Withdraw your DNA comment : Nitish Kumar writes open letter to PM Modi
Aug 05, 2015, at 06:12 pm
Patna, Aug 5 (IBNS) In an open letter to Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar has demanded that the Prime Minister withdraw comments he made about the Bihar Chief Minister's "DNA" at a recent election rally in Bihar.
Madhya Pradesh twin train derailment : 27 killed
Aug 05, 2015, at 05:16 pm
Harda, Madhya Pradesh, Aug 5 (IBNS) At least 27 people, including ten women and five children, have died and 40 are injured as two trains- Janata Express and Kamayani Express - derailed close to Harda town in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night.
PM Modi condoles Madhya Pradesh twin train accident
Aug 05, 2015, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed pain over the loss of lives due to derailment of Kamayani Express and Janta Express, near Harda in Madhya Pradesh.
Bomb threat at Ambala Cant Railway station, search operation on
Aug 05, 2015, at 04:12 pm
Ambala, Aug 5 (IBNS) Search operations are underway at Ambala Cantonment railway station following the threat of a bomb at the premises.
BSF soldier killed as terrorists attack convoy in J & K
Aug 05, 2015, at 03:34 pm
Jammu, June 5 (IBNS) A Border Security Force soldier was killed and five were injured when terrorists attacked their convoy in Jammu and Kashmir.
Madhya Pradesh: Two trains derail, 24 killed
Aug 05, 2015, at 02:41 pm
Harda, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as two trains- Janata Express and Kamayani Express - derailed close to Harda town in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, reports said.
Two trains derail in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 05, 2015, at 08:24 am
Harda, Aug 5 (IBNS) Two passenger trains- Kamayani Express and Janata Express- have derailed close to Madhya Pradesh's Harda town on Tuesday, reports said.
Kamayani Express derails in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 05, 2015, at 07:52 am
Harda , Aug 4 (IBNS): The Kamayani Express , which was traveling from Mumbai to Varanasi, derailed close to Madhya Pradesh's Harda town on Tuesday.
Ban on websites without not featuring child pornography lifted
Aug 05, 2015, at 05:52 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Amid criticisms, the government has directed internet services providers to lift ban on several websites that did not feature child pornographic content, media reports said.
'Friend fire' kills two soldiers in Kashmir
Aug 05, 2015, at 05:34 am
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IBNS) Two soldiers were killed and several others sustained bullet injuries when two contingents of the Army clashed with each other, suspecting each other as militants, in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening.
Kolkata: Fibre glass factory fire brought under control
Aug 05, 2015, at 04:24 am
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): The major fire which broke out in the Hindustan Fibre Glass Works on Tuesday afternoon has been brought under control, officials said.
Assam CM asks secrecy over Naga Peace deal
Aug 05, 2015, at 01:39 am
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said the secrecy surrounding the Naga Peace Accord raised the deal might affect the interests of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
Missing chopper spotted in thick forest in Arunachal, rescue ops continue
Aug 05, 2015, at 12:46 am
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS) : A Pawan Hans chopper, which had gone missing on Tuesday morning, was spotted in thick forests in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.
PDP welcomes peace accord signed between Centre, NSCN
Aug 05, 2015, at 12:42 am
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IBNS) Welcoming the signing of the historic peace accord between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland , Peoples Democratic Party leader and spokesman Mehboob Beg said it was a huge step towards the challenges being faced by the country and then trying to resolve them with a flexible attitude.
No separate date on scribe murder maintained: Govt
Aug 05, 2015, at 12:09 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday said data on murder of journalists is not maintained separately by the government.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in fibre glass factory, no casualty
Aug 05, 2015, at 12:01 am
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in the Hindustan Fibre Glass Works in Kolkata's Dunlop area on Tuesday.
Indians in Bangladesh denied basic amenities: NHRC issues notice to Centre, states
Aug 04, 2015, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Secretaries of Union Home Ministry and External Affairs Ministry, Chief Secretaries of West Bengal and Assam and District Magistrates of Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri, West Bengal requiring them to enquire into a complaint alleging that the Indians residing in the Indian Enclaves of Bangladesh are being denied basic amenities.
CBI registers corruption cases against ex-Noida chief engineer
Aug 04, 2015, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two separate cases against ex- Chief Engineer, Noida or Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Authorities, Uttar Pradesh, and others, including his family members and associates, officials said.
Madras HC raps District Registrar in Greenpeace India case
Aug 04, 2015, at 11:04 pm
Chennai, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Tuesday served an order forcing the Tamil Nadu State District Registrar of Society to acknowledge Greenpeace's response to its show cause notice as well as allow access to public records and respond to the NGO's questions.
PM meets prize winners of Techno-Challenge 2015
Aug 04, 2015, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Girl students from the New Horizon Educational Institution in Karnataka called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
IAF C-130J Super Hercules lands smoothly in WB's Panagarh airfield
Aug 04, 2015, at 10:25 pm
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): The smooth touchdown by an IAF C-130J Super Hercules at Panagarh airfield on Tuesday was significant as it heralds the beginning of a new chapter enhancing IAF's strategic capability in the Eastern AOR (area of responsibility).
26/11 attacks launched from Pakistan : Former Pak investigator
Aug 04, 2015, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) A former chief of Pakistan's probe agency FIA has admitted that the 26/11 attack in Mumbai was launched from Pakistani soil.
Aug 04, 2015, at 08:11 pm
Jammu, Aug 4 (IBNS): In a string of ceasefire violations along the international border in Jammu region, Pakistani rangers fired several mortar shells and targeted BSF posts in Kanachack and Pargwal on Tuesday.
Three-year-old Bengaluru girl assaulted at school, guard arrested
Aug 04, 2015, at 07:51 pm
Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IBNS) A three-year-old girl in Bengaluru has been allegedly assaulted by a security guard of her school in the city's Indira Nagar neighbourhood.
Veto power more appropriate with a committee than an individual : RBI Governor
Aug 04, 2015, at 07:49 pm
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IBNS) In what appeared to be a rapprochement with the government Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said retaining the veto power of the central bank chief is not something sacrosanct that he must insist on.
Congress a destructive opposition, says BJP
Aug 04, 2015, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) As Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi lead the party's protest against suspension of their MPs launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi govdrnment, BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday accused the opposition party of being "destructive" and passed a resolution against its "obstructionist and anti-development" policies.
Parliamentary democracy murdered: Sonia, PM should listen to people's Mann ki baat: Rahul
Aug 04, 2015, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government a day after 25 party lawmakers were suspended from the Lok Sabha, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said parliamentary democracy was being "murdered" in the country.
RBI keeps Repo rate unchanged at 7.25 per cent
Aug 04, 2015, at 05:06 pm
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IBNS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday kept the interest rate unchanged at at 7.25 per cent even as consumer inflation soared to an eight-month high.
Sonia, Rahul lead Congress protest against suspension of lawmakers
Aug 04, 2015, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are leading a party protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament House a day after 25 lawmakers of the party were suspended.
Civilian killed in fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan
Aug 04, 2015, at 04:18 pm
Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, Aug 4 (IBNS) A 20-year-old man was killed as Pakistani troops fired at a dozen Indian posts in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu on Tuesday morning in the second ceasefire violation in the less than 48 hours, reports said.