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J&K CM pays tribute to slain BSF personnel

Jun 05, 2016, at 12:28 am

Srinagar, June 4 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday laid wreath on the mortal remains of the three BSF personnel killed in a militant attack near Bijbehara on Friday.

Mercedes hit-and-run case: Accused teenager to be tried as adult

Jun 05, 2016, at 12:13 am

New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): The Delhi Police's plea over trying the teenager accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case here as an adult has been allowed by the Juvenile Justice Board.

Modi ends Afghanistan visit, leaves for Qatar

Jun 04, 2016, at 10:03 pm

Kabul, June 4 (IBNS); Ending his Afghanistan tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Qatar.

Afghanistan confers highest civilian honour on Narendra Modi

Jun 04, 2016, at 09:34 pm

Herat, Afghanistan, June 4 (IBNS): The Afghanistan government on Saturday conferred its highest civilian honour-Amir Amanullah Khan Award-on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Narendra Modi mourns Muhammad Ali's death

Jun 04, 2016, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mourned the death of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.

Hema Malini visits her violence-hit Mathura seat

Jun 04, 2016, at 09:10 pm

Mathura, June 4 (IBNS) Amid violence, which left 24 people killed, Mathura MP Hema Malini visited her constituency on Saturday and visited the family of a cop who was killed in the incident.

WB: Hawkers demonstrate at Baruipur station, hurl bombs, attack railway engineer and running trains

Jun 04, 2016, at 08:56 pm

Kolkata/South 24 Parganas, Jun 4 (IBNS): The demonstration of unauthorized hawkers at Baruipur railway station, which has been started since Saturday morning, is still on and triggering tension in the area.

Modi inaugurates India-Afghan Friendship dam

Jun 04, 2016, at 08:03 pm

Herat, Afghanistan, June 4 (IBNS) On the first stopover of his five-nation trip Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the India-Afghan Friendship dam jointly with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in the strategically important Herat province neighbouring Iran.

Speeding truck mows down police officer in West Bengal

Jun 04, 2016, at 07:49 pm

Kolkata/North 24 Parganas, Jun 4 (IBNS): A senior police official was killed on Saturday morning after being hit by a speeding lorry at Sonadanga More area under Amdanga Police Station limits in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, reports said.

Modi arrives in Herat to inaugurate India-Afghan Friendship dam

Jun 04, 2016, at 07:25 pm

Herat, Afghanistan, June 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Herat on Saturday to inaugurate the India-Afghan Friendship dam on the first leg of his five-nation tour.

Delhi assembly to discuss MCD's progress next week

Jun 04, 2016, at 07:01 pm

New Delhi, Jun 4 (IBNS) Firing a fresh salvo at the BJP, Chief Minister and AAP top brass, Arvind Kejriwal blamed his opponents for mismanagement of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which was looked after by the BJP, before it conceded a defeat to the AAP and Congress in the MCD polls.

West Bengal: TMC union's hawkers demonstrate, hurl bombs at Baruipur rail station

Jun 04, 2016, at 06:23 pm

Kolkata/South 24 Parganas, Jun 4 (IBNS): During a protest against the Railway Protection Force (RPF), a large number of hawkers, under the banner of Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s labour wing INTTUC, allegedly threw at least 14 crude bombs at Baruipur Railway Station premises in West Bengal's South 24 District on Saturday, reports said.

Kashmir :Two policemen killed in second militant attack in 24 hours

Jun 04, 2016, at 06:12 pm

Srinagar, June 4 (IBNS) In another attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the second in 24 hours, suspected Militants struck in Anantnag town on Saturday, killing two members of the Jammu and Kashmir police force.

Maharashtra Minister Eknath Khadse resigns over scandal uproar

Jun 04, 2016, at 06:02 pm

Mumbai, June 4 (IBNS) Eknath Khadse, the senior most minister in the Maharashtra government, has resigned following twin scandals over an illicit land deal and his cellphone allegedly appearing in the call records of most-wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

Modi begins his five-nation tour, to inaugurate Afghan Friedndship dam today

Jun 04, 2016, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat, the first stopover of his five-nation tour that begins on Saturday.

Kashmir :Mehbooba condemns militant attack on BSF convoy

Jun 04, 2016, at 05:27 pm

Srinagar, June 4 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has strongly condemned the militant attack on a BSF vehicle in Bijbehara of South Kashmir's Anantnag district in which three security personnel were killed.

Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali passes away, aged 74

Jun 04, 2016, at 04:41 pm

Phoenix, Arizona, Jun 4 (IBNS) Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who had proclaimed himself as "The Greatest" of all time and was a powerful symbol of civil rights movement for the black in USA during the 1960s and 1970s, breathed his last on Friday, following a bout with health problems, his family sources said.

Kolkata: SRFTI's Director and Registrar resign

Jun 04, 2016, at 05:46 am

Kolkata, Jun 3 (IBNS): The Director and Registrar of Kolkata's prestigious Satyajit Roy Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) resigned from there posts on Friday.

Any global forum which does not include India has limited relevance: VP

Jun 04, 2016, at 04:21 am

Tunis, June 3 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Friday said that any global forum which does not include India has limited relevance.

West Bengal: Class V student raped and killed in Birbhum

Jun 04, 2016, at 04:15 am

Kolkata/Birbhum, June 3 (IBNS): A minor girl was allegedly raped and then murdered on Thursday midnight at Rambhadrapur village under Tarapith Police Station limits in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports said.

PM Modi to inaugurate Afghan-India Friendship Dam

Jun 04, 2016, at 03:57 am

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will jointly inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) with President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in Herat province in Western Afghanistan on Friday.

India, USA can transform world with trade and trust: Rajnath Singh

Jun 04, 2016, at 03:34 am

Hyderabad, June 3 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India and USA are natural allies and could transform the world with trade and trust.

PM Modi to visit Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, USA and Mexico

Jun 04, 2016, at 03:18 am

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Afghanistan, State of Qatar, Switzerland, United States of America and Mexico from Saturday to June 8.

17 killed in Tamil Nadu road mishap

Jun 04, 2016, at 02:56 am

Chennai, June 3 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed as a bus, a lorry and a car collided in Melumalai in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district on Friday, reports said.

Bokaro River Drinking Water Project based on Rainwater Harvesting inaugurated

Jun 04, 2016, at 02:46 am

Bokaro, June 3 (IBNS): The Bokaro River Drinking Water Project based on Rainwater Harvesting in the State of Jharkhand was inaugurated at West Bokaro on Friday.

Assam CM directs state forest department to set up a permanent PCCF office at Kaziranga

Jun 04, 2016, at 02:14 am

Guwahati, June 3 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed the state Environment and Forest Department to set up a permanent office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest at Kaziranga.

BSF jawans deaths: Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah condoles

Jun 04, 2016, at 01:53 am

Srinagar, June 3 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday mourned the death of BSF personnel in suspected militant attack on their convoy.

Mathura violence: Death toll touches 24

Jun 04, 2016, at 01:16 am

Mathura, June 3 (IBNS) The death toll in the violence that hit Uttar Pradesh's Mathura area has touched 24, forcing Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to order probe into the incident.

President attends the Golden Jubilee Convocation of Indira Gandhi Medical College

Jun 03, 2016, at 11:29 pm

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee attended the Golden Jubilee Convocation of Indira Gandhi Medical College on Friday in Shimla.

J&K: BSF convoy attacked by suspected militants, 2 jawans killed

Jun 03, 2016, at 11:14 pm

Srinagar, June 3 (IBNS) At least 2 BSF personnel, including a Head Constable, were killed and 4 others were injured in an attack carried out by suspected militants on their convoy near Goriwan in Bijbehara town of south Kashmir’s on Friday,reports said.