Cook of Indian diplomat in Pakistan arrested for allegedly spying for ISI
May 24, 2018, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): In a joint operation by an Anti-Terror Squad from Uttar Pradesh, Directorate of Military Intelligence and Uttarakhand police, a resident of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, was arrested for allegedly spying on an Indian diplomat and passing on information to Pakistan's spy agency, ISI, according to media reports on Thursday.
Central Home minister Rajnath Singh expresses sorrow over Sterlite violence death
May 24, 2018, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Union MInister for Home, Rajnath Singh, has expressed his condolences for those who died in the violence following protests against the Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin,Tamil Nadu.
CRPF sub-inspector dies in Maoist IED blast in Sukma in Chhattisgarh
May 24, 2018, at 06:36 pm
Raipur, May 24 (IBNS): A sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Polcie Force (CRPF) died and a jawan was injured in an improvised explosives device (IED) blast in Sukma district on Thursday morning, according to media reports.
Internet services suspended in Tuticorin and govt cuts power to Sterlite plant to restore calm
May 24, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Tuticorin/Chennai, May 24 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu government has disconnected power supply to the Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin following the violence that erupted surrounding protests about the plant's expansion, according to media reports.
Two people admitted in Karnataka hospital on suspicion of Nipah virus attack
May 24, 2018, at 05:52 pm
Bengaluru, May 24 (IBNS): Although a health official from Karnataka has said that there has been no confirmed cases of Nipah virus spreading in the state, two people are suspected to be infected and undergoing treatment, according to media reports on Thursday.
Was Mamata Banerjee enraged over traffic fiasco on way to HD Kumaraswamy's swearing-in?
May 24, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Bengaluru, May 24 (IBNS): In the middle of a grand celebration of the opposition unity in Bengaluru on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee was reportedly not looking all happy at the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy as the Karnataka Chief Minister, according to media reports.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Pinarayi Vijayan on birthday
May 24, 2018, at 04:15 pm
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has wished her Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan, who turned 73 on Thursday.
Israeli Ambassador inaugurates 'One Mega Event 2018' in New Delhi
May 24, 2018, at 04:03 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Israel is participating for the second consecutive year in the One Mega Event, a platform for sharing ideas and best practices about smart cities solutions.
Sterlite violence is unacceptable, says Greenpeace India
May 24, 2018, at 03:44 am
Tuticorin, May 23 (IBNS): Excessive use of violence by the police on residents of Tuticorin, who were fighting for their right to clean and safe environment, is appalling and has left the country in a state of shock, Greenpeace India said on Wednesday.
Bhopal survivors demand immediate closure of Vedanta Sterlite factory
May 24, 2018, at 01:26 am
Bhopal, May 23 (IBNS): Demanding immediate closure of the Vedanta Sterlite factory in Toothukudi, survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal on Wednesday condemned the "unholy nexus between the Vedanta Sterlite company and the Tamil Nadu government for the death of more than a dozen people yesterday."
NITI Aayog and ABB India sign Statement of Intent
May 24, 2018, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): NITI Aayog and ABB India signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) on Wednesday to support the Indian government realize its ambitious vision of ‘Make in India’ through advanced manufacturing technologies that incorporate the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence.
Kumaraswamy swears in as Karnataka CM in a complete show of opposition unity
May 23, 2018, at 11:28 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): Amid a bonhomous display of anti-BJP unity by disparate Opposition leaders, HD Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal (Secular) installed the Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka here, taking oath as the Chief Minister of the southern state on Wednesday.
Huge cache of arms-ammunitions, explosives recovered in Meghalaya
May 23, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS) : Meghalaya police has made another huge haul of weapons in the north eastern state on Wednesday morning.
May 23, 2018, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Environmental watch-dog, the New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has not only condemned the killing of protesters in Tuticorin but has also brought to light how the 400,000-tonne-capacity smelting plant of Sterlite has been at the centre of pollution controversy since it was proposed in 1995.
HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as Karnataka CM
May 23, 2018, at 10:06 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy took oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP-RSS over Tuticorin killing
May 23, 2018, at 09:52 pm
Tuticorin, May 23 (IBNS): Politicising the death of 12 people in Tuticorin over the anti-Sterlite protest, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS), media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee, Chandrababu Naidu agree to work together for development of regional parties
May 23, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): Turning the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy -as the Karnataka Chief Minister - into a platform for striking up an opposition unity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday, expressed their willingness to work together to strengthen the regional parties.
Civilian killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire
May 23, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS) : One civilian was killed and two others were injured on Wednesday after Pakistan violated ceasefire at the Loc, resorting to heavy shelling in Kathua's Hiranagar and RS Pura sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
May 23, 2018, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Six women officers of the Indian Navy, who successfully circumnavigated the globe on the sailing vessel, INSV Tarini, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
PM Modi to visit WB on May 25, to preside over Visva Bharati Convocation
May 23, 2018, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal on a day’s tour on Friday, May 25, a government press release said.
IAF helicopter crash lands at Natha top helipad in Jammu and Kashmir, passengers and crew safe
May 23, 2018, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force crash landed at Natha Top helipad in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning , according to a media release from the Ministry of Defence.
Sterlite violence : HC stays construction of new copper smelter
May 23, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Chennai, May 23 (IBNS) : The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the construction of a new copper smelter, a day after the protest demanding the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, turned violent, with the death of at least 11 protestors in police firing, reports said.
Assam : Case registered against AIUDF MLA
May 23, 2018, at 07:19 pm
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS) : A case of hooliganism has been registered against an Assam MLA after he allegedly physically assaulted a government employee in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
No discrimination against anyone in the country: Rajnath Singh on Archbishop's letter
May 23, 2018, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): In the wake of Archbishop of Delhi Anil Couto's "politically charged" letter on threat to secularism in India that riling the ruling BJP at the centre, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has denied such prevalence in the country.
Chidambaram attacks central government over fuel price hike
May 23, 2018, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the steady rise in fuel prices over the last 10 days in the country.
Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM today in a show of anti-BJP opposition unity
May 23, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): In the presence of anti-BJP opposition leaders from across the nation, HD Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal (Secular) will take oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister in Bengaluru on Wednesday, installing the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in the southern state after the BJP's exit in the absence of a majority required to run a government.
Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin leaves nine dead
May 23, 2018, at 04:55 am
Chennai, May 22 (IBNS): At least nine people died as protests against Sterlite's industrial copper plant turned violent in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin on Monday, media reports.
Karnataka govt formation: Congress gets Deputy CM, Speaker posts
May 23, 2018, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 22 (IBNS): The Congress party is all set to get the posts of Deputy Chief Minister and Speaker in the Congress-JD(S) coalition Karnataka government, media reports said on Tuesday.
May 23, 2018, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Southern parts of the country are prone to multiple disaster challenges - hence require the NIDM Centre to help these states build infrastructure to tackle disasters.
Assam Congress protests against fuel price hike
May 23, 2018, at 01:14 am
Guwahati, May 22 (IBNS): Riding on rickshaw, cycle and pushing thela, the Congress leaders and party workers of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday protested against Union government's failure to control fuel price in Guwahati.