Congress-DMK join hands for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls
Feb 14, 2016, at 12:15 am
Chennai, Feb 13 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the upcoming Assembly polls, the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam have decided to form an alliance on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi reaches JNU campus, shown black flags
Feb 13, 2016, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached the protest-hit Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Saturday.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new building complex of Bombay Art Society
Feb 13, 2016, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a plaque to mark the inauguration of the new building complex of the Bombay Art Society.
Indian Navy sailing vessel Mhadei Sailing with an all-women crew enters Chennai
Feb 13, 2016, at 09:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) The Navy’s famous sailing vessel Mhadei, skippered and crewed by an all-women crew of naval officers for the very first time, entered Chennai Port on Saturday, after participating in the International Fleet Review 2016.
Kolkata: Four held for beating junior doctor at M. R. Bangur Hospital
Feb 13, 2016, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): The Police on Friday booked four persons for allegedly beating a junior doctor at M. R. Bangur Hospital in south Kolkata, reports said.
Headley says his handlers told him nothing will happen to Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and Hafiz Saeed
Feb 13, 2016, at 09:03 pm
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IBNS): David Coleman Headley, who testified from an undisclosed US prison, on Saturday told a Mumbai court that he was informed by his handlers that 'nothing will happen against' 26/11 Mumbai attack masterminds Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and Hafiz Saeed.
JNU on the boil: Army officers threaten to return degrees, Yechury meets Rajnath
Feb 13, 2016, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): India's premier seat of higher education, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), is roiled by protests and counter protests with the police cracking down on students over the anti-India slogans raised earlier to mark the death anniversary of Parliament Attack convict Afzal Guru on its campus in the national capital.
Art cannot have restrictions or limits: PM Narendra Modi
Feb 13, 2016, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a plaque to mark the inauguration of the new building complex of the Bombay Art Society, in Mumbai calling art as ageless and free from race and religion with no restrictions or limits.
Major fire breaks out at Dunlop warehouse near Kolkata
Feb 13, 2016, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): A major fire broke out on Saturday in a three-storey warehouse of plastic chairs at Dunlop area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, officials said.
JNU crackdown: Sitaram Yechury meets Rajnath Singh
Feb 13, 2016, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to not persecute the innocent students of the JNU over the anti-India slogans by few, after the students' union leader of the premier varsity was arrested and slapped sedition charges.
Communally-sensitive Muzaffarnagar undergoes bypoll today
Feb 13, 2016, at 06:22 pm
Muzaffarnagar, UP, Feb 13 (IBNS) Bypolls are being held in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, the scene of the 2013 communal riots, along with Deoband on Saturday.
Indian soldiers die in gunfight with Kashmir militants
Feb 13, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IBNS) In an ongoing gunfight with suspected militants two army personnel lost their lives while four others were injured on Saturday in Marsari village of Chowkibal border area north Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said.
Anti-India slogan: JNU on the boil, police cracks down on campus
Feb 13, 2016, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Several students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi have been barred from academic activities over the incident of anti-India slogans within the campus in support of hanged Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, said reports, even as tension ran high on the campus after a students' union leader was arrested over sedition charges and police searched for more student suspects in the slogan shouting.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Mumbai today
Feb 13, 2016, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mumbai on Saturday.
Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli to visit India
Feb 13, 2016, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will visit India on Feb 19, officials said
India disappointed over US decision to sell F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): India on Saturday expressed its displeasure over America's decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
Peter Mukerjea's bail petition rejected
Feb 13, 2016, at 04:53 am
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IBNS): A sessions court judge on Friday rejected the bail plea of ex-CEO of Star India Peter Mukerjea in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, media reports said.
Bihar: Two BJP leaders killed in 12 hours
Feb 13, 2016, at 04:04 am
Bhojpur, Bihar, Fab 12 (IBNS): A top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Bihar was killed on Friday in the state's Bhojpur district, media reports said.
Another wild elephant enters Siliguri, kills 1
Feb 13, 2016, at 03:28 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Feb 12 (IBNS): Two days after a wild tusker entered West Bengal's Siliguri city and went on a rampage for nearly eight hours, another wild elephant entered Ambari area, few kilometers away from Siliguri town, on Friday early morning and went berserk.
Red Road hit-and-run case: Sambia, Sanu and Johny's judicial custody extended by 14 days
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:42 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): A sessions court in Kolkata on Friday extended the judicial custody of Sambia Sohrab and his friends Sanu and Johny, who were earlier arrested in connection with the Red Road hit-and- run case, by 14 days.
TERI asks R K Pachauri to go on indefinite leave
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:31 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) In a significant development, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on Friday directed its executive vice chairman R K Pachauri to go on indefinite leave.
Kolkata hit-and-run case: Injured man dies in hospital, accused TMCP leader granted bail
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:04 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing leader Kanishka Mukherjee, who was earlier held for hitting another car and injuring a man on Thursday night near Gariahat area, got bail on Friday from Kolkata court, even as the street dweller injured in the crash died.
Expelled CPI-M leader Rezzak Mollah joins Trinamool
Feb 13, 2016, at 12:20 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): Expelled Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah joined the Trinamool Congress on Friday.
Northern Command Investiture Ceremony held in Udhampur
Feb 12, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Udhampur, Feb 12 (IBNS) On the occasion of the Investiture Ceremony, gallantry and distinguished service awards were presented by Lt Gen DS Hooda, GOC-in-C (Army Commander), Northern Command to thirty eight officers and other ranks at Udhampur.
Kiren Rijiju interacts with J&K children
Feb 12, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju met the children from Jammu and Kashmir here on Friday.
Another hit-and-run in Kolkata: TMCP leader arrested
Feb 12, 2016, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)'s leader was arrested for allegedly hitting cars and a man by his speeding car near Gariahat area in Kolkata on Thursday night, reports said.
Jitendra Singh, Kiren Rijiju inaugurate the festival 'Destination North-East-2016'
Feb 12, 2016, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Fb 12 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space,Jitendra Singh and Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the festival 'Destination North-East-2016' here on Friday.
Ashoka Fellows for the year 2015 call on President
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) A group of 17 Ashoka Fellows for the year 2015 led by Anshu Gupta, Magsaysay Award Winner called on the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on Friday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
President to present Infosys Prizes tomorrow
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Infosys Prizes for the year 2015 on Saturday in New Delhi.
West Bengal: CPI-M activist killed in clash, 9 held
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:05 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 12 (IBNS): Nine persons, including a Trinamool Congress's student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)'s leader, were arrested for allegedly attacking a rally of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and killing an activist of the party on Thursday at Raina in West Bengal's Burdwan district, reports said.