Congress leader Ghulam Rasool Kar passes away
Apr 10, 2015, at 11:17 pm
Srinagar, Apr 10 (IBNS) Congress leader and member of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Ghulam Rasool Kar passed away late Thursday night here in Srinagar Medical Hospital, his family said.
We are disappointed: Rajnath on Lakhvi walking free
Apr 10, 2015, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) India said it was disappointed by the release of 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi who has walked free from a jail in Pakistan after the Lahore High Court ruled that his detention was illegal.
26/11 plotter Lakhvi walks free from Pakistan jail
Apr 10, 2015, at 08:49 pm
Lahore, Apr 10 (IBNS) 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has walked free from a jail in Pakistan after the Lahore High Court ruled that his detention was illegal.
AK-47 and SLR rifle recovered from former Independent MLA
Apr 10, 2015, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) Delhi Police Special Cell on Friday recovered an AK-47 and one SLR rifle from former independent MLA Rambir Shokeen's property.
IT dept. attaches assets of meat exporter Qureshi
Apr 10, 2015, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) The income tax department on Friday attached all assets of the controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi.
Major defence deal likely to be announced during Modi's France visit
Apr 10, 2015, at 07:00 pm
Paris, Apr 10 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to sign a major defence deal with France involving purchase of 60 Rafale fighter jets worth over 4 billion Dollars.
Delhi cab driver arrested for attempted sexual assault
Apr 10, 2015, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) A taxi driver in Delhi has been arrested for trying to sexually assault a woman on Thursday in the Dwarka area.
Ten killed in Bengal bus accident
Apr 10, 2015, at 06:14 pm
Burdwan, West Bengal, Apr 10 (IBNS) At least 10 people, including two children were killed and 50 injured in a bus accident in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Friday.
After acquittal Akshardham accused pens book on 11 years of travails in jail
Apr 10, 2015, at 05:56 pm
Ahmedabad, Apr 10 (IBNS) Mufti Abdul Qayyum, acquitted by the Supreme Court in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack last year, has penned a book recounting his personal account of injustice and travails that he faced for 11 years in jail for a crime he had not committed.
Nehru spied on Subhash Bose's family : Intelligence report
Apr 10, 2015, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) In a startling revelation two recently de-classified Intelligence Bureau files state that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru spied on the family of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose for two decades from 1948 to 1968, even though the first premier of India died in 1964.
Families of Andhra encounter victims refuse to cremate bodies
Apr 10, 2015, at 05:01 pm
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), Apr 10 (IBNS) Families of the alleged red sander smugglers who were gunned down by Andhra Pradesh Police giving rise to the allegation of a fake encounter, are refusing to cremate the bodies.
Fire in Kolkata's New Secretariat building
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS) A big fire broke out in the New Secretariat building of Kolkata housing several government departments and offices on Thursday.
India expresses concern over Lakhvi walking out of Pakistan jail
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) Responding to the Lahore High Court order setting aside the detention of terrorist commander and 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zakirur Rehman Lakhvi, India said if not prosecuted effectively such a known terrorist will be a threat to India and the world.
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:05 pm
Paris, Apr 10 (IBNS): Commencing his three-nation tour, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached France where he will meet country's President Francois Hollande.
Home Ministry freezes all bank accounts of Greenpeace India, NGO says it will respond
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:21 am
New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): After the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday froze all bank accounts of Greenpeace India with immediate effect, the NGO has responded to news reports, which claimed that the organisation's FCRA license has been suspended and a showcause notice has been issued to the NGO.
Defence pension adalat held in J&K
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:11 am
Udhampur, Apr 9 (IBNS) The 129th Defence Pension Adalat (DPA) was held at Udhampur on Thursday for redressal of grievances of Defence Pensioners, including defence civilians residing in the state of J&K.
Japan offers help to Rajastha in Urban Management
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:07 am
Tokyo/Nagoya, Apr 9 (IBNS): Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje called on the Vice Governor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Nobuhiro Maeda, here on Thursday.
DGCA develops safety action plan
Apr 10, 2015, at 03:06 am
New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has identified seven key safety priorities and developed corresponding safety action plan to mitigate the identified risks.
SER reschedules train for IPL spectators in Kolkata
Apr 10, 2015, at 02:59 am
Kolkata, Apr 9 (IBNS): South Eastern Railway (SER) has taken the following initiatives for the spectators who will return to their home after witnessing the Indian Premier League (IPL Season 8, 2015) which will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 11, April 30, May 4, May 7 and May 24.
Police launches search ops against two Assam Congress MLAs
Apr 10, 2015, at 01:59 am
Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS): The Assam police on Thursday launched a search operation against two Congress MLAs of the state including a former minister, officials said.
Rajnath stuck in lift, rescued from roof
Apr 10, 2015, at 01:53 am
New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh got stuck in an elevator at a government building in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj on Thursday.
Home Ministry freezes all bank accounts of Greenpeace India
Apr 10, 2015, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday froze all bank accounts of Greenpeace India with immediate effect.
Maharashtra govt relaxes norm on Marathi films screening
Apr 10, 2015, at 12:09 am
Mumbai, Apr 9 (IBNS): Amid severe controversy, the Maharashtra government on Thursday relaxed the norm for showing Marathi films, two days after it made compulsory for multiplexes to screen the regional films during the prime time slot of 6pm to 9pm.
Indian Army operationalises another regiment of Brahmos missile
Apr 09, 2015, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS) The Indian Army successfully test fired the advanced version of BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile from Car Nicobar Island to operationalise another regiment of the weapon system, on Thursday.
We are committed to return of Kashmir pandits: Sayeed
Apr 09, 2015, at 10:24 pm
Srinagar, Apr 9 (IBNS) Describing Kashmir as an epitome of secularism and brotherhood that has withstood the test of time, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed speaking during the Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly Thursday said his government is committed to create a favourable environment for the return of the Kashmiri pandits.
Satyam scam: Raju gets 7 years in jail
Apr 09, 2015, at 09:08 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (IBNS) Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam, was sentenced to seven years after a court here convicted him in the biggest financial scandal of India.
26/11 plotter Lakhvi might walk free from Pakistan jail
Apr 09, 2015, at 09:07 pm
Lahore, Apr 9 (IBNS) The Lahore High Court has declared the detention of 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in a Pakistan jail as illegal. He might get a release soon, said media reports in Pakistan on Thursday.
Shiv Sena protests outside Shobha De residence
Apr 09, 2015, at 08:04 pm
Mumbai, Apr 9 (IBNS) Writer and columnist Shobhaa De on Thursday faced the protest of Shiv Sena whose activists marched to the area near her residence for her tweet against a recent order on compulsory screening of Marathi movies in theaters at prime hours.
8-year-old die from teacher's beating in UP
Apr 09, 2015, at 06:36 pm
Lucknow, Apr 9 (IBNS) An eight-year-old boy died after he was severely beaten up by the head of his school in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, said media reports on Thursday.
Satyam scam: Raju, nine others convicted
Apr 09, 2015, at 05:01 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (IBNS) A special court on Thursday convicted B Ramalinga Raju along with nine others in the Satyam Computer Services scandal that had rocked the corporate world in 2009.