Another Vyapam death : Body of retired IFS officer found on railway tracks
Oct 17, 2015, at 06:07 pm
Jharsuguda, Odisha, Oct 17 (IBNS) A retired Indian Forest Services officer, who had served as an observer for two recruitment tests conducted by the Vyapam, has been found dead on railway tracks in Odisha's Jharsuguda reviving the memory of the parade of mystery deaths in the recent past.
13 killed in mini bus-truck collission in Andhra Pradesh
Oct 17, 2015, at 05:33 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IBNS) At least 13 members of a marriage party, including three children, were killed and 15 were injured when a minibus and a truck collided on Saturday in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Will return award if Sahitya Akademi remains silent : Vikram Seth
Oct 17, 2015, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17(IBNS) Acclaimed novelist and poet Vikram Seth has said he will return the Sahitya Akademi award if the literary body remains "mealy mouthed" on free speech and the protection of writers.
Attack on minor girls goes on in Delhi: Two more minors gang-raped
Oct 17, 2015, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS) A week after the rape and torture of a four-year-old girl in the national capital, two more girl children have been gang-raped in two different parts of Delhi on the same day, reports said.
CBI busts fake bottled water racket operating in trains
Oct 17, 2015, at 03:46 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS) Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation have busted a counterfeit packaged drinking water racket involving Railway officials and contractors that used to operate on board trains to supply drinking water other than the Indian Railway's Rail Neer brand.
CBI busts Rail Neer racket, recovers around Rs. 20 cr during searches
Oct 17, 2015, at 04:24 am
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a case against two then Chief Commercial Managers (Catering), Northern Railways and seven private firms based at Delhi on the allegations that the accused had shown favour to these private firms in supply of cheap packaged drinking water (PDW) other than mandatory “Rail Neer†in premium trains including Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express.
Bihar polls second phase records 55 pct turnout
Oct 17, 2015, at 01:44 am
Patna, Oct 16 (IBNS): The second phase of Bihar Assembly polls on Friday recorded 55 percent of voters turnout.
Mumbai: Gas cylinder explodes in hotel, 8 killed
Oct 17, 2015, at 01:32 am
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IBNS) A gas cylinder explosion at a hospital in Mumbai has left eight people dead on Friday, reports said.
293 candidates recruited in Army from 4 districts
Oct 16, 2015, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Army Recruiting Office, Barrackpore inducted 293 candidates from the districts of North 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Bankura & Purulia into the Army on Oct 15.
It is a setback to Parliamentary sovereignty: Prasad on SC ruling
Oct 16, 2015, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said the landmark verdict in which the Supreme Court rejected a new law that gives the government more say in appointing judges and reinstated the age-old collegium system of judges as a move which was a setback to parliamentary sovereignty.
Cylinder blast in Mumbai hotel kills 8
Oct 16, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed as a gas cylinder exploded at a hotel in Mumbai's Kurla area on Friday, reports said.
Two injured in police firing in Kashmir
Oct 16, 2015, at 09:01 pm
Srinagar, Oct 16 (IBNS) Two civilians were injured when police allegedly opened fire during an operation to arrest a suspect in south Kashmir's Pulwama town on Friday, reports said.
PM calls RTI as a tool for common man to have the right to question those in power
Oct 16, 2015, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described the "Right To Information" Act as a tool through which the common man has got not just the right to know, but also the right to question those in power.
People have right to question the Government : Narendra Modi
Oct 16, 2015, at 08:53 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that people should have a right to question the government.
Kolkata: CESC sub-station fire under control
Oct 16, 2015, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IBNS): The massive fire, which broke out in a Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) sub-station at Dumdum Central Jail More area in Kolkata on Friday, has been brought under control.
Manmohan Singh not to be made an accused in coal scam case : Court
Oct 16, 2015, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) In a major relief for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Delhi court on Friday ruled that he will not be made an accused in a coal scam case.
Hebrew University Confers Honorary Doctorate on President
Oct 16, 2015, at 08:27 pm
Jerusalem, Oct 16 (IBNS) Hebrew University conferred Honorary Doctorate on President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday at a ceremony held at Jerusalem in Israel.
More than 36 per cent polling in Bihar till noon
Oct 16, 2015, at 08:20 pm
Patna, Oct 16 (IBNS) More than 36 per cent voters have exercised their franchise till noon in 32 Bihar constituencies where polling for the second phase is going on.
Kolkata: Major fire breaks out at CESC sub-station
Oct 16, 2015, at 07:49 pm
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) sub-station at Dumdum Central Jail More area in Kolkata on Friday, officials said.
Spectrum allocation scam: Jaitley accuses Kapil Sibal of fabricating charges
Oct 16, 2015, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) As a court discharged all the accused, including former bureaucrat Shyamal Ghosh, in the spectrum allocation scam case and indicted the CBI for framing false charges, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley alleged that the whole thing was done at the behest of Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who was the Telecom Minister in the UPA Government.
About 11 per cent voting in first two hours of Bihar polls
Oct 16, 2015, at 06:17 pm
Patna, Oct 16 (IBNS) Nearly 11 per cent votes were cast in the first two hours of second phase polling in 32 Assembly constituencies of Bihar on Friday, reports said.
Supreme Court rejects Government role in selecting judges
Oct 16, 2015, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected a new law that gives the government more say in appointing judges and reinstated the age-old collegium system of judges, reports said.
Supreme Court verdict today on Government's role in selecting judges
Oct 16, 2015, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will give its verdict on Friday on whether a new system of appointing judges, which gives the government more say, is valid.
Muslims can stay in India but must give up eating beef : Haryana CM KL Khattar
Oct 16, 2015, at 04:37 pm
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IBNS) In what is set to trigger another wave of controversy, Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar has said Muslims can stay in India but they must stop eating beef.
Narendra Modi is losing the Bihar polls: Arvind Kejriwal claims
Oct 16, 2015, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that PM Narendra Modi and his BJP is 'badly losing' the Bihar Assembly polls.
PM Narendra Modi wishes Naveen Patnaik on his birthday
Oct 16, 2015, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished Odisha Chief Minister Navenn Patnaik on his birthday.
Bihar Assembly polls: Second phase of voting begins
Oct 16, 2015, at 02:55 pm
Patna, Oct 16 (IBNS): Polling is currently underway in the second phase of Bihar Assembly polls on Friday.
Delhi to host Ghulam Ali on Nov 8
Oct 16, 2015, at 03:27 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): After Shiv Sena's cancellation, the Delhi government on Thursday announced that it will host famous Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali's concert on Nov 8.
SC increases ambit of Aadhaar Card
Oct 16, 2015, at 03:04 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Agreeing to the Centre's plea, the Supreme Court on Thursday increased the ambit of Aadhaar Card.
PM to inaugurate 10th Annual Convention of CIC tomorrow
Oct 15, 2015, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th Annual Convention of the Central Information Commission in New Delhi on Friday.