Sep 06, 2016, at 03:17 am
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management At least 13 persons were killed and another 41 were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance of District and sessions court of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 2, 2016. Four lawyers and three Policemen were among the dead. District Police Officer (DPO), Mardan, Faisal Shahzad said the attacker detonated a hand grenade before exploding his suicide vest. The bomb contained eight kilograms of explosive material, the DPO said, adding that security arrangements at the site of the attack helped mitigate the damage. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter, Jama'at-ul-Ahrar (JuA), claimed responsibility for the attack.
Three traffickers nabbed in Assam
Sep 06, 2016, at 03:08 am
Guwahati, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Security forces on Monday arrested three persons, who were allegedly involved in child trafficking, in Assam.
All party delegation concludes visit to J&K, Rajnath says talks with various sections fruitful
Sep 06, 2016, at 02:53 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): An all party delegation visiting Jammu and Kashmir to seek solution to the ongoing unrest in the state concluded its visit on Monday.
Sushma Swaraj meets Pope Francis
Sep 06, 2016, at 02:47 am
Vatican City, Sept 5 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on MOnday met Pope Francis here.
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Delhi
Sep 06, 2016, at 02:40 am
Rome, Sept 5 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left for Delhi after completing his visit to Italy.
AAP leader Ashutosh slams NCW chairperson over reaction to his blog on sex tape
Sep 05, 2016, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh, who defended in a column his former colleague and Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar who was caught in a sex video recently leading to his removal, has been reportedly asked to appear before India's top women rights body National Women Commission (NWC) even as the former journalist said it is time to wind up the state-run commission now headed by a "BJP" member.
PM Modi leaves China for India after attending G-20 summit
Sep 05, 2016, at 11:16 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Prime Miinister Narendra Modi emplaned for India on Monday after four days of official trip to Vietnam and China that ended with the G-20 summit held in Hangzhou.
PM Modi attacks Pakistan on terrorism from G-20 summit
Sep 05, 2016, at 10:32 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked Pakistan from the G-20 summit platform on terrorism as without naming the country he said "a single nation is spreading terror in South Asia."
Heavy rain lashes Kolkata, alert of more rainfall in next 24 hours
Sep 05, 2016, at 10:19 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): A heavy downpour lashed Kolkata and its outskirts on Monday afternoon, affecting the city's traffic movement, reports said.
Apex court gives Centre four weeks to reply on the triple talaq issue
Sep 05, 2016, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): The Indian Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its reply on a batch of petitions on triple talaq and the plight of Muslim women within four weeks, according to media reports.
Kolkata: Suspended school student goes missing
Sep 05, 2016, at 09:51 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): A tenth standard student of Kolkata's Scottish Church Collegiate School has gone missing from school since Saturday, his family members claimed.
Contract for widening of Kharar-Ludhiana section of NH awarded
Sep 05, 2016, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) awarded the contract for 4/6 laning of Kharar-Ludhiana Section of NH-95 (new NH-5) in the state of Punjab, announced the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on Monday.
Eliminate safe havens for economic offenders: Narendra Modi
Sep 05, 2016, at 08:43 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the world leaders during the 3rd session of G20 Summit, on Monday, asked the G-20 nations to eliminate safe havens for economic offenders and extradite money launderers unconditionally, according to media reports.
Delhi's sex CD scandal : Sacked AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar's PS held
Sep 05, 2016, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Former Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar’s private secretary, Praveen Kumar, was held on Monday on the suspicion that he circulated a sex clip involving the politician, reports said.
Supreme Court directs Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Sep 05, 2016, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Karnataka Government to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water every day to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days to spare the farmers from distress.
GRSE hands over fast attack craft TIHAYU to Indian Navy
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:48 pm
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): The Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), 'TIHAYU', built by Kolkata's Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) was handed over to the Indian Navy on Aug 30, announced the Ministry of Defence on Monday.
Kolkata: 11 kg gold worth Rs.3.5 crore recovered from Sealdah station, 3 held
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:45 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): Police on Sunday night arrested three gold traffickers from Kolkata's Sealdah railway station and seized 11 kg gold biscuits from their possession, reports said.
Former union minister Arif Beg passes away in Bhopal
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Bhopal, Sep 5 (IBNS): Former union minister and senior BJP leader Arif Beg passed away in Bhopal,,according to media sources on Monday.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at R. G. Kar Hospital, no casualty reported
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out in the government-owned R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata on Monday afternoon, reports said.
Dr Urjit Patel assumes charge as new RBI governor
Sep 05, 2016, at 06:31 pm
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): Dr. Urjit R. Patel assumed charge as the twenty-fourth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) effective September 4, 2016, the central bank announced on Monday.
Ashutosh's Mahatma Gandhi comment: Congress holds protest at Rajghat
Sep 05, 2016, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Condemning Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh over his alleged column, where he equated Mahatma Gandhi with tainted AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, top Congress leaders on Monday held a protest in the national capital.
Separatists don't believe in Insaniyat, but Kashmir was and will be part of India : Rajnath Singh
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Srinagar, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Hitting out at the separatist Hurriyat leaders for not showing "Kashmiriyat" by refusing to engage in dialogues with the visiting all-party delegation, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir was and will remain a part of India.
Online viewing of pirated films not a punishable offence: Bombay HC
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:15 pm
Mumbai, Sept 5 (IBNS): In a recent verdict, the Bombay High Court said that it's unfair to state that viewing a pirated copy of a film online is punishable offence under the Copyright Act, reports said.
Sonia Gandhi greets nation on Ganesh Chaturthi
Sep 05, 2016, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Congress Supremo Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Sonia Gandhi greets nation on Teacher's Day
Sep 05, 2016, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Teacher's Day.
G20 :Modi talks tough on corruption
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:32 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the issue of black money and corruption as he spoke at the G20 Summit here.
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:18 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 5 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UK PM Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 Summit here.
Teacher's Day: PM salutes the dedication and commitment of all teachers
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday saluted the dedication and commitment of all the teachers, on Teachers' Day.
PM Modi wishes nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Sushma Swaraj meets Italian Foreign Minister
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:35 am
Rome, Sept 4 (IBNS): Visiting Italy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Sunday.