Five killed in Assam road mishap
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:30 am
Guwahati, Dec 12 (IBNS) : At least five people were killed in a road mishap in Assam's Kamrup district on Friday, police said.
Saradha scam: Madan Mitra arrested
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:30 am
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IBNS) West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, a close aide of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was arrested on Friday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the Saradha ponzi scheme meltdown scam, after a series of other high profile arrests associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress party.
Maharashtra CM orders probe against Ajit Pawar over irrigation scam
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:29 am
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday gave a nod to the states anti-corruption bureau to conduct an open enquiry against former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sunil Tatkare in connection with the irrigation scam, said reports.
Islamic State's Twitter account run by Bengaluru man: Report
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:19 am
Bengaluru, Dec 12 (IBNS): In a shocking revelation, the Twitter handle of the Iraqi militant group Islamic State (IS), which has taken into hostage about 39 Indian workers, has been found to be operated by an Indian executive working out of Bengaluru, a report by Channel 4 claimed.
Indira Gandhi wasn't aware of emergency provision: Pranab
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:18 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee in his new book, released online on Thursday on his 79th birthday, wrote former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was not aware of the emergency provision in the Constitution and acted on advice from Congress leader Siddharth Shankar Ray when she imposed the Emergency of 1975-77.
Sakshi Maharaj apologises in Parliament, Oppn livid
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:17 am
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS) Controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on Friday told Parliament that he is taking back his words on calling Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot but the Opposition was angry over the way he sought apology.
PM Modi wishes Rajinikanth on his 64th birthday
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:12 am
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on his 64th birthday.
Saradha: Madan Mitra sent to CBI custody
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:09 am
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS) Denying bail to West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra, a Kolkata court on Saturday sent him to CBI custody till Dec 16.
Kolkata: Left parties hold demonstration
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:03 am
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): Demanding safety of minorities in India and opposing communal principal of central government, 17 left parties like Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Communist Party of India (CPI), All India Forward Block (AIFB), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI), Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) etc. organized a sit-in demonstration in Kolkata on Thursday.
Agra conversions: Naidu says he is proud to have RSS background
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:02 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Amid ruckus in the Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu replied to a debate on the Agra conversion issue on Thursday and said he is proud to have RSS background.
Pranab marks birthday launching several initiatives
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee marked his 79th birthday launching several new initiatives in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
BJP MLA caught watching Priyanka Gandhi's photo in Karnataka Assembly
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:58 am
Bengaluru, Dec 11 (IBNS): In an embarrassing move, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Prabhu Chavan was caught on camera watching a zoomed in photograph of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on his mobile phone in the Karnataka Assembly, reports said.
Russia is 'a pillar of strength': Modi
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:57 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the strategic partnership with Russia is incomparable in content and that the country is a pillar of strength for India while he delivered a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
College girl near Srinagar attacked with acid
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:56 am
Srinagar, Dec 11 (IBNS) A 21-year-old Kashmir college girl from Allochibagh received burn injuries when two men threw acid on her face at Nowshera, Soura on the outskirts of Srinagar city Thursday, reports said .
BJP distances itself from MP calling Godse patriot
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:55 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from the remark of its MP Sakshi Maharaj that Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse is was a nationalist.
Russia will remain most important defence partner: Modi
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:54 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Russia will remain India's most important defence partner as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, who landed in Delhi on Wednesday night for a 22-hour visit, and reaffirmed India's commitment to its old friend.
Agra conversions rock Parliament, Govt allows discussion
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:53 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): The outcry over religious conversion of Muslims to Hinduism in Agra found its echo in Parliament again on Thursday with Opposition uniting to attack the government and forcing adjournments following which Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted discussion on the subject.
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:52 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Russian President Vladimir Putin, who landed in Delhi on Wednesday night for a 22-hour visit, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday.
Kerala finance minister booked in bribery case
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:45 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (IBNS): Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani was arrested by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau in connection with a bribery case on hursday, media reports said.
Safety measures for women after Uber rape incident
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:44 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced a bouquet of measures for women's safety in the Capital.
Govt approves additional compensation to 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:43 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): The government finally approved a proposal to give an additional compensation of Rs. 5 lakh each to the kin of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, media reports said.
Parrikar pays visit to J&K to review security situation
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:42 am
Srinagar, Dec 11 (IBNS): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday for the first time after assuming charge, media reports said.
Kashmir messages: Army asks personnel to get off WhatsApp
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:32 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) After a series of misleading and anonymous WhatsApp messages which are purportedly attributed to serving officials of defence in the wake of Uri encounter in Kashmir and Modi's visit to the state for poll campaign, the Army has asked its personnel to quit the cross-platform mobile messaging app.
PM Modi wishes Pranab on his 79th b'day
Dec 14, 2014, at 02:19 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished President Pranab Mukherjee on his 79th birthday.
BJP lawmaker attends conversion ceremony in Bastar
Dec 14, 2014, at 12:53 am
Bastar, Dec 13 (IBNS): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar attended a religious conversion ceremony organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), media reports said.
Kidnapped Sarpanch's body found in Sopore
Dec 14, 2014, at 12:51 am
Sopore, Dec 13 (IBNS): The body of a village council head (sarpanch) who was kidnapped by suspected militants in Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was found on Saturday morning, media reports said.
Bengaluru man behind IS twitter account arrested
Dec 14, 2014, at 12:49 am
Bengaluru, Dec 13 (IBNS): A Bengaluru-based man, identified as Mehdi Masroor Biswas, who allegedly operated Islamic State’s most influential Twitter account, was arrested, media reports said.
If image is proof, arrest PM for Sahara scam: Mamata
Dec 14, 2014, at 12:45 am
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): Furious at the arrest of her aide and state transport and sports minister Madan Mitra by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Saradha scam, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said "if an image is a proof of criminal conspiracy, arrest PM for Sahara scam."
PM Modi pays tribute to 2001 parliament attack soldiers
Dec 14, 2014, at 12:43 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and other parliamentarians on Saturday paid tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during the deadly terror attack on Parliament in 2001.
Dec 11, 2014, at 05:55 am
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IBNS): IPL side Mumbai Indians have appointed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting as the head coach ahead of the IPL season 8.