BJP'S vision document sparks protests in Assam

Feb 04, 2015, at 05:59 pm

Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : The BJP's vision document for the Delhi assembly election had stirred up a controversy as it allegedly referred the people of North Eastern region in the national capital as "immigrants". The reference sparked a huge protests in Assam on Wednesday.

TransAsia plane crashes into river in Taipei, 12 killed

Feb 04, 2015, at 05:34 pm

Taipei, Feb 4 (IBNS): A TransAsia Airways flight crashed into a river in Taipei on Wednesday after hitting a bridge, killing at least 12 people as per media reports.

Kiran Bedi in tears at her roadshow

Feb 04, 2015, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi was in tears campaigning for her constituency on Wednesday saying she was overwhelmed by the love she is receiving and will pay back the same to people.

Policeman shoots bar manager in Punjab

Feb 04, 2015, at 04:42 pm

Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IBNS): In a fit of rage, a policeman allegedly shot dead a bar manager in Punjab’s Bathinda in broad daylight, media reports said.

Jordan executes two al-Qaeda prisoners

Feb 04, 2015, at 04:22 pm

Amman, Feb 4 (IBNS): Two al-Qaeda prisoners were executed by hanging early on Wednesday morning in Jordan, media reports said.

TransAsia flight crashes into river Taipei

Feb 04, 2015, at 04:01 pm

Taipei, Feb 4 (IBNS): A TransAsia Airways flight crashed into a river in Taipei on Wednesday, media reports said. The flight was carrying at least 53 passengers.

Air Marshal S Neelakantan takes over as HR Head of Indian Air Force (IAF)

Feb 04, 2015, at 04:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Air Marshal S Neelakantan YSM, VM, took over as Air Officer in charge Personnel (AOP) at Air Headquarter (Vayu Bhawan) on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.

Minister discusses Civil Aviation issues with industry representatives

Feb 04, 2015, at 04:13 am

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Union Minister of Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju discussed issues pertaining to civil aviation with the representatives of the civil aviation industry in a pre-budget interaction meet on Tuesday.

India must establish global benchmarks in governance: PM

Feb 04, 2015, at 04:04 am

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his priority was for India to establish global benchmarks in areas such as governance, transparency and taxation.

South Delhi church vandalized: NHRC notice to Home Ministry, Delhi Govt

Feb 04, 2015, at 01:56 am

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said it has issued notices to the Secretary, Union Home Ministry, Chief Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi and the Commissioner of Police seeking reports on the status of investigation into the alleged vandalism of a church in south Delhi in the wee hours of Monday.

AIB Roast row: Karan Johar slams critics

Feb 04, 2015, at 01:39 am

Mumbai, Feb 3 (IBNS): Amid controversy over a comic show featuring Bollywood director Karan Johar and actors Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh for alleged obscene language and content, the filmmaker on Tuesday slammed the critics of the show even as the Maharashtra government has said it might take action.

Dawood Ibrahim's brother arrested

Feb 04, 2015, at 01:02 am

Mumbai, Feb 3 (IBNS): Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar has been arrested in connection with an assault and extortion case here, media reports said on Tuesday.

Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga

Feb 03, 2015, at 09:31 pm

Guwahati, Feb 3 (IBNS): Poachers killed another one-horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Tuesday and fled with its horn, officials said.

MP askes BMC to demolish ramp in front of Shah Rukh's house

Feb 03, 2015, at 08:36 pm

Mumbai, Feb 3 (IBNS) Poonam Mahajan, the BJP MP from Mumbai North Central, has written to the Bombay Municipal Corporation, asking for demolition of the ramp in front of actor Shah Rukh Khan's bugalow Mannat in Bandra.

Bengaluru police prohibits Togadia's entry

Feb 03, 2015, at 08:35 pm

Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IBNS) Senior Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia has been banned by the Bengaluru police from entering the city from February 5 to 10.

AAP demands political funding to be under RTI

Feb 03, 2015, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has rejected allegations made against it by a breakaway group of receiving Rs 2 crore donations from bogus companies and is set to move the Supreme Court demanding constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the funds of all three major parties fighting polls in Delhi, said political funding should be brought under RTI (Right to Information).

Arvind Kejriwal alleges EVM tampering to favour BJP

Feb 03, 2015, at 06:52 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has alleged large scale EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) tampering for Delhi polls to make BJP win.

BJP releases its vision document for Delhi polls

Feb 03, 2015, at 06:42 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its party's vision document for Delhi on Tuesday in the presence of its chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi promising to take the national capital on the digital path as a world class city and ensure safety for women.

More than 15,000 women raped in Assam in past ten years

Feb 03, 2015, at 06:40 pm

Guwahati, Feb 3 (IBNS) : A 23 year old girl Amrita (name changed) hailing from a remote village in Baska district is still waiting for justice, who was raped by five people three years ago.

No moral policing on AIB Roast, says Maharashtra minister

Feb 03, 2015, at 04:23 pm

Mumbai, Feb 3 (IBNS): Maharashtra minister for cultural affairs Vinod Tawde on Tuesday said that the Maharashtra government would not exercise “moral policing” to determine if a roast of actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor employed any obscene language and content during the event, media reports said.

BJP to release its vision document for Delhi polls today

Feb 03, 2015, at 04:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to release its party vision document on Tuesday, media reports said.

AAP moving Supreme Court to demand SIT on poll funds

Feb 03, 2015, at 03:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) , which on Monday rejected allegations made against it by a breakaway group of receiving Rs 2 crore donations from bogus companies, is moving the Supreme Court on Tuesday demanding constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the funds of all three major fighting polls in Delhi- BJP, Congress and AAP.

BJP to send letters to 1.20 cr Delhi voters

Feb 03, 2015, at 03:34 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): In an effort to woo voters ahead of the crucial Delhi polls, the Centre’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided to send letters to all 1.20 crore electorates in the national capital, media reports said.

Chinese President to attend Pak annual military parade

Feb 03, 2015, at 03:07 pm

Islamabad, Feb 3 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to be invited as the chief guest at an annual military parade in Pakistan on its March 23 national day, media reports said.

Cycle expedition team interact with Army Commander

Feb 03, 2015, at 06:46 am

Udhampur, Feb 2 (IBNS) The Cycle expedition 'Sailab Se Salamati Tak', comprising of 19 Kashmiri youth and nine Army personnel, interacted with Lt Gn DS Hooda, GOC-in-C (Army Commander) , Northern Command at Udhampur on Monday.

Kolkata airport to introduce night bus service for passengers

Feb 03, 2015, at 06:37 am

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS) The NSCBI Airport Kolkata is going to introduce hourly night service of Volvo bus from for the passengers at night and early morning, officials said.

Flood: World Bank officials visit Kashmir

Feb 03, 2015, at 04:16 am

Jammu, Feb 2 (IBNS) A meeting was held between the representatives of the state government and the World Bank team on Monday in which discussions were held on the issue of financial support needed for rebuilding the damaged infrastructure and rehabilitation of the people besides required help to revive the business community which suffered on account of the recent floods in the state, officils said.

Kolkata plywood godown fire brought under control

Feb 03, 2015, at 04:00 am

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): The fire which broke out in a plywood godown at Bow Bazaar area in Kolkata on Monday has been brought under control, officials said.

PM condemns killing of Japanese citizens by militants, writes to Shinzo Abe

Feb 03, 2015, at 03:57 am

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe where he condemned the killing of Japanese citizens by militant group IS.

President greets people on eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Feb 03, 2015, at 03:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted people on the eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.