Justice VR Krishna Iyer passes away in Kerala

Dec 04, 2014, at 11:20 pm

Kochi/New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Eminent jurist and former Supreme Court judge VR Krishna Iyer breathed his last on Thursday in a private hospital in Kochi in Kerala.

Haryana govt puts award for Rohtak sisters on hold, orders probe

Dec 04, 2014, at 10:57 pm

Rohtak, Dec 4 (IBNS): Amid doubts, the Haryana government has decided to put a hold on its recommendation of bravery awards to the two Rohtak sisters on Republic Day for fighting against alleged ever-teasers inside a crowded bus.

PM remembers IK Gujral on his birth anniversary

Dec 04, 2014, at 10:39 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday remembered former Prime Minister IK Gujral on his birth anniversary.

PM, Prez pay tributes to ex-President R Venkataraman on his birth anniversary

Dec 04, 2014, at 10:33 pm

New Delhi. Dec 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former President R Venkataraman on his birth anniversary.

UP: Five killed, 25 injured as train hits school bus

Dec 04, 2014, at 10:22 pm

Mau, UP, Dec 4 (IBNS): At least five children were killed and as many as 25 others were injured after a school bus was hit by a speeding train at an unmanned level-crossing in Mau district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning, media reports said.

Sena will join BJP-led Maharashtra government

Dec 04, 2014, at 09:24 pm

Mumbai, Dec 4 (IBNS): Estranged partners BJP and the Shiv Sena are coming together again in Maharashtra as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Thursday informed that Sena will join the party's government.

Janata Parivaar unites to fight BJP might

Dec 04, 2014, at 08:50 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) A new front called Samajwadi Janata Dal is mooted by the constituents of the Janata Parivaar to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s growing might as Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar here on Thursday said Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would decide on the modalities of their merger.

PM Modi speaks on Sadhvi speech, urges adamant Opposition to let House function

Dec 04, 2014, at 08:00 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a statement in Parliament on the abusive remarks of Union Minister of State for Food Processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti arguing that since she had already sought apology for her speech during a campaign in Delhi, the house should be allowed to function but the Opposition hardened their stance holding that nothing less than the resignation of the minister would quell them.

Karunanidhi: There is no place here for a disabled like me

Dec 04, 2014, at 06:55 pm

Chennai, Dec 4 (IBNS): DMK chief M Karunanidhi, 90, on Thursday walked out of the Tamil Nadu assembly, media reports said.

Maharashtra CM likely to expand his council of ministers

Dec 04, 2014, at 06:47 pm

Mumbai, Dec 4 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to will expand his council of ministers on Friday, media reports said.

PM Modi urges Opposition to let Parliament function

Dec 04, 2014, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told Parliament that Union minister of state for food processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti had already sough apology for her abusive remarks during a campaign in Delhi.

Sensex, Nifty hit record high today

Dec 04, 2014, at 05:00 pm

Mumbai, Dec 4 (IBNS): Indian stock markets hit record highs on Thursday as the Sensex rose over 350 points and the Nifty climbed over 85 points in early trade, media reports said.

Three killed, many injured as train hits school bus in UP

Dec 04, 2014, at 04:17 pm

Lucknow, Dec 4 (IBNS): At least three children were killed and several injured as a school bus was hit by a speeding train at an unmanned level-crossing in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning, media reports said.

Black money: SC asks SIT to consider sharing probe reports with Jethmalani

Dec 04, 2014, at 05:01 am

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the black money case to consider providing the copies of the reports of its probe to noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani, who is also one of the petitioners in the matter.

Complaint lodged against Sadhvi Niranjan for her abusive remarks

Dec 04, 2014, at 03:54 am

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): A formal complaint was filed against Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti for use of abusive language in Monday's public rally on Wednesday, reports said.

Gernade explosion in Kashmir kills 1, injures 6

Dec 04, 2014, at 02:17 am

Srinagar, Dec 3 (IBNS): In a grenade explosion, a paramilitary personnel was killed while six other people were injured in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.

Boundaries between nations can't be changed: Jaitley to Pak

Dec 04, 2014, at 02:09 am

Srinagar, Dec 3 (IBNS): Describing the higher voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir polls as a "message for the outside world", Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday reiterated that the northern state is an integral part of India and "Pakistan needs to understand once and forever that boundaries between nations cannot be rewritten now."

Mob beats man, ties him to a pole in Bengaluru

Dec 04, 2014, at 01:56 am

Bengaluru, Dec 3 (IBNS): A young man in his early twenties was on Wednesday tied up to a pole and severely beaten up by public supposing a case of mob justice, media reports said.

Saradha-terror slur: Centre contradicts BJP chief, Mamata hits back

Dec 04, 2014, at 01:05 am

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): With the Centre contradicting Amit Shah's theory of linkage between the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam money and the Burdwan blast, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit back at the BJP chief for his alleged claims.

2002 hit and run case: Expert tells court high alcohol content found in Salman's blood

Dec 03, 2014, at 11:45 pm

Mumbai, Dec 3 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who is facing trial in the 2002 hit-and-run case, had high alcohol content in his blood after he was made to undergo a test following the accident.

Rajya Sabha adjourned over Sadhvi Niranjan's abusive remarks

Dec 03, 2014, at 08:46 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): The upper house of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, was adjourned for the day on Wednesday after MPs, especially from the Trinamool Congress, enter the well of the House demanding Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti's resignation for her hate speech.

Saradha-terror slur: Trinamool mulls suing Amit Shah

Dec 03, 2014, at 08:34 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress is mulling a legal action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah for alleging in a rally in Kolkata recently that the money of Saradha chit fund scam was used in India-Bangladesh terror network that was exposed after an accidental blast in Burdwan.

BJP Govt. defends PM Modi over Parliament attendance

Dec 03, 2014, at 08:14 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS) Amid allegations by Opposition, especially the Trinamool Congress, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was more abroad that in India and was not attending Parliament, the ruling BJP on Wednesday hit back saying the PM will come to the House only when needed.

30 years of catastrophe: Bhopal demands justice

Dec 03, 2014, at 08:08 pm

Bhopal, Dec 3 (IBNS) At the rally organized on the 30th anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal on Wednesday, five organizations of survivors made an appeal to people all over the world to put pressure on responsible parties to end the disasters in their fourth decade.

Oppositions demand PM Modi Modi's statement over abusive minister issue

Dec 03, 2014, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Angry Opposition on Wednesday demanded explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on why a union minister had not been fired despite her hate speech in Delhi during a campaign.

Three-year-old allegedly sexually abused in Bangalore school

Dec 03, 2014, at 04:31 pm

Bangalore, Dec 3 (IBNS): A three-year-old student of a private school in Bangalore was allegedly sexually abused by an attendant, media reports said.

Sharad Pawar injured, taken to Mumbai hospital by air ambulance

Dec 03, 2014, at 04:17 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar was flown to Mumbai by air ambulance on Wednesday morning, media reports said.

UN rights office voices alarm over increasing polarization in Egypt amid protests

Dec 03, 2014, at 03:03 pm

New York, Dec 3 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights office has voiced great concern over the unfolding events in Egypt, warning that recent developments in the country have spawned dangerous fractures across the spectrum of society, potentially impacting freedoms of expression, association and assembly, and contributing to an increase in reports of human rights violations.

On Day to Abolish Slavery, UN urges end to modern-day scourge trapping 21 million

Dec 03, 2014, at 03:02 pm

New York, Dec 3 (IBNS) Today, 21 million women, men and children worldwide are trapped in slavery, denied the right to live and ultimately work in freedom, dignity and equality, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has spotlighted on this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

Anil Sinha appointed new CBI director

Dec 03, 2014, at 06:04 am

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS) The Centre on Tuesday appointed Anil Sinha as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).