JNU to have hostel for Northeast students: Jitendra Singh
Feb 10, 2015, at 04:02 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh on Monday stated that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will soon have a hostel for Northeast students.
Youth killed in police firing in Kashmir
Feb 10, 2015, at 03:57 am
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IBNS) The security forces killed a youth in Palhallan area of north Kashmir on Monday evening, police said.
Prez to preside over two-day Conference of Governors
Feb 10, 2015, at 03:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will preside over a two day Conference of Governors this week.
India, Sri Lanka enjoy deep and abiding relationship: Sirisena to Pranab Mukherjee
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:58 am
New Delhi/Colombo, Feb 9 (IBNS) Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday appreciated Indian President Pranab Mukherjee for hi congratulatory message on his victory and said both the neighbouring enjoy a deep and abiding relationship.
AAP supremo demands actions against HSBC officials
Feb 10, 2015, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the BJP government at the Centre to act against HSBC officials.
8 men arrested in Rohtak rape and murder case
Feb 10, 2015, at 12:05 am
Rohtak, Feb 9 (IBNS): Eight men were on Monday arrested by the Haryana Police in connection with the gruesome rape and murder case of a 28-year-old mentally challenged woman that sent shock waves throughout the country with various social activist groups strongly condemning the incident and demanding justice, reports said.
Feb 09, 2015, at 10:20 pm
Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management The 20-year long insurgency in Mizoram (1966-86), led by the Mizo National Front (MNF) was resolved as far back as in 1986, and the State has, since, been at peace in terms of that stream of insurgency. Nevertheless, the ethnic polarization and tensions provoked by the MNF insurgency continue to trigger occasional violence linked to a range of other armed groups, some of them located in and operating from neighbouring States.
Feb 09, 2015, at 10:16 pm
Research Fellow, Institute for Conflict Management The environment of peace that had been established in Nepal in 2013 survived, despite challenges, through 2014, with not a single insurgency-related fatality on record. Significantly, since March 2000, when the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) database commenced compiling data on insurgency-related fatalities in Nepal, it was in 2013 that the Himalayan Nation did not record a single insurgency-related fatality during the course of a year, for the first time, and remained completely free of insurgency-related violence. At its peak in 2002, the insurgency saw 4,896 persons, including 3,992 Maoists, 666 Security Force (SF) personnel and 238 civilians, killed in a single year.
Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi meets Guv, ready to prove majority
Feb 09, 2015, at 09:58 pm
Patna, Feb 9 (IBNS): Hours after he was expelled from the Janata Dal (United), Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday met state Governor KN Tripathi and said he is ready to prove his majority through secret ballot.
Rohtak rape, murder case: Police arrest 7
Feb 09, 2015, at 09:38 pm
Rohtak, Feb 9 (IBNS) The police on Monday arrested seven people from Gadhekhedi village in Haryana in connection with the gruesome rape and murder of a 28-year-old mentally challenged woman, reports said.
Kashmir shuts down on Afzal Guru's death anniversary
Feb 09, 2015, at 09:28 pm
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IBNS) Authorities on Monday put severe restrictions on the movement of people in various parts of the Kashmir valley as the area observed a complete shutdown on the occasion of the second death anniversary of Parliament-attack convict Afzal Guru.
Bihar crisis: Nitish Kumar meets Guv
Feb 09, 2015, at 09:01 pm
Patna, Feb 9 (IBNS): Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday met Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi and staked his claim to form the government in the state which is witnessing a political crisis for the past few days.
Afzal Guru's execution wrong and badly handled: Tharoor
Feb 09, 2015, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday triggered a controversy by saying that the hanging of Parliament-attack convict Afzal Guru two years back was 'wrong &badly handled'.
Mann Ki Baat: PM to focus on students, invites suggestions and inputs
Feb 09, 2015, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited suggestions and inputs for `Mann Ki Baat` Radio Programme of February.
Rajasthan: Japanese woman tourist raped
Feb 09, 2015, at 07:50 pm
Jaipur, Feb 9 (IBNS): A Japanese tourist has been allegedly raped by a man in Rajasthan's Dudu area, close to Jaipur city, reports said.
Government to probe new names in HSBC list: Arun Jaitley
Feb 09, 2015, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that the government would investigate new names added to a list of Indians with accounts at HSBC in Geneva as part of a bigger inquiry into black money issue.
New names in black money trail abroad: Jaitley
Feb 09, 2015, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said new names have come up in the black money accounts at HSBC in Geneva.
Two arrested as class VI girl delivers baby in hostel
Feb 09, 2015, at 06:34 pm
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IBNS): A class-VI student delivered a baby in the hostel of a tribal welfare school in Odisha, media reports said.
Janata Dal (United) expels Jiten Ram Manjhi
Feb 09, 2015, at 06:22 pm
Patna, Feb 9 (IBNS): Janata Dal (United) on Monday expelled its Bihar Chief Minister Jiten Ram Manjhi amid an ongoing turmoil after former CM and party leader Nitish Kumar staked claim to form the government in the state when 97 MLAs unanimously elected him as the the leader of the state Assembly at a legislative party meeting.
Chinese national to be quizzed for flying drone in Chennai
Feb 09, 2015, at 06:13 pm
Chennai, Feb 9 (IBNS): A Chinese national will be questioned again on Monday. He was caught while flying a drone, apparently for fun, at Chennai’s popular Marina beach on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Rupee plunges below the 62 level
Feb 09, 2015, at 04:40 pm
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IBNS): The rupee fell below the 62 level by dropping 36 paise against the US dollar, media reports said.
Fresh ceasefire violation by Pak in RS Pura sector
Feb 09, 2015, at 03:53 pm
Jammu, Feb 9 (IBNS): Pakistani troops targeted at least eight Border Security Force (BSF) posts in Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura sector on Sunday night, media reports said.
Prez meets delegates to the Sixth Annual Heads of Mission Conference
Feb 09, 2015, at 04:46 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday met delegates to the Sixth Annual Heads of Mission Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Powerful IED recovered in Assam
Feb 09, 2015, at 04:21 am
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IBNS) : The security forces on Sunday recovered a powerful IED weighing five-six kgs in Assam's Chirang district and averted a major incident in the lower Assam district, officials said.
Singapore president arrives in India
Feb 09, 2015, at 03:51 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam arrived in India 0n Sunday as he commenced his four-day official visit to the Asian nation.
Bihar crisis: Manjhi meets PM Modi
Feb 09, 2015, at 03:24 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Amid a huge political crisis in Bihar, state Chief Minister Jiten Ram Manjhi on Sunday met Narendra Modi here and said he did not discuss any political issue with the Prime Minister.
Kejriwal watches movie, asks party workers to 'chill'
Feb 09, 2015, at 02:36 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): A day after people across Delhi exercised their franchise to elect a new Assembly, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal asked his party workers to 'chill' and 'relax' on Sunday.
BJP attacks Mamata for skipping NITI Aayog meeting
Feb 09, 2015, at 01:23 am
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Sunday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for skipping the first meeting of NITI Aayog.
Niti Aayog will have three sub groups of CMs: Modi
Feb 08, 2015, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS):Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that the newly constituted NITI Aayog, which replaces the Planning Commission, would constitute three sub groups of Chief Ministers on various issues.
Let us forge a model of cooperative, competitive federalism: PM
Feb 08, 2015, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon all Chief Ministers to work with the Centre to forge a model of cooperative federalism, whereby the Centre and the States-Team India-can come together to resolve differences, and chart a common course to progress and prosperity.