Mumbai 7/11 train blasts: Five sentenced to death, lifer for seven

Sep 30, 2015, at 06:26 pm

Mumbai, Sept 30 (IBNS) A Mumbai court on Wednesday sentenced to death five convicts in the 2006 local train blasts, which killed 188 people and injured more than 800, reports said.

India ahead of China, US : Most favoured FDI destination

Sep 30, 2015, at 05:43 pm

New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) India has surpassed the US and China to become the world's most favoured destination for Foreign Direct Investment, garnering 31 billion Dollars in the first half of 2015.

7/11 Mumbai train blasts sentences today

Sep 30, 2015, at 04:28 pm

Mumbai, Sept 30 (IBNS) Nine years after the 7/11 blasts that killed many local train passengers in Mumbai in one of the worst terror attacks in the country, a special court will on Wednesday hand down sentences to 12 people convicted for plotting and executing the bombings.

Man lynched by mob in Uttar Pradesh over beef rumour

Sep 30, 2015, at 04:06 pm

Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, Sept 30 (IBNS) A man was lynched by a mob near Delhi on Monday night, allegedly over rumours that his family had eaten beef, reports said.

Bihar polls: FIR lodged against Lalu Prasad for casteist remarks

Sep 30, 2015, at 04:52 am

Patna, Sept 29 (IBNS): A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday for allegedly making casteist remarks, media reports said.

Burdwan blast: Senior Jamaat Ul Mujahideen Bangladesh leader arrested

Sep 30, 2015, at 04:37 am

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) A joint team of NIA and ATS of Jharkhand state police on Tuesday arrested a senior Jamaat Ul Mujahideen Bangladesh leader from the bordering area of Ranchi and Ramgarh district, officials said.

Mumbai: Female cops caught on camera beating up a woman during Ganesh festival suspended

Sep 30, 2015, at 04:27 am

Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Mumbai Police on Tuesday suspended the two female constables who were caught on camera slapping a woman at a pandal in Mumbai during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival on Friday, media reports said.

New Time Table for Eastern Zone released

Sep 30, 2015, at 02:50 am

Kolkata, Sept 29 (IBNS) Eastern Railways has taken several measures to improve passenger amenities and overall services in view of ensuing festive seasons.

4.8 earthquake hits Uttarakhand

Sep 30, 2015, at 01:02 am

Dehradun, Sept 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, officials said.

Sheena Bora murder case : CBI registers case against three people

Sep 29, 2015, at 11:30 pm

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday registered a case against three people in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case .

AAP leader Somnath Bharti sent to police custody

Sep 29, 2015, at 10:35 pm

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) AAP leader Somnath Bharti, who has been arrested in connection with the a case of domestic violence and attempt to murder filed by his estranged wife Lipika Mitra, has been sent to 2 day police custody on Tuesday.

Nehru, Indira were popular without social media : Shiv Sena's sidelong at PM Modi

Sep 29, 2015, at 08:51 pm

Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS) In an apparent innuendo of the burgeoning twitter following of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP's long-term ally Shiv Sena has said that "Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi were popular too, without social media."

Possible IS attack imminent : Intelligence warns Delhi, Rajasthan police

Sep 29, 2015, at 07:28 pm

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) Intelligence agencies have alerted Delhi Police and Rajasthan Police against a possible terror strike by the Islamic State.

FIR against BJP leader Sushil Modi for violating Model Code of Conduct

Sep 29, 2015, at 06:50 pm

Patna, Sept 29 (IBNS) An FIR has been filed against senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi for violating the Model Code of Conduct in the poll-bound Bihar.

Full text of PM Modi's statement at UN Peacekeeping Summit

Sep 29, 2015, at 06:16 pm

United Nations, Sept 29 (IBNS) The following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement at the UN Peacekeeping Summit:

PM Modi leaves New York for home

Sep 29, 2015, at 06:14 pm

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for home ending his seven-day visit to Ireland and the US.

Essar group's Ruias to face trial in 2G case : Supreme Court

Sep 29, 2015, at 06:09 pm

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition of the Ruias of the Essar group, saying they will have to face trial in the 2G case.

Mumbai under high alert after bomb threat at airport, Taj hotel

Sep 29, 2015, at 05:14 pm

Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS) High alert has been sounded in Mumbai following bomb threat at Hotel Taj and airport, reports said.

Government denies taking steps to appoint Ambassador for Digital India

Sep 29, 2015, at 03:18 pm

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) The government on Tuesday clarified that no move was made to appoint a brand ambassador for the Digital India Programme.

Narendra Modi presses for reforms within a fixed time frame of the UN Security Council

Sep 29, 2015, at 02:37 pm

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again pitched for the reform of the UN Security Council preserve the relevance and effectiveness of the UN.

Prez Obama and I share uncompromising commitment on climate change: PM Modi

Sep 29, 2015, at 04:47 am

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who met Barack Obama in New York on Monday, said he and the US President share an uncompromising commitment on climate change.

Somnath Bharti reaches police station in Delhi to surrender himself

Sep 29, 2015, at 04:30 am

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti, who was absconding, reached a police station in West Delhi's Dwarka to surrender himself on Monday.

DPAA visits India to search for Americans who remain unaccounted for from World War II

Sep 29, 2015, at 04:16 am

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Specialized identification and recovery teams from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) arrived in India on Sunday to search for Americans who remain unaccounted for from World War II.

Crime against children on rise in WB, data reveals

Sep 29, 2015, at 03:44 am

Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS): West Bengal is not as safe for children as it is often thought to be, particularly for minor girls, if one were to go by the data recently published by National Crime Records Bureau.

Prez, VP congratulate ISRO on PSLV's successful launch of ASTROSAT

Sep 29, 2015, at 03:23 am

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on PSLV's successful launch of ASTROSAT.

West Bengal hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches 13

Sep 29, 2015, at 03:14 am

Kolkata/East Midnapore, Sept 28 (IBNS): The toll in the West Bengal hooch tragedy rose to thirteen with the death of five more persons on Monday, reports said.

Naredra Modi meets Obama, Hollande , Cameron in New York

Sep 29, 2015, at 02:43 am

New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New York and met three top leaders of the world, including US President Barack Obama, on Monday.

Governor of Meghalaya gets additional charge of Governor of Manipur

Sep 29, 2015, at 02:11 am

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS) V. Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya will perform the functions of the Governor of Manipur, in addition to his own duties, officials said.

Encash launches pan-India lifestyle magazine The Mirror

Sep 29, 2015, at 01:42 am

Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS) Encash Entertainment Limited has officially launched the logo of the magazine – The Mirror.

Boat capsizes in Assam, several feared missing

Sep 29, 2015, at 01:23 am

Kamrup , Sept 28 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been missing as mechanised boat, which was carrying nearly 200 people, capsized in the Kalahi river in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday, reports said.