Train derails in Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, 10 killed
Feb 13, 2015, at 06:31 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed and more than 60 people were injured as nine coaches of an express train bound for Ernakulam from Hosur in Bengaluru derailed at a place near Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border on Friday, reports said.
Two killed, three injured in Assam blast
Feb 13, 2015, at 06:07 pm
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and three others injured in an powerful explosion in Assam's Sivsagar district on Friday morning, police said.
Manish Sisodia will be deputy CM in Kejriwal cabinet
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Senior Aaam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia will be the deputy chief minister of Delhi and thus be number two in the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet that will take oath on Feb 14 at the Ramlila Maidan.
Modi speaks to Sharif, Hasina, wish them cricket luck
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he has called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and wished all the best to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the Cricket World Cup. He also wished other SAARC nation leaders, including Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh.
South Delhi Christian school vandalized
Feb 13, 2015, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): After reports of a series of attacks on churches, a convent school in south Delhi was allegedly vandalized by miscreants in the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.
Train derails in Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, deaths reported
Feb 13, 2015, at 04:14 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IBNS) An express train bound for Ernakulam from Hosur in Bengaluru jumped tracks at a place near Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border on Friday, killing two people at least and injuring over a dozen. Some reports put the death toll at eight.
Hindus urge Australia to listen to its Human Rights Commission on plight of 800 detained children
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:51 am
Sydney, Feb 12 (IBNS): Hindus have urged Australia Government to wake-up and listen to its own Australia Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on the plight of 800 children in immigration detention.
Tata Capital's 'Journey of Doing Right' uses story-telling to bring focus on Child Rights
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:47 am
Mumbai/Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): Tata Capital, the financial services arm of the Tata Group, as part of its Do Right initiative- 'The Journey of Doing Right', aims to bring light into the lives of the 112 children of the Shikshangram Home for children in Malavali, Pune.
Sunanda death: Shashi Tharoor quizzed for 2nd time today
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:39 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was on Thursday quizzed for the second time by the Special Investigative Team (SIT) at the Vasant Vihar Police Station here in connection with the alleged murder of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
China to back India for UNSC permanent membership?
Feb 13, 2015, at 05:20 am
Beijing, Feb 12 (IBNS): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Beijing visit, China on Thursday supported India's bid for a permanent membership in United Nation's Security Council (UNSC).
Make cooperative federalism a reality: President to Guvs
Feb 13, 2015, at 04:02 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The 46th Conference of Governors concluded at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
J&K govt formation: PDP, BJP likely to join hands?
Feb 13, 2015, at 03:50 am
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IBNS): The stalemate in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to end with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) all set to join hands with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Governors are agents of change: PM Modi
Feb 13, 2015, at 03:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described Governors as inspirational "agents of change," and said their catalysing influence can contribute significantly to the development of states.
USA stands ready to be India's partner: Jacob Lew
Feb 13, 2015, at 03:15 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew met with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, for the fifth India-US Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday and assured to be India's partner on economic front.
Sunanda death: Husband Shashi Tharoor interrogated again
Feb 13, 2015, at 12:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): It seems like there is no respite for Shashi Tharoor as the Congress MP was on Thursday interrogated by the police once again in connection with the alleged murder of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Bihar crisis: Patna HC upholds Nitish's election as JDU Legislative Party leader
Feb 12, 2015, at 11:36 pm
Patna, Feb 12 (IBNS): In a fillip to Nitish Kumar, the Patna High court on Thursday ordered that he can continue as the leader of the Janata Dal (United) Legislative Party or JD(U), reports said.
Rajib Das murder case: 3 convicted, court to announce verdict tomorrow
Feb 12, 2015, at 11:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): A Barasat court in West Bengal convicted the three accused in connection with Rajib Das murder case on Thursday.
Indian Railways' Freight Loading up by 4.64 per cent
Feb 12, 2015, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Ministry of Railways on Thursday said the Indian Railways has carried 906.36 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during Apr 1, 2014 to Jan 31, 2015.
Railway Minister flags off four more new trains
Feb 12, 2015, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off four new trains and extension of one train by remote control on Thursday.
Supreme Court stays arrest of Teesta Setalvad
Feb 12, 2015, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Giving temporary relief to Teesta Setalvad , the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the arrest of the social activist in connection with Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case till Friday.
No slowdown in reforms: Jaitley
Feb 12, 2015, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Delhi Assembly polls will not slow down economic reforms in the country.
Feb 12, 2015, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday hammered Congress leader Ajay Maken over the party's poor show in the Delhi Assembly polls and said he lost 'focus' and did not take other party leaders along.
Teesta Setalvad's anticipatory bail plea rejected
Feb 12, 2015, at 08:07 pm
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected social activist Teesta Setalvad's anticipatory bail plea in connection with the Gulbarg society embezzlement case.
Gujarat: Inauguration of temple dedicated to Modi cancelled
Feb 12, 2015, at 07:31 pm
Rajkot, Feb 12 (IBNS): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his displeasure on Thursday, the inauguration of a temple dedicated to him in Gujarat has been cancelled.
MEA nudges US after Indian national in Alabama hit by police
Feb 12, 2015, at 07:26 pm
Madison/New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Indian government on Thursday said it is providing all consular assistance to an Indian national who was left paralysed after being allegedly thrashed by the police in the US.
PM Modi not to attend Kejriwal,s oath taking ceremony
Feb 12, 2015, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to attend Delhi's CM designate Arvind Kejriwal's oath taking ceremony on Saturday.
Bhopal gas victim group happy with AAP victory
Feb 12, 2015, at 07:00 pm
Bhopal, Feb 12 (IBNS) At an event organized at Neelam Park here on Thursday, five organizations of survivors of the December 84 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal congratulated the Aam Aadami Party for their thumping victory in Delhi elections.
Bridge collapses in Delhi, 3 injured
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): At least three people were injured as a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed at Pitampura area in Delhi on Thursday, reports said.
Sunanda death: Shashi Tharoor quizzed again
Feb 12, 2015, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): The police on Thursday quizzed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's alleged murder case.
Manish Sisodia likely to be deputy chief minister of Delhi
Feb 12, 2015, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia likely to be named as the deputy CM of Delhi, media reports said on Thursday.