Two militants and 15-year-old boy killed as encounter continues in Kashmir's Pulwama

Mar 09, 2017, at 08:21 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Two suspected Lashker-e-Taiba militants and a 15-year-old boy were killed during an encounter in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.

Three students of Karnataka school die of food poisoning

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:47 pm

Bengaluru, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Three students of a Karnataka boarding school died on Thursday due to food poisoning, reports said.

Assam govt to ban NIBBUSS, police arrest 22 in connection with AASU office attack

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:39 pm

Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Assam government has decided to ban Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) in the state following the Silapathar incident in northern Assam's Dhemaji district where miscreants vandalised an office of All Assam Students Union (AASU).

Rajya Sabha adjourned after passing obituary references

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:13 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday without transacting any business as a mark of respect to the departed member Haji Abdul Salam, who represented Manipur..

Government takes serious view of hate crimes against Indians in US : Rajnath Singh

Mar 09, 2017, at 07:11 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : The Government takes a serious view of the alleged hate crimes against Indians in the US and it will make a statement on the matter in Parliament next week, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.

Nation is proud of slain militant Saifullah's father, who disowns son : Rajnath Singh on Lucknow encounter

Mar 09, 2017, at 06:37 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday briefed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday's Lucknow encounter and said the nation is proud of the slain militant Saifullah's father, who refused to take the body of his son.

Uphaar cinema fire tragedy : Supreme Court refuses to strike down Gopal Ansal's jail term

Mar 09, 2017, at 06:13 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea against the jail term of Delhi-based builder Gopal Ansal, sentenced to one-year imprisonment for a fire in south Delhi’s Uphaar Cinema that killed 59 people in 1987, reports said.

PM Modi speaks before beginning of Parliament session

Mar 09, 2017, at 06:10 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Following is the full text of the rendering of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to media ahead of the Second round of the Budget Session of Parliament

Two LeT militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Mar 09, 2017, at 05:35 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS) :Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in a fierce gun battle with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday morning.

Indian killed in US: TMC MPs protest outside Parliament

Mar 09, 2017, at 05:07 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Thursday staged protest outside the Parliament on the issue of killings of Indians in US.

Second half of budget session begins today, PM hopes to see good quality debate, discussion

Mar 09, 2017, at 04:35 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Ahead of the beginning of the second half of the Budget Session of the parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he hopes that matters that will benefit the poor will be discussed during the period.

Kashmir: Militant killed in ongoing encounter in Pulwama

Mar 09, 2017, at 04:17 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A fierce gunfight broke out between security forces and militants in Padgampora, Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.

J&K: Encounter underway between security forces, suspected terrorists

Mar 09, 2017, at 02:57 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A gunfight is currently going on between security forces and suspected terrorists in Awantipora village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Thursday, reports said.

11th North East Business Summit begins in Delhi tomorrow

Mar 09, 2017, at 04:58 am

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): The 11th North East Business Summit (NEBS) will begin here on Thursday.

India condemns militant attack in Afghanistan

Mar 09, 2017, at 02:26 am

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): India on Wednesday condemned the militant attack in Kabul hospital which killed at least 30 people.

BSF detected tunnel near Indo-Bangladesh boder in Meghalaya

Mar 09, 2017, at 02:18 am

Guwahati, Mar 8 (IBNS) : The troops of Border Security Force deployed at Gujangpara, South West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya detected a tunnel near International Border in the area of Gujangpara.

Manipur based KCP militant nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 09, 2017, at 01:44 am

Guwahati, Mar 8 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a hardcore militant of Manipur based outfit group Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday.

Manipur polls: Five persons including three women injured in blast, 86% turnout recorded

Mar 09, 2017, at 01:43 am

Guwahati, Mar 8 (IBNS): At least five persons including three women were injured in a blast in Manipur's capital city Imphal on Wednesday evening amid the second and final phase Assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state.

PM addresses Swachh Shakti 2017 – A Convention of Women Sarpanches at Gandhinagar

Mar 09, 2017, at 12:37 am

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed Swachh Shakti 2017 – A Convention of Women Sarpanches, at Gandhinagar.

116th meeting of trustees of Somnath Trust held at Somnath,PM attends

Mar 09, 2017, at 12:27 am

New Delhi, mar 8 (IBNS): The 116th meeting of the trustees of Shri Somnath Trust was held at Somnath on Wednesday.

President Pranab Mukherjee congratulates IISc

Mar 09, 2017, at 12:08 am

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore for figuring in the list of top 10 institutions in the 'Best Small Universities' category of the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings 2017.

Saifullah was self-radicalised ISIS operative, says UP police

Mar 09, 2017, at 12:06 am

Lucknow, Mar 8 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday said Saifullah, who was killed during an operation by commandos in Lucknow city, was a "self-radicalised ISIS operative".

Outcomes of first IORA summit satisfying: Vice President

Mar 08, 2017, at 11:40 pm

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said that the outcomes of the First Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders' Summit were satisfying.

Gender biases have no place in modern India, says President

Mar 08, 2017, at 11:00 pm

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee presented Nari Shakti Puruskars for the year 2016 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

2007 Ajmer blast: Swami Aseemanand acquitted

Mar 08, 2017, at 10:29 pm

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): In a major verdict, a National Investigation Agency court on Tuesday acquitted Swami Aseemanand in connection with the Ajmer Dargah blast case of 2007.

Sena's Viswanath Mahadeshwar new Mayor of BMC

Mar 08, 2017, at 09:39 pm

Mumbai, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Shiv Sena's Vishwanath Mahadeshwar was elected as the mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the richest civic body in India, reports said.

Pemex signs two agreements to develop deep waters

Mar 08, 2017, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Pemex has signed a farm out agreement with BHP Billiton; forms a consortium with Chevron and INPEX to compete for a block in the Mexican State.

41 per cent polling in UP, Manipur records 78 per cent till 2 pm

Mar 08, 2017, at 09:17 pm

Lucknow/ Imphal, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Voting was well past midway in the last phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur on Wednesday as respectively 41 and a record 78 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the two states till 2 pm, reports said.

Fresh snow and rainfall in Kashmir valley

Mar 08, 2017, at 08:15 pm

Srinagar, Mar 8 (IBNS) : The Kashmir valley on Wednesday experienced fresh snowfall in the higher reaches after rains lashed the plains.

Tamil Nadu : Paneerselvam leads day-long hunger strike demanding Jaya's death probe

Mar 08, 2017, at 07:24 pm

Chennai, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday led a day-long hunger strike demanding CBI probe into former Chief Minister and former party general secretary Jayalalithaa’s death, reports said.