Kolkata: Fire breaks out in Salt Lake office
Apr 06, 2016, at 07:23 pm
Kolkata, Apr 6 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in Government of India's Electronics Regional Test Laboratory-East (ERTL-E) in Kolkata's Salt Lake Sector V area on Wednesday afternoon, reports said.
Mumbai multiple blasts case : Life imprisonment for three, 10 years' RI for three
Apr 06, 2016, at 06:18 pm
Mumbai, Apr 6 (IBNS) A special POTA court on Wednesday pronounced the quantum of sentence for ten convicts in the 2002-03 Mumbai blasts cases.
Uttarakhand : HC rejects Centre's plea
Apr 06, 2016, at 06:10 pm
Nainital, Apr 6 (IBNS) he Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday rejected the Centre's plea for adjournment of hearing on the petition challenging imposition of President's rule in the state.
Government mission is to achieve One Nation, One Grid, One Price: Piyush Goyal
Apr 06, 2016, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, while speaking at an Energy Conclave on Wednesday, has said that the Government’s mission is to achieve one nation, one grid, and one price.
Fresh agitation in Hyderabad University, several students arrested
Apr 06, 2016, at 06:02 pm
Hyderabad, Apr. 6 (IBNS) Police arrested several students as fresh protests broke out inside and outside the Hyderabad Central University on Wednesday protesting Principal Appa Rao's move to appoint an ombudsman and demanding a thorough probe into the death of Rohit Vemula, the Dalit research scholar who had committed suicide.
Indian engineer abducted by rebels in Libya
Apr 06, 2016, at 05:20 pm
Kozhikode, Apr 6 (IBNS) Militants in strife-torn Libya have reportedly abducted an Indian IT engineer, who hails from Kerala, reports said.
PM Modi should submit himself to a JPC probe: Congress
Apr 06, 2016, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'squandering' public money, the Congress has asked him to turn himself in for a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).
Suspected ISIS recruit detained at Pune airport on way to Syria
Apr 06, 2016, at 04:46 pm
Pune, Apr 6 (IBNS) A suspected ISIS recruit was detained at the Pune airport on Tuesday when he was about to fly for Dubai on way to Syria, reports said.
Kejriwal mocks BJP, condemns NIT lathicharge
Apr 06, 2016, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday took a shot at the BJP-PDP alliance in Kashmir after reports of lathicharge at the NIT campus did the rounds.
Pushkar : Six arrested in connection with the attack on Spanish couple
Apr 06, 2016, at 04:25 pm
Jaipur, Apr 6 (IBNS) Police have arrested six people for allegedly robbing and molesting a Spanish woman and beating up her partner, who had been on a visit to Pushkar in Rajasthan, reports said.
J&K: Unrest at Srinagar's NIT campus, CRPF deployed
Apr 06, 2016, at 03:26 pm
Srinagar, Apr 6 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir's NIT Srinagar campus witnessed unrest on Tuesday as police allegedly lathi-charged some students in the campus, reports said.
Modi appreciates party workers on BJP Foundation Day
Apr 06, 2016, at 02:48 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised party workers on the occasion of BJP Foundation Day and said they devote their lives to the party as they aim to take the nation to 'new heights of progress'.
Delegation from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace calls on PM
Apr 06, 2016, at 03:49 am
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): A delegation led by William Burns, President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
After Pratyusha's suicide, Hema Malini receives flak for her tweets
Apr 06, 2016, at 02:54 am
Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS): Actor-turned- politician Hema Malini on Tuesday received flack for her tweets on the suicide case of TV series 'Ballika Vadhu' famed actress Pratyusha Banerjee.
Indian Foreign Service Officer trainees call on Modi
Apr 06, 2016, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Sixty-four officer trainees of the 2014 and 2015 Batches of the Indian Foreign Service called on the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
Coas meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Apr 06, 2016, at 02:20 am
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff along with Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, Permanent Representative of India to UN met Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations on Monday.
Delegation from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace calls PM
Apr 06, 2016, at 02:19 am
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) A delegation led by William Burns, President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, called on the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi launches Stand Up India initiative
Apr 06, 2016, at 01:21 am
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the Stand Up India initiative which aims to boost entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women.
My name has been misused: Bachchan on Panama papers leak
Apr 06, 2016, at 01:19 am
Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS) Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday negated suggestions of him having any kind of links with offshore companies listed in the Panama papers leak.
Students demonstrate in Kolkata college over form fill up
Apr 06, 2016, at 12:41 am
Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): Demanding permission to fill up forms for final examination, few students of Kolkata's Vivekananda College for Women held massive demonstration in the college campus at Behala area on Tuesday, reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches 'Stand up India' scheme
Apr 05, 2016, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Launching the 'Stand up India' scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the job seekers of the nation have to become job creators.
J&K: Militants fire on security forces
Apr 05, 2016, at 11:01 pm
Srinagar, Apr 5 (IBNS) The Indian Army cordoned off the forest area near Jindyal village of frontier district Kupwara after militants fired on a patrol party of the local army unit on Tuesday.
Dalit boys thrashing: 6 arrested
Apr 05, 2016, at 10:23 pm
Jaipur, Apr 5 (IBNS) The police on Tuesday have arrested six people for allegedly thrashing, stripping and parading naked three Dalit teenagers in the Chittorgarh area of Rajasthan, reports said.
Sushma Swaraj meets Iceland's Foreign Affairs Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
Apr 05, 2016, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met Iceland's Foreign Affairs Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson.
Cricket: Supreme Court slams BCCI
Apr 05, 2016, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday criticised on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the issue of allocation of funds to state cricket associations.
Khaleda Zia gets bail in 5 cases
Apr 05, 2016, at 09:32 pm
Dhaka, Apr 5 (IBNS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was granted bail in five cases including a sedition case on Tuesday.
Kashmir : Security forces exchange fire with militants
Apr 05, 2016, at 09:13 pm
Srinagar, Apr 5 (IBNS) Security forces launched a search operation in a village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday following a brief exchange of fire with militants, reports said.
Apr 05, 2016, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will book the first Ola E-rickshaw on their mobile app, at the launch of ‘Stand-Up India’ initiative aimed at promoting entrepreneurship.
Six months ahead deadline, Bihar goes dry from today
Apr 05, 2016, at 08:16 pm
Patna, Apr 5 (IBNS) Bihar went dry from Tuesday as chief minister Nitish Kumar advanced total prohibition by six months with immediate effect, reports said.
Delhi man killed by Mercedes driven by teen
Apr 05, 2016, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) A man was killed in Delhi on Monday night after being hit by a Mercedes that was allegedly being driven by a teenager, reports said.