lakh seized liquor bottles worth of Rs 168.54 crore.
Flood situation in Kerala still grim, 26 people dead so far
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:08 pm
Kochi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The flood situation in Kerala turned further grim on Friday due to incessant rains since the last few days.
India, Switzerland discuss black money
Aug 10, 2018, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met in New Delhi on Friday and discussed several aspects of bilateral ties between the two nations which included the issue of curbing black money.
Priya Cinema will complete formalities before opening hall: Priya Entertainment MD Arijit Dutta
Aug 10, 2018, at 05:15 pm
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): Priya Entertainment Managing Director, Arijit Dutta, on Friday said the management of Priya Cinema has decided that it will complete all formalities before reopening the hall, which caught fire on Sunday last.
Incessant rain hits life in Kerala, all five gates of Idukki Reservoir opened
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:58 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IBNS): With incessant rain disrupting life in Kerala, all the five gates of one of the dams of the Idukki water reservoir in the southern state have been opened to control the swelling water, adding trouble more trouble for the people.
Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Ending the Monsoon Session, the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday.
PM Narendra Modi addresses event to mark World Biofuel Day
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed an event to mark World Biofuel Day in New Delhi.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates ‘One District one Product’ Summit
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the ‘One District One Product’ Summit on Friday in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Triple Talaq bill stalled in Rajya Sabha, likely to be tabled in parliament's winter session
Aug 10, 2018, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The triple talaq bill was blocked by the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of parliament) on Friday, the last day of the parliament's monsoon session, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): In a major announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his Government aims at developing a Rs. one-trillion biofuel economy to increase the income of farmers, aid India’s energy security and create jobs, in a cleaner environment.
Class two girl raped by electrician in Delhi government school
Aug 10, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): A class two girl was raped by an electrician in a government-run Delhi school on Thursday, media reports said.
PM Modi's remark on Congress' BK Hariprasad in Rajya Sabha expunged
Aug 10, 2018, at 01:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark on Congress leader BK Hariprasad in Rajya Sabha has been expunged or removed from the record of the parliament, media reports said.
Aarushi murder case: SC admits CBI's appeal against Talwar couple's acquittal
Aug 10, 2018, at 01:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday admitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s appeal against the acquittal of the parents of Aarushi Talwar, who was murdered in 2008, media reports said.
Opposition demands Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe Rafale Deal
Aug 10, 2018, at 12:35 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government, the Opposition on Friday demanded the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe into the buying of 36 fighter jets from France or Rafale deal, which the Congress called a scam by the Centre, media reports said.
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre rejects TN govt's plea to release seven convicts
Aug 10, 2018, at 11:34 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The central government on Friday rejected the Tamil Nadu government's plea to release seven convicts in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, media report said.
PM Modi calls Kerala CM Vijayan to discuss flood situation, offers assistance to state
Aug 10, 2018, at 11:10 am
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss flood situation in the southern state, the CMO said in a tweet.
Rahul Gandhi to inaugurate Congress' new office Rajiv Bhawan in Raipur today
Aug 10, 2018, at 10:39 am
Raipur, Aug 10 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be in Chhattisgarh on Friday to inaugurate his party's new office, Rajiv Bhawan, in Raipur.
Kolkata ATM fraud: Two more Romanian nationals held from Indore
Aug 09, 2018, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IBNS): The total number of arrests in the recently busted ATM fraud racket that targeted a large number of Kolkata bank customers mounted to eight as the Kolkata Police nabbed two more Romanian nationals from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.
Once free from winking, give time to facts, Amit Shah hits back at Rahul
Aug 09, 2018, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Thursday asked the Congress President to give some time to facts once he is "free from winking."
Ahead of I-Day, security forces recover arms-ammu along Indo-Bhutan border
Aug 09, 2018, at 07:51 pm
Guwahati, Aug 9 (IBNS): Ahead of the Independence Day celebration, security forces recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s Baksa district along with Indo-Bhutan border on Wednesday morning.
Assam: Man throws his sick mother into river
Aug 09, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Guwahati, Aug 9 (IBNS): A shocking incident has come to light as a man threw his sick mother into a river in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
Kerala landslides due to rain kill 22 people
Aug 09, 2018, at 06:04 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Aug 9 (IBNS) : At least 22 people, inclding five members of a family, were killed as severe rain pounded Kerala triggering landslides, reports said.
Maharashtra quota stir: Life partially affected by shutdown call
Aug 09, 2018, at 05:59 pm
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IBNS): Life was partially affected in some parts of Maharashtra on Thursday as Maratha leaders called a 10-hour shutdown across the state, barring Navi Mumbai and Thane, to press for their demand for reservation in job and education.
Rajya Sabha passes SC/ST Amendtment Bill
Aug 09, 2018, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention and Atrocities), Amendment Bill, 2018 with majority support.
Rajya Sabha Win: Is Congress losing the centre stage in "United" Opposition?
Aug 09, 2018, at 05:12 pm
Harivansh Narayan Singh has not only won the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman election as a non-Congress man after 41 years but also left a dent in the Congress' supremacy in the Indian politics, more precisely in the Opposition sphere. Souvik Ghosh analyses