Four Indian nurses killed in Yemen terror attack

Mar 05, 2016, at 04:41 am

New Delhi/Sanaa, Mar 4 (IBNS): Four Indian nurses were among the 16 people killed in a terrorist attack at a retirement home run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in Yemen on Friday.

Four Indians killed in Yemen attack

Mar 05, 2016, at 04:21 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Four Indian nationals have been killed in militant attack in Yemen on Friday, officials said.

Mamata Banerjee condoles PA Sangma's death

Mar 05, 2016, at 02:46 am

Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoled the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma.

Vice-President mourns PA Sangma's death

Mar 05, 2016, at 02:39 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has condoled the death of former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri P.A. Sangma, here on Friday.

Rohit Vemula is my icon, not Afzal Guru: Kanhaiya

Mar 05, 2016, at 12:11 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Freed from prison, JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday said his icon is late Dalit student Rohit Vemula and not hanged Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru as he targetted the government by threatening to expose the conspiracy of people who act against the Constitution.

TMC announces candidates list for upcoming Bengal polls

Mar 04, 2016, at 11:15 pm

Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): Minutes after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule in five states, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday afternoon declared its candidates list for West Bengal Assembly polls which will be starting from Apr 4.

Will like to expose the conspiracy of those who act against Constitution: Kumar

Mar 04, 2016, at 10:37 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday targeted the government and said he will expose the conspiracy of people who act against the Constitution.

Afzal Guru is not my icon, Rohit is: Kanhaiya

Mar 04, 2016, at 10:36 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who walked out of jail on an interim bail on Thursday after being interned for three weeks on sedition charges, said hanged Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru is not his icon, but Dalit student Rohit Vemula, who committed suicide in Hyderabad, is.

EC announces polls dates in West Bengal, four other states

Mar 04, 2016, at 10:14 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) The Election Commission on Friday announced dates for the assembly polls in West Bengal and four other states which will be held between April and May 2016.

Govt taking steps to contain price of essential food items says minister

Mar 04, 2016, at 09:28 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Friday said that the central government has taken a number of steps to improve the availability and to contain prices of essential food items.

Election Commission announces poll dates in five states

Mar 04, 2016, at 09:19 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) The Election Commission announced dates for assembly polls in five Indian states scheduled over April and May 2016 with West Bengal going to staggered polls in six phases.

BSF unearths secret tunnel across international border in J&K

Mar 04, 2016, at 09:02 pm

Srinagar, Mar 4 (IBNS) Soldiers of the Border Security Force came upon a 30-feet secret tunnel running through the international border in Jammu and Kashmir while clearing the area of wild grass on Thursday, according to media reports.

Pranab Mukherjee condoles passing away of PA Sangma

Mar 04, 2016, at 08:38 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday condoled the passing away of former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma.

President Mukherjee says country proud of Indian Air Force

Mar 04, 2016, at 08:34 pm

Jamnagar, Mar 4 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Standard to 119 Helicopter Unit and Colours to 28 Equipment Depot of Indian Air Force on Friday at Jamnagar, Gujarat and said the nation is immensely proud of the Indian Air Force and remains eternally indebted to the air warriors for their selflessness and sacrifice..

Politicians mourn PA Sangma's death

Mar 04, 2016, at 08:33 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Politicians from different parties on Friday mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma.

Kanhaiya should study first when on campus or join politics if he wants: Naidu

Mar 04, 2016, at 07:57 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) While JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar is trending after his fiery speech on the campus following his release from the jail, a senior BJP minister reacted saying that he is getting free publicity and students should study in the central university funded by public money.

Railway minister flags off two new trains on Friday

Mar 04, 2016, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Railway minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off two new trains -- one express and one passenger -- through video conferencing at the Rail Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

Flight landing scare: Jet Airways says extending cooperation to DGCA

Mar 04, 2016, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) After 127 passengers on board a Jet Airways plane from New Delhi had a close shave when its main landing gear collapsed during landing in Mumbai, the airline said it is extending full cooperation with DGCA and kept it informed.

Kanhaiya Kumar trending in Twitter after fiery speech, leaders shower praise

Mar 04, 2016, at 06:49 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on sedition charges in February and was released from Tihar Jail on Thursday on an interim bail, has garnered a lot of support from many quarters, especially after his fiery "azadi" speech made at the JNU campus on Thursday night, targetting the Modi government and the Prime Minister himself.

Prime Minister Modi launches Setu Bharatam programme

Mar 04, 2016, at 06:47 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Setu Bharatam programme for building bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways, in New Delhi, on Friday.

Election Commission to announce polls in five states today

Mar 04, 2016, at 06:00 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) The Election Commission will announce dates for assembly polls in five Indian states likely to be scheduled over April and May 2016.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma dies of heart attack

Mar 04, 2016, at 05:21 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Former Lok Sabha Speaker and a prominent politician from the Northeast, Purno Agitok Sangma, died on Friday from heart attack here. He was 68.

USCIRF says India denied them visa

Mar 04, 2016, at 03:25 pm

Washington, Mar 4 (IBNS) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has said that the Indian government 'failed to issue visas' to them in time for a trip to the Asian nation.

Kanhaiya walks free, challenges PM Modi in JNU speech

Mar 04, 2016, at 05:29 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who walked out of jail on an interim bail on Thursday after being interned for three weeks on sedition charges, reached the university campus and gave a fiery speech where he challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and likened him to Hitler.

J&K: Absconding cop arrested with 4 AK-47 rifles

Mar 04, 2016, at 02:31 am

Srinagar, Mar 3 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested absconding cop from South Kashmir's Kulgam district along with arms from his possession, police said.

Kanhaiya released from Tihar, reaches JNU campus

Mar 04, 2016, at 01:18 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on sedition charges last month, walked out free from the Tihar Jail in New Delhi on Thursday evening amid high security and reached the JNU campus.

Amid high security and celebrations, Kanhaiya released from Tihar

Mar 04, 2016, at 12:55 am

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on sedition charges last month, walked out free from the Tihar Jail in New Delhi on Thursday evening amid high security.

Modi invokes Rajiv Gandhi, Stalin to counter Rahul speech in Parliament

Mar 03, 2016, at 10:59 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) A day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi spoke in the Lok Sabha and questioned the government over numerous issues ranging from free speech to corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament said on Thursday that anyone can ask questions in India because this is not Stalin's Russia.

Crime against children up as per number of registered cases

Mar 03, 2016, at 10:46 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday said that as per National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 38,172 cases, 58,224 cases and 89,423 cases were registered under crime against children during 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively.

Minister updates Lok Sabha about Delhi-Jaipur Expressway

Mar 03, 2016, at 09:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) In a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Pon Radhakrishnan, said that out of the 93 structures proposed for the six laning of Delhi- Jaipur Project, nine structures have been deleted and 17 structures have been de-linked due to non availability of land.