Aug 19, 2014, at 04:33 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) CEO Rakesh Kumar in connection with an alleged bribery case, reports said.
President condoles loss of lives due to floods in Bihar, UP
Aug 19, 2014, at 04:30 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday condoled loss of lives due to floods in certain areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Train hits auto in Bihar, several killed
Aug 19, 2014, at 03:55 am
Patna, Aug 18 (IBNS) A train hit an auto rickshaw in east Champaran district of north Bihar which left at more than 15 people killed on Monday, reports said.
Bharti Foundation announces initiative to improve rural household sanitation facilities in Punjab
Aug 19, 2014, at 03:55 am
Ludhiana, Aug 18 (IBNS): Bharti Foundation, the development arm of Bharti Enterprises, on Monday announced a major initiative-'Satya Bharti Abhiyan'-to improve rural household sanitation facilities in Punjab.
Namsai becomes Arunachal's 18th district
Aug 19, 2014, at 02:30 am
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS) : On the occasion of the 68th Independence Day of the nation, it was twin happiness for more than one lakh residents of Namsai subdivision in Arunachal Pradesh as the state government has declared Namsai as the newest district of the state.
India calls off talks with Pak after envoy invites separatists
Aug 19, 2014, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): India on Monday called off the foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan that was scheduled in Islamabad on Aug 25 after the Pakistan envoy met the Kashmiri separatist leaders ahead of the dialogue for consultation, the Ministry of External Affairs informed.
Jairam Ramesh lauds Modi's call to set up more toilets
Aug 19, 2014, at 01:30 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to build up more toilets across India.
Two Garo militants flee from police custody in Meghalaya
Aug 19, 2014, at 01:11 am
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Two Garo militants fled from police custody in Meghalaya on Monday, officials said.
PM to inaugurate 4-laning of Kaithal to Raj-Haryana Border tomorrow
Aug 19, 2014, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to launch four laning of over 160 Kms National Highway from Kaithal to the border of Haryana-Rajasthan border at a function at Kaithal in Haryana on Tuesday.
ED quizzes Aparna over Saradha scam, filmmaker denies any role
Aug 19, 2014, at 12:01 am
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): Celebrated filmmaker Aparna Sen was on Monday quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Saradha chit fund scam since she had headed a women magazine started by the group as editor, even as the actress-director-editor denied any role in the monetary transactions of the company that went bust last year rolling with it many heads from the world of politics and other walks of life.
India calls off foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan
Aug 18, 2014, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): India has called off the foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan that was scheduled in Islamabad on Aug 25 after the Pakistan envoy called the Kashmiri separatist leaders ahead of the dialogue for consultation, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday.
Assam CM faces protest in tense Assam-Nagaland border
Aug 18, 2014, at 07:08 pm
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday faced protest from displaced people of various organisations during his visit to tense Assam-Nagalnd border where at least 16 people were killed by alleged Naga miscreants.
Assam: Security forces nab NDFB(S) militant
Aug 18, 2014, at 06:22 pm
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehanded a hardcore militant of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit faction) and recovered four hand grenades in Assam's Chirang district on Monday, police said.
New book on Naxal movement founder reveals China's plans for secret route to India
Aug 18, 2014, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) China's moral support for the Naxal insurgents from India in the 1960's is not an unknown fact. Publication of an editorial in People's Daily praising the Naxals or the news bulletins on Peking Radio telling about the progress of Naxal Uprising have been highly publicised and many authors have put these to record.
Saradha: Filmmaker Aparna Sen quizzed by ED
Aug 18, 2014, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday quizzed filmmaker Aparna Sen in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, reports said.
Congress slams RSS chief's Hindutva theory
Aug 18, 2014, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): As Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat urged the Hindus to unite by breaking caste barriers, Congress condemned the move of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s ideological mentor body for making ‘concerted attempts to polarise the nation’.
Flood fury continues in northern India
Aug 18, 2014, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Heavy monsoonal rain triggered flood situation hitting a large part of four north Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, reports said.
RSS chief calls for Hindu unity over caste barrier
Aug 18, 2014, at 03:19 pm
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IBNS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has urged the Hindus to unite by breaking caste barriers in matters of practicing their faith and water as he once again harped on a Hindutva identity for the nation.
Pakistan fires at 20 BSF posts in Jammu, India retaliates
Aug 18, 2014, at 02:45 pm
Jammu, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least 20 Border Security Force (BSF) posts were fired upon by Pakistan troopers in Arania and RS Pura sectors in Jammu since the wee hours of Sunday, prompting the BSF to retaliate and trigger a gunbattle, said officials on Monday.
Aug 18, 2014, at 03:45 am
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IBNS) Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has defended his government's decision to hold a day-long survey in the state by saying that he could be 'worse' than Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler of there is a problem.
Chandrababu Naidu, KCR meet to discuss disputed issues
Aug 18, 2014, at 03:21 am
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IBNS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao met on Sunday.
Aug 18, 2014, at 02:03 am
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): In a bid to attract more investments and partnerships, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee commenced her first foreign trip as she left for Singapore on Sunday.
Teacher arrested for beating 6-yr-old with iron ruler
Aug 17, 2014, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS) A lady teacher of a kindergarten school in Ghaziabad has been arrested for beating up a six-year-old child with an iron ruler. The child's crime: he did not finish his homework.
Nitish calls RSS rumor spreading society at rally with Lalu
Aug 17, 2014, at 11:23 pm
Chhapra, Aug 17 (IBNS): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who recently joined hands after twenty years of difference, held their second rally together in Chhapra district of Bihar on Sunday.
Saharanpur riots: SP probe report blames BJP
Aug 17, 2014, at 08:37 pm
Saharanpur, Aug 17 (IBNS): Political leaders have indulged in blame game hours after a five-member probe committee headed by Public Works Department Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, in connection with the Saharanpur clashes in the state, which blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the riots.
PM, VP greet nation on Janmashtami
Aug 17, 2014, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Janmashtami, which marks Lord Krishna's birthday.
Ram Jethmalani meets Geelani, Shabir Shah In Srinagar
Aug 17, 2014, at 08:11 pm
Srinagar, Aug 17 (IBNS) Famous Supreme Court lawyer and former Union Law Minister Ram Jethmalani on Saturday held met Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani at his Srinagar residence for around an hour.
Monsoon fury creates havoc in several parts of India
Aug 17, 2014, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): The monsoon fury combining incessant rains, floods and landslides continues to create havoc in several parts of India with over 500 districts being affected alone in Uttar Pradesh.
Heavy rains lash Uttarakhand, 27 dead in last 48 hrs
Aug 17, 2014, at 07:02 pm
Dehradun, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 27 people have lost their lives in the past 48 hours in Uttarakhand where heavy rains created havoc and triggered landslides, cloudburst and flooding across the state.
Pakistan opens fire at BSF posts in Jammu, India retaliates
Aug 17, 2014, at 05:58 pm
Jammu, Aug 17 (IBNS): In a fresh incidence of ceasefire violation, the Pakistani Army fired at two Border Security Force (BSF) posts in Arania area of RS Pura Sector in Jammu on Sunday morning.