RK Pachauri allowed to return to work at TERI
Jul 17, 2015, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Environmentalist R K Pachauri, who has been accused in a sexual harassment case, was on Friday permitted to return to work at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
CBI registers first murder case related to Vyapam scam
Jul 17, 2015, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered the first murder case in connection with the Vyapam scam that the agency has started probing.
Assam: CRPF officer, student killed in firing incident
Jul 17, 2015, at 09:45 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): A CRPF officer and a student were killed and five others including four security personnel were injured in a firing incident in Assam's Nalbari district on Friday, officials said.
CBI surprise check at Mumbai's Naval Hospital
Jul 17, 2015, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17 (IBNS) Two teams of CBI are carrying out surprise checks of records of procurement of medicines and medical equipment at INHS Asvini, Colaba, and Armed Forces Medical Store Depot, Kandivali, Mumbai since Friday morning.
Lashkar terrorist, who beheaded Indian soldier killed in J&K encounter
Jul 17, 2015, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17(IBNS) The terrorist responsible for the beheading of an Indian soldier in 2013 wast reportedly killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir this week, media reports said.
Modi's chest will shrink in six months: Rahul Gandhi's counter to PM's political damad comment
Jul 17, 2015, at 09:15 pm
Jaipur, Jul 17 (IBNS) Less than an hour after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig targeting Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, Congress vice- president Rahul Gandhi shot back, trying to pay in the same coin- corruption and favouritism.
PM Modi comments on political damads targeting Robert Vadra and Congress
Jul 17, 2015, at 09:12 pm
Jammu, Jul 17 (IBNS) Slamming dynastic politics Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a dig at "political damads who bask in the glory of their fathers-in-law" in what is believed to be a hint at Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.
Two children killed in Kashmir's Sonmarg cloudburst
Jul 17, 2015, at 06:12 pm
Srinagar, Jul 17 (IBNS) Two children were killed and three others missing after a cloudburst struck Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Portugal court asks Abu Salem to amend petition challenging extradition
Jul 17, 2015, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17 (IBNS) A Portugal court has asked gangster Abu Salem to amend his petition challenging the extradition.
Crocodile spotted on Goa's popular beach
Jul 17, 2015, at 05:33 pm
Panaji, Jul 16 (IBNS) In a rare finding that will shock tourists in Goa a crocodile has been spotted on the popular Morjim beach.
BJP suspends Madhya Pradesh leader named in Vyapam case
Jul 17, 2015, at 04:58 pm
Bhopal, Jul 17 (IBNS) A day after the CBI filed an FIR against him in the Vyapam scam, the BJP has suspended its leader Gulab Singh Kirar.
Seven suspected NSCN-K militants killed in army operation in Nagaland
Jul 17, 2015, at 04:25 pm
Kohima, Jul 17 (IBNS) Seven suspected militants of the underground NSCN(Khaplang) were killed in an encounter in Nagaland's Phek district near the India-Myanmar border on Wednesday.
PM Modi visits Jammu today: Likely to announce Rs.70,000-crore development project
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:54 pm
Jammu, Jul 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce a Rs. 70,000-crore mega development project for Jammu and Kashmir as he visits the state on Friday.
Nagaland CM calls on PM Modi, assures peace process in state
Jul 17, 2015, at 04:09 am
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Nagaland T.R. Zeliang on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
CBI seeks cancellation of Dayanidhi Maran's interim anticipatory bail
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:04 am
Chennai, July 16 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking cancellation of the interim anticipatory bail granted to former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in connection with the in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
Top Karbi militant leader surrendered
Jul 17, 2015, at 01:45 am
Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): A top leader of Karbi militant group Karbi People Liberation Tigers (KPLT) and a cadre laid down arms before police in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday, officials said.
Delhi government to launch 'aam aadmi' canteens in capital
Jul 17, 2015, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): The Arvind Kejriwal government is all set to offer cheap meal for the common people of Delhi with the launch of 'aam aadmi' canteens which will provide meals for Rs 5 to 10.
Two ULFA(I) militants apprehended in Assam
Jul 17, 2015, at 12:55 am
Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): Security forces on Thursday apprehended two ultras of United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) from Assam's Chirang district and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, police said.
Salman Khan supports FTII students, says Chauhan should resign
Jul 17, 2015, at 12:37 am
Mumbai, July 16 (IBNS): Superstar Salman Khan is the latest celebrity to back the students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who want their newly appointed chairman Gajendra Chauhan to resign from his post.
Drone shot down by Pak Army does not belong to India: Foreign Secy S Jaishankar
Jul 16, 2015, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Hours after Pakistan summoned India's envoy claiming to have shot down an Indian "spy plane" for intruding into its territory, Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Thursday said the "drone in question shows it is not of Indian design."
Two hardcore NSCN(Khaplang) militants killed, one injured in gun fight with SF in Nagaland
Jul 16, 2015, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): Two hardcore militants belonging to NSCN (Khaplang) were killed and another was injured in a fierce gun fight with security forces in Phek district of Nagaland on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday.
Top Union Ministers meet over Pakistan's ceasefire violations, spy drone claim
Jul 16, 2015, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Jul 16 (IBNS) In a day of multiple developments top union ministers met on Thursday to discuss border skirmishes, hours after Pakistan summoned India's envoy after claiming to have shot down an Indian "spy plane" for intruding into its territory.
BJP protests VAT hike on fuel in Delhi, raises in Haryana
Jul 16, 2015, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Jul 16 (IBNS) The Bharaitya Janata Party in Delhi on Tursday protested against the Arvind Kejriwal government's decision to increase Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel even as its governments in neighbouring states effected VAT hikes too.
Pakistan 'lodges protest' with Indian High Commissioner over drone and ceasefire violations
Jul 16, 2015, at 09:12 pm
Islamabad, July 16 (IBNS): Pakistan on Thursday said the Indian High Commissioner was called in the Foreign Office by the country's Foreign Secretary to lodge 'strong protest' over air space violation at Banchirian Sector on Wednesday when an Indian UAV (Spy Drone) entered Pakistan' s air space in violation of the International Law, Pakistan's territorial integrity and the two Agreements of 1991 on Air Space Violation, and SOPs of Advance Notice for Military Exercises, Military Maneuvers and Troops Movement.
We will not let BJP proceed on Land Bill : Rahul Gandhi tells Rajasthan rally
Jul 16, 2015, at 08:49 pm
Kothwali, Rajasthan, Jul 16 (IBNS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday vowed not to let the BJP proceed.
PM Modi's one-day trip to Varanasi cancelled due to rain
Jul 16, 2015, at 08:45 pm
Varanasi, Jul 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's one-day trip to his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi has been cancelled due to heavy rainfall, reports said.
Rajnath, Parrikar and Sushma to meet over Pakistan's ceasefire violations
Jul 16, 2015, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi, Jul 16 (IBNS) The government has called a high-level meeting on Thursday to discuss repeated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) by Pakistan.
Lovers slit each other's throat near Taj Mahal in suicide pact
Jul 16, 2015, at 07:50 pm
Agra, Jul 16 (IBNS) In a lover's pact a young man and woman slit each other's throats near the Taj Mahal, the 'monument of love' created by emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife.
Four school kids injured in Tamil Nadu as bus overturns
Jul 16, 2015, at 07:29 pm
Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, Jul 16 (IBNS) Four children were injured when a school bus overturned in Tamil Nadu's Perambalur district on Thursday.
Amit Shah to launch BJP campaign in Patna today
Jul 16, 2015, at 05:52 pm
Patna, Jul 16 (IBNS) BJP president Amit Shah launches his party's campaign for the crucial Bihar Assembly election on Thursday.