Curfew like restrictions imposed in parts of Kashmir after beef ban creates unrest
Sep 12, 2015, at 07:25 pm
Srinagar, Sept 12 (IBNS) Prohibitory order have been imposed in downtown Srinagar to prevent protests in the wake of a call for a strike by separatists against the ban on selling beef in Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
AVBP holds foret in DU: Win all four seats in students' union election
Sep 12, 2015, at 07:02 pm
News Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS) The ABVP, the students wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Saturday retained their hold in the Delhi University, winning all four seats Students Union (DUSU) elections, reports said.
25 killed in Madhya Pradesh gas cylinder burst
Sep 12, 2015, at 06:26 pm
Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, Sept 12 (IBNS) Alleast 25 people were killed and 80 injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant near Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district on Saturday morning, reports said.
President, Vice President, Prime Minister condole loss of lives in Mecca crane crash
Sep 12, 2015, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the loss lives in the Mecca crane crash in which more than one hundred people, including two Indians, were killed and many injured.
Odisha couple commit suicide in Delhi after son dies of dengue
Sep 12, 2015, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS) In a shocking incident, the parents of a seven-year-old boy who died of Dengue earlier this week have committed suicide, media reports said.
Meat Ban: Haryana fifth BJP-ruled state to go for it
Sep 12, 2015, at 04:50 pm
Chandigarh, Sept 12 (IBNS) The Haryana Government has forced an eight-day closure on all slaughter houses in the state, joining the wagon of the states to ban sale of meet on account of a Jain festival.
Bihar polls: NDA likely to announce seat sharing deal today
Sep 12, 2015, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi/Patna, Sept 12 (IBNS) The BJP, which has managed to smoothen the ruffled feathers of its allies with a successful seat-sharing for next months' Bihar assemby polls is likely to announce it on Saturday.
Twenty feared dead in Madhya Pradesh LPG burst
Sep 12, 2015, at 03:51 pm
Habua, Madhya Ptradesh, Sept 12 (IBNS) At least 20 people are feared dead and 80 have been injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant near Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district.
Two killed as Duranto Express derails in Karnataka
Sep 12, 2015, at 03:15 pm
Bangalore, Sept 12 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as nine coaches of Secunderabad-Mumbai Duranto Express derailed in Karnataka's Gulbarga district on the wee hours of Saturday, reports said.
107 killed in Mecca crane collapse
Sep 12, 2015, at 02:57 pm
Mecca, Sept 12 (IBNS) The death toll in the crane collapse incident in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday has touched 107, media reports said on Saturday.
WB govt employees get 10% hike in DA
Sep 12, 2015, at 05:56 am
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS): West Bengal government declared 10% Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees on Friday.
Nine Indians injured in Mecca mishap
Sep 12, 2015, at 05:32 am
New Delhi /Mecca, Sept 11 (IBNS): Nine Indians have been injured as a crane collapsed at a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday, officials said.
Suspected ISIS sympathiser arrested in Hyderabad
Sep 12, 2015, at 05:10 am
Hyderabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): A suspected ISIS sympathiser, who is identified as Afsha Jabeen alias Nicky Joseph, a friend of Salman Mohiuddin, was arrested at the Shamshabad airport here when she arrived from Dubai on Friday, reports said.
Pulkit Samrat to meet dinosaurs?
Sep 12, 2015, at 02:55 am
Mumbai, Sept 11 (IBNS): Actor Pulkit Samrat who is currently shooting for his upcoming film in Calgary in Canada, has been mesmerized with the scenic beauty the city has in store to offer.
Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff visits Eastern Command
Sep 12, 2015, at 01:27 am
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS) General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army along with a delegation visited Headquarters Eastern Command at Fort William in Kolkata on Thursday.
Mumbai meat ban reduced to two days
Sep 12, 2015, at 12:36 am
Mumbai, Sept 11 (IBNS): Amid criticisms, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday moved a proposal to reduce the number of days to ban on the slaughter and sale of meat in Mumbai to two days, reports said.
DG Pak Rangers calls on Union Home Minister
Sep 12, 2015, at 12:24 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS) A delegation led by the Director General, Pakistan Rangers, Umar Farooq Burki called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, here on Friday.
Beef ban: Protests rock J&K after Friday prayers
Sep 11, 2015, at 10:49 pm
Srinagar, Sept 11 (IBNS) Violent clashes broke out between police and people protesting against the ban of beef by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court with some youth displaying Pakistani and ISIS flags here on Friday.
Yemen attack: 6 Indians killed
Sep 11, 2015, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Indian government on Friday said six Indian were killed as the two boats in which they were traveling came under aerial bombardment in Yemen on Tuesday.
PM Modi slams Congress over Parliament disruptions
Sep 11, 2015, at 10:27 pm
Chandigarh, Sept 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Congress party over the issue of Parliament deadlock and said people of India will not forgive them for their acts in the Parliament.
Government committed to make Namami Ganga a resounding success: FM Arun Jaitley
Sep 11, 2015, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS) Union Minister for Finance Arun Jaitely on Friday said that the Centre is determined to make the Namami Gange project a big success like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in the coming three to four years.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new civil air terminal at Chandigarh airport
Sep 11, 2015, at 09:34 pm
Chandigarh, Sept 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the new civil air terminal at Chandigarh airport.
Woman detained in Hyderabad airport on suspicion of IS links
Sep 11, 2015, at 09:22 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 11 (IBNS) A woman was on Friday detained in Hyderabad on suspicion of having links with terrorist group Islamic State, reports said.
Rifle snatched from cop in Kashmir
Sep 11, 2015, at 08:59 pm
Srinagar, Sept 11 (IBNS) In a rifle stanching incident, unidentified gunmen on Friday fled with a service rifle of a policeman posted outside District Court Complex in Kulgam district of south Kashmir.
PM expresses regret for the inconvenience caused to citizens of Chandigarh during his visit
Sep 11, 2015, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to citizens of Chandigarh, during his visit.
Pranab Mukherjee expresses deep concern over flooding and landslides in north eastern Japan
Sep 11, 2015, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed deep concern over flooding and landslides in North Eastern Japan.
2 militants, 2 jawans killed in J&K encounter
Sep 11, 2015, at 08:07 pm
Srinagar, Sept 11 (IBNS) In a fierce gun battle, at least two militants and same number of Indian soldiers were killed in an ongoing encounter at Zachaldara Handwara in Kupwara district of northern Kashmir, the Army said on Friday.
Meat ban : Chhattisgarh follows suit
Sep 11, 2015, at 07:48 pm
Raipur, Sept 11 (IBNS) Amid a controversy already raging in Mumbai and Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh has declared an eight-day ban on sale of meat to become the fourth BJP-ruled state to take such an action.
12 convicted,1 acquitted in 2006 Mumbai train blast case
Sep 11, 2015, at 06:16 pm
Mumbai, Sept 11 (IBNS) A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court has convicted 12 out of the 13 accused in the 2006 Mumbai suburban train blasts that killed nearly 200 people and injured more than 800.
PM Modi inaugurates Chandigarh airports's new terminal
Sep 11, 2015, at 05:28 pm
Chandigarh, Sept 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a new terminal at Chandigarh airport with enhanced facilities.