Jat students of Delhi University join the job quota stir
Feb 20, 2016, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) The Jat quota stir of Haryana reached Delhi on Saturday as Jat students protested at the north campus of Delhi University and agitators gathered at the Delhi-Sonepat border blocking National Highway 1 that connects Delhi with Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
Feb 20, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Singer Hans Raj Hans on Saturday joined the Congress.
President of India greets king of Bhutan on his birthday
Feb 20, 2016, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conveyed his greetings and felicitations to Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on his birthday which falls on Feb 21.
Kalikho Pul sworn in as ninth chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 20, 2016, at 07:44 pm
Itanagar, Feb 20 (IBNS) Kalikho Pul, 46, a dissident Congress leader, was sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday with the support of 18 rebel Congress MLAs, two Independents and 11 BJP MLAs who gave outside support, according to media reports.
Nepal PM visits India, signs agreements
Feb 20, 2016, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday arrived in India on a six-day visit and signed several MoUs in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
West Bengal: Railway traffic disrupted in Cooch Behar by protesters demanding separate state
Feb 20, 2016, at 06:50 pm
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IBNS) Nearly 3000 supporters of The Greater Cooch Behar People’s Association (GCPA) blocked a railway track near the New Cooch Behar station in West Bengal on Saturday to press for their long-time demand for a separate state, according to media reports.
Our priority is to restore law and order: Haryana DGP
Feb 20, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IBNS) As the violent job quota stir by the Jats of Haryana continued to spread, Haryana Director General of Police Yash Pal Singal said their priority is to restore law and order first.
Jat reservation stir: Army called in to quell violence in Haryana
Feb 20, 2016, at 05:51 pm
Rohtak, Feb 20 (IBNS) Violent protests by the Jat for job reservations singed Haryana's Rohtak as the Army had to be called in after a minister's house was set on fire on Friday while protesters went berserk torching police vehicles, buses and other property, said reports.
Pathankot probe: Pakistani investigation team to visit India?
Feb 20, 2016, at 03:45 pm
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IBNS) Pakistani investigators are likely to visit India to collect evidence related to the alleged involvement of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in the Pathankot airbase attack in India last month, media reports said.
Jat reservation row: Violent protests hit Haryana, minister's home set on fire
Feb 20, 2016, at 01:59 pm
Rohtak, Feb 20 (IBNS) Protests in Haryana demanding reservation in jobs and education for Jat community turned violent on Friday as a minister's home and a mall was burnt, properties were damaged , forcing authorities to call the Army in several parts of the state to bring situations under control.
Left Front's JNU protest march rescheduled owing to PM visit to Kolkata
Feb 20, 2016, at 05:16 am
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): The Left Front (LF) on Friday changed the time and route of its proposed protest rally in Kolkata scheduled on Sunday against the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) episode and the role of the central government.
Jat reservation row: Haryana minister's home set on fire, 3 dead
Feb 20, 2016, at 04:09 am
Rohtak, Feb 19 (IBNS): Jat protesters, demanding reservation in jobs and education, on Friday set ablaze a minister's home, damaged property and burnt police vehicles, media reports said.
'Thank you JNU' posters waved in Srinagar
Feb 20, 2016, at 03:25 am
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IBNS): Creating fresh controversy, some youths in old Srinagar city on Friday chanted slogans like "thank you JNU, Afzal Guru is our hero†while clashing with police.
Libya: At least 37 dead as US air raids ISIS base
Feb 20, 2016, at 03:04 am
Tripoli, Feb 19 (IBNS) The US air raided an ISIS camp on Friday leaving at least 37 dead, reports said.
Nepal to import electricity from India
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be importing 80 megawatts of electricity from India from Saturday, reports said.
Anti-national slogan-posters at JU: VC Suranjan Das meets Governor
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:33 am
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU)'s Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das and registrar Pradeep Ghosh on Friday met West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to discuss on the present unrest situation at the university.
JNU row: Congress bemused with PM's silence
Feb 20, 2016, at 01:58 am
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) As video clippings of BJP lawmakers manhandling students and journalist are doing the rounds, the Congress on Friday expressed their dismay over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the matter.
JNU row: Left Front to host protest march in Kolkata on Feb 21
Feb 19, 2016, at 11:54 pm
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): Protesting against the Centre's handling of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) row, the Left Front (LF) has called for a rally in Kolkata on Feb 21.
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Haryana quota clash: 1 die in police firing
Feb 19, 2016, at 10:36 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IBNS) One person was killed and six were injured as the police fired on protesters demanding they be given government jobs under OBC quota, near the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) campus in Rohtak in Haryana, according to media reports.
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar seeks bail in Delhi High Court
Feb 19, 2016, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Seeking bail, arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar has moved to the Delhi High Court on Friday.
SC sends notice to Salman Khan regarding acquittal in hit-and-run case
Feb 19, 2016, at 09:17 pm
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Supreme Court (SC) sent a notice to actor Salman Khan on Friday asking why his acquittal by the Bombay High Court in the 2002 hit-and-run case should not be overturned, according to media reports.
Kejriwal blasts BJP over OP Sharma treatment
Feb 19, 2016, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Taking a jibe at the soft treatment meted out by police to BJP legislator OP Sharma, who was seen beating up a Leftist supporter of arrested JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar during his production in a court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said under the union government anyone can get away with murder, rape and assault with the excuse of acting against those shouting anti-India slogan.
JWGACTC meeting between India , United States concludes in New Delhi
Feb 19, 2016, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The 2nd meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of the Indo – US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative, was organised in India from 15 to 18 Feb 16.
Modi pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji
Feb 19, 2016, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Swami Chhatrapati Shivaji on his birth anniversary.
Pathankot attack: Pakistan lodges FIR
Feb 19, 2016, at 08:01 pm
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IBNS) Pakistan has lodged a First-Information Report (FIR) against the alleged attackers of the Pathankot airbase in India's Punjab state in January,media reports said on Friday.
Delhi police chief B S Bassi not in list for post in top anti-corruption agency
Feb 19, 2016, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Delhi Police Chief BS Bassi, who is facing criticism over the JNU arrests, is not in the list of aspirants for a post-retirement senior post after his tenure ends this month as boss of the national capital police force, according to media reports.
Anti-India chanter Umar Khalid can surrender if situation is conducive, says father
Feb 19, 2016, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The family of Umar Khalid, the missing student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who was caught in camera shouting anti-India and pro-Afzal Guru and Kashmir independence slogans, said he can surrender only if there is a conducive atmosphere for the same.
JNU: SC denies to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea
Feb 19, 2016, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Supreme Court, where arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar a day ago filed a bail plea fearing for his life as violent protests by lawyers marked his production in a lower court, on Friday refused to hear the petition and asked him to file for the same in an appropriate court (read high court).
Indian citizen arrested in Pakistan for holding PNIC
Feb 19, 2016, at 05:20 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) An Indian national was arrested on Thursday in Islamabad by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for holding a Pakistani National Identity Card (PNIC), according to reports.
Jat protests turn violent, mobile internet services suspended in Rohtak
Feb 19, 2016, at 04:10 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IBNS) Mobile internet services have been suspended by the administration as protests in Haryana's Rohtak gains momentum, entering the sixth day on Friday, according to reports.