Five militants, three soldiers killed in encounters in Kashmir
Aug 26, 2014, at 03:29 pm
Kupwara, Aug 26 (IBNS): At least three soldiers and five militants were killed in two separate encounters that have been continuing intermittently since August 23 in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, reports said.
Two ULFA(I) militants shot dead in Assam encounter
Aug 26, 2014, at 05:15 am
Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS) : Two hardcore militants of United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Goalpara district along Meghalaya border on Monday, police said.
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IAF all women cycle expedition team flagged in today
Aug 26, 2014, at 04:18 am
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Air Marshal HB Rajaram, Air Officer-in-charge Administration, Air HQs on Monday flagged in the 'all women cycle expedition' team on their successful completion of the mission 'Kshitij-Se-Pare'.
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Aug 26, 2014, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Philip Campose, paid tributes to the mortal remains of Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh and Grenadier Rahul Kumar, both residents of Bulandshahar District (UP), who were martyred in the call of duty.
Indo Russian Air Force Exercise commences at Astrakhan
Aug 26, 2014, at 04:03 am
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): With the aim to bolster ties between the Indian Air Force and Russian Federation Air Force (RFAF), Ex Avia Indra-2014 commenced on Monday at Astrakhan region, near the Caspian Sea in Russia.
Aug 26, 2014, at 03:47 am
Srinagar, Aug 25 (IBNS) One more army soldier was killed and another sustained injuries on Monday in a fresh firing incident as the twin encounters entered second day at Lolab and Keran forests in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Assam: Two top Karbi militants nabbed
Aug 26, 2014, at 01:45 am
Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS) : Two top leaders of newly formed Karbi Land Protection Force (KLPF) were apprehended and huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from them by security forces in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Monday, police said.
CBI to not file chargesheet in Baduan case
Aug 26, 2014, at 01:42 am
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said that it will not file any chargesheet against the five accused in the Badaun gangrape and murder case, reports said.
Lalu-Nitish pact registers Bihar big win, BJP fails to shine overall
Aug 26, 2014, at 01:35 am
Patna, Aug 25 (IBNS):The tie-up between Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United (JD-U) along with Congress worked for the anti-BJP alliance in Bihar as they managed to defeat the BJP and the Modi factor in the state by winning together six out of the 10 Assembly seats that went for bypolls.
Goyal lauds SC order on coal block allocation
Aug 26, 2014, at 12:27 am
​New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS)​: Coal & Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict which quashed all coal block allocations from 1993.
Greenpeace welcomes SC verdict cancelling coal block allocation
Aug 26, 2014, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS) Greenpeace welcomed the Supreme Court order Monday that deemed all coal block allocations since 1993 as 'illegal' on grounds of arbitrariness, legal flaws lack of transparency, fairness and even application of mind.
American speaker Ben Zeman speaks on gender violence, sexism
Aug 26, 2014, at 12:06 am
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS) The American Center Kolkata hosted Ben Atherton-Zeman, an American educator and public speaker on issues of violence prevention from Aug 20-22.
Sheila Dikshit likely to resign as Kerala Guv?
Aug 25, 2014, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): With the Narendra Modi government all set finalise the new governors, Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit is likely to resign on Monday evening, media reports said.
New Indian Army chief visits Northeast
Aug 25, 2014, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS) On taking over as the Army Chief earlier this month, General Dalbir Singh had set forth an agenda of ensuring high levels of preparedness and vigil by own troops along Northern and North-Eastern frontiers at all times. With the month yet to get over, he has already straddled the Eastern and Western frontiers signaling his intent in right earnest.
Supreme Court quashes all coal blocks allocated since 1993
Aug 25, 2014, at 08:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday quashed all allocations of coal blocks since 1993, delivering a historic judgement on the coal scam after hearing petitions seeking the scrapping of allocations.
People of Bihar against divisive politics: Nitish
Aug 25, 2014, at 07:50 pm
Patna, Aug 25 (IBNS) Buoyed by the results that went in their favour of the anti-BJP alliance, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the outcome of the bypolls in the state is a clear verdict of people against divisive politics.
Supreme Court to pass verdict on coal scam petitions
Aug 25, 2014, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday is likely to rule on petitions seeking the scrapping of coal block allocations during the previous UPA regime.
Lalu, Nitish gain in Bihar bypolls, BJP trails
Aug 25, 2014, at 07:04 pm
Patna, Aug 25 (IBNS): Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United (JD-U) combine along with their junior partner Congress in Bihar won four seats and was ahead in most of the 10 assembly seats at noon as counting progressed in 18 seats across four Indian states on Monday.
Aug 25, 2014, at 06:51 pm
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Monday questioned West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Ahmed Hasan Imran at their Salt Lake office here in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam.
Supreme Court refuses to intervene now in Judicial Appointment Bill
Aug 25, 2014, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has declined to intervene at this stage on petitions challenging the judges' appointment bill that was recently passed recently in Parliament scrapping the collegium of senior apex court judges system.
RJD-JD-U-Congress alliance leads in Bihar bypoll
Aug 25, 2014, at 05:59 pm
Patna, Aug 25 (IBNS): As counting progressed on Monday for by-elections to 10 assembly seats in Bihar, of the total 18 that went to polls in four Indian states, the alliance of Janata Dal-United, RJD and Congress led in majority of them, winning at least four of the seats so far.
Result trends of India bypoll at 1130 am
Aug 25, 2014, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS) As counting of by-election in four states of India progressed on Monday, following are the trends at 1130 am:
Fire beaks out at Connaught place building
Aug 25, 2014, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): A fire broke out on the first floor of a building at Connaught Place area in Delhi on Monday, reports said.
PAK troops target 35 Indian posts in Jammu
Aug 25, 2014, at 05:07 pm
Jammu, Aug 25 (IBNS): In a continued act of ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops targeted 35 Indian posts at the international border in Jammu and Kashmir. Two civilians were injured in the firing, reports said.
Lalu Prasad hospitalised, to undergo cardiac surgery
Aug 25, 2014, at 04:46 pm
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for a scheduled medical check-up on Monday.
Counting begins for by-elections to 18 assembly seats today
Aug 25, 2014, at 04:13 pm
Patna, Aug 25 (IBNS): Counting began on Monday for by-elections to 18 assembly segments spread across four states, 10 of them in Bihar.
At least 10 pilgrims killed in temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 25, 2014, at 03:28 pm
Satna, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least 10 pilgrims, including five women, feared killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district on Monday, reports said.
Aug 25, 2014, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil service preliminary examination was held across India on Sunday.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley visits Eastern Theatre
Aug 25, 2014, at 12:48 am
Behrampore, Aug 24 (IBNS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday visited Eastern Theatre and was briefed on the upcoming Behrampore Military Station, in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan resigns
Aug 25, 2014, at 12:21 am
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has tendered his resignation after he was transferred to Mizoram, reports said.