Ad guru Alyque Padamsee dead at 90

Nov 17, 2018, at 02:01 pm

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IBNS) :Ad guru and actor, Alyque Padamsee, died in Mumbai on Saturday morning. He was 90, reports said. Widely called the "Brand Father of Indian Advertising", Padamsee  also served as the head of Lintas India. He  made it one of the top advertising agencies in India. He was a recipient of Padmasree award.

Kashmir : Militants abduct and shot dead teenager

Nov 17, 2018, at 01:44 pm

Srinagar, Nov 17 (IBNS) : The bullet-riddled body of a teenager was found in south Kashmir's Pulwama's Niklora village on Friday, hours after he was abducted by militants, reports said.

Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir underway, 18.5 pc polling till 11 am

Nov 17, 2018, at 01:28 pm

Srinagar, Nov 17 (IBNS) : Polling for the first phase of panchayat election in Jammu and Kashmir was underway on Saturday amid massive  security arrangements with 18.5 per cent polling being recorded till 11 am, reports said.

Coalition of corrupt parties emerging: BJP on Chandrababu-Mamata action on CBI

Nov 17, 2018, at 12:06 pm

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Hitting out at N Chandrababu Naidu and Mamata Banerjee, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal respectively, for blocking the Central of Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from entering their states without permission, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said a "new coalition of corrupt parties' is emerging in the country.

Congress releases third list of candidates for Telangana polls

Nov 17, 2018, at 11:00 am

Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Congress on Saturday released the third list of candidates who will contest the upcoming Telangana assembly elections.

Ahead of polls, Rahul Gandhi to visit Chhattisgarh today

Nov 17, 2018, at 10:51 am

Raipur, Nov 17 (IBNS): Three days before the second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will visit poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

After Chandrababu, now Mamata blocks CBI from entering West Bengal

Nov 17, 2018, at 10:40 am

Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): Following the footsteps of her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has blocked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the federal probe agency, from entering her state without its permission, media reports said.

Sabarimala Temple row: Shut down in Kerala

Nov 17, 2018, at 09:13 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 17 (IBNS):  A day after the Sabarimala Temple reopened on Friday, Sabarimala Karma Samiti, an umbrella organisation of outfits opposing the Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the shrine, called for a shutdown in Kerala on Saturday.

Three persons including BSF jawan injured in Imphal blast

Nov 16, 2018, at 11:10 pm

Guwahati, Nov 16 (IBNS): At least three persons including a BSF jawan were injured in two explosions in Manipur's Imphal capital complex area on Friday evening. 

After daylong standoff with protesters over Sabarimala, Trupti Desai decides to return

Nov 16, 2018, at 10:05 pm

Kochi, Nov 16 (IBNS): After facing a daylong standoff at Kochi Airport while trying to enter the Sabarimala Temple, activist Trupti Desai has decided to return to Pune, media reports said on Friday.

India is witnessing an urban renaissance: Vice President

Nov 16, 2018, at 08:20 pm

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that India is witnessing an urban renaissance and has been set in motion.

Indian Defence Sector unanimously calls for indigenisation

Nov 16, 2018, at 06:52 pm

Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): The 8th edition of CII Industry Defence Linkage was held in the city on Friday.

Innovation in farming need of the hour: Suresh Prabhu

Nov 16, 2018, at 06:47 pm

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Countries across the world are facing threat of climate change and there is an urgent need for innovation in agriculture, said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu.

Won't form an alliance with BJP, Congress in Chhattisgarh: Mayawati

Nov 16, 2018, at 06:01 pm

Lucknow, Nov 16 (IBNS): Criticising the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party by calling both the parties as "Saanpnath" and "Naagnath" (both snakes), Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday said she will not form an alliance with the political outfits in Chhattisgarh.

Sabarimala Temple reopens, Trupti Desai still stuck in airport

Nov 16, 2018, at 05:55 pm

Kochi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Amid a wave of protests over the Supreme Court verdict on women's entry, the Sabarimala Temple situated in the south Indian state of Kerala opened on Friday for two months time.

Arunachal Pradesh: Security forces apprehend five NDFB (S) and two NSCN (R) militants

Nov 16, 2018, at 04:52 pm

Guwahati, Nov 16 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended five hardcore militants of banned outfit NDFB (S), including three women militants and two NSCN (R) militants, in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday night, officials said on Friday. 

BJP is history changer but not game changer: Mamata Banerjee

Nov 16, 2018, at 04:14 pm

Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): In a fresh attack against the saffron brigade, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not a game changer.

Terrorists kills civilian in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

Nov 16, 2018, at 04:09 pm

Pulwama, Nov 16 (IBNS): Terrorists have killed a civilian in  Pulwama area of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.

Did Congress face the heat of demonetisation: Narendra Modi

Nov 16, 2018, at 04:07 pm

Shahdol, Nov 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress over the issue of note ban and questioned whether it is still criticising the issue as they faced the heat of the Centre's 2016 move.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee backs AP CM Chandrababu Naidu's decision to block CBI

Nov 16, 2018, at 04:06 pm

Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): Two days ahead of her scheduled meeting with Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu to discuss the issue of mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday supported the Naidu government's decision to bar the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigators from entering the southern state for official work without the state administration's consent.

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP over corruption issue in Madhya Pradesh

Nov 16, 2018, at 03:53 pm

Bhopal, Nov 16 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has made it quite clear that his party will be taking on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over corruption issue as the opposition leader on Friday campaigned for his party in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.

Congress has nothing to tell people after four-generation rule: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

Nov 16, 2018, at 02:54 pm

Ambikapur, Nov 16 (IBNS): Ahead of the second and last phase of Chhattisgarh polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress saying it has nothing to tell people despite ruling the state through four generations.

Sabarimala row : Trupti Desai shut inside airport as protesters block way

Nov 16, 2018, at 02:15 pm

Thirunvanthapuram, Nov 16 (IBNS) : Activist Trupti Desai, who wants to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple in defiance of a decades-old bar on women of menstrual age, has been blocked by hundreds of protesters at the Kochi airport since she landed in the early morning on Friday, media reports said.

Andhra Pradesh govt notification asking CBI to not enter state without information

Nov 16, 2018, at 02:05 pm

Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IBNS) : In a significant move that may lead to a Centre-state standoff, the  Andhra Pradesh government has barred Central Bureau of Investigation personnel from entering the state for official work without informing it,  media reports said.

After AAI programme was called off, TM Krishna invited by Delhi Govt to perform in the capital tomorrow

Nov 16, 2018, at 01:45 pm

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS) : Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday announced that the AAP government has invited Carnatic singer TM Krishna to perform in the city on Saturday after the Airport Authority of India cancelled his concert, allegedly following  a social media campaign by right-wing trolls.

Cyclone Gaja hits Tamil Nadu coast

Nov 16, 2018, at 01:38 pm

Chennai, Nov 16 (IBNS): Cyclone Gaja made a landfall in Tamil Nau on Friday.

Modi, Rahul address poll rallies in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

Nov 16, 2018, at 01:14 pm

Ambikapur/Deori (Chhattisgarh/Madhya Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi are addressing  rallies in the two neighbouring states as part of their high pitched poll campaings on Friday.  

SC asks Alok Verma to respond to CVC report on charges against him

Nov 16, 2018, at 12:42 pm

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS) :The Supreme Court on Friday asked exiled Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma to respond by Monday to the Central Vigilance Commission's report on the charges of corruption against him, media reports said.

Kerala HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Rehana Fathima

Nov 16, 2018, at 12:23 pm

Thiruvanthapuram, Nov 16 (IBNS) : The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Rehana Fathima, a women's rights activist, who had created a stiir by attempting to enter the Sabarimala temple last month, reports said.

BJP releases third list of candidates for Telangana polls

Nov 16, 2018, at 10:31 am

Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its third list of candidates who will contest the upcoming Telangana assembly elections.