Kolkata: CBI raids Pailan Group's premises in chit fund case
Jul 12, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided at least five premises of Pailan Group in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal in connection with its ongoing probe into a chit fund scam, officials said.
WB CID busts sex racket at municipality guest house near Kolkata, 4 held
Jul 12, 2018, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday busted a sex racket at Konnagar area in Kolkata's neighbouring Hooghly district and rescued five minor girls from the location, reports said.
Mamata accuses BJP of attempting to malign Missionaries of Charity
Jul 12, 2018, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS): Giving a political angle to an alleged child trafficking case in Ranchi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which runs the central government, of attempting to malign the prestige of Missionaries of Charity.
Indigo flights narrowly escape mid-air collision over Bengaluru airspace
Jul 12, 2018, at 05:02 pm
Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS): Altogether 328 passengers onboard two Indigo flights had a providential escape when the two aircraft came near a mid-air collision before the pilots took emergency evasive manoeuvres to avoid a disaster over Bengaluru airspace on Tuesday, media reports said.
Hike in monetary limit for filing tax appeals major move to ease doing business: PM Modi
Jul 12, 2018, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): The Union Finance Ministry's decision to hike the threshold limit for tax department to file appeals in tribunals and courts is a major move to improve Ease of Doing Business and reduce litigation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said.
Amit Shah meets Nitish Kumar amid reports of tussle
Jul 12, 2018, at 01:53 pm
Patna, July 12 (IBNS): BJP chief Amit Shah met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Thursday and was believed to have initiated a discussion over seat sharing for the 2019 Parliamentary elections.
Civil and social involvement needed to preserve our heritage: PM Modi
Jul 12, 2018, at 01:28 pm
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for involving society in the preservation of the country's heritage, reports said.
Jul 12, 2018, at 11:04 am
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): British parliamentarian and top lawyer Lord Alexander Carlile was sent back from the Delhi Airport by authorities as soon as his flight landed at the facility on Wednesday.
Amit Shah to meet Nitish Kumar today, to discuss seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls
Jul 12, 2018, at 10:53 am
Patna, July 12 (IBNS): Amid speculations of a possible rift in the alliance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will meet Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar in Patna on Thursday, media reports said.
Iran assures New Delhi of oil supply flexibility a day after diplomat's warning
Jul 12, 2018, at 10:52 am
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): A day after warning India on possibility of losing its special status as an importer of oil if it buckled under the US pressure, Iran on Wednesday assured that it would continue to "do its best to ensure security of oil supply to India through offering various flexibility measures which facilitates bilateral trade."
IT raids Yogendra Yadav's sisters' hospital, recovers 22 lakhs cash
Jul 11, 2018, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) The Income Tax department has recovered about Rs. 22 lakhs cash during raids on different premises of a hospital group in Haryana's Rewari, which belongs to politician Yogendra Yadav's sisters.
Jadavpur University announces fresh admission test dates for Arts department
Jul 11, 2018, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS): A day after bringing back entrance test system amid a massive student protest, an admission committee of Jadavpur University (JU) on Wednesday declared fresh dates to conduct examinations for admission in six faculties of versity's Arts department.
Unnao rape case: BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar named in CBI chargesheet
Jul 11, 2018, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday named Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar as accused in the chargesheet of Unnao gangrape case.
Make people active agents of transforming India: Naidu tells IAS officers
Jul 11, 2018, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has asked the IAS officers to look upon people as active agents of transforming India, not merely as ‘target groups’ or ‘beneficiaries’ as we used to call them.
West Bengal: Woman among three held with Royal Bengal Tiger teeth
Jul 11, 2018, at 07:53 pm
Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS): Forest guards on Tuesday midnight arrested three smugglers, including a woman and a student, for allegedly carrying two teeth of Royal Bengal Tiger with a market value of approximately 2 lakh rupees at Nagrakata area in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, reports said.
Jul 11, 2018, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact directly with the members of Self Help Groups under DeendayalAntyodayaYojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission(DAY-NRLM) and beneficiaries of DDU-GKY and RSETIs, through video conferencing, on Thursday at 9.30 am.
PM Modi to inaugurate new ASI Headquarters in New Delhi
Jul 11, 2018, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), at Tilak Marg in New Delhi on July 12, 2018.
Jul 11, 2018, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Separate groups of probationers of Indian Defence Estates Service, Indian Telecommunication Service and P&T Building Works Service together called on the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.
Centre objects to dropping of adultery as an offence
Jul 11, 2018, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) : Objecting to dropping adultery as an offence, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that such a move is against the Indian ethos and will weaken the institution of marriage, media reports said.
Amit Shah to meet Nitish Kumar tomorrow to discuss seat sharing for LS poll
Jul 11, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Patna, July 11 (IBNS): Amid speculations over differences between the two parties, BJP president Amit Shah will hold discussions with JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during his visit to Patna on Thursday, media reports said.
Congress betrayed farmers, says PM Modi in Punjab
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Malot, July 11 (IBNS): In an attempt to reach out to the peasants of Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked the Congress saying it has betrayed the farmers of the northern state.
Either you shut it or demolish it... SC slams Centre on Taj Mahal protection
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Lambasting the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh Government for what it called "lethargy," in taking measures to save the Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said protecting the spectacular 17th-century marble mausoleum has become a “hopeless cause”, media reports said.
Rotary donates wheelchairs and food for Missionaries of Charity run children home
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:07 pm
Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS) Rotary International District 3291 recently donated 10 Special Wheelchairs along with Baby Powder, 10 quintal Rice, pulses, and detergent powder for 118 children at Nirmala Shishu Bhavan run by the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity.
Amit Shah reaches Jharkhand on one-day visit
Jul 11, 2018, at 02:02 pm
Ranchi, July 11 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah reached Jharkhand on Wednesday for his one-day visit to the state.
Centre leaves section 377 which criminalises gay sex up to Supreme Court wisdom
Jul 11, 2018, at 12:20 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Days after trying to defer the hearing by a month, the Centre on Wednesday said it has left the matter of Section 377, which holds gay sex as an offence in India, up to the wisdom of the Supreme Court which is now reviewing its own earlier verdict on the issue, media reports said.
Massive landslides kill 9 in Manipur
Jul 11, 2018, at 11:18 am
Imphal, July 11 (IBNS): At least 9 people, including 7 children, were killed in massive landslides in three different places in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Wednesday morning.
PM Modi to address rally in Punjab's Malot today
Jul 11, 2018, at 11:14 am
New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 11 (IBNS): With months to go for the 2019 General Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Punjab's Malot on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi meets filmmaker Pa. Ranjith in Delhi
Jul 11, 2018, at 10:48 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Amid busy political schedule, Congress president Rahul Gandhi met with Indian film director Pa. Ranjith in the national capital on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi wishes Suresh Prabhu on his birthday
Jul 11, 2018, at 09:51 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on his birthday.
Mamata Banerjee wishes people on World Population Day
Jul 11, 2018, at 09:43 am
Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished people on the occasion of World Population Day.