West Bengal Education Min calls JU protesters for talks

Jan 09, 2015, at 07:59 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has called the protesting students of Jadavpur University for a discussion to end the crisis on Friday (Jan 9).

Bangladeshi cattle smuggler kills BSF constable

Jan 09, 2015, at 04:24 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed on Thursday while trying to stop Bangladeshi cattle smugglers in Indo-Bangladesh border.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: PM meets Guyana Prez

Jan 09, 2015, at 03:41 am

Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the President of Guyana Donald R Ramotar, on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gandhinagar.

Sunanda case: Tharoor's domestic help questioned

Jan 09, 2015, at 03:23 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): The Delhi Police on Thursday questioned Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's domestic help Narayan Singh in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's murder case, reports said.

19th National Youth Festival begins in Guwahati

Jan 09, 2015, at 02:39 am

Guwahati, Jan 8 (IBNS): The 19th National Youth Festival was began in Assam's capital city Guwahati on Thursday.

Omar decides to discontinue as J&K caretaker CM

Jan 09, 2015, at 02:32 am

Srinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS): Omar Abdullah has decided to not continue as the caretaker Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and said the state needs a full-time administrator to deal with the situation along the border with Pakistan.

Bengal received huge investment proposals: Mamata

Jan 09, 2015, at 01:58 am

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her state bagged investment proposals worth Rs 2 lakh 43 thousand Crore in the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit held here.

NIA Chief visits Assam's Kokrajhar district

Jan 09, 2015, at 01:16 am

Guwahati, Jan 8 (IBNS): National Investigation Agency (NIA) Chief Sharad Kumar on Thursday visited several areas in Assam's Kokrajhar district and reviewed the investigation process by the agency of the massacre by NDFB(S) militants in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar district, which left at least 80 adivasi people dead and rendered more than two lakh homeless.

Bangalore blast: Two IM suspects detained

Jan 09, 2015, at 01:10 am

Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IBNS): The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bangalore Police has detained two India Mujahideen (IM) suspects from Bhatkal in connection with Church Street explosion that had taken place in the city in December last year.

Salman hit and run case: Prosecutor demands re-examination RTO officer

Jan 09, 2015, at 12:11 am

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): In a development to Bollywood actor Salman Khan's hit and run case, the prosecutor has asked for a re-examination of the RTO officer, reports said.

Let's work together : Swarj to overseas Indians

Jan 08, 2015, at 10:27 pm

Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS) Calling for a closer bond with the Indian diaspora across the globe, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said the Government was determined to work closely with it to leverage each other's strengths to mutual benefit.

PM Modi to NRIs: Opportunities awaiting you in India

Jan 08, 2015, at 07:35 pm

Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that several opportunities are waiting for NRIs (non-resident Indians) in India.

PM Modi inaugurates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Gandhinagar

Jan 08, 2015, at 06:10 pm

Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS): Amid unprecedented security blanket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this year’s edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Thursday in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar at the swanky Mahatma Mandir.

School girl allegedly gang-raped in Noida

Jan 08, 2015, at 05:53 pm

Ghaziabad, Jan 8 (IBNS): A 16-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three men in Noida on Wednesday, police said.

Delhi police chief denies pressure from Tharoor on Sunanda death case

Jan 08, 2015, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi denied any pressure following a letter written by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor alleging that police officers pressurised his help into framing him in the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, media reports said.

PM Modi to kick-start Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Gandhinagar

Jan 08, 2015, at 04:28 pm

Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS): Amid unprecedented security blanket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate this year’s edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Thursday in Gujrat’s Gandhinagar’s swank Mahatma Mandir.

Rail, air traffic hit due to heavy fog in Delhi

Jan 08, 2015, at 04:01 pm

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): As many as 41 trains have been delayed while one has been rescheduled as Delhi woke up to dense fog on Thursday with visibility dropping down to barely 50 metres at 5:30 am, media reports said.

Lankan President Rajapakse confident to return to power

Jan 08, 2015, at 03:50 pm

Hambantota (Sri Lanka), Jan 8 (IBNS): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said he was confident that he would be returned to power, media reports said.

France: Gunmen attack satirical magazine office, kill 12

Jan 08, 2015, at 05:48 am

Parish, Jan 7 (IBNS): France witnessed a dark day in its history with unknown gunmen attacking the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and killing at least 12 people , including cartoonists and two policemen, as global leaders joined to condemn the incident on Wednesday.

BJP distances itself from Sakshi Maharaj's '4 children' remark

Jan 08, 2015, at 05:19 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday distanced itself from party MP Sakshi Maharaj's remark that Hindu women should produce four children and said it was the leader's personal opinion.

President, PM mourns loss of lives in AP bus mishap

Jan 08, 2015, at 04:43 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have condemned the loss of lives in bus mishap in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday which has killed more than 12 people.

President promulgates Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance

Jan 08, 2015, at 03:47 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated the Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 with immediate effect.

Bollywood fraternity criticises Sakshi Maharaj's '4 children' remark

Jan 08, 2015, at 03:33 am

Mumbai, Jan 7 (IBNS): The Bollywood fraternity on Wednesday expressed their shocks over BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's remark where he asked Hindu women to give birth to four children.

Sonia Gandhi condemns attack on Paris magazine office

Jan 08, 2015, at 02:41 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday condemned the attack in Paris magazine office which killed 12 people and said she was shocked by the 'audacity of gruesome act'.

Barack Obama condemns Paris magazine office attack

Jan 08, 2015, at 02:34 am

Washington, Jan 7 (IBNS): President Barack Obama has condemned the "horrific" attack in Paris magazine office, which left at least 12 people dead.

SIT to probe Sunanda Pushkar murder: Delhi Police

Jan 08, 2015, at 01:47 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will now probe the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, Delhi Police chief BS Bassi said on Wednesday.

Indian Prez, PM condemn Paris magazine office attack

Jan 08, 2015, at 12:58 am

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly condemned the "terrorist attack" on a media office in Paris and expressed anguish over the loss of "innocent lives."

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to visit India

Jan 08, 2015, at 12:00 am

Washington, Jan 7 (IBNS): US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ahmedabad in India, on Jan 10 to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, spokesperson Jen Paski said in a statement.

IS leaves terror threat note at Mumbai airport, CISF probes

Jan 07, 2015, at 11:19 pm

Mumbai, Jan 7 (IBNS): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday started an investigation on a threat by terror outfit Islamic State that was scribbled on a wall of the Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, reports said.

Gunmen attack Paris HQ of French satirical magazine, 11 killed

Jan 07, 2015, at 10:57 pm

Paris, Jan 7 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed as gunmen attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, media reports said.