West Bengal State Akademi, RBU organises Basant Utsav
Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, in association with All India Radio, Kolkata and Doordarshan Kendra, Kolkata, organised the Basant Utsav a classical music concert featuring artistes and well-known accompanists at the Jorasanko Thakurbari in Kolkata on March 17 and 18.
The new Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI debuts in India
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today announced the launch of the new Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI FWD adding to an exciting lineup that includes recently launched new Audi Q3 2.0 TDI FWD and new Audi Q3 2.0 TDI quattro.
Dalai Lama arrives in Guwahati for his 12-day north-east India visit
Guwahati, Apr 1 (IBNS): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrived in Guwahati on Saturday on his 12-day visit to north-east India.
Kolkata: Girl goes missing from Salt Lake, family claims abduction, rescued later
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): Nearly 16 hours after a 17-year-old girl went untraceable from Kolkata's Salt Lake area, police rescued her from Rajarhat New Town, reports said.
Election Commission bans exit polls for Lok Sabha bypolls in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS) : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned exit polls for Lok Sabha by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled to be held between April 9 and April 16.
Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra and brother arrested
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) : Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director of real estate firm Unitech, and his brother Ajay Chandra have been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police, reports said.
Smart India Hackathon today, PM Modi to address participants
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday address the world's largest hackathon via video conferencing in what is being seen as a part of the initiative to push for a Digital India.
PM Modi greets Sivakumar Swamy on birthday
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Indian monk Sivakumar Swamy on his birthday.
PM Modi greets VP Hamid Ansari on birthday
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Vice President Hamid Ansari on his birthday.
EVM tampering: Delhi CM cries foul against BJP
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday cried foul against the BJP over the ongoing EVM tampering issue.
Child Cabinet (Bal Panchayat) member meet
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): PATH Welfare Society with support from ITC Mission SunehraKal organized a Childrens Meet- a gathering of over 400 children & Child Cabinet members from 24 government schools in Kolkata.
Pakistan using social media to incite Kashmir youths
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Making an appeal to the youths of Kashmir to not rush to the sites of encounter, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday accused Pakistan of using the social media to incite youngsters to help militants against action by security forces, reports said.
Life imprisonment for cow slaughter in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Ahead of the state Assembly elections, the Gujarat Assembly on Friday amended the existing law making cow slaughter punishable by life term in jail-the toughest measure against such acts in the country, reports said.
Five MOUs likely to be inked at the annual meeting of the New Development Bank
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): The second Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB) began in New Delhi on Friday with the Meeting of its Board of Directors.
Restore my work, or won't appear next time, Justice Karnan tells the Supreme Court
New Delhi, Mar 31(IBNS) : Calcutta High Court Justice CS Karnan, whose standoff with the country's top judiciary earned him a warrant-a thing ever to have happened for the first time with a sitting judge-appeared before a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday in a show of relent from his earlier position, but declared that he would not appear again unless his administrative and judicial work is restored.
Govt rescues two abducted Indians in South Sudan, tweets Swaraj
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): The Government of India has rescued two Indians, who were abducted in South Sudan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Friday.
South Korea: Park Geun-hye arrested, faces 13 charges
Seoul, Mar 31 (IBNS): Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested on Friday morning, local The Chosunilbo reported.
Trump warns US companies against job loss, ahead of China meeting
Washington, Mar 31 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has urged American companies to look for other alternatives and has warned against any further job losses, ahead of next week's meeting with China.
More must be done to place Syrian refugees; conflict sees worst violence in months UN
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The worlds attention has moved away from Syria following the battle for Aleppo, despite the fact that the last few months have been some of the worst for civilians, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday told the Security Council, reiterating calls for an end to the six year conflict.
Parliament passes Finance Bill as Lok Sabha rejects RS amendments
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS) : Backed by the dominant BJP and allied party members in the Lok Sabha, Parliament on Thursday approved the Finance Bill 2017 after the lower house rejected five amendments by the Rajya Sabha with regard to curbing more powers to taxmen and a cap on donation by companies to political parties.
Five die in Maharashtra as intense heat torments large parts of India
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): Five people have died of heat stroke in Maharashtra as 40-plus temperatures scorching the state are feared to be precursors to a heat wave.
Triple Talaq issue to be heard during summer vacation : Supreme Court
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS) : A five-judge constitution bench will sit on May 11 during the summer vacation to hear the triple talaq case to take a decision on the legality of the long-practised tradition in the Muslim community that allows a husband to get instant divorce from wife by saying "talaq" three times, Chief Justice J S Khehar on Thursday said.
Uttar Pradesh : CM Adityanath convenes meeting with striking slaughterhouse owners
Lucknow, Mar 30 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday invited representatives of slaughterhouses for talks to end the deadlock arising out of an indefinite strike, reports said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh to chair 11th Standing Committee meeting of Inter-State Council
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 11th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council on April 9, 2017.
BJP chief Amit Shah returns to hero's welcome in Gujarat
Gandhinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members in Gujarat accorded a grand welcome to their National Party President Amit Shah, when he arrived at the state assembly in Gandhinagar on Thursday, according to media reports.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in NRS hospital, no casualties
Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): A minor fire reportedly broke out at the state government-run Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata's Sealdah area on Thursday, triggering panic among the patients and their family members.
Sushma Swaraj assures impartial probe and arrest of attackers on African students
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS) : External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday assured the Rajya Sabha that an impartial investigation will take place and proper action will be taken against those who had attacked African students in Greater Noida on Monday last.
SBI Card launches SBI Card Unnati
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): SBI Card, one of Indias leading credit card issuers, on Wednesday announced the launch of a unique credit card, SBI Card Unnati, targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account holders throughout the country.
Google launches knowledge graph in Bengali language
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): Aimed at helping Bengali speakers discover new information quickly, Google on Wednesday announced the introduction of Knowledge Graph in Bengali language on Google Search.
Kashmir weapon Snatching, accused surrender before police
Srinagar, Mar 29 (IBNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir Police have claimed that a youth who along with his associates had snatched a rifle from a policeman in Jammu last weekend surrendered in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday.
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