Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead: BBC
Jul 29, 2015, at 09:06 pm
Kabul, July 29 (IBNS) Taliban leader of Aghanistan, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has died two to three years ago, said a BBC report on Wednesday quoting Afghan officials even as the militant group has not yet corroborated the same.
Will Yakub Memon hang tomorrow? SC hears petition
Jul 29, 2015, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS) A three-judge Supreme Court bench is hearing on Wednesday whether the 1992 Mumbai serial blasts accused Yakub Memon will hang tomorrow or not even as he filed a fresh mercy petition with the President who had last year rejected the clemency plea.
CPRF men, civilians injured in Kashmir grenade attack
Jul 29, 2015, at 07:29 pm
Srinagar, July 29 (IBNS) Suspected militants lobbed a grenade on a CRPF vehicle in South Kashmir’s Anantnag town leaving three security personnel and two civilians injured on Wednesday, officials said.
Three-Judge SC bench likely to decide today whether Yakub Memon is to be hanged
Jul 29, 2015, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) With less than 24 hours left for the scheduled hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, a three-member bench of Supreme Court will take up on Wednesday his plea against the death warrant.
AIIMS scam whistleblower bureaucrat Chaturvedi and NGO head Gupta to get Magsaysay
Jul 29, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) Bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the whistle blower on the alleged scam at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Anshu Gupta, head of the NGO Goonj, have been selected from India for this year's Ramon Magsaysay award, reports said.
Yakub Memon files fresh mercy petition with President
Jul 29, 2015, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) Just a day before his scheduled hanging 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon has filed a fresh mercy petition with the President, reports said.
Jayalalithaa not to attend Kalam's funeral owing to health condition
Jul 29, 2015, at 04:50 pm
Chennai, Jul 29 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said she would not attend the last rites of former President A P J Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram owing to her health condition.
Five killed in Thane building collapse, more feared trapped
Jul 29, 2015, at 04:39 pm
Thane, Maharashtra, Jul 29 (IBNS) Five people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday night as efforts were going on to rescue the people feared to be trapped inside.
Kalam's body taken out from Delhi for hometown Rameswaram for last rites
Jul 29, 2015, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam was flown out from Delhi to Madurai in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning, it will be taken by helicopter to Rameswaram, his hometown.
Yakub Memon's execution may delay as Supreme Court refers petition to a larger bench
Jul 29, 2015, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Yakub Memon, the 1993 Mumbai blasts death convict, may not hang on July 30 as he got a breather after the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred a petition challenging his death warrant to a larger bench following a split verdict by a two-judge bench.
Madras HC accepts Greenpeace's petition against threatened shutdown
Jul 29, 2015, at 12:51 am
Chennai, July 28 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Tuesday heard and issued a notice in a petition by Greenpeace India, challenging the Tamil Nadu State officials' show cause notice to Greenpeace.
Yakub Memon's execution may delay as Supreme Court refers petition to a larger bench
Jul 28, 2015, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Yakub Memon, the 1993 Mumbai blasts death convict, may not hang on July 30 as he got a breather after the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred a petition challenging his death warrant to a larger bench following a split verdict by a two-judge bench.
Top leaders and common people mingle in paying last respect to Abdul Kalam
Jul 28, 2015, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Top political leaders were among a stream of people who paid their last respect to former President APJ Abdul Kalam whose body was kept for few hours at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence in Delhi on Tuesday.
Thank you buddy...I am sorry to keep you standing : Kalam told his guard moments before he collapsed
Jul 28, 2015, at 08:01 pm
Shillong, Jul 28 (IBNS) A while before he collapsed at an event in Shillong, former President APJ Abdul Kalam greeted a policeman who was on duty for his security, saying, "Thank you, buddy."
Kalam's body arrives in Delhi to the highest honour
Jul 28, 2015, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The President and the Prime Minister skipped protocol as they received the body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam after it arrived in Delhi's Palam airport from Guwahati on Tuesday by a special aircraft.
Memon's plea against death sentence referred to larger bench of Supreme Court
Jul 28, 2015, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench the plea of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon against his execution, scheduled to be carried out on July 30.
APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrives in Delhi
Jul 28, 2015, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrived in Delhi from Guwahati by a special aircraft shortly after noon on Tuesday.
Luminaries pay rich tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam
Jul 28, 2015, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Politicial luminaries and celebrities joined the nation in paying rich tributes to former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong on Monday.
APJ Abdul Kalam's body to be flown to Delhi
Jul 28, 2015, at 03:39 pm
Guwahati, Jul 28 (IBNS) The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong on Monday, was brought to Guwahati on Tuesday moring and will be brought to Delhi by a special aircraft.
APJ Abdul Kalam: The man with an ignited mind
Jul 28, 2015, at 05:37 am
"To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces-desire, belief, and expectation." These were some powerful words of APJ Abdul Kalam from his book Wings of Fire. And these words defined the man who rode truly in the wings of fire and ignited young minds with words and his body of work.
President urges University of Mysore to spearhead an innovation movement in the region
Jul 28, 2015, at 04:39 am
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the centenary celebrations of University of Mysore here on Monday.
Jul 28, 2015, at 04:27 am
Bangalore, July 27 (IBNS) Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) on Monday at Bangalore.
Pakistan condemns terror attack in Punjab
Jul 28, 2015, at 04:13 am
Islamabad, July 27 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday condemned the terror attack in Indian state of Punjab which left several people dead.
India mourns death of former President APJ Abdul Kalam
Jul 28, 2015, at 04:09 am
Shillong, July 27 (IBNS): Ending an era in the world of Indian science and politics, ex-Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, who is also seen by the country as the 'People's President' or the 'Missile Man', breathed his last at a hospital in Meghalaya's capital Shillong on Monday.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed condemns Punjab terrorist attack
Jul 28, 2015, at 03:24 am
Srinagar, July 27 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has expressed shock and grief over the terror attacks that took place in Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Monday leaving eight persons killed while injuring several.
Jul 28, 2015, at 03:14 am
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS) Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, who is also known for his contribution in the field of nuclear science, passed away at a hospital in Meghalaya's capital Shillong on Monday.
Ex- Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam dies
Jul 28, 2015, at 03:04 am
Shillong, July 27 (IBNS): Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam died at a hospital in Shillong on Monday.
Ex-President APJ Abdul Kalam admitted to Shillong hospital
Jul 28, 2015, at 02:18 am
Shillong, July 27 (IBNS): Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam was on Monday hospitalised after he collapsed while delivering a lecture at the IIM in Shillong.
LS witnesses ruckus, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury bangs placard on Speaker's table
Jul 28, 2015, at 12:32 am
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a ruckus with Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury banging a placard on the Speaker's table, forcing Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House for an hour.
Gurdaspur Operation ends, all terrorists killed
Jul 27, 2015, at 11:57 pm
Gurdaspur, Punjab, July 27 (IBNS) The anti-terror operation in Punjab's Gurdaspur district has come to an end with security forces killing all the three terrorists, reports said.