2019 Budget : Governemnt takes several measures to strenghthen msmes
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:16 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : The Government has taken several measures to strengthen the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs).
1 lakh villages to go digital in 5 years: Piyush Goyal
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): India having emerged as the world leader in the consumption of mobile data, the Government now aims to widen its impact by reaching out to the interior and rural areas.
Budget 2019 : Highest ever defence budget at Rs. 3 lakh crore
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Presenting the Union Budget 2019, Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said that defence budget has been increased to more than Rs 3 lakh crore- the highest ever- for the financial year 2019-20.
Piyush Goyal's budget pro-growth, pro-farmer, pro-poor : Arun Jaitley
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday described the interim budget present by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal as "pro-growth, pro-farmer and pro-poor."
AugustaWestland chopper case: Deepak Talwar in ED custody for 7 days
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:22 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): A Delhi court has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seven days custody of alleged lobbyist Deepak Talwar in the Augusta-Westland VVIP chopper case, media reports said.
Two IAF pilots killed in Mirage 2000 jet crash in Bengaluru
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:08 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed after they ejected from a Mirage 2000 fighter during its take-off run at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited runway in Yemalur in Bengaluru on Friday morning, NDTV reported quoting IAF officials.
FM Goyal promises Rs 6,000 a year for small farmers in Interim Budget
Feb 01, 2019, at 12:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Finance minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced that the Centre would give Rs 6,000 a year to vulnerable farmers.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pulwama district
Feb 01, 2019, at 09:19 am
Srinagar, Feb 1 (IBNS): Two terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday, police said.
AASU vows to continue agitation until the Citizenship bill not scrapped
Jan 31, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IBNS): All Assam Students Union (AASU) and 30 other ethnic organisations of Assam on Thursday evening took out a torch rally in Guwahati to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
Narendra Modi thanks people of Jind for voting in favour of BJP
Jan 31, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Jind/New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked people of Jind in Haryana for voting in favour of the ruling BJP in a bypoll, which was held on Monday.
'NoMo jobs!', says Rahul Gandhi on unemployment report; BJP counters
Jan 31, 2019, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targetted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a recent survey report which claimed the unemployment rate in 2017-2018 was highest in 45 years, media reports said.
Bagree Market fire: Kolkata Police file charge sheet, accuse Bagree Estate's directors, CEO
Jan 31, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Four-and-half months after a massive fire gutted a major portion of central Kolkata's multi-storey Bagree Market building, the city police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the fire incident before a city sessions court, officials said.
Supreme Court to hear Sabarimala verdict review petitions from Wednesday
Jan 31, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will begin to hear 48 review petitions challenging the top court verdict, which allowed entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, from Wednesday, media reports said.
SEBI-Sahra case : Supeme Court summons Subrata Roy over unpaid dues
Jan 31, 2019, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned Sahara group chief Subrata Roy on February 28 for failing to deposit Rs. 25,700 crore in the SEBI-Sahara case for returning investors' money, NDTV said.
Kolkata: Baby girl's body found in canal, cops suspect murder
Jan 31, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): The body of a two-year-old girl was recovered from a canal at the north-west side of Gangasagar Mela Ground under Maidan Police Station limits in central Kolkata on Wednesday midnight, reports said on Thursday.
BJP wins Jind, Congress Ramgarh
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : The BJP on Thursday won the bypoll in Haryana's Jind constituency levelling the issue with the Congress which annexed the Ramgarh seat in Rajasthan, reports said.
West Bengal: Three killed, one missing in illegal mine collapse
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Kolkata/Bankura, Jan 31 (IBNS): At least three miners, including a woman, died and another went missing after an illegal coal mine collapsed at Bagulia OCP (Open Cast Project) area under Barjora Police Station limits in West Bengal's Bankura district on Thursday morning, reports said.
Wanted rhino poacher arrested in Assam, arms seized
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:20 pm
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IBNS): Assam police have arrested a most-wanted rhino poacher and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s Biswanath district.
ED raids Kolkata jeweller's premises in Rs 2,672 crore bank loan fraud case
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been raiding several locations and office premises of Kolkata based Shree Ganesh Jewellery House Limited across the city in connection with its ongoing probe into a Rs. 2,672 crore bank loan fraud case since Thursday morning, officials said.
Assam: State govt employees join citizenship protest, martyrs' kin return mementos
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:01 pm
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IBNS): Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 are continued in Assam and state government employees have also joined the protest.
Smoke triggers panic among commuters in Kolkata Metro's Dum Dum station
Jan 31, 2019, at 02:50 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): At least three passengers fell sick after heavy smoke engulfed a non-AC Kolkata Metro coach at Dum Dum metro station in northern part of the city on Thursday morning, reports said.
Narendra Modi govt infused hope and confidence in citizens: President Kovind
Jan 31, 2019, at 02:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind today said the target of the Union government from day 1 has been to improve the lives of the citizens through good and transparent governance and make sure sure the benefit of public services reached the lowest strata of the society.
Third SC judge withdraws from interim CBI chief case
Jan 31, 2019, at 01:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Justice N.V. Ramana today became the third Supreme Court judge to recuse himself from the case on the appointment of M. Nageswara Rao as the interim CBI chief, media reports said.
BJP takes big lead in Jind in Haryana, Congress annexes Rajasthan's Ramgarh
Jan 31, 2019, at 01:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : BJP candidate Krishna Middha surged ahead of Jannayak Janta Party's (JJP) Digvijay Chautala by 15,000 votes, leaving Congress's heavyweight Randeep Singh Surjewala in the third spot in Haryana's Jind where a bypoll was held as the tend was emerging with the counting of result on Thursday.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi a 'congenial liar': Smriti Irani
Jan 31, 2019, at 12:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Union minister Smriti Irani on Thursday called called Congress president Rahul Gandhi a "congenial liar".
Bypoll results: Congress wins Ramgarh, BJP leads in Jind
Jan 31, 2019, at 12:17 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Congress has won Rajasthan's Ramgarh seat, where elections were held on last Monday, by over 12,000 votes, media reports said.
AgustaWestland case: After Michel, NRI businessman Rajiv Saxena deported to India
Jan 31, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): In a boost for the Narendra Modi government ahead of the General Elections, NRI businessman Rajiv Saxena, who is an accused in the 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP choper scam scam, has been deported to India, media reports said.
Budget session: Hope parliamentarians actively participate in debates, says PM Modi
Jan 31, 2019, at 10:53 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he hopes all members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha actively participate in the debates and discussions during the budget session of the parliament beginning on Thursday.
Major fire at Hyderabad exhibition ground, several hospitalised
Jan 30, 2019, at 11:49 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IBNS): Several people have been hospitalised after a massive fire broke out at the Nampally Exhibition Ground here this evening.
Balcony of old building collapses in north Kolkata, eight hurt
Jan 30, 2019, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): At least eight persons were injured when the balcony of an old dilapidated building collapsed near Cossipore Gun and Shell Factory in northern Kolkata on Wednesday evening, reports said.