Lord Ganesha row: Social activists file complain against Ram Gopal Varma
Aug 31, 2014, at 04:32 pm
Pune, Aug 31 (IBNS): In the wake of the controversial tweets by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, political and social activists on Saturday filed police complaints against him, reports said.
President condoles Bipin Chandra's demise
Aug 31, 2014, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of noted historian Bipan Chandra, who breathed his last on Saturday.
Prez to attend 14th Convocation of University of Jammu
Aug 31, 2014, at 05:55 am
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Sept 1 and Sept 2 where he will attend the 14th Convocation of the University of Jammu.
Omar speaks in Kashmir Assembly
Aug 31, 2014, at 05:07 am
Srinagar, Aug 30 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday gave full credit to the people of his state for reposing faith in him and giving the chance to serve the state as the Chief Minister for about last six years.
Visva-Bharati: 3 arrested for allegedly harassing woman student
Aug 31, 2014, at 03:28 am
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): The police on Saturday have arrested three students who allegedly sexually harassed a first-year student of West Bengal's iconic Visva-Bharati University.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts his Japan visit
Aug 31, 2014, at 02:34 am
Tokyo, Aug 30 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his first visit to Japan from Saturday where an agreement was signed between the cities of Kyoto and Varanasi.
Mamata hints alliance with CPI-M to stop BJP
Aug 30, 2014, at 11:00 pm
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee sprung a political surprise when she hinted in an interview to a Bengali news channel that to keep the BJP at bay in the state a tie-up with her lifelong bete noire Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is not ruled out.
Govt admits Sharmila's struggle: Kiren Rijiju
Aug 30, 2014, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Junior Union Home Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that the long struggle of human rights activist Irom Sharmila- who has been forced fed over a decade now- has impacted the government thinking on the special army powers act in Manipur too, but there should be a way out keeping in mind the security issues.
BJP offered me Delhi CM post: AAP leader Kumar Vishwas
Aug 30, 2014, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas has said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had offered him the post of chief minister of Delhi if he could get the support of more legislators.
Two men accused of rape lynched in Assam
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:54 pm
Dispur, Aug 30 (IBNS): Two persons were allegedly beaten to death in Dibrugarh district of Assam late Friday night, reports said. The duo was accused of raping and murdering a woman at a tea garden in the Chabua area of the district.
Historian Bipan Chandra passes away
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Noted historian Bipan Chandra died on Saturday morning. He was 86, reports said.
PM Modi leaves for Japan on a five-day visit
Aug 30, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan early on Saturday morning for a five-day visit. He left at around 6 am, reports said.
PM Modi leaves for Japan on a five-day visit
Aug 30, 2014, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan early on Saturday morning for a five-day visit. He left at around 6 am, reports said.
One Indian army jawan killed in encounter
Aug 30, 2014, at 04:06 pm
Kupwara, Aug 30 (IBNS): One Indian Army soldier was killed in an encounter with militants in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday, reports said. Sources said that around 2-3 militants were believed to be fighting in the encounter.
Modi breaks his silence on cancellation of Indo-Pak talks
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:56 am
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broke his silence on cancellation of talks with Pakistan saying the neighbouring nation had made a 'spectacle' by engaging with secessionist elements in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rape incidents have reduced in WB: Mamata
Aug 30, 2014, at 05:18 am
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the number of rape incidents in her states have reduced by 12 percent.
Assam govt constituted One man Inquiry Commission for Golaghat incident
Aug 30, 2014, at 03:39 am
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) : The Assam State Government on Friday had constituted a One Man Inquiry Commission headed by Justice (Retd.) BP Katakey, retired Judge of Gauhati High Court to inquire into the Golaghat incident on Aug 20.
ULFA(I) militant nabbed, arms-ammo recover
Aug 30, 2014, at 02:11 am
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) : Security forces have nabbed a militant of United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) and recovered arms and ammunition in Assam’s Goalpara district on Friday, police said.
Assam : NDFB(S) militant attacked on army camp, 1 jawan injured
Aug 30, 2014, at 02:00 am
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) : An Army jawan was injured in Assam’s Chirang district, when suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit faction) militants had attacked on a camp of 18 Mahar Regiment on the wee hours on Friday, police said.
Meghalaya militant group uses minors to smuggle arms
Aug 30, 2014, at 01:49 am
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) : The newly floated militant group of Meghalaya Achik National Cooperation Army (ANCA) has used minors to smuggle arms and it had came to light after police apprehended five militants of the rebel group on Thursday.
Will accelerate unfinished agenda of projects with Japan: Modi
Aug 30, 2014, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Ahead of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will try to accelerate progress on the unfinished agenda of projects and initiatives that two countries have embarked upon.
Aircel-Maxis Case: CBI charges Dayanidhi Maran, his brother
Aug 29, 2014, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis deal case in a special 2G court.
CBI drops charges against Kumar Mangalam Birla in "Coalgate" case
Aug 29, 2014, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Prominent industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) decided to drop charges against him in the infamous "Coalgate" scandal.
Rs 6,000 cr chopper deal scrapped: media reports
Aug 29, 2014, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) The Centre on Friday scrapped a tender to procure 197 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH), media reported.
Difficult to block porn sites: Centre to Supreme Court
Aug 29, 2014, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) The central government has told the Supreme Court that it is difficult to block the porn sites because of the sheer presence of around four crore of them and if one is blocked another came popping up.
Modi to learn from Kyoto for Varanasi in Japan visit
Aug 29, 2014, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will learn from the historic city of Kyoto in Japan during his visit to the Asian nation beginning on Aug 30 so that the ideas can be used for betterment of Varanasi, the holy city in Uttar Pradesh on the banks of river Ganga that voted him to power.
SC stays functioning of panel to probe sexual harassment of woman judge
Aug 29, 2014, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS):The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the functioning of a panel that was set up to probe the allegations of a woman judge in Gwalior that she was sexually harassed by a senior judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Najma Heptullah clarifies her stand on Hindi-Hindu confusion
Aug 29, 2014, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah, who was slammed by Opposition for endorsing the RSS view on India as a nation of Hindus by culture and national identify, has now clarified her position saying she meant Hindi and not Hindu while speaking on the issue.
Saradha: CBI raids 21 locations in three states
Aug 29, 2014, at 05:40 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it has conducted searches in 21 locations across several states in connection with its probe into the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam.
Aug 29, 2014, at 04:45 am
Jammu, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least eight passengers were killed when a Tata Sumo in which they were travelling skidded off the road and rolled down into a 500 feet deep gorge near Nachlana curve in Banihal town of Ramban district on Thursday.