Supreme Court pulls up Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remark on the RSS
New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was pulled up by the Supreme Court on Tuesday regarding his alleged comment blaming the RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, according to media reports.
PM Modi congratulates Malcolm Turnbull
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.
India-US bilateral energy cooperation talks
Washington/New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas met the US Secretary of Energy Dr Ernest Moniz in Washington on Monday. The two Ministers reviewed bilateral energy cooperation, especially in oil and gas sector between the two countries.
Elite CRPF commandos die in Maoist ambush in Bihar
Patna, Jul 19 (IBNS): Ten soldiers of the elite COBRA commando team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died in a suspected Maoist attack in a forested area off the Aurangabad-Gaya border in Bihar, according to media reports on Tuesday. Several injured jawans have been shifted to hospitals.
PM Modi greets nation on Guru Purnima
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Tuesday on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
BJP extremely suffocating, says Kejriwal
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The verbal duel between the Central government and Delhi Chief Minister continues, with the latter referring to the incumbent government as suffocating in his latest tweet.
Bihar: 10 CRPF commandos killed in IED blast
Patna, July 19 (IBNS): In a Naxal triggered IED blast at least 10 CRPF commandos belonging to the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) battalion were killed in Bihar on Monday, reports said.
Narada sting: Kolkata Police summon TMC leader Iqbal Ahmed
Kolkata, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Hooghly's Khanakul assembly constituency and Kolkata Municipal Corporation's Deputy Mayor Iqbal Ahmed in connection with its ongoing probe into Narada sting operation, officials said.
Chhattisgarh: Dwindling Maoists
On July 16, 2016, at least four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with Security Force (SF) personnel in the forests of Bijapur District. SFs recovered four bodies along with rifles, pipe bombs and other supplies during an area search operation. Commenting on the operation, Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.R.P. Kalluri disclosed that a joint force led by Laxman Kewat, Inspector-in-Charge Awapalli Police Station and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Commander Ashok Kumar carried out the encounter in the forests of Pamed in Bijapur District.
Pakistan's famed and much celebrated devotional Sufi singer Amjad Sabri (45) was killed in a targeted attack in broad daylight while he was traveling in his car in the Liaquatabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 22, 2016. Sabri's relative and co-traveler, Saleem Sabri, was also killed in the attack. Qari Saifullah Mehsud, spokesperson for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)-Hakimullah Mehsud faction claimed responsibility for the killing, which he justified on account of "his (Sabri's) blasphemous Qawwalis" (Sufi devotional music).
Gujarat: Seven backward caste people attempt suicide
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IBNS): Protesting against the atrocities against them, seven dalit people, including a Congress leader, attempted suicide in Gujarat on Monday, reports said.
Two suspected jehadis nabbed in Assam
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS) : Security forces on Monday apprehended two suspected jehadis from Assam’s Chirang district, officials said.
India, Malaysia to proactively engage to combat the menace of ISIS
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS) India and Malaysia have agreed to proactively engage to combat the menace of ISIS activities. In his delegation level meeting with the visiting Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Dato Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi here today, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that we are concerned about the danger of enhanced activities of ISIS in democratic countries like India and Malaysia.
Assam’s former CM Tarun Gogoi spent Rs 8.97 cr alone in helicopter tour in his last tenure
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS) : Assam’s former Chief Minister Tarun Googi was spent over Rs 8.97 crore from the state exchequer as his helicopter tour expenditure in his last tenure.
Delhi govt. to review water logging problems
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Delhi government has called for a senior level meeting on Tuesday, where they will take up the water logging problems that the citizens are facing.