JNU row: Congress bemused with PM's silence

Feb 20, 2016, at 01:58 am

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) As video clippings of BJP lawmakers manhandling students and journalist are doing the rounds, the Congress on Friday expressed their dismay over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the matter.

JNU row: Left Front to host protest march in Kolkata on Feb 21

Feb 19, 2016, at 11:54 pm

Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): Protesting against the Centre's handling of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) row, the Left Front (LF) has called for a rally in Kolkata on Feb 21.

Haryana quota clash: 1 die in police firing

Feb 19, 2016, at 10:36 pm

Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IBNS) One person was killed and six were injured as the police fired on protesters demanding they be given government jobs under OBC quota, near the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) campus in Rohtak in Haryana, according to media reports.

JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar seeks bail in Delhi High Court

Feb 19, 2016, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Seeking bail, arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar has moved to the Delhi High Court on Friday.

SC sends notice to Salman Khan regarding acquittal in hit-and-run case

Feb 19, 2016, at 09:17 pm

Mumbai, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Supreme Court (SC) sent a notice to actor Salman Khan on Friday asking why his acquittal by the Bombay High Court in the 2002 hit-and-run case should not be overturned, according to media reports.

Kejriwal blasts BJP over OP Sharma treatment

Feb 19, 2016, at 08:46 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Taking a jibe at the soft treatment meted out by police to BJP legislator OP Sharma, who was seen beating up a Leftist supporter of arrested JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar during his production in a court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said under the union government anyone can get away with murder, rape and assault with the excuse of acting against those shouting anti-India slogan.

JWGACTC meeting between India , United States concludes in New Delhi

Feb 19, 2016, at 08:18 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The 2nd meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of the Indo – US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative, was organised in India from 15 to 18 Feb 16.

Modi pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji

Feb 19, 2016, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Swami Chhatrapati Shivaji on his birth anniversary.

Pathankot attack: Pakistan lodges FIR

Feb 19, 2016, at 08:01 pm

Islamabad, Feb 19 (IBNS) Pakistan has lodged a First-Information Report (FIR) against the alleged attackers of the Pathankot airbase in India's Punjab state in January,media reports said on Friday.

Delhi police chief B S Bassi not in list for post in top anti-corruption agency

Feb 19, 2016, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Delhi Police Chief BS Bassi, who is facing criticism over the JNU arrests, is not in the list of aspirants for a post-retirement senior post after his tenure ends this month as boss of the national capital police force, according to media reports.

Anti-India chanter Umar Khalid can surrender if situation is conducive, says father

Feb 19, 2016, at 06:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The family of Umar Khalid, the missing student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who was caught in camera shouting anti-India and pro-Afzal Guru and Kashmir independence slogans, said he can surrender only if there is a conducive atmosphere for the same.

JNU: SC denies to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea

Feb 19, 2016, at 05:29 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Supreme Court, where arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar a day ago filed a bail plea fearing for his life as violent protests by lawyers marked his production in a lower court, on Friday refused to hear the petition and asked him to file for the same in an appropriate court (read high court).

Indian citizen arrested in Pakistan for holding PNIC

Feb 19, 2016, at 05:20 pm

Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) An Indian national was arrested on Thursday in Islamabad by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for holding a Pakistani National Identity Card (PNIC), according to reports.

Jat protests turn violent, mobile internet services suspended in Rohtak

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:10 pm

Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IBNS) Mobile internet services have been suspended by the administration as protests in Haryana's Rohtak gains momentum, entering the sixth day on Friday, according to reports.

Modi,Sharif to meet in Washington next month?

Feb 19, 2016, at 03:33 pm

Islamabad, Feb 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif are likely to meet Washington next month, media reports said on Friday.

Being opposed to BJP and RSS is biggest crime now: Kejriwal

Feb 19, 2016, at 02:28 pm

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'anti-India slogans' row and said being opposed to the ruling party and the RSS is the 'biggest crime now'.

Nawaz Sharif's remark on Kargil confirms truth: Vikas Swarup

Feb 19, 2016, at 05:04 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): In response to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's comment that the Kargil venture by his country's troops in 1999 was a back stab for the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the two neighbouring nations were engaged in a peace process, India on Thursday said the remark was confirmation of truth.

J&K govt enhances militia personnel relief

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:39 am

Jammu, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir government has enhanced the monthly relief given to former militia personnel and their widows.

Pro-Afzal slogan-posters at JU: PIL filed in Calcutta HC against protesters

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:34 am

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): The West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court, demanding legal action and National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the 'anti-national' slogan and poster issue at Jadavpur University.

JK Police asks nearby residents to stay indoor during encounters

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:21 am

Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday asked people living within two-kilometres from the site of a gunbattle to stay indoors.

PM Modi unveils operational guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Feb 19, 2016, at 04:16 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the operational guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana at a massive farmers' rally in Sehore in Madhya Pradesh.

Pro Afzal slogan-posters at JU: Guv seeks report, protester receives death threat

Feb 19, 2016, at 03:00 am

Kolkata/Siliguri, Feb 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Thursday said that he has sought reports from the state government on anti-national slogan issue at Jadavpur University (JU).

Congress mock BJP, says PM Modi failed nation

Feb 19, 2016, at 02:04 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) The Indian National Congress on Thursday took a shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP government, stating that they have failed the nation.

BJP lawmaker terms farmer suicide as fashion, triggers row

Feb 19, 2016, at 01:42 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) BJP MP Gopal Shetty sparked an outrage on Thursday after he termed farmer suicide as a fashionable trend, according to reports.

TN CM announces new scheme to allow senior citizens free bus rides

Feb 19, 2016, at 01:39 am

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa announced a free bus riding scheme for senior citizens on Thursday.

Officer trainees of Indian Audit and Accounts Service call on the President

Feb 18, 2016, at 11:33 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) A group of Officer Trainees of Indian Audit and Accounts Service (2015 batch) including 2 Officer Trainees from Royal Audit Authority of Bhutan called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.

CPI-M seeking support from all democratic parties in Bengal polls: Sitaram Yechury

Feb 18, 2016, at 11:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): After the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s central committee's two-day-long meeting was over, party's general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said that the party was seeking support from all democratic parties to defeat the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and isolate the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal.

SC to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea tomorrow

Feb 18, 2016, at 10:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) The Supreme Court is all set to hear the bail plea of arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday.

JNU row: ABVP's counter rally triggers tension in Kolkata's Jadavpur University

Feb 18, 2016, at 09:54 pm

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): Protest and counter-protest on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue raised tension in front of Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) on Thursday.

UP: Groom killed in celebratory firing

Feb 18, 2016, at 09:21 pm

Lucknow, Feb 18 (IBNS) In a tragic incident, a groom was killed during a celebratory firing as a marriage procession reached a guest house in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur city on Wednesday, reports said on Thursday.