Government constitutes SIT to probe 1984 riots
Feb 13, 2015, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigating/re-investigating the cases of 1984 riots under the Chairmanship of Pramod Asthana, an IPS Officer.
Court gives life time imprisonment to Rajib Das's killers
Feb 13, 2015, at 08:39 pm
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): First Additional District Judge of Barasat District and Sessions Court Prabir Kumar Mishra has given life time imprisonment under IPC sections 302 and 354 to the three killers of Rajib Das- Biswanath Chatterjee, Mithun Das and Monojit Biswas-on Friday.
Centre approves revised guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Feb 13, 2015, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): The model villages adopted by the Members of Parliament under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) will now get rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) on priority basis.
PM summons Delhi Police Chief after convent school vandalized
Feb 13, 2015, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday summoned Police Commissioner of Delhi B.S. Bassi and expressed his deep concern and anguish over the rising crime rate in the national capital in the wake of the vandalism in a convent school in south Delhi.
Controversial film 'MSG' releases today, security beefed up in Haryana
Feb 13, 2015, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): The controversial film 'MSG: The Messenger of God' featuring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh released on Friday.
US cop charged of assaulting Indian man
Feb 13, 2015, at 07:26 pm
Washington, Feb 13 (IBNS): A US cop has been charged of assaulting a 57-year-old Indian man, which left him partially paralysed.
SC stays arrest of Teesta Setalvad till Feb 19
Feb 13, 2015, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed that social activist Teesta Setalvad will not be arrested till Feb 19 in connection with the Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case.
Train derails in Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, 10 killed
Feb 13, 2015, at 06:31 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed and more than 60 people were injured as nine coaches of an express train bound for Ernakulam from Hosur in Bengaluru derailed at a place near Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border on Friday, reports said.
Two killed, three injured in Assam blast
Feb 13, 2015, at 06:07 pm
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and three others injured in an powerful explosion in Assam's Sivsagar district on Friday morning, police said.
Manish Sisodia will be deputy CM in Kejriwal cabinet
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Senior Aaam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia will be the deputy chief minister of Delhi and thus be number two in the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet that will take oath on Feb 14 at the Ramlila Maidan.
Modi speaks to Sharif, Hasina, wish them cricket luck
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he has called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and wished all the best to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the Cricket World Cup. He also wished other SAARC nation leaders, including Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh.
South Delhi Christian school vandalized
Feb 13, 2015, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): After reports of a series of attacks on churches, a convent school in south Delhi was allegedly vandalized by miscreants in the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.
Train derails in Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, deaths reported
Feb 13, 2015, at 04:14 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IBNS) An express train bound for Ernakulam from Hosur in Bengaluru jumped tracks at a place near Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border on Friday, killing two people at least and injuring over a dozen. Some reports put the death toll at eight.
Hindus urge Australia to listen to its Human Rights Commission on plight of 800 detained children
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:51 am
Sydney, Feb 12 (IBNS): Hindus have urged Australia Government to wake-up and listen to its own Australia Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on the plight of 800 children in immigration detention.
Tata Capital's 'Journey of Doing Right' uses story-telling to bring focus on Child Rights
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:47 am
Mumbai/Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): Tata Capital, the financial services arm of the Tata Group, as part of its Do Right initiative- 'The Journey of Doing Right', aims to bring light into the lives of the 112 children of the Shikshangram Home for children in Malavali, Pune.
Sunanda death: Shashi Tharoor quizzed for 2nd time today
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:39 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was on Thursday quizzed for the second time by the Special Investigative Team (SIT) at the Vasant Vihar Police Station here in connection with the alleged murder of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
China to back India for UNSC permanent membership?
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:20 am
Beijing, Feb 12 (IBNS): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Beijing visit, China on Thursday supported India's bid for a permanent membership in United Nation's Security Council (UNSC).
Make cooperative federalism a reality: President to Guvs
Feb 13, 2015, at 04:02 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The 46th Conference of Governors concluded at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
J&K govt formation: PDP, BJP likely to join hands?
Feb 13, 2015, at 03:50 am
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IBNS): The stalemate in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to end with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) all set to join hands with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Governors are agents of change: PM Modi
Feb 13, 2015, at 03:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described Governors as inspirational "agents of change," and said their catalysing influence can contribute significantly to the development of states.
USA stands ready to be India's partner: Jacob Lew
Feb 13, 2015, at 03:15 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew met with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, for the fifth India-US Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday and assured to be India's partner on economic front.
Sunanda death: Husband Shashi Tharoor interrogated again
Feb 13, 2015, at 12:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): It seems like there is no respite for Shashi Tharoor as the Congress MP was on Thursday interrogated by the police once again in connection with the alleged murder of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Bihar crisis: Patna HC upholds Nitish's election as JDU Legislative Party leader
Feb 12, 2015, at 11:36 pm
Patna, Feb 12 (IBNS): In a fillip to Nitish Kumar, the Patna High court on Thursday ordered that he can continue as the leader of the Janata Dal (United) Legislative Party or JD(U), reports said.
Rajib Das murder case: 3 convicted, court to announce verdict tomorrow
Feb 12, 2015, at 11:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): A Barasat court in West Bengal convicted the three accused in connection with Rajib Das murder case on Thursday.
Indian Railways' Freight Loading up by 4.64 per cent
Feb 12, 2015, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Ministry of Railways on Thursday said the Indian Railways has carried 906.36 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during Apr 1, 2014 to Jan 31, 2015.
Railway Minister flags off four more new trains
Feb 12, 2015, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off four new trains and extension of one train by remote control on Thursday.
Supreme Court stays arrest of Teesta Setalvad
Feb 12, 2015, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Giving temporary relief to Teesta Setalvad , the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the arrest of the social activist in connection with Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case till Friday.
No slowdown in reforms: Jaitley
Feb 12, 2015, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Delhi Assembly polls will not slow down economic reforms in the country.
Feb 12, 2015, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday hammered Congress leader Ajay Maken over the party's poor show in the Delhi Assembly polls and said he lost 'focus' and did not take other party leaders along.
Teesta Setalvad's anticipatory bail plea rejected
Feb 12, 2015, at 08:07 pm
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected social activist Teesta Setalvad's anticipatory bail plea in connection with the Gulbarg society embezzlement case.