Heavy firing by Pakistan in Poonch
Aug 07, 2015, at 03:57 pm
Jammu, Aug 7 (IBNS) In a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and mortar shelling at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday morning, reports said.
Aug 07, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Justice Dipak Misra, who headed the Supreme Court bench that rejected 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon's eleventh hour appeal against his hanging, has received a threatening letter, reports said.
Terrorists open fire at Udhampur police post, 2 SPO's injured, firing underway
Aug 07, 2015, at 05:38 am
Udhampur, Aug 6 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists opened fire at a police post in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday night leaving two Special Police Officers (SPO's) injured in the attack.
Police post in Udhampur comes under terror attack, intermittent firing on
Aug 07, 2015, at 05:04 am
Udhampur, Aug 6 (IBNS): A police post in Jammu's Udhampur district has been attacked by two suspected terrorists, reports said on Thursday.
President to visit Odisha from Friday to Saturday
Aug 07, 2015, at 03:12 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Odisha from Friday to Saturday.
Railway Ministry convenes meeting of Financial Institutions
Aug 07, 2015, at 02:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Following up on the Banks' & Financial Institutions' Conclave held in Delhi on July 21, the Ministry of Railways are convening a meeting in Mumbai on Friday with representatives of Financial Institutions to sensitize the finance community of emerging investment opportunities in the Railway Sector.
CBI registers seven FIRs in Vyapam scam
Aug 07, 2015, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it has registered seven FIRs in connection with the Vyapam scam.
President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Odisha tomorrow
Aug 07, 2015, at 01:22 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Odisha from Aug 7 to 8, officials said on Thursday.
J&K: Fresh encounter in Pulwama, 1 militant killed
Aug 07, 2015, at 12:17 am
Srinagar, Aug 6 (IBNS) A fierce gun battle has started between security forces and militants in South Kashmir' Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said on Thursday.
Sushma Swaraj's defence was a hogwash: Sharma
Aug 06, 2015, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's remarks in the Parliament over the controversy surrounding former IPL chief Lalit Modi was a 'hogwash'.
Saradha: Madan Mitra's bail rejected
Aug 06, 2015, at 09:39 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected jailed West Bengal transport minister Madan Mitra's bail petition in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam which was filled by lawyer and Congress leader Kapil Sibal.
Kiren Rijiju visits flood-affected Manipur
Aug 06, 2015, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh and Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju visited the flood-affected areas of Manipur on Wednesday.
Two top KPLT militants nabbed in Karbi Anglong
Aug 06, 2015, at 09:10 pm
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS) : Security forces on Thursday have apprehended two top militants belonging to Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) including its Finance Secretary in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, officials said.
PM Modi pays homage to victims of Hiroshima bombings
Aug 06, 2015, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid homage to all those who lost their lives in Hiroshima bombings during the World War-II.
Captured terrorist not our citizen: Pakistan
Aug 06, 2015, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Pakistan on Thursday claimed that Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist Mohd Naved alias Usman Khan, who was arrested by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, is not a citizen of the country.
Captured terrorist a Pakistani : Rajnath Singh
Aug 06, 2015, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told Parliament that Usman Khan, the LeT militant, captured in in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, is a Pakistani national and the attack on the BSF convoy was intended to disrupt the peace process in the state.
Captured Pak terrorist entered India 90 days ago : Media reports
Aug 06, 2015, at 07:36 pm
Jammu, Aug 6 (IBNS) Mohammad Naved, the Pakistani terrorist captured on Wednesday after an attack on a BSF convoy in Jamuu's Udhampur, has reportedly told interrogators that he entered India 90 days ago.
BSF DG dismisses CRPF claim, says his soldier killed Udhampur terrorist
Aug 06, 2015, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Amid the ongoing claims and counter claims over who killed one of the terrorists in the Udhampur attack, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General DK Pathak on Thursday asserted that it was his soldier Rocky who neutralised the attacker.
I did no favours to Lalit Modi, give a single proof : Sushma Swaraj in Lok Sabha
Aug 06, 2015, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday told Parliament that she extended no favours to former cricket boss Lalit Modi, challenging the opposition to present a single proof in support of their allegation.
Police search for the man who claims on social media network he is a Yakub Memon Sympathiser
Aug 06, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IBNS) The Mumbai Crime Branch is on the lookout for a man, who has declared on social media that he is a sympathiser of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, executed last week, and pledges to give up Indian citizenship to become an official spokesperson of terror group Islamic State.
Tributes paid to two martyred BSF constables, who died fighting terrorists
Aug 06, 2015, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Constable Subhendu Rai and constable Rocky, who died fighting terrorists in Jammu's Udhampur were paid tributes by Border Security Force (BSF) officials on Thursday.
BJP leader Avinash Singh shot dead in Patna
Aug 06, 2015, at 05:25 pm
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Avinash was shot dead in Patna on Wednesday after three unidentified men fired at him, reports said.
NSCN deal bypassed Nagland CM, Modi Government arrogant: Sonia Gandhi
Aug 06, 2015, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the Narendr Modi government of being "arrogant" as it signed a peace accord with h the Nagaland nationalist group - Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) without consulting the Chief Minister of the state.
Rajnath Singh praises Jammu villagers for help to capture Pak terrorist
Aug 06, 2015, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday made a statement on Wednesday's terrorist attack on a BSF convoy in Jammu's Udhampur district, saying the captured terrorists is being interrogated.
Pakistani terrorist, captured in Jammu questioned all night
Aug 06, 2015, at 04:12 pm
Jammu, Aug 6 (IBNS) The Pakistani terrorist captured on Wednesday after an attack on a BSF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district was interrogated through the night, reports said.
Former Goa Minister Churchill Alemao arrested in graft case
Aug 06, 2015, at 03:49 pm
Panaji, Aug 6 (IBNS) Former Goa Mnister Churchill Alemao has been arrested in connection with a bribery case involving US firm Louis Berger, reports said.
WB flood: CM Mamata Banerjee calls all-party meeting
Aug 06, 2015, at 05:33 am
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): Accepting the demand of all opposition parties, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called for an all-party meeting to discuss the present flood situation in the state.
Missing chopper still untraced in Arunachal Pradesh
Aug 06, 2015, at 04:07 am
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IBNS) : The missing chopper of Pawan Hans, which had lost touch with the Air Traffic control in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday is still untraced, officials said on Wednesday.
CBI registers eight more FIRs in Vyapam scam
Aug 06, 2015, at 03:09 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said it has registered eight more FIRs in connection with the Vyapan scam.
Senior Citizens' are assets to nation: Assam Governor Acharya
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:35 am
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IBNS): Assam Governor PB Acharya on Wednesday said that Senior Citizens are the assets to the nation.