Visakhapatnam: Fire at Duvvada SEZ Bio-diesel Unit
Apr 27, 2016, at 06:47 am
Visakhapatnam, Apr 27 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at Biomax Fuels Limited close to Vishakapatnam city's Duvvada Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on Tuesday , reports said.
BJP targets Sonia Gandhi over VVIP chopper scam
Apr 27, 2016, at 05:07 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday attacked Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over the VVIP chopper scam issue.
Delhi Mercedes hit-and-run case: Teen accused gets bail for exams
Apr 27, 2016, at 03:47 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): The teenager, who was accused in the Mercedes hit and run case in Delhi, got bail from the Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday.
Apr 27, 2016, at 02:38 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said that Indian experience of a large Muslim minority living in secular polity having a composite culture could be a model for others to emulate.
Bengal polls: 81.25 pct voter turnout in 4th phase
Apr 27, 2016, at 02:37 am
Kolkata, Apr 26 (IBNS): The Election Commission on Tuesday said the fourth phase of polling for the Assembly polls in West Bengal witnessed a voter turnout of 81.25 percent.
Farooq Abdullah condoles passing away of Amanullah Khan
Apr 27, 2016, at 02:04 am
Srinagar, Apr 26 (IBNS): National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Working President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday condoled the demise of founding member of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Amanullah Khan in Pakistan.
BJP-TMC are two sides of the same coin: Sonia Gandhi
Apr 27, 2016, at 01:36 am
Kolkata, Apr 26 (IBNS): Urging voters to bring Congress in power in West Bengal, party supremo Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the BJP and the TMC and called them two sides of the same coin.
Mary Kom takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Apr 27, 2016, at 01:12 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Olympic medalist boxer MC Mary Kom on Tuesday took oath as Rajya Sabha member.
18 Indian soldiers killed in avalanche, landslide last winter: Minister
Apr 27, 2016, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) In the last winter season ,15 soldiers were martyred due to avalanche and 3 soldiers due to landslide, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday.
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PM sends central team to the landslide-affected areas in Tawang district
Apr 27, 2016, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed a two-member central team to rush to Arunachal Pradesh for an on-the-spot-assessment of damage in the wake of the recent landslide in Tawang District, officials said on Tuesday.
Suspected IM terrorist held in Mumbai
Apr 27, 2016, at 12:15 am
Mumbai, Apr 26 (IBNS) Maharashtra ATS on Tuesday arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, media reports said.
Congress rejects 'allegations' on Augusta Westland VVIP chopper scam
Apr 26, 2016, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued a whip to all its lawmakers on Tuesday to be present in both Houses of the Parliament all of this week in an attempt to corner the Congress party with the alleged Augusta Westland VVIP chopper scam, the party rejected all allegations leveled against it on the issue.
BJP gears up to corner Congress with alleged VVIP chopper scam
Apr 26, 2016, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued a whip to all its lawmakers on Tuesday to be present in both Houses of the Parliament all of this week as the party gets ready to corner the Congress Party with the alleged Augusta Westland VVIP chopper scam and kickbacks received from the same, according to media reports.
FS-level talks : Pakistan says Kashmir core issue, but wants peaceful relations with India
Apr 26, 2016, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Pakistan on Tuesday called Kashmir a "core issue", but reaffirmed its commitment for peaceful relations with India when the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries met in Delhi on the sidelines of a multilateral conclave.
Penal action against JNU students : Left parties give notice in RS for discussion
Apr 26, 2016, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) The Left parties on Tuesday gave a notice in the Rajya Sabha demanding discussion over the disciplinary action against JNU student leaders Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who were charged with sedition along with Kanhaiya Kumar, suspended for a semester by the university authorities on charges of indiscipline.
President of India’s message on the eve of Freedom Day of South Africa
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday, extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of South Africa on the eve of the Freedom Day of South Africa (April 27, 2016).
President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Togo
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday, extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Togo on the eve of their National Day (April 27, 2016).
President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Sierra Leone
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday, extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the eve of their National Day (April 27, 2016).
NIT row: Rahul vows to put pressure on government
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who met with students and parents from NIT Srinagar on Tuesday, assured them of 'putting pressure on the government to resolve the matter'.
President of India’s message on the eve of King’s Day of Netherlands
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday has extended his greetings and felicitations to the King, Government and people of the Netherlands on the eve of their King’s Day (April 27, 2016).
West Bengal: Fifth phase of Assembly election on Saturday
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:30 pm
Kolkata, Apr 26 (IBNS) The fifth phase of the Assembly elections will be held on Saturday (Apr 30) where fates of 349 candidates (including 43 female candidates) will be decided through 53 constituencies.
JKLF founding member Amanullah Khan dead in Pakistan
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:23 pm
Srinagar, Apr 26 (IBNS) Amanullah Khan, a founding member of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), passed away on Tuesday in Rawalpandi of Pakistan, reports reaching here said. He was 81.
Uttarakhand issue again forces adjournment of Rajya Sabha
Apr 26, 2016, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) The Uttarakhand issue continued to dog the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday forcing an adjournment as a united opposition pressed for an immediate discussion on imposition of President's rule in the state.
Apr 26, 2016, at 05:54 pm
Despite shrill assessments across the board and an enveloping sense of apprehension promoted by polarizing politics, the past year has been astonishingly peaceful in India in terms of terrorist and insurgent violence. Total terrorism/insurgency related fatalities across India at 772, are at a dramatic low - certainly the lowest since 1994, when the South Asia Terrorism Portal began maintaining data for this category. Indeed, since 2012, total fatalities across the country have remained below the 'high intensity conflict' threshold of a thousand fatalities per year. It is useful to recall that fatalities remained above 2,000 for 18 of these 22 years; out of which they were above 3,000 for 11 years; above 4,000 for five years; and over 5,000 in 2001.
Delhi Museum fire: Javadekar orders fire audit of all museums across the country
Apr 26, 2016, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) As fire devoured the National Museum of Natural History in the capital on Tuesday morning, Prakash Javadekar, MOS Environment, Forests and Climate Change, ordered a fire audit of all museum across the nation, reports said.
Declare computer language anti-national : AAP mocks Smriti Irani on Sanskrit in IIT
Apr 26, 2016, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Reacting sharply to Union Minister Smriti Irani's "request" to IITs to teach Sanskrit, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has mockingly said now computer language should be declared "anti-national".
Foetal sex determination: Delhi HC rejects plea, woman decides to move apex court
Apr 26, 2016, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS/Just Earth News) In a drive to get justice against abuse from her ex-spouse and his family members, Delhi based pediatrician, Mitu Khurana is all set to move to Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court rejected her plea on Monday citing technicalities, according to reports.
India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level talks today
Apr 26, 2016, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in Delhi on Tuesday for bilateral talks on the sidelines of a multilateral conclave.
Telecom Minister makes panic button on cellphones mandatory
Apr 26, 2016, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that no cell phones in India will be sold without a dedicated panic button on them, according to reports.
Massive fire destroys natural history museum in Delhi
Apr 26, 2016, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) A massive fire on Tuesday morning completely gutted the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi, according to media reports.