Bypoll trends: BJP faces challenge all over

Sep 16, 2014, at 04:54 pm

New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS) Despite a resounding win in the Lok Sabha polls and the Modi magic working miracle for the party in recent past, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing challenges as the counting of votes for the bypolls held on Saturday last continued on Tuesday.

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway opened today

Sep 16, 2014, at 04:33 pm

Udhampur, Sep 16 (IBNS): After sustained effort by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) and army engineers, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH) was opened on Tuesday, Ministry of Defence (MoD) official said.

Vice-chancellor beaten up for seeking help for Kashmir flood victims

Sep 16, 2014, at 04:14 pm

Ujjain, Sep 16 (IBNS): The vice-chancellor of a university in Ujjain was allegedly attacked by a section of radical fundamentalist groups for asking students to help the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.

TMC ahead in Bengal bypoll counting, BJP increases votes

Sep 16, 2014, at 04:10 pm

Kolkata, Sept 16 (IBNS) As counting of votes in West Bengal continued on Tuesday, the ruling Trinamool Congress is ahead in both the Chowringhee (in Kolkata) and Basirhat South (in North 24 Parganas) seats though the BJP is fast catching up with the TMC in Basirhat with the votes of the towns now being counted after the TMC took lead in the rural segments.

Lawyer files PIL against taxi-strike in Kolkata HC

Sep 16, 2014, at 06:04 am

Kolkata, Sept 15 (IBNS): Ramaprasad Sarkar, a lawyer of Kolkata High Court, has filed a public interest litigation against the upcoming 'non-stop taxi strike' in Kolkata High Court on Monday.

Congress files legal suit against ex-CAG Vinod Rai

Sep 16, 2014, at 05:29 am

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): The Congress party has sent a legal notice to former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai for his remarks against Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Ahead of Xi's visit, Chinese army intudes into Ladakh

Sep 16, 2014, at 05:14 am

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Just two days ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is trying to intrude into the Ladakh region, media reports said.

Top US official to visit 5 Indian cities to promote investment into US

Sep 16, 2014, at 04:27 am

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally, Executive Director of SelectUSA, will take a five-city tour of India from Sept 18-24, to encourage Indian investment into the United States and raise awareness of U.S. services available to Indian companies.

Don't need noun before my name to speak publicly: Manish Tewari

Sep 16, 2014, at 04:17 am

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Hours after the Indian National Congress released a list of its leaders authorised to speak on the party's behalf, where Manish Tewari's name is being omitted, the veteran leader said he doesn't need 'noun before his name to intervene in the public discourse'.

India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission to meet on Sept 20

Sep 16, 2014, at 03:01 am

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS) The Third India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) Meeting co-chaired by the External Affairs Minister of India and the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Sept 20, officials said.

India-Vietnam partnership to strengthen further: Mukherjee

Sep 16, 2014, at 02:43 am

Hanoi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the dialogue and partnership between India and Vietnam will only strengthen in the years to come.

Kolkata: Rape survivor denied entry into restaurant

Sep 16, 2014, at 01:07 am

Kolkata, Sept 15 (IBNS) The Park Street rape victim of Kolkata has alleged that a restaurant in Kolkata did not allow her to enter the eatery as she was survivor of the sex assault.

J&K: More than 2,34,000 persons rescued

Sep 16, 2014, at 01:06 am

Srinagar, Sept 15 (IBNS) The Indian government on Monday said more than 2,34,000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu & Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit state.

Suction pumps to drain flood waters in J&K

Sep 15, 2014, at 10:52 pm

Udhampur, Sept 15 (IBNS): Fearing spread of water-borne diseases, heavy duty pump sets are being used to drain out waters in the flood-ravaged Jammu & Kashmir.

'eCabinet' puts Chandrababu Naidu into history

Sep 15, 2014, at 10:07 pm

Hyderabad, Sept 15 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday created history when he held the first "eCabinet" meeting with his state's council of Ministers, a first of its kind not only in Andhra, but in whole India.

SFIO finds Saradha's 14 firms guilty, face prosecution

Sep 15, 2014, at 09:01 pm

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Saradha's 14 firms will face prosecution for gross violation of several laws as they were running 'ponzi schemes'. Serious Fraud Investigation Office said in a statement, media reported.

Equal seat-sharing with BJP not possible: Shiv Sena

Sep 15, 2014, at 07:54 pm

Mumbai, Sept 15 (IBNS): With exactly a month to go for the Maharashtra state Assembly elections, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is nearing breakdown after Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday made it clear that equal seat-sharing with its decade old-ally is not possible, media reported.

SC asks Bhushan to reveal the name of whistleblower

Sep 15, 2014, at 07:16 pm

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday asked lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan to reveal who gave him a list of visitors to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha’s home, reports said.

Money from illegal animal slaughter going to terrorism: Maneka Gandhi

Sep 15, 2014, at 06:29 pm

Jaipur, Sep 15 (IBNS): Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that the money from illegal animal slaughter is being used for sponsoring acts of terrorism, reports said.

IIT-Guwahati student commits suicide due to depression

Sep 15, 2014, at 04:14 pm

Guwahati, Sep 15 (IBNS): A student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Guwahati was found dead near his hostel building on Sunday. Police said the boy, identified as Tushar Yadav, 19, had committed suicide.

BJP, Sena war of words over CM nominee in Maharashtra

Sep 15, 2014, at 03:51 pm

Mumbai, Sep 15 (IBNS): The tug of war between two long-time political allies - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena - intensified over the issue of which party the chief ministerial candidate should be from in Maharashtra state Assembly election scheduled next month, reports said.

Former PM Manmohan Singh refuses to comment on Rai's allegations

Sep 15, 2014, at 05:37 am

New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS): Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday refused to comment on Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai's remarks against him in connection to the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Suryakanta Mishra slams Mamata over Saradha scam

Sep 15, 2014, at 05:15 am

Kolkata, Sept 14 (IBNS): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and leader of the opposition in the West Bengal legislative assembly Suryakanta Mishra on Sunday blamed Trinamool Congress(TMC) supremo and state chief minister Mamata Bannerjee for Saradha financial scam at a rally in Kolkata on Sunday.

President Pranab Mukherjee reaches Vietnam

Sep 15, 2014, at 03:52 am

Hanoi, Sept 14 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday reached Vietnam as he commenced his four-day state visit to the Asian nation.

Harsh Vardhan proposes floating clinics for flood ravaged Srinagar

Sep 15, 2014, at 02:41 am

Srinagar, Sept 14 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday proposed that boats be mobilised to send medical supplies to the people of the inundated areas of Srinagar who find it impossible to venture out of their homes because of the high flood waters.

Bhopal survivors assured reply by the Central Minister

Sep 15, 2014, at 02:21 am

Bhopal, Sept 14 (IBNS) Representatives of five organizations of survivors of the 1984 gas disaster in Bhopal Sunday met with Ananth Kumar, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertlizers, on the issue of additional compensation from Union Carbide, USA.

Don't celebrate my b-day: Modi

Sep 15, 2014, at 02:03 am

New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people not to celebrate his birthday and instead help flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir.

34 died in flood aftermath in past week: Kashmir Minister

Sep 15, 2014, at 01:36 am

Srinagar, Sept 14 (IBNS) Kashmir Animal and Sheep Husbandry Nazir Ahmad Gurezi on Sunday said that 34 people died in the aftermath of devastating flood in the past one week in Jammu and Kashmir even as the total death toll since the calamity struck the state crossed 200.

Kashmir flood fury: Human lives saved, animals lost

Sep 15, 2014, at 12:58 am

Jammu, Sept 14 (IBNS): For Barkat Illahi, a Gujjar camping near Tawi bridge adjacent to Jammu-Nagrota highway, the dilemma could not have been bigger. As the heavy rains started lashing Jammu province, his daughter pleaded him to move to a safer location but he did not give any heed to her for the love of his animals whom he has raised like his own children.

Rs 5,700 crore immediate loss to J & K economy; tourism hit hardest

Sep 15, 2014, at 12:56 am

Jammu, Sept 14 (IBNS): Even as Srinagar city continues to suffer due to recent floods in the entire state and over five lakh people are still stranded in the valley, the calamity in Jammu and Kashmir has caused an immediate loss of Rs 5,400-5700 crore, well exceeding 10 % of the state’s GDP with heavy damages to trade, hotels,restaurants, horticulture and handicraft besides throwing completely out of gear basic infrastructure of power, railways and communication.