IT department summons Lalu Prasad's daughter, son-in-law over benami land deals and tax evasion

May 25, 2017, at 02:45 am

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Income Tax department on Wednesday summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti and her son-in-law over the benami land deals and tax evasion, according to media reports.

ISI patronized terrorists plan to attack Assam during PM Modi’s visit: IB alert

May 25, 2017, at 02:31 am

Guwahati, May 24 (IBNS): Security has been tightened in Assam ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s day-long visit to the state on May 26 next following intelligence input of a probable terror attack.

Was coerced by Twitter, says Paresh Rawal after deleting his tweet on Arundhati Roy

May 25, 2017, at 02:06 am

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): After deleting the controversial tweet on the author Arundhati Roy, actor and parliamentarian Paresh Rawal said that he has taken up the decision after being coerced by social networking site Twitter, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Assam govt declares local holiday in three districts for PM Modi’s visit

May 25, 2017, at 01:45 am

Guwahati, May 24 (IBNS): The Assam government has declared local holiday on May 26 on the occasion of inaugural function of Dhola-Sadiya bridge at Tinsukia district and laying of foundation stone of Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Gogamukh, Dhemaji by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Union Cabinet scraps Foreign Investment Promotion Board for easier flow of investments

May 25, 2017, at 01:40 am

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday scrapped years old Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to facilitate easy foreign investments, according to media reports.

Mamata Banerjee to meet PM Modi tomorrow to discuss developmental issues

May 25, 2017, at 01:07 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Amidst the show of unified opposition before the presidential election, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to meet prime minister Narendra Modi to hold discussion on developmental issues at the national capital on Thursday, according to media reports.

Pakistan fighter jets fly over Siachen Glacier; no air space violation, says India

May 24, 2017, at 09:11 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) : Pakistani fighter jets flew near the Siachen Glacier on Wednesday, Pakistani media reports said, though Indian Air Force said there was no violation of India's air space.

Inauguration of integration of eSanad with Parinam Manjusha

May 24, 2017, at 08:55 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar jointly inaugurated the integration of eSanad with Parinam Manjusha on Wednesday.

Gay sex: The tale of two Asian cities

May 24, 2017, at 08:52 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): A day after two men were publicly caned for having gay sex in Aceh, Indonesia, for a breach of Islamic Law, another Asian country is on the brink of history for legalising same sex marriages.

Islamabad High Court allows Indian national Uzma to return home

May 24, 2017, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Islamabad High Court has allowed Indian national Uzma, who was forced to marry a Pakistani national, to return to India, media reported on Wednesday.

President Mukherjee writes to Queen Elizabeth condoling Manchester deaths in terror attack

May 24, 2017, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee has written to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, conveying condolences on the loss of lives in the terror attack in Manchester.

PM condoles loss of lives in the Uttarkashi bus accident, announces ex-gratia

May 24, 2017, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has expressed pain over the loss of lives in the bus accident at Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand.

UP government steps up security in Saharanpur to diffuse caste-related violence

May 24, 2017, at 07:17 pm

Lucknow, May 24 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh government has rushed additional police personnel, including senior government officials, to Saharanpur district to keep the situation under control following the caste clashes, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Top CRPF officer alleges fake encounter in Assam

May 24, 2017, at 06:43 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) : Two suspected Bodo militants were shot dead in a fake encounter in Assam recently, a report by a top CRPF official has told the Government.

AAP leader Ashish Khetan moves Supreme Court alleging death threats from right wing groups

May 24, 2017, at 06:16 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) : Ruling Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan has moved the Court, alleging that he has received threats from right wing organisations, media reports said.

Wife of police officer who investigated Sheena Bora murder, found dead in Mumbai flat

May 24, 2017, at 05:51 pm

Mumbai, May 24 (IBNS) : The wife of a police officer who investigated the Sheena Bora murder was found dead at their home in Mumbai on Tuesday night, NDTV reports.

Income Tax Raids Underway in 15 places of UP, Delhi

May 24, 2017, at 05:35 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) : Income Tax officials conducted simultaneous raids at premises of several high ranking bureaucrats in 15 places across Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on Wednesday morning, reports said.

Uttarakhand: At least 21 killed as bus falls into gorge

May 24, 2017, at 04:12 pm

Dehradun, May 24 (IBNS): At least 21 people died after a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, reports said.

Indian President strongly condemns Manchester blast

May 24, 2017, at 04:55 am

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has strongly condemned the blast in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Indian steel industry to become stainless steel producer in the world: Minister

May 24, 2017, at 04:50 am

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Union steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said that the Indian steel industry is at the cusp of another significant milestone by becoming the second largest stainless steel producer in the world, leaving behind Japan, while addressing a press conference, on Tuesday.

Pakistan denies Indian army's claims of destroying its post

May 24, 2017, at 04:45 am

Islamabad, May 23 (IBNS): Hours after the Indian Army claimed to have conducted heavy firing on Pakistani post to check infiltration of terrorists and released a video of the same, the neighbouring country on Tuesday denied any such action.

IAF aircraft missing, search operation on

May 24, 2017, at 04:03 am

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): A two seater Su-30 MKI aircraft of IAF, which got airborne from Tezpur Airbase on Tuesday morning on a routine training mission as part of a two aircraft formation, lost radar and radio contact with controlling station at around 1110h.

Kashmir: Indian Army fires at Pakistan's posts to check infiltration

May 24, 2017, at 03:44 am

Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS): In an attempt to give a strong message to Pakistan for the cross border terrorism, the Indian Army on Tuesday released a video that suggests heavy firing at the neighbouring country's post that allegedly aids in infiltration by terrorists, according to media reports.

Sudip Bandopadhyay's health condition is yet to improve, says hospital

May 24, 2017, at 01:27 am

Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): Days after the release of the Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandopadhyay from the custody of Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) in Odisha and brought back to the city, Apollo Gleaneagles Hospital said that the MP's health condition is yet to improve in a medical report on Tuesday.

Amnesty denounces award for soldier who used human shield in Kashmir

May 24, 2017, at 01:18 am

Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS): The Indian Army’s decision to present an award to a soldier suspected of having a man tied to a moving military jeep in Jammu and Kashmir last month to combat the stone pelters gives the impression that it condones human rights abuses, Amnesty International India said Tuesday.

Eight Tamil actors face non-bailable arrest warrant over defamation case against them

May 24, 2017, at 12:41 am

Ooty, May 23 (IBNS): After the failure to appear before the court over the defamation case filed by a freelance journalist years ago, the judicial magistrate court in Ooty has issued non-bailable arrest warrant against eight Tamil actors including Suriya, Sathyaraj on Tuesday, according to media reports.

Mamata Banerjee condemns Manchester attack

May 23, 2017, at 10:04 pm

Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the explosion in Manchester city of the UK which killed at least 22 people.

Coal block allocation scam :Industrialist and former MP Navin Jindal summoned by court

May 23, 2017, at 09:55 pm

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS) : Industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal and three other persons were on Tuesday summoned by a special court in connection with the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh, reports said.

An IAF Sukhoi-30 aircraft on routine mission goes missing along China border

May 23, 2017, at 09:31 pm

Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS) : A Sukhoi 30 MKI aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday lost radio contact and went off the radar after the aircraft had taken off from Assam's Tezpur Salnibari Air Force station.

Indian Army launches punitive fire assaults across LoC, many Pak posts destroyed

May 23, 2017, at 09:27 pm

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS) : The Indian army on Tuesday said it has destroyed many Pakistani posts across the Line of Control (LoC) in punitive fire assaults launched to stop them aiding infiltrators to India.