Mehbooba Mufti flags trains between Banihal-Baramulla, Baramulla-Budgam
May 06, 2016, at 04:50 am
Srinagar, May 5 (IBNS): Promising to safeguard the honour and dignity of people of the state, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said it is time for the good things happening in the country to find their way into the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Army officer arrested on alleged charges of stealing smuggled gold
May 06, 2016, at 04:38 am
Aizwal, May 5 (IBNS): A senior army officer and eight of his men from 39 Assam Rifles were arrested on Thursday for allegedly stealing smuggled gold bars in Mizoram, media reports said.
WB polls: Over 84 pct voters turnout recorded in sixth phase
May 06, 2016, at 01:38 am
Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS): A staggered six phase seven rounds Assembly Elections in West Bengal concluded with the final phase of balloting on Thursday in which more than 84 percent turnout was recorded, said officials.
Indian Airforce saves life with casualty evacuation after Chhattisgarh bus mishap
May 05, 2016, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) After a major bus accident on the midnight of May 4 in a place located about 200 km north of Raipur (Chhattisgarh), the Indian Airforce helicopter carried out a casualty evacuation saving several lives.
Union minister call on Perumbavoor rape and murder victim
May 05, 2016, at 10:38 pm
Kochi, May 5 (IBNS) Union minister of social justice and empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot, on Thursday met the mother of the 30-year-old law student, who was brutally raped and murdered on April 28, according to media sources.
West Bengal: TMC leader suffer bullet injuries in Baharampore
May 05, 2016, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS) Unidentified miscreants shot at Subir Sarkar, Murshidabad district general secretary of the Trinamool Congress Party (TMC), on Thursday morning at Baharampore in West Bengal, according to media reports.
Goa MLA booked for alleged rape and trafficking surrenders
May 05, 2016, at 09:38 pm
Panaji, May 5 (IBNS) Atanasio Babush Monserrate, a former Goa Congress leader and now an Independent MLA, surrendered to the Ribandar crime branch in Goa on Thursday after a case was registered against him on Wednesday evening for alleged charges of human trafficking and raping a 16-year old girl from Nepal, according to media sources.
Vistara's Delhi-Bhubaneswar flight experiences bird hit, all safe
May 05, 2016, at 08:26 pm
Bhubaneswar, May 5 (IBNS) Vistara airline on Thursday said all passengers traveling in its UK 709 Delhi to Bhubaneswar flight are safe after it experienced by a bird hit, officials said.
Make PM's degree public: Kejriwal urges DU V-C
May 05, 2016, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Taking his fight a step forward, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote a letter to Delhi University Vice-Chancellor and urged him to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree public.
Keenan-Reuben murder case: All four found guilty and sentenced to life in jail
May 05, 2016, at 06:28 pm
Mumbai, May 5 (IBNS) A special women's court on Thursday pronounced life in jail for four men guilty of murdering Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez of Mumbai four years back, according to media reports.
103-year-old man casts his maiden vote in Bengal election
May 05, 2016, at 06:25 pm
Cooch Behar, West Bengal, May 5 (IBNS) Frail and wobbling, but a visibly happy Asgar Ali cast his maiden vote in Cooch Behar, perhaps creating a record in the country, in the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly election on Thursday, reports said.
Bengal polls: 45.88 percent people cast their vote till 11 a.m.
May 05, 2016, at 05:49 pm
Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS) A turnout of 45.88 percent was recorded on Thursday in West Bengal till 11 a.m., where the sixth and final phase of Assembly polls is underway in 25 constituencies spread over two districts, reports said.
Bengal Polls: 23.46 percent voters turnout recorded till 9 a.m.
May 05, 2016, at 05:03 pm
Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS) The sixth and final phase of the ongoing West Bengal Assembly Elections recorded 23.46 percent voter turnout till 9 a.m., reports said.
PM Modi lauds Defence Minister for his RS speech
May 05, 2016, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his Rajya Sabha speech on Wednesday, stating that the latter rose above politics and displayed best parliamentary traditions.
Bengal polls: PM Modi urges people to exercise rights
May 05, 2016, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the voters to of West Bengal to exercise their constitutional rights, ahed of the sixth anf final phase of voting in the ongoing Assembly Elections.
PM Modi greets Haryana CM on his birthday
May 05, 2016, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the latter's birthday.
Bengal polls: Final phase of polling underway
May 05, 2016, at 04:00 pm
Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS) Voting in the last phase of polling for the West Bengal Assembly elections is currently underway on Thursday.
Modi has no degree from DU: Kejriwal
May 05, 2016, at 03:52 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not hold a BA degree from the Delhi University (DU) as he had claimed.
MoU between India and Qatar for promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of ICT
May 05, 2016, at 03:49 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in March, 2015.
RS: Vijay Mallya’s resignation accepted
May 05, 2016, at 03:32 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Ending his tenure in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari on Wednesday accepted liquor baron Vijay Mallya's resignation.
The country wants to know who instigated, benefited from AgustaWestland scam: Parrikar
May 05, 2016, at 03:13 am
New Deli, May 4 (IBNS) Amid repeated disruptions, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar made a strong statement on the ongoing AgustaWestland scam issue, which was debated in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, as he said the country wanted to know who instigated, supported and benefited from the corruption.
Our government had zero tolerance for corruption in defence: Antony
May 05, 2016, at 12:15 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Ex- Defence Minister AK Antony participated in the debate over the AgustaWestland scam in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and said the former Congress-led UPA government followed zero tolerance towards corruption in the defence sector.
Kerala rape and murder case: Union Minister to visit Perumbavoor, meet family members
May 04, 2016, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi/Ernakulam, May 4 (IBNS): Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot will visit Perumbavoor on Thursday and meet the family members of the student who was raped and murdered in Ernakulam district of Kerala.
Kolkata: Two ATMs robbed in Dum Dum
May 04, 2016, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS) Two ATMs have been robbed by miscreants in Kolkata's Dum Dum area on Wednesday.
AgustaWestland scam: Cong-BJP exchange barb on RS floor
May 04, 2016, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Debating over the AgustaWestland scam, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy targeted the former Congress-led UPA government and said a clear effort could be seen to eliminate all other companies so that only Agusta would fit the required criteria.
Narada sting: Raw video tape, video shooting gadget submitted to CFSL
May 04, 2016, at 10:10 pm
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS): A day before the final phase of polling in the West Bengal Assembly polls, an official of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday submitted the raw video tape of the Narada sting and video shooting gadget to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) Hyderabad for forensic tests.
Mayawati seeks Supreme Court-monitored probe into AgustaWestland scam
May 04, 2016, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) Participating in the debate in the Parliament, BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday demanded for a Supreme Court monitored probe into the AgustaWestland scam.
Sri Sri was misquoted: The Art of Living Foundation says on Nobel Peace Prize statement
May 04, 2016, at 09:26 pm
Bangalore, May 4 (IBNS) The Art of Living Foundation has clarified that spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's statement that he had rejected the Nobel Peace Prize was 'misquoted'.
AgustaWestland deal : BJP and Congress spar in Rajya Sabha showdown
May 04, 2016, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up a discussion on the alleged graft in the purchase of AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters, with both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress going aggressive against each other.
Parliament : Discussion on AgustaWestland scam begins in Rajya Sabha
May 04, 2016, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) Ahead of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's address to Parliament on the Agusta scam, the Rajay Sabha on Wednesday took up a discussion on the issue as both the Congress and the BJP are set for a showdown.