Seven people, including five of a family killed in Assam landslides
May 18, 2016, at 04:56 pm
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS) At least seven people, including five of a family died in three landslide incidents following incessant rains in Assam on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.
Kerala rape: Lack of cooperation from police, says Maneka
May 18, 2016, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has accused the police of not extending cooperation in the Kerala rape case, which took place on April 28, reports said.
PM greets H D Deve Gowda, T C Gehlot on their birthdays
May 18, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted former PM H D Deve Gowda and Union Social Justice Minister T C Gehlot on their respective birthdays.
Apple centre to open in Hyderabad?
May 18, 2016, at 02:57 pm
Hyderabad, May 18 (IBNS): Apple CEO Tim Cook is likely to visit Indian city of Hyderabad and inaugurate Apple's sole development centre in the country, media reports said.
Posters seeking CPI-M activists' heads found in Howrah
May 18, 2016, at 05:04 am
Kolkata/Howrah, May 17 (IBNS): Several posters, demanding local CPI-M activists' heads, were found from a club at Netaji Subhas Road area in central part of Howrah district in West Benagl on Tuesday, reports said.
Woman lynched in West Bengal again after being branded as witch
May 18, 2016, at 05:02 am
Kolkata/West Midnapore, May 17 (IBNS): Few hours after a local court in West Bengal's West Midnapore district awarded death sentences to seven persons for killing three women after branding them as witches, another woman was allegedly lynched on Monday night in the same district, after being branded as witch, reports said.
Bengal boat tragedy: Death toll reaches 20, NDRF team leaves spot
May 18, 2016, at 04:06 am
Kolkata/Nadia, May 17 (IBNS): After another body was recovered on Tuesday from river Bhagirathi near Kalna in West Bengal's Burdwan district, the death toll in West Bengal boat disaster touched 20, according to reports.
MCD by-elections: BJP loses to AAP, Congress
May 18, 2016, at 03:21 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): In a big setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it has lost its grounds in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) by-elections to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress.
PM Modi to visit Iran on May 22
May 18, 2016, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Iran from May 22-23.
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill: Pakistan expresses concern, India rejects
May 18, 2016, at 02:54 am
Islamabad, May 17 (IBNS) Pakistan on Tuesday said it has expressed serious concern to the United Nations Secretary General and the President of the UN Security Council, through letters by its Permanent Representative in New York, with regard to the Indian government's efforts to introduce a "Geospatial Information Regulation Bill" in the Indian Parliament.
Modi reviews water scarcity situation at high level meeting with Chhattisgarh CM
May 18, 2016, at 02:19 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting on the drought and water scarcity situation in parts of Chhattisgarh.
PM Modi reviews drought situation at high level meeting with Andhra CM
May 18, 2016, at 01:48 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting on the drought and water scarcity situation in parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Bangalore: CAS flies Tejas at Hal
May 17, 2016, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) The Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha flew the indigenously designed and produced Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas) at HAL Bangalore on Tuesday.
Bangalore: Senior executive hits car into auto, 4 hurt
May 17, 2016, at 09:44 pm
Bangalore, May 17 (IBNS): At least four people were hurt as a top executive of a private company crashed his BMW car into an autorickshaw in Bangalore's Indiranagar area, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bihar lawmaker Manorama Devi in 14 day judicial custody
May 17, 2016, at 08:54 pm
Gaya, May 17 (IBNS) Manorama Devi was sent to 14 days' judicial custody after the absconding Bihar lawmaker surrendered to the court on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Swamy writes to PM demanding Raghuram Rajan's termination
May 17, 2016, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Keeping up with anti-Raghuram Rajan move, BJP lawmaker Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Reserve Bank of India Governor be removed.
CRPF jawan killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh
May 17, 2016, at 06:30 pm
Raipur, May 17 (IBNS) A CRPF jawan was killed when Maoists ambushed a camp of the paramilitary force in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh early on Tuesday, reports said.
MCD byelection : AAP and Cong share honours
May 17, 2016, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) In a neck and neck fight in the by-election to 13 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress have shared honours winning five wards each, reports said.
Jamshedpur: Van driver arrested for raping minor for 6 months
May 17, 2016, at 05:23 pm
Jamshedpur, May 17 (IBNS) A school van driver was arrested on Sunday night in Jamshedpur's Sonari residential area for raping a 11-year-old over a period of six months, reports said.
Two Kashmir militants killed in separate encounters
May 17, 2016, at 05:19 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (IBNS) Two militants have been killed in separate encounters with security forces in north and south Kashmir areas.
Two terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter
May 17, 2016, at 04:51 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (IBNS) Two alleged terrorists have been killed in separate encounters with security forces in north and south Kashmir areas.
Jamnagar: BJP MP injures herself after falling into a drain
May 17, 2016, at 04:16 pm
Jamnagar, Gujarat, May 17 (IBNS) Poonam Madam, a BJP parliamentarian from Jamnagar, injured herself on Monday, after a thin crust covering a drain over which she was standing cracked and caved in, reports said.
Mann Ki Baat: Modi urges listeners for new ideas
May 17, 2016, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, urged the listeners of his monthly podcast Mann Ki Baat for new ideas.
Bihar lawmaker Manorama Devi surrenders
May 17, 2016, at 03:10 pm
Gaya, May 17 (IBNS) Bihar lawmaker Manorama Devi, who went hiding for several days, surrendered on Tuesday.
Woman and her child commit suicide in Kolkata, husband arrested
May 17, 2016, at 05:42 am
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): A middle aged woman, Arpita Ghosh, committed suicide on Monday by setting herself and her son on fire in south Kolkata's Santoshpur area, reports said.
West Bengal: Seven sentenced to death for lynching three women
May 17, 2016, at 04:34 am
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): A sub-divisional court in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Monday awarded death sentences to seven persons, including a woman, for killing three women, after branding them as witches.
Britannica India team mourns demise of COO Whig
May 17, 2016, at 04:19 am
Gurgaon, May 16 (IBNS) The Encyclopaedia Britannica India (EBI) team mourned the untimely demise of its Chief Operating Officer, Vineet Whig, and offered its condolences to Whig's family.
Kolkata student raped in Sikkim, accused booked
May 17, 2016, at 04:15 am
Kolkata/Gangtok, May 16 (IBNS): A car driver has been arrested on Sunday midnight for allegedly raping a tourist girl, who is a resident of Kolkata, in north Sikkim, reports said.
President urges ICCR to continue to support Tagore scholars across the world
May 17, 2016, at 03:26 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee received the first copies of books “Tagore’s Vision of the Contemporary World†and ‘Tagore and Russia†on Monday at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
LDF likely to win Kerala Assembly polls, says Exit Polls
May 17, 2016, at 03:13 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS) The LDF is likely to win the Assembly Polls in Kerala, revealed Exit Polls results.