Death toll in Kolkata blast reaches two as another injured dies in hospital

Oct 14, 2018, at 03:25 pm

Kolkata, Oct 14 (IBNS): A middle aged fruit vendor, who was critically injured in a socket bomb explosion that rocked Nagerbazar area in Kolkata's neighbourhood south Dumdum on Oct 2, died in a city hospital on Saturday late night, taking the death toll in the incident to two, reports said.

Assam Rifles seize contraband drugs worth of Rs 2.85 crore in Manipur

Oct 14, 2018, at 03:12 pm

Guwahati, Oct 14 (IBNS): The troops of Assam Rifles seized a huge cache of contraband drugs worth Rs 2.85 crore from Manipur on Saturday.

Assam: Dacoits kill woman in Nagaon district

Oct 14, 2018, at 02:50 pm

Guwahati, Oct 14 (IBNS): A woman was killed after dacoits fired at her in central Assam’s Nagaon district.

Gurgaon: Bodyguard shoots additional sessions judge's wife, son

Oct 14, 2018, at 02:27 pm

Gurgaon, Oct 14 (IBNS): In a chilling incident, additional sessions judge Krishan Kant's  wife and son were shot at by his personal security officer in Gurgaon.

#MeToo: Accused Minister MJ Akbar returns to India

Oct 14, 2018, at 11:12 am

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS): Amid accusations of sexual harassment by several women journalists, Junior Foreign Minister Minister MJ Akbar returned to India on Sunday morning.

6 armed men loot Delhi bank, kill cashier

Oct 13, 2018, at 07:38 pm

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): At least six masked men, who were carrying arms, barged into a bank in Delhi and killed the cashier on Friday.

Musician Annapurna Devi passes away

Oct 13, 2018, at 06:55 pm

Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS): Hindustani classical musician Annapurna Devi passed away in Mumbai on Saturday.

Rafale deal: Congress president Rahul Gandhi meets HAL employees

Oct 13, 2018, at 06:11 pm

Bangalore, Oct 13 (IBNS): Amid controversies surrounding the Rafale fighter jet deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met employees of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL in Bangalore.

Four people injured in low intensity blast in Guwahati

Oct 13, 2018, at 05:28 pm

Guwahati, Oct 13 (IBNS): With two days to go for the Durga Puja celebrations to begin in the state, an explosion rocked Guwahati city of Assam on Saturday. 

Guwahati: Bomb explosion leaves 4 hurt

Oct 13, 2018, at 04:11 pm

Guwahati, Oct 13 (IBNS): A bomb exploded on the bank of the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Guwahati city that left at least four people injured on Saturday.

Ramdayal Uike joins BJP from Congress ahead of Chhattisgarh assembly polls

Oct 13, 2018, at 03:53 pm

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS):  Ramdayal Uike, the working president of Congress unit in election-bound Chhattisgarh, on Saturday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Robbers loot Rs. 3.2 lakh from Delhi bank, shot dead cashier

Oct 13, 2018, at 02:28 pm

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) : In a daring robbery, armed miscreants  looted Rs. 3.2 lakh from from a corporation bank branch in southwest Delhi on Saturday and decamped before shooting dead the cashier, media reports said.

India elected to United Nations Human Rights Council

Oct 13, 2018, at 02:18 pm

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) : India has been elected to the United Nations Himan Rights Council in the Asia Pacific category, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday.

Chhattisgar: Congress suffers blow before polls as senior leader joins BJP

Oct 13, 2018, at 01:38 pm

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Oct 13 (IBNS) : In a blow to the Congress a month ahead of the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the party's state executive president Ram Dayal Uike on  Saturday joined the BJP.

Polling for third phase of civic elections underway in Jammu and Kashmir

Oct 13, 2018, at 01:34 pm

Srinagar, Oct 13 (IBNS) : Polling is underway in Jammu and Kashir on Saturday  for the third and penultimate phase of municipal elections involving of 365 candidates amid heavy security arrangement, media reports said.

BJP President Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh today, will take part in organisational works

Oct 13, 2018, at 11:22 am

Raipur, Oct 13 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will take part in several organisational works of his outfit in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

Kashmir: Terrorist shot dead in encounter in Pulwama

Oct 13, 2018, at 10:56 am

Srinagar, Oct 13 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead a terrorist in an encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.

Air India planes flies with ripped underbelly for 4 hours after takeoff damage, passengers escape unhurt

Oct 13, 2018, at 08:44 am

Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS): All 136 passengers and crew onboard Air India Express Boeing 737-800 had a miraculous escape after the flight suffered damage to its underbelly and landing gear while hitting a perimeter wall during the takeoff from Tiruchirapally Airport and then flew for nearly four hours or four hours with the pilots not aware of it.

Narendra Modi is 11th avatar of Lord Vishnu: Maharashtra BJP spokesperson

Oct 13, 2018, at 07:39 am

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): A  Maharashtra BJP spokesperson has invited criticisms by describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the '11th incarnation' of Lord Vishnu.

India elected to UN Human Rights Council

Oct 13, 2018, at 06:57 am

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for a period of three years on Friday.

Cyclone 'Titli' weakens into deep depression, causes incessant rains in Odisha

Oct 12, 2018, at 11:52 pm

Bhubaneshwar, Oct 12 (IBNS): Cyclone Titli has now "weakened into a deep depression" which triggered incessant rainfall in the state of Odisha on Friday.

Quality & compassion - ethics & equity should be guiding principles for Doctors: Vice President Naidu

Oct 12, 2018, at 05:41 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu told graduating doctors that quality and compassion as well as ethics and equity should be the guiding principles that light their path in life.

Prince Alois of Liechtenstein calls on the President

Oct 12, 2018, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Prince Alois of Liechtenstein called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.

Road contract allegation : Madras High Court orders CBI probe against TN Chief Minister

Oct 12, 2018, at 04:43 pm

Chennai, Oct 12 (IBNS) : The Madras High Court Friday ordered a CBI probe into the allegations against Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in awarding multi-core road contracts to his relatives.

Four -member committee of retired judges to hold public hearings on MeToo cases : Maneka Gandhi

Oct 12, 2018, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) : Union Women & Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said on Friday that a Government-appointed four-member committee of retired judges will conduct public hearings of cases of sexual assault and harassment, being publicised as part of the #MeToo movement in India, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi mourns death of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal

Oct 12, 2018, at 03:36 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the death of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal.

Narendra Modi to visit Japan on Oct 28 to attend 13th India-Japan Annual Summit

Oct 12, 2018, at 03:29 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official working visit to Japan on Oct 28-29 for the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit, officials said on Friday.

Supreme Court refuses to stop Mamata Banerjee's Durga puja dole

Oct 12, 2018, at 01:14 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Upholding the Calcutta High Court's verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stop West Bengal government's dole to all the Durga puja organisers across the state, media reports said.

Truth needs to be told loud and clear to bring change: Rahul Gandhi on #MeToo

Oct 12, 2018, at 12:47 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Reacting to the #MeToo campaign, which started in India after actress Tanushree Dutta levelled allegations of sexual harassment against actor Nana Patekar, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said truth needs to be told loud and clear in order to bring a change.

Kerala HC scraps petition seeking Muslim woman's entry to state mosques

Oct 12, 2018, at 12:05 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IBNS): The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the Akhila Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, seeking directive that Muslim women be allowed to enter mosques in the state.