PM Modi condoles loss of lives in floods

Aug 24, 2014, at 01:33 am

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the loss of lives caused by floods in four Indian states.

Tunnel from PoK to India discovered

Aug 23, 2014, at 11:55 pm

Jammu, Aug 23 (IBNS) The Indian Army on Saturday claimed that they have detected a 50-meter-long tunnel across the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday.

Maya takes on Modi govt, calls its 3-month tenure "disappointing"

Aug 23, 2014, at 11:12 pm

Lucknow, Aug 23 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday targetted the Narendra Modi government at Centre and said it has failed to fulfill its promises to the common people.

SC asked govt not me to clarify stand on LOP: Speaker

Aug 23, 2014, at 10:44 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): A day after the Supreme Court expressed concern that the union government is functioning without a Leader of Opposition (LOP) in the lower house of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Saturday said the court has asked the government to explain its stand on the matter not her.

Our forces responding effectively: Jaitley on Pak firing

Aug 23, 2014, at 08:20 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): While Pakistani Rangers have resorted to heavy firing at Border Security Force (BSF) posts near the international border at RS Pura sector in Jammu district killing two civilians, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the Indian forces are responding effectively.

Tamil National Alliance delegation meets Modi

Aug 23, 2014, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday received a six-member delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) from Sri Lanka here.

Prez calls upon IITs to play a pivotal role in developing newer cutting edge technologies

Aug 23, 2014, at 07:39 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday called upon IITs to play a pivotal role in an endeavour to develop newer, cutting edge technologies and utilize them for developing a variety of in-house technology solutions for the country's domestic requirements and also to export the same to other developing nations similarly placed.

SC dismisses plea seeking postponement of UPSC prelims

Aug 23, 2014, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Saturday rejected the petition of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants seeking a stay on the prelims scheduled on Sunday.

ED notice to Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP in Saradha case

Aug 23, 2014, at 06:56 pm

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a notice to Trinamool Congress’ Rajya Sabha member Ahmed Hassan Imran in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam. Imran has been asked to appear before the agency on August 25, reports said.

President condoles Ananthamurthy's demise

Aug 23, 2014, at 06:42 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the passing away of Jnanpith Awardee and renowned Kannada writer Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy.

Booing controversy: JMM activists show black flags to Union minister

Aug 23, 2014, at 06:16 pm

Ranchi, Aug 23 (IBNS): A section of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) activists on Saturday showed black flags to Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar at the Ranchi airport when he arrived for an inauguration function here, reports said.

INS Kamorta commissioned into Navy

Aug 23, 2014, at 06:14 pm

Vishakhapatnam, Aug 23 (IBNS): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday commissioned India's first indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette 'INS Kamorta' at naval dockyard in Vishakhapatnam.

Pakistan violates ceasefire again, 2 killed in firing

Aug 23, 2014, at 05:47 pm

Jammu, Aug 23 (IBNS): In a continued act of ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers killed two people and injured seven others on Saturday while firing heavily at Border Security Force (BSF) posts near the international border at RS Pura sector in Jammu district.

14-year-old hospitalised after harassment at Gwalior boarding school

Aug 23, 2014, at 05:45 pm

Gwalior, Aug 23 (IBNS): A 14-year-old student of a famous boarding school in Gwalior was badly harassed by his seniors. He was shifted to a Delhi hospital in critical condition on Friday.

BJP to hold high-level meeting in UP today

Aug 23, 2014, at 05:13 pm

Lucknow, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is scheduled to hold a high-level meeting on Saturday preparing a political roadmap for the party to take on the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.

Major ceasefire violation by PAK, two civilians killed in India

Aug 23, 2014, at 04:33 pm

Jammu, Aug 23 (IBNS): At least two civilians were killed, including an eight-year old, and four others injured in a major ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops as they targeted 22 Border Security Force (BSF) posts and several villages in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night, reports said.

Gogoi to seek CBI probe into Assam-Nagaland border violence

Aug 23, 2014, at 04:07 pm

Guwahati, Aug 23 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced that his government would seek a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the ongoing violence along the Assam-Nagaland border.

WBIDC rubbishes report of tainted businessmen in Mamata's Singapore delegation

Aug 23, 2014, at 06:03 am

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS) Amid criticism over inclusion of tainted people in a business delegation accompanying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Singapore, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) on Friday said three people as alleged in media are not part of the delegation that is currently touring with the CM.

World Photography Day celebrated by Kolkata colleges

Aug 23, 2014, at 03:35 am

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS) Kolkata's Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College and Vivekananda College collaborated to celebrate the 175th World Photography Day for two days recently.

Irom Sharmila re-arrrested, sent to custody for 15 days

Aug 23, 2014, at 03:22 am

Imphal, Aug 22 (IBNS): Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who walked free on Wednesday after a court order, was re-arrested for alleged "attempt to suicide" and sent to 15-day judicial custody.

B'lore: 13-yr-old boy thrashed with rod in govt shelter home

Aug 23, 2014, at 02:38 am

Bangalore, Aug 22 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old boy was brutally thrashed with a rod in a government shelter home here.

8-member think tank to replace Planning Commission?

Aug 23, 2014, at 02:23 am

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS) A eight-member think-tank is all set to replace the Planning Commission, media reports said on Friday.

Bihar minister's son hospitalised after being allegedly ragged

Aug 23, 2014, at 02:02 am

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): A Bihar minister's son was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Delhi hospital in critical condition, reports said on Friday.

NDFB(S) attack SSB camp along Indo-Bhutan border

Aug 23, 2014, at 01:35 am

Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS) : Bodo militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit faction) had attacked on a camp of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) along Indo-Bhutan border on Thursday night following a hardcore militant of the outfit being killed in an encounter with the security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.

Assam flood is nothing new: VK Singh

Aug 23, 2014, at 01:33 am

Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Vijay Kumar Singh on Friday said floods in Assam is "nothing new" and there is no role for DoNER to flood control.

Eminent author UR Ananthamurthy dies at 82

Aug 23, 2014, at 01:18 am

Bangalore, Aug 22 (IBNS): Eminent writer and Jnanpith awardee Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy breathed his last on Friday.

Leader of Opposition row: BJP defends stand

Aug 23, 2014, at 12:51 am

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): After the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern that the union government is functioning without a Leader of Opposition in the lower house of Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now come out in its defense.

Rape remark: Congress protests outside Jaitley house

Aug 22, 2014, at 09:50 pm

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Congress workers led a protest outside the residence of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to condemn his remark terming the "December 16 gangrape case as a small incident" that cost Indian tourism heavily.

Supreme Court seeks government response on Leader of Opposition

Aug 22, 2014, at 09:27 pm

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern that the union government is functioning without a Leader of Opposition in the lower house of Parliament.

Kerala mulls ban on alcohol sale

Aug 22, 2014, at 06:15 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala decided that bars would have to be hosted in five-star hotels across the state from next year.