Shashi Tharoor to stand trial in Sunanda Pushkar death case
Jun 05, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi, Jun 5 (IBNS): Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor will have to face trial as an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar death case, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Jun 05, 2018, at 02:09 pm
Panjim (Goa), Jun 5 (IBNS): According to media reports, in a letter addressed to Christians residing in his archdiocese of Goa and Daman, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has said that the Constitution is in danger and a lot of people are suffering from a sense of insecurity.
Amit Shah to meet Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai tomorrow
Jun 05, 2018, at 12:52 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jun 5 (IBNS): At a time when the two parties are experiencing a bitter taste of the alliance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will meet Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Wednesday, media reports said.
Jaguar Fighter Jet crashes in Gujarat; pilot dies
Jun 05, 2018, at 11:56 am
Jamnagar, Jun 5 (IBNS): Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Jaguar Fighter Jet has crashed in Jamnagar city of Gujarat, media reports said.
Mizoram road mishap: Nine people killed, 29 others injured
Jun 05, 2018, at 11:41 am
Aizawl, Jun 5 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed and 29 others injured when a passenger bus fell into a deep gorge in Mizoram's Lunglei district on Tuesday early morning.
Tamil Nadu student commits suicide after failing to clear NEET
Jun 05, 2018, at 11:26 am
Chennai, Jun 5 (IBNS): A Tamil Nadu labourer's daughter has killed herself after failing to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), media reports said.
Aircel-Maxis case: P Chidambaram's interim relief extended till Jul 10
Jun 05, 2018, at 10:31 am
New Delhi, Jun 5 (IBNS): The interim relief to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who is accused in the Aircel-Maxis case, has been extended till Jul 10 by the lower court on Tuesday, media reports said.
PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Jun 05, 2018, at 10:02 am
New Delhi, June 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is focusing on the housing sector.
Narendra Modi wishes Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth on birthday
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:51 am
New Delhi/Lucknow, June 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth on his birthday.
Narendra Modi wishes nation on World Environment Day
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:43 am
New Delhi, June 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished the nation on World Environment Day.
NSCN-K militants attack Assam Rifles camp in Nagaland, one jawan injured
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:34 am
Guwahati, June 5 (IBNS): An Assam Rifles jawan was injured while suspected NSCN-K militants attacked an Assam Rifles camp in Nagaland's Mon district Tuesday morning.
Shillong violence: Curfew imposed again
Jun 04, 2018, at 09:30 pm
Shillong, June 4 (IBNS): Curfew has returned in parts of Meghalaya capital Shillong after fresh violence were reported in the city on Monday.
DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh moots 'Make in Northeast'
Jun 04, 2018, at 08:43 pm
New Dlhi, June 4 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh​ has mooted "Make in Northeast" initiative, as a follow-up to the "Make in India" initiative inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Eastern fleet ships underway to Guam, USA for exercise Malabar 2018
Jun 04, 2018, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): The Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kamorta of the Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, NM, Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Fleet, currently on an overseas deployment to South East Asia and the Western Pacific, would be participating in the 22nd edition of Exercise Malabar, off Guam, USA from 07 to 16 June 2018.
Israel-India intensifies partnership to improve quality of agri-products
Jun 04, 2018, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): India and Israel have a strategic partnership in the field of agriculture, at the core of which are the Centers of Excellence (CoE), under the Indo-Israel Agricultural Project.
Prime Minister Modi to address global celebrations of World Environment Day
Jun 04, 2018, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the global celebrations of World Environment Day 2018at New Delhi on Tuesday.
28-year-old commits suicide for not allowing to enter examination hall
Jun 04, 2018, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): A 28-year-old student allegedly hung himself after he was denied entry to the UPSC or civil services exams hall in New Delhi on Sunday.
Punjab government delegation team visits Shillong
Jun 04, 2018, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati, June 4 (IBNS): Concerned about reports of security threats to Sikhs in Shillong, a four-member delegation of the Punjab government on Monday visited Shillong to take stock of the situation.
Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi, accuses him of giving pre-scripted interviews
Jun 04, 2018, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interviews on public platforms are scripted.
Arun Jaitley returns home after kidney transplant
Jun 04, 2018, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has returned home after undergoing a kidney trnasplant.
Jun 04, 2018, at 04:21 pm
On May 10, 2018, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) awarded the death sentence to war criminal Reaz Uddin Fakir (69), a member of the Islami Chhatra Sangha, the then student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), for crimes committed during the Liberation War of 1971. According to the verdict, all the four charges brought against Reaz had been proved beyond any shadow of doubt. He was handed death sentences on two charges and a jail term until his death on two other charges. Reaz received a death sentence for murdering eight Hindu villagers in village Rishipara, Mymensingh District, on November 5, 1971. He was awarded the second death sentence for his complicity in murdering 43 villagers at Asimbazar, Bashdi and Valukjan, all under the Mymensingh District, on November 13, 1971. Reaz was handed a life term until death for murdering Abdul Mazid, Shahidullah Master, Jamshed Ali and two other unknown men at the Phulbaria town of Mymensingh District on August 25, 1971. He received the second life term until death for murdering three siblings, Altaf Ali Mondol, Taleb Ali Mondol and Sekander Ali Mondol, of village Bhalukjan in Mymensingh District on November 21, 1971.
TPC: 'Troubleshooter' Crashes Out
Jun 04, 2018, at 04:19 pm
On May 28, 2018, three cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) near Dundur Hillock under Chhaterpur Police Station in Palamu District. Commenting on the encounter, Superintendent of Police (SP) Indrajit Mahatha disclosed, “Three ultras have been gunned down. Two dead bodies, along with two AK-47 rifles, have so far been retrieved.” The identities of the slain cadres were yet to be ascertained.
Amit Shah meets Yoga guru Swami Ramdev
Jun 04, 2018, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Monday met yoga guru Swami Ramdev here.
Actor Kamal Hassan meets K'taka CM Kumaraswamy, discusses Cauvery issue
Jun 04, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Bengaluru, June 4 (IBNS): Actor and politician Kamal Haasan met Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on Monday and discussed the issue of sharing of the Cauvery water, The Hindu reported.
Jun 04, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New Delhi, Jun 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, addressed the opening session of the 49th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Kashmir: Eight civilians, two security men wounded in grenade attack
Jun 04, 2018, at 02:21 pm
Srinagar, June 4 (IBNS): At least eight civilians and two police officers were injured after terrorists threw a grenade at a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday, media reports said.
Tamil actress arrested for running prostitution racket
Jun 04, 2018, at 01:53 pm
Chennai, June 4 (IBNS): Tamil television actor Sangeetha Balan has been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Chennai, media reports said.
Pranab Mukherjee is not wrong in accepting RSS' invitation: Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde
Jun 04, 2018, at 11:07 am
New Delhi, Jun 4 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde has said former President Pranab Mukherjee is "not wrong" in accepting an invitation to attend a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) event, media reports said.
Sushma Swaraj meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
Jun 04, 2018, at 09:48 am
Johannesburg, June 4 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, officials said on Monday.
Jun 03, 2018, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): A flight carrying External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj went incommunicado for 14 minutes while approaching Mauritius Saturday evening, media reports said on Sunday.