Shah Rukh Khan detained at US airport again, US envoy says sorry
Aug 12, 2016, at 07:14 pm
Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IBNS): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained by US immigration department officials at the Los Angeles airport on Friday, the incident occurring again after similar detentions before even as the US ambassador to India apologied for the inconvenience.
Two pilots suspended after they tested positive for alcohol after flight
Aug 12, 2016, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Two pilots from Air India and Jet Airways have been suspended for four years by the civil aviation regulator DGCA after being found drunk, reports said.
Mumbai local train services resume after getting stalled by agitation
Aug 12, 2016, at 06:48 pm
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Mumbai local train services have resumed on the Central line after remaining disrupted following agitation by commuters at the Badlapur station on Friday, reports said.
Curfew imposed allover Kashmir as separatists undertake protest programme
Aug 12, 2016, at 06:17 pm
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Authorities have imposed curfew in all ten districts across kashmir Valley to foil the protest programme called by separatist groups on Friday.
Gunmen fire 100 rounds from AK47, Uttar Pradesh BJP leader critical
Aug 12, 2016, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) : An Uttar Pradesh BJP leader, Brijpal Teotia, was critically injured after attackers, armed with assault rifles, made a brush fire of at least 100 rounds at his SUV near Delhi on Thursday night, NDTV reported.
M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates I-Day film festival in Delhi
Aug 12, 2016, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS): Union Urban Development Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday inaugurated the Independence Day Film Festival in Delhi's Siri Fort Auditorium.
You may try to paint Modi, but can't dent his image: M Venkaiah Naidu
Aug 12, 2016, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS): Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday took apart the Congress and came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who's under the pump following several reports of atrocities against the backward caste people.
Shah Rukh Khan detained at US airport
Aug 12, 2016, at 02:54 pm
Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IBNS): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained by US immigration department officials at the Los Angeles airport on Friday.
Glorification of terrorists is unacceptable, Pak must stop cross-border infiltration: Sushma
Aug 12, 2016, at 04:49 am
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): In a direct snub to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that the neighbouring country should refrain itself from glorification of terrorists and stop cross-border infiltration.
Calcutta HC Chief Justice Manjula Chellur shifted to Bombay HC
Aug 12, 2016, at 03:47 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): The Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Manjula Chellur, has been transferred to the Bombay High Court on Thursday, reports said.
Assam yet to get Rs 11,591.72 cr from OIL,ONGC for crude oil royalty and interest: Minister
Aug 12, 2016, at 03:29 am
Guwagati, Aug 11 (IBNS): The Assam government is yet to get a total of Rs 11,591.72 crore worth of royalty and interest for crude oil from two PSU firms Oil India Limited (OIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the last eight years.
Error in design, lack of quality check caused Kolkata flyover collapse: IIT report indicates
Aug 12, 2016, at 03:25 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): A faulty design and error in quality checking of raw materials were responsible for the deadly flyover tragedy in Kolkata, an IIT enquiry report said.
Assam CM holds high level meeting with wildlife experts for protection of rhinos
Aug 12, 2016, at 03:18 am
Guwagati, Aug 11 (IBNS): A high level meeting of national level expert consultation for developing stronger strategy for protection of rhinos in Assam was held at the Chief Minister's ALA conference room in Guwahati on Thursday.
RS passes amendments to Maternity Benefits Act, women to get 26 weeks leave
Aug 12, 2016, at 02:16 am
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, which will now enable working women to take 26 weeks of maternity leave besides providing for 12 weeks of maternity leave for commissioning mothers.
Rains to continue in Bengal, child electrocuted in Kolkata
Aug 12, 2016, at 01:48 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Due to the deep depression over Jharkhand region, moderate to heavy rains will lash several parts of West Bengal, including its capital Kolkata in next 24 hours, an IMD official said.
Delhi mulling to reward people who take road accident victims to hospital
Aug 11, 2016, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): To ensure that road accident victims in Delhi get immediate medical attention, Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that the his government is planning to start a scheme under which people, including drivers of taxis and autorickshaws, will be rewarded for taking such victims to hospital, according to media reports.
PM Modi interacts with Village Pradhans from Varanasi Parliamentary Constituency
Aug 11, 2016, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcomed Village Pradhans from the Varanasi Parliamentary Constituency at his residence in New Delhi, on Thursday.
MJ Akhbar meets Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo
Aug 11, 2016, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Union Minister MJ Akbar on Thursday met Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, here.
Arvind Kejriwal feeling 'energetic' after attending meditation course in Himachal Pradesh
Aug 11, 2016, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kjeirwal on Thursday said he is feeling energetic after attending the 10-day meditation course in Himachal Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh : Baby dies as hospital staff harass parents over bribe
Aug 11, 2016, at 08:46 pm
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, Aug 11 (IBNS) : In an appalling incident, a 10-month-old boy died in a district hospital in Uttar Pradesh after staff members demanded bribe from the parents and the baby's treatment got delayed, media reports said on Thursday.
Dalit atrocities : PM must make statement in Parliament : Mayawati
Aug 11, 2016, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) : Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament on the incidence of atrocities on Dalits.
Navy divers locate bus wreckage from Maharashtra bridge collapse
Aug 11, 2016, at 07:28 pm
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IBNS): Navy divers, on Thursday, located the bus wreckage from the bridge collapse tragedy that occurred near Mahad in Maharashtra, on Aug 3, according to media reports.
Delhi High Court grants expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala interim protection from arrest
Aug 11, 2016, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) : The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa and two of her family members till August 22 in the case of harassment, filed by their domestic help.
Twin blasts in Assam and Meghalaya ahead of I-Day celebrations, no casualty
Aug 11, 2016, at 06:25 pm
Guwahati, Aug 11 (IBNS) : Twin blasts rocked Assam and Meghalaya on Thursday morning after several militant groups of North-East India gave a joint call for boycotting the independence Day celebrations.
Class ten student of Gurgaon confined in Delhi flat, gang-raped for two days
Aug 11, 2016, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) : The parade of incidents of violence against women in the national capital continues as a 16-year-old girl has been gang-raped for two days allegedly by two men in a south Delhi flat.
Cassini finds flooded Canyons on Titan
Aug 11, 2016, at 04:12 pm
California, Aug 11 (IBNS): NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons.
WB: Public bus falls into road-side canal in Howrah, 4 dead
Aug 11, 2016, at 05:11 am
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least four passengers were killed and as many as 27 others were injured when a bus, full of passengers, fell into a road-side canal at Penro area under Udaynarayanpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday night, reports said.
Captured LeT terrorist received training from Pak forces: NIA shows in confession video
Aug 11, 2016, at 04:23 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Investigators on Wednesday revealed that terrorist Bahadur Ali, who was arrested after he infiltrated in India to carry on subversive activities, was trained by the Lashkar e Taiba outfit and Pakistani forces, reports said.
Cabinet approves Agreement between the India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation
Aug 11, 2016, at 02:24 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its approval for signing and ratification of an Agreement between India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation.
The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 approved by Cabinet
Aug 11, 2016, at 02:18 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday given its ex-post facto approval for amendment of Section 64 and section 65 and consequential amendment of section 115 of the Factories Act, 1948 by introducing the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.