Mann Ki Baat: Modi ropes in Sachin, Viswanathan to advise students on exams
Feb 28, 2016, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated his Mann Ki Baat address to the nation's students who are appearing for exams and asked them to not merely worry about marks.
Delhi: 2 dead in firing at Badarpur toll plaza
Feb 28, 2016, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Unidentified men on Sunday killed at least two people by firing at them at Badarpur toll plaza in Delhi, reports said,
Telangana: Woman allegedly raped, filmed, blackmailed by 3 batchmates
Feb 28, 2016, at 04:32 pm
Karimnagar, Feb 28 (IBNS): A 23-year-old woman in Telangana's Karimnagar district was allegedly raped, filmed and blackmailed by three of her batchmates for almost two weeks, media reports said.
Rahul counter attacks Modi over his tweet after Smriti Irani's speech
Feb 28, 2016, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): In a sharp criticism to Narendra Modi's tweet in praise for Smriti Irani following her fiery and emotional speech in the Parliament, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has asked the Prime Minister to listen out the version of mother of Rohith Vemula, the Hyderabad Central University scholar who committed suicide.
Thane: Man kills 14 family members, then commits suicide
Feb 28, 2016, at 03:36 pm
Thane, Feb 28 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old man allegedly killed 14 members of his family at their house near Thane in Maharashtra before committing suicide on Sunday morning, media reports said.
WB Assembly passes bills for Dunlop, Jessop acquisition
Feb 28, 2016, at 05:07 am
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): The West Bengal Assembly on Saturday passed bills for Dunlop and Jessop factory take over.
Gujarat will remain a fort of BJP: Shah
Feb 28, 2016, at 03:06 am
Ahmedabad, Feb 27 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday addressed a rally in Ahmedabad where he said Gujarat will remain the fort of the BJP.
BJP eager to form alliance with AGP?
Feb 28, 2016, at 02:52 am
Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS) : After a debacle in the Bihar Assembly polls, the BJP is aiming to capture Assam by a rainbow alliance with regional party and tribal groups in the state.
Haryana rapes: 3 member committee constituted
Feb 28, 2016, at 01:35 am
Panchkula, Dec 27 (IBNS) The Haryana government on Saturday said it has constituted a three-member committee to investigate into the alleged incident of sexual assault of women near Murthal in Sonipat area of the state during the recent agitation by the people belonging to the Jat community over the issue of reservation.
Centre to provide Rs 25,000 cr for development of road connectivity in Assam: Gadkari
Feb 28, 2016, at 01:31 am
Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS) : Centre will provide Rs 25,000 crore for development of road connectivity in Assam in next five years.
West Bengal: Explosion kills 2 in Birbhum
Feb 28, 2016, at 01:13 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, Feb 27 (IBNS): A crude bomb explosion in a house killed at least two men and left another injured on Saturday at Shibpur village under Lokpur Police Station area in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Progress made by Kerala over last few decades has been commendable, says President
Feb 28, 2016, at 12:02 am
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee launched various schemes of Government of Kerala at a function held at Kozhikode on Saturday.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out in residential building, no casualty
Feb 27, 2016, at 10:55 pm
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a residential building in Mumbai on Saturday.
Recruitment scam: Digvijaya Singh appears before court
Feb 27, 2016, at 08:47 pm
Bhopal, Feb 27 (IBNS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh appeared in a Bhopal court in connection with the Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam case on Saturday.
Pranab Mukherjee speaks at the inauguration of Muziris Heritage Project
Feb 27, 2016, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Following is the full text of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech at the inauguration of Muziris Heritage Project in Kodungaloor in Kerala:
Our history is one of assimilation: President
Feb 27, 2016, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated the Muziris Heritage Project at Kodungaloor n Kerala.
Our history is one of assimilation, celebration of differences: Prez Mukherjee
Feb 27, 2016, at 08:07 pm
Kodungaloor, Kerala, Feb 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Muziris Heritage Project here on Saturday highlighting on how the southernmost state of Kerala through the ages demonstrated a remarkable ability to adapt to new traditions in the spirit of tolerance and catholicity of outlook.
Kanhaiya recounts what happened in court premises on Feb 17
Feb 27, 2016, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is in jail after his arrest on sedition charges, claimed that he was beaten and almost disrobed in the presence of police personnel in Patiala House Court premises which looked like a mute spectator on Feb 17, according to a new video that surfaced capturing his account of the incident before lawyers.
President to inaugurate six major projects in Kerala
Feb 27, 2016, at 04:39 pm
Kochi, Feb 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to inaugurate six major projects in Kerala on Saturday.
Kanhaiya claims he was beaten in presence of police in court premises
Feb 27, 2016, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been arrested on sedition charges, claimed that he was beaten and almost disrobed in the presence of police personnel in Patiala House Court premises, media reports said.
Burdwan University: TMC-led outsiders beat students on hunger strike
Feb 27, 2016, at 05:02 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 26 (IBNS): Few students of West Bengal's Burdwan University, who were on hunger strike since Thursday, were allegedly beaten on Friday evening by Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led outsiders, reports said.
Mass rapes during Haryana Jat protests? Police seek information
Feb 27, 2016, at 04:55 am
Murthal, Feb 26 (IBNS): In a chilling revelation, media reports on Friday suggested that women were pulled out of cars and gang-raped on the highway at Haryana's Murthala a week ago, during the Jat quota protests.
Calcutta HC seeks report from Jadavpur University over controversial slogan-posters
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:09 am
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manjulla Chellur and Justice Abhijit Banerjee, on Friday asked the Jadavpur University to submit a report on the recent anti-national slogan-poster incidents in the university.
West Bengal: ISIS suspect held in Burdwan
Feb 27, 2016, at 12:02 am
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): A suspected ISIS linkman has been detained on Friday from Burdwan district of West Bengal, reports said.
Rohith Vemula's family accuses HRD minister Irani of falsehoods
Feb 26, 2016, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) The family and friends of Hyderabad Central University scholar Rohith Vemula called a press conference on Friday in New Delhi to clear the air on what they called ‘lies’ being propagated by union HRD minister Smriti Irani in Parliament.
Kolkata: TMC activist held for killing another TMC man
Feb 26, 2016, at 10:28 pm
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): An active member of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was booked on Thursday midnight for allegedly murdering another TMC activist in Kolkata's Baguiati area, police officials said.
Rohit Vemula was not Dalit: Police Report
Feb 26, 2016, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Hyderabad university student Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide triggering a nationwide debate on whether he had to end his life after a witch hunt for his social status, was not a Dalit but an OBC, according to reports in media quoting police sources.
Economic Survey: Services sector key driver of economic growth
Feb 26, 2016, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) According to the Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in Parliament on Friday, the services sector in India has made the maximum contribution to national and state incomes, trade flows, FDI inflows, and employment, contributing almost 66.1% of its gross value added growth in 2015-16.
Judge who sentenced Afzal to death slams Indian Opposition
Feb 26, 2016, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): A former high court judge who had sentenced Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to death has slammed the opposition parties in India for supporting the JNU students who were observing the death anniversary of Guru on the cmpus.
Congress slams Irani on Durga remarks, says she should be charged
Feb 26, 2016, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) While Union Minister Smriti Irani defended her remarks on Goddess Durga, Congress went ballistic against her and said her words should be expunged and she might be arrested and charged for being blasphemous.