Dutch PM cuts short India visit by a day
May 25, 2018, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte has cut short his India visit and is flying back home on Friday night, a day early, to discuss with the rest of the cabinet the new findings about the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, reports said.
Karnataka: Ramesh of Cong elected Speaker, Floor test begins
May 25, 2018, at 06:32 pm
Bengaluru, May 25 (IBNS): Congress MLA KR Ramesh was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly as the floor test for the HD Kumaraswamy coalition Government is underway, reports said.
Kashmir: Militants execute man by slitting throat in Bandipora
May 25, 2018, at 05:55 pm
Srinagar, May 25 (IBNS): Unknown militants reportedly executed by a man by slitting his throat in North Kashmir's Bandipora area.
Karnataka DGP transferred after Mamata Banerjee complains to new CM over traffic fiasco
May 25, 2018, at 05:17 pm
Bengaluru, May 25 (IBNS): After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had complained against Karnataka DGP Neelamami Raju over the traffic fiasco on the swearing-in day of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister, the first ever woman police chief of Karnataka was transferred on Tuesday, triggering a wave of condemnation on social media, reports said.
Karnataka floor test today, Congress-JD(S) likely to win
May 25, 2018, at 04:22 pm
Bengaluru, May 25 (IBNS): After the swearing-in of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy as the Karnataka Chief Minister two days ago, the floor test in the assembly will be held on Friday.
Tuticorin: Sterlite protest leaves 13 dead so far
May 25, 2018, at 04:41 am
Tuticorin/Chennai, May 24 (IBNS): The death toll in the violent protest against Sterlite's copper plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin rose to 13 on Thursday, media reports said.
Bihar boy beaten to death for plucking litchi fruits from rival’s orchard
May 25, 2018, at 12:17 am
Patna, May 24 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A minor boy was cruelly killed in Bihar only because he had plucked a few litchi fruits from the orchard of a neighbour, his family's arch-rival.
After Kohli's fitness challenge, PM Modi gets fuel challenge from Rahul Gandhi
May 24, 2018, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Acknowledging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's acceptance of Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli's fitness challenge, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has offered fuel challenge to Modi, in the wake of the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
PM Modi accepts Virat Kohli's fitness challenge
May 24, 2018, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli's fitness challenge.
Indian Army chief General Rawat to visit Jammu and Kashmir as Pak ceasefire violations continue
May 24, 2018, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/Srinagar, May 24 (IBNS): With an increase in ceasefire violations and attacks by Pakistan in the Kashmir valley of J&K in the past few days, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat is headed for the region on Thursday, according to media reports.
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Mark Rutte, calls on Indian Prime Minister
May 24, 2018, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Mark Rutte, met at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Indian Air Force using helicopters with Bambi Buckets to control forest fire in Jammu's Katra
May 24, 2018, at 09:33 pm
Jammu, May 24 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has pressed into service its MLH class helicopter using Bambi Buckets, to contain the forest fire at Katra.
Cook of Indian diplomat in Pakistan arrested for allegedly spying for ISI
May 24, 2018, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): In a joint operation by an Anti-Terror Squad from Uttar Pradesh, Directorate of Military Intelligence and Uttarakhand police, a resident of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, was arrested for allegedly spying on an Indian diplomat and passing on information to Pakistan's spy agency, ISI, according to media reports on Thursday.
Central Home minister Rajnath Singh expresses sorrow over Sterlite violence death
May 24, 2018, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Union MInister for Home, Rajnath Singh, has expressed his condolences for those who died in the violence following protests against the Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin,Tamil Nadu.
CRPF sub-inspector dies in Maoist IED blast in Sukma in Chhattisgarh
May 24, 2018, at 06:36 pm
Raipur, May 24 (IBNS): A sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Polcie Force (CRPF) died and a jawan was injured in an improvised explosives device (IED) blast in Sukma district on Thursday morning, according to media reports.
Internet services suspended in Tuticorin and govt cuts power to Sterlite plant to restore calm
May 24, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Tuticorin/Chennai, May 24 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu government has disconnected power supply to the Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin following the violence that erupted surrounding protests about the plant's expansion, according to media reports.
Two people admitted in Karnataka hospital on suspicion of Nipah virus attack
May 24, 2018, at 05:52 pm
Bengaluru, May 24 (IBNS): Although a health official from Karnataka has said that there has been no confirmed cases of Nipah virus spreading in the state, two people are suspected to be infected and undergoing treatment, according to media reports on Thursday.
Was Mamata Banerjee enraged over traffic fiasco on way to HD Kumaraswamy's swearing-in?
May 24, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Bengaluru, May 24 (IBNS): In the middle of a grand celebration of the opposition unity in Bengaluru on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee was reportedly not looking all happy at the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy as the Karnataka Chief Minister, according to media reports.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Pinarayi Vijayan on birthday
May 24, 2018, at 04:15 pm
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has wished her Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan, who turned 73 on Thursday.
Israeli Ambassador inaugurates 'One Mega Event 2018' in New Delhi
May 24, 2018, at 04:03 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Israel is participating for the second consecutive year in the One Mega Event, a platform for sharing ideas and best practices about smart cities solutions.
Sterlite violence is unacceptable, says Greenpeace India
May 24, 2018, at 03:44 am
Tuticorin, May 23 (IBNS): Excessive use of violence by the police on residents of Tuticorin, who were fighting for their right to clean and safe environment, is appalling and has left the country in a state of shock, Greenpeace India said on Wednesday.
Bhopal survivors demand immediate closure of Vedanta Sterlite factory
May 24, 2018, at 01:26 am
Bhopal, May 23 (IBNS): Demanding immediate closure of the Vedanta Sterlite factory in Toothukudi, survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal on Wednesday condemned the "unholy nexus between the Vedanta Sterlite company and the Tamil Nadu government for the death of more than a dozen people yesterday."
NITI Aayog and ABB India sign Statement of Intent
May 24, 2018, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): NITI Aayog and ABB India signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) on Wednesday to support the Indian government realize its ambitious vision of ‘Make in India’ through advanced manufacturing technologies that incorporate the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence.
Kumaraswamy swears in as Karnataka CM in a complete show of opposition unity
May 23, 2018, at 11:28 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): Amid a bonhomous display of anti-BJP unity by disparate Opposition leaders, HD Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal (Secular) installed the Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka here, taking oath as the Chief Minister of the southern state on Wednesday.
Huge cache of arms-ammunitions, explosives recovered in Meghalaya
May 23, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS) : Meghalaya police has made another huge haul of weapons in the north eastern state on Wednesday morning.
May 23, 2018, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Environmental watch-dog, the New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has not only condemned the killing of protesters in Tuticorin but has also brought to light how the 400,000-tonne-capacity smelting plant of Sterlite has been at the centre of pollution controversy since it was proposed in 1995.
HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as Karnataka CM
May 23, 2018, at 10:06 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy took oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP-RSS over Tuticorin killing
May 23, 2018, at 09:52 pm
Tuticorin, May 23 (IBNS): Politicising the death of 12 people in Tuticorin over the anti-Sterlite protest, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS), media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee, Chandrababu Naidu agree to work together for development of regional parties
May 23, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): Turning the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy -as the Karnataka Chief Minister - into a platform for striking up an opposition unity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday, expressed their willingness to work together to strengthen the regional parties.
Civilian killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire
May 23, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS) : One civilian was killed and two others were injured on Wednesday after Pakistan violated ceasefire at the Loc, resorting to heavy shelling in Kathua's Hiranagar and RS Pura sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.