Underworld don Ejaz Lakdawala's aide arrested
Mar 25, 2015, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi Mar 25(IBNS) : The Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have aborted an assassination plot with the arrest of a man believed to be the aide of underworld don Ejaz Lakdawala.
MP governor's son, accused in MPPEB scam, found dead in Lucknow
Mar 25, 2015, at 07:00 pm
Lucknow, Mar 25 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh Yadav, who was an accused in the Professional Examination Board (PEB) scam, was found dead at his home in Lucknow on Wednesday morning.
Govt may allow Land Ordinance to lapse?
Mar 25, 2015, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): The Central Government is now considering to let the Land Ordinance lapse in normal course on April 5 and not reissue it, media reports said on Wednesday.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Andheri commercial building
Mar 25, 2015, at 05:37 pm
Mumbai, Mar 25 (IBNS): A fire broke out on Wednesday at a commercial building in Mumbai's Andheri East.
Bengal missionary school gets 4 threat letters, security tightened
Mar 25, 2015, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata, Mar 25 (IBNS): After a spate of attacks on churches across India recently, a missionary school in north Bengal has received four handwritten letters in Hindi with a threat message of being set on fire along with a nearby church if the nuns who run it did not leave immediately.
Posters put up in UP offering reward for finding 'missing' Rahul Gandhi
Mar 25, 2015, at 04:41 pm
Lucknow, Mar 25 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's month long sabbatical, posters have been put up in the state of Uttar Pradesh declaring the Congress Vice President 'missing'.
Navy surveillance aircraft crashes into sea near Goa, two crew missing
Mar 25, 2015, at 04:14 pm
Panaji, Mar 25 (IBNS): An Indian Navy surveillance aircraft has crashed into the sea near Goa leaving two crew members missing, reports said.
Mar 25, 2015, at 05:35 am
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) Yang Jiechi, State Councillor of the People’s Republic of China and Special Representative of China on the Boundary Question called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Mukherjee condoles former Singapore PM's death
Mar 25, 2015, at 05:29 am
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee has written to the President of the Republic of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam, conveying his condolences on the passing away of country's former PM Lee Kuan Yew.
My tweets were misinterpreted: VK Singh
Mar 25, 2015, at 03:12 am
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Tuesday said his 'disgust' and 'duty' tweets have been 'misinterpreted' and attending the Pakistan Day celebrations last night was a 'protocol'.
AAP welcomes SC judgment on Section 66A
Mar 25, 2015, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) The Aam Aadmi party (AAP) on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 66A of the IT Act.
PM Modi expresses sorrow over France plane crash
Mar 25, 2015, at 02:18 am
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the crash of an Airbus A320 airliner in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne.
Most of the parties welcome scrapping of sec 66A; Petitioners ecstatic
Mar 24, 2015, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24(UNI) The government and most of the major political parties welcomed the Supreme Court verdict scrapping the Section 66 of the Information Technology Act 2000 that allowed arrests for offensive contents online.
BJP and Congress hail scrapping of Sec.66 A by SC
Mar 24, 2015, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24(IBNS) The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order to strike down section 66A of the ITA Act, the controversial law that allowed arrests for offensive content online.
India's daughter: SC seeks response from lawyers for comments on women
Mar 24, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24(IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from two lawyers who had made highly controversial comments on Indian women in a documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape.
"Verdict against 66 A upholds freedom of speech and expression" : Petitioner
Mar 24, 2015, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24(IBNS) As the Supreme Court in a landmark judgement struck down section 66A, the controversial law that allowed arrests for offensive content online, Shreya Singhal, the young law student who challenged it, said on Tuesday that the verdict upheld the freedom of speech and expression.
J U molestation: Arrested students granted bail
Mar 24, 2015, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS): Two Jadavpur University students, arrested in connection with the molestation of another student of Jadavpur University, have been granted bail on Monday midnight.
SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act
Mar 24, 2015, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Section 66A of IT Act.
SC might give its verdict on validity of Sec 66A today
Mar 24, 2015, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday is likely to give its verdict on the validity of the controversial Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act 2000.
Singh should quit if disgusted with double standards of his govt: Tewari
Mar 24, 2015, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): A day VK Singh attended the Pakistan Day function here, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Tuesday slammed the Minister of State for External Affairs over his 'disgust' and 'duty' tweets.
JU molestation: 2 students arrested
Mar 24, 2015, at 05:25 am
Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday evening arrested two students of Jadavpur University (JU) in connection with the molestation case.
57 Indian fishing boats returns from Pakistan
Mar 24, 2015, at 04:43 am
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS) Fifty seven Indian fishing boats have arrived at Porbandar in Gujarat from Pakistan's Karachi city, officials said on Monday.
VK Singh attends Pakistan Day dinner, tweets on 'disgust' and 'duty'
Mar 24, 2015, at 04:40 am
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Minister of state for foreign affairs VK Singh represented the government as he attended Pakistan National Day dinner in the country's High Commission in New Delhi on Monday.
Fourth LCU for Indian Navy launched at GRSE
Mar 24, 2015, at 04:22 am
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS) Adding yet another milestone in India’s quest for self-reliance in sophisticated shipbuilding, the fourth ship in the series of eight Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk IV project - Yard 2095 - for the Indian Navy was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata, here on Monday.
PM Modi meets Vice President of Cuba
Mar 24, 2015, at 04:12 am
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received the Vice President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez Mario here.
VK Singh attends Pakistan Day dinner
Mar 24, 2015, at 03:15 am
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS) India's Minister of state for foreign affairs VK Singh attended the Pakistan National Day dinner in the country's High Commission in New Delhi on Monday, reports said.
Secretary and Assessor appointed in One Man Inquiry Commission
Mar 24, 2015, at 02:33 am
Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS) : The Assam government on Monday appointed Bhaskar Phukan, Additional Managing Director of State Rural Livelihood Mission, as Secretary to the One Man Inquiry Commission headed by Justice (Retd.) B. D. Agarwal.
PM Modi says his govt works for farmers' welfare
Mar 24, 2015, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Amid criticisms over the amendments to the land acquisition bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday outlined various steps being undertaken by the Union Government for the agriculture sector and welfare of farmers.
8 militant groups active in Assam, 19939 extremists arrested since 1991
Mar 24, 2015, at 02:04 am
Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS): Eight militant groups including United Liberartion Front of Asom (Independent), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit) are active in Assam.
SC allows Sahara to sell more property to raise money
Mar 23, 2015, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi, Mar 23(IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday gave Subrata Roy's Sahara a final chance to raise Rs 10,000 crore by selling or mortgaging it assets to evade a receiver to sell off the property.