Jains march in protest of court order against Santhara
Aug 24, 2015, at 10:26 pm
Jaipur, Aug 24 (IBNS) Members of Jain community took out a silent march on Monday in a nationwide protest against Rajasthan High Court judgement holding the practice of Santhara, which involves fasting unto death, illegal, reports said.
Delhi school boy allegedly murdered by classmates
Aug 24, 2015, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) In a shocking incident, a school student has been allegedly murdered by his classmates in a Delhi school.
WB: Policemen injured in clash at Habra station, train service disrupted
Aug 24, 2015, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IBNS) Few policemen were injured during a clash with rail-road blockers at Habra railway station in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Monday.
Sonia, Rahul mourn loss of lives in Andhra Pradesh train mishap
Aug 24, 2015, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday mourned the loss of lives in Andhra Pradesh where five people died as a truck rammed into Bangalore-Nanded Express at Anantapur district in the state.
PM inaugurates birth centenary celebrations of Rani Gaidinliu
Aug 24, 2015, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasized that India must remember the glorious heritage of the freedom struggle, and ensure that the legacy of the struggles and achievements of our freedom fighters is passed on to succeeding generations.
MiG-21 fighter crashes in J&K, pilot safely ejects
Aug 24, 2015, at 08:54 pm
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IBNS) A MiG-21 (Bison) aircraft of IAF crashed at Budgam area in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.
Mig-21 of IAF crashes in J & K, pilots escape
Aug 24, 2015, at 07:38 pm
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IBNS) A Mig-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a paddy field on Monday in central kashmir's Budgam district, officials said.
IAF helicopter crashes in J & K, pilot rescued
Aug 24, 2015, at 05:53 pm
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IBNS) A helicopter of the Indian Air Forcer has crashed in in the Soibagh are of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
Sensex slide: RBI Governor assures markets
Aug 24, 2015, at 05:45 pm
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IBNS) As sensex plummeted to a two-year low figure, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday assured the markets, taken by a cropped up panic, that the country is in a much better position than many others with its strong macroeconomic fundamentals, reports said.
First collect voice sample of Lakhvi and hand it over to us: India tells Pakistan
Aug 24, 2015, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) The Narendra Modi government on Monday asked Pakistan to collect voice sample of 26/10 Mumbai terror attack The Ministry of External Affairs said that Pakistan first needs to collect Lakhvi's voice sample and then hand over the same to India. The MEA added that India will match his voice samples.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to meet ex-servicemen over OROP
Aug 24, 2015, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) In a move to assuage ex-servicemen who have been demanding implementation of One Rank One Pension scheme, Defeence Minister Manohar Parrikar will meet them on Monday.
Govt. officials keep Noida house sealed for 24 hours with woman and baby inside
Aug 24, 2015, at 04:30 pm
Noida, Aug 24 (IBNS) In an act of gross negligence that could have gone worse with a woman and her six-month-old child, Uttar Pradesh labour department officials have mistakenly sealed a house confining the two inside for 24 hours, reports said.
Wanted gangster arrested in Delhi after shoot-out with rival gang
Aug 24, 2015, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24(IBNS) A wanted gangster was arrested along with four of his associates by Delhi police on Monday after a shoot- out in which a rival gang member was killed, reports said.
Five killed in Andhra Pradesh rail mishap
Aug 24, 2015, at 02:55 pm
Hyderabad, Aug 24 (IBNS): At least five people, including a Congress legislator, were killed when a truck rammed into Bangalore-Nanded Express at Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
6 NDRF teams deployed for Assam flood relief: Singh
Aug 24, 2015, at 05:22 am
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said that six teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have already been deployed for rescue work in the flood affected areas of Tinsukia, Lakhmipur, Kokrajhar and Kamrup and one Battalion of NDRF is stationed in the capital city of Guwahati to move into action as and when required without wasting any time.
Defence Minister visits Ladakh
Aug 24, 2015, at 04:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar arrived at Leh on Sunday on a visit to the Ladakh region.
Smriti Irani takes on Rahul in Congress stronghold Amethi
Aug 23, 2015, at 11:36 pm
Amethi, Aug 23 (IBNS) Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday attacked Rahul Gandhi on his home turf in Amethi, a Congress and Gandhi family stronghold represented in Parliament by the Congress vice-president.
Glad that my name removed from VVIP list at airports: Robert Vadra
Aug 23, 2015, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Sunday said he was glad that his name has been removed from the 'no-frisking' list at airports by the government.
Rajnath calls Pakistan's decision to cancel NSA talks 'unfortunate'
Aug 23, 2015, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Pakistan's decision to call off the National Security Agency (NSA) level talks with India was 'unfortunate'.
Rajnath calls Pakistan's decision to cancel NSA talks 'unfortunate'
Aug 23, 2015, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Pakistan's decision to call off the National Security Agency (NSA) level talks with India was 'unfortunate'.
Rajnath calls Pakistan's decision to cancel NSA talks 'unfortunate'
Aug 23, 2015, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Pakistan's decision to call off the National Security Agency (NSA) level talks with India was 'unfortunate'.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visits Nepal
Aug 23, 2015, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 ( IBNS): Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan is visiting Kathmandu in Nepal from Sunday.
Mamata lends support to FTII protest, will send three-member delegation to Pune
Aug 23, 2015, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now lent his support to the protesting students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.
Union Minister VK Singh's daughter Mrinalini joins OROP protest
Aug 23, 2015, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Union Minister VK Singh's daughter Mrinalini has now joined the ongoing protest for One Rank One Pension at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, reports said on Sunday.
J&K: 3 terrorists killed, 1 Army jawan injured in Handwara encounter
Aug 23, 2015, at 03:45 pm
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IBNS): At least three terrorists have been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara region, media reports said on Sunday.
Presidency University: Students withdraw gherao, VC leaves campus
Aug 23, 2015, at 05:23 am
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS): After more than a day, the students of Presidency University on Saturday evening withdrew their gherao and allowed Vice-Chancellor Anuradha Lohia to go home after her health condition deteriorated.
Pakistan's decision is unfortunate: India on NSA talks
Aug 23, 2015, at 04:27 am
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): India on Saturday said Pakistan's decision to call off the National Security Agency (NSA) level talks was 'unfortunate'.
Pakistan calls off NSA-level talks
Aug 23, 2015, at 04:19 am
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IBNS) Ending all speculations, Pakistan on Saturday called off the National Security Agency (NSA) level talks with India.
Aug 23, 2015, at 12:41 am
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IBNS) A major incident was averted when a patrolling party of the security forces detected a Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near a school in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, an official said.
Welcome to NSA talks, but don't involve any "third party": Sushma Swaraj tells Pakistan
Aug 22, 2015, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, August 22 (IBNS) Hours after Islamabad cleared that it is ready to take part in the NSA-level talks without any pre-conditions, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday welcomed Pakistani National Security Advisor Sartaz Aziz to New Delhi with a rider that "Hurriyat or any third party" will be involved.