NASA names Pluto peaks after Tenzing Norgay
Jul 19, 2015, at 07:24 pm
California, July 19 (IBNS): In a proud moment for India, NASA has informally named a region of icy mountains on Pluto after Tenzing Norgay, the Indian Sherpa who reached the summit of Mount Everest along with Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953, reports said.
Modi govt likely to re-promulgate land ordinance for fourth time?
Jul 19, 2015, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Facing stern opposition, the Narendra Modi government is likely to promulgate the land ordinance for the fourth time after conclusion of Parliament's Monsoon session, media reports said.
Delhi: 19-yr-old stabbed to death, Kejriwal hits out at Centre over law and order in capital
Jul 19, 2015, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has slammed the Centre over the lack of law and order condition in the national capital after a 19-year old girl was stabbed to death here on Thursday.
Four-storey building collapse in west Delhi kills 5
Jul 19, 2015, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): At least five people have died and many injured after a four-storey building collapsed in west Delhi's Vishnu Garden area on Saturday, reports said.
Four-storey building collapses in west Delhi, 3 killed
Jul 19, 2015, at 06:57 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and several others were injured as a four-storey building collapsed in west Delhi's Vishnu Garden area on Saturday, reports said.
Eid, Rath Yatra celebrated across India
Jul 19, 2015, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS) A mood of festivity gripped India as Muslims celebrated Eid-ul Fitr while Hindus participated in Rath Yatra on Saturday.
Abhishek was misunderstood: Subrata Mukherjee
Jul 19, 2015, at 02:59 am
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS) West Bengal Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee on Saturday defended Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee over his remark on the death of Maoist leader Kishanji and said people have misunderstood his statement.
Puri: Stampede kills 2 during rath yatra
Jul 19, 2015, at 01:31 am
Puri, July 18 (IBNS): The Rath Yatra celebrations in Odisha's Puri city was hit badly by a tragedy as at least two women were killed in a stampede on Saturday, reports said.
PM Narendra Modi wishes countrymen on Eid, Rath Yatra
Jul 18, 2015, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid and Rath Yatra.
PM Modi remembers Madiba on Nelson Mandela Day
Jul 18, 2015, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday remembered former South African President Nelson Mandela on Nelson Mandela Day.
Border skirmishes: Pakistan violates ceasefire once again in Kashmir
Jul 18, 2015, at 09:39 pm
Poonch, Jul 18 (IBNS) Continuing cross-border attacks Pakistan again violated ceasefire for the second time in the last 12 hours in the Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Concerned over Kashmir unrest BJP pledges action
Jul 18, 2015, at 09:37 pm
Srinagar, Jul 18 (IBNS) As violent mobs fought police and waved Pakistani flags on the Eid day throwing a challenge to the law enforcing machinery in Jammu and Kashmir , the Bharatiya Janata Party said it will not let such incidents happen again.
Pakistani troops refuse Eid sweets by Indian counterparts
Jul 18, 2015, at 07:57 pm
Wagah, Jul 18 (IBNS) Amid mounting tension at the border with conflicting allegations from both sides, Pakistani rangers on Saturday reportedly refused to accept sweets from their Indian counterparts on the occasion of Eid at the Wagah-Attari border in Punjab.
Blood donation in Kolkata red-light districts triggers row
Jul 18, 2015, at 06:43 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): In what is seen as a major threat to public health and violation of rules, two clubs in Kolkata hosted blood donation camps in two high-HIV transmission risk zone red light areas of the eastern city, triggering a major controversy since a central blood bank actually went to both places to collect the blood in the presence of ruling party leaders.
Violence erupts in Kashmir over Geelani's house arrest
Jul 18, 2015, at 06:37 pm
Srinagar, Jul 18 (IBNS) Violence broke out in Kashmir valley soon after the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers as hundreds of people took to street and clashed with police over hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's detention.
We killed Kishanji: Mamata nephew's embarrassing statement
Jul 18, 2015, at 06:21 pm
Kolkata, Jul 18(IBNS) In a big embarrassment for West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee her nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has claimed that Maoist leader Kishanji was killed at the behest of the Trinamool Congress government.
Millions to gather for the century's first Nabakalebar Yatra in Puri today
Jul 18, 2015, at 05:23 pm
Puri, Odisha, Jul 18 (IBNS) Celebrating a grand occasion that comes once in 19 years the holy city of Puri observes on Saturday the grand Nabakalebara Yatra, one of the country's biggest religious congregations
Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated throughout India
Jul 18, 2015, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, Jul 18 (IBNS) Eid-ul Fitr is being celebrated across India on Saturday with usual fervour and enthusiasm.
India's biggest warship likely to be nuclear-powered
Jul 18, 2015, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Jul 18(IBNS) India's biggest ever warship, the INS Vishal, is likely to be nuclear-driven, media reports said.
Indian arrested in China for suspected terror links released
Jul 18, 2015, at 03:57 pm
Beijing, Jul 18 (IBNS) An Indian national, detained in China for suspected terror links, has been released, reports said on Saturday.
Army Chief visits Eastern Command
Jul 18, 2015, at 06:06 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS) Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, is on a one-day visit to Eastern Command during which he visited Dimapur and Sukna.
JFA expresses concern over killing of journalists
Jul 18, 2015, at 04:18 am
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has expressed serious concerns over the continuous killing of journalists by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Middle East.
Jul 18, 2015, at 03:07 am
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): At least two students were killed and three others, including two security personnel, were injured during cross firing between Assam Rifles and suspected NSCN(Khaplang) militants in Phek district of Nagaland along Myanmar border on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.
Former Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal calls on PM Narendra Modi
Jul 18, 2015, at 02:36 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS) Former Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.
President, VP greet Indians ahead of Id-ul-Fitr
Jul 18, 2015, at 02:21 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr.
Mumbai journalist found dead after bar raid
Jul 18, 2015, at 02:21 am
Mumbai, July 17 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a Mumbai journalist was found dead, lying on the road in a pool of blood early on Friday morning.
Top NDFB(S) leader killed in Assam encounter
Jul 18, 2015, at 01:31 am
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): A top leader of NDFB(S), involved in killing of Assam Police Additional SP Gulzar Hussain, was murdered in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Friday, police said.
Kolkata: Class 8 student dies after jumping off fifth floor of his school
Jul 18, 2015, at 01:03 am
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): A Class 8 boy on Friday died after allegedly jumping off the fifth floor of his school building near Kolkata airport, media reports said.
RK Pachauri allowed to return to work at TERI
Jul 17, 2015, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Environmentalist R K Pachauri, who has been accused in a sexual harassment case, was on Friday permitted to return to work at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
CBI registers first murder case related to Vyapam scam
Jul 17, 2015, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered the first murder case in connection with the Vyapam scam that the agency has started probing.