Supreme Court refers to 5-judge bench petition against gay sex ban, LGBT groups hopeful

Feb 02, 2016, at 11:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Offering hope for the LGBT community in India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a five-judge bench on whether to admit a curative petition which is seeking to reconsider the validity of controversial section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) concerning homosexuality and its criminalisation.

Kolkata hit-and-run case: Kolkata Police reject IAF's proposal for joint probe

Feb 02, 2016, at 11:24 pm

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police have rejected Indian Air Force (IAF)'s proposal for a joint-investigation into the Red Road hit-and-run case, sources said.

Punjab: Suspected ISI agent arrested from Pathankot

Feb 02, 2016, at 11:15 pm

Pathankot, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Punjab police have arrested a suspected agent of the Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence from Pathankot area.

J&K government formation: Mehbooba Mufti meets Governor

Feb 02, 2016, at 11:01 pm

Srinagar, Feb 2 (IBNS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra over the issue of governor formation in the state.

Man beaten to death in Kerala caught on video

Feb 02, 2016, at 10:45 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IBNS): A video, uploaded and shared on Facebook, has brought to light the incident of a group of four men attacking two other men on a motorcycle with one of the two dying in hospital.

Women's Commission and Delhi Governor issue summons to Delhi police

Feb 02, 2016, at 10:39 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Delhi Police on Tuesday received two summons, one from the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) for failing to submit data pertaining to crimes committed against women in the past five months and the other from the office of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, regarding the alleged beating up of students while they were protesting against the death of Hyderabad's Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula.

IPC 377: Supreme Court refers to 5-judge bench petition on gay sex

Feb 02, 2016, at 09:05 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a five-judge bench on whether to admit a curative petition which is seeking to reconsider the validity of controversial section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) concerning homosexuality as activists demanding scrapping of the controversial law called the court move a progressive step.

Anupam Kher says Pakistan denied him visa, High Commission refutes

Feb 02, 2016, at 07:48 pm

Mumbai, Feb 2 (IBNS): Indian actor Padma Bhushan Anupam Kher and the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi are locked in a verbal spat over the issue of visa to Kher for attending the Karachi Literature Festival that begins on Feb 5.

JK: Mehbooba, Nirmal Singh to talk ahead of meeting governor

Feb 02, 2016, at 07:37 pm

Srinagar, Feb 2 (IBNS): With Jammu and Kashmir governor N.N. Vohra asking coalition partners Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) to meet him on Tuesday on the government formation in the state, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is meeting the former deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh in Jammu, according to media reports.

SC to hear petition on section 377 today

Feb 02, 2016, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday is all set to hold an open court hearing of a petition which is seeking to reconsider the validity of controversial section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

NEOPWA donates 10L to support cancer patients of north east

Feb 02, 2016, at 03:56 am

Kolkata Feb 1 (IBNS): North East Officer's and Professionals Welfare Association ( NEOPWA) on Saturday donated Rs 10,00000 to Tata Medical Center Trust for diagnosis of the underprivileged cancer patients of north eastern states of India.

Kejriwal slams Delhi Police after video showing them beating students go viral

Feb 02, 2016, at 03:43 am

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused the city's police of terrorising protesters after a video of the force hitting out at college students went viral.

Kolkata: Explosion in Tiljala house injures 5

Feb 02, 2016, at 02:45 am

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS): A minor explosion occurred at a house in Kolkata's Tiljala area which left at least five persons injured on Sunday midnight, reports said.

PM Modi to visit Kerala, Tamil Nadu tomorrow

Feb 02, 2016, at 02:30 am

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, officials said.

Cong leaders meet Rahul Gandhi to discuss on upcoming West Bengal assembly polls

Feb 02, 2016, at 02:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): A team of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) led by WBPCC president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday met All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi to discuss on the party's strategy to compete in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.

India enjoys close relations with Brunei and Thailand: Vice President

Feb 02, 2016, at 01:53 am

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Vice President Hamid Ansari has said that India enjoys close and cordial relations with Brunei and Thailand.

Shyam Agarwal takes over as new Secretary Tribal Affairs

Feb 02, 2016, at 01:41 am

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Shyam S Agarwal has taken over as new Secretary of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, officials said on Monday.

1,449 militants apprehended in Assam in 2015: PB Acharya

Feb 02, 2016, at 01:20 am

Guwahati, Feb 1 (IBNS): Security forces had apprehended a total of 1,449 cadres of different militant groups in Assam in 2015, Assam governor PB Acharya said in the state assembly session on Monday.

13 college students on picnic drown in sea in Maharashtra's Raigad

Feb 02, 2016, at 01:18 am

Mumbai, Feb 1 (IBNS): Thirteen students of a Pune-based college were drowned at the Murud beach, near Alibaug in Raigad district while on a picnic on Monday, media reports said.

Assam poll : Gogoi presents Rs 33,687.43 cr interim budget

Feb 02, 2016, at 12:44 am

Guwahati, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi presented of Rs 33,687.43 crore interim budget for the first six months of 2016-17 financial year in Assam assembly started on Monday.

PM Modi to inaugurate 12th SAG on Feb 5

Feb 02, 2016, at 12:34 am

Guwahati, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) on Feb 5 which will be held at Guwahati and Shillong.

Kolkata hit-and-run case: Sambia, Sanu , Johny's TI Parade to be held on Thursday

Feb 02, 2016, at 12:18 am

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS): A local court in Kolkata on Monday granted the Kolkata Police's appeal to host TI (Test Identification) Parade of Sambia Sohrab and his two friends Sanu and Johny, who were earlier held in connection with the Red Road hit-and- run case and are in judicial custody, on Feb 4.

PM Modi meets Abdullah Abdullah

Feb 01, 2016, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah here on Monday.

West Bengal: Crude bombs recovered from TMC worker's house in Birbhum

Feb 01, 2016, at 10:38 pm

Kolkata/Birbhum, Feb 1 (IBNS): The police on Sunday discovered at least 80 crude bombs from the house of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker at Nanoor Bongram area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports said.

Hema Malini rejects allegation of 'land grabbing' for her dance school in Mumbai's Oshiwara

Feb 01, 2016, at 09:50 pm

Mumbai, Feb 1 (IBNS): At a press meet on Monday at her residence, popular actress and BJP MP Hema Malini rejected the 'land grabbing' allegation made by an RTI activist and said that she has not been handed over the land yet on which she wants to build her dance academy.

TMC leader arrested with fire arms at Kolkata airport, sent to police custody

Feb 01, 2016, at 09:37 pm

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS): A leader of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was held on Sunday from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI-CCU) in Kolkata, for carrying fire arms.

BJP using Delhi Police as private army: Kejriwal

Feb 01, 2016, at 09:35 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and said it is using the Delhi Police as a 'private army'.

WB Congress leaders meet Rahul Gandhi

Feb 01, 2016, at 09:10 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): West Bengal Congress leaders met party's vice President Rahul Gandhi here on Monday.

SC bench reprimands states for failing to implement central welfare schemes properly

Feb 01, 2016, at 09:05 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday asked the central government to file an affidavit by Feb 10 for the next hearing on Feb 12 regarding the implementation of MGNREGA and other central welfare schemes while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by NGO Swaraj Abhiyan, which alleged that people of several states affected by drought were not getting adequate relief as stated under the National Food Security Act.

President to inaugurate Counter-Terrorism Conference 2016 tomorrow

Feb 01, 2016, at 08:18 pm

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Jaipur on Tuesday to inaugurate the Counter-Terrorism Conference 2016.