Fire at Mumbai's R K Studio, fire tenders fight
Sep 16, 2017, at 10:13 pm
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IBNS) : A big fire broke out at Mumbai's iconic RK Studio at Chembur on Saturday afternoon, reports said.
Sep 16, 2017, at 08:51 pm
Beijing, Sep 16 (IBNS) : Expressing displeasure over the proposed Japanese investments in India’s North-East states, China has said it is against the involvement of "third parties" in the region where it has border disputes with India, media reports said.
Ram Janambhoomi chief litigant Mahant Bhaskar Das dies at 89
Sep 16, 2017, at 08:48 pm
Ayodhya, Sep 16 (IBNS) : Mahant Bhaskar Das, the chief litigant in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case and the sarpanch mahant (chief priest) of the Nirmohi Akhada, died on Saturday following a prolonged illness, reports said. He was 89.
Murder cases aginat Ram Rahim : Witness, who retracted on statement wants to record fresh one
Sep 16, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Panchkula, Sep 16 (IBNS): A former driver of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who had earlier retracted on his statement, approached a special CBI court as hearing in two separate murder cases against the convicted Dera Sacha Sauda chief began on Saturday, media reports said.
Hearing in two murder cases against Ram Rahim in Panchkula begins
Sep 16, 2017, at 05:07 pm
Panchkula, Sep 16 (IBNS): Hearing in two separate murder cases against convicted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is presently serving twenty years of jail term for raping his two Sadhvis (female followers) back in 2002, began in Panchkula on Saturday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed in Machil as security forces foil infiltration bid
Sep 16, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Srinagar, Sep 16 (IBNS): Two militants were killed on Saturday morning by Indian Army as they tried to enter into the Indian side along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Union Home Minister launches “Swachhta Hi Sewa†campaign of Ministry of Home Affairs
Sep 16, 2017, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the “Swachhta Hi Sewa†campaign of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), at ITBP campus, Tigri here on Friday.
Rajnath Singh to operationalise the New Intelligence Set-up of SSB on Sept 18
Sep 16, 2017, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will operationalise the New Intelligence Set-up of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at a function here on Sept 18, 2017.
Sep 16, 2017, at 01:03 am
New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Vice President of India and the Chairman, Rajya Sabha M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the population control, poverty alleviation and environmental protection are the key issues to the development of any country.
President of India launches ‘Swachhta hi Seva’ campaign
Sep 16, 2017, at 12:47 am
New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, launched a nationwide sanitation campaign, ‘Swachhta hi Seva’, at Ishwariganj village in Kanpur on Friday.
Darjeeling unrest: Several injured in GJM-police clash in Kalimpong
Sep 16, 2017, at 12:23 am
Darjeeling, Sept 15 (IBNS): Several policemen and strike-supporters were injured after a clash broke out between police and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists at Dambar Chowk area in West Bengal's Kalimpong district on Friday, reports said.
Bengal govt extends Durga immersion time on Vijaya Dashami, Calcutta High Court seeks more
Sep 15, 2017, at 11:03 pm
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IBNS): West Bengal government on Friday announced to partly relax restrictions on Durga idol immersion, reports said.
CPI-M expels Ritabrata Banerjee for anti-party activities
Sep 15, 2017, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IBNS): Ritabrata Banerjee, the controversial Rajya Sabha MP of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), has been expelled from the party's primary membership for his alleged 'serious anti-party activities', a press statement said on Friday.
London tube train explosion : Twenty injured
Sep 15, 2017, at 08:24 pm
London, Sep 15 (IBNS): At least 20 people were injured in the tube train explosion which occurred in south-west London on Friday morning, media reports said.
Amit Shah reaches Ranchi for three-day visit to Jharkhand
Sep 15, 2017, at 07:45 pm
Ranchi, Sep 15 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday reached Ranchi for a three-day visit to Jharkhand.
No work no pay only for Govt employees ? How about horse-trading politicians ? Kamal Hassan tweets
Sep 15, 2017, at 07:39 pm
Chennai, Sep 15 (IBNS) : Actor Kamal Haasan on Friday came down heavily on the 19 pro-Dinakaran AIADMK MLAs, who are now lodged in a resort as part of the ongoing political game in the state, stating that the legislators who do not work must not be paid salaries.
Pakistan Supreme Court rejects Nawaz Sharif's appeal against disqualification from PM post
Sep 15, 2017, at 07:15 pm
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has rejected former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's appeal against his disqualification from the Prime Ministerial post over the Panama Papers corruption case, media reports said.
Chidambaram attacks CBI to defend son Karti in Aircel-Maxis case
Sep 15, 2017, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IBNS): Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday defended his son Karti in Aircel-Maxis case, saying that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should question him, and not harass the son.
Two petitions in high court against Bengal govt's curb on Durga idol immersion for Muharram
Sep 15, 2017, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IBNS): Challenging the Mamata Banerjee government's decision to restrict the immersion of Durga idol in West Bengal for Muharram celebration, two separate petitions have been filed before the Calcutta High Court, reports said.
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar after killing of LeT commander Abu Ismail
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:43 pm
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IBNS): Strict restrictions were imposed by authorities in Srinagar on Friday to prevent protests against the killing of top LeT commander Abu Ismail.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan's ceasefire violation kills BSF soldier in Arnia sector
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:24 pm
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IBNS): A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier was killed in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Arnia sector of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir state on Friday, media reports said.
US:Indian doctor stabbed to death in Kansas, attacker nabbed
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Wichita, Sep 15 (IBNS): A 21-year-old man was arrested by the Wichita Police for the murder of an Indian doctor, who was stabbed to death in US' Kansas state, reports said.
CBI summons Bengal cops who investigated Saradha scam at first
Sep 15, 2017, at 06:07 am
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday summoned two senior officials of West Bengal Police force in connection with its ongoing probe into Saradha financial scam, sources said.
Suspected fireworks explosion kills 1 in West Bengal
Sep 15, 2017, at 06:04 am
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and another seriously injured in an explosion that took place at an illegal fireworks factory-cum-warehouse at Bibiganj area in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Thursday late evening, reports said.
India assists Bangladesh in combating crisis due to influx of refugees from Myanmar
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:53 am
New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS): The government of India has decided to assist Bangladesh in combating the humanitarian crisis that arose in the country due to heavy influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar.
JMB militant wanted in Khagragarh blast arrested from Kolkata
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:42 am
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday evening arrested Bangladeshi terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)'s leader Burhan Sheikh in connection with the Khagragarh blast case from central Kolkata, officials said.
No floor test in TN Assembly till Sep 20 : Madras High Court
Sep 15, 2017, at 01:45 am
Chennai, Sep 14 (IBNS) : The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered that no floor test should be done in the Tamil Nadu Assembly till September.20, reports said.
Modi government launched 'electoral bullet train', says Congress
Sep 15, 2017, at 01:36 am
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IBNS): The Congress has lashed out at the Narendra Modi government over the launch of the country's first bullet train on Thursday and accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using the project as an electoral tool ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election, terming it as an "electoral bullet train".
Priyanka Chopra apologises for calling Sikikim 'troubled with insurgency' in TIFF
Sep 14, 2017, at 11:20 pm
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IBNS): Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra apologised to the Sikkim government after facing criticisms for calling Sikkim, a state "troubled with insurgency", at Toronto International Film Festival few days ago, media reports said.
Lashkar commander Abu Ismail, involved in Amarnath attack, gunned down in Kashmir encounter
Sep 14, 2017, at 11:20 pm
Srinagar, Sep 14 (IBNS) : Security forces on Thursday gunned down Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Ismail, who was involved in the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, reports said.