Student killed in West Bengal

Jul 06, 2014, at 02:57 am

Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): The body of a student, who was protesting against anti-social activities in his area, was found by the police beside a railway track close to the Bamangachi station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday.

British Foreign Minister to visit India

Jul 06, 2014, at 12:38 am

New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS) United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Hague will visit India on Monday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.

Indian nurses caught in Iraq crisis return to Kochi, reunited with families

Jul 05, 2014, at 07:34 pm

New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS):A special Air India flight with 46 Indian nurses caught in conflict-torn Iraq, whose freedom was secured by the Indian authorities, reached Kochi on Saturday shortly after noon as an emotional reunion with their anxious families followed where Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy himself was present.

JeM militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Jul 05, 2014, at 07:11 pm

Srinagar, July 5 (IBNS) A top Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, said officials.

Indian nurses caught in Iraq crisis return to Kochi

Jul 05, 2014, at 06:04 pm

New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS):A special Air India flight with 46 Indian nurses whose freedom was secured by the Indian authorities reached Kochi on Saturday shortly after noon with Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy himself turning up to receive them at the airport along with the families and kins of the nurses who underwent an ordeal for weeks.

Nurses caught in Iraq crisis back to India

Jul 05, 2014, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS):A special Air India flight with 46 Indian nurses whose freedom was secured by the Indian authorities is now in Indian airspace as the plane touched down in Mumbai first for refuelling and then took off for Kochi.

SC refers AAP plea on dissolving Delhi Assembly to Constitution bench

Jul 05, 2014, at 04:27 am

New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday referred Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s petition seeking dissolution of Delhi Assembly to a Constitution bench.

BJP leaders clash with police in UP's Moradabad

Jul 05, 2014, at 04:15 am

Moradabad, July 4 (IBNS): Tension escalated in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad as a large group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers clashed with the police on Friday after they were stopped from holding a 'Mahapanchayat' or large gathering in Kanth town.

Omar highlights importance of railways in J&K

Jul 05, 2014, at 03:47 am

Katra, July 4 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday underlined the importance of railways in a state like his and highlighted the need of early completion of unconnected stretches of Jammu-Baramulla Railway track.

Goa Guv resigns after being quizzed by CBI in AgustaWestland scam

Jul 05, 2014, at 02:21 am

Panaji, July 4 (IBNS): Goa Governor BV Wanchoo on Friday resigned from his post hours after he was quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a witness in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, reports said.

Prez expresses happiness over release of Indian nurses in Iraq

Jul 05, 2014, at 01:56 am

New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed relief and happiness over the news that 46 Indian nurses have reached secure area in Iraq.

Kashmir: Modi inaugurates 240 MW Uri-II Hydro Electric Project

Jul 05, 2014, at 01:13 am

Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 240 MW Uri-II Hydro Electric Project here.

PM visits Badami Bagh cantonment in Srinagar

Jul 05, 2014, at 12:52 am

Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Badami Bagh Army Cantonment in Srinagar, where he addressed the Army jawans and officers.

Another video of Tapas shows him urging villagers to kill CPI-M workers

Jul 05, 2014, at 12:15 am

Kolkata, July 4 (IBNS): Creating more embarrassment for the party, a new video has emerged showing Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul urging villagers to keep sharp weapons with them in order to "kill" Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers.

Indian nurses freed, to reach home on Saturday

Jul 04, 2014, at 11:21 pm

New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday confirmed that all the 46 Indian nurses are free from captivity now and are unharmed and unhurt while Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said they will be flown back by Saturday morning.

AgustaWestland scam: CBI quizzes Goa governor

Jul 04, 2014, at 08:26 pm

Panaji, July 4 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is quizzing Goa Governor BV Wanchoo on Friday as a witness in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam.

Narendra Modi arrives in Kashmir Valley

Jul 04, 2014, at 08:22 pm

Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narender Modi landed in Kashmir Valley to address the Army Personnel at Army Headquarters at Badam-i-Bagh here on Friday.

Indian nurses freed in Iraq: Media reports

Jul 04, 2014, at 07:30 pm

New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): The International Red Cross has confirmed that 46 Indian nurses caught in the fight between Iraqi forces and the ISIS militants have been freed, according to a report in CNN IBN on Friday.

Hurriyat shutdown in Kashmir over Modi visit

Jul 04, 2014, at 06:56 pm

Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS) Kashmir Friday observed a shutdown on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the Valley after taking over as the PM.

Narendra Modi flags off Vaishno Devi Express for pilgrims' progress

Jul 04, 2014, at 05:09 pm

Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, July 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a 25 km long Udhampur- Katra railway link by giving the green flag for the Vaishno Devi Express (which he suggested to rechristen as Shreeshakti Express), which would take commuters and pilgrims to the base camp of Vaishno Devi at Katra now on.

Tapas Paul remark: Mamata accuses media of exaggeration

Jul 04, 2014, at 05:03 am

Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): Even after facing severe criticisms over her party MP Tapas Paul's 'rape' remark, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said media is exaggerating a trivial issue.

Wreath laying ceremony of late Brig Mohd Usman held

Jul 04, 2014, at 04:35 am

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): A wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of Brigadier Mohammad Usman, MVC was organised at Jamia Millia Islamia University Cemetery here on Thursday.

Sai Baba ate meat, cannot be regarded as Hindu god: Shankaracharya

Jul 04, 2014, at 04:21 am

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Triggering a new controversy, Hindu religious leader Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has said that Sai Baba was one who ate meat and cannot be regarded as a "Hindu God".

CM reviews security situation ahead of PM's visit to J&K

Jul 04, 2014, at 03:57 am

Jammu, July 3 (IBNS) Ahead of Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took stock of the security situation and arrangements put in place on the occasion of the Prime Minister's visit on Friday.

CPI-M, women groups demand action against Tapas Paul

Jul 04, 2014, at 02:23 am

Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday requested Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to refer Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul's hate speech to the Committee on Ethics in order to take "suitable punitive action" against him.

Narendra Modi-the third most followed world leader on Twitter

Jul 04, 2014, at 02:18 am

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the third most followed world leader on micro-blogging site Twitter after overtaking Indonesian President S B Yudhoyono on Thursday.

Sunanda death row: Subramanium Swamy seeks CBI

Jul 04, 2014, at 02:02 am

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Adding another twist, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramaniun Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.

J&K: Security beefed up ahead of Modi's visit

Jul 04, 2014, at 01:43 am

Srinagar, July 3 (IBNS): Security has been beefed up in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on Friday.

Prez accepts WB Guv's resignation

Jul 04, 2014, at 12:38 am

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan's resignation.

Mumbai: School principal, teacher arrested for molesting girl

Jul 04, 2014, at 12:10 am

Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): The Dadar Police on Wednesday arrested the principal and teacher of a school for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl in the school premises, reports said.