BJP eager to form alliance with AGP?

Feb 28, 2016, at 02:52 am

Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS) : After a debacle in the Bihar Assembly polls, the BJP is aiming to capture Assam by a rainbow alliance with regional party and tribal groups in the state.

Haryana rapes: 3 member committee constituted

Feb 28, 2016, at 01:35 am

Panchkula, Dec 27 (IBNS) The Haryana government on Saturday said it has constituted a three-member committee to investigate into the alleged incident of sexual assault of women near Murthal in Sonipat area of the state during the recent agitation by the people belonging to the Jat community over the issue of reservation.

Centre to provide Rs 25,000 cr for development of road connectivity in Assam: Gadkari

Feb 28, 2016, at 01:31 am

Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS) : Centre will provide Rs 25,000 crore for development of road connectivity in Assam in next five years.

West Bengal: Explosion kills 2 in Birbhum

Feb 28, 2016, at 01:13 am

Kolkata/Birbhum, Feb 27 (IBNS): A crude bomb explosion in a house killed at least two men and left another injured on Saturday at Shibpur village under Lokpur Police Station area in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

Progress made by Kerala over last few decades has been commendable, says President

Feb 28, 2016, at 12:02 am

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee launched various schemes of Government of Kerala at a function held at Kozhikode on Saturday.

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in residential building, no casualty

Feb 27, 2016, at 10:55 pm

Mumbai, Feb 27 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a residential building in Mumbai on Saturday.

Recruitment scam: Digvijaya Singh appears before court

Feb 27, 2016, at 08:47 pm

Bhopal, Feb 27 (IBNS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh appeared in a Bhopal court in connection with the Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam case on Saturday.

Pranab Mukherjee speaks at the inauguration of Muziris Heritage Project

Feb 27, 2016, at 08:18 pm

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Following is the full text of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech at the inauguration of Muziris Heritage Project in Kodungaloor in Kerala:

Our history is one of assimilation: President

Feb 27, 2016, at 08:13 pm

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated the Muziris Heritage Project at Kodungaloor n Kerala.

Our history is one of assimilation, celebration of differences: Prez Mukherjee

Feb 27, 2016, at 08:07 pm

Kodungaloor, Kerala, Feb 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Muziris Heritage Project here on Saturday highlighting on how the southernmost state of Kerala through the ages demonstrated a remarkable ability to adapt to new traditions in the spirit of tolerance and catholicity of outlook.

Kanhaiya recounts what happened in court premises on Feb 17

Feb 27, 2016, at 07:42 pm

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is in jail after his arrest on sedition charges, claimed that he was beaten and almost disrobed in the presence of police personnel in Patiala House Court premises which looked like a mute spectator on Feb 17, according to a new video that surfaced capturing his account of the incident before lawyers.

President to inaugurate six major projects in Kerala

Feb 27, 2016, at 04:39 pm

Kochi, Feb 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to inaugurate six major projects in Kerala on Saturday.

Kanhaiya claims he was beaten in presence of police in court premises

Feb 27, 2016, at 04:28 pm

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been arrested on sedition charges, claimed that he was beaten and almost disrobed in the presence of police personnel in Patiala House Court premises, media reports said.

Burdwan University: TMC-led outsiders beat students on hunger strike

Feb 27, 2016, at 05:02 am

Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 26 (IBNS): Few students of West Bengal's Burdwan University, who were on hunger strike since Thursday, were allegedly beaten on Friday evening by Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led outsiders, reports said.

Mass rapes during Haryana Jat protests? Police seek information

Feb 27, 2016, at 04:55 am

Murthal, Feb 26 (IBNS): In a chilling revelation, media reports on Friday suggested that women were pulled out of cars and gang-raped on the highway at Haryana's Murthala a week ago, during the Jat quota protests.

Calcutta HC seeks report from Jadavpur University over controversial slogan-posters

Feb 27, 2016, at 02:09 am

Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manjulla Chellur and Justice Abhijit Banerjee, on Friday asked the Jadavpur University to submit a report on the recent anti-national slogan-poster incidents in the university.

West Bengal: ISIS suspect held in Burdwan

Feb 27, 2016, at 12:02 am

Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): A suspected ISIS linkman has been detained on Friday from Burdwan district of West Bengal, reports said.

Rohith Vemula's family accuses HRD minister Irani of falsehoods

Feb 26, 2016, at 11:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) The family and friends of Hyderabad Central University scholar Rohith Vemula called a press conference on Friday in New Delhi to clear the air on what they called ‘lies’ being propagated by union HRD minister Smriti Irani in Parliament.

Kolkata: TMC activist held for killing another TMC man

Feb 26, 2016, at 10:28 pm

Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): An active member of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was booked on Thursday midnight for allegedly murdering another TMC activist in Kolkata's Baguiati area, police officials said.

Rohit Vemula was not Dalit: Police Report

Feb 26, 2016, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Hyderabad university student Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide triggering a nationwide debate on whether he had to end his life after a witch hunt for his social status, was not a Dalit but an OBC, according to reports in media quoting police sources.

Economic Survey: Services sector key driver of economic growth

Feb 26, 2016, at 09:10 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) According to the Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in Parliament on Friday, the services sector in India has made the maximum contribution to national and state incomes, trade flows, FDI inflows, and employment, contributing almost 66.1% of its gross value added growth in 2015-16.

Judge who sentenced Afzal to death slams Indian Opposition

Feb 26, 2016, at 09:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): A former high court judge who had sentenced Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to death has slammed the opposition parties in India for supporting the JNU students who were observing the death anniversary of Guru on the cmpus.

Congress slams Irani on Durga remarks, says she should be charged

Feb 26, 2016, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) While Union Minister Smriti Irani defended her remarks on Goddess Durga, Congress went ballistic against her and said her words should be expunged and she might be arrested and charged for being blasphemous.

Delhi CM urges citizens to speak up before it's too late

Feb 26, 2016, at 05:54 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Delhi CM Arvind Kerjiwal said on Friday that anyone who dreams of an inclusive India should speak up.

Oppn demands apology from Smriti Irani for Durga comment

Feb 26, 2016, at 05:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Amid opposition demand for apology for her remarks on Goddess Durga while replying on the JNU controversy, HRD Minister Smriti Irani Friday said she is a "practising Hindu and Goddesh Durga worshipper" and had to utter the words with "a lot of pain."

Centre launches safety measures for women in public transport

Feb 26, 2016, at 04:18 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): The Government of India has undertaken a project 'Security for Women in Public Road Transport in the Country'.

Doctor challenges Smriti Irani's claims on Rohith Vemula's death

Feb 26, 2016, at 04:06 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): The doctor who examined Rohith Vemula after he committed suicide has challenged Union Education Minister Smriti Irani's assertions on the Hyderabad student during her speech in the Parliament on Wednesday, reports said.

India sends relief to cyclone-hit Fiji

Feb 26, 2016, at 01:17 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) An IAF C-17 Globemaster-III being loaded on Thursday at Air Force Station Palam with relief material containing 25 tonnes of food and medicines in aid of cyclone struck Fiji.

Hate speech is not freedom of expression: Arun Jaitley

Feb 26, 2016, at 12:10 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Speaking on the JNU row, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that a hate speech cannot fall under the paradigm of freedom of expression.

Nadda hails 51% increase in outlay for Himachal in Rail Budget

Feb 25, 2016, at 11:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda on Thursday thanked the Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for increasing the outlay of railway projects for Himachal Pradesh by more than 51% over last year.