Chennai blasts: Railways releases list of dead and injured
May 01, 2014, at 07:31 pm
Chennai, May 1 (IBNS) The Indian Railways on Thursday afternoon released the list containing the names of the woman killed and those injured in the twin blasts at the Chennai Central Railway Station earlier in the day.
Chennai blasts: One of two detained, released
May 01, 2014, at 07:18 pm
Chennai, May 1 (IBNSI) The police on Thursday released one of the two suspects detained in the twin blasts at the Chennai Central Railway Station.
Suspected ISI agent arrested ahead Chennai blasts
May 01, 2014, at 05:55 pm
Chennai, May 1 (IBNS) The Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday said they arrested a suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent in Chennai, two days before two blasts occurred in an express train at the Chennai Central Railway Station.
Priyanka Gandhi meets Muslim clerics
May 01, 2014, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi recently met Muslim clerics at Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh to woo them to vote for her mother and party supremo Sonia Gandhi, who contested the Lok Sabha elections from the constituency, said reports on Thursday.
Chennai blasts: Jayalalithaa orders probe; Shinde offers help
May 01, 2014, at 05:27 pm
Chennai, May 1 (IBNS) Condemning the twin blasts at the Chennai Central Railway Station, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday ordered Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) probe into the incident.
Marital status: Mayawati blasts Mulayam
May 01, 2014, at 04:50 pm
Lucknow, May 1 (IBNS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has hit out at her arch rival and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly taking a dig at her marital status.
May 01, 2014, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS): India along with the rest of the world celebrated May Day on Thursday, which is observed as a public holiday in several countries and is dedicated to the worker community.
Mulayam can lead Third front: Karat
May 01, 2014, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat has said Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav could lead the Third Front once it comes to power.
Two blasts at Chennai station kills 1; suspect held
May 01, 2014, at 04:07 pm
Chennai, May 1 (IBNS) A woman was killed and at least 10 others were injured in two minor blasts in an express train at the Chennai Central Railway Station on Thursday morning.
Twin blasts at Chennai station; 1 dead
May 01, 2014, at 03:37 pm
Chennai, May 1 (IBNS) At least a woman passenger was killed and 10 others were injured as two consecutive blasts occurred in an express train halted at the Chennai Central Railway Station on Thursday morning.
Shutdown, curfew in Jammu and Kashmir
May 01, 2014, at 03:23 pm
Srinagar, May 1 (IBNS) As the entire Srinagar city was brought under curfew in the wake of killing of a youth in Nawakadal area on late Wednesday evening, the train operation from Baramulla in north Kashmir to Banihal in Jammu was suspended on Thursday by the railway authorities.
FICCI calls EU's ban on importing select Indian fruits, vegetables as 'unfortunate'
May 01, 2014, at 04:38 am
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): Industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry ( FICCI) on Wednesday termed the European Union (EU)'s decision to ban import of select fruits and vegetables from India as unfortunate development'.
FIRs against me show Congress is worried: Modi
May 01, 2014, at 04:35 am
Tirupati, Apr 30 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday reacted strongly against the FIRs lodged against him and said the ruling Congress is 'worried' about him.
Omar, Farooq condemn killing of youth
May 01, 2014, at 03:47 am
Srinagar, Apr 30 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed profound grief and sorrow over an incident of firing in Nawa Kadal that has resulted in the loss of a life.
May 01, 2014, at 03:04 am
Srinagar, Apr 30 (IBNS): A youth, who was critically injured in Jammu and Kashmir's old city after government forces fired at a group of protesters, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital here, reports said.
Digvijaya admits to his relationship with TV journalist
May 01, 2014, at 02:58 am
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday accepted his relationship with a woman television journalist on social networking site Twitter.
Two FIRs filed against Modi following EC order
May 01, 2014, at 01:46 am
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): Two First information Reports (FIRs) were filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday for waving party symbol lotus while addressing the media.
LS: India records moderate to high polling in 7th phase
May 01, 2014, at 01:12 am
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): From moderate to as high voter turnout in states like West Bengal (81 percent) was witnessed on Wednesday as India underwent its seventh phase of elections with 89 parliamentary constituencies across seven states and two union territories going to the hustings.
Air Marshall SBP Sinha takes over as DCAS
May 01, 2014, at 12:09 am
New Delh, Apr 30 (IBNS) Air Marshal SBP Sinha took over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air Headquarters, Wednesday.
EC directs Gujarat authorities to file FIR against Modi
May 01, 2014, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed Gujarat authorities to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for waving party symbol lotus while addressing media.
Modi is not my favourite: Amartya Sen
Apr 30, 2014, at 10:40 pm
Bolpur, April 30 (IBNS) Voting in an Indian election after 13 years, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday disapproved of BJP prime ministerial candidate Amartya Sen as the next leader of the nation, holding that a leader with secular credentials and long term view of the economy was required.
Hyderabad: Chiranjeevi breaks queue at polling booth
Apr 30, 2014, at 10:37 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 30 (IBNS) Union minister and Congress leader K Chiranjeevi was stopped by a young voter as he tried to jump queue at a polling booth in Hyderabad to cast his vote on Wednesday.
Adarsh scam: Tewari apologizes to Gadkari
Apr 30, 2014, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS) Congress leader and Union Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari for allegedly defaming him.
Modi's lotus controversy: EC seeks report
Apr 30, 2014, at 10:30 pm
Ahmedabad, Apr 30 (IBNS) The Election Commission on Wednesday sought a report from Ahmedabad District Collector and Returning Officer Roopwant Singh on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi waving party symbol lotus while addressing media.
60 percent turnout in WB as India votes in 7th phase
Apr 30, 2014, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS) Nearly 60 percent votes were cast in eastern state of West Bengal till 1 pm as India underwent its seventh phase of elections on Wednesday with 89 parliamentary constituencies across seven states and two union territories going to the hustings.
Polling underway for India seventh phase elections
Apr 30, 2014, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS) India is undergoing its seventh phase of elections on Wednesday with 89 parliamentary constituencies across seven states and two union territories going to the hustings. BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi also cast his vote in this phase in his home state Gujarat.
BJP moves ECI against "slanderous" attacks on it leaders
Apr 30, 2014, at 04:15 am
New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday moved the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the recent "slanderous" attacks made on its leaders.
Ex-Hizbul-Mujahideen spokesman injured in gun attack
Apr 30, 2014, at 03:59 am
Srinagar, Apr 29 (IBNS): Four passengers, including former Hizbul-Mujahideen spokesman Junaid-ul-Islam, were injured after unknown gunman attacked a vehicle carrying them at Sangrama in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday.
LS: Srinagar to vote tomorrow, security beefed up
Apr 30, 2014, at 03:32 am
Srinagar, Apr 29 (IBNS): After lower turnout in Anantnag-Pulwama Lok Sabha seat in south Kashmir, central Kashmir is going to poll on Wednesday amid tight security measures.
UP: Mukhtar Ansari's party to support Congress
Apr 30, 2014, at 03:14 am
Varanasi, Apr 29 (IBNS): Don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has announced that its Quami Ekta Dal party will support Congress candidate Ajay Rai for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, reports said on Tuesday.