Indian businessman in Kuwait Mathunny Mathews passes away
May 21, 2017, at 11:34 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, May 21 (IBNS): Indian businessman in Kuwait Mathunny Mathews has passed away, media reports said on Sunday.
Indian national arrested in Pakistan
May 21, 2017, at 10:12 pm
Islamabad, May 21 (IBNS): An Indian national has been arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly not having proper travel documents, media reports said.
Want to apologise to Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav: Kapil Mishra
May 21, 2017, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): After levelling corruption charges against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, sacked minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday apologised to former party members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav for not paying heed to their concerns that the Aam Aadmi Party is being polluted.
Kulbhushan Jadav: Pak Army to jointly fight case with govt at ICJ
May 21, 2017, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): After the International Court of Justice passed a stay order on Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence by a Pakistani military court, the country's army will now "jointly fight" the Indian national's case with its government at the court, media reports said.
Rajnikanth to meet PM Modi in Delhi?
May 21, 2017, at 05:09 pm
Chennai, May 21 (IBNS): Amid speculations that Rajnikanth might join politics, the superstar is expected to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the coming week in Delhi.
Jharkhand: Men lynched in front of police over kidnapping charges
May 21, 2017, at 04:18 pm
Jamshedpur, May 21 (IBNS): A man is fighting severely for his life after being thrashed repeatedly in a village in Jharkhand over allegations that he tried to kidnap children, media reports said.
Police constable escapes with 4 rifles in Kashmir
May 21, 2017, at 04:45 am
Srinagar, May 20 (IBNS): Jamnu and Kashmir police personnel fled with four INSAS rifles from Food Corporation of India gowdown in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday evening.
Union Home Minister chairs the first meeting of CMs of 5 States on Indo-China Border in Gangtok
May 21, 2017, at 03:22 am
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Central Assistance for Border Area Development Programmes (BADP) has been enhanced from Rupees 990 Crore in 2016-17 to Rs. 1,100 Crore in the current financial year, the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said this while chairing the review meeting of Chief Ministers bordering with China, in Gangtok today.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 soldiers, 2 militants killed during operation
May 21, 2017, at 02:59 am
Nowgam, May 20 (IBNS): Two army men, along with two terrorists, were killed during an ongoing anti-terror operation in Nowgam area of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said on Saturday.
West Bengal: Car of former CPI-M MLA's son mows down 9, 4 killed
May 21, 2017, at 02:55 am
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): At least four persons were killed and five others were seriously injured when a speeding car, allegedly driven by former CPI-M MLA's son, mowed down them near Jayrampur Canal area under Manteswar Police Station limits in West Bengal's East Burdwan district on Friday night, reports said on Saturday.
May 21, 2017, at 02:20 am
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Birubala Rabha, who has been waging a war against witch hunting on Saturday, met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter’s office in Janata Bhawan and apprised him of her proposed visit at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland and her mission to defeat witch hunting and its manifestations.
Assam CM directs DCs to put in place all system before onset of monsoon
May 21, 2017, at 02:12 am
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday directed Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all districts to put in place all exigencies before the onset of monsoon.
Hardcore ULFA (I), NSCN (K) militants nabbed along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
May 21, 2017, at 02:03 am
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended two hardcore militants belonging to ULFA (I) and NSCN (K) from upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
Army recruitment rally held in Kohima
May 21, 2017, at 01:57 am
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): An army recruitment rally was conducted in Nagaland’s Kohima based IG Stadium on May 18- 20 exclusively for the youths of Nagaland.
Narendra Modi congratulates Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over election victory
May 21, 2017, at 01:41 am
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after he won the 12th Presidential elections.
Indian President, PM to taste Shahi litchis of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district
May 21, 2017, at 01:31 am
Patna, May 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will very soon taste the luscious Shahi litchis of Bihar.
Kerala: CM calls law student courageous for chopping rapist's genitals
May 21, 2017, at 01:00 am
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IBNS): Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan called the law student "courageous" who chopped off the genitals of a self-styled godman who allegedly tried to rape her in the last night, media reports said on Saturday.
Bengaluru techie dies in Kolkata office after falling from treadmill
May 21, 2017, at 12:49 am
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): A 24-year-old IT engineer from Bengaluru died after falling off treadmill at his workplace in Kolkata on Saturday morning, reports said.
May 20, 2017, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Saturday confirmed that EVM Challenge will take place on June 3.
Kiren Rijiju to lead Indian delegation to GPDRR to be held at Cancun
May 20, 2017, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): A high level Indian delegation headed by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju is leaving on Saturday for participating in the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) to be held at Cancun, Mexico from May 22-26, 2017.
May 20, 2017, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Breaking new ground, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Defence, Arun Jaitley, on Saturday finalised the broad contours of a policy aimed at engaging the Indian private sector in the manufacture of high-tech defence equipment in India.
2000 Sabarmati Express blast : University scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani acquitted after 16 years
May 20, 2017, at 09:15 pm
Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, May 20 (IBNS) : Former Aligarh Muslim University research scholar Gulzar Ahmed and another person in connection with the 2000 Sabarmati Express blast case, citing lack of evidence, reports said.
Restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar
May 20, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Srinagar, May 20 (IBNS) : Strict restrictions were imposed on Saturday in three police station areas of Srinagar as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
Kulbhushan Jadhav ten times bigger terrorist than Azamal Kasab : Pervez Musharraf
May 20, 2017, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) : Two days after International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered a stay on Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence, Pakistan's former military dictator President Pervez Musharraf said the former Indian naval officer is a bigger terrorist than 2008 Mumbai attack terrorist Azmal Kasab.
Five arrested in connection with the Mathura jewellery shop robbery and murders
May 20, 2017, at 06:20 pm
Mathura, May 20 (IBNS) : The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday arrested five people, including the main accused, in connection with the murder of two jewellers during a robbery in Mathura, media reports said.
Law student chops off genitals of self-styled godman who raped her for eight years
May 20, 2017, at 05:34 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, May 20 (IBNS) : A 23-year-old law student in Kerala on Friday chopped off the genitals of a self-styled godman who had allegedly been raping her since she was a minor, media reports said.
Uma Bharti misleading nation over Farakka Barrage, Bihar minister says
May 20, 2017, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Bihar’s Water Resources Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh slammed Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Friday for her claims that Farakka Barrage was not a “problem".
Uttarakhand: Landslide leaves thousands of pilgrimage stranded
May 20, 2017, at 05:00 am
Rishikesh, May 19 (IBNS): Thousands of pilgrims to Badrinath Temple were stranded on Friday after landslide occurred in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, media reports said.
APSC cash-for-job scam : Police seized 990 answer scripts
May 20, 2017, at 02:21 am
Guwahati, May 19 (IBNS): New twist added in the probe of cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) after the sleuths of Dibrugarh police have seized 990 numbers answer scripts from the office of APSC on Thursday night.
Homeopathy as an alternative medicine is more cost effective as compared to Allopathy: President
May 20, 2017, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 6th Dr. Malati Allen Nobel Award ceremony in the city today and conferred the Dr Sarkar Allen Swamiji Award for lifetime achievement on Dr Shubhendu Bhattacharya, world’s youngest MRCP Consultant Intermits, Guinness world record holder and member of sub-committee for medicine/physiology Nobel Foundation, Sweden.