Nagaland : NIA summons TR Zeliang and ex-PS for funding insurgent groups
Mar 28, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS) : Three days after the arrest of three Nagaland Government officials in connection with illegal tax collection on behalf of several insurgent groups, including the banned NSCN-K, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a fresh notice to former Chief Minister TR Zeliang, asking him to appear before it in New Delhi on March 31.
Girls and women of Assam campaign for menstrual hygiene
Mar 18, 2018, at 02:40 am
Guwahati, Mar 17 (IBNS): While Bollywood movies are being made on the subject of women menstruation, girls and women of a small village in Assam are adopting hygienic reusable sanitary napkins and also started campaigning to achieve menstrual hygiene.
BJP trails in UP by-polls, likely setback in Bihar
Mar 14, 2018, at 06:08 pm
Lucknow/Patna, Mar 14 (IBNS): As counting progresses on Wednesday for the recently held bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the BJP has once again started trailing in both the by-poll seats in Uttar Pradesh with a likely setback in Bihar, media reports said.
Terrorist killed during gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir
Feb 27, 2018, at 03:32 pm
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IBNS): A terrorist was killed during exchange of firing with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipore district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
Indore : Five DPS students killed in school bus accident
Jan 06, 2018, at 08:44 pm
Indore, Jan 6 (IBNS) : Five students of Delhi Public School, Indore, were killed and four others injured after their school bus collided with a truck in Indore city on Friday afternoon, media reports said.
Pulwama: Militants attack CRPF camp, one jawan martyred
Dec 31, 2017, at 03:56 pm
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IBNS): A CRPF trooper died in the ongoing gunfight at Lethpora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday.
Bodies of soldiers not mutilated, Army clarifies
Dec 24, 2017, at 05:38 pm
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IBNS): The Indian Army on Sunday clarified that the bodies of soldiers killed in LoC firing were not mutilated, as suggested by social media reports.
Nitin Gadkari interacts with participants of 44th Know India Programme
Dec 20, 2017, at 03:21 am
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, interacted with a group of young students and professionals of the Indian diaspora in New Delhi on Tuesday.
President to visit Uttar Pradesh on Dec 15 and 16
Dec 15, 2017, at 03:58 am
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow and Allahabad) on Dec 15 and 16.
Court finds lone accused in Jisha rape and murder case guilty, sentencing on Wednesday
Dec 12, 2017, at 08:45 pm
Ernakulam, Dec 12 (IBNS): A Kerala sessions court, on Tuesday, pronounced Ameer-ul-Aslam guilty of rape and murder of a 30-year old law student, according to media reports.
Mallya says charges against him false and fabricated ; Extradition trial begins
Dec 04, 2017, at 09:43 pm
London, Dec 4 (IBNS) : Beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya said all charges brought against him are "false and fabricated" as his extradition trial began at the Westminster Magistrates' Court here on Monday.
Nov 22, 2017, at 01:23 am
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Northeast Development Summit in Imphal, Manipur, on Tuesday.
The entire film industry should boycott IFFI protesting threats to Padmavati : Shabana Azmi
Nov 18, 2017, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS) : Hours after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) sent back the application for certification of 'Padmavati' citing technical ground, actor and social activist Shabana Azmi took to Twitter to question the intention of the board and urged the film industry to boycott the ongoing International Film Festival.
Joint Indo-Bangladesh exercise ‘SAMPRITI 2017’ draws to a close
Nov 16, 2017, at 09:14 pm
Guwahati, Nov 16 (IBNS): A Field Training Exercise of the ongoing Joint Indo-Bangladesh Training Exercise SAMPRITI 2017, which is seventh such exercise in the SAMPRITI series, was conducted at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte, Mizoram.
Election Commission bars Gujarat BJP from using word 'Pappu' in ad campaigns
Nov 15, 2017, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has barred the Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from using word 'Pappu', which refers to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, in their advertisement campaigns, media reports said.
West Bengal government moves Supreme Court against Aadhaar linkage
Oct 28, 2017, at 05:43 pm
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IBNS): Challenging the central government's directive for linking Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identification number, to all social welfare schemes, the West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi compares Congress' Genuine Simple Tax to Modi's Gabbar Singh Tax
Oct 24, 2017, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has once again took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the Congress' GST means "Genuine Simple Tax" while the one launched by the PM this year is "Gabbar Singh Tax".
Patidar leader says was bribed by BJP, displays cash
Oct 23, 2017, at 04:50 pm
Ahmedabad, Oct 23 (IBNS): A few hours after being welcomed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Patidar leader Narendra Patel has alleged that he was offered Rs 1 crore in cash to join the political outfit.
Taj Mahal was built by blood and sweat of Indian labourers: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
Oct 17, 2017, at 11:06 pm
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IBNS): Away from recent controversies surrounding the Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the grand Indian iconic structure was built by blood and sweat of Indian labourers.
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar after killing of LeT commander Abu Ismail
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:43 pm
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IBNS): Strict restrictions were imposed by authorities in Srinagar on Friday to prevent protests against the killing of top LeT commander Abu Ismail.
BJP calls controversy over PM Modi in Gauri Lankesh murder case 'mischievous and contorted'
Sep 08, 2017, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reacted to the controversy that broke out concerning Narendra Modi in Gauri Lankesh murder case after few people whom the PM follows on Twitter abused senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead on Tuesday evening.
Cabinet revamp: Nirmala Sitharaman gets Defence, Piyush Goel to head Railways
Sep 03, 2017, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): In the newly surfaced reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen Nirmala Sitharaman as the new Defence Minister while Piyush Goyal will be the new Railways Minister after a cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, which witnessed the induction of nine new faces.
Indigenous people assault incident: Pro-talk ULFA leaders threaten to take up arms again
Aug 26, 2017, at 03:04 am
Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS): The pro-talk ULFA leaders on Friday threatened to take up arms again if the state government wouldnot take appropriate measures to protect indigenous people of Assam.
Two more Congress MLAs quit in Gujarat, party continues to bleed ahead of RS poll
Jul 28, 2017, at 06:45 pm
Gandhinagar, July 28 (IBNS): Ahead of the Rajya Sabha poll in the state, Congress continues to lose ground in Gujarat as two more MLAs resigned from the party on Friday.
Jul 27, 2017, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between Department of Science & Technology (DST), India and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany on Indo German-Centre for Sustainability (IGCS).
Jul 18, 2017, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of the book ‘Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives’ from Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen who formally released it at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.
We can't win the war against militancy unless entire country supports us : Mehbooba Mufti
Jul 15, 2017, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, Jul 15 (IBNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday in New Delhi to discuss the security situation in Kashmir.
Sushma Swaraj calls all-party meeting to brief opposition on border standoff with China
Jul 13, 2017, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS) : As the border standoff with China snowballs into a big issue that the opposition finds handy to bash the Government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has called an all-party meeting on Friday where she is expected to brief them on the situation, reports said.
Sonowal visits flood-affected Majuli, assures to provide all possible help
Jul 13, 2017, at 02:58 am
Guwahati, July 12 (IBNS): As the swollen Brahmaputra showed no signs of respite and inundated large parts of Majuli, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited the flood hit district, inspecting relief camps.
BJP in trouble after rape charges against Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council CEM
Jul 02, 2017, at 06:49 pm
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces another trouble after an activist of Assam’s Karbi Anglong district filed a petition before the Guwahati High Court against Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Chief Executive Member (CEM) who has allegedly raped a minor girl.