Cabinet rejig: Srmiti Irani removed as I&B Minister, Piyush Goel gets finance temporarily
May 15, 2018, at 03:54 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet underwent a mini reshuffle on Monday evening in which Union Minister Smriti Irani lost the charge of Information and Broadcasting ministry and Piyush Goel got an additional responsibility of the Finance ministry till Arun Jailtey's recovery.
Panchayat poll turns West Bengal into battlefield; 18 killed, says report
May 15, 2018, at 03:20 am
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Killings, bombing and booth capturing by firearms wielding political goons turned West Bengal's three-tier Panchayat polls into a bloodied affair on Monday as violence claimed 18 lives, according to a local television channel.
Indian Foreign Service Officer Trainees call on the Prime Minister Modi
May 15, 2018, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Thirty nine Officer Trainees of Indian Foreign Service, currently undergoing training in the Foreign Service Institute, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Three nation Latin America visit bridges ‘high level contact deficit’, says VP M.Venkaiah Naidu
May 15, 2018, at 01:14 am
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu today said that his visit to three Latin American has addressed the ‘high level contact deficit’ with the important region and would help in improving bilateral trade and investments for mutual benefit.
Assam Rifles nab arms dealer with illegal weapons in Nagaland
May 15, 2018, at 12:46 am
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS): Assam Rifles apprehended an illegal arms dealer and seized arms in Nagaland on Monday.
Fuel prices hike: Rahul Gandhi accuses Narendra Modi of fooling people
May 15, 2018, at 12:02 am
New Delhi, may 14 (IBNS): As the fuel prices have reached a new high immediately after the conclusion of the Karnataka assembly election, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of fooling people.
Left born not just to win elections but to keep fighting: Surjya Kanta Mishra
May 14, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Slamming the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for allegedly resorting to violence in the three-tier panchayat polls, which were held on Monday, CPI-M secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra said the Left's inception is not just to win elections but to continue the fight.
Rahul Gandhi wishes Arun Jaitley speedy recovery
May 14, 2018, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday wished Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speedy recovery after he underwent a kidney transplant surgery here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia on May 21
May 14, 2018, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on May 21, officials said on Monday.
West Bengal panchayat poll: Death toll rises to 12
May 14, 2018, at 11:02 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): The death toll in the violence-marred West Bengal panchayat (rural) polls, which were conducted in a single phase on Monday, has risen to 12, according to media reports.
Police arrest a youth for masturbating in front of girl’s hostel
May 14, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS) : Assam police has arrested a youth who allegedly masturbated in front of a girl’s hostel in Assam’s Jorhat town.
Anti-hijacking drill conducted at Kolkata Airport
May 14, 2018, at 10:27 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): A mock anti-hijacking drill was conducted by Airport Authority of India at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport on last Thursday, wherein response time of different agencies involved in the exercise was checked.
Will contest vigorously: Shashi Tharoor says on Delhi Police chargesheet on wife Sunanda Pushkar
May 14, 2018, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he will 'contest vigorously' against the chargesheet filed by the Delhi police against him in connection with the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Angry mob beat up government doctor after patient's death
May 14, 2018, at 10:22 pm
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS): In a shocking incident that happened in central Assam’s Nagaon district, an angry mob beaten up a government doctor after a patient died at the hospital.
Sunanda Pushkar death case : Police files chargesheet naming Sashi Tharoor as abeter
May 14, 2018, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) : Causing upset for prominent Congress leader Sashi Tharoor, the Delhi police on Monday filed the chargesheet in connection with the mysterious death of his wife, Sunanda Patnaik, naming him as an abetter, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Arun Jaitley 'speedy recovery'
May 14, 2018, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, May 14 |(IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wished Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speedy recovery.
PNB scam : CBI files chargesheet against Nirav Modi
May 14, 2018, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed its first chargesheet in the Rs 13,400 crore Punjab National Bank scam by business tycoon Nirav Modi and few others.
Arun Jaitley undergoes successful renal surgery
May 14, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday successfully underwent Kidney Transplant surgery at AIIMS, reports said.
Seven killed in Panchayat poll violence in West Bengal, CPI-M couple charred to death
May 14, 2018, at 07:56 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in widespread panchayat poll violence in West Bengal which saw a Communist Party of India (Marxist ) worker and his wife burnt to death as polling continued on Monday, officials and media reports said.
May 14, 2018, at 07:11 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Even as six deaths were reported in clashes during the ongoing panchayat vote in West Bengal, state education minister Partha Chatterjee has downplayed them as small incidents.
Indonesia church attacks: Police identify man and wife who orchestrated the bombings
May 14, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Jakarta, May 14 (IBNS): Indonesian police have revealed the names of the man and his wife from the family of six, who were involved in the bombings of three churches in the country's second city of Surabaya, on Sunday.
Panchayat poll violence in West Bengal claims six lives
May 14, 2018, at 06:07 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): At least six people were killed in a widespread panchayat poll violence in West Bengal within five hours after the polling began on Monday morning, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi condoles loss of life due to dust storms
May 14, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has offered condolences to the families of people who died in dust storms on Sunday.
West Bengal panchayat polls underway amid widespread violence
May 14, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Widespread violence, including bombing and and efforts of booth capturing by political goons, were reported across West Bengal as the panchayat (rural bodies) poll was underway in West Bengal since Monday, media reports said.
Voting for West Bengal Panchayat polls begins
May 14, 2018, at 03:07 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Under the shadow of violence, voting for the Panchayat (local bodies) polls in West Bengal is currently underway.
Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills
May 14, 2018, at 03:21 am
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): Meghalaya police has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in two separate operations in the north eastern state on Sunday.
Chief of Naval Staff visits North East
May 14, 2018, at 01:38 am
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Chief of Naval Staff commenced a four-day visit of the Spear Corps Zone on Sunday
Australian tourist died under mysterious circumtances in Guwahati hotel
May 14, 2018, at 01:37 am
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): An Australian tourist died under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Assam's Guwahati city on Saturday night.
May 13, 2018, at 10:48 pm
Bangalore, May 13 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah completed five years in his office on Sunday and said he is confident that the Congress will once again form the government in the southern state.
General Bipin Rawat to visit Sri Lanka tomorrow
May 13, 2018, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS): General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff shall be visiting Sri Lanka from 14 to 17 May 2018 on an official visit.