Anti-India chanter Umar Khalid can surrender if situation is conducive, says father
Feb 19, 2016, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The family of Umar Khalid, the missing student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who was caught in camera shouting anti-India and pro-Afzal Guru and Kashmir independence slogans, said he can surrender only if there is a conducive atmosphere for the same.
JNU: SC denies to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea
Feb 19, 2016, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Supreme Court, where arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar a day ago filed a bail plea fearing for his life as violent protests by lawyers marked his production in a lower court, on Friday refused to hear the petition and asked him to file for the same in an appropriate court (read high court).
Indian citizen arrested in Pakistan for holding PNIC
Feb 19, 2016, at 05:20 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) An Indian national was arrested on Thursday in Islamabad by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for holding a Pakistani National Identity Card (PNIC), according to reports.
Jat protests turn violent, mobile internet services suspended in Rohtak
Feb 19, 2016, at 04:10 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IBNS) Mobile internet services have been suspended by the administration as protests in Haryana's Rohtak gains momentum, entering the sixth day on Friday, according to reports.
Modi,Sharif to meet in Washington next month?
Feb 19, 2016, at 03:33 pm
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif are likely to meet Washington next month, media reports said on Friday.
Being opposed to BJP and RSS is biggest crime now: Kejriwal
Feb 19, 2016, at 02:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'anti-India slogans' row and said being opposed to the ruling party and the RSS is the 'biggest crime now'.
Nawaz Sharif's remark on Kargil confirms truth: Vikas Swarup
Feb 19, 2016, at 05:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): In response to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's comment that the Kargil venture by his country's troops in 1999 was a back stab for the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the two neighbouring nations were engaged in a peace process, India on Thursday said the remark was confirmation of truth.
J&K govt enhances militia personnel relief
Feb 19, 2016, at 04:39 am
Jammu, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir government has enhanced the monthly relief given to former militia personnel and their widows.
Pro-Afzal slogan-posters at JU: PIL filed in Calcutta HC against protesters
Feb 19, 2016, at 04:34 am
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): The West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court, demanding legal action and National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the 'anti-national' slogan and poster issue at Jadavpur University.
JK Police asks nearby residents to stay indoor during encounters
Feb 19, 2016, at 04:21 am
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday asked people living within two-kilometres from the site of a gunbattle to stay indoors.
PM Modi unveils operational guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Feb 19, 2016, at 04:16 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the operational guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana at a massive farmers' rally in Sehore in Madhya Pradesh.
Pro Afzal slogan-posters at JU: Guv seeks report, protester receives death threat
Feb 19, 2016, at 03:00 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Feb 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Thursday said that he has sought reports from the state government on anti-national slogan issue at Jadavpur University (JU).
Congress mock BJP, says PM Modi failed nation
Feb 19, 2016, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) The Indian National Congress on Thursday took a shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP government, stating that they have failed the nation.
BJP lawmaker terms farmer suicide as fashion, triggers row
Feb 19, 2016, at 01:42 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) BJP MP Gopal Shetty sparked an outrage on Thursday after he termed farmer suicide as a fashionable trend, according to reports.
TN CM announces new scheme to allow senior citizens free bus rides
Feb 19, 2016, at 01:39 am
Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa announced a free bus riding scheme for senior citizens on Thursday.
Officer trainees of Indian Audit and Accounts Service call on the President
Feb 18, 2016, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) A group of Officer Trainees of Indian Audit and Accounts Service (2015 batch) including 2 Officer Trainees from Royal Audit Authority of Bhutan called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.
CPI-M seeking support from all democratic parties in Bengal polls: Sitaram Yechury
Feb 18, 2016, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): After the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s central committee's two-day-long meeting was over, party's general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said that the party was seeking support from all democratic parties to defeat the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and isolate the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal.
SC to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea tomorrow
Feb 18, 2016, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) The Supreme Court is all set to hear the bail plea of arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday.
JNU row: ABVP's counter rally triggers tension in Kolkata's Jadavpur University
Feb 18, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): Protest and counter-protest on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue raised tension in front of Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) on Thursday.
UP: Groom killed in celebratory firing
Feb 18, 2016, at 09:21 pm
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IBNS) In a tragic incident, a groom was killed during a celebratory firing as a marriage procession reached a guest house in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur city on Wednesday, reports said on Thursday.
RSS is trying to impose a dead ideology on students: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 18, 2016, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Meeting President Pranab Mukherjee over the JNU row, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi slammed the RSS and said it is trying to impose a 'dead ideology' on students of the country.
Arvind Kejriwal meets Pranab Mukherjee on JNU issue
Feb 18, 2016, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday over the JNU issue.
Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary to be chief guest at 70th Raising Day of DCPW tomorrow
Feb 18, 2016, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary will be the chief guest at the 70th Raising Day function of the Directorate of Coordination, Police Wireless (DCPW) here tomorrow.
Feb 18, 2016, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): A Congress delegation-led by Vice President Rahul Gandhi met President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday.
Iipe , Andhra University signs MoU
Feb 18, 2016, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India has established Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam, as noted in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (2014), with the mandate to lead the nation forward in education, research and training related to all areas of Petroleum and Energy.
JNU row: Rahul; Gandhi to meet President
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on the JNU issue, reports said.
Indian Railways Khurja Yard gets Ultra Modern Computer based Signalling System
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) In its continuous tryst to march with latest technological innovations, Indian Railway Project Management Unit (IRPMU), an arm of North Central Railway in association with the Construction and open line Units of the Railway, commissioned computer based state of the Art Signalling System at Khurja Junction, a city famous for pottery in Uttar Pardesh.
Don't support anti-national slogans: JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar tells court
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:52 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Kanhaiya Kumar, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student who was arrested on sedition charges, on Wednesday appealed for peace in a Delhi court.
WB govt brings health scheme 'Mabhoi' for accredited journalists
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:05 am
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a health scheme, Mabhoi, for the government-accredited journalists till their age of 65 years, even after retirement.
Ram Madhav meets Mehbooba Mufti
Feb 18, 2016, at 03:46 am
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IBNS) On the directions of Party President Amit Shah BJP general secretary Ram Madhav arrived here on Wednesday to meet Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti to break the deadlock over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir after the death of Mufti Muhamad Sayeed on Jan 7.