Maharashtra: 16 injured in bus mishap
Thane, Nov 7 (IBNS): At least 16 people were injured as a bus, in which they were travelling, toppled in Thane area of Maharashtra on Monday, media reports said.
India-Bangladesh joint military exercise Sampriti-2016 begins in Bangladesh
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): The Sixth edition of India-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise “SAMPRITI-2016†commenced at Bangabandhu Senanibas, Tangail on Monday.
Arup Raha inaugurates 64th International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Inaugurated 64th International Congress of Aviation and Space medicine today at Hotel Pullman, Aerocity, Delhi which is being organized by Indian Society of Aviation Medicine (ISAM) from Nov 7 to 10.
Manipur: Residual Disturbances
The Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh came under gun attack when suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) militants opened fire at him and his associates as they were getting out of their helicopter at the Pakshi Ground Helipad in Ukhrul District on October 24, 2016. Singh was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam Gangmei, Commerce and Industries Minister Govindas Konthoujam, Forest Minister I. Hemochandra Singh, Deputy Speaker M.K. Preshow Shimray and Parliamentary Secretary Victor Keishing. Soon after the chopper landed, the militants started firing, which last for more than ten minutes and in which one Manipur Rifles (MR) trooper, identified as William Tarao, sustained severe injuries. The ambush on the CM and his team came amidst protests and a boycott call issued by the native Naga tribal group, Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL). Singh and his Ministers were on their way to inaugurate development projects in the Districts. With heightened security concerns, the Chief Minister and his team had to cancel their programme and fly back to Imphal. The Security Forces (SFs) could not apprehend a single militant involved in the attack.
Eight cadres of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) fled from the Bhopal Central Jail in Madhya Pradesh (MP) at around 2 to 3am in the morning of October 31, 2016, after killing a security guard, Head Constable Ramashankar, by slitting his throat with steel plate and glass after overpowering him. The escapees were identified as Mohammad Aqeel Khilji aka Abdullah, Sheikh Mehboob akaGuddu aka Malik, Amazad Khan aka Pappu aka Daud aka Umer, Zakir Hussain Sadiq aka Vicky Don aka Vinay Kumar, Mohammad Salik aka Sallu, Mohammad Khalid Ahmad, Mujeeb Sheikh aka Akram aka Wasim aka Nawed aka Nitin akaFaizan aka Chintoo aka Yusuf, and Abdul Majid.
Rahul presides over CWC meet in absence of Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday, held at the AICC headquarters, party members requested party vice president Rahul Gandhi to take over the reins of the party, according to media reports.
West Bengal: Crude bomb explosion in club house kills 1
Kolkata/Burdwan, Nov 7 (IBNS): At least one person was killed on Monday when a crude bomb went off inside a club at Shribati village under Katwa Police Station limits in Burdwan district of West Bengal, reports said.
Would like to see India take permanent seat in UNSC: UK PM Theresa May
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): In her joint statement, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that her talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was productive and she now wants strategic ties, according to media reports.
NDTV moves Supreme Court over its Hindi channel ban
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): News network NDTV has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry's decision to pull its Hindi channel, NDTV India, off air for a day over its Pathankot terror attack reportage.
Easy visa process for Indians says UK PM Theresa May
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May, who is on an official tour to India, said on Monday that UK already has a easy visa process for Indians and there is no need for further relaxation, according to media reports.
JNU: Soccer team wears jersey with missing student's name
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): The Jawaharlal Nehru University football team wore jerseys bearing the name of Najeeb Ahmad, in solidarity with the missing student, reports said.
Kerala minister defends party member naming rape victim
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IBNS): Kerala's health minister KK Shailaja defended one of the senior members of the state's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) after he gave out the name of the alleged gang-rape victim, the media reported on Monday.
Supreme Court to hear plea on Delhi's air pollution
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): The Supreme Court (SC) will hear a plea on Tuesday about the worsening pollution level in the national capital and adjoining areas, according to media reports.
Lyf smartphone explodes, family narrowly escapes
Kashmir, Nov 7 (IBNS): A Kashmiri man and his family had a narrow escape recently after his Lyf handset exploded.
Speeding train runs over returning crowd of devotes in Bihar, five dead
Patna, Nov 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Five people were killed on Monday morning after a speeding train ran over a crowd of devotees returning home in Bihar, following Chhath puja.