J&K: 76% polling in final phase

Dec 21, 2014, at 05:11 am

Jammu, Dec 20 (IBNS) Voting for the fifth and final phase of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir ended on Friday as about 76 percent voters exercised their franchise in 20 constituencies spread across three districts of Kathua, Jammu and Rajouri in Jammu region.

Delhi Assembly polls: AAP releases third list of candidates

Dec 21, 2014, at 04:57 am

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday announced their third list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approves major administrative appointments

Dec 21, 2014, at 03:04 am

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday approved some of the major appointments in the executive wing of governance.

Combing operation will be launched against NDFB militants : Assam police

Dec 21, 2014, at 01:32 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): Combing operation will be launched by the specially trained commandos of Indian army, CRPF, BSF, SSB and Assam police against militants in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) and bordering areas of Bhutan, officials said.

2 killed in Assam encounter

Dec 21, 2014, at 01:10 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS) : Two people, including a militant, were killed in an encounter between security forces and National Democratic front of Bodoland (Sangbijit) militants in Assam's Sonitpur district along Arunachal Pradesh border on Saturday, police said.

Four labourers killed in Assam Gas Cracker project

Dec 21, 2014, at 01:09 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): At least four labourers were killed as they entered a polypropylene storage tank in Central PSU Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district, officials said on Saturday.

JMB had sent IEDs to Assam targeting BTAD: Police

Dec 21, 2014, at 12:40 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): Jamat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) sent several IEDs in Assam targeting the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) ahead of the Burdwan blast in West Bengal, police said on Saturday.

Gadkari calls upon industry to invest in Inland Waterways development

Dec 21, 2014, at 12:28 am

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari has asked the industry to invest in the development of Inland Waterways in the country.

Winter Session of Parl enters final lap, RS still to decide on crucial bills

Dec 20, 2014, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The current Winter session of Parliament enters the final lap with only two scheduled sittings left next week even as the Rajya Sabha which is passing through a stalemate is still to take up crucial Bills relating to facilitation of auction of coal blocks, enhancing FDI limit in the capital starved insurance sector and enabling extension of Delhi Special Provisions Act that expires by the end of this month.

BJP against forcible conversions: Amit Shah

Dec 20, 2014, at 11:26 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday said his party is against forcible conversion of religion.

Jaitley inaugurates Multimedia Exhibition on Vajpayee

Dec 20, 2014, at 10:37 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley has said, the Multimedia Exhibition mounted by DAVP on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would serve as an inspiration and learning to the people in understanding the life and contributions of him as a politician, statesman, and poet.

J&K: Omar, Mehbooba condemns Sapanch killing

Dec 20, 2014, at 10:11 pm

Srinagar, Dec 20 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of a Sarpanch in Jammu and Kasmir's Sopore by unidentified gunmen early in the morning.

Sopore village sarpanch killed by militants in Kashmir

Dec 20, 2014, at 06:44 pm

Srinagar, Dec 20 (IBNS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a village-head man (sarpanch) from point blank range in Sopore of north Kashmir on Saturday morning.

Kashmir sarpanch gunned down by terrorists in Sopore

Dec 20, 2014, at 06:30 pm

Sopore, Dec 20 (IBNS) Terrorists gunned down yet another sarpanch of a village in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, said reports.

J&K, Jharkhand undergoing final leg of Assembly polls

Dec 20, 2014, at 06:04 pm

Jammu/Jharkhand, Dec 20 (IBNS): Amid heightened security arrangements, the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand are undergoing the fifth and final leg of Assembly elections on Saturday.

Devyani Khobragade stripped of her duties: NDTV

Dec 20, 2014, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was in news for her arrest and strip search in USA last year, has been removed from her duties in the Ministry of External Affairs for speaking to the news channel NDTV without the permission of the ministry, reported the channel.

"India rejects Lakhvi's release on bail"

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:42 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said India rejected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s release on bail.

Schools directed to follow SOP?

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:24 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): At a time when Pakistan witnessed a deadly militant attack on its soil where 132 school children were killed by militants in a Peshawar school, the Indian government has issued an advisory to all states and Union territories where it has reiterated CBSE's 2010 guidelines to schools in connection with dealing with terror situations, media reports said.

Saradha scam: Court sends Madan Mitra to judicial custody

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:02 am

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): Accepting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s appeal and rejecting his bail plea, the Alipur court here on Friday sent West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody till Jan 2.

Mukherjee receives Bangladesh President in Rashtrapati Bhavan

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:42 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee received Bangladesh Presdent Abdul Hamid in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

J&K to witness final phase of polling tomorrow

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:32 am

Jammu, Dec 19 (IBNS) After completing the four phases of elections with high turnout in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir will witness fifth and final phase of Assembly Elections with the Congress and the BJP locked in a do-or-die battle in the Hindu-majority Jammu region on Saturday.

PM Modi greets Jews on Hanukkah

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:31 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Tweeting in Hebrew, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished the Jewish community on the occasion of Hanukkah.

India and Mongolia need increased cooperation to prevent transnational crimes : Singh

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:07 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India and Mongolia need increased cooperation for effective prevention and detection of crime with the growth of global terrorism and transnational crimes like Drug Trafficking, Smuggling of illegal Arms and Ammunition.

Congress slams BJP over 'threatening' MLA

Dec 20, 2014, at 02:59 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Congress on Friday criticised BJP MLA Prahalad Gunjal for allegedly threatening a Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) .

India successfully tests glide bomb

Dec 20, 2014, at 02:49 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): India on Friday successfully tested a one ton indigenously-developed glide bomb in Bay of Bengal of the coast of Odisha, officials said.

BJP suspends lawmaker for 'threatening' CMHO

Dec 20, 2014, at 01:55 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended an MLA from Rajasthan for allegedly threatening a doctor over phone.

Saradha: Madan Mitra sent to judicial custody till Jan 2

Dec 20, 2014, at 01:02 am

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS) A Kolkata court on Friday send West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody till Jan 2 in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

Modi meets Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid

Dec 20, 2014, at 12:51 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid in New Delhi .

PM Modi says strong concerns conveyed to Pakistan on Lakhvi's bail issue

Dec 19, 2014, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said in Parliament that India has conveyed strong concerns to Pakistan on the issue of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's bail.

Important documents on Robert Vadra's Haryana land deal missing

Dec 19, 2014, at 07:33 pm

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Vital documents that cleared a controversial land deal in Haryana for Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, reportedly went missing, media reports said.