I was tortured, confined illegally: FTII Director
Aug 19, 2015, at 09:34 pm
Pune, Aug 19 (IBNS) Justifying the arrest of five students in a midnight crackdown, FTII directory Prashant Pathrabe on Wednesday said he was "tortured" by the agitating students.
Craig L. Hall takes over as new US Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 19, 2015, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS) Craig L. Hall took up his assignment as U.S. Consul General in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Indian film industry condemns arrest of FTII students
Aug 19, 2015, at 08:14 pm
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IBNS): Indian film industry, including filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, condemned the arrest of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Tuesday.
Ex-servicemen on hunger strike for OROP put up black flag at Jantar Mantar
Aug 19, 2015, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) Pressing for immediate implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP), ex-servicemen have put up black flags at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar, reports said.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar condemns arrests of FTII students
Aug 19, 2015, at 07:59 pm
Patna, Aug 19 (IBNS): Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Tuesday.
India not to cancel NSA-level talks after Pak invite to Kashmiri separatists
Aug 19, 2015, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) India will not call off next week's talks with Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz though he will meet with Kashmiri separatist leaders in Delhi, media reports on Wednesday said.
India, United States seek proposals for off-grid clean energy projects
Aug 19, 2015, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): In another step forward for the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE), U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Wednesday announced that up to $2 million in grants will be made available for innovative, early-stage off-grid clean energy projects in the first round of the PACEsetter Fund, a joint 50 crore rupee ($7.9 million) fund established in June by the Governments of India and the United States to accelerate the commercialization of off-grid clean energy solutions.
Mulayam shock: One person rapes and four more named in report
Aug 19, 2015, at 06:02 pm
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IBNS) Seeking to defend the "better" law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has unwittingly triggered a controversy, saying that one person commits rape and four are named in the complaint.
President Pranab Mukherjee's wife cremated
Aug 19, 2015, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee was cremated on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi for funeral of President's wife
Aug 19, 2015, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Delhi on Wednesday morning to attend the funeral of Suvra Mukherjee, wife of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.
Kejriwal joins Modi-Nitish war of words over DNA issue
Aug 19, 2015, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) Joining the "DNA comment row" between Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has taken a swipe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment while expressing solidarity with the Bihar Chief Minister.
Come to Delhi, I will give space : Kejriwal's offer to FTII students
Aug 19, 2015, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) Hours after the midnight arrest of protesting students at Pune's Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked the students to come to Delhi and run their classes.
Sushma Swaraj meets families of Indian sailors jailed in Nigeria, assures action
Aug 19, 2015, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): The family members of 11 Indian sailors who are lodged in Nigerian jail for past one year, met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday at her office in New Delhi.
Five students of FTII arrested in midnight crackdown
Aug 19, 2015, at 03:58 pm
Pune, Aug 19 (IBNS) Five students of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) were arrested from campus after midnight on Tuesday and about a dozen more were charged as the standoff between students and authorities over centre's choice of the institute's chief escalated to a new height.
Mamata mocks Adhir for shirtless protest
Aug 19, 2015, at 04:51 am
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mocked the manner in which West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Chowdhury took off his shirt to protest during the 12-hour general strike called by his party in the state on Tuesday.
J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed mourns Suvra Mukherjee's demise
Aug 19, 2015, at 02:54 am
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow over the demise of President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee.
PM announces Rs. 1.25 lakh crore development package for Bihar
Aug 19, 2015, at 02:19 am
Patna, Aug 18 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a Rs. 1.25 lakh crore development package for Bihar.
Dignitaries pay their last respects to Suvra Mukherjee in Rashtrapati Bhavan
Aug 19, 2015, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): A host of dignitaries paid their last respects to President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
PM Modi wishes Ranil Wickremesinghe after 'wonderful performance' in Sri Lankan polls
Aug 19, 2015, at 01:44 am
New Delhi/Colombo, Aug 18 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Ranil Wickremesinghe on the 'wonderful performance' of his alliance in the parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka.
WB: BSF seize fake notes from north 24 Parganas
Aug 19, 2015, at 12:02 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): The BSF on Monday said it seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value 2 lacs in West Bengal's North 24 Pargana district on Monday.
Bangladesh PM to visit India tomorrow to attend Suvra Mukherjee's funeral
Aug 18, 2015, at 11:54 pm
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IBNS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit New Delhi on Wednesday to attend the funeral of President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee, media reports said.
PM Modi says Nitish "arrogant", launches scathing attack on Congress
Aug 18, 2015, at 11:01 pm
Saharsa, Bihar, Aug 18 (IBNS) Assailing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his "arrogance", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched for BJP's victory in the state Assembly election, saying the wind is clearly in favour of his party.
Six feared killed in Himachal landslide
Aug 18, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, Aug 18 (IBNS) Six people were feared killed in a landslide in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, reports said.
NIA releases sketches of two absconding terrorists who entered India with Naveed
Aug 18, 2015, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): With Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Naveed Yakub being subjected to a polygraph or lie detector test at a facility in south Delhi on Tuesday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has released sketches of two terror suspects who allegedly entered India along with him.
Policeman, civilian killed in north Kashmir militant attack
Aug 18, 2015, at 08:38 pm
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IBNS): Militants shot dead policeman and a civilian in Tujar area of Sopore town in North Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
Vice President condoles demise of Suvra Mukherjee
Aug 18, 2015, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Tuesday deeply condoled the demise of President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee
Congress-sponsored shutdown in Bengal evokes partial response
Aug 18, 2015, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the Congress in West Bengal on Tuesday evoked mixed response as police detained hundreds of supporters of the state's opposition party allegedly for forcing to shut business and transport.
PM Modi announces Rs. 1.65 lakh crore package for poll-bound Bihar
Aug 18, 2015, at 07:47 pm
Arrah, Bihar, Aug 18 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a special package worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore and an addition fund of Rs 40,000 crore for poll-bound Bihar in keeping with his earlier promise for the state's development.
Unknown gunmen kill cop in Kashmir
Aug 18, 2015, at 07:21 pm
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen shot dead Jammu and Kashmir policeman in Tujar area of Sopore town in North Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
PM Modi greets people on Navroz
Aug 18, 2015, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people on the occasion of Navroz, the Parsi new year.