2 children die, 30 ill after consuming food at Punjab home for special children
Aug 02, 2016, at 08:28 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Two children have died and 30 others fell ill after eating food at a home for differently-abled children in Kapurthala, media reports said.
Bulandshahr gang-rape incident might be a conspiracy by opposition : UP Minister Azam Khan
Aug 02, 2016, at 07:49 pm
Lucknow, Aug 2 (IBNS) : At a time when the nation is yet to recover from the shock of the mother-daughter gang-rape in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan made a controversial statement, suggesting the incident could be an "opposition conspiracy."
Ministry sets up Twitter handle to receive complaints about telecom and postal sectors
Aug 02, 2016, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Union Ministry of Communications & Information Technology announced on Tuesday the launch of a special twitter handle for addressing complaints and concerns regarding the telecom and postal sectors.
Aug 02, 2016, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Three days after the horrific mother-daughter gang-rape in Bulandshahr, the family has threatened suicide if the culprits are not punished.
Petrol bomb hurled on J & K Minister Naeem Akhtar's hoiuse, no casualty
Aug 02, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at the house of Jammu and Kashmir education minister Naeem Akhtar Srinagar on Monday night, The Times of India quoted police as saying on Tuesday.
Abu Jundal and six others get life sentence in Aurangabad arms haul case
Aug 02, 2016, at 06:36 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and six others were on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment for their role in the 2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case, reports said.
Anandiben made a scapegoat for BJP misrule in Gujarat: Rahul Gadhi
Aug 02, 2016, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Commenting on the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said she has been made the "scapegoat" for the prolonged BJP misrule in the state.
Sonia Gandhi's mega road show in Varanasi today
Aug 02, 2016, at 05:25 pm
Varanasi, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Beginning in the enemy turf her campaign for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will hold a road show in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Islamist Recruitment: Intensifying Efforts
Aug 02, 2016, at 05:21 pm
There is a visible increase in activity of militant outfits in South Asia - particularly India, Pakistan and Bangladesh - in their respective recruitment drives, especially using online communications. Previously, terrorist formations were using printed Jihadi literature, propaganda videos and face to face interactions with religious motivators to entice people to their cause. With the Internet boom and proliferation of online web-based communications, as well as the dramatic example of Daesh's (Islamic State's) cyber outreach, terrorist formations in the region are increasingly using the internet to communicate with youth and inspire them to embrace violent extremism.
Assam floods drown at least 13 rhinos
Aug 02, 2016, at 04:40 pm
Guwahati, Aug 2 (IBNS): At least 13 one horned rhinos have drowned in the prevailing Assam floods, reports said.
PM Modi lauds Swachh Bharat Gramin August campaign
Aug 02, 2016, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the Swachh Bharat Gramin August campaign as a great initiative.
UP officer caught on camera getting foot massage in police station suspended
Aug 02, 2016, at 04:38 am
Lucknow, Aug 1 (IBNS): A police officer in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended after he was caught on camera getting foot massage at the police station.
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Explosion rocks Mysuru City Court complex, no casualty
Aug 02, 2016, at 04:23 am
Mysore, Aug 1 (IBNS): An explosion occurred at Mysuru City Court complex on Monday, media reports said.
Bihar topper scam: Ruby Rai gets bail
Aug 02, 2016, at 04:02 am
Patna, Aug 1 (IBNS): Ruby Rai, the girl who was arrested for cheating in the Bihar state board Class XII Arts examination, will be finally released.
Gujarat CM's resignation indicates BJP's sure defeat in 2017: Congress leader
Aug 02, 2016, at 03:23 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday attacked Anandiben Patel over her resignation as Gujarat Chief Minister and said it showed that her Bharatiya Janata Party will be defeated in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state next year.
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Bhaskar Khulbe appointed as PM Modi's Secretary
Aug 02, 2016, at 03:11 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Appointments Committee of Cabinet appointed Bhaskar Khulbe as the secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Monday.
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Anandiben Patel resigns as Gujarat CM
Aug 02, 2016, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Aug 1 (IBNS): Just a year before the state will elect a new Assembly, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday resigned from her post.
Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly calls on Jitendra Singh
Aug 02, 2016, at 01:56 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Ranjeet Kumar Dass called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh here on Monday and discussed a wide range of issues including the flood situation in Assam and various developmental projects under the Ministry of DoNER.
Aug 02, 2016, at 12:55 am
On July 26, 2016, nine militants were killed in 'Operation Storm 26' carried out by the Joint Forces including Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the Detective Branch (DB) of the Police and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in capital Dhaka's Kalyanpur area. One militant identified as Rakibul Hassan aka Reagan, purportedly a member of Daesh [Islamic State], was arrested from the area with bullet injuries. However, Inspector General of Police A.K.M. Shahidul Haque, who visited the encounter site, stated, "The detained person claims to be an IS member, but we think they are of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)." On July 27, 2016, Police identified seven of the nine militants killed as Abdul Hakim Naym (33), Taj-ul-Haque Rashiq (25), Akifuzzaman Khan (24), Shazad Rouf (24), Motier Rahman (24), Abdullah (23) and Jobayer Hossain (20) after matching their fingerprints with those on their National Identification Cards. Most of them were from well to do families and were missing since January 2016. On July 28, 2016, the identity of the eight slain militant was established as Raihan Kabir aka Tarek, the Dhaka 'region coordinator' of JMB. He had reportedly trained the men who attacked the Holey Artisan café in Gulshan on July 2.
Anandiben Patel ready to step down as Gujarat Chief Minister
Aug 01, 2016, at 11:32 pm
Gandhinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS): Anandiben Patel has asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to relive her as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Please speak on Kashmir,other issues: Kejriwal tells Modi
Aug 01, 2016, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS):Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he is 'dying' to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking on numerous issues including the Kashmir crisis.
We will bring back 10,000 Indian workers from Saudi Arabia :Sushma Swaraj
Aug 01, 2016, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday assured Parliament that the Government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers, left jobless in Saudi Arabia, and they are being provided food and shelter.
Sohrabuddin encounter : Supreme Court clean chit to Amit Shah
Aug 01, 2016, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Giving a clean chit to BJP President Amit Shah in connection with the extra-judicial killing of Sohrabuddin, the Supreme Court on Monday said no reinvestigated will be conducted against him.
GST Bill : BJP issues whip to members
Aug 01, 2016, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : As the Government races against the clock to give push for the ambitious Goods and Services Tax bill, the ruling BJP has issued a whip asking all its MPs to be present in the Rajya Sabha for the next three days, reports said.
Puducherry : Stalking lover sets himself on fire, hugs girl
Aug 01, 2016, at 07:33 pm
Puducherry, Aug 1 (IBNS) : A man in Puducherry set himself on fire and then forcibly hugged a girl after she repeatedly rejected his advances, media reports said.
Aug 01, 2016, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The opposition in Parliament on Monday tore into Manohar Parrikar for his comment against the Muslim community through Aamir Khan, as Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded to know what lesson the Defence Minister is going to teach the minorities in the country.
President of India’s message for National Day of Macedonia
Aug 01, 2016, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Macedonia on the eve of their National Day (August 2, 2016).
Sacked AIADMK member Sasikala Pushpa refuses to relinquish RS post
Aug 01, 2016, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Sacked AIADMK member, Sasikala Pushpa, who was thrown out of the party by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and party supremo J Jayalalithaa on Monday, refused to step down from the Upper House, reports said.
Bulandhshahr gang-rape : Mayawati, Sheila Dishit demand Akhilesh Yadav's resignation
Aug 01, 2016, at 06:04 pm
Bulandhsahr, Aug 1 (IBNS) : In an inevitable political spin-off to the horrific mother-daughter gang-rape in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Maywati and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit have demanded resignation of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, lambasting the state Government for the law and order situation, reports said.
Mulayam, Mayawati among former UP CMs asked by SC to vacate official bungalows
Aug 01, 2016, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Monday asked former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers, including Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati, to vacate official bungalows, reports said.