SC reprimanded NRC state coordinator, RGI for speaking to media
Aug 07, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday severely reprimanded the National Register of Citizens (NRC) State Coordinator of Assam and the Registrar General of India (RGI) for speaking to the media with statements on claims and objections process and modalities of the NRC updating process without informing the court.
Karunanidhi extremely critical and unstable, says hospital's latest bulletin
Aug 07, 2018, at 05:02 pm
Chennai, Aug 7 (IBNS) : The condition of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi was "extremely critical and unstable," Chennai's Kauvery hospital said on Tuesday.
Stalin, party leaders, meet TN Chief Minister as Karunanidhi' condition worsens
Aug 07, 2018, at 04:20 pm
Chennai, Aug 7 (IBNS): Amid reports of worsening health condition of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, party working president M.K. Stalin on Tuesday met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami at the latter's residence, reports said.
Aug 07, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Srinagar, Aug 7 (IBNS): Four soldiers, including a major, were martyred while two terrorists were killed in a gunbattle in north Kashmir's Gurez under Bandipore district on Tuesday as the army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control, media reports said.
Opposition picks Vandana Chavan as Rajya Sabha deputy speaker candidate
Aug 07, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) The opposition has picked 57-year-old Vandana Chavan from Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as the candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker, media reports said.
#BiharRapes: Supreme Court slams state government
Aug 07, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Bihar government over the rapes of young girls in a shelter home, asking why the government did not inspect the facilities run by NGOs.
Indian army major, soldiers martyred in Kashmir trying to check infiltration bid
Aug 07, 2018, at 12:07 pm
Srinagar, Aug 7 (IBNS): An Army Major and three soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with terrorists who were trying to infiltrate in north Kashmir's Gurez, said media reports on Tuesday.
Aircel-Maxis case: Delhi court extends interim protection to P Chidambaram, son Karti till Oct 8
Aug 07, 2018, at 11:29 am
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the interim protection granted to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti, who are accused in the Aircel-Maxis case, till Oct 8, media reports said.
NDA nominates JD(U)'s Harivansh Narayan Singh as candidate for RS deputy chairman election
Aug 07, 2018, at 11:04 am
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has chosen Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) leader Harivansh Narayan Singh as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election, media reports said.
RK Dhawan's death leaves a deep void in Congress family: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 07, 2018, at 09:01 am
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said death of ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's close aide and senior Congress leader RK Dhawan left a 'deep void' in the party.
Indira Gandhi's close aide RK Dhawan passes away
Aug 07, 2018, at 12:36 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's close aide and senior Congress leader RK Dhawan passed away on Monday. He was 81.
Delhi chartered accountant shot at by jilted lover
Aug 06, 2018, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): A 24-year-old woman, working as a chartered accountant for a private company in Gurugram, was shot at allegedly by her ‘jilted lover’ in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar on Saturday, media reports said.
Karunanidhi's health declined, next 24 hours crucial: Medical bulletin
Aug 06, 2018, at 08:33 pm
Chennai, Aug 6 (IBNS): Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's health condition has further declined on Monday, the latest bulletin released by Kauvery Hospital stated.
Patti Hoffman Takes Over as the U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 06, 2018, at 07:54 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Patti Hoffman has assumed the post of Consul General of the United States of America for the Kolkata Consular District as of August 3, 2018, succeeding former Consul General Craig Hall.
MP and Chairman of Bangladesh Tariqat Federation meets MoS (Home) Kiren Rijiju
Aug 06, 2018, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Member of Parliament and Chairman, the Bangladesh Tariqat Federation, Al Haj Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary, met the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju here on Monday.
President of India Kovind inaugurates ‘Festival of Democracy’ in Thiruvananthapuram
Aug 06, 2018, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the ‘Festival of Democracy’ in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday to mark the conclusion of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Kerala legislative assembly.
Mangalore man arrested for alleged derogatory FB post against Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy
Aug 06, 2018, at 05:22 pm
Bangalore, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Central Crime Branch of the Karnataka police have arrested a man from Mangalore for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Facebook.
Tribal Elders: The Curse of War
Aug 06, 2018, at 05:07 pm
On July 31, 2018, two tribal elders, Malik Salam Khan and Malik Niaz Khan, were shot dead in an incident of targeted killing in Miramshah town, North Waziristan District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) [the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) merged with KP on May 31, 2018]. Family sources said that Malik Salam Khan and Malik Niaz Khan were going from Tappi village to Miramshah when unidentified assailants targeted their vehicle.
Aug 06, 2018, at 04:47 pm
On July 23, 2018, over a dozen Islamic State (IS, also Daesh) and Afghan Taliban terrorists were killed internecine clashes in Kunar Province. According to reports, the clashes started from the Chapa Dara District and later spread to different parts of the Kunar Province.
Terrorist carrying grenades arrested in Jammu
Aug 06, 2018, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Police on Monday claimed to have foiled a major terror plot of triggering blasts with the arrest of a man carrying eight grenades in Jammu.
Patna High Court to monitor CBI probe into Bihar shelter home sexual abuse
Aug 06, 2018, at 03:58 pm
Patna, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Patna High Court on Monday decided to monitor the CBI investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of 34 girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district.
Aug 06, 2018, at 02:42 pm
Srinagar, Aug 6 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Mehbooba Mufti, has said the Supreme Court's deferment of hearing on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Article 35A, which bestows certain rights and privileges to the people of Kashmir, gave an interim relief to the folks of the northern state.
After Bihar, now UP: 18 girls found missing from shelter home, police arrest Manager, husband
Aug 06, 2018, at 02:22 pm
Lucknow, Aug 6 (IBNS): After the Bihar shelter home sex scandal, police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested the manager of a shelter home for women and her husband after 18 of the 42 inmates were found missing from its premises, media reports said.
Lombok earthquake: Death toll touches 91
Aug 06, 2018, at 01:51 pm
Jakarta, Aug 6 (IBNS): The toll in the Lombok earthquake in Indonesia has touched 91, reports said on Monday.
Aug 06, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Amid shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Article 35A, which bestows certain privileges to people of Kashmir and bars outsiders from buying property in the region, till the end of the current month, media reports said.
Bihar shelter home incidents are shameful, condemnable: Nitish Kumar
Aug 06, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Patna, Aug 6 (IBNS): Two days after a massive protest by the Opposition over the rape and torture of more than 30 minor girls at a government-run shelter home in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called the incidents as "shameful" and "condemnable".
At least 14 Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh encounter
Aug 06, 2018, at 01:10 pm
Raipur, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 14 Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, reports said.
Assistant Director of NGO arrested for molesting three minor girls
Aug 06, 2018, at 12:57 pm
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS) : In a shocking incident after the Bihar shelter home rape episode, a senior offiial of an NGO working in Assam has been arrested allegedly for molesting three minor girls.
SC adjourns hearing of Article 35A granting special rights to Kashmir till Aug end
Aug 06, 2018, at 11:33 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Supreme Court's hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of the Article 35A that bestows special privileges to Kashmir has been adjourned till the end of August, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at Nitin Gadkari's job remark over Maratha stir
Aug 06, 2018, at 11:14 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe at Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's remark where the latter had said there is no availability of jobs while reacting to the recent Maratha stir over the demands of reservations in government jobs and educational institutions.