Hyderabad student shot dead in Florida in alleged mugging attempt
Jun 15, 2015, at 04:49 pm
Hyderabad, June 15 (IBNS): A 23-year-old student from Hyderabad has been shot dead in Florida after an apparent mugging went wrong.
Ex- servicemen to begin hunger strike for One Rank One Pension
Jun 15, 2015, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Ex- servicemen across the country will go on a relay hunger strike from Monday to protest against the delay of the implementation of One Rank One Pension scheme.
Lalit Modi row: Oppositions demand Sushma Swaraj's resignation
Jun 15, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Oppositions have mounted up pressure on the Narendra Modi government to sack Sushma Swaraj if she does not resign herself after the External Affairs Minister has been caught up in a huge controversy over helping helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, who is accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year.
#IStandWithSushmaSwaraj trends on Twitter
Jun 15, 2015, at 04:17 am
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Supporting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is hit by a controversy over helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi to procure travel documents in the UK last year, a hashtag #IStandWithSushmaSwaraj is currently trending on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Senior Congress leader Sheila Kaul passes away
Jun 15, 2015, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS) Senior Congress leader and ex-union minister Sheila Kaul died on Saturday.
President Pranab Mukherjee mourns loss of lives in Punjab gas leak
Jun 14, 2015, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday mourned the death of six people in a gas leak incident in Punjab's Ludhiana district.
PM greets Odisha on Raja Parba
Jun 14, 2015, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people of Odisha on the occasion of Raja Parba.
Lalit Modi row: Congress slams Sushma Swaraj
Jun 14, 2015, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): The Congress on Sunday demanded External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's resignation over helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, who is accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year.
Karipur airport clash: 4 CISF personnel arrested in connection with death of jawan
Jun 14, 2015, at 08:16 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IBNS): Kerala Police on Sunday arrested four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel in connection with the firing incident inside Karipur International Airport premises on June 10.
UP: Girl burnt alive after father stops intruders from plucking mangoes
Jun 14, 2015, at 07:42 pm
Fatehpur, UP, June 14 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a minor girl was allegedly burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Saturday after her father stopped intruders from plucking mangoes from his orchard.
Conveyed Lalit Modi's request for travel documents to UK on humanitarian grounds: Sushma Swaraj
Jun 14, 2015, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Amid a controversy whether Sushma Swaraj helped former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, who is accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year, the External Affairs Minister on Sunday defended herself and said she helped convey his request to the British envoy 'taking a humanitarian view.'
Journalist murder case: UP govt suspends 5 cops, no action against SP Minister
Jun 14, 2015, at 06:23 pm
Lucknow, June 14 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended five police officers in connection with the murder case of journalist Jagendra Singh's in Shahjahanpur district, reports said.
Meghalaya: Four people killed in landslide
Jun 14, 2015, at 05:39 pm
Guwahati, June 14 (IBNS): At least four people including three women were killed and two others injured in landslide following heavy rainfall in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
J&K: Another man mysteriously shot dead in Sopore
Jun 14, 2015, at 05:29 pm
Srinagar, June 14 (IBNS): Despite strike call against mysterious killings in Sopore town, another former militant was shot dead by an unknown man from point blank range in Badam Bagh area of Sopore town on Sunday morning, police said.
Ex-servicemen to hold rallies across India for One Rank One pension
Jun 14, 2015, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Former servicemen will organise Mahasangram rallies in 55 cities across India over their demand of One Rank One Pension on Sunday. The rally will be followed by an indefinite hunger strike from June 15.
Underwater search for missing Dornier aircraft to begin today
Jun 14, 2015, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): The underwater search for the missing Coast Guard Dornier aircraft will commence on Sunday after an Indian Navy ship detected an intermittent transmission of sound as it searched for the missing Dornier aircraft on Saturday.
CGM meets to review security situation in Srinagar
Jun 14, 2015, at 04:17 am
Srinagar, June 13 (IBNS) A Core Group Meeting (CGM) between the army, police and paramilitary forces was held at Badami Bagh here on Saturday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city, a defense communiqué said.
"Will safeguard interest, be it Kashmir"
Jun 14, 2015, at 01:59 am
Islamabad, June 13 (IBNS) Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday said the country is ready to ready to pay any price to protect the nationhood and safeguard interest like the Kashmir issue.
FTII students protest over Gajendra Chauhan's appointment
Jun 14, 2015, at 01:58 am
Pune, June 13 (IBNS) Students in India's premier Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) are protesting over the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as the new chairman of the institution.
Rahul Gandhi meets sanitation workers
Jun 13, 2015, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met MCD workers for the second time in two days and said he will be beside them whenever they need him.
Search for missing Dornier aircraft: Navy ship picks up signals
Jun 13, 2015, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) An Indian Navy ship detected an intermittent transmission of sound as it searched for the missing Dornier aircraft on Saturday.
Air India rejects reports of lizard in in-flight meal
Jun 13, 2015, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Air India on Saturday denied reports that a lizard was found in the meal served by the national carrier in a London-bound flight on Thursday.
Pradeep Kumar Sinha assumes charge as Cabinet Secretary
Jun 13, 2015, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) Pradeep Kumar Sinha on Saturday assumed charge as Cabinet Secretary.
Andhra Pradesh road mishap kills 22
Jun 13, 2015, at 09:00 pm
Hyderabad, June 13 (IBNS): A van fell into a barrage near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh which killed at least 22 people on Saturday, reports said.
Shop keeper shot dead by gunmen in Kashmir's Sopore town
Jun 13, 2015, at 08:11 pm
Srinagar, June 13 (IBNS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead the president of a "Beopar Mandal" in north Kashmir's Sopore town late Friday evening, police said.
Garbage politics sweeps Delhi, AAP-BJP leaders clean streets
Jun 13, 2015, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Just a day after sanitation workers in east and north Delhi called off their strike, the streets of the capital on Saturday got transformed into a war zone. Both Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and party workers have hit the streets with brooms and shovels to take part in the cleanliness drive.
Five killed in Ludhiana tanker leak
Jun 13, 2015, at 05:38 pm
Ludhiana, Punjab, June 13 (IBNS) At least five people died and many were taken to hospitals from an ammonia gas leak from a tanker on Saturday, said reports.
21 die in Andhra Pradesh as van falls into barrage
Jun 13, 2015, at 04:47 pm
Hyderabad, June 13 (IBNS) At least 21 people, including children and women, died after a van fell into a barrage near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, said officials.
Child labour in India decreasing at a snail's pace: CRY
Jun 13, 2015, at 04:13 am
New Delhi/ Kolkata, June 12 (IBNS): An analysis of Census data by CRY- Child Rights and You reveals that the child labour has been decreasing at a mere 2.2% per year over the last decade, contrary to popular perception of its substantial reduction.
USAID, Tata trust partner to support development innovations in India
Jun 13, 2015, at 04:11 am
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS) The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Tata Trusts, comprising of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust & Allied Trusts and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust & Allied Trusts, on Thursday executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Mumbai to explore partnership opportunities to support development innovation in maternal and child health, nutrition, tuberculosis control, water, sanitation, early grade literacy, agriculture, and social entrepreneurship.