Assam APSC scam: Additional Controller of Exams arrested
Nov 12, 2016, at 08:20 pm
Guwahati, Nov 12 (IBNS): Assam police apprehended Pabitra Kaibarta, additional controller of examination of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), on Saturday, in relation to the alleged job racket, according to media reports.
Mumbai: Father commits suicide after poisoning daughters
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:54 pm
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IBNS): In the Sakinaka area of Mumbai, a father committed suicide after poisoning his three daughters, according to media reports on Saturday.
Six pilots complete training at Indian Naval Academy
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:41 pm
Ezhimala, Nov 12 (IBNS): Six Short Service Commission (Pilot) Cadets of the Indian Navy successfully completed 20 weeks training at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, an official release stated.
Modi salutes every Indian for accepting demonetisation decision
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:10 pm
Kobe,Japan, Nov 12 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday saluted "each and every Indian" for accepting the inconvenience of demonetisation and assured that his Government will do everything to protect the interest of honest citizens.
Currency ban will increase black money corruption, says Kejriwal
Nov 12, 2016, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who on Saturday morning termed the demonitisation of 500 and 1000 India Rupee notes as a scam, said that the move will increase corruption and black money.
Nov 12, 2016, at 05:33 pm
Patna, Nov 12 (The Bihar Post/IBNS) A local journalist associated with a Hindi daily was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar early Saturday morning.
Kejriwal calls demonetisation a huge scam
Nov 12, 2016, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to demonitise higher Indian Rupee notes as a major scam and demanded a rollback.
Salt rumours trigger panic in UP
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:22 pm
Moradabad, Nov 12 (IBNS): Panic gripped over rumours on salt storage as people rushed to shop to buy the everyday needed food commodity in parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, media reports.
Narendra Modi travels on bullet train
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:06 pm
Tokyo, Oct 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday travelled in a Shinkansen bullet train as he visited Kobe from Tokyo city.
Full text of India-Japan Joint Statement during PM Modi's Japan visit
Nov 12, 2016, at 04:04 am
H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, is currently on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan. Earlier today, the two Prime Ministers held wide-ranging consultations on 11 November 2016, in Tokyo, during which they undertook a comprehensive review of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership as outlined in the "India and Japan Vision 2025" set forth on 12 December 2015. They acknowledged the significant progress in bilateral relations over the past two years since Prime Minister Modi's visit to Japan in August-September 2014.
Angry wrestler throws Bihar lawmaker down as he tries to give wrestling tips
Nov 12, 2016, at 02:47 am
Patna, Nov 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A ruling party lawmaker in Bihar faced a real embarrassing situation when a wrestler threw him down in wrestling pit after he tried to give a tip or two to the latter.
Govt extends validity of old Rs.500/1000 notes for key utilities till Nov 14
Nov 12, 2016, at 02:41 am
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government on Friday extended the use of old currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 for paying the prices of essential utilities till Nov 14.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Kolkata International Film Festival
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:18 am
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IBNS): Madness and mood of celebration around films returned to Kolkata as the Chief Minister of West Bengal inaugurated the 22nd edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Friday.
Delhi ‘smog’ a warning, says Minister Rao Inderjit Singh
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:57 am
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Expressing concern over the adverse impacts of unprecedented atmospheric pollution in Delhi over the last few days, Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty has stressed that “Delhi should be taken as a serious warning to the future of urban India and all concerned should wake up in time not to meet the same fateâ€.
Afghanistan German consulate attack: Four killed, over 100 injured
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:41 am
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A car bombing on German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif area in Afghanistan killed at least four people on Friday, media reports said.
Scourge of stunting hits tribal children in Madhya Pradesh,says new analysis
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:34 am
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh has often been in the news for cases of malnutrition.
PM Modi remembers Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, on his birth anniversary
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:11 am
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Indian scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, on his birth anniversary.
President wishes Maldives on Republic Day eve
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:06 am
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Maldives on the occasionof their Republic Day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembers Acharya Kripalani on birth anniversary
Nov 12, 2016, at 12:01 am
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered politician Acharya Kripalani, on his birth anniversary.
Currency ban: Congress slams Modi govt
Nov 11, 2016, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Congress on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over his move to ban Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 notes and said economic activities in the country has been stalled for the past two days.
India-Japan sign landmark civil nuclear deal
Nov 11, 2016, at 10:55 pm
Tokyo, Nov 11 (IBNS) : India and Japan on Friday signed a landmark civil nuclear agreement in Tokyo as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi stands in ATM queue
Nov 11, 2016, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) : As thousands of people continued to jostle in front of every ATM and bank across the country to exchange money following the ban on Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 notes, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined the queue at one of the outlets in the capital, media reports said.
Bihar: Wife beats husband after he utters ‘triple talaq’ in a fit of rage
Nov 11, 2016, at 08:50 pm
Patna, Nov 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A high drama was witnessed in Bihar's Bhagalpur town when a woman publicly thrashed her husband soon after he uttered the “triple talaq†in a fit of anger.
Local court acquits RJD MP Taslimuddin in extortion case
Nov 11, 2016, at 08:17 pm
Patna, Nov 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A local court in Bihar has acquitted former Union minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) parliamentarian Mohammad Taslimuddin in an eight year-old case of extortion.
Patna police take jailed St Xavier’s female teachers on remand
Nov 11, 2016, at 08:15 pm
Patna, Nov 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Police in Bihar have taken both the female teachers of St Xavier’s High School, a premier missionary school located in the heart of Patna, on remand for interrogation.
Levy on major air routes to fund regional connectivity
Nov 11, 2016, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Air fares are likely to go up as the central government plans to levy taxes to boost regional connectivity, according to media reports.
India will become most open economy in the world, Modi says as he woos Japanese investment
Nov 11, 2016, at 08:06 pm
Tokyo, Nov.11 (IBNS) : Declaring his resolve to make India the "most open economy in the world," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India and Japan will have to continue to play a major role in Asia’s emergence.
Demonetisation: BJP chief Amit Shah says there will be no trouble for common man
Nov 11, 2016, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): BJP chief Amit Shah held a press conference at the party's headquarter in Delhi on Friday where he congratulated the nation for supporting the government's move to curb black money through demonetisation of rupees 500 and rupees 1000 notes.
13 killed in Uttar Pradesh garment factory fire
Nov 11, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Shahibabad (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 11 (IBNS) : At least 13 people wee killed after a devastating fire broke out in a garment factory in Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district on Friday morning , reports said.
Salman Khan served notice by Supreme Court on Chinkara poaching case
Nov 11, 2016, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to actor Salman Khan on the basis of the Rajasthan Government's appeal against his acquittal in Chinkara poaching case, reports said.