Retired High Court judge to probe Assam HSLC question papers leak incident

Feb 22, 2017, at 04:19 am

Guwahati, Feb 21 (IBNS): Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that a retired High Court judge will conduct a probe into the alleged leak of question papers during the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA).

PM Modi urges USA to keep open mind on Indian talents

Feb 22, 2017, at 01:16 am

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reportedly urged the USA to keep its mind open in welcoming skilled talents from India.

Mumbai votes to elect a new BMC, Fadnavis thanks voters

Feb 22, 2017, at 12:45 am

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IBNS) Mumbai on Tuesday voted peacefully to elect their civic fathers for the next term as the richest civic body of India-Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)- witnessed a polling that is seen as a tough contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena, the former allies, who decided to fight against each other this time after falling out on seat sharing issue.

Karnataka bus catches fire, woman killed

Feb 21, 2017, at 10:20 pm

Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IBNS) : An elderly woman was killed and four others were injured when Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus caught fire in the outskirts of the city, reports said.

One more arrest in connection with Kerala actress assault case

Feb 21, 2017, at 10:00 pm

Kochi, Feb 21 (IBNS) : One more person accused in the abduction and assault of a leading Malayalam actress was taken into custody on Tuesday, media reports said.

Kolkata man, who was found living with sister's skeleton, recovered dead at his flat

Feb 21, 2017, at 09:38 pm

Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): The charred body of a middle aged man, who in 2015 was found living with the skeletons of his sister and two pet dogs in Kolkata's Park Street area, was recovered from a posh apartment in the Watgunj area in the city's south-western part on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

CBI arrests Chhattisgarh senior bureaucrat in alleged corruption case

Feb 21, 2017, at 09:13 pm

Raipur, Feb 21 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Chhattisgarh Principal Secretary BL Agrawal and two others in a corruption case, according to media reports.

Municipal elections in Maharashtra see moderate to brisk polling

Feb 21, 2017, at 07:42 pm

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IBNS): Until Tuesday afternoon, moderate to brisk polling were reported from Maharashtra for the elections being held for 10 Municipal Corporations, second phase of Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis.

Maoist leader gunned down by security forces in Bihar

Feb 21, 2017, at 07:16 pm

Patna, Feb 21 (IBNS): Security forces gunned down a dreaded Naxal leader in Bihar in a fierce encounter on Tuesday, according to media reports.

PM Modi to spend Mahashivratri in Coimbatore

Feb 21, 2017, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he will be spending Mahashivratri in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

India keen to link Kathmandu with New Delhi and Kolkata via rail network

Feb 21, 2017, at 06:35 pm

New Delhi/Kathmandu, Feb 21 (IBNS): India is keen on linking Nepal's capital Kathmandu with New Delhi and Kolkata through a railway network, media reports said on Tuesday.

New Delhi: Police arrest one in Hauz Khas Village rape incident

Feb 21, 2017, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): Delhi police on Tuesday arrested one person in the alleged Hauz Khas rape incident, according to media reports.

It is BJP-Sena contest as Mumbai votes on Tuesday to elect new BMC

Feb 21, 2017, at 04:07 pm

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IBNS) The richest civic body of India-Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)- is witnessing a hard contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena as the former allies decided to fight against each other after falling out on seat sharing issue.

India lauds Pakistan's move to put Hafiz Saeed's name on terror list

Feb 21, 2017, at 04:00 am

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): India on Monday lauded Pakistan's effort of putting Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's name on its terror list.

Biker molests air hostess on Bengaluru street

Feb 20, 2017, at 11:06 pm

Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IBNS) : An air hostess was allegedly molested an injured after a bike-borne man attacked her in a posh locality of Bengaluru, reports said.

West Bengal: Madrasa students block roads, clash with police

Feb 20, 2017, at 10:29 pm

Kolkata/Murshidabad, Feb 20 (IBNS): Madrasa students and West Bengal Police clashed in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday following a road blockade by the students, according to reports.

CID busts another child trafficking racket in West Bengal, books school principal

Feb 20, 2017, at 10:26 pm

Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 20 (IBNS): After unearthing a north-Bengal based international child trafficking racket and nabbing two women involved in it, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has strengthened its probe into the root of the racket, officials said.

Uttar Pradesh : Rape accused SP Minister says he has been framed, moves SC against FIR order

Feb 20, 2017, at 09:31 pm

Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 20 (IBNS) : Controversial Samajwadi Party Minister Gayatri Prajapati, an accused in a gang-rape case, on Monday claimed that he has been framed as a result of political conspiracy, reports said.

Don't promote donkeys in Gujarat ads : UP CM Akhilesh Yadav asks Amitabh Bachchan

Feb 20, 2017, at 09:24 pm

Rae Bareli, Feb 20 (IBNS) : A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'bijli' barb, accusing the Uttar Pradesh Government of making communal discrimination in the supply of electricity, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav launched a blistering counter attack, advising actor Amitabh Bachchan to stop endorsing the "asses of Gujarat".

Malayalam film fraternity unites to support actress abducted and molested

Feb 20, 2017, at 09:06 pm

Kochi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Days after reports of a top south Indian actress's abduction and molestation surfaced, popular southern actor Mohanlal came in support of her, calling it as an atrocious act perpetrated on a lady.

Tamil Nadu: CM Palanisamy orders closing down of 500 state-run liquor shops

Feb 20, 2017, at 08:46 pm

Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisamy announced on Monday that another 500 state-run liquor shops would be wound up with immediate effect.media reported.

Stay away from Facebook, Lalu tells schoolchildren

Feb 20, 2017, at 07:41 pm

Patna, Feb 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad is quite disappointed after watching the new generation getting connected to smart phones most of the time and their growing addiction to the social networking sites.

Vice President condoles the passing away of Justice Altamas Kabir

Feb 20, 2017, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi, Feb (IBNS) : Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has condoled the passing away of former Chief Justice of India, Shri Altamas Kabir.

After getting offer for car lift, woman raped in Delhi's upscalae Huaz Khas

Feb 20, 2017, at 07:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): A woman from north-east India was allegedly raped in Delhi's Hauz Khas area by a man who offered her a lift after a party, reports said.

Trust vote was illegal, cancel it: DMK moves Madras High Court

Feb 20, 2017, at 06:49 pm

Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Challenging the validity of Saturday's Trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Opposition DMK has moved the court, requesting for its cancellation, reports said.

Tamil Nadu Governor seeks report on Assembly violence during Trust vote

Feb 20, 2017, at 06:17 pm

Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS) : Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has asked for a report from the assembly secretary on the incidents during the trust vote on Saturday, NDTV reports.

Disclose Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse's statement to the public : CIC

Feb 20, 2017, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) : The Central Information Commission has said that the statement of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse should be made public along with other relevant court records.

PM Modi greets people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on statehood day

Feb 20, 2017, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the people of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on their statehood day.

Congress doesn't want to end economic blockade in Manipur, says Rajnath Singh

Feb 20, 2017, at 03:11 am

Guwahati, Feb 19 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday alledged that the Congress doesn't want to end the ongoing economic blockade in Manipur, which he termed as a conspiracy contrived by the Okram Ibobi Singh led state government.

UP: PM Modi addresses rally in Fatehpur, slams SP-Congress alliance

Feb 20, 2017, at 03:06 am

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): In a fresh salvo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Sunday addressed a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, slammed the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance, while urging people to vote for the BJP.