India disappointed over US decision to sell F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): India on Saturday expressed its displeasure over America's decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
Peter Mukerjea's bail petition rejected
Feb 13, 2016, at 04:53 am
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IBNS): A sessions court judge on Friday rejected the bail plea of ex-CEO of Star India Peter Mukerjea in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, media reports said.
Bihar: Two BJP leaders killed in 12 hours
Feb 13, 2016, at 04:04 am
Bhojpur, Bihar, Fab 12 (IBNS): A top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Bihar was killed on Friday in the state's Bhojpur district, media reports said.
Another wild elephant enters Siliguri, kills 1
Feb 13, 2016, at 03:28 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Feb 12 (IBNS): Two days after a wild tusker entered West Bengal's Siliguri city and went on a rampage for nearly eight hours, another wild elephant entered Ambari area, few kilometers away from Siliguri town, on Friday early morning and went berserk.
Red Road hit-and-run case: Sambia, Sanu and Johny's judicial custody extended by 14 days
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:42 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): A sessions court in Kolkata on Friday extended the judicial custody of Sambia Sohrab and his friends Sanu and Johny, who were earlier arrested in connection with the Red Road hit-and- run case, by 14 days.
TERI asks R K Pachauri to go on indefinite leave
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:31 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) In a significant development, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on Friday directed its executive vice chairman R K Pachauri to go on indefinite leave.
Kolkata hit-and-run case: Injured man dies in hospital, accused TMCP leader granted bail
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:04 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing leader Kanishka Mukherjee, who was earlier held for hitting another car and injuring a man on Thursday night near Gariahat area, got bail on Friday from Kolkata court, even as the street dweller injured in the crash died.
Expelled CPI-M leader Rezzak Mollah joins Trinamool
Feb 13, 2016, at 12:20 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): Expelled Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah joined the Trinamool Congress on Friday.
Northern Command Investiture Ceremony held in Udhampur
Feb 12, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Udhampur, Feb 12 (IBNS) On the occasion of the Investiture Ceremony, gallantry and distinguished service awards were presented by Lt Gen DS Hooda, GOC-in-C (Army Commander), Northern Command to thirty eight officers and other ranks at Udhampur.
Kiren Rijiju interacts with J&K children
Feb 12, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju met the children from Jammu and Kashmir here on Friday.
Another hit-and-run in Kolkata: TMCP leader arrested
Feb 12, 2016, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)'s leader was arrested for allegedly hitting cars and a man by his speeding car near Gariahat area in Kolkata on Thursday night, reports said.
Jitendra Singh, Kiren Rijiju inaugurate the festival 'Destination North-East-2016'
Feb 12, 2016, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Fb 12 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space,Jitendra Singh and Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the festival 'Destination North-East-2016' here on Friday.
Ashoka Fellows for the year 2015 call on President
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) A group of 17 Ashoka Fellows for the year 2015 led by Anshu Gupta, Magsaysay Award Winner called on the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on Friday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
President to present Infosys Prizes tomorrow
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Infosys Prizes for the year 2015 on Saturday in New Delhi.
West Bengal: CPI-M activist killed in clash, 9 held
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:05 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 12 (IBNS): Nine persons, including a Trinamool Congress's student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)'s leader, were arrested for allegedly attacking a rally of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and killing an activist of the party on Thursday at Raina in West Bengal's Burdwan district, reports said.
Supreme Court gives 6 weeks for reply to Sabarimala temple board on women entry
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday gave six weeks' time to the board of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala to reply on why women would not be allowed inside the place of worship.
National Herald: SC exempts Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi from personally appearing before trial court
Feb 12, 2016, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Giving relief to Congres supremo Sonia Gandhi and party vice president in the National Herald case, the Supreme Court exempted the two leaders from personally appearing in the hearing scheduled to occur in a Patiala House court from Feb 20.
Any insult to India will not be tolerated: Irani
Feb 12, 2016, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on Friday condemned protesters who raised anti-India slogans in the JNU premises and said any insult to India in any form would not be tolerated.
Missing Snapdeal employee returns home, reunites with family
Feb 12, 2016, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Deepti Sarna, the Snapdeal employee who went missing from Ghaziabad, has finally returned home on Friday and is safe, according to police and her family.
LeT wanted to attack Jews and Israelites, says Headley
Feb 12, 2016, at 05:49 pm
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IBNS) In another revelation, David Coleman Headley, who is testifying for the fourth day from an undisclosed US prison, told a Mumbai court on Friday that the Lashkar had plans of blowing up a building because it housed Jews and Isrealites, according to reports.
Rajnath Singh promises stringent actions against anti India slogans
Feb 12, 2016, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has promised severe consequences for those raising anti India slogans in the JNU premises, according to reports.
Hanumanthappa's last rites in his ancestral Karnataka village today
Feb 12, 2016, at 04:55 pm
Hubli, Karnataka, Feb 12 (IBNS): While India mourned the death of their soldier Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, who was rescued alive from Siachen after remaining buried for six days under snow but succumbed later in a hospital in New Delhi, his final rites will be performed Friday in his village in Dhadwaad in Karnataka.
Snapdeal's missing employee Dipti Sarna found
Feb 12, 2016, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): An employee of online marketplace Snapdeal, who went missing since Wednesday, has been found, officials said.
Cong, BJP exchange barbs over Headley's claim on Ishrat Jahan
Feb 12, 2016, at 04:58 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indulged in a fresh spar on Thursday after key accused of 26/11 Mumbai attack David Coleman Headley claimed that Ishrat Jahan, killed in an encounter in 2004, was a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist.
Left Front is ready to discuss alliance with Congress for Bengal polls: Biman Bose
Feb 12, 2016, at 03:47 am
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS): A day prior to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s state committee's two-day-long meeting, the Left Front on Thursday held a meeting in Kolkata to discuss alliance issue with Congress for West Bengal assembly election, which will be held in March-April 2016.
Kashmir shuts down on 'Maqbool Bhat' death anniversary
Feb 12, 2016, at 02:23 am
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IBNS): Authorities on Thursday put severe restrictions on the movement of people in various parts of the Kashmir Valley as the area observed a complete shutdown on the occasion of the thirty second death anniversary of Mohammed Maqbool Bhat's hanging more than three decades ago.
Kejriwal announces second phase of odd-even scheme from April 15 in Delhi
Feb 12, 2016, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that the second phase of the odd-even vehicle scheme will be implemented in the national capital from April 15 till the end of the month.
Nation mourns Hanumanthappa's death, last rites in Karnataka tomorrow
Feb 12, 2016, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): India on Thursday mourned the death of Indian soldier Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, who was miraculously rescued alive from Siachen after remaining buried for six days under snow.
Mamata Banerjee mourns Lance Naik Hanamanthappa's death
Feb 11, 2016, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday mourned the death of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa.
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa loses battle, dies of multiple organ failure
Feb 11, 2016, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Indian soldier Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, who was miraculously rescued alive from Siachen after remaining buried for six days under snow, finally lost his battle in an army hospital in New Delhi as the nation mourned his death along with senior politicians and the Army.