Visva-Bharati molestation: Victim quits varsity
Sep 13, 2014, at 02:03 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): The first-year Kala Bhavan (arts faculty) student of West Bengal's Visva Bharati University, who was allegedly molested by three senior students last month, officially quit the iconic institution on Friday.
Saradha scam: CBI arrests Assamese filmmaker Sadananda Gogoi
Sep 13, 2014, at 01:28 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Assamese filmmaker and singer Sadananda Gogoi in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.
Uma Bharti launches website on 'Clean Ganga'
Sep 13, 2014, at 12:49 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): As a major step towards people's involvement in Ganga rejuvenation, Union Minister of Water Resource, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti launched a website on Ganga here on Friday.
J&K Flood: PM asks all citizens to donate, SC asks Centre to create unified agency
Sep 13, 2014, at 12:47 am
New Delhi/Srinagar, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday told the Centre to form a unified agency for ease and better co-ordination in carrying rescue and relief operations in the flood-ravaged Jammu & Kashmir as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to every citizen to come forward and donate generously in the aid of flood victims.
Visva-Bharati: Victim decides to quit university
Sep 13, 2014, at 12:14 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): The first year-student, who was allegedly molested in the West Bengal's iconic Visva Bharati University by three senior students, has decided to quit the university, media reports said.
Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly polls on October 15: EC
Sep 12, 2014, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Maharashtra and Haryana will go into Assembly polls in mid-October.
Sep 12, 2014, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli, 42, who had asked the Apex Court to review its decision that sentenced him to death.
SC allows ailing Italian marine fly home for 4 months
Sep 12, 2014, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed one of the two detained Italian marines to go back home for treatment for 4 months.
EC to announce poll dates for Maharshtra, Haryana Assembly polls
Sep 12, 2014, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce poll dates for Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly election on Friday, sources said.
SC to hear Italian marines' plea to head back home
Sep 12, 2014, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday will hear a petition submitted by an Italian marine, detained for the killing of two fishermen in 2012, to fly back home on medical grounds, reports said.
SC to hear Koli's death review plea today
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:13 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli, 42, on Friday who had asked the Apex Court to review its decision that sentenced him to death, reports said.
Left unions threaten non-stop taxi strike in Kolkata
Sep 12, 2014, at 05:39 am
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS): Eight left trade unions, including the CPI-M affiliated Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) , have threatened that if the West Bengal government did not fulfill their demands, they will start a non-stop taxi strike in the city from Sept 18.
Make Swacch Bharat a mass movement: PM
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Mission Swacch Bharat on Thursday.
Singh inaugurates integration of BSF with BISAG in Gujarat
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:55 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integration of Border Security Force (BSF) with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo informatics (BISAG) project of Gujarat Government at BSF Camp in Bhuj on Thursday.
Pranab accepts Vinod Kumar Duggal's resignation
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:54 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of Vinod Kumar Duggal as Governor of Manipur and Mizoram.
Ex-CAG Vinod Rai criticises Manmohan Singh
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:31 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai has criticised Manmohan Singh and alleged that the former Prime Minister was aware of the controversial decisions made around the allocation of coal blocks and 2G spectrums.
EC orders FIR against Yogi Adityanath
Sep 12, 2014, at 03:59 am
Lucknow, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India on Thursday directed Uttar Pradesh chief election officer to file an FIR against BJP MP Yogi Adityanath, who held a rally at Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday defying the state government.
UP court refuses to take cognizance of Amit Shah chargesheet
Sep 12, 2014, at 03:42 am
Muzaffarnagar, Sept 11 (IBNS): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah was chargesheeted by the Muzaffarnagar police for making an alleged hate speech during campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, a court here refused to take cognizance of the chargesheet.
Sheila Dikshit backs BJP's bid to form govt in Delhi
Sep 12, 2014, at 02:36 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, who has served as the Chief Minister of Delhi for three terms, on Thursday backed the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the party should be given a chance to form the government in Delhi.
J&K floods: Over 1,10,000 rescued
Sep 12, 2014, at 01:57 am
Srinagar, Sept 11 (IBNS): As thousands of stranded residents of Jammu and Kashmir struggle to save their lives from the flood fury that has hit the north Indian state and claimed about 200 lives, besides creating ravage here, the Armed Forces and the National Disaster Management Force (NDRF) have rescued over 1,10,000 persons different parts in the ongoing relief operations.
Assam bypolls: 25 candidates in fray in 3 assembly constituencies
Sep 12, 2014, at 01:41 am
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): A total of 25 candidates are in the fray for the bypolls, scheduled to be held on Sept 13, in Assam's three legislative assembly constituencies Silchar, Lakhipur, Jamunamukh.
Assam encounter: 3 UPLF militants killed, arms recovered
Sep 12, 2014, at 01:33 am
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : Three hardcore militants of United People's Liberation Front (UPLF) were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam's Dima Hasao district in the wee hours of Thursday, police said.
Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case: DG Vanzara gets bail
Sep 12, 2014, at 12:18 am
Ahmedabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): Former Gujarat IPS officer DG Vanzara, accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter cases, was on Thursday granted bail by the Bombay High Court after being in jail for seven years.
India's first high speed train to be out in November, media reports
Sep 11, 2014, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): If things go as planned, India’s first high-speed train is going to see the light of the day as early as November, media reported.
Opposition, money losers step up heat on Mamata over Saradha
Sep 11, 2014, at 09:23 pm
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS) While money losers of the Saradha ponzi scheme took to the streets on Thursday, the opposition CPI-M, Congress and BJP stepped up the heat on Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee even as a woman brigade of the ruling Trinamool Congress squatted before the CBI office here alleging political victimization of the party at the behest of the Modi government at the centre.
PM recalls Swami Vivekananda's message of Universal Brotherhood
Sep 11, 2014, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday recalled Swami Vivekananda and said history would never have witnessed such dastardly acts as the 9/11 terror attack had we followed Swamiji's message.
More than 96000 rescued, thousands still stranded
Sep 11, 2014, at 08:10 pm
Srinagar/New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): With still thousands of people stranded in different parts of flood-ravaged Jammu & Kashmir, rescue efforts are being escalated further on Thursday as all officers and staff at the Prime Minister's Office decided to contribute a day's salary for people in the state.
India successfully launches nuclear capable 'Agni-I' missile
Sep 11, 2014, at 07:34 pm
Bhubaseswar, Sept 11 (IBNS): India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface intermediate range 'Agni-I' missile off Odisha coast, defence officials said on Thursday.
Kerala bars to be kept open for now: SC
Sep 11, 2014, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Kerala bar owners got a temporary relief on Thursday with the Supreme Court in an interim order directed the State Government not to cancel their licenses till September 30, media reported.
Trinamool, BJP clash in Kolkata ahead of bypolls
Sep 11, 2014, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS) Ahead of the high-octane bypolls for two seats in West Bengal on Sept 13, the ruling Trinmaool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in Kolkata on Thursday.