Tanzanian girl was not stripped and paraded naked: Karnataka Minister
Feb 04, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IBNS): Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwara on Thursday denied the allegations made by the Tanzanian student and said she was not stripped and paraded naked.
Budget session of Parliament to start from Feb 23
Feb 04, 2016, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) Budget session of Parliament will begin from Feb 23 and will continue till May 13, officials said on Thursday.
FB post of IIMC student against Dalits roils campus
Feb 04, 2016, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) A Facebook post of a Delhi IIMC student criticising his Dalit friends for protesting the death of Rohit Vemula, a discarded Hyderabad University student, who committed suicide last month, triggered fresh row, according to reports.
Hafeez Saeed warns India of more attacks
Feb 04, 2016, at 06:29 pm
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IBNS) Hafeez Saeed, the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attack that killed hundreds, in a public rally on Wednesday in Pakistan spoke about the recent Pathankot Airbase attack and warned India against many more, according to reports.
Terror: Son of retd. Major Gen. arrested for suspected links
Feb 04, 2016, at 05:28 pm
Panaji, Feb 4 (IBNS) A 44-year old man, son of a retired Major General, was arrested in Goa for suspected terror link, according to reports.
Prez greets the people of Sri Lanka on their Independence Day
Feb 04, 2016, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted the people of Sri Lanka on the country's 68th Independence anniversary.
Asked Karnataka CM for report on Tanzanian girl incident: Sushma Swaraj â€
Feb 04, 2016, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/Bangalore, Feb 4 (IBNS):After the news broke of a young Tanzanian girl's ordeal in tech city Bangalore where she was stripped and beaten up on a road on Sunday, India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said it was a shameful incident and she has asked the chief minister of Karnataka to send her an immediate report.
Tanzanian student stripped, beaten on road in Bengaluru
Feb 04, 2016, at 03:12 am
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IBNS): In a shameful incident, a young Tanzanian woman was beaten up and stripped on a road in Bengaluru, reports said.
Terrorism as a byproduct of a perverse mind: Rajnath Singh
Feb 04, 2016, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Calling terrorism as a byproduct of a perverse mind, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday the Indian government will stand by Pakistan if it takes decisive action against terrorists and their organizations.
New Delhi: Light stand crashes during college fest, 1 student injured
Feb 04, 2016, at 12:21 am
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): A student was injured during a function at Delhi University's Deshbandhu college when a light stand fell upon him here.
Jaish module busted in Kashmir
Feb 04, 2016, at 12:04 am
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IBNS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday busted an over ground workers (OGW) network of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit by arresting three of its members at Handwara town in north Kashmir.
J&K: 10 soldiers missing in Siachen avalanche
Feb 03, 2016, at 11:55 pm
Leh, Feb 3 (IBNS) Ten soldiers, including one senior officer, are missing as a massive avalanche hit the northern base camp of the Indian Army at the Siachen glacier in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.
J&K: Avalanche hits army camp, 10 soldiers missing
Feb 03, 2016, at 10:30 pm
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IBNS) Ten soldiers are missing as a massive avalanche hit the northern base camp of the Indian army at the Siachen glacier in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.
Mamata Banerjee mourns Balram Jakhar's death
Feb 03, 2016, at 10:20 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar.
Virbhadra Singh mourns death of former LS Speaker Balram Jakhar
Feb 03, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Shimla, Feb 3 (IBNS): Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar.
Delhi CM Kejriwal to provide loan to MCD to pay salaries of agitating employees
Feb 03, 2016, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his press meet conducted from Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon, has said his government will provide a loan of Rs 550 crore to the BJP-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) so that it can clear the salary of it employees as of Jan 31, 2016.
J&K: 10 Indian soldiers missing in massive avalanche
Feb 03, 2016, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) A massive avalanche at the northern base camp of the Indian army at the Siachen glacier, in Jammu Kashmir, has trapped 10 soldiers and rescue operation is on to save them, according to sources.
President condoles passing away of Balram Jakhar
Feb 03, 2016, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condoled the passing away of .
President confers Honorary Rank of General of Indian Army on General Rajendra Chhetri
Feb 03, 2016, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army on Prakhyata Trisahkati-Patta General Rajendra Chhetri, Chief of the Army Staff, Nepalese Army, for his commendable military prowess and immeasurable contribution to fostering Nepal’s long and friendly association with India, at a special Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
SC bench allows Make in India programme to be held at Mumbai beach
Feb 03, 2016, at 07:42 pm
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IBNS): A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice M Y Eqwal, on Wednesday, has allowed the Maharashtra government to use Mumbai's Girgaum Chowpatty beach to hold the Make in India programme that will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to media reports.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker and veteran Congress leader Balram Jakhar passed away on Wednesday
Feb 03, 2016, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Former Lok Sabha Speaker and veteran Congress leader Balram Jakhar passed away in New Delhi on Wednesday. He was 92.
Refuse to pay tax if government cannot contain corruption says Bombay High Court judge
Feb 03, 2016, at 06:42 pm
Nagpur, Feb 3 (IBNS): While hearing a case regarding embezzlement of funds, Justice Arun Chaudhari remarked that taxpayers should refuse to pay taxes through a non-operation movement if the government fails to curb corruption, according to media reports.
Delhi CM Kejriwal tweets he is about to offer a solution that will satisfy everyone
Feb 03, 2016, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): As the MCD workers' strike in New Delhi over non-payment of salaries enters its seventh day and the sanitation workers block the National Highway 24 and other roads, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has tweeted that he will offer a solution at 3pm and hoped that it will satisfy everyone.
Anupam Kher: Actor rejects visa offer by Pakistani Envoy
Feb 03, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IBNS) A day after actor Anupam Kher was denied visa by the Pakistan, High Commissioner of Pakistan Abdul Basit apologised to Kher for the incident, terming it a misunderstanding and offered him a visa which was turned down by the thespian, according to reports.
Madhyamik 2016: First class cheating spotted during second language exam across Bengal
Feb 03, 2016, at 04:50 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has taken several steps to conduct a free, fare and peaceful Secondary (Madhyamik) examination this year. The WBBSE has identified examination centres as normal, sensitive and highly sensitive, installed CCTV cameras in sensitive and highly sensitive centres and banned cell phone access inside all exam centres.
TMC leader nabbed with firearms at Kolkata airport, sent to custody
Feb 03, 2016, at 03:43 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Barrackpore Sub Division Court on Tuesday sent Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Narendranath Chakraborty, who was earlier held from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI-CCU) in Kolkata for carrying fire arms, to judicial custody for 14 days.
President inaugurates Counter-Terrorism Conference 2016
Feb 03, 2016, at 02:53 am
Jaipur, Feb 2 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who inaugurated the Counter-Terrorism Conference-2016 at Jaipur on Tuesday, said that terrorism is undoubtedly the single gravest threat that humanity is facing today.
Senior Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh hospitalized
Feb 03, 2016, at 01:53 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Senior Left leader and All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) state secretary Ashok Ghosh has been admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday with severe breathing trouble.
Cong MP Adhir Chowdhury evicted from govt banglow in New Delhi
Feb 03, 2016, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): A team of Delhi Police and officials from the Directorate of Estates- under the Ministry of Urban Development- on Tuesday reportedly tried to evict former Union Minister of State for Railways and Congress Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from a government bungalow, which was allotted for him when Chowdhury was a minister.
Delegation of Muslim clerics, social leaders call on Rajnath Singh
Feb 03, 2016, at 12:36 am
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) A delegation of Muslim clerics and social leaders called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here in New Delhi on Tuesday and discussed the issues concerning the community.