BSF jawans deaths: Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah condoles
Jun 04, 2016, at 01:53 am
Srinagar, June 3 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday mourned the death of BSF personnel in suspected militant attack on their convoy.
Mathura violence: Death toll touches 24
Jun 04, 2016, at 01:16 am
Mathura, June 3 (IBNS) The death toll in the violence that hit Uttar Pradesh's Mathura area has touched 24, forcing Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to order probe into the incident.
President attends the Golden Jubilee Convocation of Indira Gandhi Medical College
Jun 03, 2016, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee attended the Golden Jubilee Convocation of Indira Gandhi Medical College on Friday in Shimla.
J&K: BSF convoy attacked by suspected militants, 2 jawans killed
Jun 03, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Srinagar, June 3 (IBNS) At least 2 BSF personnel, including a Head Constable, were killed and 4 others were injured in an attack carried out by suspected militants on their convoy near Goriwan in Bijbehara town of south Kashmir’s on Friday,reports said.
Army join hands with Tata Motors for training to Kashmiri youth
Jun 03, 2016, at 10:29 pm
Srinagar, June 3 (IBNS) As part of Army initiative to ameliorate the unemployed youth, an event was flagged off from Udhampur by Lt Gen DS Hooda, Army Commander, Northern Command, wherein, 29 youth from Kashmir were selected for training at Tata Motors as part of a joint initiative between the Indian Army and TATA motors.
Rajasthan Government sacks 500 striking resident doctors
Jun 03, 2016, at 10:08 pm
Jaipur, June (IBNS) Going tough on the striking resident doctors, the Rajasthan government has decided to terminate the services of 500 of them, reports said.
UP govt orders high level inquiry into Mathura's park-encroachment clash
Jun 03, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Mathura, Jun 3 (IBNS) Around 366 people have been arrested following the clash between police and the people encroaching Mathura's Jawahar Bagh park, a 260-acre facility, which resulted in the death of 22 people (24 according to some), including two police personnel, the media reported on Friday.
Metro House fire: Cooling operations on at Mumbai's iconic building
Jun 03, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Mumbai, Jun 3 (IBNS) Cooling operations continue on Friday after a fire engulfed large portion of Metro House located on Mumbai's Colaba Causeway on Thursday, according to media reports.
Police bust kidney racket gang in Delhi
Jun 03, 2016, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) South Delhi's multi-speciality Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said on Friday that it is co-operating with the police and providing them with all information required to hold an inquiry into the alleged kidney sale racket.
Modi to meet Obama for seventh time in two years
Jun 03, 2016, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit America next week as a part of his five-nation tour that begins on Saturday.
Sarkar, the LA gunman, who killed his professor, was from West Bengal
Jun 03, 2016, at 07:25 pm
Kolkata, June 3 (IBNS) Mainak Sarkar, the gunman who shot dead the University of California-Los Angeles professor, William Klug and a woman, believed to be his own wife, was originally a resident of West Bengal.
Three IIT students detained in Italy, released after India's intervention
Jun 03, 2016, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Three IIT students who had travelled to Italy for the weekend from France, were detained for hours by the Italian Police before being released following intervention by the Indian mission.
PM Modi to visit Afghanistan-first stop in his five-nation trip
Jun 03, 2016, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Afghanistan on Saturday-for the second time in six months- to hold talks with President Ashraf Ghani and inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat province.
Mathura anti-encroachment drive: At least 21 killed as clash intesifies
Jun 03, 2016, at 04:17 pm
Mathura, Jun 3 (IBNS) At least 21 people, including two policemen, lost their lives as agitations intensified following an anti encroachment drive in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, reports said.
PM Modi urges people to practice yoga, shares video on Twitter
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared a video on Twitter and urged people to practice yoga.
Amit Shah meets Fadnavis over Eknath Khadse's twin scandals
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:33 am
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jun 2 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said he has given information to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Amit Shah on Maharashtra senior minister Eknath Khadse, who is mired by twin scams, media reports said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviews Border Management
Jun 03, 2016, at 02:14 am
New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju reviewed the Border Management here on Thursday.
Kolkata: Madan Mitra accuses police officials for his defeat in Bengal polls
Jun 03, 2016, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): After the results of West Bengal assembly elections were declared, former cabinet minister and jailed TMC leader Madan Mitra on Thursday reacted before the media for the first time in Kolkata's SSKM hospital, where he claimed that few police officials were responsible for his defeat.
Facebook site of WCD Ministry scales another milestone; hits 2,00,000 Likes
Jun 03, 2016, at 01:01 am
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) The Ministry of Women & Child Development on Thursday said scaled another milestone in the area of social media when the Facebook site of WCD Ministry hit 2,00,000 likes on June 1.
Shake hands with Africans: Sushma Swaraj tells Indians
Jun 03, 2016, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday urged Indians to 'shake hands' with African nationals when they met them in future.
Jun 03, 2016, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) Border Security Force (BSF) troops positioned on the South Bengal Frontier on Thursday seized silver granules, weighing about 9.7 KGs, having a market value of approximately Rs. 4,02,200.
Navy assisting in Mumbai building fire
Jun 02, 2016, at 11:39 pm
Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) The Indian Navy has joined the firefighting efforts at the Metro House in Mumbai's Colaba Causeway area, according to latest reports.
Fire in Mumbai's iconic Metro House building
Jun 02, 2016, at 11:01 pm
Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) According to latest media reports, fire broke out at the Metro House in the Colaba area of Mumbai around 4pm on Thursday.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Colaba
Jun 02, 2016, at 10:33 pm
Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) A massive fire broke out close to the Regal Cinema at Colaba area in South Mumbai on Thursday, reports said.
Crack spotted in Kolkata's Chingrighata Flyover
Jun 02, 2016, at 10:19 pm
Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) on Thursday confirmed that the crack, which was found on a side-wall of Chingrighata Flyover in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, was not a big damage and the bridge could not collapse due to the crack.
Second tallest national flag unfurled in Hyderabad
Jun 02, 2016, at 09:21 pm
Hyderabad, Jun 2 (IBNS) Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao unfurled the second tallest national flag in the country on Thursday at Hyderabad's Sanjeevaiah Park on Thursday as part of the statehood day celebrations.
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Amit Shah seeks report about allegations against Maharashtra's revenue minister
Jun 02, 2016, at 08:24 pm
Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president has sought reports about the twin allegations against Eknath Khadse, Maharashtra's revenue minister, from the state's chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, the media reported on Thursday.
Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi likely to float new party
Jun 02, 2016, at 08:09 pm
Raipur, Jun 2 (IBNS) Ajit Jogi, the first (former) chief minister of Chhattisgarh announced that he is planning to float a new party whose name will be declared on June 6, media reported.
Kolkata: Worker found dead in under-construction apartment
Jun 02, 2016, at 07:59 pm
Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): Body of a middle-aged labour was found on Thursday from a open water reservoir in an under-construction apartment at Kasba area in Kolkata, reports said.
Gulbarg Society massacre: Court to declare quantum of punishment on June 6
Jun 02, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IBNS) The Special Court on Thursday said it will declare the quantum of punishment for the 2002 Gulbarg society case on June 6, according to media reports.