Kashmir : Security forces exchange fire with militants

Apr 05, 2016, at 09:13 pm

Srinagar, Apr 5 (IBNS) Security forces launched a search operation in a village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday following a brief exchange of fire with militants, reports said.

PM Modi to launch India’s first Online E-rickshaws on the Ola app as part of the ‘Stand Up India’ initiative

Apr 05, 2016, at 08:21 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will book the first Ola E-rickshaw on their mobile app, at the launch of ‘Stand-Up India’ initiative aimed at promoting entrepreneurship.

Six months ahead deadline, Bihar goes dry from today

Apr 05, 2016, at 08:16 pm

Patna, Apr 5 (IBNS) Bihar went dry from Tuesday as chief minister Nitish Kumar advanced total prohibition by six months with immediate effect, reports said.

Delhi man killed by Mercedes driven by teen

Apr 05, 2016, at 07:54 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) A man was killed in Delhi on Monday night after being hit by a Mercedes that was allegedly being driven by a teenager, reports said.

Tremors felt in parts of West Bengal

Apr 05, 2016, at 07:52 pm

Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS) An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 was felt in several parts of West Bengal on Tuesday, according to reports.

Congress is CPM's B team: Mamata Banerjee

Apr 05, 2016, at 07:40 pm

Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS) Campaigning for her party for the ongoing assembly polls on Tuesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the Congress-Left coalition in the state.

Crude prices hiked in India, Congress slams govt

Apr 05, 2016, at 07:26 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) The Congress on Tuesday slammed the centre for the hike in Petrol and Diesel prices in India.

Grateful to people for exercising franchise, says Assam CM

Apr 05, 2016, at 07:23 pm

Guwahati, Apr 5 (IBNS) As the first phase of Assam assembly polls concluded on Monday, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi lauded the citizens of his state for exercising their rights.

Mild earthquake felt in parts of West Bengal

Apr 05, 2016, at 07:20 pm

Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS) A mild earthquake was felt in several parts of West Bengal on Tuesday, according to reports.

GoAir introduces ‘Boarding Pass Privileges’

Apr 05, 2016, at 06:13 pm

Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS) GoAir on Tuesday announced the launch of ‘Boarding Pass Privileges’, wherein GoAir passengers can now receive additional benefits on flying with the airline.

JIT denies Pak terror attack on Pathankot, calls it vicious propaganda : Pak Media

Apr 05, 2016, at 06:07 pm

Islamabad/New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from Pakistan, who was in India, probing the Pathankot Airbase terror attack and is due to submit their report to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has reportedly disowned the attack by their nation, terming it a vicious propaganda by India, according to Pakistani media.

RBI cuts repo rates by 25 basis points, interest goes down to five-year low

Apr 05, 2016, at 06:04 pm

Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS) Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday cut the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points sending interest rates to over five-year low of 6.50 per cent.

Suresh Prabhu flags-off India's fastest train, Gatiman Express

Apr 05, 2016, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday, flagged off India's fastest train, Gatiman Express.

J & K : Mehbooba Mufti allots portfolios, keeps Home for herself

Apr 05, 2016, at 05:29 pm

Srinagar, Apr 5 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has allotted portfolios to newly inducted council of ministers, keeping Home for herself.

Rahul Gandhi condoles NIA officer's death

Apr 05, 2016, at 05:28 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of NIA officer Tanzil Ahmed, who was killed around midnight, on Saturday.

Kejriwal accuses Modi of deceiving India

Apr 05, 2016, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kerjiwal on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of deceiving 'Mother' India, after the government allowed ISI to probe the Pathankot Airbase.

Dalit teens thrashed, paraded naked in Rajasthan

Apr 05, 2016, at 04:33 pm

Chittorgarh, Apr 5 (IBNS) Three Dalit teenagers were thrashed, stripped and paraded naked by a mob of upper caste people in the Chittorgarh area of Rajasthan, reports said.

Foreign couple beaten up in Rajasthan, woman molested

Apr 05, 2016, at 04:17 pm

Jaipur, Apr 5 (IBNS) A Spanish couple was allegedly beaten up and the woman was molested by a group of men in a tourist spot near Ajmer in Rajasthan on Monday, reports said.

Pakistan probe team says Pathankot attack was staged by India, claims Pak media report

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:38 pm

Islamabad, Apr 5 (IBNS): Pakistan's Joint Investigation Team or JIT, which had recently visited India to investigate the Pathankot attack, has called the incident as staged, country's media reports claimed on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi to launch Stand Up India initiative today

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:02 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Stand Up India initiative at Noida on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi pays homage to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:43 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to Dalit leader Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary.

India's fastest train Gatimaan Express to start its journey today

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:31 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) India’s first semi-high speed train christened as Gatimaan Express capable of running at a maximum speed of 160 KMPH is all set to be introduced on the Indian Railway system from Tuesday, officials said.

Kolkata flyover disaster: Four more IVRCL officials arrested

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:41 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): After an hour-long interrogation, the Detective Department of Kolkata Police on Monday evening arrested four more officials of Hyderabad-based construction company IVRCL, in connection with the Vivekananda Flyover collapse incident in the city, sources said.

Two people killed, 21 injured in Assam blast

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:34 am

Guwahati, Apr 4 (IBNS): At least two people including a police constable were killed and 21 others were injured in a powerful explosion in Assam's Goalpara district while the first phase poll in 65 constituencies was held in the state on Monday.

78.06 pct turnout in first phase of Assam polls

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:11 am

Guwahati, Apr 4 (IBNS) : High turnout was recorded in first phase of polling in 65 assembly constituencies in Assam on Monday.

Saradha documents recovered from garbage near Kolkata

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:34 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): A huge number of documents, relating to Saradha Group of Companies, were recovered from a vat at Harinavi Maylapota area under Sonarpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, officials said on Monday.

Governor Rule ends in Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti takes oath as CM

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:30 am

Jammu, Apr 4 (IBNS): The three month-long Governor Rule in Jammu and Kashmir came to an end on Monday with the swearing in of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here in Jammu.

Assembly polls: WB records 79 pct voters turnout, no untoward incident reported

Apr 05, 2016, at 12:36 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls concluded peacefully on Monday with heavy voters turnout, media reports said.

Pilibhit killings: Court awards 47 policemen life imprisonment

Apr 05, 2016, at 12:23 am

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) A special CBI court on Monday awarded life imprisonment sentences to 47 policemen, pertaining to the 1991 Pilibhit Fake encounter case, reports said.

Panama leaks: Jaitley says govt will probe Indians in the list

Apr 04, 2016, at 11:54 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) As the 'Panama leaks', a document exposing offshore financial deals of influential people of the world surfaced on Monday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitly said that the government will probe all the 500 Indians named in the list.