Robbers loot Rs. 3.2 lakh from Delhi bank, shot dead cashier
Oct 13, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) : In a daring robbery, armed miscreants looted Rs. 3.2 lakh from from a corporation bank branch in southwest Delhi on Saturday and decamped before shooting dead the cashier, media reports said.
India elected to United Nations Human Rights Council
Oct 13, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) : India has been elected to the United Nations Himan Rights Council in the Asia Pacific category, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday.
Chhattisgar: Congress suffers blow before polls as senior leader joins BJP
Oct 13, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Oct 13 (IBNS) : In a blow to the Congress a month ahead of the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the party's state executive president Ram Dayal Uike on Saturday joined the BJP.
Polling for third phase of civic elections underway in Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 13, 2018, at 01:34 pm
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IBNS) : Polling is underway in Jammu and Kashir on Saturday for the third and penultimate phase of municipal elections involving of 365 candidates amid heavy security arrangement, media reports said.
BJP President Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh today, will take part in organisational works
Oct 13, 2018, at 11:22 am
Raipur, Oct 13 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will take part in several organisational works of his outfit in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
Kashmir: Terrorist shot dead in encounter in Pulwama
Oct 13, 2018, at 10:56 am
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead a terrorist in an encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.
Oct 13, 2018, at 08:44 am
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS): All 136 passengers and crew onboard Air India Express Boeing 737-800 had a miraculous escape after the flight suffered damage to its underbelly and landing gear while hitting a perimeter wall during the takeoff from Tiruchirapally Airport and then flew for nearly four hours or four hours with the pilots not aware of it.
Narendra Modi is 11th avatar of Lord Vishnu: Maharashtra BJP spokesperson
Oct 13, 2018, at 07:39 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): A Maharashtra BJP spokesperson has invited criticisms by describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the '11th incarnation' of Lord Vishnu.
India elected to UN Human Rights Council
Oct 13, 2018, at 06:57 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for a period of three years on Friday.
Cyclone 'Titli' weakens into deep depression, causes incessant rains in Odisha
Oct 12, 2018, at 11:52 pm
Bhubaneshwar, Oct 12 (IBNS): Cyclone Titli has now "weakened into a deep depression" which triggered incessant rainfall in the state of Odisha on Friday.
Oct 12, 2018, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu told graduating doctors that quality and compassion as well as ethics and equity should be the guiding principles that light their path in life.
Prince Alois of Liechtenstein calls on the President
Oct 12, 2018, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Prince Alois of Liechtenstein called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.
Road contract allegation : Madras High Court orders CBI probe against TN Chief Minister
Oct 12, 2018, at 04:43 pm
Chennai, Oct 12 (IBNS) : The Madras High Court Friday ordered a CBI probe into the allegations against Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in awarding multi-core road contracts to his relatives.
Four -member committee of retired judges to hold public hearings on MeToo cases : Maneka Gandhi
Oct 12, 2018, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS) : Union Women & Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said on Friday that a Government-appointed four-member committee of retired judges will conduct public hearings of cases of sexual assault and harassment, being publicised as part of the #MeToo movement in India, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi mourns death of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal
Oct 12, 2018, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the death of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal.
Narendra Modi to visit Japan on Oct 28 to attend 13th India-Japan Annual Summit
Oct 12, 2018, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official working visit to Japan on Oct 28-29 for the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit, officials said on Friday.
Supreme Court refuses to stop Mamata Banerjee's Durga puja dole
Oct 12, 2018, at 01:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Upholding the Calcutta High Court's verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stop West Bengal government's dole to all the Durga puja organisers across the state, media reports said.
Truth needs to be told loud and clear to bring change: Rahul Gandhi on #MeToo
Oct 12, 2018, at 12:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): Reacting to the #MeToo campaign, which started in India after actress Tanushree Dutta levelled allegations of sexual harassment against actor Nana Patekar, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said truth needs to be told loud and clear in order to bring a change.
Kerala HC scraps petition seeking Muslim woman's entry to state mosques
Oct 12, 2018, at 12:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IBNS): The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the Akhila Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, seeking directive that Muslim women be allowed to enter mosques in the state.
Supreme Court rejects Congress' petitions on fake voters' list in MP, Rajasthan
Oct 12, 2018, at 11:48 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Congress' petitions alleging fake voters' list in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, media reports said.
Research scholar turned Hizbul terrorist Mannan Wani killed in Kupwara encounter
Oct 11, 2018, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar, Oct 11 (IBNS): Top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Mannan Wani was killed on Thursday during an encounter with security forces in Kashmir's Kupwara.
Cyclone Titli leaves eight dead in Andhra Pradesh
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:40 pm
Vizag, Oct 11 (IBNS): At least eight people have lost their lives as "very severe" cyclonic storm 'Titli' caused widespread damage in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi trying to build political career by spreading lies on Rafale deal: BJP
Oct 11, 2018, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): After Congress president Rahul Gandhi called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "corrupt", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit out at the chief of the principal opposition party saying the latter is trying to build his political career by spreading lies on the Rafale deal (buying of 36 fighter jets by India from France), media reports said.
Former PDP leader Vikramaditya Singh joins Congress, Rahul Gandhi welcomes
Oct 11, 2018, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Vikramidtya Singh on Thursday joined the Congress party.
Self-styled Godman Rampal convicted for murder
Oct 11, 2018, at 05:17 pm
Hisar, Oct 11 (IBNS) :Self-styled godman Sant Rampal was convicted on Thursday by a Hisar court in two murder cases.
PM Modi is corrupt, I repeat : Rahul Gandhi on Rafale deal
Oct 11, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS) : Hours after a French media report said aviation company Dassault had to select Anil Ambani's company for joint venture as a "mandatory" trade-off to win the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "is corrupt".
Kashmir : Encounter underway in Kupwara
Oct 11, 2018, at 01:54 pm
Srinagar, Oct 11 (IBNS) : An encounter is underway between terrorists and security forces in Handwara's Shartgund Bala since early Thursday morning, media reports said.
Oct 11, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11(IBNS) : Indian Naval Ship Kulish, a Kora class missile corvette, commanded by Commander Deepak Bali and an Indian Dornier (naval maritime time patrol aircraft) from Andaman and Nicobar command entered Belawan harbour, Indonesia for the opening ceremony of the 32nd edition of India – Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT), to be held from October 11 to 27.
Tax raid in media baron Raghav Bahl's Noida home, Quint office
Oct 11, 2018, at 11:23 am
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Tax officials have carried out a raid in media baron Raghav Bahl's home in Noida in connection with a tax evasion case, media reports said.
Bombay court scraps Preity Zinta's molestation case against Ness Wadia
Oct 10, 2018, at 11:41 pm
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IBNS): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday cancelled the molestation case filed by actor Preity Zinta against industrialist Ness Wadia in 2014.