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.

3rd conference of VCs of Central Universities to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Feb 03, 2015, at 03:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will host a conference of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities for which he is Visitor at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 4 and 5, the President's Secretariat said on Monday.

Kiran Bedi's office vandalised

Feb 03, 2015, at 03:06 am

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi Assembly polls Kiran Bedi on Monday said her office in Krishna Nagar area has been vandalised.

UP: 91 juvenile detainees escape from reform centre

Feb 03, 2015, at 02:54 am

Meerut, Feb 2 (IBNS) The police have rearrested many of children after 91 of them escaped from a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district on Monday, reports said.

AAP rejects dubious funds allegations

Feb 03, 2015, at 02:33 am

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday rejected allegations made against it by a breakaway group of receiving donations from bogus companies and called their claims as 'malicious and false propaganda'.

Chhattisgarh Maoist attack kills 2 policemen

Feb 03, 2015, at 01:38 am

Raipur, Feb 2 (IBNS): At least two police were killed and six others were injured during an encounter with Maoists at Bandhe area in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Monday, media reports said.

Kolkata: Youth beaten up for protesting against eve-teasers dies

Feb 03, 2015, at 01:30 am

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): A college student, who was beaten up after he protested against harassment of some women, has died at a hospital in Kolkata on Monday, reports said.

Kolkata: Fire in plywood godown

Feb 03, 2015, at 01:00 am

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): A fire broke out in a plywood godown at Bow Bazaar area in Kolkata on Monday, reports said.

Sushma Swaraj meets Chinese President

Feb 03, 2015, at 12:54 am

Beijing, Feb 2 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing.

AAP faces allegation of receiving dubious funds

Feb 02, 2015, at 11:02 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been accused by some former members of collecting funds from companies which are fake, even as the BJP was quick to take up the allegation to attack AAP for trying to project itself as the only clean outfit in politics.

People friendly but tough police needed :Rajnath Singh

Feb 02, 2015, at 09:51 pm

Bengaluru Feb 2(IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said a people friendly but tough police is needed to take strong action against criminals and terrorists.

Kiran Bedi camapign aide withdraws resignation

Feb 02, 2015, at 09:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2(IBNS) In a wavering political drama, BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi's election campaign in-charge Narendra Tandon, who had quit the party protesting her "dictatorial attitude", withdrew his resignation a few hours later on Monday.

PM condemns Goto and Yukawa's murders

Feb 02, 2015, at 08:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Modi has strongly condemned the killing of Japanese citizens Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, terming it as gruesome and unfortunate.

Hindu women must have four kids :Sadhvi Prachi repeats

Feb 02, 2015, at 08:33 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Stirring up yet another controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sadhvi Prachi has defended her earlier comment, reiterating that Hindu women should have four children.

Police arrest protester journalist in Guwahati

Feb 02, 2015, at 06:47 pm

Guwahati, Feb 2 (IBNS) : Assam police on Monday arrested more than 50 journalists from different media houses of print and electronic media who protested against the alleged physical assault of a woman journalist by police officials in Guwahati.

Kiran Bedi campaign aide quits BJP

Feb 02, 2015, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) In a jolt to BJP just a few days ahead of Delhi polls, their chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi's campaign aide Narendra Tandon has quit the party accusing the former super cop with "dictatorial attitude."

Cartoon controversy: AAP accuses BJP of targeting Kejriwal with objectionable content

Feb 02, 2015, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday accused the Centre’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting its chief Arvind Kejriwal’s caste in a cartoon-based ad.

South Delhi church vandalized, police begin probe

Feb 02, 2015, at 05:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Unknown miscreants vandalized and allegedly desecrated a church in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj in the wee hours of Monday, with media reports putting it as the fifth such attack since December in the region.

PM Modi to visit China before May 26: Swaraj

Feb 02, 2015, at 04:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an “outcome-driven” maiden visit to China before May 26 this year, media reports said.

Kiran Bedi unleashes tweets on Delhi blueprint

Feb 02, 2015, at 04:15 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) releasing its Vision Document for Delhi on Moday, its chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi posted a series of tweets on Monday morning in what she called her blue print for the national capital.

Kiran promises something for everyone in her vision statement

Feb 02, 2015, at 03:59 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s presumptive chief minister Kiran Bedi promised something for everyone in the vision statement for Delhi that the party will release on Monday, media reports said.

Church vandalized in south Delhi

Feb 02, 2015, at 03:51 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Unknown miscreants vandalized a church in south Delhi in the wee hours of Monday, with media reports putting it as the fifth such attack since December in the region.

Ashok Gehlot tests positive for swine flu

Feb 02, 2015, at 04:47 am

Jaipur, Feb 1 (IBNS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said he has tested positive for swine flu.

Kashmir receives fresh snowfall

Feb 02, 2015, at 04:34 am

Srinagar, Feb 1 (IBNS) Kashmir valley received fresh snowfall after a long dry spell on Sunday morning.

Saradha: Matang Sinh hospitalized

Feb 02, 2015, at 02:15 am

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS) Former Union Minister Matang Sinh could not be presented in court on Sunday as he is admitted in state-run SSKM Hospital, reports said.

Bring back Congress to pwer: Gandhi urges Delhi

Feb 02, 2015, at 01:54 am

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged people of Delhi to bring back the party in power in national capital while she attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'pracharak' (propagator).

Three KPLT militants nabbed in Assam

Feb 02, 2015, at 01:27 am

Guwahati, Feb 1 (IBNS) : The Security forces have apprehended three cadres of Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Sunday, officials said.

Assam : Three injured in blast

Feb 02, 2015, at 01:22 am

Guwahati, Feb 1 (IBNS) : At least three persons were injured in an powerful explosion in Assam's Hailakandi district on Sunday evening, police said.