Metro House fire: Cooling operations on at Mumbai's iconic building

Jun 03, 2016, at 09:57 pm

Mumbai, Jun 3 (IBNS) Cooling operations continue on Friday after a fire engulfed large portion of Metro House located on Mumbai's Colaba Causeway on Thursday, according to media reports.

Police bust kidney racket gang in Delhi

Jun 03, 2016, at 08:23 pm

New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) South Delhi's multi-speciality Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said on Friday that it is co-operating with the police and providing them with all information required to hold an inquiry into the alleged kidney sale racket.

Modi to meet Obama for seventh time in two years

Jun 03, 2016, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit America next week as a part of his five-nation tour that begins on Saturday.

Sarkar, the LA gunman, who killed his professor, was from West Bengal

Jun 03, 2016, at 07:25 pm

Kolkata, June 3 (IBNS) Mainak Sarkar, the gunman who shot dead the University of California-Los Angeles professor, William Klug and a woman, believed to be his own wife, was originally a resident of West Bengal.

Three IIT students detained in Italy, released after India's intervention

Jun 03, 2016, at 05:48 pm

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Three IIT students who had travelled to Italy for the weekend from France, were detained for hours by the Italian Police before being released following intervention by the Indian mission.

PM Modi to visit Afghanistan-first stop in his five-nation trip

Jun 03, 2016, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Afghanistan on Saturday-for the second time in six months- to hold talks with President Ashraf Ghani and inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat province.

Mathura anti-encroachment drive: At least 21 killed as clash intesifies

Jun 03, 2016, at 04:17 pm

Mathura, Jun 3 (IBNS) At least 21 people, including two policemen, lost their lives as agitations intensified following an anti encroachment drive in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, reports said.

PM Modi urges people to practice yoga, shares video on Twitter

Jun 03, 2016, at 03:45 pm

New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared a video on Twitter and urged people to practice yoga.

Amit Shah meets Fadnavis over Eknath Khadse's twin scandals

Jun 03, 2016, at 03:33 am

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jun 2 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said he has given information to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Amit Shah on Maharashtra senior minister Eknath Khadse, who is mired by twin scams, media reports said.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviews Border Management

Jun 03, 2016, at 02:14 am

New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju reviewed the Border Management here on Thursday.

Kolkata: Madan Mitra accuses police officials for his defeat in Bengal polls

Jun 03, 2016, at 01:26 am

Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): After the results of West Bengal assembly elections were declared, former cabinet minister and jailed TMC leader Madan Mitra on Thursday reacted before the media for the first time in Kolkata's SSKM hospital, where he claimed that few police officials were responsible for his defeat.

Facebook site of WCD Ministry scales another milestone; hits 2,00,000 Likes

Jun 03, 2016, at 01:01 am

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) The Ministry of Women & Child Development on Thursday said scaled another milestone in the area of social media when the Facebook site of WCD Ministry hit 2,00,000 likes on June 1.

Shake hands with Africans: Sushma Swaraj tells Indians

Jun 03, 2016, at 12:54 am

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday urged Indians to 'shake hands' with African nationals when they met them in future.

BSF seizes silver granules

Jun 03, 2016, at 12:45 am

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) Border Security Force (BSF) troops positioned on the South Bengal Frontier on Thursday seized silver granules, weighing about 9.7 KGs, having a market value of approximately Rs. 4,02,200.

Navy assisting in Mumbai building fire

Jun 02, 2016, at 11:39 pm

Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) The Indian Navy has joined the firefighting efforts at the Metro House in Mumbai's Colaba Causeway area, according to latest reports.

Fire in Mumbai's iconic Metro House building

Jun 02, 2016, at 11:01 pm

Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) According to latest media reports, fire broke out at the Metro House in the Colaba area of Mumbai around 4pm on Thursday.

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Colaba

Jun 02, 2016, at 10:33 pm

Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) A massive fire broke out close to the Regal Cinema at Colaba area in South Mumbai on Thursday, reports said.

Crack spotted in Kolkata's Chingrighata Flyover

Jun 02, 2016, at 10:19 pm

Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) on Thursday confirmed that the crack, which was found on a side-wall of Chingrighata Flyover in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, was not a big damage and the bridge could not collapse due to the crack.

Second tallest national flag unfurled in Hyderabad

Jun 02, 2016, at 09:21 pm

Hyderabad, Jun 2 (IBNS) Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao unfurled the second tallest national flag in the country on Thursday at Hyderabad's Sanjeevaiah Park on Thursday as part of the statehood day celebrations.

Amit Shah seeks report about allegations against Maharashtra's revenue minister

Jun 02, 2016, at 08:24 pm

Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president has sought reports about the twin allegations against Eknath Khadse, Maharashtra's revenue minister, from the state's chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, the media reported on Thursday.

Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi likely to float new party

Jun 02, 2016, at 08:09 pm

Raipur, Jun 2 (IBNS) Ajit Jogi, the first (former) chief minister of Chhattisgarh announced that he is planning to float a new party whose name will be declared on June 6, media reported.

Kolkata: Worker found dead in under-construction apartment

Jun 02, 2016, at 07:59 pm

Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): Body of a middle-aged labour was found on Thursday from a open water reservoir in an under-construction apartment at Kasba area in Kolkata, reports said.

Gulbarg Society massacre: Court to declare quantum of punishment on June 6

Jun 02, 2016, at 07:12 pm

Ahmedabad, June 2 (IBNS) The Special Court on Thursday said it will declare the quantum of punishment for the 2002 Gulbarg society case on June 6, according to media reports.

West Bengal: Anganwadi centre destroyed in explosion in Birbhum

Jun 02, 2016, at 07:10 pm

Kolkata/Birbhum, Jun 2 (IBNS): An Anganwadi Centre was shattered on the wee hours of Thursday due to a high-intensity explosion at Dangalpur village under Lokpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's Birbhum district, according to reports.

Modi greets people of Telangana on Statehood Day

Jun 02, 2016, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the people of Telangana on their Statehood Day.

Indira Jaisingh's NGO barred from receiving foreign funds, lawyer cries foul

Jun 02, 2016, at 05:57 pm

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) Noted lawyer Indira Jaising's NGO 'Lawyers' Collective' has been barred from receiving foreign funds after alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or the FCRA, reports said.

Gulbarg Society massacre case: 24 convicted

Jun 02, 2016, at 05:55 pm

Ahmedabad, June 2 (IBNS) A special SIT court on Thursday gave its verdict in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case of Gulberg Society where 24 accused have been convicted.

Siwan journalist killing: Suspect surrenders

Jun 02, 2016, at 04:36 pm

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): A prime suspect in the murder of Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan surrendered before a court on Thursday.

Kolkata: Group clash at Park Circus over car parking

Jun 02, 2016, at 02:41 pm

Kolkata, June 2 (IBNS): Clash between two groups over road-side car parking triggered tension at Beckbagan in Kolkata's Park Circus area on Wednesday night, according to reports.

After PM Modi's visit to Meghalaya, Congress sends SOS to Sonia

Jun 02, 2016, at 03:46 am

New Delhi, Jun 1 (IBNS): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Meghalaya, the Congress-led government in the state has sent a three-page SOS to party President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, stating that the BJP's campaign in Shillong is "worrying", media reports said.