Govt explores legal action against BBC
Mar 05, 2015, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) The Narendra Modi government is considering to take legal action against British Broadcasting Corporation for airing in UK the documentary on the 2012 Delhi gangrape ignoring an official ban.
India reaches out to Nepal to help clear blocked runway
Mar 05, 2015, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) In a fantastic display of coordination and synchronization between the Indian Air Force (IAF), Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), an Accident Recovery Kit was airlifted from Delhi to Kathmandu to remove the Turkish Airlines airbus that blocked the runway at Kathmandu following a landing accident.
Amendment to land law essential : PM
Mar 05, 2015, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said amendment of the existing Land Acquisition Act is essential to enable creation of rural infrastructure.
President's Holi greeting to the people
Mar 05, 2015, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the people on the country on the eve of Holi, the festival of colours.
AAP still on boil as another leader speaks out
Mar 05, 2015, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Dissent continued to plague the Aam Aadmi Party even after the removal of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the political affairs committee as another leader on Wednesday went public with his strong objection to the action against two founding members.
Delhi HC upholds Chautala sentencing
Mar 05, 2015, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the 10-year jail term awarded to former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay along with others by a special CBI court in a teachers' recruitment scam dating back to 1999-2000.
India's Daughter maker urges Modi to allow its airing
Mar 05, 2015, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, whose documentary India's Daughter on the events in the aftermath of the fatal gang-rape of Nirbhaya in Dec 2012 was banned after protests over the interview of one of the unrepentant rapists, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the film's airing in India for greater good.
India's Daughter should be made compulsory viewing: Shobhaa De
Mar 05, 2015, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) Writer, columnist and social commentator Shobhaa De says the banned documentary India's Daughter, which interviews one of the rapists of Nirbhaya, should be made compulsory viewing.
A day after sidelining Yadav, Bhushan, Kejriwal goes on furlough
Mar 05, 2015, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) A day after party's founding members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were sidelined, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday left for Bengaluru on a ten-day leave for naturopathy treatment.
Everyone must watch India's daughter: Nirbhaya's father
Mar 05, 2015, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) As 'India's Daughter', the documentary based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, faces a ban in the country, Nirbhaya's father said on Thursday that everyone should watch the film.
Heavy rain, lightning disrupt train services in Howrah division
Mar 05, 2015, at 04:50 am
Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): Train services on the main line and chord line sections of Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division were disrupted due to overhead equipment problems arising out of heavy rain & lightning from around on Wednesday, officials said.
BBC to air Nirbhaya documentary in UK?
Mar 05, 2015, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): The controversial documentary on the December 2012 Delhi gang rape will be broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in United Kingdom (UK) in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, media reports said.
"India's vibrant Muslim communities vital to U.S.-India strategic partnership"
Mar 05, 2015, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma on Wednesday told India's leading Muslim entrepreneurs, scholars, and clerics that they were each "vital players in advancing our countries' shared values and vision."
Lok Sabha passes Insurance Bill raising FDI cap to 49 pct
Mar 05, 2015, at 03:55 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Insurance Bill, a reform legislation providing for raising foreign investment cap to 49 percent with the support of Congress and NCP.
161 people of Assam killed by Naga miscreants since 1972
Mar 05, 2015, at 02:11 am
Guwahati, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least 161 people of Assam were killed in attacks by miscreants of Nagaland since 1972 in the areas of Assam-Nagaland border, Assam government said in the state assembly on Wednesday.
AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan removed from PAC
Mar 05, 2015, at 01:53 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Amid turmoil within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the national executive of the same on Wednesday decided to remove its founding members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the party's Political Affairs Committee (PAC).
CBI raids Tapas Pal's residence in Ponzi scam
Mar 05, 2015, at 01:14 am
Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Pal's residence in Kolkata.
Rajanth asks BBC, MEA and I&B to not air Nirbhaya documentary
Mar 05, 2015, at 12:04 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he asked the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) to ensure that the documentary on the December 2012 Delhi gang rape is not broadcast anywhere in the world.
AAP still infant, will move one step forward after today's meet: Yadav
Mar 04, 2015, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi. Mar 4 (IBNS): Ahead of the crucial Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s national executive meeting, senior leader Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday said his party is still "infant" but will move a step further after the scheduled meet.
Turkish plane skids off runway in Kathmandu: No casualty
Mar 04, 2015, at 10:10 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 4(IBNS) Passengers of a Turkish Airlines jet had a providential escape on Wednesday when the plane overshot the runway amid dense fog and skidded onto a grassy patch.
Fourth IRNSS satellite to be launched soon
Mar 04, 2015, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) India is set to launch its fourth IRNSS satellite this month, Minister of state in the Prime Minister's office Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
India gives list of 46 monuments and sites to UNESCO
Mar 04, 2015, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) India has submitted a revised tentative list of 46 famous monuments/sites for inclusion in the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Site.
Court bans documentary on 2012 Delhi gang rape
Mar 04, 2015, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) A Delhi court on Wednesday banned a documentary film about the December 2012 Delhi gang rape.
Kejriwal offers to resign as AAP convenor
Mar 04, 2015, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today offered to step down as convenor of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party shortly before its national executive meeting in which senior leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan are likely to be removed from the party's decision-making committee.
HC refuses to let Chavan off housing scam case
Mar 04, 2015, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Maharashtra Congress president and former chief minister Ashok Chavan for recall of an earlier order and refused to drop his name from the charge-sheet of the multi-crore Adarsh Housing Society scam.
India needs a strong defence to ensure stability : President
Mar 04, 2015, at 06:34 pm
Jodhpur, Mar 4(IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said India is committed to peace and stability for which the country needs an effective deterrence and a strong force.
Documentary: Rajnath speaks amid uproar in R S
Mar 04, 2015, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that he has ensured that all steps are taken to stop telecasting a documentary made on December 2012 Delhi gangrape.
Jaishankar hands over Modi's letter to Sharif
Mar 04, 2015, at 04:00 pm
Islamabad, Mar 4(IBNS) Foreign secretary S Jaishankar has delivered a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
AAP's crucial meeting without Kejriwal
Mar 04, 2015, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will stay away from Wednesday's important organisational meeting which is expected to take tough action against dissenting leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
Portfolios assigned to Ministers, Mufti Keeps Home
Mar 04, 2015, at 05:01 am
Srinagr, Mar 3 (IBNS) After three days of negotiations between the PDP and the BJP over Ministers, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday assigned the charge of the departments to his Council of Ministers.