Four labourers killed in Assam Gas Cracker project

Dec 21, 2014, at 01:09 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): At least four labourers were killed as they entered a polypropylene storage tank in Central PSU Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district, officials said on Saturday.

JMB had sent IEDs to Assam targeting BTAD: Police

Dec 21, 2014, at 12:40 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS): Jamat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) sent several IEDs in Assam targeting the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) ahead of the Burdwan blast in West Bengal, police said on Saturday.

Gadkari calls upon industry to invest in Inland Waterways development

Dec 21, 2014, at 12:28 am

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari has asked the industry to invest in the development of Inland Waterways in the country.

Winter Session of Parl enters final lap, RS still to decide on crucial bills

Dec 20, 2014, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The current Winter session of Parliament enters the final lap with only two scheduled sittings left next week even as the Rajya Sabha which is passing through a stalemate is still to take up crucial Bills relating to facilitation of auction of coal blocks, enhancing FDI limit in the capital starved insurance sector and enabling extension of Delhi Special Provisions Act that expires by the end of this month.

BJP against forcible conversions: Amit Shah

Dec 20, 2014, at 11:26 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday said his party is against forcible conversion of religion.

Jaitley inaugurates Multimedia Exhibition on Vajpayee

Dec 20, 2014, at 10:37 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley has said, the Multimedia Exhibition mounted by DAVP on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would serve as an inspiration and learning to the people in understanding the life and contributions of him as a politician, statesman, and poet.

J&K: Omar, Mehbooba condemns Sapanch killing

Dec 20, 2014, at 10:11 pm

Srinagar, Dec 20 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of a Sarpanch in Jammu and Kasmir's Sopore by unidentified gunmen early in the morning.

Sopore village sarpanch killed by militants in Kashmir

Dec 20, 2014, at 06:44 pm

Srinagar, Dec 20 (IBNS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a village-head man (sarpanch) from point blank range in Sopore of north Kashmir on Saturday morning.

Kashmir sarpanch gunned down by terrorists in Sopore

Dec 20, 2014, at 06:30 pm

Sopore, Dec 20 (IBNS) Terrorists gunned down yet another sarpanch of a village in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, said reports.

J&K, Jharkhand undergoing final leg of Assembly polls

Dec 20, 2014, at 06:04 pm

Jammu/Jharkhand, Dec 20 (IBNS): Amid heightened security arrangements, the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand are undergoing the fifth and final leg of Assembly elections on Saturday.

Devyani Khobragade stripped of her duties: NDTV

Dec 20, 2014, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was in news for her arrest and strip search in USA last year, has been removed from her duties in the Ministry of External Affairs for speaking to the news channel NDTV without the permission of the ministry, reported the channel.

"India rejects Lakhvi's release on bail"

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:42 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said India rejected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s release on bail.

Schools directed to follow SOP?

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:24 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): At a time when Pakistan witnessed a deadly militant attack on its soil where 132 school children were killed by militants in a Peshawar school, the Indian government has issued an advisory to all states and Union territories where it has reiterated CBSE's 2010 guidelines to schools in connection with dealing with terror situations, media reports said.

Saradha scam: Court sends Madan Mitra to judicial custody

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:02 am

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): Accepting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s appeal and rejecting his bail plea, the Alipur court here on Friday sent West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody till Jan 2.

Mukherjee receives Bangladesh President in Rashtrapati Bhavan

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:42 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee received Bangladesh Presdent Abdul Hamid in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

J&K to witness final phase of polling tomorrow

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:32 am

Jammu, Dec 19 (IBNS) After completing the four phases of elections with high turnout in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir will witness fifth and final phase of Assembly Elections with the Congress and the BJP locked in a do-or-die battle in the Hindu-majority Jammu region on Saturday.

PM Modi greets Jews on Hanukkah

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:31 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Tweeting in Hebrew, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished the Jewish community on the occasion of Hanukkah.

India and Mongolia need increased cooperation to prevent transnational crimes : Singh

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:07 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India and Mongolia need increased cooperation for effective prevention and detection of crime with the growth of global terrorism and transnational crimes like Drug Trafficking, Smuggling of illegal Arms and Ammunition.

Congress slams BJP over 'threatening' MLA

Dec 20, 2014, at 02:59 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Congress on Friday criticised BJP MLA Prahalad Gunjal for allegedly threatening a Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) .

India successfully tests glide bomb

Dec 20, 2014, at 02:49 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): India on Friday successfully tested a one ton indigenously-developed glide bomb in Bay of Bengal of the coast of Odisha, officials said.

BJP suspends lawmaker for 'threatening' CMHO

Dec 20, 2014, at 01:55 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended an MLA from Rajasthan for allegedly threatening a doctor over phone.

Saradha: Madan Mitra sent to judicial custody till Jan 2

Dec 20, 2014, at 01:02 am

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS) A Kolkata court on Friday send West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody till Jan 2 in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

Modi meets Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid

Dec 20, 2014, at 12:51 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid in New Delhi .

PM Modi says strong concerns conveyed to Pakistan on Lakhvi's bail issue

Dec 19, 2014, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said in Parliament that India has conveyed strong concerns to Pakistan on the issue of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's bail.

Important documents on Robert Vadra's Haryana land deal missing

Dec 19, 2014, at 07:33 pm

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Vital documents that cleared a controversial land deal in Haryana for Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, reportedly went missing, media reports said.

At least 185 abducted, 32 killed by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria

Dec 19, 2014, at 05:51 pm

Maiduguri, Dec 19 (IBNS): Boko Haram kidnapped at least 185 people, including women and children, in northeast Nigeria and also killed 32 people, media reports said.

BJP lawmaker threatens to skin medical officer alive

Dec 19, 2014, at 05:26 pm

Kota, Dec 19 (IBNS): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Rajasthan was heard threatening a senior medical officer during a telephonic conversation saying he would skin him alive.

School girl allegedly raped by hostel warden in Guntur

Dec 19, 2014, at 04:39 pm

Guntur, Dec 19 (IBNS): A school girl of class-VIII was allegedly raped by her hostel warden in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district, media reports said.

Pak army chief signs death warrants for six militants awaiting execution

Dec 19, 2014, at 04:17 pm

Islamabad, Dec 19 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on Thursday signed death warrants for six militants on death row after the government ended a moratorium on capital punishment in terror-related cases, media reports said.

Pak to appeal against bail to LeT commander Lakhvi

Dec 19, 2014, at 04:02 pm

Islamabad, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Pakistan government said it would appeal against the bail granted to top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, 54, media reports said.