Seven Indians make it to Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy List
Sep 08, 2015, at 06:02 pm
Houston/Singapore, Sept 8 (IBNS) A list published by Forbes Asia on August 27 featured seven Indians in its annual philanthropy list from the world’s biggest continent.
PM Modi's flip-flops create confusion on what he stands for : Sonia Gandhi
Sep 08, 2015, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) Launching a scathing attack on Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the Prime Minister "has been reduced to unedifying flip-flops creating confusion on what he really stands for".
Sheena Bora murder :Sanjiv Khanna's lawyers likely to seek his release
Sep 08, 2015, at 05:33 pm
Mumbai, Sept 8 (IBNS) A day after he was taken to Kolkata in connection with the probe in the Sheena Bora murder case, Sanjiv Khanna's lawyers are likely to move application saying his detention over the last 24 hours was illegal.
Bihar poll announcement this week, likely in five to seven phases
Sep 08, 2015, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) The Election Commission of India is likely to announce Bihar poll dates this week.
PM Modi to meet India Inc today
Sep 08, 2015, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will captains of industry and leading economists on Tuesday to discuss the global economic scenario and the opportunities India can take out of it, reports said.
Machil fake encounter case: Army court confirms life sentences of 6 personnel
Sep 08, 2015, at 04:45 am
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS): The Indian Army confirmed the life sentences of six army personnel including two army officers in the 2010 Machil fake encounter on Monday, army official said.
Saradha: CBI arrests businessman Ramesh Gandhi
Sep 08, 2015, at 04:34 am
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) on Monday evening arrested businessman Ramesh Gandhi from Kolkata in connection with the Saradha financial scam.
Rajnath Singh holds delegation level talks with visiting Russian Interior Minister
Sep 08, 2015, at 04:14 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with the visiting Russian delegation headed by Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Interior of Russian Federation on Monday.
Centre gives exemptions to minority community nationals from Bangladesh, Pakistan
Sep 08, 2015, at 04:11 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): The Central Government has decided, on humanitarian considerations, to exempt Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals belonging to minority communities who have entered into India on or before Dec 31, 2014 from the relevant provisions of rules and order made under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and the Foreigners Act, 1946, in respect of their entry and stay in India without such documents or after the expiry of those documents, as the case may be.
Assam CM directs to reach out to the flood victims with relief and rehabilitation measure
Sep 08, 2015, at 04:06 am
Guwahati, Sept 7 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday directed all the Deputy Commissioners (DC’s) to ensure that there is no shortfall of food, medicines and other essentials for the flood victims areas and asked the respective departmental heads of the district to report to the administration of any shortfall for the administration to act hurriedly.
Sep 08, 2015, at 03:47 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended a special session at the National Meet on Promoting Space Technology based Tools and Applications in Governance and Development in New Delhi.
Assam CM urges Centre to fully implement OROP to the satisfaction of the war heroes
Sep 08, 2015, at 02:22 am
Guwahati, Sept 7 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday urged the Centre to fully concede to the demands of the war heroes of the armed forces in implementing One Rank One Pension.
Assam legislator booked in rape case
Sep 08, 2015, at 01:47 am
Guwahati, Sept 7 (IBNS) : An Assam legislator was booked in connection with the rape of his domestic help, police said.
PM Narendra Modi to chair high-level meeting on global economic scenario tomorrow
Sep 08, 2015, at 01:39 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding a high level consultative meeting on 'Recent Global Events: Opportunities for India,' in New Delhi on Tuesday, officials said on Monday.
India-Maldives conduct joint military exercise
Sep 08, 2015, at 01:08 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) The sixth Indo-Maldives joint Training Exercise commenced on 31 Aug 2015 with an impressive opening ceremony at Pangode Military Station in Trivandrum.
Grenade lobbed at Kashmir railway track, 2 injured
Sep 08, 2015, at 12:16 am
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS): Two Railway police personnel were injured as militants lobbed a grenade towards railway track close to Malangpora area of Awantipora town in south Kashmir on Monday.
Sheena Bora murder: Sanjeev Khanna brought to Kolkata from Mumbai for further investigations
Sep 07, 2015, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IBNS): A team of the Mumbai Police on Monday came to Kolkata along with Sanjeev Khanna, the first husband of ex-Star India Chief Peter Mukerjea's wife Indrani Mukerjea, for further investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case, reports said.
DNA tests on skeletal remains found in Raigad confirm it to be Sheena Bora's
Sep 07, 2015, at 11:34 pm
Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) In a new development in the murder case which led to the arrest of former media executive Indrani Mukherjea, DNA tests have confirmed that the skeletal remains found in Raigad close to Mumbai city have been established as that of Sheena Bora, media reports said on Monday.
J&K: One year after floods, victims cry for relief and rehabilitation
Sep 07, 2015, at 11:12 pm
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS) Ravaged by the floods last year, people of Kashmir are slowly trying to recover from the devastation they had witnessed and return to previous glory even as the victims of the natural calamity still waits for trillion corer package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.
Floods: Mufti Muhammad Sayeed expresses his commitment to rehabilitate the victims
Sep 07, 2015, at 10:07 pm
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Monday expressed his commitment to fully rehabilitate the victims of September 2014 deluge and reconstruct the flood-ravaged infrastructure.
Sheena Bora murder: Indrani Mukherjea, driver Shyam Rai sent to judicial custody
Sep 07, 2015, at 10:00 pm
Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) A court here sent Indrani Mukherjea, the prime accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, and driver Shyam Rai to 14 days judicial custody on Monday.
Eleven people allegedly sexually assault teenage girl in Jaipur
Sep 07, 2015, at 08:48 pm
Jaipur, Sept 7 (IBNS) A teenage girl in Jaipur alleged on Monday that she was sexually assaulted by 11 people last week, reports said.
Captured Lashker operative to undergo lie detector test
Sep 07, 2015, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) Showkat Ahmed Bhat, a Lashkar-e-Toiba operative captured in connection with the Udhampur attack will undergo a lie detector test on Tuesday in Delhi, reports said.
Sep 07, 2015, at 08:38 pm
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir government appointed Brij Raj Sharma as the new chief secretary on Monday.
Hoax caller who delayed international flights arrested in Bengaluru, involved in wife's murder
Sep 07, 2015, at 08:06 pm
Bengaluru, Sept 7 (IBNS) Tracking down the hoax caller who delayed departure of three international flights, Bengaluru police have arrested a techie, who had had killed his wife and was having an affair with a married woman, reports said.
Meat ban in Mira Bhayander area of Maharashtra during Jain fasting period
Sep 07, 2015, at 07:51 pm
Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-controlled Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra has imposed an eight-day ban on meat sales in Mira Road and Bhayander areas in the northern suburbs of Mumbai during the Jain fasting period, reports said.
Supreme Court refuses to intervene in FTII stalemate
Sep 07, 2015, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) In a major jolt to the protesting students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the standoff between them and the Centre over the appointment of the Chairman of the institute.
EC likely to announce Bihar poll dates today
Sep 07, 2015, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Election Commission of India is likely to announce Bihar poll dates on Monday.
Cops take Indrani Mukerjea to residence for reconstruction of Sheena Bora murder tale
Sep 07, 2015, at 06:11 pm
Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) Indrani Mukherjea, the prime accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, was taken by Mumbai police to her residence on Sunday for reconstruction of the crime, reports said.
Shutdown in Kashmir valley demanding flood compensation
Sep 07, 2015, at 05:56 pm
Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS) shops and business establishments remained closed throughout the Kashmir valley on Monday following a shutdown call by he Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) in protest against the state government's alleged apathy towards the plight of 2014 flood victims.