Mulayam appoints Amar Singh as SP's national general secy

Sep 21, 2016, at 05:21 am

Lucknow, Sept 20 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday appointed Amar Singh as the national general secretary of his party.

J&K: Human rights defender Khurram Parvez released from jail and detained again

Sep 21, 2016, at 05:04 am

Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): Prominent human rights defender and head of Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) Khurram Parvez was on Tuesday released

John Kerry asks Nawaz Sharif to prevent terrorists from using Pak as safe havens

Sep 21, 2016, at 03:53 am

Washington, Sept 20 (IBNS): US Secretary of State John Kerry has now directed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to prevent terrorists from using the latter's country as safe havens.

World Bank announces new country director for India

Sep 21, 2016, at 01:57 am

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Junaid Ahmad has taken over as the World Bank's new Country Director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl who completed his four-year term, according to a Press release issued by the World Bank.

Infiltration attempts foiled in Kashmir, nine militants killed

Sep 21, 2016, at 01:31 am

Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): Foiling a major infiltration on Tuesday, the Indian Army said that nine infiltrators in two ongoing gun-battles, along the Line of Control (LoC), in north Kashmir's Baramulla and Kupwara districts, were killed.

Massive blaze guts firecrackers factory near Kolkata

Sep 21, 2016, at 01:04 am

Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a fireworks factory at Govindapur area under Sonarpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.

Uri: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena calls PM Modi, condemns attack

Sep 21, 2016, at 01:02 am

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena called Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condole the loss of lives in the Uri terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Infiltration bid foiled, 8 militants killed in Uri

Sep 20, 2016, at 11:52 pm

Uri, Sept 20 (IBNS): An infiltration bid was foiled as Indian Army jawans killed eight militants during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri on Tuesday, days after the town was hit by a terrorist strike on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir: 8 militants killed in Uri

Sep 20, 2016, at 11:14 pm

Uri, Sept 20 (IBNS): Indian security forces killed eight militants during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri town on Tuesday.

Minor allegedly gang-raped in West Bengal, 1 held

Sep 20, 2016, at 10:50 pm

Kolkata/Burdwan, Sept 20 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday booked a minor boy for allegedly raping a seventh standard girl in Burdwan district of West Bengal, reports said.

Foreign nationals join Hindus to offer ‘pinddan’ to the dead souls

Sep 20, 2016, at 09:48 pm

Patna, Sept 20 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The prominent Hindu ritual of “Pinddan” is slowly drawing foreign nationals in good numbers.

West Bengal: Student killed in school bus crash

Sep 20, 2016, at 09:41 pm

Kolkata/East Midnapore, Sept 20 (IBNS): A fourth standard student was killed and 15 others were seriously injured when a school bus collided head-on with a speeding truck in Contai (Kanthi) in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Uri sector

Sep 20, 2016, at 09:40 pm

Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS) Barely two days after the deadly terror attack on an Army camp, Pakistani troopers violated ceasefire again on Tuesday in Uri sector, reports said.

Judge who awarded life imprisonment to Shahabuddin transferred

Sep 20, 2016, at 09:34 pm

Patna, Sept 20 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A Bihar judge who awarded life imprisonment to controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabudidn in a murder case has been transferred.

At least five school children killed as bus fall into canal in Amritsar

Sep 20, 2016, at 09:33 pm

Jalandhar, Sept 20 (IBNS) : Five children died after a school bus fell into a canal near Amritsar in Punjab on Tuesday, reports said.

Fighter jet makes emergency landing at Srinagar airport

Sep 20, 2016, at 09:01 pm

Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): A MIG fighter jet made emergency landing at Srinagar airport on Tuesday , official said.

Kolkata: Bus hits speeding auto, 1 killed

Sep 20, 2016, at 08:57 pm

Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and four others were injured on Tuesday when a public bus hit an over-speeding autorickshaw in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, reports said.

Tripura BJP holds protest march against ruling Left Front government in Agartala

Sep 20, 2016, at 08:53 pm

Agartala, Sep 20 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a rally in Tripura's capital city, Agartala, on Tuesday, to protest against misrule of the Left Front government that is currently in power in the state, according to media reports.

Foreign Secretary Jaishankar cuts short foreign visit, attends Home Minister's meeting

Sep 20, 2016, at 08:49 pm

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS) : Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar cut short a visit to Vienna as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh held a high level official meeting on Tuesday to chalk out diplomatic and strategic plans following the Uri terror attack, NDTV reports said.

Fighter jet makes emergency landing at Srinagar airport following technical snag

Sep 20, 2016, at 07:58 pm

Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS) : A MiG-21 fighter jet today made an emergency landing at the Srinagar airport on Tuesday after developing a “technical snag”.

ACB files FIR against DCW chief Swati Maliwal over recruitment scam

Sep 20, 2016, at 07:55 pm

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS) : The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday filed FIR against Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal over an alleged recruitment scam, reports said.

Mumbai: Nine arrested for denying flat to Muslim family

Sep 20, 2016, at 07:51 pm

Mumbai, Sept 20 (IBNS): Nine members of a housing society in Mumbai's Vasai region were arrested after they disallowed a Muslim family from purchasing an apartment there, reports said.

President of India’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Malta

Sep 20, 2016, at 07:41 pm

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and the people of the Republic of Malta on the eve of their Independence Day (Sep 21, 2016).

President of India’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Armenia

Sep 20, 2016, at 06:41 pm

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and the people of the Republic of Armenia on the eve of their Independence Day (Sep 21, 2016).

Kolkata Airport: AI gets a nod from security agencies, services restored

Sep 20, 2016, at 06:31 pm

Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): Air India has restored its services following a nod from security officials after a bomb scare brought things to a standstill at the Kolkata airport on Tuesday morning.

Dismantle terror structure, India asks Pakistan at UN platform

Sep 20, 2016, at 06:29 pm

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS) : Sending a strong message to Pakistan at a United Nations platform, India has asked it to dismantle terror structure instead of "internationalising" Kashmir, NDTV reported.

AAP MLA S Ram booked for assault

Sep 20, 2016, at 05:59 pm

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Tughlakabad, Sahi Ram has been booked for allegedly assaulting a man in Okhla on Monday, reports said.

India test-fires long-range missile Barak-8,developed with Israel

Sep 20, 2016, at 05:55 pm

Chandipur-on-Sea,Odisha, Sept 20 (IBNS) : India on Tuesday test-fired a new long -range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) Barak-8 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, on the Odisha coast, media reports said.

Caller claims bomb on Air India flight, high alert in Kolkata airport

Sep 20, 2016, at 05:17 pm

Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS) : A call claiming that there is a bomb on the Guwahati-bound flight pressed the alarm leading to a heightened security at Kolkata airport on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Cauvery Issue: A plate of biryani and Rs 100 for torching 42 buses?

Sep 20, 2016, at 05:01 pm

Bangalore, Sept 20 (IBNS): It took just a plate of mutton biryani and Rs 100 to convince a 22-year old woman into torching several buses in the recently concluded attack in Bangalore on Sept 12, media reports said.