Hydrogen bomb test: India asks North Korea to refrain from such actions

Jan 06, 2016, at 08:42 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) Hours after North Korea claimed that it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, India on Wednesday asked the Asian nation to refrain itself from such actions.

Indian Railways invites people's suggestions on proposed development authority

Jan 06, 2016, at 08:38 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) The Railways ministry has invited suggestions from the public on the concept note prepared by it for the formation of the Rail Development Authority of India (Authority).

Crude bomb hurled near Meenakshi temple

Jan 06, 2016, at 08:14 pm

Madurai, Jan 6 (IBNS): A crude bomb was hurled by unidentified men close to the East Tower of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on Tuesday, reports said on Wednesday.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out near Triangular Park, no casualty

Jan 06, 2016, at 08:13 pm

Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a four-storey building near Triangular Park in south Kolkata on Wednesday early morning, reports said.

HC asks Delhi govt whether it can restrict odd-even rule to a week

Jan 06, 2016, at 08:08 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned Delhi Government's newly imposed odd-even commuting rule, asking them if it can be stopped this week instead of the original fortnightly plan as it is already creating a trouble for commuters in the city.

BJP MLA arrested in Bengal after hate speech leads to violence

Jan 06, 2016, at 06:35 pm

Malda,West Bengal, Jan 6 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Shamik Bhattacharya along with 10 other party activists has been arrested in Malda in West Bengal on Wednesday in connection with in the case of a mob attacking a police station in the Kaliachak area on Sunday, reports said.

Actor Sanjay Dutt to be released from jail on Feb 27

Jan 06, 2016, at 05:01 pm

Mumbai, Jan 6 (IBNS) Actor Sanjay Dutt, jailed in an illegal arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, will be released on February 27, media reports said.

16-year-old girl gang-raped, murdered in Uttarakhand

Jan 06, 2016, at 04:40 pm

Dehradun, Jan 6 (IBNS) A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by four people in Uttarakhand, reports said.

Obama urges US citizens to stop gun violence

Jan 06, 2016, at 04:17 pm

Washington, Jan 6 (IBNS) Gun violence is one of the major issues plaguing the US right now, something President Obama wants to stop, calling it a phenomenon that makes him mad whenever he thinks about the lives lost due to the same, according to reports.

Pathankot attack: Punjab police officer, friend and cook being interrogated by NIA

Jan 06, 2016, at 04:12 pm

Pathankot, Jan 6 (IBNS) Punjab police officer Salwinder Singh, his friend and cook, who were allegedly abducted by the terrorists a day before the attack on the Pathankot air base on Saturday, are being questioned by the National Investigation Agency.

WB: 7 ministers to oversee Gangasagar Mela 2016

Jan 06, 2016, at 05:06 am

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): After a preparatory meeting at state's main administrative building-Nabanna-on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to depute seven cabinet ministers to Sagar Island in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas districts during the Gangasagar Mela, which will start from next Sunday (Jan 12).

J&K: Police holds Hizbul Mujahideen militant responsible for father-son murder

Jan 06, 2016, at 05:02 am

Srinagar, Jan 5 (IBNS): Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday claimed to have solved what it termed as 'mysterious killing' of a father-son duo in Sopore area of north Kashmir by arresting a militant of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit.

Income Tax department conducts raids at Apollo Hospitals

Jan 06, 2016, at 04:31 am

Chennai, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted raids across various premises of popular health-care chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd, media reports said.

WB: Parents and grandmother arrested for killing baby girl in Nadia

Jan 06, 2016, at 03:53 am

Kolkata/Nadia, Jan 5 (IBNS): The police on Tuesday arrested three for killing a baby girl at Santipur area in West Bengal's Nadia district, reports said.

TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee files FIR after men allegedly broke into her home

Jan 06, 2016, at 03:42 am

Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS): Television actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who is better known as 'Anandi' form Balika Vadhu, filed an FIR in Mumbai's Kandivali police station on Monday, alleging that she was molested by few imposters who pretended to be cops, reports said.

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Jangalmahal Utsav in West Midnapore

Jan 06, 2016, at 02:38 am

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday flagged off the second edition of Jangalmahal Utsav in West Bengal's West Midnapore district and distributed prizes for the Jangalmahal Cup.

PM Modi mourns ex-Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia's death

Jan 06, 2016, at 02:17 am

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the death of former Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia.

Saradha: Chidambaram's wife named in CBI chargesheet

Jan 06, 2016, at 01:43 am

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed the sixth supplementary chargesheet in connection with their ongoing probe into the Saradha financial scam where they named the wife of former finance minister P. Chidambaram's wife Nalini, sources said.

Cabinet Secretary chairs meeting on relief ops in Manipur

Jan 06, 2016, at 12:57 am

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Cabinet Secretary P. K. Sinha chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee here on Tuesday to take stock of ongoing relief operations in Manipur.

Mechanized delivery of postal and parcel services launched in Kolkata

Jan 05, 2016, at 11:28 pm

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal Postal Circle, Arundhaty Ghosh launched the delivery of business and e-commerce parcels through mechanized delivery system to meet the needs of customers in the growing e-commerce segment here on Tuesday.

Kolkata: 2 suspects arrested with firearms from Garden Reach

Jan 05, 2016, at 11:21 pm

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the police on Monday nabbed two suspects with firearms from Garden Reach area in Kolkata, reports said.

Part of old house crashes in Kolkata, teenager injured

Jan 05, 2016, at 10:43 pm

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): A portion of an old residential building in north Kolkata's Keshab Chandra Sen Street area crashed on Tuesday morning which left one teenager boy injured, reports said.

Pathankot: Nawaz Sharif calls PM Modi

Jan 05, 2016, at 10:40 pm

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a call on Tuesday from his Pakistani counterpart Muhammad Nawaz Sharif regarding the terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase.

Kolkata: Woman's dead body found from Kasba flat

Jan 05, 2016, at 10:36 pm

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday said a body of a middle-aged woman was recovered from a flat at Naskarhat Uttarpara area under Kasba Police Station in south Kolkata on Monday.

Six terrorists have been neutralised, combing ops on: Manohar Parrikar

Jan 05, 2016, at 09:58 pm

Pathankot, Jan 5 (IBNS): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said six terrorists, who had attacked the Pathankot air base, have been neutralised.

Defamation case: Arun Jaitley appears in court

Jan 05, 2016, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley appeared in the court here in connection with the defamation suit filed by him against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other senior AAP leaders.

PM interacts with global oil and gas experts

Jan 05, 2016, at 08:59 pm

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with global oil and gas experts.

Defamation case: Jaitley arrives in court

Jan 05, 2016, at 08:40 pm

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is currently present in a Delhi court on Tuesday in connection with the defamation suit filed by him against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other senior AAP leaders.

Pathankot attack: Shiv Sena slams Modi for his Pakistan diplomacy

Jan 05, 2016, at 08:22 pm

Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s disgruntled ally Shiv Sena, has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Pakistan policy and his recent show of bonhomie with Nawaz Sharif, in the aftermath of the Pathankot terror attack by militants from across the border.

Pathankot attack: Shiv Sena slams Modi for his Pakistan diplomacy

Jan 05, 2016, at 08:21 pm

Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s disgruntled ally Shiv Sena, has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Pakistan policy and his recent show of bonhomie with Nawaz Sharif, in the aftermath of the Pathankot terror attack by militants from across the border.