Sanjay Dutt reaches home, fans welcome him
Feb 25, 2016, at 07:43 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was released from Pune's Yerwada Jail, reached his Mumbai residence on Thursday.
Did Afzal Guru fight for the dalits: BJP minister asks Parliament
Feb 25, 2016, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Contesting a point from Left's Sitaram Yechury regarding the JNU row, BJP MP Bhupendra Yadav asked if Afzal Guru had fought for the backward class people (dalits).
Suresh Prabhu presents Railway Budget in Parliament
Feb 25, 2016, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the 2016 Railway Budget in Parliament saying it reflectis the aspirations of the people.
P Chidambaram says Afzal Guru case not correctly decided
Feb 25, 2016, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Amid the JNU row and arrests of students for glorifying Afzal Guru, former Union Minister P Chidambaram expressed grave doubts over Guru's involvement in the 2001 Parliament Attack and said that there is a possibility that the case was wrongly judged, here on Thursday.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to present Railway Budget
Feb 25, 2016, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the 2016 Railway Budget around noon on Thursday.
Sanjay Dutt greeted by Bollywood fraternity as he walks free
Feb 25, 2016, at 04:56 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) Post his release from Pune's Yerwada Jail early in the morning on Thursday, actor Sanjay Dutt was greeted by his film fraternity as wishes for the actor poured in.
Sanjay Dutt walks out of Yerwada jail
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:48 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS): Serving 42 months in prison,Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was jailed in an illegal arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, walked out of the Yerwada jail in Pune on Thursday.
Sanjay Dutt released from Pune's Yerwada jail
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:20 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was jailed in an illegal arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, was released from Yerwada jail in Pune on Thursday.
Water stunts, gold ring gifts and tattoo mark Jayalalithaa birthday
Feb 25, 2016, at 04:06 am
Chennai, Feb 24 (IBNS): While many tattooed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's image and name on their forearms to mark the 68th birth anniversary of the AIADMK supremo, an MLA, M V Karuppaiah, floated in the water for nearly an hour with a party flag in his mouth to wish his leader.
Rahul Gandhi saw political opportunity in Rohith's case: Smriti Irani
Feb 25, 2016, at 03:15 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Defending herself and her government on the issue of the ongoing turmoil over JNU anti-India slogans and Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's death in Hyderabad, an emotional Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday attacked Rahul Gandhi saying the Congress Vice-President saw political opportunity in the suicide case of Vermula.
Cabinet approves promotion of payments through cards and digital means
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:16 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for introduction of steps for promotion of payments through cards and digital means.
Do not politicize education: Irani
Feb 25, 2016, at 01:43 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) The Lok Sabha turned into a battlefield on Wednesday with politicians debating over the JNU row and the suicide Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula as an emotional Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani urged lawmakers not to 'politicize' education.
IAS probationers call on the President
Feb 25, 2016, at 01:29 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) A group of IAS probationers including officer trainees from the Royal Bhutan Civil Services attending the IAS Professional Course Phase –I for the 2015 Batch called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Team Swachh: Delivering the message of sanitation through cricket
Feb 25, 2016, at 12:48 am
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS) Using the medium of cricket fan following to drive home the message of proper sanitation, Unicef, in collaboration with International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), launched a programme called ‘Team Swachh’ on Tuesday.
Congress, Rahul Gandhi are stooping low for their votebank politics: Shah
Feb 24, 2016, at 11:35 pm
Bahraich, Feb 24 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday hit out at the Congress and its vice-president over the issue of raising 'anti-national' slogans in New Delhi's JNU campus and said the opposition party was stooping low for their votebank politics.
Rohith Vemula's mother meets Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 24, 2016, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's mother met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday.
BSP-SP have destroyed UP: Amit Shah
Feb 24, 2016, at 10:48 pm
Behraich, Feb 24 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday said the current Samajwadi Party-led government and earlier Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government of Uttar Pradesh have destroyed the state.
Clarify your stand on anti-national slogans: Amit Shah tell Rahul Gandhi
Feb 24, 2016, at 10:24 pm
Bahraich, Feb 24 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to clarify his stand on the issue of 'anti-national' slogans and whether it should be tolerated in the name of freedom of speech.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
Feb 24, 2016, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Amid uproar over Dalit student’s suicide issue, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday.
Modi wishes Jayalalithaa on her birthday
Feb 24, 2016, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her birthday.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes Kuwait ahead of National Day
Feb 24, 2016, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Amir and people of the State of Kuwait on the eve of their National Day which will be observed on Thursday.
LS: Congress tries to corner NDA over JNU, Rohit
Feb 24, 2016, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Debating over the JNU row in the Lok Sabha and the suicide of Rohit Vermula, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday tried to corner the government and said blacklisting the premiere university of 8,000 students for the actions of 8 students is 'unacceptable'.
Smriti Irani counters Mayawati over Rohith Vermula in Rajya Sabha
Feb 24, 2016, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Refuting Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Rohith Vermula suicide, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said a Dalit has been made a member of the panel probing the cause of his death.
Bus service between India, Pakistan resumes
Feb 24, 2016, at 08:44 pm
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IBNS) India and Pakistan have resumed the Lahore-Delhi Dosti bus service on Wednesday, media reports said.
23 killed in Nepal plane crash
Feb 24, 2016, at 07:56 pm
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IBNS) A plane which went missing in Nepal has crashed killing 23 people on board, said media reports on Wednesday.
Surrendered students throw more light on JNU row: CNN IBN
Feb 24, 2016, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Interrogation of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, Anirban Bhattacharya and Umar Khalid, who surrendered to police on Tuesday late night, has, apparently, brought to light more details on the controversial event that took place at the university campus on Feb 9, according to TV reports.
Govt afraid of what I will speak in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi on JNU
Feb 24, 2016, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he would speak in Parliament on the issue of JNU but the government is trying to stop him as they are scared of what he is going to say.
Rohith Vemula debate: Rajya Sabha adjourned
Feb 24, 2016, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Parliament's upper house Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Wednesday after a ruckus was raised over the issue of Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide.
Mayawati raises Rohith Vemula issue in Rajya Sabha
Feb 24, 2016, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday raised the issue of Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide in Rajya Sabha attacking the RSS for its role in the tragedy.
No bail for Kanhaiya Kumar till Feb 29
Feb 24, 2016, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): JNU students’ union leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea will be heard only on Feb 29, said the Delhi High Court adjourning the bail hearing, thus not offering him any immediate reprieve.