We will bring back 10,000 Indian workers from Saudi Arabia :Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday assured Parliament that the Government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers, left jobless in Saudi Arabia, and they are being provided food and shelter.

Sohrabuddin encounter : Supreme Court clean chit to Amit Shah

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Giving a clean chit to BJP President Amit Shah in connection with the extra-judicial killing of Sohrabuddin, the Supreme Court on Monday said no reinvestigated will be conducted against him.

GST Bill : BJP issues whip to members

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : As the Government races against the clock to give push for the ambitious Goods and Services Tax bill, the ruling BJP has issued a whip asking all its MPs to be present in the Rajya Sabha for the next three days, reports said.

Puducherry : Stalking lover sets himself on fire, hugs girl

Puducherry, Aug 1 (IBNS) : A man in Puducherry set himself on fire and then forcibly hugged a girl after she repeatedly rejected his advances, media reports said.

Parrikar blasted by opposition in RS, Azad asks what action the Minister wants to take against minorities

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The opposition in Parliament on Monday tore into Manohar Parrikar for his comment against the Muslim community through Aamir Khan, as Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded to know what lesson the Defence Minister is going to teach the minorities in the country.

President of India’s message for National Day of Macedonia

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Macedonia on the eve of their National Day (August 2, 2016).

Sacked AIADMK member Sasikala Pushpa refuses to relinquish RS post

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Sacked AIADMK member, Sasikala Pushpa, who was thrown out of the party by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and party supremo J Jayalalithaa on Monday, refused to step down from the Upper House, reports said.

Bulandhshahr gang-rape : Mayawati, Sheila Dishit demand Akhilesh Yadav's resignation

Bulandhsahr, Aug 1 (IBNS) : In an inevitable political spin-off to the horrific mother-daughter gang-rape in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Maywati and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit have demanded resignation of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, lambasting the state Government for the law and order situation, reports said.

Mulayam, Mayawati among former UP CMs asked by SC to vacate official bungalows

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Monday asked former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers, including Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati, to vacate official bungalows, reports said.

Top Lashker Abu Dujana reportedly seen in Kashmir rally

Srinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Abu Dujana, a top terrorist of Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Taiba, was said to have been seen in a protest rally in Kashmir on Sunday, NDTV reports quoting sources.

Bulandshahr gang-rape case: UP Govt suspends SSP, three nabbed

Meerut, Aug 1 (IBNS): A day after a woman and her daughter were gang-raped in UP's Bulandshahr district by 12-odd robbers, the state Government has suspended Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishnan for negligence, reports said.

Delhi:Girl raped, killed, set on fire, 2 detained

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Two men have been detained over the alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in east Delhi last week, reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti faces wrath of some parents in Srinagar

Srinagar, July 31 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday faced the wrath of some parents who raised pro-freedom slogans during her visit to Government College for Women in Srinagar.

I wish PM found a few reassuring words for Kashmir: Omar on Mann Ki Baat

Srinagar, July 31 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed unhappiness and wished if Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the issue of Kashmir unrest in his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat'.

Air Marshal B Suresh assumes appointment of AOP

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) Air Marshal B Suresh AVSM VM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP) at Air Headquarters on Sunday.