Navjot Sidhu resigns not only from Rajya Sabha, but also from BJP : Wife clarifies
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) : Former test cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife has clarified that her husband's resignation as a BJP Rajya Sabha member implies that he has quit the party.
Supreme Court pulls up Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remark on the RSS
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was pulled up by the Supreme Court on Tuesday regarding his alleged comment blaming the RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, according to media reports.
PM Modi congratulates Malcolm Turnbull
Jul 19, 2016, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.
India-US bilateral energy cooperation talks
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Washington/New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas met the US Secretary of Energy Dr Ernest Moniz in Washington on Monday. The two Ministers reviewed bilateral energy cooperation, especially in oil and gas sector between the two countries.
Elite CRPF commandos die in Maoist ambush in Bihar
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:09 pm
Patna, Jul 19 (IBNS): Ten soldiers of the elite COBRA commando team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died in a suspected Maoist attack in a forested area off the Aurangabad-Gaya border in Bihar, according to media reports on Tuesday. Several injured jawans have been shifted to hospitals.
PM Modi greets nation on Guru Purnima
Jul 19, 2016, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Tuesday on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
BJP extremely suffocating, says Kejriwal
Jul 19, 2016, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The verbal duel between the Central government and Delhi Chief Minister continues, with the latter referring to the incumbent government as suffocating in his latest tweet.
Bihar: 10 CRPF commandos killed in IED blast
Jul 19, 2016, at 03:18 pm
Patna, July 19 (IBNS): In a Naxal triggered IED blast at least 10 CRPF commandos belonging to the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) battalion were killed in Bihar on Monday, reports said.
Narada sting: Kolkata Police summon TMC leader Iqbal Ahmed
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:10 am
Kolkata, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Hooghly's Khanakul assembly constituency and Kolkata Municipal Corporation's Deputy Mayor Iqbal Ahmed in connection with its ongoing probe into Narada sting operation, officials said.
Chhattisgarh: Dwindling Maoists
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:41 am
On July 16, 2016, at least four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with Security Force (SF) personnel in the forests of Bijapur District. SFs recovered four bodies along with rifles, pipe bombs and other supplies during an area search operation. Commenting on the operation, Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.R.P. Kalluri disclosed that a joint force led by Laxman Kewat, Inspector-in-Charge Awapalli Police Station and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Commander Ashok Kumar carried out the encounter in the forests of Pamed in Bijapur District.
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:37 am
Pakistan's famed and much celebrated devotional Sufi singer Amjad Sabri (45) was killed in a targeted attack in broad daylight while he was traveling in his car in the Liaquatabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 22, 2016. Sabri's relative and co-traveler, Saleem Sabri, was also killed in the attack. Qari Saifullah Mehsud, spokesperson for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)-Hakimullah Mehsud faction claimed responsibility for the killing, which he justified on account of "his (Sabri's) blasphemous Qawwalis" (Sufi devotional music).
Gujarat: Seven backward caste people attempt suicide
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:35 am
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IBNS): Protesting against the atrocities against them, seven dalit people, including a Congress leader, attempted suicide in Gujarat on Monday, reports said.
Two suspected jehadis nabbed in Assam
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:19 am
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS) : Security forces on Monday apprehended two suspected jehadis from Assam’s Chirang district, officials said.
India, Malaysia to proactively engage to combat the menace of ISIS
Jul 19, 2016, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS) India and Malaysia have agreed to proactively engage to combat the menace of ISIS activities. In his delegation level meeting with the visiting Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Dato Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi here today, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that we are concerned about the danger of enhanced activities of ISIS in democratic countries like India and Malaysia.
Assam’s former CM Tarun Gogoi spent Rs 8.97 cr alone in helicopter tour in his last tenure
Jul 19, 2016, at 01:55 am
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS) : Assam’s former Chief Minister Tarun Googi was spent over Rs 8.97 crore from the state exchequer as his helicopter tour expenditure in his last tenure.
Delhi govt. to review water logging problems
Jul 19, 2016, at 01:55 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Delhi government has called for a senior level meeting on Tuesday, where they will take up the water logging problems that the citizens are facing.
Salute Sidhu ji for his courage: Kejriwal says after former's resignation from RS
Jul 19, 2016, at 01:43 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Arvind Kejriwal praised BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu after the latter relinquished his Rajya Sabha post, in a major political move, on Monday.
Akhilesh attends SP meeting in Lucknow, impressed by ideas
Jul 19, 2016, at 01:21 am
Lucknow, July 18 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday attended the Samajwadi Party (SP) meeting in Lucknow.
RSS distorting facts, haven't spent Rs 526 crores on ads: Arvind Kejriwal
Jul 19, 2016, at 01:18 am
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Speaking on the issue of advertisements in his latest venture 'Talk to AK', Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that contrary to the prevalent facts, his government has not spent Rs 526 crores but Rs 75 crores only.
Karnataka minister to be charged with abetment to suicide of police officer
Jul 19, 2016, at 12:11 am
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (IBNS): Karnataka Minister KJ George, who was allegedly accused of harassing a senior police officer MK Ganapathi a day before the latter committed suicide will be facing charges, according to media reports on Monday.
Rajnath Singh targets Pakistan on Kashmir violence
Jul 18, 2016, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday criticised Pakistan for its recent remarks over the ongoing violence in the Kashmir Valley and said the neighbouring nation does not need to think about the Muslim people staying in this country.
Jaitley, Yechury and others voice their opinion on Kashmir unrest in RS
Jul 18, 2016, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Jul 18 (IBNS): Talking to the Rajya Sabha on the Kashmir issue, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the situation in Kashmir is grave and that the fight is between the country and the separatists, according to media reports.
BJP's Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from RS
Jul 18, 2016, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): In a major move on the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Indian Parliament, senior BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday resigned from the Rajya Sabha.
SC gives its decision on the Lodha panel recommendations for BCCI
Jul 18, 2016, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Indian Supreme Court has given its decision on cricket reforms on Monday and has said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mus follow the recommendations of the Lodha Panel, according to media reports.
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from RS
Jul 18, 2016, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday resigned from the Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha begins post lunch session with discussion on Kashmir
Jul 18, 2016, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha resumed its post-lunch session on Monday with a short discussion on the recent violence and turmoil in Kashmir, according to media reports.
Life in Uttarakhand continue to be affected by heavy rains
Jul 18, 2016, at 07:34 pm
Dehra Dun, Jul 18 (IBNS): The heavy rains continued to throw life out of gear in Uttarakhand on Monday with level of rivers rising, more landslides and accidents, according to media reports.
Ahmednagar tense over rape and murder of minor girl
Jul 18, 2016, at 07:13 pm
Mumbai, Jul 18 (IBNS): Ahmednagar and a few other areas in Maharashtra is observing a 'bandh' on Monday to protest against the rape and murder of a minor girl while the state chief minister a fast track court will handle the case, according to media reports.
Rajya Sabha: Session commences after brief adjournment
Jul 18, 2016, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha, on Monday, resumed its session after it was adjourned for a brief period following a controversy created by a statement by BSP chief Mayawati, reports said.
Death toll in UP Etah hooch tragedy rises
Jul 18, 2016, at 06:37 pm
Lucknow, Jul 18 (IBNS): With three more deaths reported from Farukhabad, the toll in the spurious liquor tragedy in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, climbed to 25, according to media reports on Monday.