Two arrested in Delhi hotel fire tragedy case
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The general manager of Arpit Palace Hotel and another person have been arrested for safety violations after a fire at the hotel killed 17 people in the early hours today, reports said.
Delhi hotel fire: Ex-cricketer Gautam Gambhir slams govt over compensation amount
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has lashed out at Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party for announcing Rs 5 lakh compensation for the kin of those who had died in the Karol Bagh hotel fire in the early hours of Tuesday.
No reference to Rafale deal in email cited by Rahul Gandhi: Reliance Defence
Feb 12, 2019, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): After Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “middleman” for Anil Ambani, Reliance Defence on Tuesday claimed that the “proposed MoU” mentioned in a purported email cited by Congress president is related to the company's cooperation with Airbus Helicopter and had “no connection” with the India's deal of buying 36 fighter jets from France.
Rahul a lobbyist of plane suppliers, says BJP after Congress' treason charge on Modi
Feb 12, 2019, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said Congress president Rahul Gandhi was a "lobbyist of competitive plane supplier companies".
Congress part of alliance against BJP in UP, says Akhilesh Yadav
Feb 12, 2019, at 07:53 pm
Lucknow, Feb 12 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today said the Congress was part of the Opposition alliance against the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
India, Maldives exchange diplomatic notes for Visa Facilitation Agreement
Feb 12, 2019, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): India and Maldives on Tuesday exchanged diplomatic notes for implementation of the Visa Facilitation Agreement which was signed during the state visit of President Ibrahim Solih to India on Dec 17 last year.
Empowered women can create an empowered society and a strong nation, says PM Narendra Modi
Feb 12, 2019, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kurukshetra in Haryana on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: One jawan martyred, militant killed in Pulwama gun fight
Feb 12, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Pulwama, Feb 12 (IBNS): At least one army jawan was martyred and one terrorist was killed during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday, officials said.
Feb 12, 2019, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has urged the MPs to raise the level of debate and see that the Parliament sets new standards in public life as a real tribute to former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to visit India on Feb 19
Feb 12, 2019, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is paying his first State visit to India on Feb 19-20, 2019, officials said.
Akhilesh Yadav 'prevented' from boarding plane in Lucknow, Mamata,Mayawati, Kejriwal attack BJP
Feb 12, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Lucknow/New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): Several opposition leaders, including West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, came out in support of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav after he alleged that he was prevented from boarding a plane at Lucknow airport.
Delhi government orders magisterial investigation into Karol Bagh hotel fire that left 17 dead
Feb 12, 2019, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Delhi government on Tuesday ordered a magisterial investigation into the fire tragedy which occurred in a hotel in Karol Bagh area of the city and left 17 people dead.
Money laundering : Robert Vadra and mother questioned by ED
Feb 12, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IBNS) :Businessman and Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra underwent grilling by the Enforcement Directorate in Jaipur on Tuesday for the fourth time in connection with a money laundering case.
Prevented from boarding plane in Lucknow, says Akhilesh; Mayawati slams BJP
Feb 12, 2019, at 03:34 pm
Lucknow, Feb 12 (IBNS): Hitting out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) president, Akhilesh Yadav, has alleged that he was prevented from boarding plane at Lucknow airport.
High alert after lawmaker's car rams Parliament barricade
Feb 12, 2019, at 02:06 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) :Security was put on high alert after the car of a lawmaker rammed into a barricade in Parliament premises on Tuesday, media reports said.
Portrait of Atal Bihari Vajpayee unveiled in parliament
Feb 12, 2019, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): A portrait of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was unveiled at the parliament's Central Hall on Tuesday.
SC holds ex-CBI Dir Rao guilty of contempt, imposes Rs 1 lakh fine
Feb 12, 2019, at 01:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former CBI interim chief M Nageswara Rao “guilty of contempt’’ for violating its order over transfer of the probing officer in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, media reports said.
Kashmir : Militant killed, soldier martyred in Pulwama encounter
Feb 12, 2019, at 01:17 pm
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IBNS) : A militant was killed and a soldier martyred as an encounter which broke out in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, media reports said.
Two weeks before Rafale announcement, Anil Ambani met French Defence officials : Media report
Feb 12, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) : About a fortnight before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from France, industrialist Anil Ambani reportedly visited then French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s office in Paris and had a meeting with his top advisors in the fourth week of March 2015, The Indian Express says.
Forced to do research stating Hindi is communal language, alleges JNU scholar
Feb 12, 2019, at 01:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Dragging the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) into a row, a 35-year old scholar from the academic institution has alleged that he was forced to do a research stating Hindi is a communal language, media reports said.
Modi acted as middleman of Anil Ambani in Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 12, 2019, at 01:02 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): In his relentless attack over the Rafale controversy, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday came out with an email interaction to alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi acted as a middleman of business icon Anil Ambani in the deal of buying 36 fighter jets from France by India.
Delhi hotel fire: 17 people die, several injured
Feb 12, 2019, at 11:08 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): At least 17 people died and several others were injured in a fire which broke out at a hotel in Delhi's Karol Bagh area early this morning, media reports said.
Amid protests in northeast, government to table Citizenship Bill in Rajya Sabha
Feb 12, 2019, at 10:52 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Amid protests in the northeast, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government on Tuesday will table the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Rajya Sabha, media reports said.
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:25 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said the move by Abu Dhabi officials to declare Hindi as one of the official languages in its courts will make the justice delivery system simpler.
Jammu and Kashmir: Gunfight breaks out in Pulwama
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:11 am
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IBNS): Security forces and suspected terrorists exchanged gunfires in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday, officials said.
Fire breaks out in Delhi hotel, nine people die
Feb 12, 2019, at 08:57 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): At least nine people died as a massive fire broke out in a hotel in Delhi's busy Karol Bagh area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bhupen Hazarika's son turns down Bharat Ratna as protest against Citizenship Bill
Feb 12, 2019, at 12:06 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Amidst the strong protest over the Citizenship Bill across the northeast, Bhupen Hazarika’s son has decided to turn down the Bharat Ratna conferred to the Assamese singer earlier this year by the Narendra Modi government.
Only seek stay on proceedings related to Jaya treatment: Apollo Hospitals clarifies
Feb 11, 2019, at 11:51 pm
Chennai, Feb 11 (IBNS): Apollo Hospital clarified on Monday it had not sought a complete stay on all proceedings pending before the Justice A. Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry that is probing the Jayalalithaa death case, media reports said.
Italian institute invites Indian mechanical engineering students
Feb 11, 2019, at 11:25 pm
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS): During the visit of the Italian delegation to the two day BGBS 2019, Prof. Gianpiero Mastinu, Secretary General cum Cluster Manager of Lombardy Mobility Cluster, stated that Italy automobile industry was growing at a very fast pace, especially in Lombardy. A considerable percent of high tech auto parts are manufactured in Lombardy region by premium supplier companies.
Cannot dream of violating SC order: M Nageswara Rao after contempt notice
Feb 11, 2019, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): CBI additional director M Nageswara Rao on Monday apologised to the Supreme Court for transferring an officer supervising the case of children's sexual abuse at Bihar's government-run shelter homes, reports said.