Rohith Vemula: Student organisations demonstrate near RSS HQ
Jan 30, 2016, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Protesting against the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula , student groups demonstrated near the RSS headquarters here on Saturday.
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra assumes Command of Southern Naval Command
Jan 30, 2016, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, AVSM, VSM, took over charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command from Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM on Saturday.
President wishes people of Nauru ahead of I-Day
Jan 30, 2016, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Nauru on the eve of their Independence Day.
BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for politics over Dalits
Jan 30, 2016, at 07:49 pm
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): After Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi joined students who are on a hunger strike to protest against the suicide of of young Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula following his alleged harassment by the Hyderabad University authorities, the ruling BJP at the centre lambasted him for "doing irresponsible politics over body and Dalits".
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra takes charge of Southern Naval Command
Jan 30, 2016, at 06:41 pm
Kochi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, AVSM, VSM, assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command, on Saturday, in an impressive parade held at the Naval base in Kochi, from Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM.
Prime accused in Bangalore blast arrested by NIA
Jan 30, 2016, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) India's anti-terror outfit National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a prime accused in the Church Street blast case of Bangalore of Dec 2014, claiming a life of a civilian.
Kamduni rape-murder: People await sentencing of convicted six
Jan 30, 2016, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): Villagers, activists and people at large in West Bengal await eagerly on Saturday as a Kolkata court is expected to declare the quantum of punishment for six accused in the brutal rape and murder of a college girl in North 24 Parganas' Kamduni village in June 2013.
Rohith Vemula: Rahul Gandhi joins protesters
Jan 30, 2016, at 03:34 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi joined students who are on a hunger strike to protest against the suicide of of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula.
Rohith death: Rahul Gandhi may rejoin hunger strike
Jan 30, 2016, at 02:53 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IBNS): Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi is likely to join protesters who are on a hunger strike to demonstrate against the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula.
Rajeev Kumar replaces Surajit Kar Purakayastha as Kolkata Police Commissioner
Jan 30, 2016, at 04:27 am
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): The Home Department of West Bengal government has appointed IPS officer Rajeev Kumar as the new Commissioner of Kolkata Police on Friday, reports said.
Modi has vision to see development of North East: Ram Kripal Yadav
Jan 30, 2016, at 02:20 am
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision to see the development of North East and it is on his top priority, said union minister of state for drinking water and sanitation Ram Kripal Yadav while interacting with the Journalist here in Agartala.
Muslim women persist with their demand to enter the sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai
Jan 29, 2016, at 11:55 pm
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IBNS): Following intervention by the Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, in favour of the women's demand to enter the sanctum of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar, the Muslim women in Mumbai are also pressing with their demand that they be allowed to enter the sanctum of the city's Haji Ali Dargah.
Kamduni rape-murder verdict: Hearing on in Kolkata court
Jan 29, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): A day after a Kolkata court convicted six of the eight accused in the rape and murder of a college girl in West Bengal's Kamduni in June 2013, people outside the court waited to hear the quantum of punishment as the hearing for the same dragged on till late in the afternoon.
Anti-Oommen Chandy protests rock Kerala, CM in soup over solar scam
Jan 29, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Jan 29 (IBNS) Protesters hit the streets against Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is in for more trouble as the woman accused of engineering the multi-crore solar scam has alleged that Chandy phoned her mother to attempt a cover-up and also promised to "return" bribe money.
Chief Minister Chandy called my mother : Kerala scam accused
Jan 29, 2016, at 06:04 pm
Thiruvantapuram, Jan 29 (IBNS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is in for more trouble as the woman accused of engineering the multi-crore solar scam has alleged that Chandy phoned her mother to attempt a cover-up and also promised to "return" bribe money.
Congress appoints Manish Tewari as spokesperson
Jan 29, 2016, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): The Congress has appointed senior leader Manish Tewari as its spokesperson.
We are not satisfied: Victim's family on Kamduni rape verdict
Jan 29, 2016, at 04:37 am
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): The family members of Kamduni rape victim said that they were not satisfied with the verdict, which was served by a sessions court in Kolkata on Thursday.
Beating the Retreat 2016: A curtain raiser
Jan 29, 2016, at 02:43 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): For the first time, bands from the State Police and Central Armed Police Force will perform at the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony in Delhi on Friday.
Jan 29, 2016, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (I/C) for power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy has said, 30,000 Megawatt more capacity of Thermal Power has been added during last 20 months of present government.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders adjudged the best Defence Shipyard for 4th consecutive year
Jan 29, 2016, at 12:25 am
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), Kolkata has bagged the best performing Defence shipyard trophy for the fourth year in a row, officials said.
Assam Regiment: Best marching contingent on Republic Day Parade 2016
Jan 29, 2016, at 12:01 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): The Assam Regiment has been adjudged the Best Marching Contingent among the three Services in the 2016 Republic Day Parade held in New Delhi.
Hit-and-run case: Salman Khan files caveat in SC
Jan 28, 2016, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): In a significant move, Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Thursday moved the Supreme Court and filed a caveat in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case.
PM Narendra Modi congratulates the winners of Smart City Challenge
Jan 28, 2016, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the winners of Smart City Challenge.
Delhi High Court issues notice to police and TERI chief Pachauri on complainant's plea
Jan 28, 2016, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the police regarding a plea that TERI chief R K Pachauri was trying to influence a witness in the sexual harassment case lodged against him by a former woman colleague.
Man hurls shoe at Nitish Kumar
Jan 28, 2016, at 11:26 pm
Patna, Jan 28 (IBNS): A man hurled a shoe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during an event in Patna on Thursday.
Narendra Modi mourns journalist Arindam Sengupta's death
Jan 28, 2016, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday mourned the death of journalist Arindam Sengupta.
Assam: Three police personnel injured in grenade blast
Jan 28, 2016, at 10:15 pm
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : At least three police personnel were injured in a grenade blast incident and eight persons,including a brother of a Congress leader, were kidnapped in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday.
PM calls upon NCC cadets to dedicate their lives to nation
Jan 28, 2016, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon the NCC cadets to dedicate their lives to the nation and the welfare of its people.
Bhubaneswar tops list of 20 smart cities
Jan 28, 2016, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Bhubaneswar topped the list of the first 20 cities to win the 'smart city' tag as announced by Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat among first 20 smart cities
Jan 28, 2016, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) Pulling up a surprise, Bhubaneswar was on Thursday named at the top of the first 20 smart cities.