Supreme Court gives 6 weeks for reply to Sabarimala temple board on women entry
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday gave six weeks' time to the board of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala to reply on why women would not be allowed inside the place of worship.
National Herald: SC exempts Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi from personally appearing before trial court
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Giving relief to Congres supremo Sonia Gandhi and party vice president in the National Herald case, the Supreme Court exempted the two leaders from personally appearing in the hearing scheduled to occur in a Patiala House court from Feb 20.
Any insult to India will not be tolerated: Irani
Feb 12, 2016, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on Friday condemned protesters who raised anti-India slogans in the JNU premises and said any insult to India in any form would not be tolerated.
Missing Snapdeal employee returns home, reunites with family
Feb 12, 2016, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Deepti Sarna, the Snapdeal employee who went missing from Ghaziabad, has finally returned home on Friday and is safe, according to police and her family.
LeT wanted to attack Jews and Israelites, says Headley
Feb 12, 2016, at 05:49 pm
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IBNS) In another revelation, David Coleman Headley, who is testifying for the fourth day from an undisclosed US prison, told a Mumbai court on Friday that the Lashkar had plans of blowing up a building because it housed Jews and Isrealites, according to reports.
Rajnath Singh promises stringent actions against anti India slogans
Feb 12, 2016, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has promised severe consequences for those raising anti India slogans in the JNU premises, according to reports.
Hanumanthappa's last rites in his ancestral Karnataka village today
Feb 12, 2016, at 04:55 pm
Hubli, Karnataka, Feb 12 (IBNS): While India mourned the death of their soldier Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, who was rescued alive from Siachen after remaining buried for six days under snow but succumbed later in a hospital in New Delhi, his final rites will be performed Friday in his village in Dhadwaad in Karnataka.
Snapdeal's missing employee Dipti Sarna found
Feb 12, 2016, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): An employee of online marketplace Snapdeal, who went missing since Wednesday, has been found, officials said.
Cong, BJP exchange barbs over Headley's claim on Ishrat Jahan
Feb 12, 2016, at 04:58 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indulged in a fresh spar on Thursday after key accused of 26/11 Mumbai attack David Coleman Headley claimed that Ishrat Jahan, killed in an encounter in 2004, was a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist.
Left Front is ready to discuss alliance with Congress for Bengal polls: Biman Bose
Feb 12, 2016, at 03:47 am
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS): A day prior to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s state committee's two-day-long meeting, the Left Front on Thursday held a meeting in Kolkata to discuss alliance issue with Congress for West Bengal assembly election, which will be held in March-April 2016.
Kashmir shuts down on 'Maqbool Bhat' death anniversary
Feb 12, 2016, at 02:23 am
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IBNS): Authorities on Thursday put severe restrictions on the movement of people in various parts of the Kashmir Valley as the area observed a complete shutdown on the occasion of the thirty second death anniversary of Mohammed Maqbool Bhat's hanging more than three decades ago.
Kejriwal announces second phase of odd-even scheme from April 15 in Delhi
Feb 12, 2016, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that the second phase of the odd-even vehicle scheme will be implemented in the national capital from April 15 till the end of the month.
Nation mourns Hanumanthappa's death, last rites in Karnataka tomorrow
Feb 12, 2016, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): India on Thursday mourned the death of Indian soldier Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, who was miraculously rescued alive from Siachen after remaining buried for six days under snow.
Mamata Banerjee mourns Lance Naik Hanamanthappa's death
Feb 11, 2016, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday mourned the death of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa.
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa loses battle, dies of multiple organ failure
Feb 11, 2016, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Indian soldier Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, who was miraculously rescued alive from Siachen after remaining buried for six days under snow, finally lost his battle in an army hospital in New Delhi as the nation mourned his death along with senior politicians and the Army.
PM Modi condoles Lance Naik Hanumanthappa's death
Feb 11, 2016, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of Indian soldier Lance Naik Hanumanthapp, who finally lost his battle in an army hospital here after being rescued alive from under an avalanche in Siachen glacier region six days since the incident.
Siachen soldier Lance Naik Hanumanthappa dies
Feb 11, 2016, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Indian Army soldier Lance Naik Hanumanthappa , who was recovered alive six days after he was buried under more than thirty feet of snow and ice after an avalanche stuck their post in the early hours of Feb 3 in Siachen, died on Thursday here, Army source said.
Terrorist Masood Azhar missing from Pakistan
Feb 11, 2016, at 06:11 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS) The alleged mastermind of last month's Pathankot Airbase attack which claimed eight lives, Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar is reportedly missing from the country as he is suspected to have moved to Afghanistan, NDTV reported.
Headley says RBI rejected his application to open business account
Feb 11, 2016, at 05:30 pm
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IBNS) Deposing before a Mumbai court on Thursday for the third day from a US prison cell, David Coleman Headley, a key accused of 26/11 Mumbai attack, told the court that the Reserve Bank of India had revoked his application to open a business account in the country with the funds from terror groups and ISI, according to reports.
David Coleman Headley says Ishrat Jehan was a member of LeT
Feb 11, 2016, at 05:08 pm
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IBNS) Deposing before a Mumbai court for the third day from a US cell, 26/11 accused David Coleman Headley said on Thursday that Ishrat Jehan- who was allegedly killed in an encounter by Gujarat Police dubbed fake- was an LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) affiliate, working closely with the women wing, according to reports.
India considers Iran a close friend: President Mukherjee
Feb 11, 2016, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS) Greeting Iran on its 37th Islamic Revolution, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that India considers Iran a close friend.
PM Modi pays tribute to Deendayal Upadhyaya on his death anniversary
Feb 11, 2016, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his death anniversary.
Marc Andreessen comments on India deeply upsetting: Mark Zuckerberg
Feb 11, 2016, at 04:16 pm
San Francisco, Feb 11 (IBNS): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has distanced himself from a comment of his company's board member Marc Andreessen on India and colonialism.
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa's condition worsened: Army hospital
Feb 11, 2016, at 04:50 am
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): The condition of the Indian Army soldier , who was recovered days after he was buried under more than thirty feet of snow and ice after an avalanche stuck their post in the early hours of Feb 3, worsened on Wednesday.
West Bengal: Free-ambulance's driver haggle over fare, child dies outside Barasat hospital
Feb 11, 2016, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/Barasat, Feb 10 (IBNS): A baby girl died on Wednesday in a government-owned hospital at Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district as the ambulance driver allegedly haggled with her family members for tips, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee unveils three ITC projects in West Bengal
Feb 11, 2016, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday unveiled three facilities of the ITC in the state.
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa's condition extremely critical: Officials
Feb 11, 2016, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): The condition of the Indian Army soldier , who was recovered days after he was buried under more than thirty feet of snow and ice after an avalanche stuck their post in the early hours of Feb 3, remained 'extremely critical', officials said on Wednesday.
Sultan Al Mansoori meets Arun Jaitley
Feb 11, 2016, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS) Sultan Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy, UAE called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Wednesday in his office at North Block where both the leaders discussed the bilateral ties between India and UAE.
Feb 11, 2016, at 12:17 am
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS) Actor Gurpreet Ghuggi on Wednesday joined Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party.
UAE Economy Minister meets Arun Jaitley
Feb 10, 2016, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS) The Minister of Economy, UAE Sultan Al Mansoori met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday.