Bihar minister's son hospitalised after being allegedly ragged
Aug 23, 2014, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): A Bihar minister's son was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Delhi hospital in critical condition, reports said on Friday.
NDFB(S) attack SSB camp along Indo-Bhutan border
Aug 23, 2014, at 01:35 am
Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS) : Bodo militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit faction) had attacked on a camp of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) along Indo-Bhutan border on Thursday night following a hardcore militant of the outfit being killed in an encounter with the security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
Assam flood is nothing new: VK Singh
Aug 23, 2014, at 01:33 am
Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Vijay Kumar Singh on Friday said floods in Assam is "nothing new" and there is no role for DoNER to flood control.
Eminent author UR Ananthamurthy dies at 82
Aug 23, 2014, at 01:18 am
Bangalore, Aug 22 (IBNS): Eminent writer and Jnanpith awardee Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy breathed his last on Friday.
Leader of Opposition row: BJP defends stand
Aug 23, 2014, at 12:51 am
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): After the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern that the union government is functioning without a Leader of Opposition in the lower house of Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now come out in its defense.
Rape remark: Congress protests outside Jaitley house
Aug 22, 2014, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Congress workers led a protest outside the residence of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to condemn his remark terming the "December 16 gangrape case as a small incident" that cost Indian tourism heavily.
Supreme Court seeks government response on Leader of Opposition
Aug 22, 2014, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern that the union government is functioning without a Leader of Opposition in the lower house of Parliament.
Kerala mulls ban on alcohol sale
Aug 22, 2014, at 06:15 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala decided that bars would have to be hosted in five-star hotels across the state from next year.
Irom Sharmila re-arrrested for "attempt to suicide"
Aug 22, 2014, at 06:14 pm
Imphal, Aug 22 (IBNS): Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who walked free on Wednesday after a court order, was re-arrested for alleged "attempt to suicide" after she was dragged out of her protest site by a team of lady police personnel for a medical check-up on Friday.
Irom Sharmila forcibly taken away for medical check-up
Aug 22, 2014, at 05:47 pm
Imphal, Aug 22 (IBNS): Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who walked free on Wednesday after a court order, was dragged out of her protest site by a team of lady police personnel for a medical check-up on Friday.
Jaitley clarifies his "one small incident of rape" comment
Aug 22, 2014, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday clarified his stand saying his intention behind the statement of “one small incident of rape†was not to trivialise any incident.
High-level probe into Assam-Nagaland border violence
Aug 22, 2014, at 04:54 pm
Golaghat, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Centre has chalked out a blueprint for the troubled Assam-Nagaland border region asking both the north-eastern states to constitute high-level inquiries into the matter.
Two sisters allegedly raped in Barmer
Aug 22, 2014, at 03:54 pm
Barmer, Aug 22 (IBNS): Two sisters were allegedly raped by miscreants in Barmer district of Rajasthan, reports said.
Ceasefire violation by PAK troops in Jammu
Aug 22, 2014, at 03:27 pm
Jammu, Aug 22 (IBNS): In another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops opened fire late on Thursday night targeting two Border Security Force (BSF) posts in RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
Release of film on Indira Gandhi's assassins stalled
Aug 22, 2014, at 05:20 am
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) The Centre on Thursday decided to stall the release of a Punjabi film titled 'Kaum De Heere' which is based on the assassination of ex- Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, media reports said.
Bodo militant kills girl in Assam, releases video
Aug 22, 2014, at 02:38 am
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS) : A video released by the Bodo militants on Thursday showed the execution of a girl in Assam's Chirang district.
Guwahati hosts conference of Chief Ministers of NE states
Aug 22, 2014, at 02:21 am
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said improved connectivity would not only bring about all-round development of the north-east region but also bring it closer to the mainstream.
Assam-Nagaland govt agreed to resolve border disputes issue
Aug 22, 2014, at 02:11 am
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his Nagaland counterpart TR Zeliang on Thursday said that, the both states will be making sincere efforts to resolve inter-state border disputes.
India deeply concerned with the rise of extremism, terrorism in several Gulf countries: Swaraj
Aug 22, 2014, at 01:56 am
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said the country is deeply concerned with the rise of fanaticism, extremism and terrorism in a number of Gulf countries.
HP: Bus falls into river, 18 killed
Aug 22, 2014, at 01:24 am
Shimla, Aug 21 (IBNS) At least 18 people were killed as a private bus fell into Baspa river into Himachal Pradesh 's Kinnaur district on Thursday, reports said.
SC sends notice to Centre over Uttarakhand Guv plea
Aug 21, 2014, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Narendra Modi government over Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi's plea questioning the government's pressure on him to quit the post.
For India to develop, no part of the country can remain backward: Modi
Aug 21, 2014, at 08:17 pm
Ranchi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that if India has to emerge as a developed nation, then no part of the country can remain weak and underdeveloped.
18 Assembly seats undergoing by-elections in four states today
Aug 21, 2014, at 08:04 pm
Patna, Aug 21 (IBNS): With all eyes on the newly-forged alliance between Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, the voting process for by-elections in 10 Assembly segments in Bihar began on Thursday.
After Hooda, J'khand CM now booed in Modi's presence
Aug 21, 2014, at 07:57 pm
Ranchi, Aug 21 (IBNS): After Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was booed by BJP activists during a rally attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday faced a similar situation where BJP supporters jeered at him and shouted anti-government slogans.
Government should be in the hands of common people: PM
Aug 21, 2014, at 07:28 pm
Ranchi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Jharakhand to inaugurate a project of Power Grid Corporation of India and announce the commencement of work of NTPC's North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project (3X660 MW), on Thursday said the Centre aims to bring the government in the hands of the common people.
SC admits pleas challenging Judicial Appointment Bill
Aug 21, 2014, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear petitions challenging National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 and will take up the batch of petitions on Monday.
Won't allow force feeding: Irom Sharmila
Aug 21, 2014, at 06:32 pm
Imphal, Aug 21 (IBNS) Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who walked free on Wednesday after a court order said restrictions on her should be removed and fasting is not attempting to commit suicide, has now said that she will not allow any attempt to force-feed her.
Bihar undergoing bypolls to 10 Assembly seats today
Aug 21, 2014, at 06:23 pm
Patna, Aug 21 (IBNS): The state of Bihar is undergoing the bypolls to 10 Assembly seats on Thursday where it is a race between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's magic and the re-union of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Goa govt uses racial slur for African national in official document
Aug 21, 2014, at 06:00 pm
Panaji, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Goa government is once again under fire for using a racial offensive term while referring to an African national in an official document.
Army conducts flag march in Golaghat
Aug 21, 2014, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Army carried out a flag march in Assam’s Golaghat district, the border region that continued to be tense following an ugly turf battle, on Thursday morning.