Jammu, Apr 17 (IBNS): Around 69 percent electorate cast their vote on Thursday's polling for Udhampur parliamentary constituency, which concluded in the evening.
Fire breaks out in Mamata's hotel room, CM safe
Malda, Apr 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerejee on Thursday had a narrow escape as fire broke out in a hotel room where she was staying in West Bengal's Malda district.
Cong releases video showing Uma slamming Modi
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): The Congress party on Thursday released a video clipping that showed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti calling party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a "Vinash purush" (destructive man).
Fresh proposal offered for Subrata Roy's release
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): In a fresh development, Sahara on Thursday submitted fresh proposal to the Supreme Court for the modification of Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy's bail conditions.
AAP accuses BJP of spreading 'fake' letter
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for spreading a 'fake' letter that has the party's chief Arvind Kejriwal thanking jailed don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari for supporting him in the Lok Sabha contest against Narendra Modi in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Admiral RK Dhowan takes over as Navy chief
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): Admiral RK Dhowan took over as the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff of India on Thursday.
Probationers of Indian Postal Service, Indian P&T Accounts, Finance Service call on Prez
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS) A group of Probationers of Indian Postal Service of 2010-2013 batches and Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service of 2011-2013 batches called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Srinivasan named in IPL probe report: SC
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday revealed that suspended Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan has been named among 13 other people in the sealed report submitted by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal.
Bangalore: Bus catches fire; 6 dead
Bangalore, Apr 16 (IBNS) At least six people were charred to death on Wednesday morning when a luxury bus caught fire while travelling from Davangere in Karnataka to Bangalore.
Vishvas files nomination papers
Amethi, Apr 15 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Kumar Vishvas on Tuesday filed his nomination papers from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Srinivasan files affidavit questioning his removal
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): N Srinivasan, the suspended Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, on Tuesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court (SC) questioning his removal from the top post of the Indian cricket board.
Supreme Court rules in favour of transgenders
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS) In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the transgender community (the Third Gender as they are referred to) should be granted all facilities like any other citizen and should be treated as socially and economically backward class.
Vajpayee was the weakest PM: Congress
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Days after praising former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on its website, the Congress party has now called him the "weakest PM" of India.
BSF recovers gold worth Rs 35 lakh from arrested smuggler
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): The Border Security Force on Monday succeeded in its second gold seizure in a couple of days in West Bengal by nabbing a smuggler with 1.18 kg gold, the border guards said.
Nigeria bus station attack kills 71
Abuja, Nigeria, Apr 14 (IBNS): At least 71 people were killed and about 124 got injured as a bomb exploded at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday, reports said.