Satyarthi, Malala to receive Nobel awards tomorrow
Dec 09, 2014, at 11:37 pm
Oslo, Dec 9 (IBNS): India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousufzai will be formally awarded the Noble price in Norwegian Oslo on Wednesday.
Abusive remark: BJP seeks apology from Kalyan Banerjee
Dec 09, 2014, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded an apology in the Lok Sabha from Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for his objectionable remarks against former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shashtri.
Delhi rape: Uber driver booked in more molestation cases
Dec 09, 2014, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): In a shocking revelation, the Uber cab driver, accused of raping a woman professional in the national capital, was booked in several other cases in the last eight years including sexual assault and molestations, reports said.
Uber rape: Rajnath promises to bring offender to justice
Dec 09, 2014, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday made a statement in the Rajya Sabha on the Uber cab rape case and promised that the government will take all necessary steps to bring the offender to justice.
Juvenile Justice: Do We Want Retribution, Or Reformation
Dec 09, 2014, at 09:19 pm
Children cannot be made to pay the price for the inefficiency of a system – clearly reflected in the poor implementation of the Juvenile Justice legislation. Strengthening the existing system through the effective implementation of the legislation should have been the call of the hour, rather than its amendment, writes Puja Marwaha, CEO, Child Rights and You (CRY)
Dec 09, 2014, at 09:10 pm
In a clear indication of deepening polarization in the constitution drafting process in Nepal, 20 out of 31 parties represented in the Constituent Assembly (CA), on November 20, 2014, rejected the seven-province proposal of the ruling alliance - the Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). The dissident parties alleged that the joint proposal was against the spirit of the Interim Constitution of 2007 and earlier peace agreements, including the 11-Point Agreement, 7-Point Agreement and 23-Point Agreement. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who is also President of the ruling NC, and CPN-UML Chairman K.P. Sharma Oli, had jointly presented the seven-province proposal at a meeting of the Constitutional Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee (CPDCC) on November 3, 2014.
Chhattisgarh: The Same Trap, Again
Dec 09, 2014, at 09:08 pm
In a guerrilla ambush, showing sufficient elements of mobile warfare, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed 14 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel including two officers, Deputy Commandant B.S. Verma and Assistant Commandant Rajesh Kapuria, and injured another 14 on the outskirts of Kasalpar village, near Chintagufa and Chintalnar, close to the Dornapal-Jagargunda Road in Sukma District, on December 1, 2014. CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) D. Upadhyay disclosed that the Maoists looted 10 AK-47s, including three UBGL (Under Barrel Grenade Launcher) attachments, 900 rounds, 30 UBGL grenades, an INSAS LMG with 300 rounds, an INSAS rifle with one magazine, four bullet proof jackets, a GPS and two binoculars, after the encounter.
Jammu and Kashmir: Frantic Thrust
Dec 09, 2014, at 09:06 pm
With major terrorist attacks intended to disrupt the electoral process in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), India accused Pakistan of "mainstreaming terrorism", even as the first two of five phases of the State Assembly Elections conducted on November 25 and November 30, 2014, registered record turn-outs of 71.28 and 72.1 per cents, respectively. Evidently, the anxiety within the establishment at Islamabad has been pushed to a new level, and terrorist groups operating in J&K, directly under the aegis of Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), unleashed a series of attacks just two days after the first round of polls.
Dec 09, 2014, at 09:03 pm
Dr. Rubina Khalid (55), a senior professor of the Dow University of Health Sciences and a Sunni, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on University Road in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the night of November 25, 2014. Police said it was still unclear whether the shooting was a robbery gone wrong or a targeted murder.
Assembly polls: J&K, Jharkhand witness moderate turnout so far
Dec 09, 2014, at 08:47 pm
Srinagar/ Ranchi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Braving the chilly weather of Jammu and Kashmir, the northern state witnessed a moderate turnout till noon in the third leg of the five-phase Assembly elections on Tuesday.
Uber rape: Cab service under scanner, unregistered cabs face action
Dec 09, 2014, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): As outcry followed over the rape of a young woman by a driver of US-based Uber cab firm in Delhi, the national capital government has decided to ban all internet apps based radio taxi services, triggering a debate on whether banning cab firms could be a solution to the problem.
Rajnath Singh asks states to ban web-based cab services
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked all state government to consider banning internet-based taxi services, media reports said.
One killed, two injured in Delhi road accident
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and two others seriously injured as a speeding Audi SUV hit a dumper truck late Monday night, media reports said.
Delhi govt likely to consider ban on web-based cab services
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Decd 9 (IBNS): After the arrest of an Uber cab driver for allegedly raping a passenger, the Delhi government is now mulling a ban on all cab services operating through web-based apps, media reports said.
PM Modi wishes Sonia Gandhi on her birthday
Dec 09, 2014, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a tweet on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
J&K, Jharkhand undergo third phase assembly polls
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:52 pm
Srinagar, Dec 9 (IBNS): Amid heavy security arrangements, the third phase of voting is underway in three Kashmir districts - Budgam, Pulwama and Baramulla with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking re-election in the third round of staggered elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Happiness of citizens foremost objective of welfare state: President
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:58 am
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee attended the launch of 'Mobile One', a Mobile Governance application of the government of Karnataka as the Chief Guest at Bangalore on Monday.
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Tharoor slams Sushma Swaraj over her Bhagavad Gita remarks
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:42 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Former Union Minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday attacked External affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her comments on declaring holy book Bhagavad Gita as a national scripture and said he was astonished by her remarks.
PM Modi wins reader poll for TIME Person of the Year
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:37 am
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the reader poll for TIME Person of the Year.
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Sonia Gandhi not to celebrate her birthday this year
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:08 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): In wake of the recent terror and Naxal attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh, Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi has directed his partymen not to celebrate her birthday.
Saradha scam: CBI summons Madan Mitra
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:46 am
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has sent second summon to West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra on Monday.
Uber cab service banned in Delhi
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:45 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Days after a woman passenger was raped by a driver, the Delhi government banned the operation private cab service Uber on Monday, reports said.
PM Modi visits Badam Bagh Cantonment
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:40 am
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday visited the Badam Bagh Cantonment here and paid tributes to the soldiers killed in Friday's militant attack in Uri.
Your pains and troubles are mine: Modi tells Kashmiris
Dec 08, 2014, at 11:34 pm
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday promised to bring around development in Jammu and Kashmir and invoked former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's concepts of communal harmony, humanity and democracy as he said that the problems of the natives here are his own troubles.
Delhi cab rape: Accused Uber driver remanded in police custody
Dec 08, 2014, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Uber cab driver, who was arrested for raping a 25-year-old woman passenger in the national capital, has been sent to a three-day police custody for interrogation by a Delhi court.
RS Chairman Ansari calls all-party meeting on hate speech deadlock
Dec 08, 2014, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari called an all-party meeting to end the deadlock over union minister Niranjan Jyoti’s hate speech after a week of disruptions despite statements by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in both houses, media reports said.
MDMK chief Vaiko walks out of NDA
Dec 08, 2014, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): MDMK chief V Gopalaswamy or Vaiko on Monday walked out of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), days after he hit out at two BJP leaders for criticizing him over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:32 pm
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Working President of National Conference Omar Abdullah Monday alleged that people were brought from Jammu for election rally in Srinagar.
Form a stable government in J&K: Modi
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally at Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir and urged people to form a 'stable government' in the state.
Complete shutdown observed in Kashmir
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:23 pm
Srnagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): A complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on Monday.