J&K Guv NN Vohra meets Jaitley
Jan 31, 2015, at 02:42 am
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Governor N. N. Vohra Friday met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi to seek special and additional financial assistance to bail the state government out of the current financial crises.
Shazia Ilmi more beautiful than Kiran Bedi: Markandey Katju
Jan 31, 2015, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Former Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju has sparked a row by apparently making a sexist comment involving BJP's chief ministerial candidate for Delhi elections Kiran Bedi and recently-joined leader Shazia Ilmi where he compared their 'beauty'.
PM interacts with differently-abled children at Gandhi Smriti
Jan 31, 2015, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with differently-abled children at Gandhi Smriti.
INS Sindhuratna mishap: 7 Navy officers found guilty
Jan 31, 2015, at 01:24 am
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IBNS): Seven Navy officers including the Commanding Officer were found guilty in connection with the INS Sindhuratna fire case that left two officers dead in February last year.
Delhi polls: Kejriwal slams BJP over advertisement
Jan 31, 2015, at 12:50 am
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): As the Delhi Assembly elections are nearing and rival parties are taking digs at each other, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over a cartoon advertisement released by the latter.
Natarajan acting at the behest of new masters: Cong
Jan 30, 2015, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30(IBNS) Stung by Jayanthi Natarjan's attack on party Vice President Rahul Gandhi and her subsequent resignation, the Congress on Friday attempted a strong counter, saying her claims are 'untrue.'
Three UALA militants nabbed in Assam
Jan 30, 2015, at 11:27 pm
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended three United A'Chik Liberation Army (UALA) extremists in Assam's Goalpara district along the interstate border with Meghalaya on Friday, officials said.
BSF seize rare turtles at border
Jan 30, 2015, at 10:29 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS) Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 185 rare Asian black spotted turtles which were being smuggled to Bangladesh across the border at Kalanchi in North 24 Parganas district.
Humiliation and suffocation force me to quit :Natarajan
Jan 30, 2015, at 10:15 pm
Chennai, Jan 30 (IBNS) Former UPA minister and veteran Congress leader Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday resigned from the primary membership complaining 'repeated humiliation' and 'suffocating' atmosphere in the party.
Mukul Roy faces CBI, says he will cooperate
Jan 30, 2015, at 10:05 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS) Trinamool Congress leader and former Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Friday faced the interrogation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Saradha ponzi scheme meltdown scam and after his quizzing said he would cooperate with the investigating agency in future.
PM's twitter address to national conference one governance
Jan 30, 2015, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) Taking his innovative use of social media and latest technology to the next level, Prime Ministeri Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the 18th National Conference on e-Governance through Twitter.
Delhi's Uber rape victim sues company
Jan 30, 2015, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) A woman who was allegedly raped by an Uber driver last month in the capital has filed a lawsuit against the company, saying that Uber's "hollow" safety and driver screening practices was the cause for her unsafe situation.
Mukul Roy faces CBI quizzing over Saradha
Jan 30, 2015, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS) Trinamool Congress leader and former Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Friday is facing the interrogation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Saradha ponzi scheme meltdown scam.
Modi pays tributes to Gandhi, martyrs
Jan 30, 2015, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and all the Martyrs who laid their lives for the Nation, On Martyrs` Day.
Nearly 90 children rescued from Hyderabad
Jan 30, 2015, at 04:50 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IBNS): About 90 children, some as young as 8-year-old, were rescued from Bihar after multiple raids on bangle-making units in Hyderabad on Thursday, media reports said.
UPA followed sadistic economy: FM on Natarajan's letter
Jan 30, 2015, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) Slamming over senior Congress leader and former Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan's explosive letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi against party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the former UPA government used to follow 'sadistic economy'.
Kerala businessman arrested for running Hummer into his security guard
Jan 30, 2015, at 04:15 pm
Kerala, Jan 30 (IBNS): A businessman was arrested in Kerala for allegedly running his Hummer into a security guard as punishment on Friday, media reports said.
Jayanthi Natarajan to quit Congress, attacks Rahul in letter
Jan 30, 2015, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) Senior Congress leader and former Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan is set to resign from the party, after shooting off an explosive letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi (written in Nov last year) where she accused vice-president of the party Rahul Gandhi of interference in government work while she was a minister.
GNLF chief Subhas Ghising passes away
Jan 30, 2015, at 04:12 am
Siliguri, Jan 29 (IBNS): Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) chief Subash Ghising has passed away in New Delhi on Thursday, reports said.
Sonia Gandhi mourns Col M.N. Rai's death
Jan 30, 2015, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi mourned the death of Colonel MN Rai whose last rites were performed in New Delhi on Thursday.
Cop caught on camera hitting disabled beggar
Jan 30, 2015, at 03:00 am
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS) A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable has been caught on camera beating up a disabled person in West Bengal's Howrah station.
White House releases images, video on Obama's India visit
Jan 30, 2015, at 02:40 am
Washington, Jan 29 (IBNS): The White House has released images and videos highlighting the key issues of US President Barack Obama's recent trip to India last week.
Over 60 human skeletons found in police campus in UP
Jan 30, 2015, at 02:33 am
Unnao, Jan 29 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, over 60 human skeletons have been found in a locked room at a police campus in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul hits PM for wearing Rs. 10-lakh suit
Jan 29, 2015, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wearing "a 10-lakh suit" during his recent summit with US President Barack Obama.
BJP to pose five questions to Kejriwal every day
Jan 29, 2015, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS) As countdown for Delhi polls are midway, the Bharatiya Jnata Party seems to have reshaped its strategy to counter Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal deciding to ask him five questions daily till February 6.
Jan 29, 2015, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS) Even though pre-poll surveys suggest a hung assembly in the coming Delhi polls, the Congress has categorically said it will not support Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party as it is the "other side" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Tributes paid to martyred colonel Rai
Jan 29, 2015, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS) Colonel M N Rai, who died fighting the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, was cremated in New Delhi with the army, people and his family paying tributes.
S Jaishankar replaces Sujatha Singh as Foreign Secretary
Jan 29, 2015, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): India's ambassador to USA, S Jaishankar, has taken over as the country's new Foreign Secretary as Sujatha Singh was removed abruptly several months ahead of her tenure ends, triggering a controversy.
India wants good neighbourly relations: HM
Jan 29, 2015, at 06:15 am
Kanpur, Jan 28 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India wants good relations with its neighbours.
Singh proposes setting up of hostels for students of Northeast studying in Delhi
Jan 29, 2015, at 06:07 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh has proposed setting up of hostels for students of Northeast studying in Delhi.