Rahul Gandhi condoles NIA officer's death

Apr 05, 2016, at 05:28 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of NIA officer Tanzil Ahmed, who was killed around midnight, on Saturday.

Kejriwal accuses Modi of deceiving India

Apr 05, 2016, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kerjiwal on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of deceiving 'Mother' India, after the government allowed ISI to probe the Pathankot Airbase.

Dalit teens thrashed, paraded naked in Rajasthan

Apr 05, 2016, at 04:33 pm

Chittorgarh, Apr 5 (IBNS) Three Dalit teenagers were thrashed, stripped and paraded naked by a mob of upper caste people in the Chittorgarh area of Rajasthan, reports said.

Foreign couple beaten up in Rajasthan, woman molested

Apr 05, 2016, at 04:17 pm

Jaipur, Apr 5 (IBNS) A Spanish couple was allegedly beaten up and the woman was molested by a group of men in a tourist spot near Ajmer in Rajasthan on Monday, reports said.

Pakistan probe team says Pathankot attack was staged by India, claims Pak media report

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:38 pm

Islamabad, Apr 5 (IBNS): Pakistan's Joint Investigation Team or JIT, which had recently visited India to investigate the Pathankot attack, has called the incident as staged, country's media reports claimed on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi to launch Stand Up India initiative today

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:02 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Stand Up India initiative at Noida on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi pays homage to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:43 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to Dalit leader Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary.

India's fastest train Gatimaan Express to start its journey today

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:31 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) India’s first semi-high speed train christened as Gatimaan Express capable of running at a maximum speed of 160 KMPH is all set to be introduced on the Indian Railway system from Tuesday, officials said.

Kolkata flyover disaster: Four more IVRCL officials arrested

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:41 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): After an hour-long interrogation, the Detective Department of Kolkata Police on Monday evening arrested four more officials of Hyderabad-based construction company IVRCL, in connection with the Vivekananda Flyover collapse incident in the city, sources said.

Two people killed, 21 injured in Assam blast

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:34 am

Guwahati, Apr 4 (IBNS): At least two people including a police constable were killed and 21 others were injured in a powerful explosion in Assam's Goalpara district while the first phase poll in 65 constituencies was held in the state on Monday.

78.06 pct turnout in first phase of Assam polls

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:11 am

Guwahati, Apr 4 (IBNS) : High turnout was recorded in first phase of polling in 65 assembly constituencies in Assam on Monday.

Saradha documents recovered from garbage near Kolkata

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:34 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): A huge number of documents, relating to Saradha Group of Companies, were recovered from a vat at Harinavi Maylapota area under Sonarpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, officials said on Monday.

Governor Rule ends in Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti takes oath as CM

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:30 am

Jammu, Apr 4 (IBNS): The three month-long Governor Rule in Jammu and Kashmir came to an end on Monday with the swearing in of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here in Jammu.

Assembly polls: WB records 79 pct voters turnout, no untoward incident reported

Apr 05, 2016, at 12:36 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls concluded peacefully on Monday with heavy voters turnout, media reports said.

Pilibhit killings: Court awards 47 policemen life imprisonment

Apr 05, 2016, at 12:23 am

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) A special CBI court on Monday awarded life imprisonment sentences to 47 policemen, pertaining to the 1991 Pilibhit Fake encounter case, reports said.

Panama leaks: Jaitley says govt will probe Indians in the list

Apr 04, 2016, at 11:54 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) As the 'Panama leaks', a document exposing offshore financial deals of influential people of the world surfaced on Monday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitly said that the government will probe all the 500 Indians named in the list.

67% polling till 3 PM in Assam's first phase polling

Apr 04, 2016, at 10:01 pm

Guwahati, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Around 67 percent polling was recorded till 3 pm on Monday in the first phase poll in 65 constituencies of Assam.

Northeast: Widening Tranquility

Apr 04, 2016, at 09:59 pm

Peace prevailed over much of India's Northeast through 2015, with 62 civilian fatalities in the year, as against 245 such fatalities recorded in 2014. Fatalities had been rising since 2011, with 79 civilians killed in the year, as against 77 in 2010; rising to 90 in 2012 and further to 95 in 2013.

Reassertion of Reason

Apr 04, 2016, at 09:55 pm

On March 19, 2016, Counter-Terrorism and Trans National Crime Unit (CTTC) Chief Monirul Islam stated that Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) had set up eight hideouts in Dhaka city to carry out killings of secular people. A group of 20 militants, dubbed "the killing squad" by investigators, are reportedly engaged in 'managing' these hideouts. Explaining the modus operandi, investigators disclosed that, prior to killing secular targets, ABT terrorists rent houses from where they monitor their victims before making the final move."Last month, they planned to kill a blogger named Niloy who lives in Dhaka's Azimpur," Monirul Islam stated, adding that the Security Forces (SFs) had foiled the attempt.

Pranab Mukherjee to deliver a memorial lecture in honour of late Arjun Singh

Apr 04, 2016, at 08:36 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will deliver a memorial lecture in honour of late Arjun Singh, former Union Minister on Apr 9 at Nehru Memorial Museum Auditorium, Teen Murti, New Delhi.

Modi congratulates J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, urges her to fulfill dreams, aspirations of people

Apr 04, 2016, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Mehbooba Mufti as she took oath as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and asked her government to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of the people of the north Indian state.

First phase election: Polling 45 pc in Bengal, 40 pc in Assam till noon

Apr 04, 2016, at 07:28 pm

Kolkata/Guwahati, Apr 4 (IBNS) Brisk polling is underway in West Bengal and Assam where voting for the first phase of Assembly polls is going on Monday.

Bihar :Sahabuddin's induction in RJD National Executive creates sir

Apr 04, 2016, at 07:06 pm

Patna, Apr 4 (IBNS) Controversial Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former MP Mohammed Shahabuddin has been inducted in the new national executive of the party, creating a stir in the political circle.

Release of new functionality for taxpayers to secure their E-filing account

Apr 04, 2016, at 07:04 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) The Union finance ministry announced on Monday that the Income Tax Department has introduced a new facility called the “E-filing Vault” so that taxpayers are able to secure their E-filing account against any fraudulent attempts.

Mamata Banerjee congratulates Mehbooba Mufti after she takes oath as J&K CM

Apr 04, 2016, at 06:50 pm

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday congratulated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti as she took oath as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

Bharat mata row: Ramdev ready to slit throats, says law preventing him from doing so

Apr 04, 2016, at 06:44 pm

Rohtak, Apr 4 (IBNS) Amid talks of growing intolerance and the 'Bharat Mata' row, yoga guru Ramdev has created a stir with his blistering comment about beheading men for not chanting in favour of motherland, according to reports.

First phase election: Brisk polling in Bengal and Assam

Apr 04, 2016, at 06:25 pm

Kolkata/Guwahati, Apr 4 (IBNS) Voting is underway for the first phase of the crucial assembly polls in West Bengal and Assam on Monday with no major untoward incidents being reported.

IIT Madras best eng. college, IIM Bangalore top management inst

Apr 04, 2016, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) IIT Madras has been named as India's best engineering college - followed by IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur.

DMK and Congress confirm seat sharing

Apr 04, 2016, at 05:48 pm

Chennai, Apr 4 (IBNS) DMK, the main Opposition party in Tamil Nadu, has finalised its seat sharing deal with the opposition in centre, Cogress, giving them 41 seats to contest polls in the upcoming assembly elections

Rahul Gandi to campaign in Assam today

Apr 04, 2016, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said that he will be campaigning in Assam on Monday, ahead of the second phase of polls.