Delhi court to decide on Raja, Kanimozhi today
Aug 20, 2014, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Former telecom minister A Raja and DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi could be arrested on Wednesday afternoon if their bail plea is rejected in a Delhi court, reports said. The duo is attending the hearing.
Ceasefire violation by PAK troops at Poonch
Aug 20, 2014, at 05:02 pm
Poonch, Aug 20 (IBNS): In another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops opened fire at India posts at Hamirpur sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night.
Aug 20, 2014, at 04:48 pm
Pune, Aug 20 (IBNS) Legendary yoga guru BKS Iyengar died at a hospital here early on Wednesday morning. He was 95.
Reports of fresh firing at Golaghat along Assam-Nagaland border
Aug 20, 2014, at 04:34 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Unknown miscreants from Nagaland side reportedly opened fire at the border villages of Golaghat in the wee hours on Wednesday, sources said. No one has sustained any injury in the incident.
Five NDFB-S ultras gunned down in lower Assam
Aug 20, 2014, at 03:13 pm
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): At least five National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit (NDFB-S) militants were gunned down during a joint operation by the police and an army team in Chirang district of lower Assam in the wee hours on Wednesday.
Pak envoy meets Kashmiri separatists despite Indian cancelling talks
Aug 20, 2014, at 03:57 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Even after India called off the foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan, Kashmiri separatist leaders continued to meet Pakistan's envoy to New Delhi on Tuesday.
LS Speaker denies Leader of Opposition post to Congress
Aug 20, 2014, at 02:43 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has officially declined the Congress party's request for the post of the Leader of the Opposition in Lower House as it lacks the number of required seats for the same.
ICICI Bank launches EMI on debit cards
Aug 20, 2014, at 01:49 am
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IBNS): Private sector bank ICICI Bank has announced the launch of EMI (Equated Monthly Instalments) facility on debit cards to enable its customers to convert their high value transactions into easy instalments.
Prez condoles the passing away of CPI (M) leader Amitava Nandy
Aug 20, 2014, at 01:44 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the passing away of veteran CPI (M) leader Amitava Nandy.
Rajnath Singh reviews flood situation
Aug 20, 2014, at 01:37 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the flood situation in affected states with the officials of Ministry of Home Affairs here on Tuesday.
Badaun: DNA of accused not found on victims' clothes
Aug 20, 2014, at 01:03 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): The forensic report in the Badaun gangrape and murder case has revealed that the DNA of the accused has not been found on the clothes of the victims, reports said on Tuesday.
Will never share stage with Modi again: Haryana CM
Aug 20, 2014, at 12:41 am
Kaithal, Aug 19 (IBNS): After being booed by a crowd at a public event in Kaithal in Haryana, state Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who shared the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, said he will never attend any function with the PM again.
Kashmir: Militant killed in Kupwara district
Aug 20, 2014, at 12:26 am
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IBNS): An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday.
Modi vows to make India corruption free
Aug 20, 2014, at 12:17 am
Kaithal, Haryana, Aug 19 (IBNS): Vowing to make India a corruption free country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the nation has been ruined by the selfish attitude of "Mera Kya, Mujhe Kya" towards corruption by the people.
Mera Kya, Mujhe Kya ruined nation: Modi
Aug 19, 2014, at 09:37 pm
Kaithal, Haryana, Aug 19 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the nation has been ruined by the selfish attitude of "Mera Kya, Mujhe Kya" towards corruption by the people.
Manipur court orders release of Irom Sharmila
Aug 19, 2014, at 09:33 pm
Imphal, Aug 19 (IBNS): A Manipur court has said that social activist Irom Sharmila, who since 2000 has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and being force fed with a pipe by the authorities, should be released, according to media reports.
Reports say China violates LAC again, Indian Army denies
Aug 19, 2014, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Chinese troops are reported to have intruded inside Indian territory again, media reported on Tuesday, a claim refuted by Indian Army.
Meeting with Singapore PM constructive: Mamata
Aug 19, 2014, at 08:18 pm
Singapore, Aug 19 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday held a meeting with the Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong at Shangri La hotel in Singapore, at the end of which she called the interaction as positive, constructive and fruitful.
Modi invites nation's suggestion for replacement commission
Aug 19, 2014, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): After scrapping the decades-old Planning Commission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday has invited people to share their ideas about what should be the replacement would look like.
Amar Singh meets SP chief at his residence
Aug 19, 2014, at 05:14 pm
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IBNS): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Amar Singh on Tuesday met Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence here amid speculations of rejoining the party.
Toll touches at least 48 in flood-hit UP
Aug 19, 2014, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): The death toll climbed to at least 48 so far with fresh reports of 20 people who died in different flood-related incidents on Monday in a large part of Uttar Pradesh owing to heavy monsoonal rain.
Telengana to undergo mega-survey today
Aug 19, 2014, at 04:24 pm
Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IBNS): India's newly-born state Telengana is all set to take part in a mega-survey, priced at Rs.20 crore, on Tuesday. The survey was ordered by Telengana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao which would cover as many as 10 districts.
India's decision is a setback to good ties: Pakistan
Aug 19, 2014, at 05:52 am
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IBNS):Pakistan on Monday said India's decision to call off the foreign secretary level talks is a 'setback' to the efforts to promote good neighbourly relations with the Asian country.
Aug 19, 2014, at 04:33 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) CEO Rakesh Kumar in connection with an alleged bribery case, reports said.
President condoles loss of lives due to floods in Bihar, UP
Aug 19, 2014, at 04:30 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday condoled loss of lives due to floods in certain areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Train hits auto in Bihar, several killed
Aug 19, 2014, at 03:55 am
Patna, Aug 18 (IBNS) A train hit an auto rickshaw in east Champaran district of north Bihar which left at more than 15 people killed on Monday, reports said.
Bharti Foundation announces initiative to improve rural household sanitation facilities in Punjab
Aug 19, 2014, at 03:55 am
Ludhiana, Aug 18 (IBNS): Bharti Foundation, the development arm of Bharti Enterprises, on Monday announced a major initiative-'Satya Bharti Abhiyan'-to improve rural household sanitation facilities in Punjab.
Namsai becomes Arunachal's 18th district
Aug 19, 2014, at 02:30 am
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS) : On the occasion of the 68th Independence Day of the nation, it was twin happiness for more than one lakh residents of Namsai subdivision in Arunachal Pradesh as the state government has declared Namsai as the newest district of the state.
India calls off talks with Pak after envoy invites separatists
Aug 19, 2014, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): India on Monday called off the foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan that was scheduled in Islamabad on Aug 25 after the Pakistan envoy met the Kashmiri separatist leaders ahead of the dialogue for consultation, the Ministry of External Affairs informed.
Jairam Ramesh lauds Modi's call to set up more toilets
Aug 19, 2014, at 01:30 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to build up more toilets across India.