J&K, Jharkhand undergoing final leg of Assembly polls

Dec 20, 2014, at 06:04 pm

Jammu/Jharkhand, Dec 20 (IBNS): Amid heightened security arrangements, the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand are undergoing the fifth and final leg of Assembly elections on Saturday.

Devyani Khobragade stripped of her duties: NDTV

Dec 20, 2014, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was in news for her arrest and strip search in USA last year, has been removed from her duties in the Ministry of External Affairs for speaking to the news channel NDTV without the permission of the ministry, reported the channel.

"India rejects Lakhvi's release on bail"

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:42 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said India rejected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s release on bail.

Schools directed to follow SOP?

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:24 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): At a time when Pakistan witnessed a deadly militant attack on its soil where 132 school children were killed by militants in a Peshawar school, the Indian government has issued an advisory to all states and Union territories where it has reiterated CBSE's 2010 guidelines to schools in connection with dealing with terror situations, media reports said.

Saradha scam: Court sends Madan Mitra to judicial custody

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:02 am

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): Accepting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s appeal and rejecting his bail plea, the Alipur court here on Friday sent West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody till Jan 2.

Mukherjee receives Bangladesh President in Rashtrapati Bhavan

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:42 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee received Bangladesh Presdent Abdul Hamid in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

J&K to witness final phase of polling tomorrow

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:32 am

Jammu, Dec 19 (IBNS) After completing the four phases of elections with high turnout in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir will witness fifth and final phase of Assembly Elections with the Congress and the BJP locked in a do-or-die battle in the Hindu-majority Jammu region on Saturday.

PM Modi greets Jews on Hanukkah

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:31 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Tweeting in Hebrew, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished the Jewish community on the occasion of Hanukkah.

India and Mongolia need increased cooperation to prevent transnational crimes : Singh

Dec 20, 2014, at 03:07 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India and Mongolia need increased cooperation for effective prevention and detection of crime with the growth of global terrorism and transnational crimes like Drug Trafficking, Smuggling of illegal Arms and Ammunition.

Congress slams BJP over 'threatening' MLA

Dec 20, 2014, at 02:59 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Congress on Friday criticised BJP MLA Prahalad Gunjal for allegedly threatening a Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) .

India successfully tests glide bomb

Dec 20, 2014, at 02:49 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): India on Friday successfully tested a one ton indigenously-developed glide bomb in Bay of Bengal of the coast of Odisha, officials said.

BJP suspends lawmaker for 'threatening' CMHO

Dec 20, 2014, at 01:55 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended an MLA from Rajasthan for allegedly threatening a doctor over phone.

Saradha: Madan Mitra sent to judicial custody till Jan 2

Dec 20, 2014, at 01:02 am

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS) A Kolkata court on Friday send West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody till Jan 2 in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

Modi meets Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid

Dec 20, 2014, at 12:51 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid in New Delhi .

PM Modi says strong concerns conveyed to Pakistan on Lakhvi's bail issue

Dec 19, 2014, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said in Parliament that India has conveyed strong concerns to Pakistan on the issue of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's bail.

Important documents on Robert Vadra's Haryana land deal missing

Dec 19, 2014, at 07:33 pm

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Vital documents that cleared a controversial land deal in Haryana for Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, reportedly went missing, media reports said.

At least 185 abducted, 32 killed by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria

Dec 19, 2014, at 05:51 pm

Maiduguri, Dec 19 (IBNS): Boko Haram kidnapped at least 185 people, including women and children, in northeast Nigeria and also killed 32 people, media reports said.

BJP lawmaker threatens to skin medical officer alive

Dec 19, 2014, at 05:26 pm

Kota, Dec 19 (IBNS): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Rajasthan was heard threatening a senior medical officer during a telephonic conversation saying he would skin him alive.

School girl allegedly raped by hostel warden in Guntur

Dec 19, 2014, at 04:39 pm

Guntur, Dec 19 (IBNS): A school girl of class-VIII was allegedly raped by her hostel warden in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district, media reports said.

Pak army chief signs death warrants for six militants awaiting execution

Dec 19, 2014, at 04:17 pm

Islamabad, Dec 19 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on Thursday signed death warrants for six militants on death row after the government ended a moratorium on capital punishment in terror-related cases, media reports said.

Pak to appeal against bail to LeT commander Lakhvi

Dec 19, 2014, at 04:02 pm

Islamabad, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Pakistan government said it would appeal against the bail granted to top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, 54, media reports said.

Pakistani netizes show solidarity with #PakWithIndiaNoToLakhviBail

Dec 19, 2014, at 05:21 am

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS); Ind a show of solidarity across border, a hashtag named #PakWithIndiaNoToLakhviBail took off in popular micro-blogging site Twitter, reacting strongly against the decision of a Pakistani court to grant bail to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi on Thursday.

Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital

Dec 19, 2014, at 04:17 am

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi was on Thursday admitted to a hospital here.

Kolkata to witness taxi strike tomorrow

Dec 19, 2014, at 02:54 am

Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Taxi drivers, under the leadership of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and taxi owners under the leadership of the Bengal Taxi Association (BTA) have called taxi strike in Kolkata on Friday.

Prez, PM congratulates ISRO on successful launch of GSLV-MARK III

Dec 19, 2014, at 02:15 am

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful launch of GSLV-Mark III.

No reduction in retirement age: Govt

Dec 19, 2014, at 02:07 am

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): The Centre on Thursday said there is no proposal under its consideration to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years for its employees.

26/11 accused LeT commander bail: India calls move unacceptable

Dec 19, 2014, at 01:53 am

Islamabad/New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): After a Pakistan court granted bail to top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, an accused in the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai in 2008, India on Thursday reacted strongly and said the move by the neighbouring country is "unacceptable."

CBI used as tool by BJP govt: Mamata

Dec 19, 2014, at 01:22 am

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is now in the national capital, on Thursday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is used as a political "tool" by the government.

LN Mishra murder: All four convicts awarded life sentence

Dec 19, 2014, at 12:39 am

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced all the four convicts in the LN Mishra murder case to life imprisonment.

LeT militant killed in Kashmir

Dec 18, 2014, at 10:53 pm

Srinagar, Dec 18 (IBNS): A Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was killed in an encounter with the security forces on Thursday morning at Sialkot in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.