Bihar: Nitish govt wins confidence vote
Mar 12, 2015, at 01:10 am
Patna, Mar 11 (IBNS): With a comfortable majority of 140 votes, Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar's government won the confidence vote in the state Assembly on Wednesday.
My release according tolaw; no deal with PDP : Musarat Alam
Mar 11, 2015, at 11:06 pm
Srinagar, Mar 11(IBNS) Separatist Hurriyat leader Masarat Alam on Wednesday said his release was in according to the law and there was no deal with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir.
AAP leader Anjali Damania quits party
Mar 11, 2015, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11(IBNS) In a major setback for the squabble-ridden Aam Aadmi Party, senior leader Anjali Damania quit the party on Wednesday following allegations of horse-trading against Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.
A fair trial will prove my innocence : Manmohan Singh
Mar 11, 2015, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11(IBNS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been summoned by a court as an accused in the coal allocation scam, said on Wednesday that a fair trial will establish his "total innocence".
Indian Panorama Film Festival to open with Marathi film
Mar 11, 2015, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11(IBNS) With the screening of Marathi feature film, 'Dr. Prakash Baba Amte - The Real Hero', the Indian Panorama Film Festival this year starts on Thursday at Shillong in Meghalaya.
World's only solar-powered aircraft in India
Mar 11, 2015, at 07:18 pm
Ahmedabad, Mar 11(IBNS) The world's only solar-powered aircraft, which landed in Ahmedabad on Tuesday night is likely to stay in the city for a couple of days before leaving for Varanasi.
Katju's comments on Gandhiji, Netaji condemned in Parliament
Mar 11, 2015, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11(IBNS) Members of the Rajya Sabha adopted a unanimous resolution on Wednesday condemning the comments of former Press Council Chairman Markendey Katju on Gandhiji and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Coal scam: Congress defends Manmohan after court summon
Mar 11, 2015, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): While Manmohan Singh has been summoned by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the coal block allocation scam, Congress leader Manish Tewari said the former Prime Minister has conducted himself with utmost probity and transparency.
Nitish Kumar to seek trust vote today
Mar 11, 2015, at 05:37 pm
Patna, Mar 11 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be moving the confidence motion of his government in the state assembly on Wednesday.
Coal Scam: Manmohan Singh summoned as accused in Hindalco case
Mar 11, 2015, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): In a shocking development in the coal block allocation scam, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been summoned by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the Hindalco case.
AAP MLAs ask party leaders to remove Yogendra, Prashant
Mar 11, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): Widening the rift further within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the party MLAs have now asked the top leadership to remove senior leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan to set an example for others.
J&K Deputy CM Nirmal Singh meets Amit Shah
Mar 11, 2015, at 03:45 am
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh met party President Amit Shah on Tuesday and apprised him of the situation in the northern state following the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam.
LS passes Land Acquisition Bill with proposed changes
Mar 11, 2015, at 03:17 am
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the contentious Land Acquisition Bill after he Narendra Modi government has proposed nine changes in it.
300 passengers of Air India flight made to wait for 15 hours
Mar 11, 2015, at 02:17 am
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): In a shameful incident for the national carrier, about 300 passengers of an Air India Delhi to Mumbai flight were made to wait all night at the Delhi airport because of incessant delays in the intervening night of March 8 and 9, reports said.
Mukul says he is not heartbroken with TMC's decision to remove him from key post
Mar 11, 2015, at 12:20 am
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): Senior Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, who was recently removed from the post of national general secretary of the party, has said he is not heartbroken by the decision and that the people will judge whether it was for good or bad.
Court discharges LeT bomb expert Tunda
Mar 10, 2015, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10(IBNS) A Delhi Court on Tuesday discharged top Lashkar-e-Toiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, who was charged under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA).
AAI proposes to develop airport at Bihta for international operations
Mar 10, 2015, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Airport Authority of India (AAI) has proposed to develop the Indian Air Force (IAF) Airport at Bihta in Bihar as new airport for international operations and taken up the matter with the Ministry of Defence and Government of Bihar.
Ravi Shankar seeks support of CSCS in popularising govt initiatives in rural India
Mar 10, 2015, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Community Service Centres should become engines of change in rural India and assist government in carrying forward initiatives aimed at making rural India a truly vibrant society.
SC stays trial in Uber rape case
Mar 10, 2015, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10(IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial court proceedings in the Uber rape case, where a woman was criminally assaulted by a cab driver.
Nirbhaya's friend says India's daughter far from truth
Mar 10, 2015, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10(IBNS) As the ban on a documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder has kicked up a heated nationwide debate, the sole witness to the incident, says the film is "far from the truth."
Bhati murder case: DP Yadav sentenced to life imprisonment
Mar 10, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Dehradun, Mar 10 (IBNS) A CBI court on Tuesday sentenced former Uttar Pradesh minister DP Yadav and three others to life imprisonment in connection with the 1992 Mahendra Singh Bhati case.
Court orders compensation for JU professor who was arrested
Mar 10, 2015, at 10:00 pm
Kolkata, Mar 10(IBNS) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the West Bengal government to pay Rs. 50,000 as compensation to Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra, who was arrested in 2012 for forwarding a cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a social networking site.
Three-nation tour reflects India's priorities: PM
Mar 10, 2015, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his visit to the three Indian Ocean Island countries reflected India's foreign policy priorities in the immediate and extended neighbourhood.
CBI demands Trinamool's income details
Mar 10, 2015, at 08:37 pm
Kolkata, Mar 10(IBNS) After a series of arrests and interrogations of Trinamool Congress leaders, the CBI, probing chit fund scams, has knocked on the door of the West Bengal's ruling pary, asking for details of its income from the sale of paintings by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and from donations and advertisements.
Govt. proposes nine changes in land acquisition amendment bill
Mar 10, 2015, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10(IBNS) In a bid to blunt the opposition attack and garner maximum support to push through the amendments to the land acquisition bill, the Narendra Modi government has proposed nine changes in it.
Country is our topmost priority: Singh
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) Amid the recent controversy over the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam from prison, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the 'country and its security' was far more important issue for the Centre than the government is Jammu and Kashmir.
Kolkata hosts Building Pan-Asian Connectivity Conference
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS) The Building Pan-Asian Connectivity Conference is being hosted by the U.S. Consulate General-Kolkata, the Center on American and Global Security at Indiana University, and the Observer Research Foundation from Tuesday.
CISF should carry out special security audit every four months: Singh
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the CISF should carry out special security audits at all important strategic installations every four months to increase its preparedness.
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Hours after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused him of conspiring to defeat the party in the recent Delhi Assembly polls, Yogendra Yadav said he 'welcomed' the statement made against him.
Tibetan National Uprising Day: Protest outside Chinese Embassy in Delhi
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) Several Tibetans on Tuesday protested outside the Chinese Embassy here to mark the Tibetan National Uprising Day.