High Court stay in Gujarat on compulsory voting in civic polls
Aug 21, 2015, at 08:26 pm
Ahmedabad, Aug 21 (IBNS) In a setback for the Gujarat government, the Gujarat High Court on Friday stayed the order for compulsory voting in municipal elections.
Army stage flag march in curfew-bound Samba after violence
Aug 21, 2015, at 08:25 pm
Jammu, Aug 21 (IBNS) Army staged a flag march on Friday as 14 people, including 10 police personnel, were injured following clashes over an alleged sacrilegious act in Samba district, reports said.
Uphaar fire tragedy : Kejriwal may reject Rs.60 crore the SC has asked to pay Ansals
Aug 21, 2015, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said he will seriously consider whether to reject the Rs. 60 crore the Supreme Court has directed the owners of Uphaar cinema to pay as fine for the 1997 fire tragedy in which 59 people were killed.
Amit Shah trapped inside lift in Patna
Aug 21, 2015, at 07:37 pm
Patna, Aug 21 (IBNS) BJP president Amit Shah got stuck in an elevator at the state guest house in Patna late Thursday night, reports said.
Railway Minister Prabhu faces demonstration in Kolkata
Aug 21, 2015, at 07:34 pm
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IBNS): Demanding immediate recruitment in Indian Railways, the Yuva League of All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) demonstrated against railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday in Kolkata.
Last minute hitch over agreement prevented PM Modi from announcing OROP
Aug 21, 2015, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to announce the much-awaited One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen during his speech from the Red Fort on Independence Day, but could not do so as the government could not reach an agreement in the last minute
Only woman who received gallantry award fights to remain in the Army
Aug 21, 2015, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Lt Colonel Mitali Madhumita, the lone woman to have won a gallantry award in the Indian Army is now fighting to stay in the force, media reports says.
Kejriwal to meet kin of Uphaar cinema victim a day after SC judgement
Aug 21, 2015, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed his displeasure over the Supreme Court verdict that spared the owners of Uphaar cinema hall a jail term for the devastating fire in 1997, he will meet a close kin of two of the victims on Friday, reports said.
India advises Pakistan against meeting with Kashmiri separatists
Aug 21, 2015, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Ahead of Sunday's NSA-level talks that is preceded by a growing tension India and Pakistan have exchanged hard talks in keeping with their firm stand over Kashmiri separatists being invited for a meeting with Pakistan's Sartaz Aziz, reports said.
'Cross LoC points' mirror the reality of Indo-Pak relations: Mufti Sayeed
Aug 21, 2015, at 04:05 am
Srinagar, Aug 20 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Thursday described cross-LoC trade and travel as an initiative to bring divided families closer and a big step towards promoting culture, education, business and tourism on the two sides of the international border.
US Ambassador Richard Verma visits Lucknow
Aug 21, 2015, at 03:54 am
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IBNS): The United States Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, visited Lucknow August 19-20.
BJP edge past Congress in Rajasthan civic poll results
Aug 21, 2015, at 03:36 am
Jaipur, Aug 20 (IBNS) After a grueling battle with the opposition Congress party, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday emerged victorious in the recently concluded civic polls.
WB student killing: Arrested CP leader sent to police custody
Aug 21, 2015, at 02:56 am
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): Congress Chhatra Parishad (CP) leader Paltu Ojha, who was arrested in connection with the killing of a student inside a college campus in West Bengal, has been sent to police custody for six days.
Six Maoists apprehended in Assam
Aug 21, 2015, at 02:51 am
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Assam police on Thursday apprehended six Maoists including a woman leader from Cachar district, officials said.
Over 3 lakh people affects in Assam flood
Aug 21, 2015, at 02:41 am
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam on Thursday turned grim, following incessant rains in past few days across the state, where more than three lakh people have been affected in 13 districts.
Jet Airways hosts Flight of Fantasy for over 130 children
Aug 20, 2015, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, on Thursday fulfilled the dreams of more than 130 children by enabling them to experience the joy of flying on board its unique 'Flight of Fantasy'.
MoU between India, Australia signed on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research
Aug 20, 2015, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research.
Pacific Island countries are a key factor in India's extended
Aug 20, 2015, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) The heads of states and governments participating in 2nd Summit of Forum for India-Pacific Island Countries (FIPIC) called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
WB student killing: Police arrest Chhatra Parishad leader
Aug 20, 2015, at 09:23 pm
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): West Midnapore district police on Thursday arrested one Congress Chhatra Parishad (CP) leader in connection with the killing of a student inside a college campus in West Bengal, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi remembers father Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2015, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday remembered his father and former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
Rajasthan Civic poll results : BJP and Congress in close race
Aug 20, 2015, at 08:04 pm
Jaipur, Aug 20 (IBNS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress were running almost neck and neck as results for Rajasthan civic body polls kept pouring in on Thursday.
Pakistan continues ceasefire violation, BSF foils infiltration bid
Aug 20, 2015, at 07:46 pm
Jammu, Aug 20 (IBNS) Pakistani troops continued to violate ceasefire as they made fresh attack in Samba sector while some terrorists made an infiltration bid in Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmiri separatist leaders freed hours after house detention
Aug 20, 2015, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) Police released two separatist leaders- Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Moulana Abaas Ansari- few hours after their house detention on Thursday ahead of Sunday's NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan.
Zicom Electronic Security Systems helps prevent ATM theft in Noida
Aug 20, 2015, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Zicom Electronic Security Systems Ltd., was recently responsible for averting a theft in Noida.
PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2015, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
SC denies CBI permission to argue on points left out on Uphaar fire tragedy
Aug 20, 2015, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of the Central Bureau of Investigation to make the pending arguments for the Uphaar fire tragedy case, reports said.
Sacked Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets hero's respect on FB page
Aug 20, 2015, at 06:03 pm
Ahmedabad, Aug 20 (IBNS) Sanjiv Bhatt, the IPS officer, who had taken on Narendra Modi on the 2002 Gujarat pogrom and got sacked on Wednesday has drawn huge applause and hero's respect on his facebook page.
Pacific Island countries are a key factor in India's extended "Act East" policy: President
Aug 20, 2015, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Heads of State Government participating in 2nd Summit of Forum for India-Pacific Island Countries (FIPIC) called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
Rajnath Singh administers Sadbhavana Diwas pledge
Aug 20, 2015, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh administered the Sadbhavna Diwas pledge to the officers and staff of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Department of Personnel and Training at Jalebi Chowk, North Block, here on Thursday.
Rajasthan Civic Polls results today : A test for Vasundhara Raje
Aug 20, 2015, at 04:38 pm
Jaipur, Aug 20 (IBNS) The results of elections to 129 civic bodies in 31 districts of Rajasthan will be announced on Thursday in what is the first acid test Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje goes through after the Congress tagged her name with scam-tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi.