Encounter underway in Kashmir's Pulwama

Jun 29, 2018, at 06:34 pm

Srinagar, Jun 29 (IBNS): An encounter between security forces and terrorists took place on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, media reports said.

Mamata Banerjee attacks Narendra Modi over note ban, Swiss bank money

Jun 29, 2018, at 06:08 pm

Kolkata, June 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over note ban and reports of 50 percent rise in Indians stashing money in Swiss banks.  

Murder of army officer's wife: Accused Major sent to 14-day judicial custody

Jun 29, 2018, at 06:06 pm

New Delhi, Jun 29(IBNS): A Delhi court on Friday sent Major Nikhil Handa to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the murder of a fellow colleague’s wife, media reports said.

Indian money in Swiss bank rise: Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi

Jun 29, 2018, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reports of 50 percent rise in Indians stashing money in Swiss banks. 

Why now? Mayawati questions Govt on timing of release of surgical strike video

Jun 29, 2018, at 05:23 pm

Lucknow, Jun 29, (IBNS): Questioning the timing of the release of purported video clips of 2016 surgical strikes, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday accused the Narendra Modi Government of trying to make it a political issue for electoral gains before 2019 Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.

Man from Uttar Pradesh lynched in Tripura on child-lifting suspicion

Jun 29, 2018, at 04:59 pm

Agartala, Jun 29 (IBNS): A hawker from Uttar Pradesh was lynched by a frenzied mob in Tripura on Thursday at Sidhai Mohanpur, 25 km from Tripura's capital town Agartala following a WhatsApp rumour about child lifters being on the prowl, media reports said.

Suresh Prabhu launches Mobile App 'ReUnite'

Jun 29, 2018, at 04:11 pm

New Delhi, Jun 29 (IBNS): Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched a mobile application called ReUnite which helps to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India.

PM meets members of Mission Shaurya Team

Jun 29, 2018, at 04:09 pm

New Delhi, Jun 29 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met a group of ten tribal students from Maharashtra, who were a part of a team of the “Mission Shaurya” initiative of the Adivasi Vikas Vibhag of the Maharashtra Government.

Assam: AASU and 28 others organisations take out protest rally against Citizenship Ammendment Bill, 2016

Jun 29, 2018, at 03:49 pm

Guwahati, June 29  (IBNS): The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 28 other organisations, representing various ethnic and tribal communities , on Friday took out a protest rally against the Citizenship (Ammendment) Bill, 2016 in Guwahati.

PM Modi visits Atal Bihari Vajpayee at AIIMS, lays foundation stone of new block

Jun 29, 2018, at 02:01 pm

New Delhi, Jun 29 (IBNS): Apart from meeting his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajapayee, who is undergoing treatment in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Prime Minister Narendra Modi also laid foundation stone for a new block in the hospital on Friday, media reports said.

Amarnath Yatra suspended from Pahalgam route due to bad weather

Jun 29, 2018, at 12:18 pm

Jammu, Jun 29 (IBNS): Heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir has suspended Amarnath Yatra from Pahalgam route, media reports said.

Chidambaram takes dig at Modi government over falling value of Indian currency

Jun 29, 2018, at 11:55 am

New Delhi, Jun 29 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has taken a dig at the Narendra Modi government as the Indian currency reached an all-time low on Thursday.

Kashmir: Security forces fight against militants in Kupwara; one terrorist killed

Jun 29, 2018, at 05:32 am

Srinagar, Jun 29 (IBNS): A terrorist has been killed in a battle between the security forces and militants in forests of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Friday, media reports said.

Indian army conducts surgical strike at NSCN-K camp in Myanmar

Jun 28, 2018, at 06:05 pm

Guwahati, June 28 (IBNS): The Indian army has conducted another surgical strike and attacked a camp of banned outfit group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Myanmar.

PM Modi to interact with sugarcane farmers

Jun 28, 2018, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet and interact with a delegation of about 150 sugarcane farmers at Lok Kalyan Marg on Friday.

10 BSF jawans go missing during train journey to Jammu from WB

Jun 28, 2018, at 05:48 pm

Mughalsarai, June 28 (IBNS): About ten Border Security Force (BSF) jawans travelling from West Bengal to Jammu by a special train have gone missing, a complaint registered with the railways police claimed on Thursday.  

Centre to give 10 methanol run buses to Assam

Jun 28, 2018, at 04:25 pm

Guwahati, June 28 (IBNS): The Centre will give ten new buses to the Assam government which would be run by methanol.

US wants cuts in Iranian oil imports, India says it will take steps to ensure energy security

Jun 28, 2018, at 03:41 pm

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): India on Thursday clarified that it is not under pressure by the United States to cut trade ties with Iran with special reference to Iranian oil import.

LeT involved in Shujaat Bhukari murder case: Jammu and Kashmir police

Jun 28, 2018, at 01:08 pm

Srinagar, Jun 28 (IBNS): Releasing pictures of four suspects, Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday said Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has executed the assassination plot of journalist Shujaat Bhukari, media reports said.

Nirav Modi never had more than one valid passport, says Indian foreign ministry

Jun 28, 2018, at 01:05 pm

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS ): Indian external affairs ministry (MEA)  on Thursday said fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi is not in possession of any second valid passport issued by the authorities.

NRC final draft not on June 30, SC to hear deadline extension plea

Jun 28, 2018, at 12:05 pm

Guwahati, Jun 28 (IBNS) : The much-awaited final draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam will miss its deadline of June 30 with the NRC State Coordinator moving the Supreme Court to seek a deadline extension.

Shujaat Bhukari murder case was Pak-based conspiracy: J&K police

Jun 28, 2018, at 11:59 am

Srinagar, Jun 28 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday said the murder of journalist Shujaat Bhukari was a conspiracy by Pakistan, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP, AAP for Delhi tree felling

Jun 28, 2018, at 11:39 am

New Delhi, Jun 28 (IBNS): Three days after the Delhi High Court's order against felling of trees, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for reducing green cover in the national capital.

Assam: Two more arrests in Karbi Anglong lynching case

Jun 28, 2018, at 11:35 am

Guwahati, Jun 28 (IBNS): The Assam police have arrested two more persons in connection with the lynching of two youths in  Karbi Anglong early this month, taking the total number of arrested to 43.

Advance of Monsoon over northwest India including Delhi

Jun 28, 2018, at 10:54 am

New Delhi, Jun 28 (IBNS): Southwest monsoon has further advanced in Western and Northern India and is likely to spread in the entire country in the next couple of days, official reports said on Thursday.

All four occupants and a pedestrian killed as chartered plane crashes in Mumbai

Jun 28, 2018, at 10:41 am

Mumbai, Jun 28 (IBNS): All the four occupants and a pedestrian were killed and two others injured when a small chartered plane crashed in Mumbai suburb’s residential Ghatkopar West area on Thursday, media reports said.

PM Modi at Sant Kabir's place, assails opposition for opportunistic politics

Jun 28, 2018, at 09:21 am

Maghar, Uttar Pradesh, Jun 28 (IBNS) : Launching a campaign to counter the tirade directed against him on Dalit issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the opposition for its brand of politics, swearing by the name of Sant Kabir and speaking out from an obscure Uttar Pradesh village, where the 15th century mystic poet spent his last days.

Five killed as chartered plane crashes in Mumbai's residential area

Jun 28, 2018, at 09:18 am

Mumbai, Jun 28 (IBNS): Five people, including the pilot, were killed when a small chartered plane hired by the Uttar Pradesh government crashed in Mumbai’s residential Ghatkopar West area on Thursday, media reports said.

Arvind Kejriwal to be charged in Delhi Chief Secretary assault case

Jun 28, 2018, at 08:18 am

New Delhi, Jun 28 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia are likely to be charged by the police with criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged attack on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February., NDTV reported.

Soldiers' blood can't become vote catching tool: Congress on surgical strikes video release

Jun 28, 2018, at 07:12 am

New Delhi, Jun 28 (IBNS): Attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the release of surgical strikes video, the Congress on Thursday said the soldiers' blood should not be used for gaining political points, media reports said.