Rahul Gandhi is unwell, cancels his visit to Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
May 10, 2016, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, May 10 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was unwell and will not visit Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
3-day SAARC countries' meet on children protection begins in Delhi
May 10, 2016, at 05:30 am
New Delhi, May 10 (IBNS): The three-day Technical Meeting & 4th Ministerial Meeting of South Asian Initiative to end Violence against Children (SAIEVAC) began in New Delhi on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi gets more security cover after death threats
May 10, 2016, at 04:55 am
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is all set to get more security cover after his party said it had received death threats about him in Puducherry, media reports said.
Corruption: CBI registers case against MHA Under Secretary
May 10, 2016, at 04:34 am
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday said it has registered a case against an Under Secretary, working in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India), and other unknown persons on charges of corruption.
Modi cannot take away my commitment to and love for India: Sonia Gandhi
May 10, 2016, at 02:54 am
Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IBNS): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he cannot take away her commitment to and love for India.
IAS officer apologies after his photo of 'disrespectful behaviour' goes viral
May 10, 2016, at 02:21 am
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS): An IAS officer on Monday apologised after his photos showing 'disrespectful behaviour' went viral on social media.
Kolkata: ABVP workers demonstrate outside JU
May 09, 2016, at 11:27 pm
Kolkata, May 9 (IBNS): Two days after Jadavpur University in Kolkata witnessed violence, supporters of the BJP's student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday protested against the incident in front of the institute on Monday.
Uttarakhand crisis: Harish Rawat 'welcomes' SC verdict
May 09, 2016, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat on Monday 'welcomed' the verdict given by the Supreme Court as it declined to give interim relief to nine rebel Congress MLAs.
SC gives no interim relief for 9 rebel Congress MLAs
May 09, 2016, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to give interim relief to nine Uttarakhand rebel Congress MLAs.
Moral Policing: 22-year-old thrashed for wearing short dress in Pune
May 09, 2016, at 09:43 pm
Pune, May 9 (IBNS/Just Earth News) In an alleged case of 'moral-policing', a 22-year-old woman was dragged out of her car and thrashed by a gang of men, who were clearly offended by the length of her dress, took matters in their hands, reports said.
NRRI research to benefit rice farmers say union agriculture minister
May 09, 2016, at 09:32 pm
Cuttack, May 9 (IBNS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh said that National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) is carrying out researches on doubled haploid, an important aspect in plant breeding, at a public meeting in Kandapur, Cuttack, Odisha, on Monday. .
Mahesh Sharma releases commemorative coin on Maharana Pratap
May 09, 2016, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, released a commemorative coin of Rs. 100 and a circulation coin of Rs 10 on Maharana Pratap on Monday.
Modi's degree row intensifies as AAP says documents produced by BJP fake
May 09, 2016, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) The row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification reached to a new height on Monday when top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party released to the media his college degrees, which the Aam Aadmi Party described as fake.
Caught on camera: Man attacked with butcher's knife following collision in Ludhiana
May 09, 2016, at 08:22 pm
Ludhiana, May 9 (IBNS) A man was attacked with butcher's knife and sticks by four other men, after his car hit theirs in a parking lot, in Punjab's Ludhiana district on Monday morning, reports said.
Rescuers continue to look for survivors at Taining landslide site in China
May 09, 2016, at 07:05 pm
Beijing, May 9 (IBNS) After Taining county in China's Fijian province was hit by landslide on Sunday morning, rescuers continued with the their operations overnight, looking for the missing 41 people, reported China's Xinhuanet.
Update on rural electrification project of union government
May 09, 2016, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address to the nation in India where he said that the government will electrify all the 18,452 electrified villages in 100o0 days (by May 1, 2018), till date 7,654 villages have been electrified, according to a government announcement.
Kanhaiya writes open letter to Srmriti Irani on Mother's Day
May 09, 2016, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, on Sunday shot off an open letter to HRD Minister Smriti Irani on occasion of Mother's Day, asking her how could a "mother" punish her children on the basis of biased probe reports and doctored videos.
Uma Bharti warns about consequences if Nitish becomes PM
May 09, 2016, at 05:38 pm
Patna, May 9 (IBNS) Sounding alert, BJP top-brass and parliamentarian, Uma Bharti warned the country about the consequences it will face if Bihar Chief Minsiter Nitish Kumar is elected as the Prime Minister in the near future, as she said, a Jungle Raj will prevail in the country, reports stated.
Bihar politician's son who allegedly shot dead a youth still absconding
May 09, 2016, at 05:35 pm
Gaya, May 9 (IBNS) The son of a Bihar legislator belonging to the ruling Janata Dal-United remained absconding two days after he had allegedly shot dead a 19-year-old boy for overtaking his SUV in Gaya.
Congress wants Nehru back in text book
May 09, 2016, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) Miffed about the omission of late Congressman and former Prime Minsiter Jawahar Lal Nehru from the social science textbooks for eight graders in Rajsthan, the Congress has sought an apology from Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, reports said.
Seven killed, 30 injured in Jharkhand bus accident
May 09, 2016, at 04:34 pm
Ranchi, May 9 (IBNS) At least seven people were killed and 30 others injured in a bus accident in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi on Monday morning, reports said. The injured have been admitted to hospital.
Uttarakhand rebels stay disqualified, but Harish Rawat faces new charges
May 09, 2016, at 04:30 pm
Dehradun, May 9 (IBNS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday said the nine nine rebel Congressmen remain disqualified and turned down their plea to participate in Tuesday's confidence vote, reports said.
Hyderabad woman allegedly tortured to death in Saudi
May 09, 2016, at 04:25 pm
Hyderabad, May 9 (IBNS) A 25-year-old Indian woman was allegedly tortured to death in Saudi Arabia, reports said.
PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi wish nation on ‘Akshaya Tritiya'
May 09, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of ‘Akshaya Tritiya'.
May 09, 2016, at 02:17 am
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS) : Security forces apprehended two militants and recovered arms and ammunition in two separate operations in Assam on Sunday, officials said.
Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Mizoram
May 09, 2016, at 02:12 am
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): Security forces recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, including two assault rifles, from Aizawl, capital city of Mizoram, on May 7, officials said on Sunday.
Gogoi questions BJP’s source of poll expenses
May 09, 2016, at 01:45 am
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday cast a shadow of suspicion on the source of BJP’s poll expenditure and questioned where from the saffron party managed to collect such huge amount for election campaign.
Uttarakhand political crisis: New sting video emerges
May 09, 2016, at 01:25 am
Dehradun, May 8 (IBNS): Days before the floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly,a fresh sting has emerged where a lawmaker has levelled cash-for-votes allegations against former Chief Minister of the state Harish Rawat.
Delhi: Belgian woman allegedly molested by Ola driver, Sushma Swaraj seeks report
May 09, 2016, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said she has directed Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to submit a report on the alleged molestation of Belgian girl by a Ola driver in the national capital.
Ola terminates service of driver detained for allegedly molesting Belgian woman
May 08, 2016, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS) App based taxi service provider Ola on Sunday said it has terminated the service of its driver who was detained for allegedly molesting a 23-year-old girl from Belgium.