Shutdown in West Bengal district protesting killing of college student
Aug 08, 2015, at 04:46 pm
Kolkata, Aug 8(IBNS) A 12-hour shutdown called by the Congress is being observed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday to protest the killing of a college student allegedly by members of the Trinamool Congress' youth wing.
Odisha's self-styled godman Sarathi Baba arrested
Aug 08, 2015, at 04:21 pm
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IBNS) The Odisha police on Saturday arrested Sarathi Baba, the controversial self-styled godman from his ashram in Kendrapara, reports said.
Justice Dipak Misra provided heavy security following threat letter
Aug 08, 2015, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Heavy security arrangements have been made at the residence of Justice Dipak Misra after he received an anonymous threat letter.
Five women killed in Jharkhand village in witch hunt
Aug 08, 2015, at 03:46 pm
Ranchi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Five women have been killed in a Jharkhand village reportedly on suspicion of practising witchcraft, reports said.
India to boycott Speakers' meet in Pakistan unless J&K is invited
Aug 08, 2015, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) India will boycott the meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in Pakistan if the speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is not invited.
American Center hosts lecture on India-U.S. relationship in Kolkata
Aug 08, 2015, at 05:41 am
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IBNS): The U.S. Consulate General, Kolkata hosted a lecture on, 'Strategic Aspects of India-U.S. FDI: Opportunities for Partnership' in association with Bharat Chamber of Commerce on Friday.
PM Modi attends first National Handloom Day celebrations
Aug 08, 2015, at 03:42 am
Chennai, Aug 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said handlooms can be a tool to fight poverty, just as swadeshi was a tool in the struggle for freedom.
WB: Student killed in clash inside college campus
Aug 08, 2015, at 01:41 am
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IBNS): A college student was allegedly killed by Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) members during a clash on Friday inside a college campus in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, reports said.
Assam govt to focus on road and communication infrastructure development: Tarun Gogoi
Aug 08, 2015, at 01:39 am
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said the state government’s intensified focus on road and communication infrastructure development stimulated rural development in the state.
India to boycott CPA meet in Pakistan: Mahajan
Aug 08, 2015, at 01:36 am
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday said India will boycott the meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Pakistan if Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker is not invited to it.
Mamata Banerjee pays homage to martyred jawan
Aug 08, 2015, at 12:56 am
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid homage to martyred jawan Subhendu Roy.
IAF sends relief material to Myanmar
Aug 07, 2015, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) The Indian Air Force on Friday said it has pressed into service its strategic airlift platforms, the C-17 Globemaster-III and the C-130 J Super Hercules, to send about 100 tonnes of food and medicines to Myanmar which is reeling under floods and landslides due to unprecedented rains.
Jaitley chairs Consultative Committee Meeting of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Aug 07, 2015, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, on Friday chaired the meeting of Consultative Committee of the I&B Ministry to discuss the issues "All India Radio and DD News".
Questiong the DNA of Nitish Kumar is an insult to the Biharis : Lalu tweets
Aug 07, 2015, at 10:50 pm
Patna, Aug 7 (IBNS) Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad stood by the side of his alliance partner and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the "DNA" remark controversy, saying the remark made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an insult to the people of the state.
At least 12 feared killed in Haryana wall collapse
Aug 07, 2015, at 10:34 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IBNS) At least 12 people were feared killed after a wall collapsed on them in Dholera village of Narnaul district in Haryana on Friday.
PM Modi meets Jayalalithaa over lunch, seeks support for GST bill
Aug 07, 2015, at 10:22 pm
Chennai, Aug 7(IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's support for GST bill at a lunch meeting in her Poes Gardens residence on Friday, opening the gate for a strategic alliance with the AIADMK, a regional powerhouse, reports said.
Gandhis do not have to work in the sun,Sushma Swaraj has to toil : Smriti Irani
Aug 07, 2015, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) In a counter to the virulent Congress attack on Sushma Swaraj , Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday mocked at Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, saying they are "not used to working in the sun to earn money" unlike the External Affairs Minister, who has to work hard to earn a living.
It is not Narendra Modi's Government: Rahul Bajaj
Aug 07, 2015, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Eminent industrialist and Rajya Sabha member Rahul Bajaj, known to be an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned a critic of the BJP-led NDA government, saying it is losing the shine.
Pakistan man identifies himself as the father of Naved, the captured terrorist
Aug 07, 2015, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7(IBNS) In a development which may leave Islamabad embarrassed, a Pakistan-based man has identified himself as the father of Mohammad Naved, the terrorist captured alive after the Udhampur terror attack.
PM Modi expresses grief over Myanmar floods
Aug 07, 2015, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief and solidarity with Myanmar in the face of the Flood Emergency the nation is facing.
Sushma Swaraj would have helped Lalit Modi's wife without breaking law: Sonia Gandhi
Aug 07, 2015, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Dismissing as "theatrics" Sushma Swaraj's defence on the Lalit Modi controversy, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the External Affairs Minister would have helped tainted cricket boss Lalit Modi's wife without breaking law.
Tiger Memon threatens to avenge brother Yakub's execution
Aug 07, 2015, at 04:35 pm
Mumbai, August 7 (IBNS) Hours before Yakub Memon was hanged on July 30, his older brother and underworld operative Tiger Memon, called his family in Mumbai and threatened to avenge the execution, media reports claimed on Friday.
Heavy firing by Pakistan in Poonch
Aug 07, 2015, at 03:57 pm
Jammu, Aug 7 (IBNS) In a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and mortar shelling at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday morning, reports said.
Aug 07, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Justice Dipak Misra, who headed the Supreme Court bench that rejected 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon's eleventh hour appeal against his hanging, has received a threatening letter, reports said.
Terrorists open fire at Udhampur police post, 2 SPO's injured, firing underway
Aug 07, 2015, at 05:38 am
Udhampur, Aug 6 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists opened fire at a police post in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday night leaving two Special Police Officers (SPO's) injured in the attack.
Police post in Udhampur comes under terror attack, intermittent firing on
Aug 07, 2015, at 05:04 am
Udhampur, Aug 6 (IBNS): A police post in Jammu's Udhampur district has been attacked by two suspected terrorists, reports said on Thursday.
President to visit Odisha from Friday to Saturday
Aug 07, 2015, at 03:12 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Odisha from Friday to Saturday.
Railway Ministry convenes meeting of Financial Institutions
Aug 07, 2015, at 02:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Following up on the Banks' & Financial Institutions' Conclave held in Delhi on July 21, the Ministry of Railways are convening a meeting in Mumbai on Friday with representatives of Financial Institutions to sensitize the finance community of emerging investment opportunities in the Railway Sector.
CBI registers seven FIRs in Vyapam scam
Aug 07, 2015, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it has registered seven FIRs in connection with the Vyapam scam.
President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Odisha tomorrow
Aug 07, 2015, at 01:22 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Odisha from Aug 7 to 8, officials said on Thursday.