INS Shikra hosts Naval Investiture Ceremony
Apr 10, 2019, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): The Naval Investiture Ceremony for 2019 was held at the naval helicopter base INS Shikra of Western Naval Command (WNC), Mumbai on 10 Apr 19.
Omar Abdullah expresses dismay over JeI ban, says Centre should reconsider its order
Mar 02, 2019, at 07:49 pm
Srinagar, Mar 2 (UNI) Expressing dismay, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said the move to ban Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre will prove to be detrimental as far as the education sector is concerned because a number of schools run under its patronage.
Black flags welcome PM Modi in Guwahati
Feb 08, 2019, at 09:17 pm
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IBNS): Black flags have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he arrived at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Borjhar in Guwahati on Friday evening for two-day-long North East visit.
Is he waving to the fishes? Twitter trolls video of PM Modi in Srinagar
Feb 05, 2019, at 01:54 pm
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IBNS): Trolls are having a field day over a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking a boat ride on the Dal Lake where he appears to be waiving to no one in particular.
Image of Nehru taking bath at 1954 'Kumbh' triggers row, many say it was 1938 photo
Jan 22, 2019, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): A picture shared online by journalist Vinod Kapri, in which former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru could be seen taking a dip in a river, has triggered a controversy after the journalist claimed that it was clicked when the first PM of the nation had performed a 'snan' (bath) during the Kumbh.
Farewell 2018: That Was The Year That Was
Dec 31, 2018, at 05:20 pm
As we bid farewell to 2018, IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back on the headlines this year.
Slain UP cop was investigating officer in Dadri lynch case
Dec 03, 2018, at 10:11 pm
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IBNS): Police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was shot dead in a mob attack in Bulandshahr on Monday, was the investigating officer in the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case of Dadri, India Today said.
India condemns terror attack on Chinese consulate in Pakistan
Nov 23, 2018, at 01:38 pm
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS) : India on Friday "strongly condemned" the terrorist attack on the #ChineseConsulate in #Karachi on Friday morning in which two policemen were killed and one security guard was injured.
Arunachal Pradesh CM inaugurates 5th North East Connectivity Summit
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:00 pm
Guwahati, Nov 14 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday inaugurated the 5th North East Connectivity Summit in Tawang organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Nov 13, 2018, at 09:22 pm
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): Violating the direction of National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s Eastern Zone Bench, a large number of devotees celebrated Chhath Puja in south Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar lake and its surrounding areas on Tuesday, in the presence of city police force, reports said.
Ramdayal Uike joins BJP from Congress ahead of Chhattisgarh assembly polls
Oct 13, 2018, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): Ramdayal Uike, the working president of Congress unit in election-bound Chhattisgarh, on Saturday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Indian President Ram Nath Kovind
Oct 05, 2018, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Vladimir Putin, the President of Russian Federation, called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets President Kovind
Oct 03, 2018, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of United Nations, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Sep 22, 2018, at 07:51 pm
Guwahati, Sept 22 (IBNS): Assam police is yet to receive permission from the state government to conduct investigation against a judicial officer and some other high profile persons whose names have appeared for their alleged involvement in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), officials said.
Telengana : TRS releases list of 105 candidates for Assembly elections
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Shortly after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao recommended dissolution of the state Assembly, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Thursday announced a list of 105 candidates for Telangana elections, media reports said.
Meghalaya : Sixty five year-old man arrested for raping two grand daughters multiple times
Sep 03, 2018, at 11:35 am
Guwahati, Sep 3 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a 65-year-old man allegedly raped his two minor grand-daughters in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district.
Kerala flood worsens, further fury apprehended
Aug 16, 2018, at 05:07 pm
Thiruvanthapuram/Kochi/New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS) : The flood situation in Kerala worsened on Thursday claiming more lives and looked heading to face further fury as the met office predicted heavy rain for the next three days even as the Army, Navy, IAF, Coast Guard and NDRF launched an all out relief and rescue operation.
NRC: Shock overwhelms many who miss the Assam citizenship berth
Jul 31, 2018, at 12:32 pm
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): As the complete draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was announced on Monday triggering a political firestorm in India, Md. Javed Ali, a resident of minority-dominated lower Assam district in South Salmara Mankachar, was in a state of shock.
MCA constitutes committee to review offences under Companies Act
Jul 15, 2018, at 12:23 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a 10 Member Committee, headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for review of the penal provisions in the Companies Act, 2013 to examine ‘de-criminalisation’ of certain offences.
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Shashi Tharoor appears before court
Jul 07, 2018, at 10:21 am
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has appeared before a Delhi court in connection to the Sunanda Pushkar death case, media reports said.
Zakir Naik will not be deported to India: Malaysia
Jul 06, 2018, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik will not be deported to India.
Narendra Modi, Sushma Swaraj condemn Afghanistan blast
Jul 02, 2018, at 09:19 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, condoled the loss of lives in the blast which rocked Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Sunday.
11 members of a family found dead inside Delhi residence
Jul 01, 2018, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): 11 members of a family were found dead at their residence in New Delhi on Sunday, police said.
India gets its 37th World UNESCO heritage site
Jun 30, 2018, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): In yet another landmark achievement, India’s nomination of the "Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai " has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Jun 21, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Boston, Jun 21 (IBNS): Indian-origin Dr. Atul Gawande, a celebrity Harvard surgeon and writer, has been picked as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a new healthcare company launched by Amazon, J.P. Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway, to provide high-quality and affordable care.
Karnataka DGP not transferred after Mamata Banerjee's complaint over traffic fiasco: CM Kumaraswamy
May 25, 2018, at 10:45 pm
Bengaluru, May 25 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has clarified to say that DGP Neelamani Raju was not transferred following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's complaint against the first ever woman police chief of the state over traffic fiasco in Bengaluru on Wednesday, media reports said.
All five accused found guilty in 2013 Bodh Gaya blast
May 25, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Patna, May 25 (IBNS): All five accused in the 2013 Bodh Gaya blast were found guilty by a special NIA court in Patna on Friday, reports said.
Tuticorin : Agitation over Sterlite factory turns violent, at least 20 injured
May 22, 2018, at 08:25 pm
Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, May 22 (IBNS) : At least 20 people, including eleven policemen, were injured in an orgy of violence over protests against Sterlite's industrial copper plant on Monday, media reports said.
May 01, 2018, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind, will present Visitor’s Award for Research in the field of Basic and Applied Science and in the field of Humanities, Arts and Social Science during the meeting of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Delhi: 17-year-old father kills 2-months-old baby over wife's suspected affair
Apr 22, 2018, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS): A 17-year-old father killed his two-months-old baby in Delhi’s Mangolpuri area on Saturday over suspicion that his wife is having an affair.